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Services Selection Board (SSB) is the Personality and Intelligence Interview spread

over 5 days which scientifically analyses each candidate's potential and compatibility forcommission into theArmed Forces of India.

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1 Introduction

2 Procedure

3 Some General Points

4 Related Photos

5 External links

[edit]Introduction

There are many ways of earning Commission as an officer in Indian Armed Forces, both

for civilians (after 10+2, graduation, post graduation), as well as for serving personnel.

Whatever be the mode, SSB is the step all have to clear, except for the medical corps.

There is no limit on the number of attempts that can be made and the SSB Assessors

encourage candidates to appear again for SSB.

The interview exercise is mainly a psychological assessment of the personality of the

candidate, to gauge his/her potential as a future officer in Indian Military. The tests

conducted by the SSB aim at selecting individuals with OLQs (Officer Like Qualities).

These qualities include effective intelligence, sense of responsibility, initiative, judgment

(under stress), ability to reason and organize, communication skills, determination,

courage, self-confidence, speed in decision-making, willingness to set an example,

compassion and a feeling of loyalty to the nation.

Most of the tests require average intelligence. The SSB attempts to gauge the natural

responses of the individuals. The tests are graded into various categories of both

individual and group variety and each batch of candidates goes through the subtle

testing pattern in the course of a few days. They are under observation not only while

they perform in various psychological tests but even as they conduct themselves during

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the course of their stay at the SSB headquarters, where they are billeted for that

duration.

The SSB Board is not concerned with the number of vacancies. Its responsibility is to

assess and then, recommend. After recommendation, the candidates appear for

Medical Examination and after that is the Merit List. Those who finally make the grade

join for training and hence become Commissioned Officers.

Origin of these type of testing belongs to first world war era. In first world war, large

number of casualties on battle fields necessitated recruitment of best fighting talent in

armed forces. For this need, psychologists designed some scientific tests which

assesses candidate's Officer Like Qualities (OLQs). Over the years SSB testing has

been improved based on feedback and has been proved to be an effective and accurate

way of selecting candidates who are capable of being at least an average officer after

training although SSB is the world's toughest army test.

[edit]Procedure

The candidates who are declared by UPSC as having cleared the written exam or

recommended by Preliminary Interview Board (PIB)in case of Territorial Army (TA), as

well as those shortlisted in Direct Entries are called through Call Letters to appear for

SSB (Allahabad/Bangalore/Bhopal/Dehradun/Mysore/Varanasi/) at the Centre allotted

to the candidate. There have instances when the call-up letter fails to reach the

candidate and the onus lies on the candidate to be alert and contact the office after areasonable amount of time if the letter is not received when UPSC written has been

cleared. Similar is the way for service candidates, except for that their movement is

intimated to their seniors via movement orders. For navy there are three selection

centers all over India i.e. Bhopal, Bangalore, Coimbatore. For Air Force the selection

centers are situated at Dehradun, Mysore and Varanasi. For Army the selection centers

are at Allahabad, Bangalore and Bhopal. For example a selection center is divided into

many SSB boards such as, the Bhopal SSB(Services Selection Central) center is a

combined board for Army and Navy, is situated in Sultania Infantry Lines. There are four

boards in Bhopal, they are named as numbers, For army it is 20 SSB, 21 SSB, 22 SSB.

For navy it is 33 SSB.

Day 0 (Day of Reporting)




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Reporting on the center is usually one day before first day of testing. Time of reporting

varies from center to center. Sometimes the candidates need to report on the same day

of testing i.e. DAY 1 or Stage I. On the day of reporting, the candidates are required to

verify their educational documents from assigned staff. Candidates are then allotted

chest numbers or a vest on which a number is printed on it. This vest or chest no.

becomes the identity of a candidate, as it is easier to identify a person by a number than

his/her name. The chest number is also used while interacting with fellow candidates

during testing. The results are also announced by calling the chest numbers of

recommended candidates. Candidates have to return their chest numbers whenever

they leave the campus of a selection center. SSB is a two stage process. To qualify for

Stage II, a candidate needs to clear Screening Test or Stage I. On the date of reporting,

the candidates are picked from the railway station and during the evening, certain

Forms and also the Bio Data forms known as “Personal Information Questionnaire”(PIQ) are filled. PIQ is very important- there must be no cutting and consistency in each

of the four or five copies of PIQ you are to fill. Candidates are also briefed on testing

schedule and general instructions, which must be followed throughout the duration of

stay in selection center.

