SSC MTS 2022, Notification, Syllabus & Exam Pattern
SSC MTS 2022
SSC MTS 2022: The Staff Selection Commission (SSC) will soon start the recruitment process of Multi-Tasking Staff which is a General Central Service Group C Non-Gazetted, Non-Ministerial Post in Ministries, Departments, and Offices of the Central Government in various States and Union Territories. The notification regarding the same will release on 22nd March 2022 on its official website @ssc.nic.in as per the SSC Calendar 2022. The Staff Service Commission is responsible for conducting the Multi-Tasking (Non-Technical) Staff (MTS) Exam. It is also known as SSC MTS Exam. Candidates who are preparing for the SSC exams will be able to apply online for the SSC MTS 2022 from 22nd March 2022 to 30th April 2022 as per the tentative SSC Exam Calendar 2022. Candidates are advised to bookmark this page for the latest updates regarding SSC MTS Recruitment 2022. In this article, we have discussed the eligibility criteria, syllabus, and selection process of the SSC MTS based on the previous year’s
SSC MTS 2022 – Highlights
The SSC MTS 2022 will be conducted in 2 phases i.e. Tier-1 and Tier-2. The notification for the same will release on 22nd March 2022 according to the tentative exam calendar of SSC. The table below shows all the important points regarding SSC MTS 2022.
| Exam Name | SSC MTS (Staff Selection Commission-Multi Tasking (Non-Technical) Staff Examination |
| Conducting Body | Staff Selection Commission (SSC) |
| Exam Level | National Level |
| Exam Frequency | Once a year |
| Exam Mode | Paper-I: Online paper-II: Offline |
| SSC MTS Exam Duration |
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| Official Website | @ssc.nic.in |
SSC MTS 2022- Important Dates
The SSC has released the SSC Calendar 2022 for the exam conducted by the SSC. The SSC MTS 2022 notification will release on 22nd March 2022 and the SSC MTS Tier-1 Exam is scheduled in June 2022. The important dates regarding SSC MTS 2022 are given below.
| Events | Important Dates |
| Notification Release Date | 22nd March 2022 |
| Online Application Start Date | 22nd March 2022 |
| Closing Date of Online Application | 30th April 2022 |
| SSC MTS Tier-1 Exam | June 2022 |
SSC MTS 2022 Notification
The official notification for the SSC MTS 2022 will be published on 22nd March 2022 on the official website @ssc.nic. The number of vacancies will be released along with the notification. Till then, candidates can go through the detailed advertisement of SSC MTS 2021 from the below link for a better understanding of the eligibility criteria, exam pattern, syllabus, and other details.
SSC MTS 2021 Vacancy
For SSC MTS 2022, vacancieswill be released along with the notification on 22nd March 2022. The candidates who are ready to apply for the job post can check the previous year’s vacancy from the table given below for future reference.
SSC MTS 2021 Vacancy Distribution
SSC MTS 2022 Eligibility Criteria
The eligibility criteria for SSC MTS 2022 include Nationality, Education Qualification, and Age Limit. The candidates can check the detailed eligibility criteria from here along with the age relaxation for various categories.
Nationality
A candidate is required to be
- A citizen of India
- Subject of Nepal
- Subject of Bhutan
- Tibetan Refugee
- Person of Indian Origin migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Afghanistan, Kenya, Tanzania, Sri Lanka, Uganda, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia, and Vietnam
Age Limit
MTS has vacancies in two age groups. Check both age groups below:
- 18-25 years as on cut-off date
- 18-27 years as on cut-off date
Apart from the mentioned Age Requirement, candidates belonging to reserved categories are given age relaxation as per Government Rules.
| Category | Age Relaxation |
| SC/ST | 5 years |
| OBC | 3 years |
| PwD (Unreserved) | 10 years |
| PwD (OBC) | 13 years |
| PwD (SC/ST) | 15 years |
| Ex-Servicemen (ESM) | 03 years after deduction of the military service rendered from the actual age as on closing date of receipt of online application |
| Candidates who had ordinarily been domiciled in the State of Jammu & Kashmir during the period from 1st January 1980 to 31st December 1989 | 5 years |
| Defence Personnel disabled in operation during hostilities with any foreign country or in a disturbed area and released as a consequence thereof. | 3 years |
| Defence Personnel disabled in operation during hostilities with any foreign country or in a disturbed area and released as a consequence thereof (SC/ ST) | 8 years |
| Central Government Civilian Employees: Who have rendered not less than 3 years regular and continuous service as on closing date for receipt of online applications. | Up to 40 years of age |
| Central Government Civilian Employees: Who have rendered not less than 3 years regular and continuous service as on closing date for receipt of online applications. (SC/ ST) | Up to 45 years of age |
| Widows/ Divorced Women/ Women judicially separated and who are not remarried | Up to 35 years of age |
| Widows/ Divorced Women/ Women judicially separated and who are not remarried (SC/ ST) | Up to 40 years of age |
| Service Clerks in the last year of their color service in the Armed Forces. | Up to 45 years of age |
| Service Clerks in the last year of their color service in the Armed Forces (SC/ ST) | Up to 50 years |
| Retrenched census employees of the office of Registrar General of India (They will be considered only for offices under RGI in their order of merit and subject to availability of vacancies ) | 3 years plus the length of service rendered by them in connection with census, before retrenchment and weightage of the past year. |
Educational Qualifications
- The candidates must have passed matriculation (10th Pass) or equivalent examination from a recognized board.
