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a manner that they are

convinced that you will be

a very valuable asset to

them and to this country.

This whole test of interview

is based on your

personality check. Your

personality is, believes it

or not, is the key to

success here.

Complete SSB

Preparation:

There are two

stages of

testing in theSSB:

1. STAGE ONE-

SCREENING

2. STAGE TWO-

• PSYCHOLOGICAL

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TEST

• GTO

• PERSONAL

INTERVIEW

The Screening test

includes the Verbal and

Non Verbal test and the

PPDT.The Screening Test

or also called as the Stage

1 testing, is the first test.

The lot of candidates is

put through it, which

comprises of two

intelligence tests (Verbal

and Non Verbal) followed

by PP&DT(Picture

Perception and Discussion

Test). The Intelligence

tests are similar to IQ tests

conducted in any

admission/ entrance exam.

Based on your

performance in these two

tests, your intelligencerating is derived and this

put together with your

performance in the PPDT

will decide your selection

for the second stage

testing. These tests

usually involve grammar,

verbal analogies,

synonyms, antonyms etc.Because they depend on

understanding the precise

meaning of words, idioms

and the structure of the

language, they require

practice and regular

reading of newspaper and


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.

questions, and 30 minutes

to solve these.

Moving on to the more

important test, i.e. PP&DT-

This is a simple yet

powerful test to filter the

desirable candidates for

the second stage testing..

Here the candidates are

shown a hazy picture for

30 seconds and thereafter

4 minutes are given to

write a story. One is

required to identify the

number of characters,

age, sex, mood and then

go on t write a story

bringing out the situation

perceived in the picture,

what must have led to the

situation and what is the

likely outcome of the

situation. After 15 minutes

of break, the candidates

are divided into the groups

of 15-20. They are made

to sit in a semicircular

fashion and narrate the

story one by one.

Now , Following are the

important points to be kept

in mind:-

• When you see the hazy

picture, try to see how

many persons are there.

• See if the person whom

you want to make the main


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male or a female.

• Please, stick to the

picture and form a story in

your mind. Do not try to

complicate the situation by

over thinking about thepicture. It is your simple

perception and not

mugged up stories

beforehand.

• See the picture for

complete 30 seconds and

observe the details. What

most people do is the

moment they see the

picture, they start off with

writing the story. This is

where they make a

mistake. When you do so,

the chain of thinking will be

hindered and you might

not be able to continue the

story in a very presentable

manner.

• Instead take your time

to think about the story for

30 seconds, rest 3 minutes

and 30 seconds are more

than enough for you to

write the story.

• Do not scribble, write

legible handwriting.

Remember, your first

impression is the last

impression.

•


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this, don’t take the break

as a break for it is your

time to practice the

narration of your story.

Immediately, find a corner

and try recollecting what

all you have written andthen start narrating the

story to yourself.

• Keep repeating it at

least 10 times.

• Now when your turn

comes, speak firmly,

confidently, without

stammering or using any

fillers like "aaa....umm...."

Keep it simple and short.

• During the discussion,

do not try to jump off.

Listen to other people's

points. Add your own

points. Do not repeat

points. Be humble, if the

discussion is way too

heated up, do not hesitate

to bring it down by saying,

"Gentlemen, let this be a

friendly and healthy

discussion and not a fish

market."

• ALWAYS POSE A

SMILING FACE NO

MATTER WHAT!

Stage two testing :-

PSYCOLOGICAL

TESTING- or the


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psychometric testing is

based on the principles of

projective testing. In this,

there is a series of tests

like THEMATIC

APPERCEPTION TEST

(TAT), WORD

ASSOCIATION TEST

(WAT), SITUATION

REACTION TEST (SRT),

SELF DESCRIPTION (SD).

It is believed that the

responses to these tests

are an outcome of the

candidate's personality

traits and thus anestimation of his/her traits

can be made by going

through the candidate's

response to various

stimuli.

Personality is defined as,

"particular combination of

emotional, attitudinal and

behavioral response

patterns of the individual."

From this, it is evident that

it has more to do with the

internal sate of a person

than his external

appearance. Thus when a

candidate is shown stimuli

and asked to respond, his

emotional, attitudinal and

behavioral patterns

emerge very clearly. Since

the tests are conducted

under the constraints of

time, the candidates are

unable to mask their

response or to give a more


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desirable response and

there lies the strength of

this technique. It is seen

that while many candidates

do well in the GTO and

Interview techniques, their

true personality comes out

in the psychological tests.

So in order to do well in

these tests, one hast to

Practice hard.

1. THEMATIC

APPERCEPTION TEST

(TAT)- In this , 12 pictures

are shown one by one andyou are supposed to write

stories based on these

pictures. The first picture

will appear for a 30

seconds and thereafter 4

minutes are allowed to

write the story. After 4

minutes again a picture will

be flashed for 30 seconds

and the series goes on

until the 12th slide is

shown.

Preparation-

The most important thing

here is your perception.

The whole test is based on

that only. To clear this

test, sheer practice and

only practice will help you.

Download the set of

sample pictures for your

practice. Now, when you

start with it, you don’t have


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to go with the time limit.

For first one week, you

need to calm down your

mind and just observe the

picture for one minute and

then write a story taking 5

minutes. Do this carefully.

