SSC MTS Eligibility Criteria

SSC MTS Eligibility Criteria: Candidates who have passed the 10th exam (High school) from a recognized board are eligible to apply for the SSC MTS exam. SSC MTS 2023 official notification is not out yet on its official website till then read on to the criteria mentioned in the notification of 2022. Candidates can check the eligibility criteria set for them in order to be eligible for the SSC MTS recruitment 2023. The candidates will have to meet all the eligibility criteria set for them in order to apply for the SSC MTS exam 2023.

Therefore it is essential for the candidates to check the minimum SSC MTS eligibility criteria before appearing for the examination. Candidates must fulfill the criteria and along with that, they will have to qualify for the Paper-I and Paper-II examination in order to be recruited for the SSC MTS 2023.

SSC MTS Eligibility Criteria 2023

The SSC MTS eligibility criteria for he exam consist of various components like age, education qualification, nationality and SSC MTS physical test. Those who meet the SSC MTS eligibility criteria 2023 are eligible to apply online for the application form. If any applicant fails to meet the SSC MTS eligibility at any stage of the selection process they will be disqualified at that stage. The SSC MTS eligibility is a little different for every post. To know more about the SSC MTS eligibility criteria 2023 read the article below.

SSC MTS Eligibility Criteria

The SSC MTS eligibility criteria for those wanting to apply for SSC Multi-Tasking (Non-Technical) Staff 2023 exam basically consists of four major components, they are:

1. Age limit
2. Nationality
3. Educational Qualification
4. Physical standards

SSC MTS Eligibility Criteria – Age Limit

• The candidates should be aged between 18-25 years for MTS in CBN (Department of Revenue). 
• The candidates should be aged between 18-27 years for a few posts of MTS in CBIC (Department of Revenue).

SSC MTS Age Relaxation

The relaxation in upper age is permissible as per the SSC MTS Eligibility 2022 norms. The main points of which are listed below. Those applicants who are seeking information regarding relaxation on SSC MTS Age Limit can refer to the table below:-

Category	Age Relaxation	Code	Category	Age Relaxation
SC/ST	5 years	26	Widows / Divorced Women / Women judicially who are separated but not remarried (SC/ST)	Up to 40 years of age
OBC	3 years	27	Defence Personnel disabled in operation during hostilities (General )	3 years
PH (Physically Handicapped)	10 years	28	Defence Personnel disabled in operation during hostilities (OBC)	6 (3+3) years
PH + OBC (Other Backward Classes)	13 years	29	Defence Personnel disabled in operation during hostilities (SC/ST)	8 (3+5) years
PH + SC / ST (Scheduled Caste / Scheduled Tribe)	15 years	33	Service Clerks in the last year of their colour service in the Armed Forces (General )	Up to 45 years of age
Ex-servicemen (general)	3 years	34	Service Clerks in the last year of their colour service in the Armed Forces (OBC)	Up to 48 years of age
Ex-servicemen (OBC)	6 years (3+3)	35	Service Clerks in the last year of their colour service in the Armed Forces (SC/ST)	Up to 50 years of age
Ex-servicemen (SC/ST)	8 years (3+5)	36	Retrenched census employees of Office of Registrar General of India (General )	3 years
Candidates who are domiciled of Jammu & Kashmir (Unreserved/General)	5 years	37	Retrenched census employees of Office of Registrar General of India (OBC)	3 years
Candidates who are domiciled of Jammu & Kashmir (OBC)	8 years	38	Retrenched census employees of Office of Registrar General of India (SC/ST)	3 years
Candidates who are domiciled of Jammu & Kashmir (SC/ST)	10 years	15	Central Govt. Civilian Employees (General) who have rendered not less than three years of regular and continuous service as on crucial date.	Up to 40 years of age
Widows /Divorced Women /Women who are judicially separated but not remarried (Unreserved/General )	Up to 35 years of age	17	Central Govt. Civilian Employees (OBC) who have rendered not less than three years of regular and continuous service as on crucial date.	Up to 43 years of age
Widows /Divorced Women /Women judicially who are separated but not remarried (OBC)	Up to 38 years of age	19	Central Govt. Civilian Employees (SC / ST) who have rendered not less than three years of regular and continuous service as on crucial date.	Up to 45 years of age

Note:

• It is important to note that candidate must get the benefit of reservation if he/ she has a minimum of 40% disability in case of physically handicapped. Concession to a central government employee will be granted either under the PH category or under the Central Government Employee category.
• The date of birth of the candidate will be recorded as mentioned in the matriculation certificates. No changes will be granted/accepted by the commission otherwise.

