SSC MTS exam is a competitive exam conducted by the Staff Selection Commission (SSC) for the recruitment of Multi Tasking Staff (MTS) in various government departments. The exam consists of two stages: Paper-1 exam and PET & PST (only for Havaldar). The cut-offs are the minimum marks that a candidate must score in order to qualify for the next stage of the exam.
The cut-offs are important for the following reasons:
The cut-offs for the SSC MTS exam are affected by a number of factors, including:
| SSC MTS Cut-off details for vacancies in the age group of 18-25 years | |||||||||
| State | UR | OBC | EWS | SC | ST | ESM | HH | OH | VH |
| Bihar | 93.06 | 91.44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Uttar Pradesh | 81.47 | 77.77 | 77.94 | 73.29 | 63.82 | 47.67 | 50.54 | 60.52 | 69.22 |
| Jharkhand | 82.75 | 81.01 | 78.91 | 73.86 | 74.58 | 54.05 | 58.98 | 70.68 | — |
| Odisha | 75.43 | 73.85 | 75.06 | 73.36 | 61.28 | 43.52 | 51.89 | 58.86 | 66.34 |
| West Bengal | 81.31 | 78.02 | 76.83 | 78.93 | 68.78 | 51.68 | 62.04 | — | 70.17 |
| Karnataka | 68.26 | 67.65 | 67.90 | 65.88 | 56.63 | 29.43 | 35.23 | 55.23 | 55.69 |
| Kerala | 79.50 | 78.65 | 68.09 | 71.42 | 58.33 | 57.57 | — | — | — |
| Chhattisgarh | 77.18 | 76.58 | 74.19 | 72.31 | — | 47.01 | — | 58.59 | — |
| Madhya Pradesh | 79.90 | 76.22 | 77.47 | 76.56 | 65.95 | 47.08 | — | — | — |
| Assam | 73.84 | 72.45 | 71.60 | 70.46 | 61.63 | 35.66 | 47.57 | — | — |
| Meghalaya | 73.72 | 72.29 | 71.50 | 69.14 | — | 33.66 | — | 57.97 | — |
| Mizoram | 73.78 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nagaland | 72.38 | 71.95 | 70.60 | 67.93 | 61.13 | 32.58 | — | — | — |
| Delhi | 76.38 | 73.34 | 71.95 | 70.75 | 62.60 | 40.67 | 41.67 | 59.68 | 67.38 |
| Rajasthan | 78.74 | 77.11 | 73.16 | 69.24 | 70.91 | 39.13 | 40.46 | 59.34 | 65.18 |
| Uttarakhand | 81.21 | 78.97 | 77.57 | 76.10 | — | 53.45 | — | — | — |
| Chandigarh | 88.33 | 82.40 | — | 77.41 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jammu Kashmir | 80.89 | 79.60 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Haryana | 78.25 | 76.26 | 77.07 | — | — | — | 45.03 | 71.74 | — |
| Himachal Pradesh | 76.55 | 75.98 | 75.79 | 72.29 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Punjab | 76.11 | 75.25 | 74.97 | 72.01 | 64.33 | 56.15 | — | — | — |
| Andhra Pradesh | 78.61 | 80.42 | 72.83 | 74.35 | 68.67 | — | — | — | — |
| Tamil Nadu & Puducherry | 77.96 | 76.89 | 73.97 | 75.84 | 59.77 | 52.87 | — | — | — |
| Telangana | 73.64 | 73.25 | 70.06 | 70.08 | 68.95 | 55.14 | — | 64.34 | — |
| Goa | 72.97 | 72.01 | — | 68.96 | 6073 | 38.07 | 39.92 | 58.30 | 64.22 |
| Gujarat | 70.82 | 69.98 | 68.11 | 66.96 | 60.22 | 31.07 | 37.46 | 58.36 | 59.03 |
| Maharashtra | 70.49 | 69.59 | 68.35 | 66.86 | 58.85 | 30.95 | 38.96 | 56.79 | 58.35 |
| SSC MTS Cut-off details for vacancies in the age group of 18-27 years | |||||||||
| State | UR | OBC | EWS | SC | ST | ESM | HH | OH | VH |
| Bihar | 87.29 | 86.31 | — | 82.13 | 79.92 | — | — | — | 79.84 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 80.44 | 77.70 | — | 72.73 | 62.44 | — | — | — | 66.81 |
