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Day 1 Screening TestScreening Test in SSB:-

The screening test is at first day of the SSB interview. The

test comprises of Intelligence Test or Officer Intelligence Test(O.I.R) and ..D.T. tests ict!re erception and DescriptionTest. The tests are aimed to find o!t the analy"ing a#ility of thecandidate and to ga!ge their inner mind potential. $et we see indetail a#o!t these two steps.

What is Intelligence?

Intelligence is defined as the inner a#ility of the candidate tosolve partic!lar pro#lem i.e. aptit!de% reasoning etc. OfficerIntelligence Rating refers to solve set of pro#lems which consistsof #oth ver#al and nonver#al reasoning in a short d!ration oftime. So here the time is less and the candidate has to solvemore n!m#er of &!estions correctly. $i'e this p!tting thecandidate !nder press!re to solve the intelligence &!estions is

called as Officer Intelligence Rating.

Importance of Intelligence Test at SSB :-

The mar's o#tained the intelligence test is important since%after getting recommended and clearing the medicals the overallmerit or the national level is #ased on this mar's only.

Types of Questions asked in SSB for Intelligence Test :-

There are two types of tests are cond!cted at SSB% tomeas!re the candidate innate a#ility% They are

1. er#al Reasoning and

. *on er#al Reasoning.

Sylla#!s covered !nder er#al Reasoning +,

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-nalogy and lassification.

oding , Decoding.

*!m#er Series.

Blood Relations.

Direction Test.

Seating -rrangement.

!""le Test.

Basic mathematical aptit!de.

Sylla#!s covered !nder *on,er#al Reasoning+, -nalogy and lassification of fig!res.

omplete and Incomplete attern of fig!res

!#es and Dice enn Diagram (simple one).

$et we see in detail a#o!t each topic +,

Analogy and Classification:-

In this part% a word and its related word is given% then anotherword with fo!r options are given. S!ch that we have to find o!tthe related word from the option.

/.g.+, hone+ ellphone ++ omp!ter ++0000000a) Spea'er #)2ey#oard c) Theatre d)$aptopIn this d)$aptop is the answer. Since ellphone is the derivativeof hone li'e this $aptop is the derivative of omp!ter.

Coding - ecoding :-

In this part% certain word is coded to some n!m#er3alpha#etin reversal manner% then we have to encode it accordingly. The

#asic techni&!e to follow is write n!m#ers for the alpha#ets&!ic'ly in the ro!gh space provided in the testing hall.!"g":- A-#$ B-%$ C-&$ -'$ !-($ )-*$ +-,$ -.$ I-/$ 0-#1$ 2-##$ 3-#%$ 4-#&$ 5-#'$ 6-#($ 7-#*$ Q-#,$ 8-#.$ S-#/$ T-%1$ 9-%#$ -%%$ W-%&$ ;-%'$

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$i'e this write in the ro!gh sheet as soon as yo! got thero!gh sheet.If yo! got the &!estion li'e this means i.e. 4RO5 , 6 17 18 9% theword is decoded as li'e this. Then they give another word s!ch

as DOTOR and we have to decode it. DOTOR , : 18 ; < 18 17

5um>er Series:-

In this a series of n!m#er is given and we have to find o!t thene=t n!m#er. The series given may #e of in s&!ares% c!#esval!es or simple odd or even n!m#ers also.!"g":-

888%666%999%666%999%777%0000%777%>>>.4or this test% the answer is 999. Since ta'e the first three andcompare with the ne=t three% 111 is added to every n!m#er. $i'ethis we have to analyse at that time constraint.

Blood 8elations:-

The Blood relation &!estions are easy one. If we arethoro!gh with the relation then it is easy to solve.

/.g.+, The h!s#and of yo!r #rothers mother is whose h!s#and.-nswer+, The ?!s#and of yo!r #rothers mother is yo!r father.So he is yo!r mothers h!s#and only.

$i'e this they will twist the &!estion little #it% #!t its easy if wepractice well.

irection Test:-

In direction test% the candidates are advise to find thedirection./.g.+, @o! are facing towards east and if yo! move left for 1al 8easoning:-

Analogy and Classification of )igures:-

-nalogy refers to find the same type of fig!re.

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/.g.+, There will #e two fig!res give which is related to circle andanother two fig!res given which is related to s&!ares. e haveto find which fig!re is related to s&!are.Question Type :- (a) C4ig!re with circle+(#)Cfig!re with circle ++

(c) Cfig!re with s&!are(d)C,,,,,,In this we have find the fig!re from the given options that iswhich is relate to s&!are.This one is easy one and with little practice we can solve it veryeasily.

Complete and Incomplete 7attern of )igures :-

This type of &!estion is also easy% that some part of the

fig!re is missing. e have to find o!t from the given option thatwhich part is missing.

Cu>es and ice:-

This is little #it to!gh% #!t it need a lot of practice and it is timecons!ming. So practice this well. Es!ally they are not as'ingthe c!#e pro#lem. B!t Dice pro#lems are fre&!ent one.

enn iagram:-

This type of &!estion is very easy and two types of &!estionsare coming from venn diagram part. One is with n!merical dataand another one is in pictorial representation./.g+,

-fter the end of the OIR tests % there is some time #rea' for thene=t level of the test. The ne=t test at SSB is ..D.T test. It iscalled ict!re erception and Description Test.

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56T!:- Fy advice is to follow the R.S. -ggarwal ver#al and*onver#al #oo's to practice these type of &!estions well. Sinceit is easy to write the OIR test% #!t good score in that is

necessary for all India Ferit after getting recommended.To get R.S. -garwal #oo's in online% clic' here

7"7""T" - 7icture 7erception and escription Test:-

ict!re erception and Description Test , ..D.T is aproGection test at SSB which is a part of the screening test. Inthis test the candidates are shown a ha"y pict!re for d!ration of;< seconds and the candidate has to write down a story in ;

min!tes #y noting down the #asic seven parameters s!ch as -ge

Se=

haracter

Food

ast (what he done)

resent (what is going on in the story)

4!t!re (what will he do)

o@ it is conducted:-

The candidate are advised to sit in a #ig a!ditori!m. Thenthe psychologist gives instr!ction a#o!t the ..D.T test. - ha"y

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pict!re is proGected from the proGector for ;< seconds #yswitching off the light. In this ha"y pict!re the candidate has tonote down the #asic seven parameters as i descri#ed a#ove.Then they sho!ld thin' a constr!ctive3positive story in mind to

write. -fter writing the story the candidates are ordered to sit in asemi circle and disc!ss a#o!t their own stories. The resident ofthe #oard% 5.T.O % the psychologist sit there to select thest!dents for the rest of the fo!r days.

Before writing% there is one thing that% a s&!are #o= is printedin the psychological test answer sheet. In which the candidatesho!ld mar' as who is the central character% whats his age%whats his mood% what led to the sit!ation (past)% what is going on

in the sit!ation (present)% and what will happen at the end(f!t!re).

@o!r will get clear idea a#o!t this after seeing this e=ample.

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!ample 7"7""T :- $et see the a#ove pict!re% a g!y is standing in front of the&!e!e with a cap in his head. So he may #e a service person.So mar'ed in the psychological test paper i.e. in that s&!are#o= as a male(F)% age % his mood is H and his character is

helping mind.

-lso i mar'ed a point at the left !p right corner of the rectangle#eca!se% i chosen that person from pict!re who is in that e=actlocation. So we sho!ld #e a#le to clear the psychologist thatwhich person we are choosing from the pict!re.

After marking this $ ho@ to proect or @rite the story:- The story in which we are going to write sho!ld #e of positiveone and the res!lt sho!ld also positive.There sho!ld #e some hero in the story.The hero sho!ld #e of same age and same se=.If yo! find no hero in the story then create a hero of same se=and age.rite the story with little introd!ction i.e. what led to the sit!ation

(past)% then what is happening in the sit!ation(present) and whatis the res!lt (f!t!re).The story sho!ld #e in past tense only.

!ample:- RaG was a newly posted lie!tenant% in ?imachal radeshwhich is prone to land scapes. ?e was a#ove average st!dent

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from child hood #!t showing lot of interest in e=tra c!rric!laractivity s!ch *.S.S. % *.. etc. One day on his ho!se% heheard a s!dden sho!ting of people and !nderstand the sit!ation&!ic'ly that the person near #y apartment got !nder the small

land scape. So he engaged himself #y calling to the fire serviceand he resc!ed most of the people !p to an e=tent. ?e savedmany people and then Goined hands with fire service people also.$ater he arranged the affected people for food and shelter with

the help of the local panchayat.

In this story% we are showing his &!ality from child hood as agood #oy(past)% land scape and resc!e operation scenario(present) and arranging shelter and food (f!t!re). $i'e this the

story sho!ld #e of positive one with positive end.

escription 7art or +roup iscussion:-

This is the very important point at the screening test of Day1.

Since the selection for the fo!r days and reGection (screenedo!t) are #ased on this performance only.

