Exam guide · Staff Selection Commission
SSC MTSMulti-Tasking (Non-Technical) Staff and Havaldar (CBIC & CBN) Examination
Based on the official 2025 notice. The next notice may change some rules.
- Posts
- 3
- Vacancies 2025
- 7,948
- Age limit
- 18 to 27 years
- Qualification
- 10th pass
- Notice usually
- June
- Session I usually
- February or September
Usual months are worked out from the last 2 cycles.
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2025: important dates
Applications for 2025 have closed. The next notice usually comes in June.
- 26 June 2025Applications openSource ↗
- 24 July 2025Last date to applySource ↗
- 25 July 2025Last date to pay the feeSource ↗
- 6 August 2025Form correction closeschanged by a later noticeSource ↗
- 4 February 2026Tier-I beginschanged by a later noticeSource ↗
- 3 August 2026Final resultSource ↗
- 24 August 2026Havaldar PET/PST startsSource ↗
- 7 October 2026Additional CBT resultSource ↗
Official links
Who can apply
Age limit, counted on 1 August 2025
18 to 25 years1 post
- Multi-Tasking (Non-Technical) Staff, age 18-25
18 to 27 years2 posts
- Havaldar (CBIC & CBN)
- Multi-Tasking (Non-Technical) Staff, age 18-27 (some departments)
Extra years above the upper age limit
| SC, ST | 5 years |
|---|---|
| OBC | 3 years |
| PwBD | 10 years |
| PwBD · OBC | 13 years |
| PwBD · SC, ST | 15 years |
Other relaxations in the notice
06 Ex-Servicemen (ESM) 03 years after deduction of the military service rendered from the actual age.
(page 4)Up to 35 years of age.
(page 5)
Qualification
10th pass from a recognised board.
Posts with extra conditions
- Havaldar (CBIC & CBN)Height at least 157.5 cm for men and 152 cm for women. Chest at least 81 cm for men.
- Havaldar (CBIC & CBN)Has an extra education condition:
The following exemptions are admissible to PwBD Candidates from certain PET/ PST conditions for the permissible disabilities for the post of Havaldar.
(page 22) - Havaldar (CBIC & CBN)Has an extra education condition:
Walking 1600 meters in 15 minutes. 1 Km in 20 minutes
(page 21) - Havaldar (CBIC & CBN)Has an extra education condition:
48 kg (relaxable by 2 Kg in the case of Garhwalis, Assamese, Gorkhas and members of Schedule Tribes)
(page 22)
Some groups get up to 5 cm off the height. Physical standards are measured after selection.
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Posts and pay
Basic pay per month at the start and top of each pay level, before allowances. Posts with the highest pay come first.
| Post | Pay level | Basic pay (₹ per month) | Group | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Havaldar (CBIC & CBN) | 1 | – | Group C | 18 to 27 years |
| Multi-Tasking (Non-Technical) Staff, age 18-25 | 1 | – | Group C | 18 to 25 years |
| Multi-Tasking (Non-Technical) Staff, age 18-27 (some departments) | 1 | – | Group C | 18 to 27 years |
Vacancies and competition
In 2025, 36,19,834 people applied for 7,948 vacancies: about 455 applicants for every seat. Corrigendum ↗
Exam pattern
Session I
Qualifying only. Marks here do not count in the final merit.
| Subject | Questions | Marks | Minutes | Minus per wrong answer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Numerical and Mathematical Ability | 20 | 60 | – | 0 |
| Reasoning Ability and Problem Solving | 20 | 60 | – | 0 |
Session II
Counts towards the final merit.
| Subject | Questions | Marks | Minutes | Minus per wrong answer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Awareness | 25 | 75 | – | 1 |
| English Language and Comprehension | 25 | 75 | – | 1 |
Physical tests (PET/PST)
Qualifying only. Marks here do not count in the final merit.
| Subject | Questions | Marks | Minutes | Minus per wrong answer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walking 1600 m (men, Havaldar only) | – | – | 15 | – |
| Walking 1 km (women, Havaldar only) | – | – | 20 | – |
Minimum marks to qualify
UR 30% · OBC and EWS 25% · others 20%
Needed in Tier-I and in each section of Tier-II Paper I. Qualifying is not the same as being selected: the cut-offs below are usually much higher.
Syllabus
Topic list summarised from the official notice. Read the notice for the full wording.