| Jharkhand | 82.96 | 80.97 | — | 73.59 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Odisha | 76.81 | 73.84 | 75 | 72.56 | 60.44 | — | 50.59 | — | 64.94 |
| West Bengal | 79.32 | 76.94 | 76.67 | 75.17 | 63.11 | 51.11 | — | 60.30 | — |
| Andaman & Nicobar | 75.03 | 73.91 | — | — | 60.39 | — | — | — | — |
| Sikkim | 78.91 | 76.41 | — | — | 61.32 | — | — | — | — |
| Karnataka | 71.87 | 70.96 | 69.93 | — | — | 29.36 | 34.60 | — | 55.29 |
| Kerala | 81.60 | 78.52 | 69.89 | 70.70 | 57.95 | — | — | — | — |
| Lakshadweep | 77.06 | 75.54 | 69.82 | 67.87 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Chhattisgarh | 78.72 | — | — | 71.46 | 63.86 | 45.51 | — | — | — |
| Madhya Pradesh | 78.84 | 75.53 | — | 75 | — | — | 47.39 | — | 66.14 |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 75.88 | 73.29 | 73.58 | 70.82 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Assam | — | 72.41 | 73.12 | 70.28 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Manipur | 74.94 | — | 71.40 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Meghalaya | 73.50 | 72.22 | 71.40 | 68.95 | 64.69 | — | — | 57.39 | — |
| Mizoram | 73.36 | 72.20 | — | 68.83 | 62.26 | — | — | — | — |
| Nagaland | 72.76 | — | — | — | 60.65 | — | — | — | — |
| Tripura | — | 74.90 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Delhi | 74.67 | 72.72 | 71.76 | 70.56 | 61.58 | 39.04 | 40.54 | 59.40 | — |
| Rajasthan | 78.63 | 76.51 | 75.66 | — | — | 38.82 | — | 58.96 | — |
| Uttarakhand | 79.48 | 78.24 | — | 73.81 | — | — | — | 60.39 | — |
| Chandigarh | 82.04 | 81.08 | 78.73 | — | 73.84 | — | — | — | 73.02 |
| Jammu Kashmir | 77.69 | 76.30 | 76.10 | 71.50 | 65.62 | — | — | — | — |
| Haryana | — | — | 79.32 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Himachal Pradesh | 75.79 | 75.28 | 75.27 | — | 68.55 | — | — | — | — |
| Punjab | 75.74 | 74.75 | 74.57 | 71.37 | — | — | 40.93 | — | — |
| Andhra Pradesh | 74.91 | 73.62 | 71.30 | 70.33 | 67.72 | — | — | — | — |
| Tamil Nadu & Puducherry | 76.55 | 75.70 | 70.75 | — | 59.18 | 51.72 | — | 58.11 | — |
| Telangana | 72.45 | — | 69.94 | — | — | 53.19 | — | — | — |
| Goa | 77.46 | 72.01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gujarat | 73.99 | 71.85 | 71.44 | — | 60.17 | — | — | — | — |
| Maharashtra | 72.05 | 69.62 | 70.84 | 67.91 | 58.60 | 30.66 | 36.64 | 56.62 | 57.72 |
| SSC MTS Tier-1 Cut Off 2019 | ||
| States/UT | Age-group of 18-25 years | Age-group of 18-27 years |
| Delhi | 86.18 | 84.94 |
| Rajasthan | 91.48 | 90.39 |
| Uttarakhand | 84.51 | 85.44 |
| Karnataka | 82.71 | 83.37 |
| Kerala | 86.79 | 87.35 |
| Jharkhand | 89.67 | — |
| Odisha | 87.33 | 87.18 |
| West Bengal | 85.50 | 89.16 |
| A&N Islands | 83.98 | — |
| Telangana | 84.45 | 86.63 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 92.04 | — |
| Puducherry & Tamil Nadu | 82.14 | 83.62 |
| Daman & Diu and Goa | 85.20 | 84.87 |
| Gujarat, Dadra & Nagar Haveli | 83.26 | 83.57 |
| Maharashtra | 81.49 | 83.15 |
| Chandigarh | 96.36 | — |