In this% the candidates are to sit in a semi circle #efore thepresident % 5.T.O and the psychologist #ased on their chestn!m#ers. The candidates are ordered to narrate their individ!alstory #efore the gro!p either #y standing or #y sitting. -fter the

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individ!al narration% the gro!p starts to disc!ss a#o!t the pict!reand a final concl!sion is made.

Tips for Success:-

1. *ever loo' at the officials while narration of the storyor while engaging in the disc!ssion.

. $isten to the spea'er dont loo' any way

3. 2eep proper #ody lang!ageas per the 5ro!p

Disc!ssion.:. Try to tal' at least three times% then s!rely yo! will getin. Its not necessary to tal' all time in ..D.T

8. -lso dont arg!e with others% 5ive yo!r points clearlyand 'eep patient listening.

6. 2eep smiling its the 'ey of s!ccess in ..D.T.

9. Be cool and tal' three or fo!r times with proper #odylang!age% then s!rely yo! are get in.

7. ?elp the wea' mem#ers to tal'.9. -fter dispersing from the ..D.T 'eep smiling andwal' with head held high and !praised chest. This showsthat yo! are confident in yo!r participation. To 'now morea#o!t #ody lang!age tips clic' here

These are a#o!t screening test at the Day 1 of S.S.B. -fter thisthe st!dents will go for l!nch and come at the a!ditori!m for theres!lts. The res!lts will #e declared and screened in st!dentswill #e given new chest n!m#ers and f!rther proced!re for their

stay.

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Day sychological Test sychology Test is cond!cted on the day of the S.S.B.interview.

What is 7sychological Test?

sychological tests are cond!cted #y a s'illed person% !s!allya psychologist who finds the personality of a person3candidateand eval!ates them whether he3she fits for a service(defense) orany Go# #y !sing different tools and methodology(tests).

In SSB psychological testing proced!re% series of tests arecond!cted and each test is of different types which reveals o!rpersonality clearly to the psychologist. In this test% a candidatesho!ld #e tr!e to himself3herself so that it will #e easy for yo!perform well in the test and also easy for the psychologist toeval!ate o!r personality.

$et we come a#o!t the tests in SSB% The tests cond!cted inSSB are i Thematic Appreciation Test" ii Word Association Test" iii Situation 8eaction Test" iD Self escription"

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Thematic Appreciation Test:-

Thematic appreciation test is a proGection test in which a

candidate is shown !p a series of pict!re on that the candidatehas to p!t !p his own individ!al views(stories). i.e. -ha"y(!nclear) series of 11 H 1 pict!re are shown to thecandidates where the canidate has to write down a story for thepict!re. The 1 th pict!re is the empty pict!re in which thecandidate has to imagine a sit!ation and write a story accordingto that. This is also called as imagination test% as this may #e!sed to stim!late the tho!ghts of f!t!re am#itions etc. i.e. -candidate want to do in his f!t!re etc.

The ha"y pict!reshown may #e of different real life sit!ationi.e. a person aged 1 might have come across of differentsit!ations in life(easy% social adoptation% e=tra c!rric!lar%advent!res% challenging% etc). These pict!res remem#er thecandidates the hidden tho!ghts. By these things thepsychologist assess the character of the candidate and mapthese with the I which we filled on the screening day. Thenthey ma'e a clear view a#o!t o!r personality. These doc!ment

will #e forwarded to the personal interviewing officer and 5TO sothat they cross chec' with o!r reactions in 5TO and personalinterview whether we are tr!thf!l with o!r replies and actions.

/=ample stories with pict!res clic' here

7rotocols to @rite the story:-

There are a#o!t 1 pict!resare shown to the candidates in a#ig a!ditori!m% in which 11 are ha"y one i.e. not clear whichinterprets differen views for different persons and the last one isempty pict!re. There fore totally 1 pict!res were shown. Theha"y pict!res were shown to !s for ;< seconds to thin' a storyand time given to write the story is ;,: min!tes.

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ata giDen in the picture for @riting the story:-

The pict!re consists of a hero% different environmentalsit!ations% different characters etc. If there is no hero% then wehave to create a hero of o!r age and same se=.

Important parts of a story:-

The story sho!ld consists of a hero% social environment inwhich the hero acts% other characters and the main theme orcore 3 concept of the story.

Tips for creating a hero in the story+,

The hero of the story sho!ld #e of same age3se= as the storywriter 3 candidate. -lso we have to give a name for the hero ofthe story. -s this shows that how the candidate is p!ttinghimself to the story and react. This clearly shows thepsychologist to get o!r attit!de towards different stories and theyeasily ta'e o!r officer li'e &!alities.

-lso the hero sho!ld find a sol!tion for the pro#lem in thestory and he sho!ld not #e a ca!se for the pro#lem. The wor' done #y the hero of the story sho!ld #e as a normalgood energetic yo!th and sho!ld not #e li'e a great s!per starhero. The important point is the story sho!ld #e positive. This isvery important in SSB what ever% all the things done #y !ssho!ld #e positive. Be optimistic #y nat!re.

)riends and SupportiDe characters in the story+,

In a story if it is related to a team wor' and organising theme%it re&!ires a gro!p of friends or s!pportive character% for thiscreate a gro!p of friends and no need to give name for thesefriends or s!pportive characters.

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Core of the story:-

The core of the story is how the hero is acting for thesit!ation% how the hero is !sing the materials in the pict!re% howthe hero is e=tracting the wor's from the team or friends% etc.This is the middle part of the story.

-lso in the T-T story the protocol followed is three+,i @hat led to the situationE %-& linesii @hat is happening in the situationE '-( lines

iii @hat is the outcome of the situation"E#-% lines

riting a story( Be postive and result should be postive)+,

In the starting of the story% give a introd!ction to the hero% ashe is named ....... doing this etc. then give a challenging orpro#lamatic sit!ation in the introd!ction scene. In the middle of the story give a #road view of the hero tosolve that pro#lem along with reso!rces availa#le to him in that

environment and how he !ses thatreso!rces effectively. In the final end of the story% give the o!tcome of the story.

-nd no need to praise the hero at the end of the story.

4or more T-T pict!res to practice clic' hereTo practicing vario!s T-T , Thematic -ppreciation Testpict!res clic' here.

oFs and ontFs for Writing the story:-

rite the story in the past ( as this shows that yo! areimplementing yo!r real life e=perience in the givensit!ation(pict!re))5ive a small and legi#le name for the hero.

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-void stereo type stories( writing all stories related to army%navy% airforce etc as it doesnt loo' nat!ral).5ive some ris's and advent!res to the hero and it sho!ld #e ofsome real life one. Dont give the hero a sit!ation where a

s!peman can do.The ?ero sho!ld lead the story towards a positive o!tcome #yovercoming the pro#lems. The rest of the friends or teammem#ers sho!ld only follow him.Fa'e all pict!res positive one% even tho!gh it is given in negativeconvert it to positive and write the story. Be optimistic in yo!rviews.

-void giving morals or advice at the end of the story.-lso dont waste yo!r time #y descri#ing what is happening in the

pict!re.

o@ to @rite a negatiDe story to positiDe one in SSB?

If yo! find in a pict!re that two people are fighting % the writethe story as he is a #oy named Ram and aged etc. he is astate level light weight #o=ing champion. hile preparing for hisnational level eligi#ility test last year he got inG!red in his an'le.

$ater he c!red it and prepared well in advance for this yearnational level #o=ing competition. So #y his proper planning andpreparation he won the championship. $i'e this if we see two g!ys fighting with each other mayremem#er a scenario where two persons are fighting in streets%#!t we sho!ld #e optimistic in o!r views and also write the storyin same manner.

+iDing Title to the story:- -s this varies from one #oard to another #oard% follow thepsychologist advice.

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Thematic Appreciation Test !amples at SSB:-

2!mar was a newly grd!ated engineering grad!ate. ?e waswaiting for the #!s to go to the interview station. ?e preparedwell and started his Go!rney earlier for the interview. hilewaiting for the #!s in #!s stop he s!ddenly saw a old manfainted in the #!s stop. Seeing that 2!mar came forward andhelped that man #y giving some water to drin' and stopped thevehicle crossing the road to ta'e him to the hospital. 2!marengaged one of the man who helped him at that time to ta'e thatperson to the hospital and then he marched to the interview at

time. -fter attending the interview well% then he r!shed to thehospital to see the fainted person. 2!mar was happy after twodays that he got good news after two days that he got selected inthe interview and also that person also got soon.

!planation of the story:-

Introduction:-In this we are mentioning the hero of the storyas male aged nearly to :. i.e. a newly grad!ated engineer

li'e !s. Then we are mentioning that he is going to interview wellin advance with proper preparation. This shows that the hero isgood in his planning and e=ec!tion. Core of the story:--lso he is helping a fainted man even atthe time of interview. Then he is engaging a person from thatgro!p to ta'e to the hospital% this shows that he is having the

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a#ility to e=tract wor' from the gro!p. Then he also attending theinterview at time% this shows that he is s!cceeding at his action. Conclusion:-$ater he see that person #y going to theconcerned hospital% this shows responsi#ility of the hero.

