Staff Selection Commission Recruitment 2026 (SSC): Staff Selection Commission (SSC) has released the Admit Card / Exam City Details on its official website for the SSC MTS / Havaldar Examination 2026. The exam will be conducted in 04 to 15 February 2026, and the last date to submit the application form was 24 July 2025. Candidates can check their Admit Card / Exam City Details using their Enrollment Number, Registration Number, or Date of Birth by logging into the portal @ssc.gov.in
Candidates are advised to carefully check the instructions mentioned on the hall ticket and carry a valid photo ID along with the printout. This release marks the beginning of the examination phase for thousands of aspirants preparing for SSC MTS / Havaldar Recruitment.
SSC MTS / Havaldar Recruitment 2025 Overview
Recruitment Organization
Staff Selection Commission
Post Name
MTS / Havaldar
Total Post
7948 Post
Apply Online Last Date
24-07-2025
Exam Date
04-15 February 2026
Job Location
All Over India
Apply Mode
Online
Official Website
@sss.gov.in
Important Dates
Activity
Dates
Exam Date
04-15 February 2026
Admit Card
02 February 2026
Apply Online Start Date
26-06-2025
Apply Online Last Date
24-07-2025
Age Limit (As on 01-08-2025)
Criteria
Age Limit
Minimum Age
18 Years
Maximum Age
25 Years
18-25 years (i.e. candidates born not before 02.08.2000 and not later than 01.08.2007) for MTS. 6.1.2 18-27 years (i.e. candidates born not before 02.08.1998 and not later than 01.08.2007) for Havaldar in CBIC and CBN, Department of Revenue and a few posts of MTS in various departments.
SSC MTS / Havaldar Recruitment 2025 Age Relaxation
Category
Age-relaxation permissible beyond the upper age limit
SC/ ST
5 years
OBC
3 years
PwBD (Unreserved/EWS)
10 years
PwBD (OBC)
13 years
PwBD (SC/ ST)
15 years
x-Servicemen (ESM)
03 years after deduction of the military service rendered from the actual age.
Tentative vacancies for the posts are as under: MTS : Vacancies being collected # Havaldar in CBIC and CBN : 1075* #Updated/detailed vacancies will be made available on the website of the Commission (https://ssc.gov.in>Candidate’s Corner> Tentative Vacancy) *Details of tentative vacancies of Havaldar in CBIC and CBN are given at Annexure-XVII.
The candidates must have passed Matriculation Examination or equivalent from a recognized Board as on or before the cut-off date i.e. 01-08-2025. 9.2 As per Ministry of Human Resource Development Notification dated 10-06- 2015 published in the Gazette of India, all the degrees/ diplomas/ certificates awarded through Open and Distance Learning mode of education by the Universities established by an Act of Parliament or State Legislature, Institutions Deemed to be Universities under Section 3 of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956 and Institutions of National Importance declared under an Act of Parliament stand automatically recognized for the purpose of employment to posts and services under the Central Government provided they have been approved by the Distance Education Bureau, University Grants Commission. Accordingly, unless such degrees are recognized for the relevant period when the candidates acquired the qualification, they will not be accepted for the purpose of Educational Qualification.
SSC MTS / Havaldar Recruitment 2025 Scheme of Examination
Computer Based Examination:
Session-I
Subject
Number of Questions/ Maximum Marks
Time Duration
Numerical and Mathematical Ability
20/60
Reasoning Ability and Problem Solving
20/60
45 Minutes (60 Minutes for candidates eligible for scribes as per para 8)
Session-II
Subject
Number of Questions / Maximum Marks
Time Duration
General Awareness
25/75
English Language and Comprehension
25/75
45 Minutes (60 Minutes for candidates eligible for scribes as per para 8)
Computer Based Examination will be conducted in two Sessions: Page 20 of 87 Session-I and Session-II, on the same day and both the Sessions will be mandatory.
The candidates will get 45 minutes to complete Session-I. On completion of 45 minutes, Session-I will get automatically closed.
Immediately after completion of Session-I, Session-II will start. Session-II will also be for 45 minutes and immediately on completion of 45 minutes of Session-II, the Computer Based Examination will come to an end.
Computer Based Examination will consist of Objective Type, Multiple choice questions. The questions will be set in English, Hindi, and in 13 regional languages (as per para 14.2) for Session-I and the General Awareness Section of Session-II.
There will be no negative marking in Session-I. In Session-II, there will be negative marking of one mark for each wrong answer. Candidates are, therefore, advised to keep this in mind while answering the questions.
Marks scored by candidates in Computer Based Examination, if conducted in multiple shifts, will be normalized by using the formula published by the Commission vide Notice dated 02-06-2025 and such normalized scores will be used to determine final merit and cut-off marks. Tentative Answer Keys of the Computer Based Examination will be placed on the website of the Commission after the Examination.
Candidates may go through the Answer Keys and submit online representations, if any, within the time limit given by the Commission, on payment of Rs 100/- per question, which is non-refundable.
Representations received through any other mode e.g. letter, application, email, etc. will not be entertained. Representations regarding the Answer Keys will be scrutinized by the experts before finalizing the Answer Keys and the decision of the Commission in this regard will be final.
The Final Answer Keys will be used for processing the result of Computer Based Examination and the same will be uploaded on the website of the Commission after the declaration of result of Computer Based Examination.
SSC MTS / Havaldar Recruitment 2025 Syllabus
Numerical and Mathematical Ability:
It will include questions on problems relating to Integers and Whole Numbers, LCM and HCF, Decimals and Fractions, Relationship between numbers, Fundamental Arithmetic Operations and BODMAS, Percentage, Ratio and Proportions, Work and Time, Direct and inverse Proportions, 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, Square and Square roots etc.
Reasoning Ability and Problem Solving:
The questions in this part intend to measure the candidates’ general learning ability. The questions will be broadly based on 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, etc.
General Awareness:
The broad coverage of the test will be on Social Studies (History, Geography, Art and Culture, Civics, Economics), General Science and Environmental studies up to 10th Standard.
English Language and Comprehension:
Candidates’ understanding of the basics of English Language, its vocabulary, grammar, sentence structure, synonyms, antonyms and its correct usage, etc. and to test comprehension, a simple paragraph may be given and question based on the paragraph to be asked.
SSC MTS / Havaldar Recruitment 2025 Physical Efficiency Test
Male
Female
Walking
1600 meters in 15 minutes.
1 Km in 20 minutes
SSC MTS / Havaldar Recruitment 2025 Physical Standard Test
Male:
Height
Chest
157.5 cms. (relaxable by 5 cms. in the case of Garhwalis, Assamese, Gorkhas and members of Schedule Tribes)
Chest-81 cms. (fully expanded with minimum expansion of 5 cms.)
Female:
Height
Weight
152 cms. (relaxable by 2.5 Cms in the case of Garhwalis, Assamese, Gorkhas and members of Schedule Tribes)
48 kg (relaxable by 2 Kg in the case of Garhwalis, Assamese, Gorkhas and members of Schedule Tribes)
How To Download SSC MTS / Havaldar Admit Card 2026
Go to the official website of the Staff Selection Commission (SSC), or the regional SSC website relevant to your exam city. On the homepage, find the Admit Card / Candidate Login section.
Look for the notification titled SSC MTS / Havaldar ADMIT CARD 2026. Click on that admit card link to open the login page.
SSC MTS / Havaldar Admit Card 2026 Important Links
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