TGSRTC TST/MST

TST (Traffic Supervisor) roles sit on the operations side: scheduling, crew allocation, route and timetable control, and service monitoring. MST (Mechanical Supervisor) roles sit in workshops and depots, covering vehicle maintenance, inspection, fault diagnosis and repair supervision. The written test is common, so prepare both technical domains even if you target one post.

TGSRTC publishes the current pattern - question count, duration and marking scheme - in the official notification for each recruitment cycle. Because these details change between notifications, check the TGSRTC website and the notification PDF you applied under rather than relying on numbers from older cycles.

This depends entirely on the notification in force for your cycle. Some TGSRTC recruitment notifications specify penalty marks for wrong answers and others do not. Read the instructions page of your own notification carefully before deciding whether to attempt uncertain questions or leave them blank.

The technical sections are the deciding factor. Questions test applied understanding of transport operations and vehicle systems rather than rote definitions, so candidates with depot or workshop exposure find them manageable. The arithmetic and reasoning section is standard competitive-exam level; speed practice matters more than advanced theory there.

Start with the two technical domains, since they carry the most weight and take longest to build. Add the Motor Vehicles Act alongside them, because operational and legal questions overlap. Run arithmetic and reasoning as daily short practice. Keep Telangana studies and computer awareness for fixed weekly slots, and revise current affairs from a monthly digest.

Three recur: neglecting the technical domains in favour of easy general-studies reading, memorising Motor Vehicles Act sections without understanding how they apply to depot situations, and losing marks on arithmetic through slow calculation rather than weak concepts. A fourth is ignoring Telangana geography and culture, which is a small but reliable scoring block.

Yes, subject to the age and eligibility limits stated in each notification. TGSRTC issues fresh notifications for recruitment cycles, and candidates who meet the conditions in the current notification can apply again. There is no lifetime attempt cap published by the corporation; eligibility rules govern instead.

Educational certificates, caste and income certificates where applicable, local status proof, driving licence where the post requires it, and identity and address proof. Requirements vary by post and notification, so build a document folder against the checklist in your notification well before the verification stage.

Use them for timing and topic weighting, not for memorising answers. Attempt a full paper under timed conditions, mark which domain each mistake came from, and direct the next week's study at the weakest domain. Repeat with a different paper after a month to check whether the gap has actually closed.