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SSC CHSL & MTS PYQ 2025 – Previous Year Questions with Solutions
Two exams with overlapping syllabi and very different papers. Here's what each one asks, what repeats between them, and where the preparation genuinely transfers.
CHSL and MTS share a syllabus but not a paper.
The topics overlap heavily, so study transfers between them. The structure, timing and negative marking do not — and that is what catches out candidates preparing for both.
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SSC CHSL PYQ PDF by Year
CHSL Tier 1 has held a stable structure across recent cycles, which makes papers from the last four years directly comparable to what you will sit. The SSC CHSL PYQ 2025 set is the closest match; for an SSC CHSL PYQ 2025 PDF download, take it from the official release on ssc.gov.in rather than a forwarded copy.
| Cycle | Tier 1 | Tier 2 | Priority |
|---|---|---|---|
| SSC CHSL 2025 | 100 Q / 200 marks | Modular | Highest |
| SSC CHSL 2024 | 100 Q / 200 marks | Modular | Highest |
| SSC CHSL 2023 | 100 Q / 200 marks | Modular | High |
| SSC CHSL 2022 | 100 Q / 200 marks | Pattern revised | Tier 1 first |
CHSL Tier 1 splits 100 questions across English Language, General Intelligence, Quantitative Aptitude and General Awareness — 25 each, 50 marks each, 60 minutes total, with negative marking. Tier 2 moves to a modular format that includes a skill test or typing test depending on the post you are shortlisted for.
That typing stage is worth taking seriously early, because it is pass/fail and it disqualifies people who cleared the written paper comfortably. The SSC CHSL typing test here is free and scored the way SSC scores it.
SSC MTS PYQ by Year
The SSC MTS PYQ 2025 and SSC MTS PYQ 2024 papers are the ones worth attempting, and MTS is structured differently from every other SSC exam. This is the detail past papers make obvious:
| Session | Subjects | Time | Negative marking |
|---|---|---|---|
| Session I | Numerical & Mathematical Ability, Reasoning & Problem Solving | 45 min | None in recent cycles |
| Session II | General Awareness, English Language & Comprehension | 45 min | Applies |
Two sessions, two different attempt strategies. If Session I genuinely carries no negative marking in your cycle, leaving a question blank is strictly worse than guessing it — there is no downside. In Session II, the same behaviour costs you marks. Candidates who prepare from CGL or CHSL habits often carry a "never guess" rule into Session I and quietly give away easy marks.
Havildar posts within MTS additionally require a Physical Efficiency Test and Physical Standard Test, which the written paper says nothing about.
CHSL vs MTS: What Actually Changes
| SSC CHSL | SSC MTS | |
|---|---|---|
| Qualification | 12th pass | 10th pass |
| Tier 1 format | Single 60-minute paper | Two 45-minute sessions |
| Negative marking | Throughout | Session II only, in recent cycles |
| Difficulty level | Higher | Moderate |
| Skill / typing test | Yes, post-dependent | No typing test; PET/PST for Havildar |
Because the syllabus overlaps, one round of concept study serves both. What does not transfer is exam temperament — and that is exactly what previous year papers train.
Topics That Repeat Most
Across recent CHSL and MTS papers, these blocks appear in almost every sitting. If your preparation time is limited, this is the order to spend it in:
- Arithmetic — percentage, average, ratio, profit and loss, simple and compound interest, time and work, time speed distance. The single densest scoring area in both papers.
- Reasoning basics — series, analogy, classification, coding-decoding, blood relations, direction sense. A closed set; past papers effectively show you all of it.
- English grammar and vocabulary — error spotting, sentence improvement, synonyms, antonyms, idioms, one-word substitution. Vocabulary recurs across cycles more than any other content.
- Static general awareness — polity, history, geography and general science, with current affairs on top. Past papers calibrate the depth, which is shallower than most candidates assume.
Note what this list is: not a syllabus, but a frequency ranking drawn from what the papers actually keep asking. Those are different documents, and the second one is more useful.
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Reading a topic frequency list is a start. Attempting several hundred questions from those exact topics, tagged by chapter, with your accuracy tracked per topic, is what turns the list into marks.
That is the part a PDF cannot do — and doing it manually means building your own question bank out of twenty papers before you can begin studying from it.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Officially released SSC CHSL PYQ PDF and MTS papers, together with their answer keys, are published by the Commission on ssc.gov.in and appear in the candidate login on regional SSC portals during a live cycle. Papers shared through messaging groups are frequently memory-based reconstructions with incorrect options, so always verify against the official key.
MTS is generally pitched at a moderate level with a 10th pass qualification, while CHSL requires 12th pass and asks harder quantitative and English questions. The syllabi overlap substantially, so preparation transfers, but the paper structures differ: CHSL is a single 60-minute paper while MTS runs as two separately timed 45-minute sessions.
In recent cycles, Session I of MTS has carried no negative marking while Session II has. That difference matters for strategy — where no penalty applies, leaving a question blank gains you nothing that guessing would not. Confirm the current position in the official notification for your cycle before relying on it.
Yes, and it is efficient. The topics overlap heavily across arithmetic, reasoning, English and general awareness, so one round of concept study serves both exams. What does not transfer is exam temperament — the different timing, session structure and negative marking rules need separate practice with each exam's own past papers.
No. MTS has no typing or skill test. Havildar posts within the MTS recruitment require a Physical Efficiency Test and Physical Standard Test instead. SSC CHSL, by contrast, does include a skill or typing test at the later stage depending on the post you are shortlisted for.
Papers from the last three to four cycles are the most representative, since CHSL Tier 1 has held a stable format over that period. Solving four recent papers with full mistake analysis is considerably more useful than skimming a decade of older ones.