$i'e this we have to approach the story.4or more T-T pict!res to practice clic' here4ore more solved e=amples for T-T pict!res clic' hereOnline reparation for T-T with g!ide lines C3IC2 !8!

Thematic Appreciation Test forSSB

These are the thematic appreciation test examples for SSB. These are

my own stories, just take it as the reference friends.

Raj was the newly graduated engineer. By his hardwork he got jo

in a company. !e was good in his work y finishing the tasks efore

the end date. "ne day a ig task was assigned to his team and the time

limit to finish that task was minimum. So he moti#ated his team

memers to do well and to finish the task in time. $t that time one of

his team mates got ill and was in lea#e. So raj took in chargeand managed to finish oth of their works. %ith his efforts the teamfinished the work in time and retained their good name.

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2!mar was the final year engineering grad!ate. -long withhis st!dies% he was interested in e=trac!rric!lars. Be ca!se ofthis he was the placement coordinator for his department.Since it was the last semester% principal as'ed to '!mar a#o!t

placement of college and st!dents preparation. 2!marpromised principal that this year o!r college will get moreplacement offers. $i'e wise% he motivated his friends to apply forvario!s government Go#s and also tal'ed to ?R persons ofvario!s companies to cond!ct camp!s interview at their college

camp!s. ith his effort more st!dents got #enefited withplacement offers. 2!mar set an e=ample as a placementcoordinator for his G!niors.

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Rajesh was studious from his child hood. !e wanted to study his

degree in the city college. So for that he studied well at &'th standard

and got seat in city college as per his wish. Rajesh continued his good

study in college also. Since all of the memers in the college came

with good marks, all ga#e tough competition to Rajesh. Though he wasin the top few ut not in the first. The final year came and he wanted to

come first in the department. So he put more time in study and self

analysed himself and found the reason for his shortage of marks. $tlast he rectified the mistakes and wrote the exam well to come first at

the end of semester.

Ramesh was the eleventh standard st!dent. hile ret!rningto his home from school% he heard sho!ting of people. -fterrecogni"ing the sit!ation he came to 'now that his town wasaffected #y ts!nami. So he wanted to help their town people.?e collected his gro!p of friends to resc!e the affected people.

-fter arranging shelter to the resc!ed people with the help of*5OJs% he wanted to give them food. So he told to his friends to

prepare some food in each of their home and distri#!te it !p tothe e=tent. By this timely wor' many people got #enefited.

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ignesh was a software engineer. ?e went to his

grandmothers village to enGoy his s!mmer vacation. There hefo!nd the road condition was not good and it is a m!d road witso many pit falls. -lso he saw villagers and farmers str!gglingwith their loads in those road. So he collected his gro!p of childhood friends to find a sol!tion for this. They collected gravel andfilled the gap at the m!d road. This was some what o'ay for thevillage people. B!t vignesh wanted to find a permanent sol!tionfor this iss!e. ?e went to his illage -dministrative Officer andmade a written re&!est for the cement road. ith his efforts the

permission was granted and cement road was laid #efore thes!mmer. illage people than'ed vignesh. ?e ret!rned to hiswor' after the vacation with satisfaction.

WAT - Word Association Test:-

ord -ssociation Test is also one of the proGection techni&!e!sed #y the psychologist to find the personality of the candidate.Different type of real life !sage words are shown to thecandidates #y which candidate imagination is shown in hisresponse. So the psychologist easily fo!nd the views of thecandidates on different words% s!ch as his emotional responses%

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how that word is registered in his mind. -T is !sed to the find the emotional sta#ility or responses%this is a test of attit!de of a person.

7rocedure for Writing the WAT:-

- series of 6< words are shown in the proGector% the wordsare real life sit!ation words and reg!lar !sage words and wehave to give a meaningf!l response to those words. Theresponse sho!ld #e postive one.ith the help of o!r responsethe psychologist assess o!r attit!de with the help of o!rI(social #ac' gro!nd) what we li'es and disli'es% views onsocial stat!s% and different environments. Dont worry and dont

conf!se more a#o!t -T% write the positive sentence andresponse sho!ld reveal honesty% friendly% liveliness% i.e. it showsall the ol& , officer li'e &!alitiesof the candidates.

7rotocols to @rite the WAT:-

6< words are shown in a se&!ence and time given to respondis 18 seconds. ithin which we have to write a positive

response to the word. The psychologist call for serial n!m#er foreach word% also yo! people sho!ld #e caref!l in mar'ing theresponse for the correct serial n!m#er.

5egatiDe Words in WAT:-

*egative words are also given in the -T% in which thecandidate has to approach it positively and have to show their'nowledge in that./g. Se= , Se= ratio in 'erala is more. Impossi#le , roper planning of word ma'es impossi#leo!tcome to possi#le.

$i'e this approach the words positively. If yo! try to approachevery word positively then it easily shows yo!r ol&Js to thepsychologist.

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$ist of words to practice the -T clic' here.ord association test -T words solved e=amples clic' here

Tips for @riting the WAT:-

1. Its not necessary that the word shown sho!ld #e apart of th sentence and or else starting of the sentence.

. -void prover#s

;. Show yo!r 'nowledge and response

:. -void advices #y !sing words s!ch as sho!ld% co!ld%wo!ld% etc

8. If yo! dont get any idea for a word% #etter leave itempty since writing anything negatively creates #adimpression for yo!.

6. The handwritng sho!ld #e legi#le and good.

9. The words can #e !sed as in ver# form% no!n%adGective and adver#.

7. Ese the responses to #e in past and present% avoidthe f!t!re as it shows imaginary.

ord -ssociation Test in SSB reparation for ord -ssociation Test , -T andpsychology

These are some of the word association test e=amples at SSB% Isolved these words with my 'nowledge and the way of approach

may differ from person to person. K!st refer this for the e=amplep!rpose only.

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Fachine% aref!l% -fraid% Interest% Develop% 2nowledge%-dvent!re% Defense% haracter% Tr!e% Discipline% ?ate% St!dy%onfidence% Disli'e% ?ealth% ealth% Foney% Blood% 5arden%

?onesty% Death% -ppeal% $oyalty% 5od% Brave% -s'% omple=%4ort!ne% ar% 4ear% 4ail!re% @o!ng% Bad% Fista'e% Ferry.

lay% ?ope% 4oot#all% 5irl% $ight% 4ield% oward% Decide%Smo'e% Drin'% $ovely% Stop% Spea'% Spaceships% atriot%inema% Dream% ompany% -#sol!te% Religion% 2ill% Differ%Screen% Stri'e% #low% ignite% #alance% port% honey% see% tartar%Dismiss% -nger% laygro!nd% /ntergise% Traitor% /=ploit% Disc!ss%charming.

4aithf!l% Bl!ffing% faithf!l% h!rdles%Beating% -void% disciple%alert% affection% assist% advertise% soldier% cannot% #ea!ty%accomodate% enemy% fate% great% intelligent% cry% mista'e% darling%dame% honest% Degree% Fan% -loof% Fedicine% Offensive%o#edient% tease% minim!m% hate% missile% o!rage% Fodel%Satisfy% -void% omplaint.

Res!lt% /d!cate% Discipline% Respect% Riots% Foney% Boo'%

DarGelling% !te% 4ail% Scientific% 2nowledge% Dar'% Interference%2ill% atriot% Terrorist% Eniform% Boarder% $ead% Barrac'%Ignorance% $iterate% $ie!tenant.

These are word association test e=amples

S8T - Situation 8eaction Test:-

Sit!ation Reaction Test is followed after the -T. The time#etween these tests is of ma=im!m 1< min!tes. The give a&!estion paper and a separate answer sheet for o!r responses.The space given for single answer is to ; lines only. So wehave to write o!r reaction precise and good. Sit!ation Reaction

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Test is nothing #!t o!r response to different life sit!ations. hatthey e=pect in SRT is to #e practical and the candidate sho!ldwin over every sit!ation in a normal practical manner. They donte=pect the candidate to #e a hero or li'e spiderman to achieve

everything li'e a s!per hero. So the reaction sho!ld #e normal%worthf!l and relia#le.

4rom o!r child hood to o!r ad!lt (ages ,8) we may comeacross different to!gh or easier sit!ations% $i'e that samesit!ations are given in the &!estion #oo'let. e have to writedown o!r response in the given answer sheet. The total n!m#erof &!estions is 6< and the total time given for the SRT is ;house full< what you do888

&'5( !e is superseded for promotion, although he feels he is fit for promotion in allrespects. !e 88

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&9( !e is studying for final year exam in night. !e saw two masked persons entering the

neighors< house. !e...

&-5( !e and his friends are standing in doorway of train. $s the train starts, a friend fallsoff. !e...

&-&( Some people are ausing his old mother. !e...

