SSC MTS Exam Survival Guide

Window: India | CBT (Session-wise) | No interview

Must-do topics

• Numerical: BODMAS, percent/ratio, averages, SI/CI basics, TSD, mensuration (perimeter/area)
• Reasoning: analogies, series, coding–decoding, directions, blood relations, non-verbal (mirror/paper fold)
• English: grammar usage, cloze, spellings, one-word substitution, simple RC
• GA: static GK (polity basics, geography, history, science-in-life), recent current affairs

Top traps (avoid)

• Over-solving arithmetic instead of option-based shortcuts
• Direction sense left/right swaps; misread mirrors
• RC: picking options that “sound right” not text-supported
• Chasing obscure GK over frequent static areas

Time split

• ~90 min total (varies by session) → aim 45 sec/Q average
• Two-pass: quick wins → flagged returns

Last-48h checklist

• %↔fraction pairs, m/s↔km/h, area/perimeter mini-sheet
• 2 mixed mini-mocks; analyze why wrong options tempted you
• GA one-pager: national parks, days, articles, schemes

Quick facts

• m/s↔km/h = ×3.6/÷3.6
• 1/8=12.5%, 1/6≈16.67%, 1/3≈33.33%
• Triangle area = ½bh; circle = πr²

Speed tactics

• Start with English + easy reasoning, then quant, end with GA sweep
• Back-solve arithmetic from options; round smartly
• Skip time-sinks in 30–40s; return later

Day-of mini-plan

• 8-min warm-up: 10 simplifications + 1 directions set
• Pace every 15 min; last 2–3 min = guess sweep (no blanks)