| Jammu & Kashmir | 91.08 | 90.35 |
| Haryana | 99.21 | 97.87 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 91.31 | 95.04 |
| Punjab | 93.45 | — |
| Bihar | 89.96 | 89.51 |
| UP | 86.98 | 85.84 |
| Arunachal Pradesh | — | 85.22 |
| Assam | 84.29 | 84.45 |
| Manipur | — | 86.16 |
| Meghalaya | 83.75 | 83.74 |
| Nagaland | 83.72 | — |
| Tripura | 83.66 | — |
| Chhattisgarh | 84.81 | 84.35 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 84.21 | 84.17 |
| SSC MTS Tier-2 Cut Off 2019 | ||
| States/UT | Age-group of 18-25 years | Age-group of 18-27 years |
| Delhi | 30 | 26 |
| Rajasthan | 30 | 25 |
| Uttarakhand | 30 | 30 |
| Karnataka | 24 | 40 |
| Kerala | 29 | 28 |
| Jharkhand | 32 | 36 |
| Odisha | 26 | 23 |
| West Bengal | 34 | 35 |
| A&N Islands | 34 | — |
| Telangana | 26 | 32 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 34 | — |
| Puducherry & Tamil Nadu | 31 | 31 |
| Daman & Diu and Goa | 35 | 35 |
| Gujarat, Dadra & Nagar Haveli | 28 | 25 |
| Maharashtra | 30 | 30 |
| Chandigarh | 35 | — |
| Jammu & Kashmir | 30 | 30 |
| Haryana | 24 | 30 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 38 | 32 |
| Punjab | 34 | — |
| Bihar | 31 | 34 |
| UP | 31 | 32 |
| Arunachal Pradesh | — | 28 |
| Assam | 20 | 35 |
| Manipur | — | 40 |
| Meghalaya | 23 | 29 |
| Nagaland | 33 | — |
| Tripura | 36 | — |
| Chhattisgarh | 30 | 30 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 27 | 33 |
| SSC MTS Tier-1 Cut-Offs 2017 | |
| Category | SSC MTS Cut off 2017 |
| UR | 110.50 |
| OBC | 101.00 |
| SC | 100.50 |
| ST | 87.00 |
| ExS | 49.50 |
| OH | 93.00 |
| HH | 49.50 |
| VH | 76.00 |
| SSC MTS Tier-2 Cut-Offs 2017 | ||||
| State Name | UR | SC | ST | OBC |
| Delhi | 129.25 | 126.25 | 118.50 | 127.00 |
| Rajasthan | 129.00 | 125.75 | 125.50 | 127.00 |
| Uttarakhand | 129.00 | 125.50 | 120.25 | 127.25 |
| Karnataka | 126.50 | 123.75 | 115.00 | 126.00 |
| Kerala | 129.50 | 123.75 | 115.00 | 128.75 |
| Lakshadweep Islands | 140.00 | – | – | 129.25 |
| Jharkhand | 135.00 | 135.50 | 121.75 | 134.75 |
| Odisha | 130.00 | 127.25 | 116.75 | 129.00 |
| West Bengal | 130.75 | 129.25 | 116.75 | 129.00 |
| A&N Islands | – | – | – | – |
| Sikkim | 130.50 | – | – | 129.00 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 127.50 | 125.75 | 115.50 | 126.75 |
| Puducherry & Tamil Nadu | 126.75 | 123.75 | 115.25 | 126.00 |
| Daman & Diu and Goa | 129.00 | – | – | 127.00 |
| Gujarat, Dadra & Nagar Haveli | 128.00 | 124.25 | 116.75 | 126.25 |
| Maharashtra | 127.25 | 124.00 | 115.50 | 126.00 |
| Chandigarh | 134.25 | 128.25 | 118.25 | 128.50 |
| Jammu & Kashmir | 129.00 | 127.50 | 118.25 | 127.50 |
| Haryana | 138.50 | 139.50 | 118.25 | 134.25 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 129.00 | 126.75 | 117.75 | 127.25 |
| Punjab | 129.00 | 127.00 | 123.75 | 127.50 |
| Bihar | 134.25 | 129.50 | 120.75 | 133.50 |
| UP | 132.50 | 127.75 | 117.25 | 131.50 |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 129.00 | 125.50 | 117.00 | 127.00 |
| Assam | 129.00 | 128.00 | 120.50 | 127.25 |