&-'( !e is new in Dgaland. !e gets lost in a jungle and sees armed Dagas, he...&-3( !e lost his purse in train compartment, he...

&-( Ipidemic is roken in his #illage and people ha#e started mo#ing out of their

houses, he...&--( !e and his friends are tra#elling from a speedy train when his friend looks out of

window and gets hit y a pole. !e...

&-/( !e is in final year B$ and his father lost the jo88

&-0( %hile climing an ice co#ered mountain, the leader decides to take steep clim anda friend falls in a ditch.

&-1( !e is new in town + doesn

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Self escription:-

Self Description is the last test in the psychological test(Day,). Self description is nothing #!t p!tting o!rself in the view of

o!rself and in the view of o!r close ones(parents% teacher%friends)" The time given for this test is 18 min!tes. So in thistest also the candidate sho!ld #e fast #y mind and also #y handwriting.

Try to 'eep margin in the left side of the answer sheet andwrite neatly% as why iam telling is the personal interviewingofficer will read this #efore we enter into the interview panel. -s Itold earlier% he G!st cross chec's o!r Self Description #y

triggering vario!s types of &!estion in the personal interview. Sowrite it neatly.

The main description of this test is we have to write a#o!to!rself i.e. what we are thin'ing a#o!t o!rself.% a#o!t o!rparents% friends and teachers i.e. what we are thin'ing a#o!t o!rparents% teachers and freinds.

-lso the vice versa% what o!r parents% teachers% friends thin'

a#o!t yo!.

4or the wor'ing professionals% they will order !s to write li'e%write what yo!r co,wor'ers or #oss thin' a#o!t yo!. ( thewor'ing professionsl have to write this instead of teachers).

3et @e come to test scene$ The psychologist commandsthe st!dents as

rite a#o!t yo!rself% yo!r strength% wea'ness

rite a#o!t yo!r parents

rite a#o!t yo!r teachers

rite a#o!t yo!r friends

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hat yo! parents will say a#o!t yo!

hat yo!r friends will say a#o!t yo!

hat yo!r teacher will say a#o!t yo!

hat yo!r friends will say a#o!t yo!

rite a#o!t yo!rself

The aim of this test is to assess the candidate i.e. whether hehas the mat!rity to thin' and assess a#o!t themself or not. Italso gives the clear idea a#o!t oneself. Since no #ody can a#leto tel a#o!t a person rather than the self.

7reparation for Self escription:-1. Since it is li'e an released &!estion paper #efore an

e=am% as' yo!r parents% good friends% teachers a#o!t yo!and write it in a good paragraph.

. Try to write those set of paragrahs with in thestip!lated time (1

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that i can a#le to convince my s!rro!ndings with my points. I!sed to do e=ercise reg!larly to 'eep myself fit. The game nowiam playing is ta#le tennis. Fy ho##ies are #logging. I want tosatisfy my s!rro!nding people !pto my e=tent and want to 'eep

them happy. Things i want to improve is % i want to develop my technicals'ills% also iam wor'ing on that now #y p!tting e=tra time

)riends 6pinion:- Fy friends say me as practical person as i p!t forward mypoints as o!tspo'en. They feel happy and sec!red when iamwith them% since i can a#le to handle sit!ations easily. They li'emy helping tendancy in ed!cation and all.

Teachers 6pinion:- Fy teacher say me as an a#ove average st!dent in st!diesand good at o#edience. -lso they li'e my participating attit!de ine=tra c!rric!lar activities. They say that iam good atmathematics and lova#le person at class as i have lot of friends.

7arents 6pinion:- Fy parents say me as responsi#le #oy as i s!pport my family

after degree #y going to Go# and also they have a lot of affectionover me for giving them a good name in the society. They have#elief over me that i wiill achive my aim to #ecome a officer inarmed forces% and they are giving f!ll s!pport for me to achievethat.

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Thematic Appreciation Test forSSB

These are the thematic appreciation test examples for SSB. These are

my own stories, just take it as the reference friends.

Raj was the newly graduated engineer. By his hardwork he got join a company. !e was good in his work y finishing the tasks efore

the end date. "ne day a ig task was assigned to his team and the timelimit to finish that task was minimum. So he moti#ated his team

memers to do well and to finish the task in time. $t that time one of

his team mates got ill and was in lea#e. So raj took in charge

and managed to finish oth of their works. %ith his efforts the team

finished the work in time and retained their good name.

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2!mar was the final year engineering grad!ate. -long withhis st!dies% he was interested in e=trac!rric!lars. Be ca!se ofthis he was the placement coordinator for his department.Since it was the last semester% principal as'ed to '!mar a#o!t

placement of college and st!dents preparation. 2!marpromised principal that this year o!r college will get moreplacement offers. $i'e wise% he motivated his friends to apply forvario!s government Go#s and also tal'ed to ?R persons ofvario!s companies to cond!ct camp!s interview at their college

camp!s. ith his effort more st!dents got #enefited withplacement offers. 2!mar set an e=ample as a placementcoordinator for his G!niors.

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Rajesh was studious from his child hood. !e wanted to study his

degree in the city college. So for that he studied well at &'th standard

and got seat in city college as per his wish. Rajesh continued his good

study in college also. Since all of the memers in the college came

with good marks, all ga#e tough competition to Rajesh. Though he wasin the top few ut not in the first. The final year came and he wanted to

come first in the department. So he put more time in study and self

analysed himself and found the reason for his shortage of marks. $tlast he rectified the mistakes and wrote the exam well to come first at

the end of semester.

Ramesh was the eleventh standard st!dent. hile ret!rningto his home from school% he heard sho!ting of people. -fterrecogni"ing the sit!ation he came to 'now that his town wasaffected #y ts!nami. So he wanted to help their town people.?e collected his gro!p of friends to resc!e the affected people.

-fter arranging shelter to the resc!ed people with the help of*5OJs% he wanted to give them food. So he told to his friends to

prepare some food in each of their home and distri#!te it !p tothe e=tent. By this timely wor' many people got #enefited.

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ignesh was a software engineer. ?e went to his

grandmothers village to enGoy his s!mmer vacation. There hefo!nd the road condition was not good and it is a m!d road witso many pit falls. -lso he saw villagers and farmers str!gglingwith their loads in those road. So he collected his gro!p of childhood friends to find a sol!tion for this. They collected gravel andfilled the gap at the m!d road. This was some what o'ay for thevillage people. B!t vignesh wanted to find a permanent sol!tionfor this iss!e. ?e went to his illage -dministrative Officer andmade a written re&!est for the cement road. ith his efforts the

permission was granted and cement road was laid #efore thes!mmer. illage people than'ed vignesh. ?e ret!rned to hiswor' after the vacation with satisfaction.

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Day ; and : 5ro!p Tas's

ay & G ' are called as +roup Tasks or +roupTesting 6fficerTests:-

5ro!p Tas's are held d!ring the third and fo!rth day of theinterview. i.e. 4ollowing the ne=t day of the psychological test.4irst let we see what are the tests cond!cted d!ring the day ; M:.

#" +roup iscussion"E+" - Indoor Task

%" +roup 7lanning !ercise or 4ilitary 7lanning!ercise"E+"7"! or 4"7"!- Indoor Task

&" 7rogressiDe +roup Task"E7"+"T -6utdoor Task'" alf +roup Task"E"+"T -6utdoor Task

(" IndiDidual 6>staclesEI"6-6utdoor Task

*" Command Task"EC"T -6utdoor Task

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." IndiDidual 3ecturette"- Indoor Task

/" )inal +roup TaskE)"+"T-6utdoor Task

$et we see in detail a#o!t each tas's followed #y its proced!res%approach and tips.

#"+8697 ISC9SSI65:-

What is +roup iscussion?

5ro!p Disc!ssion is a disc!ssion #etween gro!p of personsa#o!t a topic which !s!ally ends with a sol!tion.

+roup iscussion at SSB:- In SSB% the 5D is the first and important test of the 5ro!pTas' process. -s this shows many of o!r O$ to the gro!ptesting officer.

8ules follo@ed at SSB in +:-

Es!ally two 5DJs are held at a stretch. The topic given forthe first 5D will have three options to select and the topic givenfor the second 5D is comp!lsory one. The gro!p is divided in 7 or 1 or 1 #ased on the order ofthe chest n!m#ers.

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The 5DJs will #e held at a stretch with a little time gap. Three options are given for the first 5.D and the candidateshave to chose one from that. In this scenario the candidateshave to disc!ss within themselves to choose the topic which

most of them are agree. -fter telling the chosen topic to the5ro!p Testing Officer% he gives time to thin' a#o!t the topic forfew min!tes(!s!ally ; to : min!tes). Then after that he ordersthe candidates to start the disc!ssion.(The war #egins). -fter the finishing of the first 5.D. the 5.T.O gives min!tesgap and gives the second topic which is comp!lsory topic. The time give to thin' a#o!t this topic is only ; to : min!tesand he starts to o#serve the gro!p. The d!ration of #oth the 5.D will #e 1ersEeart

!pressing one truthfully in the group" epth of 2no@ledge in the giDen topic"

Sharing of kno@ledge to the group mem>ers

8unning the group parallel to the giDen point.

