SSC MTS
Complete preparation roadmap with study materials and success strategies
Exam Overview
Eligibility Criteria
18–25 years (most posts), 18–27 years (selected central posts; exact posts notified in brochure). Age as on cut-off date (e.g., August 1, 2025 for 2025 cycle)
Matriculation (Class 10 pass) from recognized board as on the notification closing date
Indian citizen, or subject of Nepal/Bhutan, or Tibetan refugee, or PIO/OCI as per SSC rules
OBC (+3 yrs), SC/ST (+5 yrs), PwD (+10 yrs), Ex-SM as per rules.
Application Process
Online only via ssc.nic.in.
Dates for 2025 (example): Notification: April 25, 2025
April 25
May 24, 2025
May 25, 2025
May 27–28, 2025
₹100 for General/OBC/EWS male; No fee for SC/ST/PwD/Ex-SM/All Female candidates. Fee via BHIM UPI, Net Banking, or SBI e-challan/branches
(1) Register on SSC portal with valid mobile/email, (2) Fill application form (personal, academic, posts), (3) Upload photo/signature, (4) Pay fee, (5) Review & Submit, (6) Save acknowledgment
Photo, signature, Class 10 marksheet/certificate (age & qualification), category (if any), EWS/OBC/SC/ST/PwD as per claim.
Total Applicants
2023: 47,51,183 registered;
2022: 37,94,607;
2021: 38,58,203;
(2025 expected: 40–50 lakh)
Cutoff Analysis
Success Rate Analysis
38 lakh registered, ~72,000 shortlisted for DV, ~32,000 selected (~0.84%).
47.5 lakh applied, 80,000–82,000 called for document verification (1.7%), approx. 36,000 finally appointed (0.76%)
Previous Year Trends
English section slightly tougher than previous; quantitative focus remained basic-level. PET/PST for Havaldar filtered ~30%. Consistent trends: Almost 45–55% attend exam versus registration; cutoffs fluctuate mainly with vacancy count and region.
Cutoffs stable despite large pool; General Awareness, Reasoning tricky for many.
Record-high applicants, increased vacancies (bringing cutoffs down slightly), exam conducted in Oct–Nov, document verification in March–April.
Previous Year Analysis
Consistent
Subject Breakdown
- Session 1•*
- •Mathematics: 20 Q/60 M
- •Simplification: ~30%
- •Arithmetic (Percentages, Ratio, Averages, SI/CI, Time/Work): ~40%
- •Mensuration/DI/Statistics: ~10%
- •Number System, Misc: ~20%
- •Reasoning: 20 Q/60 M
- •Series/Analogy/Classification: ~30%
- •Coding-Decoding, Odd-One-Out: ~20%
- •Basic Puzzles, Direction Sense, Blood Relation: ~20%
- •Order/Ranking, Syllogism, Non-Verbal: ~20%
- •Miscellaneous: ~10%
- Session 2•*
- •General Awareness: 25 Q/75 M
- •Current Affairs (6–8 months): ~35%
- •History/Geography/Polity/Economy: ~40%
- •Science/Tech: ~10%
- •Static GK (Books, Sports, Dates, Awards): ~15%
- •English: 25 Q/75 M
- •Reading Comprehension: ~15%
- •Grammar (Error Spotting, Sentence Improvement): ~25%
- •Vocabulary (Synonyms/Antonyms/Idioms, One Word): ~25%
- •Cloze Test, Fill in Blanks: ~20%
- •Spelling Correction, Rearrangement: ~15%
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