- In case a candidate does not pass the qualifying examination before the closing date of receipt of the application form, he or she is not permitted to apply.
SSC MTS Apply Online Link
The link to apply for the SSC MTS 2022 will start from 22nd March 2022 onwards on its official website @ssc.nic.in. The online registration will be active till 30th April 2022. The candidates can click on the button below to apply online for SSC MTS 2022 when the link will be activated officially.
SSC MTS Apply Online Registration Process
Candidates are required to follow these steps SSC MTS Registration 2022. Below are the steps that one needs to follow for successful online registration for the exam:
- Click on the official link which is provided on this page.
- Click on the link of Apply Link given on the page. The registration link opens up in the new window.
- Click on New Registration in SSC MTS 2022 application window and then click on the register button.
- Firstly, candidates need to provide basic details like name, parents’ name, date of birth, email id, mobile number, etc.
- Click on the submit button to submit your completed online form of SSC MTS 2022. Verify your details before submitting the form.
- All the candidates are issued Registration ID for SSC MTS 2022 exam.
- Candidates are supposed to log in with the provided Registration ID, date of birth, and password to complete SSC MTS Registration 2022.
- In the next step, candidates must upload photographs and signatures following the requisites mentioned by SSC.
Photograph:
- The photograph must be clicked in front of white color or light-colored background and must be more than 4 kb in size and less than 12 kb. The photograph resolution must be 100*120 pixels in width and height.
Signature:
- The signature must be in black or blue ink on a white sheet. The scanned copy of the signature must be in jpg format and it should be more than 1 kb in size and less than 12 kb. The resolution should be 40*60 pixels in width and height.
- Login with registered ID and password to fill up the Part-II of the online form of SSC MTS 2021.
- After filling up the application form, candidates need to preview the entire application form of SSC MTS 2021 once to look for any glitches in the form. Verify the entire data entered by you.
- Click on the Final Submit button after previewing the entire online SSC MTS application form. It is recommended that Candidates download and get print copies of the submitted application form of SSC MTS 2021. Lastly, candidates can advance to submit the application fee for SSC MTS 2021 either via online mode or offline mode of fee payment.
SSC MTS Application Fee 2022
- The Application Fee for SSC MTS 2022 is Rs. 100/-.
- Candidates belonging to SC/ST/PWD/Ex-servicemen/Women category are exempted from paying the application fee.
Important Information for SSC MTS Apply Online Form:
- The mode of application isONLINE only. The printed/ hard copies of the application form will not be entertained.
- Applications without the prescribed fee shall not be considered and summarily rejected
- Candidates must check the eligibility criteria thoroughly before applying for SSC MTS 2022.
- The last date for the SSC MTS Online Application 2022 will be 30th April 2022.
- Candidates must take a print of the filled SSC MTS Online Application Form and keep them for their future use.
- All papers in the online examination will be of objective type multiple choice questions
- A candidate must indicate the Centre(s) in the online Application Form in which he/ she desires to take the examination
- For More information for SSC MTS 2022 Visit Official Website https://ssc.nic.in/.
SSC MTS Selection Process
The SSC MTS Selection Process is a two-stage procedure.
- SSC MTS Paper I: Written Test
- SSC MTS Paper-II: Descriptive Test
Paper-1 is an online exam that is an objective multiple choice questiontype.
Paper-2 is a pen and paper mode of examination that includes writing a short essay or letter in English or
any language is included in the VIII Schedule of the Constitution.
Paper-II will only be of qualifying nature and is intended to test elementary language skills. Paper-II will be held only for those candidates who meet the cut-off prescribed by the Commission in Paper-I for different categories.
Paper-II is only qualifying in nature. However, marks scored by the candidates in Paper-II will be used to decide merit in case more than one candidate score equal normalized marks in Paper-I.
SSC MTS Exam Pattern 2022
Thepaper pattern for SSC MTS saw a change in the previous year’s session of the exam.
- The exam consists of two papers i.e. Paper I & Paper 2.