$et we see in depth a#o!t each e=pectations.

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Communication Skills:-

This is the most important thing at 5.D since the heart of the

5.D is effective comm!nication. To #e an active mem#er of thegro!p% he sho!ld #e a#le to p!t his points #efore the gro!p andsho!ld ma'e the gro!p to agree his3her points. 4or this thecandidate comm!nication sho!ld #e effective(a#le to infl!ene thegro!p)./ffective comm!nication res!lts in getting the attention of thegro!p mem#er. If yo! comm!nicate well% then yo!r point will #egiven a weightage and everyone will disc!ss aro!nd yo!r point.So yo! are #ecoming the centre of attraction.

The main thing after #ecoming the centre of attraction is%-fter the gro!p seems to concl!de a#o!t yo!r previo!s point% tryto give a new point in relevant to the previo!s one so that thegro!p tries to hold that point and start to disc!ss. Fa'e the 5.D as 5D and dont ma'e is as a de#ate. Thename is gro!p disc!ssion so try to ma'e it as disc!ssion and notas a de#ate show i.e. dont arg!e with any one. *ever say wrong a#o!t any point% even tho!gh it is wrong%over come that negative thing with a positve point. It gives a

greater impression for yo!. -fter giving yo!r point% G!st listen to the gro!p mem#er who isspea'ing and if yo! get a change in that give a point s!pportingto yo!r previo!s point.(merging yo!r previo!s point and thec!rrent point tal'ed #y the gro!p mem#er).

O'% now let we see how to p!t forward o!r point to the gro!pwhen some one is tal'ing i.e. how to interr!pt

hile others tal'ing% the ways we can p!t forward o!t pointsare +, /=c!seme gentleman% i have something to say

/=c!seme gentleman% i agree with yo!r point #!t also wantto add one more point.

I agree with yo!r point% co!ld yo! e=plain in #riefly.

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/=c!seme gentleman% Fy sol!tion for this iss!e is ,,,,,,(while two mem#ers are de#ating try to give a sol!tion% this givesyo! a credit. Since the real leader is one who finds the sol!tionfor the pro#lem)

/=c!seme wait please% $et we give chance to chestn!m#er ,,. ?e is also having some point to disc!ss.(This showsyo!r help attit!de and #road widened mentality i.e. giviingchance to thewea'ones)

3istening to the group mem>ers point:-

-s i told how important the comm!nication is e&!allyimportant to patient listening. - patient listener gives more&!ality point rather than the contin!o!s spea'er. Since it is easyto give &!ality point if we are an active listener rather than tal'ingcontin!o!sly. In SSB the &!ality only matters and not the&!antity. ?ow m!ch we spea' is not a matter% how m!ch depthwe spea' a#o!t the s!#Gect is the matter.hy iam telling is%

!ample:- if we spea' good &!ality point #y listening to thegro!p mem#ers% the gro!p mem#er will revolve aro!nd o!rpoints then we will #e the centre for disc!ssion. So try to initiate%

if not give a strong point(the point sho!ld #e strong eno!gh thanthe initiator with e=amples) or mingle yo!r point with the initiator.So that the gro!p will stic' to yo!r point. -lso try to givee=amples for yo!r point.

3eadership and Coordination @ith the group mem>ersEeart:-

This is the heart for an -rmy officer. Since he will lead the

gro!p% so he sho!ld have good leadership &!ality i.e. a#le tocoordinate with the gro!p. In 5.D leadership &!ality is analysed #y the 5.T.O #y noticingthe Initiator of the gro!p%

$istener of the gro!p%

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?elping the wea' mem#er to tal'%

S!pporting to the good point of the gro!p mem#er%

-#le to analyse and priorotise the good point from themem#ers%

/=plaining others point #y giving his own e=ample%

-#le to overcome his e&!ally competent candidate with hisdepth of 'nowledge and comm!nication s'ills.

The co,ordination of the gro!p is not the separate &!ality. If wefollow the a#ove things% then the co,ordination for the gro!pcomes nat!rally.

Who is the real 3eader?

- real leader is not the person who is initiating first #y fightingwith others.(i.e. starting the disc!ssion in an !rge mentallity). - real leader is the person who 'eeps himself cool% and hewill start if no #ody of the gro!p does not have 'nowledge a#o!tthe topic to start or g!ts to start. ?e will vol!nteer himself to startthe disc!ssion #y giving his val!a#le points and start thedisc!ssion. ?e is the real leader in 5.D. The SSB also li'es thisleaders only.

!pressing one truthfully in the group:-

The s!ccess mantra of the recommended candidates is NBe@o!rselfN. Since this is not a corporate interviews to act assomeone who is not yo!. In corporate interview it is a 'nownfact% if we are good in comm!nication with #asic technical s'ills%we will get a Go# for 8

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@o!rself and show yo!r all positive &!alities f!lly. If yo! have theall O$ then the officers s!rely recommend yo!.

o@ they are finding the fakeH>luffingHacting persons at SSB

interDie@?

Since from the first day we are filling a I% The psychologistchec' o!r response on the psychological test with the I andgives a map represention of every candidate.(that is whypsychological test are held at second day of the interview #eforethe personal and 5TO tas's). That representation is given tothe personal interview and the 5TO officers. So what they do is

G!st cross chec' o!r information #y the psychologist with o!r

responses in the personal interview and 5TO. So if we act assomeone% then we itself are opening the door to get #ac' o!t ofSSB. NBe @o!rselfN this is the 'ey for s!ccess.

epth of 2no@ledge in the giDen topic:-

hile tal'ing in disc!ssion as i told earlie the &!ality is matterand not the &!antity. To #e a good participant in 5D we sho!ldhave a depth% so!nd 'nowledge in the given topic. To get these

depth 'nowlege see vario!s disc!ssion at national newschannels s!ch as *DT% ** IB* etc. -lso read national dailynews papers s!ch as the hind!% the times of India etc. So yo!will increase yo!r 'nowledge day #y day. It is a long termprocess #!t res!lts good in 5D. -lso #e crispy in p!tting thepoint. larity of tho!gh is important.

Sharing of kno@ledge to the group mem>ers:-

In 5D% to ma'e the disc!ssion in a smooth manner sharing of'nowledge plays a important role. Since every candidate willgive a point and e=pects that the gro!p sho!ld stic' over hispoint. So it willl #e a non,co operative disc!ssion. So to ma'e itfr!it f!l% give s!pportive points to the mem#ers s!ch asmotivating them #y sharing o!r 'nowledge i.e. giving o!r own

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e=amples to their point. By these activity we are #ecomingactive mem#er of the gro!p% s!pportive and helping nat!re%showing o!r depthness of 'nowledge and ma'ing the disc!ssioninteresting.

8unning the group parallel to the giDen point.+,

If yo! were in the first three of the disc!ssion #y giving a goodpoint with an e=ample. -lso any of the gro!p mem#er agreeyo!r point and tal' means% -t that time yo! sho!ld r!n parallel tothat person #y giving more s!pportive points to him. So if #oth ofyo! are in the same stream the wea' mem#ers will a!tomaticallystic' to #oth of yo!. In this scenario all are tal'ing aro!nd yo!r

point. So it is also an important thing.

T@o Important parts of the +":-#" Initialisation

%" Conclusion

Initialisation:-

Initialisation gives either two things in 5D. It will #e a 2ing

rown in yo!r head if yo! start3initiate the 5.D very well. i.e./veryone will agree to yo!r initiali"ation. /lse it will #e aindele#le remar' over yor if yo! stammer at the starting point of5.D. So if yo! 'now very well a#o!t the topic G!st start thedisc!ssion confidently. /lse listen to others and s!mmari"e yo!rpoint then trigger it to the gro!p.

Initiation in +roup iscussion Techniues:-

There are several techni&!es in the initiation of gro!pdisc!ssion. They are as follows+, Real time e=ample initiation techni&!e.

Defining a#o!t the topic techni&!e.

Interrogatory type techni&!e.

Starting with hot iss!es and sailing over that techni&!e.

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Esing phrases or &!otes at the starting.

$et we see in detail a#o!t each%8eal time eample initiation techniue:-

This is the common initiation techni&!e followed #y many inthe 5.D. i.e. if the topic given #y the 5.T.O is a#o!t NBRIB/S I*I*DI-N% then the candidate may start the disc!ssion #y givingreal time e=amples s!ch as BI en&!iry for vario!s scams etc.This is merging the theme of the topic with the real time.

efining a>out the topic techniue:-

This is very #asic initiation techni&!e followed #y most of the

persons in 5.D. i.e. if the topic is given the 5.T.O is a#o!t thesame NBRIB/S I* I*DI-N% then the candidate may start thedisc!ssion as defining a#o!t the root ca!se for the #ri#e% vario!stopic related to #ri#e and pros and cons over the topic. So he isdefining a#o!t the topic #y giving a theme so that the teammem#ers can catch !p the point and disc!ss.