Observe the picture; Try

creating a positive

outcome of your story, no

matter how negative the

image is. However if the

image is neutral or normal,

no need to create a

negative scenario by

yourself and then try to

solve it, showing your

qualities. If the picture

doesn't demand such

scenario then why not

respond to it in a normal

manner? The stories here

should have three different

parts- Past, Present and

Future. Each of your stories should have a

description- 10% past,

80% present and 10%

future. When you write the

story, try not to mention

directly that 'he/she' is

brave, courageous,

punctual.... instead write in

such a way that it is

evident in their action,

indirectly. For eg-

• Incorrect - He was

courageous and brave,

and saved the drowning

child.


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• Correct- He didn’t

even blink for a second,

jumped into the water and

swam the child across the

river and saved his life.

In the above mentioned

example, it is made clear

that your action should

speak for you and not

mere words should

describe you. The qualities

should be reflected in the

stories and not mentioned

directly.

Bottom line is- ACTION

SPEAK LOUDER THAN

WORDS.

After one week, start

practicing this test with

time restriction. Firstly

observe the picture for 25

seconds, think about thestory which will take about

0ne minute. Then start

writing your story. Most of

them make the drastic

mistake of writing the story

immediately the picture is

shown. If you do so, there

will be no proper flow of

thoughts and you might

not be able to present

your story in a systematic

manner. Also it will lead to

scribbles and poor

handwriting. Remember,

don't leave anything to

chance, give it your best


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s o . serve e p c ure,

think about the story,

frame it in your mind, and

then just go on writing it,

which will take just two

minutes. Your handwriting

must be legible. Hence you

have to practice a lot to be

able to write the story

properly. Write 2 sets of

TAT daily.

Blank slide-

Following are the points

to be kept in mind while

writing the blank story:-

1. Write down a happening

of your life, like the

marriage anniversary of

your parents, a picnic with

your family, an

adventurous outing with

your friends, a birthday

party that you organized

etc.

2. Do not create a problem

or a situation all by

yourself and then go on

solving it, describing about

the officer like qualities in

the story.

3. It is a blank slide and

when the assessors

haven't shown you or

given you a situation then

why do you want to create

it and give your solutions?


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,

happy one with a joyful

conclusion.

4. Many of us have this

doubt that should we

prepare a story

beforehand or we just gowith the flow and think

about the story on the spot

and write in down there in

the TAT test?

5. You have the power of

deciding it. But what I

would suggest is, nothing

is to be left to chance. You

should prepare a nice

story, yet a simple one and

write it down at the time of

your testing in the SSB.

6. However, do not

prepare a story wherein

you use book language.

Do not try to use difficult

words in the story. The

language and the wording

should be so normal that

when the assessors read

it, they should find it

gelling with all the other

stories that you have

written in the answer sheet. It should go with the

flow. Hence, you should

practice to write such a

story first, and then decide

which one to choose, so

that you can write it down

in the actual test.


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7. One second thought

about it is that what if the

12th story which you have

already prepared

beforehand, does not fall

in line at all with the rest of

the stories you havewritten in the test? What to

do in such cases. The

answer is , your rigorous

practice for months will

automatically help you in

creating up a good story n

the actual test.

8. That is why I emphasize

on practicing the tests.

Write and write as much as

you can. It will give you the

power of expression. Also,

it will improve your

handwriting and your

speed of writing.

Practice about 200 stories.

2. WORD ASSOCIATION

TEST (WAT) - In this, you

will be shown 60 words

one after the other and

are expected to make a

short sentence using the

word shown. Each word will

appear for 15 seconds in

which you have to see and

write a sentence. There is

a buzzer to indicate that

the word has changed.

First of all, I would like to

mention that here, in WAT,

don’t go with the mindset

that ou can mu u the


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sentences and go and

write them in the SSB.

There are n numbers of

words and you don’t even

know what will come there.

So the better thing to do is

practice. Download the setof words and start

practicing. Here too, don’t

start with the time

restriction. In the

beginning, just try to make

sentences which-

• are factual, based on

recent happenings

• are positive• show your attitude

towards that word

• reflect your own values

and beliefs

Here is what shouldn’t

be written-

• Idioms and phrases

which lack originality of

your thoughts/imagination

• sentences that tend to

preach

• use of 'I', it reflects self-

centeredness

• negative sentences

• frequent references to

celebrities or known

figures

Use your imagination to

write the best sentence for

the given word. Think and

write. When you start with

the exercise, you will see


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that it takes 2 minutes for

you to think about the

word and write a good

sentence. But trust me,

with practice; you will be

able to write the sentence

well before 15 seconds.

After 10 days start

practicing with the time

restriction. Keep on

practicing. And do two sets

of WAT daily.

3. SITUATION REACTION

TEST (SRT) - This test has

some situations to whichyou need to present your

responses. There will be

60 situations given in a

booklet and you need to

write your responses in

one or two lines. This is a

test of common sense,

reasoning ability and

maturity. One learns to act

appropriately to situations

by virtue of experience

one gains in life. Here, if

you find difficulty in solving

one of the odd situations,

please do not skip it as it

gives a poor impression

that you have a habit of

avoiding situations and it

will reflect you not being

courageous enough to

solve the problems of life.

