SSC MTS Eligibility Criteria 2023:Age Limit, Qualification, Physical Requirement

SSC MTS eligibility criteria consist of educational qualification, age limit and age relaxation. Check the details of the SSC Multi Tasking Staff eligibility here. Know about Havaldar height, weight and PET requirements. 

SSC MTS Eligibility Criteria 2023

SSC MTS eligibility criteria 2023 is notified by the Staff Selection Commission in the SSC MTS notification. Candidates who are willing to fill SSC MS application form 2023 must check out the detailed SSC MTS eligibility consisting of SSC MTS age limit, educational qualification, nationality, etc. Candidates who do not fulfil these eligibility criteria are not allowed to fill out the application form. Get complete information on SSC MTS 2023 exam eligibility criteria including the Havaldar PET and PST requirements here. 

SSC MTS Age Limit

According to the SSC MTS notification, the SSC MTS age limit is categorized into two groups. The age limit for SSC MTS post is 18 to 25 years while for Havaldar, it is 18 to 27 years. Candidates who belong to the reserved categories can avail age relaxation as per the government norms. Check the table below to know the SSC MTS age limit.  

SSC MTS Post	Age Limit
SSC MTS Age Limit	18 to 25 Years
Havaldar age limit in CBN and CBIC	18-27 years

SSC MTS Age Relaxation 

The candidates who belong to the reserved categories are entitled to receive age relaxation as per the SSC MTS notification. The category wise age relaxation is given in the table below. 

Code No.	Category	Age-relaxation permissible beyond the upper age limit
01	SC/ ST	5 years
02	OBC	3 years
03	PwD (Unreserved)	10 years
04	PwD (OBC)	13 years
05	PwD (SC/ ST)	15 years
06	Ex-Servicemen (ESM)	03 years after deduction of the military service rendered from the actual age as on closing date of receipt of online application.
08	Defence Personnel disabled in operation during hostilities with any foreign country or in a disturbed area and released as a consequence thereof.	03 years
09	Defence Personnel disabled in operation during hostilities with any foreign country or in a disturbed area and released as a consequence thereof (SC/ ST)	08 years
10	Central Government Civilian Employees: Who have rendered not less than 3 years regular and continuous service as on closing date for receipt of online applications.	Up to 40 years of age.
11	Central Government Civilian Employees: Who have rendered not less than 3 years regular and continuous service as on closing date for receipt of online applications. (SC/ ST)	Up to 45 years of age.
12	Widows/ Divorced Women/ Women judicially separated and who are not remarried.	Up to 35 years of age.
13	Widows/ Divorced Women/ Women judicially separated and who are not remarried (SC/ ST).	Up to 40 years of age.

SSC MTS Educational Qualification

SSC MTS educational qualification consists of the following: 

- Candidates should be at least 10th passed from a recognised board or equivalent. 

- Candidates who are appearing for their 10th exam can apply for SSC MTS exam, however, such candidates have to produce irrelevant documents, i.e. proof of their matric pass at the document verification.  

SSC MTS Nationality

According to the SSC MTS notification, candidates should be an Indian citizen or must meet any of the following given nationality: 

• Subject of Bhutan or
• Subject of Nepal or
• Tibetan refugee who moved to India, before January 1, 1962, settle in India, or
• Person of Indian origin migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, East African Countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia and Vietnam with the intention to settle in India

Know about SSC MTS Syllabus 

SSC MTS Physical Requirement

Candidates will have to fulfil the SSC MTS physical requirement that is set by the Commission. Candidates who apply for the post of SSC MTS Havaldar will have to undergo physical tests that are conducted by the Commission. Check the SSC MTS Havaldar physical requirements below.

SSC MTS PST Requirement for Havaldar Post

The candidates who qualify the SSC MTS written exam can appear for the SSC MTS Havaldar PST requirement that consists of fulfilling the height and weight for male and female candidates. 

SSC MTS Havaldar Height and Chest Requirement for Male Candidates:

The SSC MTS Havaldar height and chest measurements for male candidates are as follows: 

Height	Chest
157.5 cms. (relaxable by 5 Cms in the case of Garhwalis, Assamese, Gorkhas and members of Schedule Tribes)	Unexpanded: 76 cms Minimum expansion: 5 cms

SSC MTS Havaldar Height and Weight Requirement for Female Candidates:

The SSC MTS Havaldar height and weight measurements for female candidates are as follows: 

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)

SSC MTS PET Requirement For Havaldar Post

Candidates who fulfill the height and weight requirements for the post of SSC MTS Havaldar will have to undergo the following Physical Efficiency Tests (PET). 

PET	Male	Female
Walking	1600 meters in 15 minutes.	1 Km in 20 minutes
Cycling	8 Kms. in 30 minutes	3 Kms. in 25 minutes

SSC MTS Eligibility Criteria for Physically Handicapped Candidates

The SSC MTS eligibility criteria for physically handicapped candidates varies as per the extent to which they have the disability. In order to be categorised in the SSC MTS PwDcategory, the candidates’ body parts should be at least 40% affected. The eligibility criteria for physically handicapped candidates include the following:

- One leg affected (ON)

- One arm affected (OA)

- One leg and one arm were affected (OAL)

- Both the leg affected but arm is not affected (BL)

- Blind (B)

- Low Vision (LV)

- Hearing (H)

- Communication (c) is eligible for multitasking staff posts.