Interrogatory type techniue:-

This is very interesting techni&!e followed the few #oldcandidates in 5.D. i.e. as'ing interrogatory type things s!ch aswhat% when% who% how li'e &!estion a#o!t the given topic. Since%this may gives a good or #ad image to the 5.T.O. This sho!ld#e !sed at the right time% since if it is !sed wrongly it may give aimpression as a negative thin'er.

!ample for +ood Initialisation in Interrogatory type:-

$et we ta'e the topic N*E$/-R R/-TOR I* I*DI-N% inthis topic if the candidate starts the disc!ssion with hy Indiawants a n!clear reactor rather than choosing a alternative so!rcefor power after telling this he sho!ld #e a#le to s!pport his point#y giving positive points s!ch as% what was happened in Kapand!e to n!clear reactor.($i'e this even tho!gh the starting seems

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to #e negative he finishes the topic #y giving a strong positivepoint% i.e he gives importance to the people of india rather thanpower prod!ction% -lso he is not leaving a#o!t powerprod!ction% he also gave in his point to find an alternatiave

sol!tion). So this is a good initialisation.

!ample for Bad Initialisation in Interrogatory type:-

$et we ta'e the topic N*E$/-R R/-TOR I* I*DI-N% inthis topic if the candidate starts the disc!ssion with Nhathappend in Kapan - large amo!nt of life loss and devastation.So *!clear Reactor sho!ld #e a#olished from India and it sho!ld#e closeN. This is also the same &!estion type initialisation #!t

the thing is he didnt gave a s!pportive positive point to his&!estion type initialisation and also the starting seems to #enegative. So avoid this type of initialisation.

These are the pros and cons of the interrogatory initialisatontechni&!e.

Starting @ith hot issues and sailing oDer that techniue:-

This is an interesting techni&!e% giving a hot topic and socialwelfare topic s!ch that every one will get little more interest todisc!ss a#o! this.!ample:- $et the topic #e NTiger preservation in IndiaN% the start thedisc!ssion #y giving a acc!rate statement that the n!m#er oftiger is decreasing rapidly. If this contin!es what will the co!ntafter five years. B!t #e s!re that the hot iss!es yo! are initiatingsho!ld not #e negative one. i.e. hen tal'ing a#o!t thisdepletion in tiger co!nt% dont #lame the reason as forest officer%or government etc. 5ive the point positively to sail over thatpoint thro!gho!t the disc!ssion. In this scenario if yo! want togive the n!m#er of tigers in India% #e clear a#o!t the co!nt i.e. #eacc!rate in yo!r val!es.

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Conclusion:-

In SSB 5ro!p Disc!ssion they dont e=pect to concl!de the5.D. The concl!sion is e=pected only in F../ i.e. Filitary

lanning /=ercises. So to concl!de the 5.D. dont stic' with yo!rpoints till the end. Instead of that try to s!mmari"e all theimportant points of others #y mentioning their chest n!m#ers andalso add yo!r view with that. -lso try to add yo!r own sol!tionfor the iss!es which yo! disc!ssed in the 5ro!p Disc!ssionSession. -s it shows yo!r leadership &!alities.(since the personfinds the sol!tion for the pro#lem is the real leader).

Important tips for +roup iscusson:- 4irst listen to the 5TO commands 'eenly and patiently. If yo! have eno!gh 'nowledge a#o!t the topic and goodeffective comm!nication then start the disc!ssion. /lse #epatient and wait for the se&!ential chances s!mmeri"e yo!r pointin yo!r mind then trigger it into the disc!ssion. hy i am sayingis if yo! are wea' in comm!nication and get stammered in theinitialisation% it may give a #ad impression.

2eep proper eye contact with the gro!p mem#ers who is

tal'ing and dont ever loo' to the 5.T.O ?ave a depth 'nowledge in #asic topics and nationaliss!es as it #e easy for yo! cross the gro!p disc!ssion li'e aca'e wal'.

Dont ever ma'e a de#ate in the disc!ssion #y Goininghands as two or three person with in the gro!p itself% then all willlose yo!r chances of getting selected.

To #e #est read news papers% see disc!ssion at nationalnews channels also disc!ss with yo!r class mates% friends in

english to avoid stammering and to get flow of points in mindeven in press!re.

Some common +roup iscussion topics in SSB are%1. India in olympics

. 5lo#al arming

;. *a=alism

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:. IndiaJs *!clear deal

8. /d!cation in India

)or more +roup iscussion topics at SSB click here$

5!ys these are a#o!t 5ro!p Disc!ssion !pto to my'nowledge and i will !pdate it as soon as possi#le if i come to'now any new things a#o!t this.

%"+roup 7lanning !ercise or 4ilitary 7lanning !ercise"E+"7"! or 4"7"!:-

5ro!p lanning or Filitary lanning /=ercise or Filitarylanning /=ercise is followed after the 5ro!p Disc!ssion at thethird day of the interview.What is +roup 7lanning or 4ilitary 7lanning !ercise inSSB?

It is a set or pro#lems or critical sit!ations in which thecandidate has to p!t !p himself% engage his team or gro!p offriends to find the sol!tion for those pro#lems along with thathe3his team sho!ld get s!cceeded in their own pro#lem. It is a sit!ation whether the candidate has to thin' themselvesas leader and and to allocate% e=tract wor' from the men andmaterials aro!nd him. ?e sho!ld give priority to the sit!ationsand analy"e that which sho!ld #e solved first and which sho!ld#e solved last. @o! sho!ld also #e a#le to allocate the man

power #ased on the comple=ity of the pro#lems.

8ules for the 4ilitary planning eercise of +roup planningeercise:-

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1. The candidates will seat in a semi circle #ased on the chestn!m#ers.

. Then the 5.T.O will narrate the set of pro#lems li'e a smallstory with a wooden model #efore yo!. i.e. - wooden plan drawn

li'e a map #etween two towns. In that fields are painted asgreen% river (water #odies) are painted in #l!e% tar roads arepainted in #lac' and m!d roads in pale yellow color.

;. -fter narrating the pro#lem% he as's the gro!p whether yo! arehaving any do!#t.

:. ?e also tells a#o!t the time and direction from which we have togo and also the wooden model is also mar'ed with directions.

8. -fter this we will #e given a writing pad in that stories with setof pro#lemsP will #e there and the candidate has to read it

&!ic'ly. -fter that the candidate sho!ld place that #y side.6. -fter this the candidate are given time to write down their own

individ!al sol!tions or those pro#lems.9. -fter this the candidates are given ten min!tes to disc!ss a#o!t

the set of pro#lems and arrive at a proper sol!tion to win over allsit!ations.

Type of pro>lems faced >y the candidate in +roup 7lanning!ercise:-

1. Resc!ing the person s!ffering from sna'e #ite.. Resc!ing the persons from train accident.;. Diff!sing or telling information a#o!t a #om#.:. *at!ral calamities s!ch as earth&!a'e% ts!nami etc.8. Saving the wea' people from dacoits.6. Telling information to the police station a#o!t the hiding of

terrorists o!t of town.9. Telling to the railway police a#o!t the #ro'en rails.

!pectation from +"T"6 in 4ilitary planning eercise:-

In F../ % it is a series of to!gh sit!ation where thecandidate is p!tting himself% his team in vario!s sit!ations i.e.

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e=tracting wor' from his team #y allocating them #ased onpriority of the pro#lem. ?e will #e noticed go show his all O$ inthis.-long with the 5.T.O e=pect some #asic things for this test s!ch

as +,a) hether the candidate o#serves the analyses the pro#lem well.#) hether the candidate allocates wor' properly to is team

mates.c) hether the candidate a#le to prioriti"e the pro#lems.d) hether the candidate can a#le to win all the sit!ations in the

set of pro#lemse) hether he is forcef!l in p!tting his point to the gro!p etc.

o@ to Approach +roup 7lanning !ercise in SSB:-

a) $isten 'eenly to the 5TO instr!ction.#) *ote down every sit!ation caref!lly and try to !se the !tilities in

that i.e. Esing telephone at railway crosses etc.c) *arrate the sol!tion #y giving prioriti"ed approach.d) -t the disc!ssion% try to p!t yo!r points in a convincing manner

with proper sol!tion for the pro#lems.e) If yo! find yo!r sol!tion is #etter and time efficient then never

give !p yo!r point to others also if yo! find yo!r sol!tion iscomparatively in low weight than others then accept their points.

o@ to prioritie the pro>lems:-

ro#lems are prioriti"ed #ased on their severity to life andthings. 4or e=ample the priority sho!ld #e given to a trainaccident rather than giving in closing the tric'ing drin'ing waterpipe.