- Paper 1 is conducted online while Paper 2 is pen and paper-based.
SSC MTS Exam Pattern For Paper I
- SSC MTS Paper I will have four sections.
- The duration of the SSC MTS Exam will be 90 minutes for General Candidates and 120 minutes for PwD Candidates.
- Paper I is an objective type paper with four MCQs out of which one will be correct.
- There will be a negative marking of 0.25 for every wrong answer.
- No marks will be deducted for incorrect or unattempted questions.
- There will be separate category-wise, State/ UT-wise cut-offs in Paper-I. The Commission may fix separate age group-wise, category-wise, and State/ UT-wise cut-offs for Paper-I.
| Parts | Subjects | No. of Questions | Marks | Duration of Exam | Duration of Exam (For PWD Candidates) |
| I | General English | 25 | 25 | 90 minutes | 120 minutes |
| II | General Intelligence & reasoning | 25 | 25 | ||
| III | Numerical Aptitude | 25 | 25 | ||
| IV | General Awareness | 25 | 25 | ||
| Total | 4 Sections | 100 Questions | 100 Marks | 1 Hr 30 min | 2 Hours |
SSC MTS Exam Pattern For Paper II
SSC MTS Paper-II will be held only for those candidates who meet the cut-off prescribed by the Commission in Paper-I for different categories.
- SSC MTS Paper-II will be pen and paper mode paper which will be descriptive in nature.
- The Paper will be set in Hindi, English and other languages mentioned in the VIIIth Schedule of the Constitution.
- The maximum number of marks is 50 marks.
- The duration of SSC MTS Paper-II is 30 minutes for the General Category and 40 minutes for the PwD category of candidates.
| Subject | Max. Marks | Duration of Exam | Duration for PWD Candidates |
| One short essay/letter in English or any other language included in the 8thschedule of the constitution | 50 marks | 30 Minutes | 40 Minutes |
SSC MTS Syllabus 2022
The candidates should be well-prepared with the updated exam pattern to qualify for the exam with good marks. Here are the topics to be covered in both Paper-1 and 2 for SSC MTS 2022.
SSC MTS Syllabus For Paper I
SSC MTS Paper 1 will have the following sections:
- General English
- General Intelligence and Reasoning
- Numerical Aptitude
- General Awareness
Let’s have a look at the detailed SSC MTS 2022 Syllabus For Paper 1:
| English Language | Reasoning | Numerical Ability | General Awareness |
-Error Spotting | -Classification -Analogy -Coding-Decoding -Matrix -Word Formation -Venn Diagram -Direction/Distance -Blood Relation -Missing Numbers -Non-Verbal Reasoning -Verbal Reasoning | -Simplification -Interest -Percentage -Ratio and Proportion -Average -Problem on Ages -Speed, Distance, and Time -Profit and Loss -Number Series -Number System -Mensuration -Time and Work -DI -Mixture Problem -Algebra -Geometry -Trigonometry | -Static GK -Science -Books and Authors -Current Affairs -Dates, Portfolios |
SSC MTS Syllabus For Paper 2
SSC MTS Paper 2 is intended to test elementary language skills because of the categorization of the post as Group-C and view of job requirements.
- One short essay/letter in English or any other language is included in the 8thschedule of the constitution
Paper-II is only qualifying in nature. However, marks scored by the candidates in Paper-II will be used to decide merit in case more than one candidate score equal normalized marks in Paper-I.
SSC MTS Admit Card 2022
The candidates who will apply successfully for the SSC MTS Recruitment 2022 will be able to download the SSC MTS Admit Card. The SSC MTS Admit Card is 10 days before the date of the exam. However, the admit card will be released region-wise on the official site of the regions. Admit cards for Paper-1 will be released first followed by Admit Card for Paper-2. SSC MTS Admit Card for Paper-2 will be issued to candidates who have successfully cleared the first phase of the SSC MTS 2022 Exam.
SSC MTS Answer Key 2022
When the candidates have successfully appeared for the SSC MTS 2022 Exam, the answer key will be released by the Commission. The candidates can check the answer key and object if any. The answer key will be a help candidates to compare their responses and compare them with the final answer key provided by SSC.
SSC MTS Result 2022
After the release of the SSC MTS Answer Key, the SSC MTS Result will be released. The Result is released in PDF Form. The candidates whose roll numbers are in the list will be called for the 2nd paper. A Cut-off is released by the Commission. The candidates will have to secure the cut-off set by the Commission.
SSC MTS Cut-Off 2022
The cut-off for SSC MTS 2022 will be declared once the examination for the same is conducted and the result has been declared. There will be separate category-wise, State/ UT-wise cut-offs in Paper-I. The commission may fix the separate cut-off for different age groups viz., 18 to 25 years and (ii) 18 to 27 years. The cut-off will depend upon the level of difficulty of the SSC MTS 2022 Exam as well as the number of candidates appearing for the exam.