| Manipur | 134.50 | 126.50 | – | 127.00 |
| Meghalaya | 128.75 | 125.50 | 117.25 | 126.75 |
| Mizoram | 128.50 | – | – | 126.75 |
| Nagaland | 130.25 | – | 126.00 | 127.25 |
| Tripura | 128.50 | 126.25 | 116.75 | 126.50 |
| Chhattisgarh | 128.50 | 125.75 | 116.75 | 127.25 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 128.25 | 125.50 | 116.75 | 126.50 |
| Telangana | 127.25 | 124.75 | 116.00 | 126.50 |
| SSC MTS 2017 Final Cut Off | ||||||||
| State Name | UR | SC | ST | EXS | OH | HH | OBC | VH |
| Delhi | 126 | 123.25 | 115 | 52.25 | 117.75 | 88 | 123.5 | 107.75 |
| Rajasthan | 126 | 122.75 | 122.25 | 60.75 | 116.25 | 86.75 | 123.5 | 107 |
| Uttarakhand | 126 | 122.5 | 116.75 | 67.75 | 116.75 | 91.25 | 123.75 | 115 |
| Karnataka | 123 | 120.25 | 112 | 83.75 | 114.25 | – | 122.25 | – |
| Kerala | 127.25 | 120.5 | 111.75 | 105.5 | 114.25 | 94 | 126.25 | 109.25 |
| Lakshadweep Islands | 129.25 | – | – | – | – | – | 127 | – |
| Jharkhand | 133.25 | 133.25 | 120.5 | – | – | – | 134.75 | – |
| Odisha | 129 | 126.25 | 114.25 | 108.75 | – | – | 127.5 | – |
| West Bengal | 129.25 | 127.25 | 114 | 91.5 | 117.75 | 101.25 | 127.25 | 115.75 |
| A&N Islands | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Sikkim | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Telangana | 123.75 | 121.25 | 112.5 | 85 | 116.25 | – | 123.5 | 116 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 125 | 123.75 | 112.25 | 92 | 115 | 101 | 124 | 115.25 |
| Puducherry & Tamil Nadu | 123 | 120.25 | 112.25 | 64 | 114.25 | 88.25 | 122.5 | – |
| Daman & Diu and Goa | 125.5 | – | – | – | – | – | 124 | – |
| Gujarat, Dadra & Nagar Haveli | 124.5 | 121.25 | 113.25 | 49.75 | 115.5 | 86 | 122.75 | – |
| Maharashtra | 123.75 | 121 | 112.5 | 49.5 | 115.5 | 86.5 | 122.5 | 107.5 |
| Chandigarh | 129 | 124.5 | 114.75 | 67.5 | 116.75 | 90.75 | 125 | 109.5 |
| Jammu & Kashmir | 125.5 | 123.25 | 114.5 | 60.75 | 116.5 | 89 | 123.75 | 108.25 |
| Haryana | 134.25 | 137.75 | 114.75 | 76.75 | – | – | 130.75 | – |
| Himachal Pradesh | 125.5 | 123.25 | 114.5 | 75 | – | 88.75 | 123.5 | – |
| Punjab | 125.5 | 123 | 118.5 | 59.75 | 116 | 87.5 | 123.75 | – |
| Bihar | 132.5 | 127.25 | 120.75 | 102.75 | 125 | – | 131.5 | – |
| UP | 130.75 | 125.5 | 114 | 95 | 122.5 | 116.75 | 129.25 | 123 |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 125.5 | 122.5 | 113.75 | 54.75 | 115.25 | – | 123.75 | – |
| Assam | 125.75 | 124.75 | 119.5 | 71.25 | 115 | – | 124.75 | – |
| Manipur | 125.75 | 123 | – | 66.5 | – | 86.5 | 123.5 | – |
| Meghalaya | 125 | 122.5 | 114.25 | 51.75 | 115 | 86.5 | 123.25 | – |
| Mizoram | 125 | – | – | 51.75 | – | – | 123.25 | – |
| Nagaland | 125 | – | 122.25 | 70.5 | – | – | 124.25 | 106.75 |
| Tripura | 124.75 | 125 | 113.5 | 51 | 115 | – | 123.25 | – |
| Chhattisgarh | 125.25 | 122.75 | 114 | 51.75 | 115 | 101.5 | 123.75 | 107 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 125.25 | 122 | 113.5 | 49.5 | 117.25 | 91.5 | 123.25 | 114.75 |
| SSC MTS Cut off 2014 | ||||||||
| State Name | UR | OBC | SC | ST | Ex.S | OH | HH | VH |