&" 7rogressiDe +roup Task E7"+"T:-

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rogressive 5ro!p Tas' is contin!ed after the F../. This

tas' is a#o!t set of o#stacles in gro!nd in a specified area in thatyo! and yo!r team mem#ers sho!ld cross each o#stacles

defined #y set of r!les. -lso while crossing those o#stacles wesho!ld carry a load. To cross those o#stacles% some helpingmaterials are given #y the 5.T.O. i.e. Balli (wooden log)% lan'%and rope to tie these. The time given for this is !s!ally :out 7"+"T":-

The o#stacles are painted in three colors namely

hite

Blac'

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f Be positive in yo!r views i.e. ta'e consideration a#o!t othermem#ers ideas if it is finer than yo!rs.

'" alf +roup Task E"+"T:-

The ?alf 5ro!p Tas's are cond!cted after the .5.T. Sincesome of the candidates even tho!gh getting idea to solve the.5.T co!ld not a#le to e=press his ideas d!e to comm!nicationpro#lem or shy nat!re.

4or this sa'e% the ?alf 5ro!p Tas' is !sed. The gro!p isdivided in half. /.g.+, If there are (1

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!ample Scenario a>out "+"T":- The o#stacles are painted in three colors namely

hite

Blac'

Red

/ach one descri#es one r!le.White: -Both the candidate and the helping materials can to!chthe o#stacle at this region.Black: -Only the candidate can to!ch the o#stacle in this region

and not the helping materials.8ed : -Both the candidate and helping material sho!ld notto!ch the o#stacles.

6ut of >ound area:-

The areas in the ?.5.T which sho!ld not #e to!ched arecalled as o!t of #o!nd areas. These areas incl!de the m!d

s!rfaces inside the tas' area and some color codes as descri#eda#ove.

9sage of helping materials and its usage:-

The helping materials given are wooden plan'(6 feet length)%

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#alli (wooden log)% and rope. -long with this they will give a loadto carry from one end to another end. ith these helpingmaterials we implement several techni&!es s!ch as cantilever%f!lcr!m etc to cross over the o#stacles along with the gro!p.

See this and get the idea a#o!t f!lcr!m% cantilever and ?.5.Tstr!ct!res.

Things to follo@ at "+"T:-g *ever loo' at the 5.T.O while doing the tas's.h Be yo!rself as I stated earlier in the 5.D itself.i 5ive a good idea to the gro!p if yo! donQt 'now any idea G!st

help the idea givers tr!thf!lly.

*ever violate the r!les it is the #asic of 5.T.O tas's% and in caseif yo! violate the r!le% G!st repeat the tas'.

k Be an active participant in the team #y giving yo!r f!llcooperation.Be positive in yo!r views i.e. ta'e consideration a#o!t othermem#ers ideas if it is finer than yo!rs.

(" IndiDidual 6>stacles EI"6: -

The individ!al o#stacles are followed after the ?.5.T. The

aim of the individ!al o#stacles is to show the candidates staminalevel% their end!rance% their #oldness% their co!rage and severalfactors.

There are several o#stacles with different diffic!lty levelallocated with each mar's. The n!m#er painted near theo#stacles denotes the mar's allocated for the o#stacles.

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The total n!m#er of o#stacles is 1< and the time limit to crossthose o#stacles is ; min!tes. The total mar's are 88. i"e" #J%J&'(*J,J.J/J#1 K (("The o#stacle with highest level of diffic!lty scores the ma=im!m

of 1y +"T"6 and scenario of IndiDidual 6>stacles:-

In this 5.T.O ta'e his gro!p of candidates to all the o#staclesand tell the r!les to follow in every one. By this time the

candidate sho!ld thin' from his mind i.e. which tas' sho!ld #edone first to last #ased on their location and their diffic!lty level.

-lso donQt violate the r!les in the individ!al o#stacles% in case ifyo! violate G!st repeat the tas's.Then the candidates are advised to sit in a #ench and not to seethe individ!al o#stacle gro!nd.

8ules at IndiDidual 6>stacles:-

The 5.T.O calls the first candidate (#ased on chest n!m#ers)and orders him to ready for the tas'. If he #lows the whistle thefirst candidate will start to do the tas'. -t his .;< min!te o!t ofhis ; min!tes% he gives another short whistle which is the sign forthe candidate who is doing o#stacle as time is going to end andalso to the ne=t person to come and stand ready for the tas'.If yo! complete all the ten o#stacles with in the time (; min!tes)%yo! are allowed to re do the process. B!t yo! are not allowed torepeat the same tas's again and again.

ifferent types of 6>stacles:-

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a Commando @alk> ou>le ditch umpc Taran s@ingd Balanced @alk

e 0umping oDer drum @inded >y thorny @iresf Step >y Step umpg 0umping oDer the screenEhigh umph Burma >ridgei anging the rope after umping from the ladder

8ope clim>ing

Commando @alk:-

ommando wal' is to wal' aro!nd a lean wooden #loc'which will #e in a height of over 1< feet. See the pict!re forclarification. e have to wal' in this #y sho!ting o!r favoritename or any war cry(#ased on 5TO advice). Es!ally the plan'of the commando wal' sha'es when we start to wal' over that% ifyo! wal' with patience and concentration then we can easilycross the tas'.

ou>le itch ump:-Do!#le Ditch G!mp is a#o!t% we have to r!n fast and hand overthe rope tightly so that we sho!ld cross the first ditch which is 6 ftlong and land in the gro!nd after that we sho!ld leave the ropeand again cross the ditch #y G!mping over : ft in length. See thepict!re for clarification.

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Taran S@ing:-

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help of a ladder. Then the helpers will give the rope to !s andwe sho!ld swing from the height to the soft gro!nd (sand). i.e.There is one red line and the candidate sho!ld not land his #odywithin that red line while swing from that height. See the pict!re

for clarification.

Balanced Walk:-

Balanced wal' is nothing #!t two plans which loo's so shinedwith varnish #!t with little wooden scrapings for grip. This loo'sin a "ig "ag manner. The candidate sho!ld cross over thiswitho!t landing his leg in the gro!nd. See pict!re forclarification.

0umping oDer drum @inded >y thorny @ires:-

This consists of a red painted hori"ontal dr!m which is !s!ally6 ft in length for #oys and ; ft in length or ladies. The candidate

has to r!n and G!mp this dr!m witho!t to!ching it. The s!rface ofthe dr!m is !s!ally covered with thorn li'e iron str!ct!res (B!tnothing to worry friends). See the pict!re for clarification.

Step >y Step ump:-

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This is platform of height nearly 7 feet. The candidate has toclim# !p to this platform with the help of the ladder and G!mp toanother platform which is in the height of : feet. Then after thishe sho!ld G!mp into a soft s!rface (sand). See pict!re forclarification.

0umping oDer the screen Ehigh ump:-

This loo's diffic!lt #!t donQt get tensed please. This loo's li'escreen over a stand and the candidate has r!n over the inclinedplan' and G!mp over this witho!t to!ching the screen. Seepict!re for clarification.

Burma >ridge:-

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The B!rma #ridge and rope clim#ing is !sed in vario!sselection process s!ch as police and ara military forces. Thisis parallel ropes tied #etween two iron pillars. The candidate has

to clim# !p on a iron ladder to reach the top of the #ridge. The#est thing is donQt loo' down while crossing concentrate welland cross the #ridge #y holding to the ropes. See pict!re forclarification.

anging the rope after umping from the ladder:-

This is similar to the Tar"an swing #!t the difference is in

Tar"an swing after reaching the platform #y clim#ing the ladder%the helper will give the rope to swing. B!t here% we have to clim#!p in ladder to reach the platform and G!mp over (;,: feetQs) tohold the rope then we sho!ld clim# down. See the pict!re forclarification.

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8ope clim>ing:-

This is the !s!al and we have to clim# !p in a thic' rope and

then get down. See the pict!re for more clarification.

Important things in IndiDidual 6>stacles:-

a *ever violate the r!les% if this happened please repeat thetas' immediately.

> *ever loo' at the 5.T.O while waiting for while doing the tas's.

c ?ave a good physi&!e #y doing simple e=ercises s!ch asr!nning% p!ll !ps and p!sh !ps. If yo! do all these then yo! willperform well in individ!al tas's.

d DonQt show fear in yo!r face or hesitation to do any tas's. Dareto do% yo! are a soldier 'eep that in mind.

*. Command Task" EC"T:-

/very army officer sho!ld #e commanding in his order and

action. 4or this a test is cond!cted in SSB called as commandtas'. ?ere the candidate is the leader and he sho!ld choose twocandidates from his gro!p as s!#,ordinates.

8ules in Command Task:-

a) The 5TO called the candidates in a random manner only%then he will have a small pep tal'.

#) Then he will ta'e him to the Tas' area and e=plain a#o!t r!lesand as' to candidates as which person yo! are choosing.

What the +"T"6 epects from the candidate are

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a) hether the candidate his good in his command #y givingproper ideas to solve the pro#lem.