Session I
Numerical and Mathematical Ability
Integers and whole numbers · LCM and HCF · Decimals and fractions · Relationship between numbers · Fundamental arithmetic operations and BODMAS · Percentage · Ratio and proportion · Work and time · Direct and inverse proportion · Averages · Simple interest · Profit and loss · Discount · Area and perimeter of basic geometric figures · Distance and time · Lines and angles · Interpretation of simple graphs and data · Squares and square roots
Reasoning Ability and Problem Solving
Alpha-numeric series · Coding and decoding · Analogy · Following directions · Similarities and differences · Jumbling · Problem solving and analysis · Non-verbal reasoning based on diagrams · Age calculations · Calendar and clock
Session II
General Awareness
History · Geography · Art and culture · Civics · Economics · General science · Environmental studies (up to 10th standard)
English Language and Comprehension
Vocabulary · Grammar · Sentence structure · Synonyms and antonyms · Correct usage · Comprehension of a simple paragraph
Past cut-offs
Session II cut-off marks
List: Havaldar (Customs), CCA 52 Mumbai
| Category | 2025 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| UR | 107.98 | 120.79 |
| OBC | 104.56 | 118.46 |
| EWS | 103.61 | 120 |
| SC | 98.26 | – |
| ST | 88.78 | – |
| Ex-servicemen | 50.87 | 85.92 |
| PwBD (OH) | 83 | – |
| PwBD (HH) | 63.53 | 85.24 |
| PwBD (others) | 41.47 | – |
Normalised marks out of 150.
Final cut-offs by post, 2024
Total marks of the last candidate selected in each category. Tap to see all 84 posts.
| Post | UR | OBC | EWS | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Havaldar (CGST), CCA 11 Chandigarh | 135.84 | 129.32 | 128.45 | 122.6 | 128.45 |
| Havaldar (CGST), CCA 18 Delhi | – | 139.33 | – | 137.12 | – |
| Havaldar (CGST), CCA 19 Jaipur | 132.62 | 128.97 | 128.81 | 121.94 | 125.51 |
| Havaldar (CGST), CCA 23 Lucknow | 131.89 | 130.03 | 129.11 | 128.97 | 114.86 |
| Havaldar (CGST), CCA 26 Bhubaneshwar | 125.79 | 124.81 | 122.61 | 120.27 | 114.84 |
| Havaldar (CGST), CCA 27 Kolkata | 125.02 | 128.93 | 123.19 | 120 | 108.74 |
| Havaldar (CGST), CCA 28 Ranchi | 128.21 | 126.49 | 124.43 | 119.16 | 112.22 |
| Havaldar (CGST), CCA 35 Guwahati | 124.26 | 123.52 | 122.41 | 118.5 | 113.04 |
| Havaldar (CGST), CCA 43 Bhopal | 128.43 | 124.5 | 126.57 | 118.22 | 109.55 |
| Havaldar (CGST), CCA 46 Goa | 126.51 | 124.8 | 125.22 | 119.75 | 111.57 |
| Havaldar (CGST), CCA 47 Mumbai | 123.62 | 122.57 | 121.68 | 117.63 | 107.37 |
| Havaldar (CGST), CCA 48 Aurangabad | 130.43 | 129.74 | 122.25 | – | – |
| Havaldar (CGST), CCA 49 Pune | 138.56 | 125.36 | 131.82 | 122.93 | – |
| Havaldar (CGST), CCA 50 Vadodara | 122.25 | 121.18 | 120.29 | 116.18 | 106.04 |
| Havaldar (CGST), CCA 57 Chennai | 121.78 | 121.12 | 119.95 | 116.04 | 105.84 |
| Havaldar (CGST), CCA 58 Hyderabad | 121.16 | 120.64 | 119.59 | 115.13 | 106.94 |
| Havaldar (CGST), CCA 64 Bengaluru | 121.94 | 120.92 | 120.75 | 114.84 | 106.04 |
