SSC MTS Syllabus Exam Pattern: Staff Selection Commission will conduct a competitive examination for recruitment of the candidates for the post of Multi-Tasking (Non-Technical) Staff, Group “C” Non-Gazetted, Non-Ministerial post in various Central Government Ministries/ Departments/ Offices, in different States/ Union Territories.
Candidates under SSC MTS 2017 Recruitment will be selected on the basis of their performance in the Paper-I and Paper-II exam. Scroll down to read more on the SSC MTS Exam Pattern and Syllabus.
SSC MTS Exam Pattern 2017
What is the Exam Pattern for SSC MTS Exam 2017? SSC MTS Paper I 2017 will be an OMR based Objective Paper of 150 Marks in Pen and Paper Mode. The duration of the paper would be for two hours. The detailed pattern will be as follows:
SSC MTS Paper-1
| Part | Subject | No of Questions | Max. Marks | Duration of Exam | Duration of Exam for Handicapped Candidates |
| A | General Intelligence & Reasoning | 25 | 25 | 2 Hours | 2 Hours 40 Mins. |
| B | Numerical Aptitude | 25 | 25 | ||
| C | General English | 50 | 50 | ||
| D | General Awareness | 50 | 50 |
SSC MTS Paper-2
| Subject | Max. Marks | Duration of Exam | Duration of Exam for Handicapped Candidates |
| Short Essay/Letter in English or any other language included in the 8th schedule of the Constitution. | 50 | 30 minutes | 45 minutes |
- As per the scheme of the SSC MTS examination, there shall be two papers viz. Paper – I and Paper – II.
- Paper- I will be entirely objective while Paper- II will be descriptive in nature. There will be four sections – General Intelligence & Reasoning, Numerical Aptitude, General English and General Awareness in the Paper-1.
- Paper – II will be comprised of a Short Essay/ Letter to be written in English or any language included in the 8th schedule of the Constitution. Paper- II is simply qualifying in nature. It is intended to test the elementary language skills of the candidates to be suitable for the post.
Now let’s move further with the SSC MTS Exam syllabus for the upcoming examination.
SSC MTS Syllabus 2017
SSC MTS Syllabus: General Intelligence
It would include questions of non-verbal type. The test will include questions on similarities and differences, space visualization, problem solving, analysis, judgement, decision making, visual memory, discriminating observation, relationship concepts, figure classification, arithmetical number series, non-verbal series etc. Also, The test will include questions designed to test the candidate‘s abilities to deal with abstract ideas and symbols and their relationship, arithmetical computation and other analytical functions.
SSC MTS Syllabus: English Language
Candidates’ understanding of the Basics of English Language, its vocabulary, grammar, sentence structure, synonyms, antonyms and its correct usage, etc. his/her writing ability would be tested.
SSC MTS Syllabus: Numerical Aptitude
This paper will include questions on problems relating to Number Systems, Computation of Whole Numbers, Decimals and Fractions and relationship between Numbers, Fundamental arithmetical operations, Percentages, Ratio and Proportion, Averages, Interest, Profit and Loss, Discount, use of Tables and Graphs, Menstruation, Time and Distance, Ratio and Time, Time and Work, etc.
SSC MTS Syllabus: General Awareness
Questions will be designed to test the ability of the candidate‘s general awareness of the environment around him/ her and its application to society. Questions will also be designed to test knowledge of current events and of such matters of everyday observation and experience in their scientific aspects as may be expected of an educated person. The test will also include questions relating to India and its neighbouring countries especially pertaining to Sports, History, Culture, Geography, Economic scene, General Polity including Indian Constitution, and Scientific Research etc. These questions will be such that they do not require a special study of any discipline.
SSC MTS Syllabus: Paper-2 ( Descriptive)
The Paper would comprise writing of an Essay of 200-250 words and Letter/ Application writing of approximately 150-200 words. The paper will have to be written either in English or any other language included in the 8th schedule of the Constitution. Part paper written in other language and Part in English will not be evaluated.
Candidates who will be appearing for SSC MTS can go through the above SSC MTS syllabus exam pattern 2017.
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