So, think and answer

carefully. Do not feel the

pressure, just be yourself

and give your responses.


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Also apply your common

sense as some of the

situations don’t need your

courage or honesty or

other OLQs, they just

need a simple answer. In

this test, from the start

itself, have the time

restriction and solve a set

of 60 situations every day.

Make sure that by the end

you should be able to write

responses to all the

situations easily. So you

need to practice that hard.

4. SELF DESCRIPTION

(SD)- This is a test

wherein you are supposed

to write about yourself as

the title of the test

describes itself. In this, you

need to write about

yourself keeping in mind 5

aspects. These aspectsare as follows:

• What your parents

think about you?

• What your teachers

think about you?

• What your friends think

about you?

• What you think about

yourself?

• What kind of person

you would like to become?

Now remember, this is very

tricky. Most of you will find

this one easy as it

becomes super facile to


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write about yourself when

asked to do so. But you

need to keep it in mind

that the assessors are well

aware and they observe

and analyses each of your

answers/responses. So

don’t go on bluffing and

bragging about yourself.

The point I'm trying to

make here is you should

be utmost neutral, humble,

polite, and down to earth.

Why??? Because, if you

write fancy stuff about

yourself here, that you are

a very hard working

person, a helpful person,

courageous and etc , the

first thing the assessors

are going to do is they are

going to match your

responses to the PIQ form

you have filled in. And if

for instance you have notdone good in your

educational background or

social life, then it puts a

question mark that why

have you written that you

are a hard working person

when your grades are

simply telling the truth? So

be truthful to yourself and

write accordingly to only

what has happened in

your life. Be bluntly truthful

and honest. Write this test

with application of your

mind. Be realistic in your

writing. This does not


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requ re suc a r gorous

practice but yes time and

again keep checking your

answers every time you

write and see if they are

matching or not.

That brings the end of our

PSYCHOLOGICAL

TESTING.

GROUP TESTING SERIES

- This is based on the

theory of Gestalt, wherein

the GTO looks at the

candidates performing in a

group, gradually singles

them out and gives a

closer look and finally

once again observes them

perform in the group.

There are a total of 9

tasks conducted by the

GTO. These are divides in

three phases:-

(a)Basic series- It

consists of Group

discussion(2 rounds),

Group Planning Exercise,

Progressive Group Task

and the Group Obstacle

Race.

(b)Confirmatory series-

It consists of Half Group

Task, Lecturette, Individual

Obstacles and the

Command Task.

(c)Final series- consists


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.

The point to understand is

that it is important to do

well in all the series and

more importantly in the

basic series. If you have

not done well in the basicseries the your chance of

getting recommended by

the GTO are very low. As I

said, first impression is the

last impression. However,

this does not mean that

having done well in the

basic series you can relax

in the other two. So give

your best shot and come

out with flying colors.

There are various tasks in

this testing. This are-

• GROUP DISCUSSION

• GROUP PLANNIG

EXERCISE

• PROGRESSIVE

GROUP TASK

• GROUP OBSTACLE

RACE

• HALF GROUP TASK

• LECTURETTE

• INDIVIDUAL

OBSTACLES

• COMMAND TASK• FINAL GROUP TASK

(A) Group Discussion-

This is the first activity in

the GTO series. There will

be two rounds of GD. The

candidates will be made to

-


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- ,

numerical sequence of

their chest numbers. In the

first round, the GTO will

give you two topics and

allow the group to choose

any one of them. Once it is

chosen, he will repeat thetopic so that it becomes

clear in the minds of all the

candidates. Time allowed

here is 20 minutes. After

you are done with the first

discussion, you will be

given a second topic. But

this time there will be no

choice. You will have to

carry on the discussion on

the topic that GTO gives.

He might also give you two

or three leads regarding

that topic. In this task, you

are not expected to arrive

at a conclusion.

In this test, following

qualities will be

prominent-

a. Your awareness level.

b. Ability to reason your

views with knowledge and

logic.

c. Power of expression.d. The way you interact

with others. Are you

receptive to other's views

or not?

e. Whether you

cooperate and give

chance to others also or

tend to be selfish and


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disruptive.

f. Do you take the

initiative and lead the

discussion or speak once

in a while?

g. Do you have the

confidence to face thegroup and put across your

point of view or do you

need support?

h. Do you give up when

countered by others or

bounce back with even

better points?

i. Are you able to

influence the group withyour logic?

Now, following are the

points to be kept in

mind:-

i. Be well prepared by

regularly reading

newspapers and

magazines. This will give

you a lot of confidence.

Here, mainly two things are

important. One is

Participation and the other

is contribution.

ii. You should be an

active participant in the

discussion and speak for

at least 5 minutes in

totality. Also, there should

be a meaningful

contribution to the

discussion. Basically-

What’s your attitude and

what’s the altitude of your


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thoughts.

iii. Try and initiate the

discussion. It does not

mean that you jump off

your seat and start talking

in a high pitched voice.

Politely begin with a

thought or quote or

something which attracts

the attention of candidates

and GTO towards you.

iv. Do not repeat other's

points or your own points.

Bring in fresh points that

will take the discussion to

a higher level.v. Do not try to

generalize the leads given

by the GTO.

vi. Be nice to the others

in group. You may

disagree at times but be

polite and humble to them.

