Selection Process
SSC MTS & Havaldar Selection Process 2025
Staff Selection Commission: Multi-Tasking Staff & Havaldar
How selection works
Both posts use the two-session Computer Based Examination. MTS merit is based solely on Session II, while Havaldar candidates must also qualify the Physical Efficiency Test and Physical Standard Test.
Stage-by-stage process
Computer Based Examination: Session I
Session I is evaluated first, and Session II is evaluated only for candidates who qualify Session I. The minimum qualifying marks in each session are 30% for UR, 25% for OBC/EWS and 20% for all other categories.
Computer Based Examination: Session II
Session II is the merit-bearing part of the CBE. For MTS, the merit list is prepared solely from Session II performance. Havaldar shortlisting for PET/PST is also based on Session II performance.
PET / PST for Havaldar only
Havaldar candidates are shortlisted for the qualifying Physical Efficiency Test and Physical Standard Test, generally in a 1:7 vacancy-to-candidate ratio. A candidate who fails PET/PST is not considered for Havaldar but may remain in consideration for MTS according to CBE merit.
Final merit and post allocation
MTS final consideration uses Session II performance, submitted post-cum-State/UT/CCA preferences and the applicable age group. Havaldar final consideration uses Session II performance and submitted preferences and also requires PET/PST qualification.
Document Verification
After the final result, the allotted User Department or Organisation verifies original eligibility, category and educational documents before appointment.
Official source
Source: Staff Selection Commission MTS and Havaldar 2025 notice, including the CBE evaluation order, Havaldar PET/PST requirement, final merit rules and post-result document verification. View the official SSC MTS & Havaldar 2025 notice.
Frequently asked questions
What is the SSC MTS selection process?
It runs to 5 stages, in this order: Computer Based Examination: Session I, Computer Based Examination: Session II, PET / PST for Havaldar only, Final merit and post allocation and Document Verification. Each is described on this page with what it involves and what clearing it requires. You reach a stage only by clearing the one before it, so the whole process is a funnel rather than a checklist you work through in parallel.
Do marks from every SSC MTS stage count towards the final merit?
Not necessarily, and it is worth checking rather than assuming. Multi-stage recruitments usually mix two kinds of stage: qualifying ones, which you must clear but whose marks are discarded afterwards, and merit-bearing ones, whose marks carry into the final ranking. Clearing a qualifying stage comfortably earns nothing beyond clearing it, so effort spent pushing that score higher is effort not spent on the stage that decides your rank. The stage descriptions on this page say which is which, and the notification is the authority on it.
Which SSC MTS stage should I prepare for first?
Computer Based Examination: Session I, because nobody sees stage two without it. It is also the stage with the most competition in it: every applicant sits it, and it exists to cut that field down. Preparing for a later stage before clearing the first is the commonest way candidates waste a cycle. There are 12 free tests for SSC MTS here to work on it with.
What happens at SSC MTS document verification?
Everything you declared when you applied is checked against original documents: date of birth, category, educational qualification, and any relaxation or reservation you claimed. Nothing is re-assessed and no marks are awarded; the stage exists to confirm that the application the whole process was run on was true. A candidate who cannot produce an original at this point is rejected here, after clearing every stage, which is why the conditions are worth checking against your own papers before applying rather than after.
Can the SSC MTS selection process change between cycles?
Yes, and it does. Stages get added, merged or dropped, a qualifying paper becomes merit-bearing, or a skill test moves from one stage to another, and the change is announced in the notification for that cycle rather than separately. The sequence on this page is read from the official SSC MTS & Havaldar 2025 notice, cited and linked at the foot of the page, so check it against the current notification before assuming the process you prepared for last year is the one you will sit.