SSC MTS & Havaldar — Syllabus & Exam Pattern
Free preparation for SSC MTS & Havaldar — the official exam pattern and topic-wise syllabus are below. Start preparing from home, without books.
Exam Pattern
Single Computer-Based Examination (Paper-I), online, conducted in TWO mandatory sessions on the same day (both sessions must be attempted or the candidate is disqualified). Each question carries 3 marks. Grand total: 90 questions, 270 marks.
SESSION I — 45 minutes, NO negative marking:
- Numerical & Mathematical Ability: 20 questions, 60 marks
- Reasoning Ability & Problem-Solving: 20 questions, 60 marks
- Session I total: 40 questions, 120 marks
SESSION II — 45 minutes, negative marking of 1 mark per wrong answer:
- General Awareness: 25 questions, 75 marks
- English Language & Comprehension: 25 questions, 75 marks
- Session II total: 50 questions, 150 marks
No descriptive paper. Questions set in English, Hindi and 13 regional languages (for Session I and the GA section of Session II).
HAVALDAR POST ONLY — qualifying PET/PST after CBT (not counted for merit):
- PET walking: Male 1600 m (1.6 km) in 15 minutes; Female 1 km in 20 minutes
- PST: Male height 157.5 cm, chest 76 cm (unexpanded); Female height 152 cm, weight 48 kg. Relaxations (height +5 cm male / +2.5 cm female; weight +2 kg) for Garhwalis, Assamese, Gorkhas and Scheduled Tribes.
- MTS post has NO PET/PST.
Syllabus (topic-wise)
- Numerical & Mathematical Ability (Session I) — Integers & Whole Numbers, LCM & HCF, Decimals & Fractions, Relationship between numbers, Fundamental Arithmetic Operations, BODMAS/Simplification, Percentage, Ratio & Proportion, Averages, Simple Interest & Compound Interest, Profit & Loss, Discount, Partnership, Mixture & Alligation, Time-Speed-Distance, Time & Work, Basic Algebra, Basic Geometry & Mensuration (area/perimeter/volume), Trigonometry basics, Data Interpretation (bar graphs, pie charts, tables)
- Reasoning Ability & Problem-Solving (Session I) — Number & Alphabetical Series, Coding-Decoding, Analogy, Classification / Odd-one-out, Syllogism, Direction Sense, Ranking & Order, Blood Relations, Mathematical/Logical operations, Non-verbal reasoning (mirror image, paper folding/cutting, embedded figures, matrix, figure series), Venn diagrams, Problem-solving and analysis
- General Awareness (Session II) — Current Affairs (national & international), Indian History, Art & Culture, Indian Polity & Constitution, Geography (India & World), General Science (Physics, Chemistry, Biology basics), Indian Economy & Financial Awareness, Static GK (books & authors, awards, sports, important days, science in everyday life)
- English Language & Comprehension (Session II) — Spot the Error / Grammar, Fill in the Blanks, Synonyms & Antonyms, Spellings / detecting misspelt words, Idioms & Phrases, One-word Substitution, Sentence Improvement / Rearrangement (para jumbles), Vocabulary, Reading Comprehension
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