Day 1 (Screening Tests)

On the next day, is the Stage I, in which candidates are given Intelligence Test (Verbal

and Non-Verbal), then there is a Picture Perception test, in which a slide (hazy or clear)

is shown for 30 seconds, the candidate has to observe it very carefully and in the next

one minute he/she has to mark number of characters seen in the picture in a box made

in the sheet provided to them and the main theme of their story. First the mood of

character whether in positive, negative or neutral, then approximate age and sex.

Candidates also need to identify one character which they saw first, which is often

termed as Central character or main character of story they are going to write, this

character's details should be encircled so that assessor can identify which character has

been observed by the candidate as a main character. In a 4 minute time candidates

need to write story, it is expected that a candidate should write a story in 70 words ormore. Candidates are advised to write the story on the picture shown to them but some

candidates describe the picture which gives them a disadvantage over others. Once the

written part is over then comes the second part which is the continuation of first part i.e.

written part, the candidates are given their sheets back to revise there stories and were

told to sit in semicircular fashion for a Group Discussion. First each candidate will



narrate his/her story in one minute without looking at sheet to the rest of candidates one

by one, in the duration of one minute. Often the candidates take more than one minute

to narrate their story, in that case the assessors give chance to next candidate. As

individual narration of stories ends with the last candidate, it is expected that the group

should start the discussion and come to a common story, as it is obvious that all

candidates can perceive the same picture with different theme or background and a

different story from one another. This sequence is popularly called PPDT- Picture

Perception and Discussion Test. After the completion of these tests, results are

announced and those who do not make it in this attempt are dropped back to the

railway station and the successful ones are retained for 4 days of detailed assessment.

Day 2 (Psychology Tests)

1. Thematic Apperception Test (TAT)- Commonly known as Picture Story writing.

TAT is very similar to PPDT, but here the candidates are shown clear pictures, in which

the candidate has to observe it for 30 seconds then needs to write a story on it in four

minutes. There are total 12 slides are shown, 11 slides will be shown one by one i.e.

after 4 minutes and 30 seconds the next slide will appear. The twelfth slide will be a

blank slide where a candidate is supposed to write any story of his own choice. But here

candidates will not be marking the no of characters and related information, also there

will be no group discussion on it.

1. Word Association Test (WAT)

2. Situation Reaction Test (SRT)

3. Self Description Test (SD), or a variation of this like description from the eyes of

parents, teachers, colleagues, neighbours etc.

Day 3 and Day 4 (GTO Tasks)

Recommended dress for GTO Tasks

Group Testing Officers (GTO) Test (Third and Fourth day)

The following tests are conducted in this category :-

1. Group discussion

2. Group Planning Exercise (sometimes known as Military Planning Exercise)

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3. Progressive Group Tasks

4. Half Group Tasks

5. Individual Obstacles

6. Group Obstacles Race or Snake Race

7. Command Task

8. Lecturette

9. Final Group Task

Note:Interview :- (Held during afternoon/evening hours on 2nd/3rd/4th day)

Day 5 (Conference)

On the final day, every Assessor and the candidate sit together for and have a chat- the

fate of the candidate for that SSB is decided by the Assessors collectively there. The

candidates are required to appear before the complete Board of Examiners composed

of President, Deputy President, all the psychologists, all the GTOs, and Technical

Officer.

After the Board Meeting of every candidate is over,the final result is declared within ½

an hour. Selected candidates are required to stay back for their medical examination

(takes about 3 to 5 working days) in the Military Hospital nearby or at a different place

and the remaining candidates are dropped at the Railway Station.

[edit]Some General Points

Candidates appearing for the first time for a particular type of entry are paid 2nd

class to-and-fro journey fare from the place of their residence to the place where

they have come for the interview. From 2011 onwards a candidate can get AC II tier

railway fare or equivalent bus fare.

Accommodation and messing are free for the entire duration of their stay while

undergoing SSB Tests.

The recommended Air Force candidates are required to go to a different place for

medical examinations on the specified date.

Air Force candidates who had applied for „Pilot Entry‟ have to first appear in „Pilot

Aptitude Battery Test‟ (PABT). Those who are rejected in P.A.B.T cannot re-appear

for Air Force Pilot entry again, but are welcome for other services and entries.

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