SSC MTS Nationality

The candidates appearing for the SSC MTS 2023 must be a citizen of India.

Candidate must be:

• Must be subject to Nepal or
• Must be a subject of Bhutan or
• A refugee from Tibet who came to India before the 1st January 1962, with the intention of settling permanently in India, India
• A person of Indian descent who, with the intention of permanently settling in India, has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania (formerly Tanganyika and Zanzibar), Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia, and Vietnam.

Note: The candidate must be able to provide the certificate issued by the Government of India.

SSC MTS Educational Qualification

This is yet another criterion that the candidates must fulfil to avoid cancelling of their candidature. As per the SSC MTS Eligibility, candidates should have at least completed their class 10th from a recognized board. All the components of SSC MTS eligibility criteria are mentioned below in detail:

• Candidate must have passed matriculation examination OR equivalent from a recognized board or institute.
• SSC MTS qualification should have been attained within the time period which is mentioned in the official notification.
• In the case of the distance learning programme, the degree should be approved by the Distance Education Bureau, and University Grants Commission then only they will be allowed to appear for SSC MTS Exam.

Important SSC MTS Documents required

There are certain documents that candidates must have while filling out the application form and during the document verification. Candidates failing to have the below-mentioned documents will not be considered eligible for the SSC MTS exam.

• Educational Certificates (Class 10th, Class 12th, or diploma)
• Caste certificate
• Valid ID Proof
• Disability certificate issued on or before the specified date by the competent authority

SSC MTS Eligibility 2022 Ex-Servicemen

The SSC MTS Eligibility for Ex-Serviceman is listed below for the reference:

• Who ‘has served in any rank whether as a combatant or non-combatant in the Regular Army, Navy and Air Force of the India Union, and
  • Who either have been retired or relieved or discharged from such service whether at his own request or being relieved by the employer after earning his or her pension;
  • Who has been relieved from such service on medical grounds attributable to military service or circumstances beyond his control and awarded medical or another disability pension;
  • Who has been released from such service as a result of a reduction in establishment;

• Who has been released from such service after completing the specific period of engagement, otherwise than at his own request, or by way of dismissal, or discharge on account of misconduct or inefficiency and has been given a gratuity; and includes personnel of the Territorial Army, namely, pension holders for continuous embodied service or broken spells of qualifying service;

• Personnel of the Army Postal Service who are part of Regular Army and retired from the Army Postal Service without reversion to their parent service with a pension, or are released from the Army Postal service on medical grounds attributable to or aggravated by military service or circumstance beyond their control and awarded medical or another disability pension;

• Personnel, who were on deputation in Army Postal Service for more than six months prior to the 14^th April 1987; or
• Gallantry award winners of the Armed forces including personnel of Territorial Army; or
• Ex-recruits boarded out or relieved on medical ground and granted medical disability pension.

SSC MTS Eligibility for PwD

The conducting authority has made concessions for the physically disabled candidates which makes them eligible to appear for the SSC MTS exam. Following are the disabilities allowed for Multitasking Staff (Non-technical) job:

• Low Vision (LV)
• Hearing (H)
• One arm affected (OA)
• One leg affected (ON)
• One leg and one arm affected (OAL)
• Both the leg affected but not arm (BL)
• Communication (C)
• Blind (B)

On the other hand, the following are the disabilities allowed for the post of Havaldar in CBIC and CBN

• Hearing (H)
• One Arm Affected
• One leg affected
• One leg and one arm affected (OAL)
• Leprosy Cured
• Acid Attack Victims

Important Points To Remember For SSC MTS Eligibility Criteria

Candidates must be updated regularly on the SSC MTS Eligibility Criteria & exam dates by visiting the official site to avoid last-minute issues.

Important information related to the SSC MTS Eligibility criteria are given below:

• Candidates must have the necessary original documents for validating the above-mentioned SSC MTS eligibility criteria.
• Candidates should go through the SSC MTS syllabus and exam pattern before applying for the desired post as it may vary depending on the post.
• Candidates must keep themselves updated on the SSC MTS official notification on a regular basis.

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