Candidates who prepare for the Multi-Tasking Staff vacancies announced by ESIC should start their preparation by following the detailed exam pattern and syllabus released by the Employees’ State Insurance Corporation. The selection will be done through a 2-tier selection process i.e. Prelims and Mains. Since there will be two Computer-Based Tests, candidates need to focus on the subject and this can be done better through the ESIC MTS Syllabus and Exam Pattern.
ESIC MTS Syllabus and Exam Pattern Overview
| Conducted by | Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) |
| Post Name | Multi-Tasking Staff |
| Category | Syllabus & Exam Pattern |
| Mode of Exam | Online |
| Selection Process | Prelims & Mains Exam |
| Negative Marking | ¼ Mark deduct for each wrong answer |
| Time Duration | For Prelims Exam – 1 Hour For Mains Exam – 2 Hours |
| Application Fee | For General/OBC/EWS: 500/- For SC/ST/Female: 250/- |
| Language of Question Paper | Hindi, English & State Language |
| Official Website | https://www.esic.nic.in/ |
ESIC MTS Syllabus
The detailed syllabus for ESIC MTS is given below table. Candidates are suggested to read the detailed ESIC MTS syllabus and prepare a study plan covering all the given topics before the final examination.
| Section | Topics |
| General Awareness | Finance Commissions Taxes on Income and Expenditure Financial and Railway Budget Revenue of Central Government Economic Planning Inflation National Income Public Finance Bills Concept of Budget Schemes and Policies Implemented by the Government Indian Banking Industry History Functions of Banks Types of Banks RBI and its Monetary Policy Capital market in India Money Market in India Role of Banking. |
| Quantitative Aptitude | Number Systems Computation of whole numbers Decimals and fractions The relationship between numbers. Fundamental arithmetical operations. Percentages Ratio and Proportion Averages Interest Profit and Loss Discount Use of Tables and Graphs. Mensuration Time and Distance Ratio and Time Time and Work Data Interpretation |
| English | Spellings/Detecting Mis-spelt words Common Error Active/Passive Voice of Verbs Comprehension Passage Cloze Passage Fill in the Blanks Shuffling of Sentence Parts Conversions Sentence Rearrangement Grammar Shuffling of Sentences in a Passage Improvement of Sentences Synonyms/Homonyms Antonyms Vocabulary Idioms & Phrases |
| General Intelligence | Number Ranking Figurative Classification Classification Blood Relations Arrangements Arithmetical Reasoning Mathematical Operations Venn diagrams Number Series Figural Pattern Cubes and Dice Analogies Non-Verbal Series Coding-Decoding Logical Venn Diagrams Directions Number, Ranking & Time Sequence |
| Reasoning Ability | Verbal Reasoning: Analogy Series Completion Verification of truth of the Statement Situation Reaction Test Direction Sense Test Classification Data Sufficiency Alpha-Numeric Sequence Puzzle Puzzle Test Blood Relations Coding-Decoding Assertion and Reasoning Arithmetical Reasoning Operations of Mathematics Venn Diagrams Word Sequence Missing Characters Sequential Output training Directions Test on Alphabets Eligibility Test Non-Verbal Reasoning: Dot Situation Identical figure groupings Forming figures and analysis Construction of Squares and Triangles Series Analytical Reasoning Paper Folding Paper Cutting Cubes and Dice Water Images Mirror Images Figure Matrix Completion Incomplete Pattern Spotting embedded figures Classification Rules Detection |
ESIC MTS Exam Pattern
Selection for ESIC Multi Tasking Staff posts will be done through Preliminary Examination and Main Examination. Both the stages will be objective type and there will be negative marking for each wrong answer. ESIC MTS Prelims will be qualifying in nature while ESIC MTS Mains marks will be counted for final selection. The complete ESIC MTS exam pattern for each stage is discussed below.
ESIC MTS Prelims Exam Pattern
| S. No. | Section | No. of Questions | Maximum Marks | Time Duration |
| 1 | General Intelligence & Reasoning | 25 | 50 | 1 Hour (60 Minutes) |
| 2 | General Awareness | 25 | 50 | |
| 3 | Quantitative Aptitude | 25 | 50 | |
| 4 | English Comprehension | 25 | 50 | |
| Total | 100 | 200 |
ESIC MTS Main Exam Pattern
| S. No. | Section | No. of Questions | Maximum Marks | Time Duration |
| 1 | General Intelligence & Reasoning | 50 | 50 | 2 Hours (120 Minutes) |
| 2 | General Awareness | 50 | 50 | |
| 3 | Quantitative Aptitude | 50 | 50 | |
| 4 | English Comprehension | 50 | 50 | |
| Total | 200 | 200 |
ESIC MTS Qualifying Marks
As ESIC has prescribed different minimum qualifying marks for each category in the notification it is mandatory to score more marks than that limit. The minimum qualifying marks to be obtained in ESIC MTS Phase-I and Phase-II are as follows-
| Category | Qualifying Marks |
| General (UR) | 45% |
| OBC | 40% |
| SC/ST/ESM | 35% |
| PWD | 30% |
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