Avoid being insensitive

and rude.

vii. Do not get

discouraged if others

oppose your views. Try

convincing them with your

logic and reasoning.

viii. If you feel that your

point is not valid then no

harm in accepting and

falling in line with the

group.

ix. Keep a smiling

disposition and do not look

unduly worried or tense.

x. Do not get excited and

tend to get up from your

chair.


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xi. Do not use your arms

too much to bodily impose

yourself on others.

xii. Do not keep looking

at the GTO.

(B) Group Planning

Exercise- This is the

second activity. Here, you

will be given some

problems on a model and

asked to firstly write then

their individual solutions

on a sheet of paper and

then discuss among

themselves to evolve acommon group plan. In this

you have to arrive at a

conclusion. This task is

conducted in 5 stages.

These are:-

I. The GTO will explain

you a model made on a

wooden plank. At the endof his explanation, you are

allowed to clarify your

doubts, if any.

II. Now the GTO will read

a story from a card. Pay

careful attention to the

story. Do not try to write or

try to correlate with the

model as you may miss out

on the story.

After the GTO finishes the

story, he will allow you five

minutes to read the story

from the story cards which

will be placed on your

chairs and correlate with


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the model. Make a mental

picture of all the features

and salient points given in

the story because after

minutes the story cards will

be taken back. You are

not permitted to write down

any points at this stage.

III. Now the candidates

are asked to write their

individual solutions to the

various problems on a

sheet of paper. Time

allowed here is 10

minutes. After that, your

sheets will be taken back.

IV. And now, the GTO

will ask the group to

nominate any one person

to explain the agreed

common plan of the group

to him.

Things to be paid

attention to-

i. There will always be

four problems in this. One

will be of serious nature

like a man is bleeding

profusely and is

unconscious or a person

has suffered severe burns

or a person has fallen from

a running train. Such

problems should be

assigned first priority.

ii. Then there will be

problems in which a large

number of people are in

danger or some public


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property will be destroyed

if no action is taken

quickly. Such problems

must be given second

priority.

iii. There will be

problems involving an

individual, like a girl is

abducted or a boy has

been kidnapped etc. Such

problems should be given

third priority.

iv. There will be a fourth

problem like a gold chain

is lost or cows have

strayed in the jungle. They

should be given least

priority. However, you

should not leave this

problem just because it is

too small.

v. The GTO will tell to

assume that there is no

mobile connectivity, hence

do not go on to solve theproblems by using the

mobile phones to inform

the police, office etc. You

are expected to get

yourself involved in

tackling the problems

though there is no harm in

taking the help of police,

fire brigades etc.

What is see n this?

i. Your ability to grasp

the essentials of the given

situation.

ii. Are you logical in your


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iii. Do you keep in mind

the aim or get swayed

away by the situation?

iv. Are you logical in

prioritizing the problems?

v. Do you observe and

identify all the obvious and

hidden resources available

to you?

vi. Have you made

correct use of the

resources in solving the

problems?

vii. Your written power of

expression.

Now, the important

points to be kept in

mind:-

i. First identify the

problems and list them in

the order of priority in

which you would tackle

them.

ii. Identify the various

resources, obvious and

hidden.

iii. Write your solution for

each problem in the order

of priority. While writing the

solution also make rough

calculations about thedistances based on the

scale of the model and the

time it may take to reach

the place depending on

the vehicle/mode that is

being used. This way your

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.

iv. After writing the

solutions for all the

problems, do mention that

you will all gather at a

point and proceed with the

activity for which you had

initially come (aim). Do notforget the aim and make

sure that you achieve that

too.

v. The written solution is

evaluated for 6

components namely,

grasps, aim, priority,

resources, time and

distance, and overall

solution.

vi. Be prepared for a

heated discussion as this

is the competition stage of

group development and all

candidates will try to

dominate the discussion.

vii. Try and initiate the

discussion as early as

possible.

viii. Do not generalize all

the problems.

ix. Be nice to others in

the group. Be humble and

polite.

x. Do not keep looking at

the GTO. Keep a smilingdisposition and don’t look

unduly worried.

(C) Progressive Group

Task- This is the first

practical test.Here there


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the group has to cross in

40 minutes, by following

some rules. The

candidates need to cross

the obstacles with the help

of a helping materials-

Plank, Balli, Ropes. Youneed to make use of these

resources and take your

group to the finish line

across the obstacle. But

there are certain rules.

They are as follows:

i.Group rule- it implies

that all the members of the

group must have crossed

the obstacle before

anyone can go to the next

one.

ii.Distance rule- it implies

that any distance that is

more than 4 feet, must be

bridged and not jumped,

even if you are capable of

jumping.

iii.Color rule- The white

portion is inbound for the

candidates and the

helping material as well. If

it is painted red then

neither you nor the helping

material can touch it. If it is

painted blue or yellow,

only you van touch that

portion and not the helping

material.

iv. Rule or Rigidity- Two


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rigid materials cannot be

tied together to form a

bridge or an extension.

v. Rule of Infinity- It

implies that the start line

and the finish line should

be imagined to be

extending to infinity on

either side. It means that

you cannot walk through

the sides of the task. Also

be careful not to step into

the area inside of the start

and finish line.

The GTO observ es the

following-

• Your ability to grasp

the rules and conditions of

tackling the obstacles.

