(Notification) SSC Multi Tasking (Non-Technical) Staff (MTS) and Havaldar (CBIC & CBN) Examination - 2024

F.No.- E/5/2024-C-2 SECTION (E-9150)-The Staff Selection Commission will hold a competitive examination for recruitment of Multi-Tasking (Non-Technical) Staff (in Pay Level-1 as per Pay Matrix of 7th Pay Commission), a General Central Service Group ‘C’ Non-Gazetted, NonMinisterial post in various Ministries/Departments/ Offices of the Government of India and various Constitutional Bodies/ Statutory Bodies/ Tribunals, etc., in different States/ Union Territories and Havaldar (in Pay Level-1 as per Pay Matrix of 7th Pay Commission), a General Central Service Group ‘C’ Non-Gazetted, Non-Ministerial post in Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) and Central Bureau of Narcotics (CBN) under Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance.

Post Details:

Tentative vacancies for the posts are as under:

• MTS : 4887
• Havaldar in CBIC and CBN : 3439

#Updated/detailed vacancies will be made available on the website of the Commission (https://ssc.gov.in)

Age Limit (As on 01-08-2024):

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The crucial date for age reckoning is fixed as 01-08-2024 in accordance with the provisions of DoP&T OM No. 140l7/70/87-Estt.(RR) dated 14-07-1988. The age limits for the posts as per the Recruitment Rules of various User Departments are:

• 18-25 years (i.e. candidates born not before 02.08.1999 and not later than 01.08.2006) for MTS.
• 18-27 years (i.e. candidates born not before 02.08.1997 and not later than 01.08.2006) for Havaldar in CBIC and CBN, Department of Revenue and a few posts of MTS in various departments. 

Essential Educational Qualifications (As on 01.08.2024):

The candidates must have passed Matriculation Examination or equivalent from a recognized Board as on or before the cut-off date i.e. 01-08-2024.

• 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. 
• Document Verification (DV) will be conducted by the User Departments/Organizations after declaration of the final result. Candidates will be required to produce the relevant Certificates uch as Mark sheets, Provisional Certificates etc. for completion of Matriculation or equivalent in original as proof of having acquired the minimum educational qualification on or before the tipulated date, when such certificates are sought by concerned Indenting Departments/ Organizations for the purpose of document verification. Otherwise, their candidature will be cancelled.
• The candidates who are able to prove, by documentary evidence,that the result of the qualifying examination was declared on or before the cut-off date and he has been declared passed, will also be considered to meet the educational qualification. It is reiterated that the result of required educational qualification must have been declared by the Board/ University by the specified date. Mere processing of the result by the Board/ University by the crucial cut-off date does not fulfill the EQ requirement. 
• Candidates possessing equivalent educational qualification shall also produce relevant Equivalence Certificate from the authorities concerned at the time of Document Verification. However, final decision regarding selection of such candidates will be taken by the User Departments/ Appointing Authorities concerned. 

How to apply:

For applying, the candidate is not required to have a pre-existing photograph of himself/herself. The application module has been designed to capture a photograph of the candidate filling up the application form. For this purpose, the candidate has to stand/sit before the camera of the computer/mobile phone when prompted by the application module and follow the following instructions while capturing live photographs :

(i) Find a place with good light and plain background.
(ii) Ensure the camera is at eye level before taking the photo.
(iii) Position himself directly in front of the camera and look straight ahead.
(iv) Ensure that his face is fully inside the red rectangular area delineated by the camera and that it is neither too close nor too far. It should cover the area fully and no part of the face should be outside the rectangle.
(v) Candidate shouldn’t wear a cap, mask, glasses/spectacles or earphones/ headphones while capturing the photo 

The appearance of a candidate in the examination should be as per the photograph in the application form. The candidates should ensure that the photograph captured is clear, without cap or spectacles, and with a full frontal view. Applications with photographs not in accordance with the instruction are liable to be rejected. In no case should the candidate capture the photographs of his/her pre-existing photograph. All such applications where the photographs of his/her pre-existing photograph is captured will be rejected. 

Before submitting the Application Form, candidate must ensure that the photograph is captured as per the given instructions. If the photograph is not captured by the candidate in the desired format, his application/candidature will be rejected or cancelled. 

Candidates are required to upload the scanned signature in JPEG/JPG format (10 to 20 KB). Image dimension of the signature should be about 6.0 cm (width) x 2.0 cm (height). Applications with inappropriate photographs or blurred/miniature photographs or signatures, not meeting the above requirements, will be rejected summarily. 

Last date and time for submission of online applications is 31-07-2024 (2300hrs).

Candidates are advised in their own interest to submit online applications much before the closing date and not to wait till the last date to avoid the possibility of disconnection/ inability or failure to login to the SSC website on account of heavy load on the website during the closing days. 

The Commission will not be responsible for the candidates not being able to submit their applications within the last date on account of the aforesaid reasons or for any other reason beyond the control of the Commission. 

Before submission of the online application, candidates must check through Preview/ Print option that they have filled correct details in each field of form. They should also check that photograph and signature are meeting all the above requirements. Candidates are advised to keep a copy of the application. 

Application Fee:

• Fee payable:  Rs. 100/- (Rupees one hundred only).

Scheme of Examination:

• The  examination  will  consist  of  a  Computer  Based  Examination (Paper-I), Physical Efficiency Test (PET)/ Physical Standard Test (PST) (only for the post of Havaldar) and a Descriptive Paper (Paper-II).
• The schedule of examinations indicated in the Notice is tentative. Any change in the schedule of examinations will be informed to candidates only through the website of the Commission.
• There  shall  be  no  provision  for  re-evaluation/  re-checking  of  the scores. No correspondence in this regard shall be entertained.

Paper-I (Computer Based Examination):

Physical Efficiency Test (PET):

Mode of selection:

• Minimum qualifying marks in Paper-I are as follows:

UR                                     :        30%
OBC/ EWS                        :        25%
All other categories         :        20%

Important Dates:

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