Here is the cutoff of the previous year for reference-
| States | UR | OBC | SC | ST |
| Delhi | 93.5 | 83.25 | 92.50 | 71.25 |
| Rajasthan | 110 | 100.75 | 99.00 | 99.00 |
| Uttarakhand | 94.00 | 87.50 | 85.00 | 85.00 |
| Bihar | 112.00 | 110.50 | 100.50 | 87.00 |
| UP | 102.25 | 99.00 | 97.75 | 77.50 |
| Chandigarh | 93.00 | 86.25 | 82.50 | 69.00 |
| Jammu Kashmir | 86.00 | 67.00 | 75.25 | 67.00 |
| Haryana | 113.00 | 107.50 | 97.00 | 54.00 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 79.50 | 63.50 | 71.00 | 63.50 |
| Punjab | 90.00 | 84.25 | 77.00 | 77.00 |
| Daman and Diu | 62.00 | 45.00 | 45.00 | 45.00 |
| Gujarat, Dadar, and Nagar Haveli | 62.00 | 45.00 | 57.50 | 57.50 |
| Maharashtra | 82.00 | 72.25 | 80.00 | 60.75 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 83.00 | 79.00 | 75.75 | 66.25 |
| Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry | 84.00 | 78.50 | 72.75 | 72.75 |
| Karnataka | 93.00 | 87.00 | 73.75 | 66.75 |
| Kerala | 84.00 | 78.50 | 72.75 | 72.75 |
SSC MTS Salary 2022
The SSC Multi-Tasking Staff is a general central service group ‘C’ non-gazetted, a non-ministerial post that falls under Pay band-1 (Rs.5200 – 20200) + Grade Pay Rs.1800. SSC MTS salary comes to be around Rs.18000- Rs.22000.
SSC categorizes SSC MTS salary structure based on the type of city or location where the personnel is posted. There are 3 categories of cities- X, Y, and Z. The breakup of SSC MTS salary comprising of pay scale and allowances are provided in the following table:
| Post | MTS(GP 1800) | MTS(GP 1800) | MTS(GP 1800) |
| City Category | X | Y | Z |
| Basic Pay | 18000 | 18000 | 18000 |
| DA | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| HRA | 4320 | 28880 | 1440 |
| TA | 1350 | 900 | 900 |
| DA on TA | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gross Salary | 23670 | 21780 | 2034 |
| NPS | 1800 | 1800 | 1800 |
| CGHS | 125 | 125 | 125 |
| CGEGIS | 1500 | 1500 | 1500 |
| Total Deduction | 3425 | 3425 | 3425 |
| In-Hand Salary | 20245 | 18355 | 16915 |
- SSC MTS Salary Structure is based on the effect of the 7thPay Commission on the central government departments.
- The 7th Pay Commission has impacted the salary structure in somewhat a positive way. The in-hand salary is around INR 20,000 per month.
- The salary structure comprises many aspects such as basic pay, DA (Dearness Allowance), HRA (House Rental Allowance), TA (Traveling Allowance), and dearness allowance on traveling allowance, etc.
- Besides, there are contributions to the National Pension Scheme, CGHS (Central Government Health Scheme), CGEGIS (Central Government Employees General Insurance Scheme), and deductions.
SSC MTS 2022 FAQs
Q1. When will the SSC MTS 2022 Notification release?
Ans. The SSC MTS 2021 Notification will release on 22nd March 2022.
Q2. When can I apply for SSC MTS Exam 2022?
Ans. You can apply online for SSC MTS Exam 2021 from 22nd March 2022 to 30th April 2022
Q3. When will SSC MTS Exam 2022 be conducted?
Ans. SSC MTS Tier-1 Exam 2022 will be conducted in the month of June 2022.
Q4. What is the selection process for SSC MTS 2022?
Ans. There will be two stages for the selection of candidates in SSC MTS. Paper-I will be CBT Test with MCQ. Paper-II will be pen and paper mode which will be descriptive in nature. For SSC Paper-II, candidates will have to write an essay and a letter.
Q5. Is SSC MTS conducted online?
Ans. SSC MTS Paper I will be conducted online while Paper II will be Pen and Paper Mode.
Q6. What is the education qualification to apply for SSC MTS?
Ans. Candidates will have to be 10th Pass or equivalent from a recognized board.
Q7. Can I apply for other states other than my domicile state?
Ans. Yes, you can apply to other states.
Q8. What is SSC MTS means?
Ans. SSC MTS is a national-level competitive exam that is conducted by Staff Selection Commission. MTS means Multi Tasking Staff.