• Are you logical in your

approach?

• Do you have practical

work sense?

• Are you able to use the

resources optimally?

• Are you able to

overcome the frustration

and difficulties involved

while solving the obstacle?

• Are you able to

communicate your ideas in

a way that others

understand it?

Points to be kept in

mind:-

I. Be a constructive

member of the group


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II. All you need to do is

give your ideas.

III. Do not go on shouting

while doing so, just be

polite and be audible

enough so that everyone

listens to your ideas.

IV. Do not feel shy and

speak the ideas in the ear

of the person standing

next to you.

V. Do not give up easily,

keep striving and

motivating your team

members.

VI. Do not break anyrules. If you do, then

immediately admit it and

go back to the position

where you were before

breaking the rule.

(D) Group Obstacle

Race- here you are made

to race against the other

groups through a series of

6 obstacles. You need to

carry a load, it’s a tent,

rolled up to look like a

snake. That is why it is

also called as the Snake

Race.

I. Once the group picks

up the snake, it should not

touch the ground before

crossing the finish line.

II. The snake is not to be

shortened or folded in any

manner.

III. At least 3 members


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should be holding the

snake while crossing the

obstacles.

IV. The rules of PGT are

applicable here too.

V. Be enthusiastic

towards the task. Keep

cheering your team

members.

VI. Take the

responsibility of carrying

the snake. Also help

others in crossing the

obstacles.

VII. This is a group task

and not an individual one,

so try hard to take your

group to the finish line,

first.

(E) Half Group Task-

This is just like the

Progressive Group Task,

the only difference is thatyour group will be divided

into 2 sub-groups. Only

one single obstacle course

is to be crossed

here.There are certain

rules. They are as follows:

i. Group rule- it implies

that all the members of the

group must have crossed

the obstacle before

anyone can go to the next

one.

ii. Distance rule- it

implies that any distance

that is more than 4 feet,

must be bridged and not


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jumped, even if you are

capable of jumping.

iii. Color rule- The white

portion is inbound for the

candidates and the

helping material as well. If

it is painted red then

neither you nor the helping

material can touch it. If it is

painted blue or yellow,

only you van touch that

portion and not the helping

material.

iv. Rule or Rigidity- Two

rigid materials cannot be

tied together to form a

bridge or an extension.

v. Rule of Infinity- It

implies that the start line

and the finish line should

be imagined to be

extending to infinity on

either side. It means that

you cannot walk through

the sides of the task. Alsobe careful not to step into

the area inside of the start

and finish line.

The GTO observ es the

following-

• Your ability to grasp

the rules and conditions of

tackling the obstacles.

• Are you logical in your

approach?

• Do you have practical

work sense?

• Are you able to use the

resources optimally?


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• re you a e o

overcome the frustration

and difficulties involved

while solving the obstacle?

• are you able to

communicate your ideas in

a way that others

understand it?

Points to be kept in

mind:-

I. Be a constructive

member of the group

II. All you need to do is

give your ideas.

III. Do not go on shouting

while doing so, just be

polite and be audible

enough so that everyone

listens to your ideas.

IV. Do not feel shy and

speak the ideas in the ear

of the person standing

next to you.

V. Do not give up easily,

keep striving and

motivating your team

members.

VI. Do not break any

rules. If you do, then

immediately admit it and

go back to the position

where you were beforebreaking the rule.

(D) Group Obstacle

Race- here you are made

to race against the other

groups through a series of


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.

carry a load, it’s a tent,

rolled up to look like a

snake. That is why it is

also called as the Snake

Race.

I. Once the group picks

up the snake, it should nottouch the ground before

crossing the finish line.

II. The snake is not to be

shortened or folded in any

manner.

III. At least 3 members

should be holding the

snake while crossing the

obstacles.

IV. The rules of PGT are

applicable here too.

V. Be enthusiastic

towards the task. Keep

cheering your team

members.

VI. Take the

responsibility of carrying

the snake. Also help

others in crossing the

obstacles.

VII. This is a group task

and not an individual one,

so try hard to take your

group to the finish line,

first.

(F) Lecturette-

In This test, each

candidate will be required

to deliver a short talk for

three minutes to the rest of

the group on any one of


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.

will have as many numbers

of cards as the candidates

in the group. Each card will

have four topics on it. The

first candidate as per

numerical sequence will be

called to pick up thetopmost card and go a

little away from the group

and prepare for about

three minutes. After three

minutes, or earlier, if you

are prepared then you can

come back, handover the

card to the GTO and

deliver your talk. As soon

as the 1st candidate is

ready to give the speech,

the second candidate must

pick up the topmost card

from the rostrum and go

for preparation. As soon

as two and a half minutes

are over for the first

candidate, the GTO will

ring a bell. This is an

indication that the

candidate must wind up

the talk. When three

minutes are over the GTO

will ring two bells. With this

the first candidate will sit

down with the rest of the

group, the second

candidate will come back,

handover the card to the

GTO and start with his

talk.. This way each

candidate will get three

minutes to prepare and

three minutes to deliver


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the talk on the topic of

his/her choice.

