DDA MTS Syllabus, Exam Pattern, Eligibility, Important Dates

A single CBT of 120 questions in 2 hours, with one-third negative marking. There is no typing or skill test.

• Maths: whole numbers, LCM and HCF, fractions, percentage, ratio, averages, simple interest, profit and loss, time and work, area and perimeter, graphs, squares and square roots.
• Reasoning: number and letter series, coding-decoding, analogy, directions, jumbling, calendar and clock, non-verbal items.
• General awareness: history, geography, culture, civics and economics, general science and environment up to class 10.
• English: vocabulary, grammar, synonyms and antonyms, and a short comprehension passage.
• Computer: basics, keyboard shortcuts, internet, Word, Excel and PowerPoint.

• Age: 18 to 27 years on the closing date. DDA staff may apply up to 40 under the central rules, and reserved categories get the standard relaxations.
• Education: 10th pass from a recognised board or institute, or a pass from a recognised Industrial Training Institute.

The merit list is the CBT score. Minimum marks are 40% for UR, 35% for OBC (NCL) and EWS, 30% for SC and ST, with DDA free to lower them for PwBD and ex-servicemen. Where a test runs in several shifts the scores are normalised. After that comes document verification, and the older candidate wins a tie.

Level 1 of the 7th Pay Commission matrix: entry basic pay of ₹18,000 a month plus central allowances.

The 2025 fee was ₹2,500 for UR, OBC (NCL) and EWS candidates and ₹1,500 for women, SC, ST, PwBD, ex-servicemen and transgender candidates. Payment was online only, through the SBI gateway. The ₹1,500 fee is refunded, minus bank charges, to those who actually sat the exam. Anyone applying for two posts pays twice.

Applications go through the Jobs section of dda.gov.in, and the link stays live only for the window in the advertisement. You need a personal email address and mobile number that stay active for the whole process, because DDA sends the e-application status, admit card and document verification calls only to those.

The 2 April 2026 list shows roll number, category and CBT score. Given the size of the post, the list is long, running to several hundred names, and DDA brought absentees back for a second verification in June. Check the DDA Latest Jobs page for any waitlist notice.

DDA has not issued a cut-off notice for MTS. The score of the last selected candidate in each category on the select list is the working cut-off.

This is a class 10 paper, and the sections are equal at 25 questions, so there is no room to skip one. Practise reasoning and arithmetic against the clock, read the English comprehension passage first, and learn basic Office shortcuts for the 20 computer questions. Do not guess blindly, as each wrong answer costs a third of a mark.

• DDA Latest Jobs page
• DR 2025 detailed notification
• Provisional select list, April 2026
• Document verification, April 2026

How many MTS vacancies did DDA advertise?

745, split as 298 UR, 84 EWS, 91 SC, 63 ST and 209 OBC, with 67 of them reserved for ex-servicemen.

Do I need a typing speed?

No. The post has a single CBT and no skill test.

Does ITI count as a qualification?

Yes. A pass from a recognised ITI is accepted instead of class 10.

What is the pay?

Level 1, which starts at ₹18,000 basic.