| Delhi | 93.50 | 83.25 | 92.50 | 71.25 | 45.00 | 81.00 | 45.00 | 74.00 |
| Rajasthan | 110.00 | 100.75 | 99.00 | 99.00 | 99.00 | 99.00 | 99.00 | 99.00 |
| Uttarakhand | 94.00 | 87.50 | 85.00 | 85.00 | 85.00 | 85.00 | 85.00 | 85.00 |
| Karnataka | 93.50 | 87.00 | 73.75 | 66.75 | 66.75 | 66.75 | 45.00 | 87.00 |
| Kerala | 97.00 | 96.25 | 78.00 | 56.75 | 83.00 | 72.00 | 56.75 | 56.75 |
| Lakshadweep Islands | No vacancy | |||||||
| Jharkhand | 106.25 | 98.25 | 96.25 | 89.00 | 89.00 | 89.00 | 89.00 | 81.00 |
| Odisha | 104.25 | 85.25 | 86.00 | 86.00 | 86.00 | 86.00 | 86.00 | 86.00 |
| West Bengal | 111.50 | 100.25 | 105.00 | 93.50 | 88.50 | 90.00 | 75.50 | 88.50 |
| A&N Islands | No vacancy | |||||||
| Sikkim | 81.75 | 63.75 | 63.75 | 63.75 | 45.00 | 45.00 | 45.00 | 45.00 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 83.25 | 79.00 | 75.75 | 66.25 | 45.00 | 66.25 | 45.00 | 79.00 |
| Puducherry & Tamil Nadu | 84.50 | 78.50 | 72.75 | 72.75 | 54.50 | 62.00 | 45.00 | 55.00 |
| Daman & Diu and Goa | 62.00 | 45.00 | 45.00 | 45.00 | 45.00 | 45.00 | 45.00 | 45.00 |
| Gujarat, Dadra & Nagar Haveli | 62.50 | 45.00 | 57.50 | 57.50 | 45.00 | 45.00 | 45.00 | 45.00 |
| Maharashtra | 82.50 | 72.25 | 80.00 | 60.75 | 45.00 | 68.00 | 45.00 | 72.25 |
| Chandigarh | 93.00 | 86.25 | 82.50 | 69.00 | 69.00 | 69.00 | 69.00 | 69.00 |
| Jammu & Kashmir | 86.00 | 67.00 | 75.25 | 67.00 | 67.00 | 67.00 | 67.00 | 67.00 |
| Haryana | 113.75 | 107.50 | 97.50 | 54.00 | 107.50 | 88.25 | 54.00 | 54.00 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 79.50 | 63.50 | 71.00 | 63.50 | 63.50 | 63.50 | 63.50 | 63.50 |
| Punjab | 90.50 | 84.25 | 77.00 | 77.00 | 45.00 | 51.00 | 45.00 | 45.00 |
| Bihar | 112.00 | 110.75 | 100.50 | 87.00 | 81.00 | 100.50 | 81.00 | 81.00 |
| UP | 102.25 | 99.00 | 97.75 | 77.50 | 56.00 | 77.50 | 77.50 | 77.50 |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 70.00 | 48.75 | 70.00 | 70.00 | 70.00 | 70.00 | 70.00 | 70.00 |
| Assam | 79.00 | 71.50 | 72.50 | 70.25 | 70.00 | 70.00 | 45.00 | 70.00 |
| Manipur | 94.50 | 93.75 | 80.50 | 90.00 | 71.00 | 71.00 | 71.00 | 71.00 |
| Meghalaya | 85.00 | 45.00 | 70.50 | 84.25 | 70.00 | 45.00 | 63.00 | 63.00 |
| Mizoram | 70.50 | 67.00 | 45.00 | 65.25 | 45.00 | 45.00 | 45.00 | 45.00 |
| Nagaland | 81.00 | 45.00 | 80.75 | 80.75 | 80.75 | 80.75 | 80.75 | 80.75 |
| Tripura | 68.75 | 64.75 | 61.75 | 64.75 | 61.00 | 61.00 | 61.00 | 61.00 |
| Chhattisgarh | 103.75 | 93.00 | 92.00 | 92.00 | 92.00 | 92.00 | 92.00 | 92.00 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 106.25 | 92.75 | 89.00 | 76.75 | 76.00 | 76.00 | 76.00 | 76.00 |
Nobody knows what will be the cut-offs this year. But there are certain things you can do to ensure that you surpass cut-offs in SSC MTS exam.
The cut-offs are an important part of the SSC MTS exam. By understanding the factors that affect the cut-offs and by preparing accordingly, you can increase your chances of qualifying for the exam.
Here are some additional tips that you may find helpful:
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