When the first candidate is

preparing for, the GTO will

ask the rest to briefly

introduce themselves in

about 10 to 15 seconds.He will specify as to what

all is expected from you

and depending on what he

asks, introduce yourself

briefly. Normally, he will

ask you your name, your

father's occupation, school

in which you studied

hobbies etc. The firstcandidate who is preparing

for his topic will be asked

to first introduce

himself/herself and then

begin the talk.

Now, of the four topics,

one each will be of higher

level and lower level and

two topics will be of

average level. If you can

speak on a higher level

topic then it’s well and

good. If not at least try to

attempt average level

topic. However, remember

it is better to speak sense

on a lower level topic than

choosing a higher level

topic and talk rubbish.

What is seen here?

i. Awareness about

developments in the

environment which is a


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part of the reasoning

ability.

ii. Your ability to organize

your own thoughts.

iii. Power of expression.

iv. Self-confidence.

v. Ability to influence the

group.

vi. Liveliness.

vii. Determination to

remain focused and

delivers the content under

a very stressful condition.

viii. Courage to face the

group.

ix. Mental stamina tosustain the full duration of

three minutes.

Your approach towards

this test:-

a. Don’t get bogged

down when you see the

topics. Be calm; select the

topic of your own choice.

b. Always divide your

content into various

sections as that will show

that you are methodical

and organized. Now,

simply follow the rule about

what to speak- Introduction

about your topic, the

causes or reasons, the

solutions, and the

conclusion. Or it could be-

an introduction,

advantages,

disadvantages, your own

opinion and conclusion.


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c. Choose a topic you

are conversant with. It is

not important to speak on

a high level topic.

Remember, awareness in

not the only attribute that

is seen through this

activity. Even if you speak

very well on an average or

low level topic, you will be

able to impress.

d. Remain composed

while speaking.

e. Speak slowly because

three minutes are very

long when you arestanding in front of the

group.

f. Do not look at the

GTO as you will feel

intimidated.

g. Look at your friends

while speaking and do not

look up or sideways.

h. Do not use your hands too much while

speaking.

i. Do not lean on the

Podium/rostrum.

j. Do not exceed your

time and also do not finish

abruptly.

(G) Individual

Obstacles-

This is a test most of the

candidates are looking for.

This is a fun filled activity.

It also shows the Josh you

have to perform. Here, the

GTO will first brief the


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candidates and thereafter

show each obstacle one

by one and explain what is

required to be done.

There will be a total of 10

obstacles to be tackled

individually in three

minutes. Obstacles will be

numbered from 1 to 10

and the number of

obstacles also indicates

the points you will get if

you do it successfully.

Thus, if you tackle

successfully all the 10

obstacles in the allotted

time of three minutes you

will get 55 points. The

obstacles are placed at

random and you are also

at liberty to do these

obstacles in the sequence

you like. In case, you take

too long on any particular

obstacle, you may leave it,go to the next and come

back to it later if time

permits. And in case you

happen to complete all the

10 obstacles successfully

and still left with sometime,

you can repeat the

obstacles and depending

upon which one you

repeat you will get those

many extra points.

However, you must

remember that you should

not repeat unless you

have completed all the 10

obstacles successfully and


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even w e repea ng, you

are not permitted to repeat

an obstacle more than

once.

Following are 10

obstacles:-

1.The Single Ramp- you

are expected to come

running from a little

distance and run over the

ramp and land on the sand

pit.

2. The Double Barre l

Jump- you are expected

to come running from a

little distance and jump

over the two drums

lengthwise buried in the

ground. While tackling this

obstacle remember that

you should not touch the

drums as it will be paintedred and red color is out of

bounds. For lady

candidates a single drum

is placed adjacent to the

double drum. They are

expected to jump over only

the single drum.

3.The Balancing Beam-In this there are three

wooden beams placed one

after the other in a

sequence at a height of

roughly three feet. You are

expected to climb onto any

one of the beam from both


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them and get down from

the other side. Please

remember that, you cannot

get down in between.

4. The Screen Jump- In

this, there is a ramp similar to the one in obstacle

number 1, and a red

screen suspended in front.

You are required to come

running from a distance,

run over the ramp and

jump over the red screen

without touching the

screen. Ahead of the

screen, there will be a

sand pit to prevent any

injury. In this you need

momentum and hence

must run some distance

and should not stop at the

ramp. In case you happen

to touch the screen it will

fall down. Do no waste

your time in putting it back.

Move on to the next

obstacle. The ground man

will put the screen back

and you can take another

attempt if time permits. For

lady candidates the screen

is placed at a lesser height.

5. The Burma Bridge- In

this obstacle, there are two

ropes fixed parallel to each

other at a height of

roughly 15 feet above the


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.

ladders on either side or

also two ropes hanging on

either side which you can

use to go up. You can

either use the rope or the

ladder to go up. Upon

reaching the top, you areexpected to hold the top

rope and walk on the

bottom rope. Once you

cross the distance, you

can once again either use

the ladder or the rope to

come down.

6. The Tarzan's Swing- In

this there is a platform with

a ladder at about 8 feet

height and a rope hanging

from the top. You are

expected to climb the

ladder and reach the

platform. Upon reaching

there, the free end of the

rope is handed over to you

by the grounds man. You

are required to hold the

rope as high as possible

and take a swing like a

Tarzan and land beyond a

particular point without

touching the ground. The

point is indicated by twored bricks placed on either

side. An imaginary line

joining the two red bricks is

the area of clearance. In

this, you must stretch

yourself high and take a

strong grip of the rope

before takin the swin . As


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soon as you take the

swing folds both your legs

upward or else your feet

will invariably touch the

ground.