| Havaldar (CGST), CCA 65 Thiruvananthapuram | 123.55 | 122.5 | 119.04 | 115.43 | 105.57 |
| Havaldar (CGST), CCA 70 CBN | 122.73 | 120.92 | 120.79 | 115.26 | 107.57 |
| Havaldar (CGST), CCA 71 DGPM | 120.92 | – | 120.56 | 115.11 | 105.95 |
| Havaldar (Customs), CCA 29 Kolkata | 127.11 | 125.95 | 126.95 | 120.29 | 110.85 |
| Havaldar (Customs), CCA 51 Goa | 125.82 | 124.77 | 124.81 | 121.08 | 122.93 |
| Havaldar (Customs), CCA 52 Mumbai | 125.22 | 123.78 | 123.75 | – | – |
| Havaldar (Customs), CCA 59 Chennai | 120.92 | 120.5 | 119.45 | 114.87 | 105.76 |
| Havaldar (Customs), CCA 60 Vishakhapatnam | 136.3 | 132.52 | – | 118.37 | 111.73 |
| Havaldar (Customs), CCA 66 Thiruvananthapuram | 130.21 | 123.31 | 119.19 | 114.79 | 105.83 |
| MTS (18-25 years), 12 Chandigarh | 139.36 | 140.11 | 139.05 | 136.32 | – |
| MTS (18-25 years), 13 Haryana | 138.91 | 133.15 | 133.74 | 126.68 | – |
| MTS (18-25 years), 14 Himachal Pradesh | 137.05 | – | – | 138.14 | – |
| MTS (18-25 years), 15 Jammu and Kashmir | – | 130.85 | – | – | – |
| MTS (18-25 years), 17 Punjab | 131.72 | 128.36 | 128.65 | 121.96 | – |
| MTS (18-25 years), 20 Delhi | 127.89 | 125.49 | 123.48 | 123.08 | 114.07 |
| MTS (18-25 years), 21 Rajasthan | 133.13 | 129.9 | 126.28 | 122.4 | 123.38 |
| MTS (18-25 years), 22 Uttarakhand | 129.91 | 128.17 | 127.28 | 125.24 | 125.72 |
| MTS (18-25 years), 24 Bihar | 137.92 | 136.96 | 136.49 | 130.94 | – |
| MTS (18-25 years), 25 Uttar Pradesh | 131.03 | 128.16 | 127.1 | 121.56 | 111.93 |
| MTS (18-25 years), 30 Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 127.11 | 127.65 | – | – | – |
| MTS (18-25 years), 31 Jharkhand | 135.6 | 135.48 | 134.52 | 135.42 | 122.25 |
| MTS (18-25 years), 32 Odisha | 130.84 | 128.91 | 124.81 | 126.81 | 114.41 |
| MTS (18-25 years), 33 Sikkim | 132.51 | – | – | – | – |
| MTS (18-25 years), 34 West Bengal | 131.72 | 129.69 | 124.19 | 128.94 | 120.85 |
| MTS (18-25 years), 37 Assam | 126.43 | 124.81 | 122.49 | 123.77 | 117.29 |
| MTS (18-25 years), 38 Manipur | 133.54 | – | – | – | 119.12 |
| MTS (18-25 years), 40 Mizoram | – | – | – | – | 128.16 |
| MTS (18-25 years), 41 Nagaland | – | 124.8 | – | – | – |
| MTS (18-25 years), 42 Tripura | 127.87 | – | – | – | – |
| MTS (18-25 years), 44 Chhattisgarh | 125.76 | 124.81 | 122.66 | 121.18 | 111.76 |
| MTS (18-25 years), 45 Madhya Pradesh | 127.61 | 125.4 | 122.73 | 120.21 | 110.99 |
| MTS (18-25 years), 54 Goa | 131.58 | 129.77 | – | 135.9 | – |
| MTS (18-25 years), 55 Gujarat | 123.52 | 122.45 | 121.27 | 118.06 | 109.48 |
| MTS (18-25 years), 56 Maharashtra | 122.29 | 121.28 | 120.11 | 117.29 | 107.82 |
| MTS (18-25 years), 61 Andhra Pradesh | 124.37 | 124.33 | 120.75 | 118.98 | 112.01 |
| MTS (18-25 years), 62 Tamil Nadu | 120.79 | 120.25 | 118.72 | 114.86 | 106.34 |
| MTS (18-25 years), 63 Telangana | 125.09 | 124.81 | 121.5 | 120.74 | 120.66 |
| MTS (18-25 years), 67 Karnataka | 120.97 | 120.21 | 118.31 | 115.62 | 105.83 |