7. The Double PlatformJump- In this there are

two platforms; one at a

height of about 10 feet

and the other at 5 feet. In

front of the 2 platforms is a

sand pit. You are required

to climb up to the higher

platform using the ladder

like bars and jump ontothe second platform and

finally onto the sand pit.

While this looks fairly

simple, you need to land

on your toes or else you

may trip and fall down.

Also, the three sides of the

structure are painted red

and invariably candidates

touch the red color. Be

sure not to touch any red

portion.

8. The Double Ditch- In

this there are two ditches;

first a long one and then a

short one. These ditches

are separated by a flat

surface in between. The

longer ditch has a rope

hanging in the middle. You

are expected to come

running from a little

distance, take a jump and

hold the rope. Due to


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inertia you will swing

further. On reaching the

flat surface, you must

leave the rope and land.

Thereafter, take second

jump and cross the smaller

ditch. Remember, you are

not permitted to first take

the rope and then swing;

you have to come running

from a distance and take a

jump to grasp the rope.

For lady candidates, this

obstacle is optional which

means that if this obstacle

is not attempted noadverse view is taken.

9. The Commando Walk-

In this there is a narrow

plank with a victory stand

in the middle fixed at a

height of about 10 feet. On

either side, there is a

ladder. You can climb the

ladder from either side,

walk on the narrow plank,

climb on the victory stand

and come down from the

other side. The sides of

the ramp and the victory

stands are painted red.

Hence, do not touch these

sides and walk straight on

it. Do not look down.

10.The Tiger's Leap- In

this there is a platform with

a ladder at height of about

10 feet and a rope is

suspended in front. You


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are required to go up the

platform, take a leap like a

tiger, catch hold of the

rope and come down. If

you have arm strength this

is fairly easy. Hence,

practice ropes and do a lot

of pushups to develop arm

strength. For lady

candidates this obstacle is

optional.

What is seen here?

• Self confidence

• Speed of decision• Liveliness

• Determination

• Courage

• Stamina

• Your ability to organize

your time and effort

towards getting maximum

points.

What you are supposed

to do-

I. Have a definite plan.

II. Choose the correct

sequence.

III.Do not walk on the

ground. Show some sense

of urgency.

IV. Do not break the rules

or touch red portions of

the obstacles.

V. Remain composed

while attempting high rise

obstacles or the ones with

the ditch.


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VI. Do not keep looking at

the GTO.

VII.Do not exceed your

time or give up half way.

(H) Command Task- In

this task, each candidate

is required to do one task

similar to the HGT or PGT.

The GTO will call the

candidates one by one at

random. He will normally

walk with you for some

distance and do some

casual talking before

finally taking you to the

task. You will be

designated as a

commander for the task

and can choose two team

members from within the

group who will help you in

doing the task. The team

members should notinterfere or give their own

suggestions as the

responsibility of doing the

task is that of the

Commander (YOU). You

will normally get 15-20

minutes to complete the

task.

What is see n in this

particular Task?

a. Your urge and

capacity to lead a group.

b. Effective Intelligence

in tackling the obstacles.


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c. rgan z ng a y. ow

you organize the

resources and the two

team members.

d. Power of expression.

e. Exercise of control

over the task and

subordinates.

f. Cooperation with the

commander when you get

called as a subordinate.

g. Initiative.

h. Self Confidence.

i. Ability to influence the

group.

j. Sped of Decision.

k. Liveliness.

l. Determination.

m. Courage.

n. Stamina.

How to approach this

Task?

i. Since you will be incomplete focus of the GTO

in this task, you are likely

to be under pressure.

However, do not panic and

maintain your composure.

ii. When the task is being

explained, pay complete

attention so that you do

not ask silly doubts later or commit any mistakes.

iii. During the casual talk,

do not try to become too

friendly with the GTO.

Maintain proper distance

and restrict your answers

to the questions asked.


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.

explained and you have

been left to do it, call your

team mates, and shortly

brief them.

v. At no stage you must

shout at your team mates.

vi. You are expected to

help in physical execution

of the task. You should

help your subordinates.

vii. Do not give up easily

and refrain asking your

subordinates to suggest

ideas. It is your task and

you have to do it showing

your abilities.

(I) Final Group Task-

This is the final task in the

group testing series. The

whole group is called back

together and asked to

solve an obstacle just like

the HGT. Here the GTO

will get confirmed about

your abilities.

After you are done, he will

conclude the session and

ask you if there are any

questions. First of all, you

should not ask any

questions. Your work was

to perform at the test,which you did so refrain

from asking silly questions.

However, you may ask

professional questions like

how is the service life etc.

? Just be sensible.


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PERSONAL INTERVIEW-

The interview process

followed at the SSB is

based on Behavioral

Interview Technique. Here,

the interviewer establishes

a friendly association withthe candidate through his

informality and then

probes your past

behaviors to extrapolate

your likely behavior in the

future.

The whole Interview is

based on the most

important form you fill in

the beginning of the SSB-

PESONAL INFORMATION

QUESTIONNAIRE (PIQ).

He heavily banks on it.

You should not make tail

claims in the interview if it

is not reflected in your

PIQ. Restrict yourself to

whatever you have written

in the PIQ.

There is a sequence

followed by the

interviewer.

• 1. Casual talks.• 2. Family background.

• 3. Educational

background.

• 4. Social background.

• 5. Stress situation.

• 6. Casual talk.

1. Casual talk- The


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interviewer will welcome

you and ask you to take

your seat. Greet him with a

smiling composure and sit

only when you are asked

to. He will ask you how was

your journey, how is thestay at SSB, the food and

all. It is done just to make

you comfortable, and bring

down your nervousness.

2. Family background- In

this he will throw a ball of

questions at you. This is

going to be a rapid fire

round wherein you will be

asked 15-20 questions at

once. You are expected to

answer these questions

keeping in mind what all

has been asked. For

instance, he may ask you,

“Please begin by telling me

about your family. Your

parents, sister, brother,

grandparents etc. what

does your father and

mother do? What is the

annual income of your

family? How do you spend

time with the members of

family? Who are you close

to and why? Whom do you

approach when in difficult

situations or problems?

What do you like and

dislike in your siblings?

How do you meet your

monetary requirement?

How do you spend it?"


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Have a systematic

approach. Remember, he

has asked you to tell about

your family. So tell him

everything about your

family. Start from your

father, talk about him like

his name, occupation,

income etc. Then about

your mother and then

siblings and grandparents.

Then tell him how do you

spend time together, your

routine. How you help your

family members. Now, justbe normal and say that

you love your family and

everyone equally. Do not

go on saying that i dislike

so and so activity of my

sister or brother. This will

bring your impression

down directly. See the

idea is, he wants to know

how is your behavior in a

small organization such as

your own family, so that he

can figure out what will be

your behavior in the

organization of a huge

scale, i.e. the Army. If you

keep cribbing about your

family members then how

can he expect you to gel

up with others in the

Army? So, avoid

complaining about your

siblings and just say that

everything is good. Then

talk about your pocket


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money/ earnings. Wisely

explain him how you spend

your money and on what

all you spend it? Be

organized at every step, it

will reflect your systematic

approach.

3. Educational

background- Again a

rapid fire round will be

there. He will be interested

in knowing about your

educational qualifications.

How you performed at

various grades. Why is thescore high/low? What all

are your favorite subjects

and why? Which subjects

do hate? Who is your

favorite teacher and who is

not and why? How was

your education financed?

Who did it? etc. Start with

your schooling in 10th

onwards. Tell him all the

answers without any

hesitation. Speak the truth.

Accept bluntly if you have

scored lees marks then

you didn’t study for it. If

there is any other reason,

you may state it straight

forward. Do not give

excuses. Don’t go on

telling him that you didn’t

like some teacher. As a

matter of fact, you should

never say it. The answer is

very simple. The subject in

which you have scored the


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highest becomes your

favorite and the one in

which you have got least

marks becomes the poor

subject.

4. Social background-

Here, he will ask you about

your hobbies, interests,

friends, co curricular

activities etc. Tell them

about it. Do not

unnecessarily start

explaining, until asked to

do so. Simply state

whatever has been asked.

5.Stress Situation- Now,

this will be a little bit

heated up. He will through

at you a situation where in

your stress handling

capabilities will be

checked. For instance, he

may ask you that, “you aregoing on a walk, and

suddenly you see a

person lying unconscious

on the ground. What will

you do?" Depending on

your answers he will try to

pressurize you. Following

demonstrated

conversation may help

you.

He- what will you do in this

situation?

You- I will take him to the

hospital?

He- how?


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You- in an auto

rickshaw/bus.

He- no public transport is

available because of the

strike.

You- I will take the help of

passing vehicles.

He- there is no one

around. What will you do?

You- I will pick him up and

immediately take him to my

house, and ring up the

doctor.

He- the mobile network

isn’t working, now what?

So this is how he will try to

push you. But do not panic

or give up. He knows that

there is an answer to

whatever he asks, so you

just think about it and

answer it with confidence.

6. Casual talk- Now he will

conclude by asking you if

you have any questions toask. Please say, NO SIR.

Don’t go on asking

questions. He will wish you

luck and you are required

to leave.

Apart from all this, he

may ask some

questions in between:-

• Do you have a

girlfriend?

• Do you drink/smoke?

Why?

• Why do you want to

join Army/ Air force/ Navy?


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• a are your

strengths and

weaknesses?

• What would you like to

improve in yourself?

All these questions need

to be answered honestly.

Be prepared, as he will try

to probe you. Be truthful

and sensible.

BOARD CONFERENCE-

The last day of your stay,

is the conference day,

where your results will be

declared and those of you

who are recommended will

be held back for medical

examinations, and those

who are not selected will

be dropped at the railway

station after the lunch.

It will start at about 8 am.

You will be called in as per

your chest numbers in a

numerical sequence. You

will find a U shaped

seating wherein all the

officers in their respective

uniforms will be seated. Be

calm, don’t get nervous.

When you enter the hall,

greet everyone. They will

ask you simple questions

like how was your stay at

the SSB? How was the

food? Which all places did

you visit? Which test did

you like the most?

Please answer sensibly.


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