| MTS (18-25 years), 68 Kerala | 127.17 | 124.91 | 119.16 | 117.01 | 108.5 |
| MTS (18-27 years), 12 Chandigarh | 145.76 | 137.09 | 138.5 | – | – |
| MTS (18-27 years), 14 Himachal Pradesh | – | 136.32 | – | 148.22 | – |
| MTS (18-27 years), 15 Jammu and Kashmir | 133.85 | 129.94 | 133.38 | – | – |
| MTS (18-27 years), 17 Punjab | 144.88 | 131.89 | – | – | – |
| MTS (18-27 years), 20 Delhi | 126.84 | 124.81 | 123.32 | 121.89 | 113.24 |
| MTS (18-27 years), 21 Rajasthan | 131.37 | 129.82 | 126.26 | 122.2 | – |
| MTS (18-27 years), 22 Uttarakhand | 130.84 | 131.81 | 127.26 | – | – |
| MTS (18-27 years), 24 Bihar | 137.07 | – | – | – | – |
| MTS (18-27 years), 25 Uttar Pradesh | 135.72 | 134.93 | 133.76 | 133.11 | 114.31 |
| MTS (18-27 years), 30 Andaman and Nicobar Islands | – | – | – | – | 119.44 |
| MTS (18-27 years), 31 Jharkhand | 137.4 | – | – | 131.94 | 123.47 |
| MTS (18-27 years), 32 Odisha | 131.14 | 128.91 | 125.7 | – | – |
| MTS (18-27 years), 34 West Bengal | 131.65 | 129.16 | 123.88 | 127.93 | 118.4 |
| MTS (18-27 years), 36 Arunachal Pradesh | 131.59 | 128.41 | – | 123.47 | – |
| MTS (18-27 years), 37 Assam | 127.89 | 125.22 | 122.35 | 123.84 | 119.95 |
| MTS (18-27 years), 39 Meghalaya | 129.43 | 127.61 | 127.05 | – | 132.96 |
| MTS (18-27 years), 40 Mizoram | 127.64 | – | – | – | – |
| MTS (18-27 years), 42 Tripura | – | 126.59 | – | – | – |
| MTS (18-27 years), 44 Chhattisgarh | 127.13 | – | 126.64 | 121.13 | 112.51 |
| MTS (18-27 years), 45 Madhya Pradesh | 128.12 | 126.57 | 127.87 | 121.78 | 110.94 |
| MTS (18-27 years), 54 Goa | 128.91 | 127.62 | 127.82 | – | – |
| MTS (18-27 years), 55 Gujarat | 124.6 | 122.61 | 122.56 | 119.43 | 109.47 |
| MTS (18-27 years), 56 Maharashtra | 122.78 | 122.33 | 121.35 | 129.27 | 108.57 |
| MTS (18-27 years), 61 Andhra Pradesh | 127.72 | 124.19 | 122.4 | 124.5 | 121.5 |
| MTS (18-27 years), 62 Tamil Nadu | 125.85 | 125.95 | 120.94 | 124.24 | 108.31 |
| MTS (18-27 years), 63 Telangana | 123.84 | 123.74 | 120.74 | 120.15 | 118.72 |
| MTS (18-27 years), 67 Karnataka | 124.6 | 125.11 | 120.78 | 126.8 | 113.44 |
| MTS (18-27 years), 68 Kerala | 134.47 | 127.66 | 120.18 | 125.72 | – |
Official sources
Every fact here comes from an official document and links to it. Each one was read twice and checked against the PDF before it was published.
- NoticeNotice_of_adv_mts_2025.pdf
- Corrigendumtentative_vacancy_09092025.pdf
- CorrigendumTentative_Vacancy_27112025.pdf
- Resultwriteup_mts_03082026.pdf
- NoticeNoticeOfMTSNT_20240627.pdf
- Corrigendumcorrigendum to MTS 2024 pdf31724.pdf
- Corrigendumfinal vacancy of MTS(NT) and Havaldar(CBIC CBN)2024_3325.pdf
- ResultWrite-up, Final Result- MTS-2024_12325.pdf
- Resultwriteuphavaldar2024_21.pdf
- CorrigendumNotice_29072025.pdf
- CorrigendumNotice_020126.pdf
- CorrigendumNotice_20082026.pdf
- Resultwriteup_07102026.pdf
- Corrigendumimportant notice to MTS 2024 pdf31724.pdf
- CorrigendumIMPORTANT NOTICE-MTS-2024_13824.pdf