#) hether he is e=tracting the wor' well from his s!#,ordinates.c) hile choosing the s!#,ordinates% whether the candidate is

choosing the wea' mem#er of strong mem#er of the gro!p. (i.e.he finds% that the candidate has the a#ility to analy"e a#o!t thegro!p)

d) hether the candidate finds o!t m!ltiple sol!tions for the tas'.e) hether he is speedy in his decisions and ideas.f) hether he is having any hesitations in e=ec!ting his plan after

deciding it already.

Important points for Command Task:-

$oo' to 5.T.O instr!ctions caref!lly. This is important onethro!gho!t the 5.T.O tas's.hoose the correct person as s!#,ordinates% since if yo! have tocross the o#stacle with heavy load means% choose a person in

yo!r gro!p who can a#le to carry the load easily and chooseanother person who is small i.e. can a#le to tie % ropes% plan'seasily. Try to avoid as'ing ideas from the s!#,ordinates% since in thisscenario yo! are the leader and commander.

-lso if yo! were in a position of s!#ordinate donQt tal' or givenideas to the commander !nless the 5.T.O tells to do so.

," Snake 8ace or +roup 6>stacle 8ace:-

Sna'e race or 5ro!p O#stacle race is held after the commandtas'. In this the gro!p is given a material called as Sna'e made!p of G!te% thic' clothes which are !s!ally some what weight.The length of the sna'e is 6,7 feet in length.

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8ules for holding the Snake:-

The whole gro!p has to hold the sna'e thro!gh o!t the Race.

-lso there is some e=cl!sion s!ch as while crossing theo#stacle% minim!m three candidates sho!ld hold the sna'e.

-lso% if the gro!p starts to hold the sna'e at hip region% thenthro!gh o!t the race it sho!ld hold the sna'e at hip region only./lse if the gro!p starts to hold the sna'e in their sho!lder at theirstarting means% it sho!ld hold it at sho!ld till the end of the raceonly. (This r!le varies from #oard to #oard). They sho!ld never 'eep the sna'e down on gro!nd. There is also some o!t of #o!nd areas in the o#stacles s!ch

as% some region in the o#stacle is painted with red color. hiledoing the tas' the candidate sho!ld not to!ch the o!t of #o!ndregion.

-lso the gro!p sho!ld not move from one o#stacle to the anotherwitho!t even a single mem#er of the gro!p. The gro!p sho!ldwait with the sna'e !ntil all the g!ys reach the sna'e to hold.

War Cry:-

The 5.T.O gives a option to the candidates to choose a warcry. - war cry is nothing #!t a short inspirational &!ote !sed atthe time of doing some missionary tas's./.g.+, -*D/ F-T-R-FQ% K-I ?I*DQ% B?-R-T F-T?- 2/K-IQ etc.

!pectation of the +"T"6 from the candidates in Snake8ace:-

1. The candidate sho!ld not violate the r!le.. ?e sho!ld help his team mem#ers.

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;. ?e sho!ld give his hand for the wea' to clim# the high wall.:. ?e sho!ld not worry to ma'e his white clothes to m!d.8. ?e sho!ld 'eep his gro!p in front of him rather than p!tting the

self.

6. ?e sho!ld a#le to 'eep an eye over every individ!al #y notviolating r!les and also the self so that the gro!p moves aheadwitho!t any min!s mar's.

6>stacles in +roup 8ace or Snake 8ace:-

1. Spider we#. arallel #ig si"e iron pipe painted with white% red alternatively%

the candidate has to cross it witho!t to!ching the red lines and#end his #ody s!ch that ma'ing the letter SQ.

;. 1< feet wall.:. rossing parallel walls L In #etween these walls% a pipe is laid to

cross.See the pict!res for more clarification.

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," IndiDidual 3ectures or !tempore:-

In -rmy life% the army officer sho!ld lead his men andmaterials with good lect!res. Since spea'ing is an art so thatgreat people in history s!ch as -dolf ?itler% Kohn 4 2enney r!ledtheir region s!ccessf!lly. The lect!re given the officer in servicesho!ld give confidence to the team mem#ers% so that the teammem#ers sho!ld get confidence #y heart to follow his leader or

officer. So it is also an important tas' at the 5.T.O.The d!ration% in which the candidate has to tal'% is ; min!tes.

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!pectation from +"T"6 in lecture:-

In this lect!re the 5.T.O notices a#o!t the candidate clarity oftho!ght% power of e=pression% depth of 'nowledge% confidence

level.

8ules of the 3ecture:-

The st!dents are ordered to sit in a semi circle. The 5.T.O

will sit #ehind the candidates.(i.e. #ehind the semi circle arch)

Then the 5.T.O will place a gro!p of cards in front of the

candidates.

The st!dents are ordered to ta'e one card from that #!nch and

given three min!tes to prepare a#o!t the topic.

The choices of topic in the card are three.(one is to!ghest% ne=t

one is normal and the third one is easiest)

hile the first chest n!m#er (in ascending order) the ne=t one is

given time to prepare for his topic. (?e has chosen his card andtopic)

-t the end of .;< min!tes o!t of ; min!tes the 5.T.O will give awarning #ell so that the candidate who is spea'ing sho!ld s!m!p his points.

-lso that #ell is also intimation to the preparing candidate to

prepare well since time is less.

Things to note do@n @hile etempore:-

The important thing to note down while giving lect!re is #odylang!age and how we are giving o!r topic to the a!dience.

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Body 3anguage:-

Tie yo!r and #ehind yo!. Since this helps !s to avoid

mannerisms thro!gh hand.See all the a!dience i.e. team mem#ers and donQt loo' to the5.T.O.2eep little smile and donQt ma'e it as a fa'e one. /lse #ettergive the lect!re normally.DonQt sha'e the legs while spea'ing also donQt stand in stiffmanner. 2eep yo!rself ease and cool.See this pict!re for clarification

o@ to choose the topic for 3ecture:-

There will #e three topic in that lect!re card. One will #e ofmore to!gh% the other will #e common one and the third will ofvery easy one. It is not a matter to choose which type and all.B!t if yo! choose a topic yo! sho!ld #e a#le to s!m !p yo!rpoints within those three min!tes of time.

+iDing of 3ecture:-

The time given is of three min!tes% let we divide the time first.Initiation of the topic L 4irst ;< seconds.5etting into the topic (5iving pros and cons of the topic) L ;out )"+"T":-

The o#stacles are painted in three colors namely

hite

Blac'

Red

/ach one descri#es one r!le.

White: -Both the candidate and the helping materials can to!chthe o#stacle at this region.Black: -Only the candidate can to!ch the o#stacle in this region

and not the helping materials.8ed : -Both the candidate and helping material sho!ld notto!ch the o#stacles.

6ut of >ound area:-

The areas in the 4.5.T which sho!ld not #e to!ched arecalled as o!t of #o!nd areas. These areas incl!de the m!d

s!rfaces inside the tas' area and some color codes as descri#eda#ove.

9sage of helping materials and its usage:-

The helping materials given are wooden plan'(6 feet length)%#alli (wooden log)% and rope. -long with this they will give a load

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to carry from one end to another end. ith these helpingmaterials we implement several techni&!es s!ch as cantilever%f!lcr!m etc to cross over the o#stacles along with the gro!p.See this and get the idea a#o!t f!lcr!m% cantilever and 4.5.T

str!ct!res.

Things to follo@ at )"+"T:-l *ever loo' at the 5.T.O while doing the tas's.m Be yo!rself as I stated earlier in the 5.D itself.n 5ive a good idea to the gro!p if yo! donQt 'now any idea G!st

help the idea givers tr!thf!lly.o *ever violate the r!les it is the #asic of 5.T.O tas's% and in

case if yo! violate the r!le% G!st repeat the tas'.p Be an active participant in the team #y giving yo!r f!ll

cooperation. Be positive in yo!r views i.e. ta'e consideration a#o!t other

mem#ers ideas if it is finer than yo!rs.*OT/+ , The se&!ence of tas's may vary from #oard to #oard toonly I didnQt noticed anything a#o!t the se&!ence.In Bangalore #oard all the tas's are e=ec!ted on the same dayitself while in -llaha#ad #oard it is e=ec!ted in two days. So #e

prepared for all gentlemen.These are a#o!t 5.T.O tas's.

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Body lang!age for InterviewInterDie@ Body 3anguage"

?i friends% In this post i wo!ld li'e to share a#o!t Bodylang!age techni&!es for an Interview. @o!r #ody lang!age says>; a#o!t yo! to the interviewer rather than what yo! aresaying from yo!r mo!th. The Body $ang!age techni&!e is as!#Gect in the SSB% Defense% riminal Investigations% Faster ofB!siness and -dministration (F.B.-) and in vario!s recr!itingprivate agencies. O' let we come to the interview part of #odylang!age.

In an interview% I divide the sessions as seven% they are

#" Waiting for the InterDie@"

%" Walking inside the interDie@ room" E!ntering

&" and Shake"

'" Choosing and Sitting in the chair"

(" Body gestures during conDersation @ith theinterDie@er"

*" !ye moDements," 3eaDing the interDie@"

4irst let we see one #y one in detail%

# Waiting for the InterDie@:-

In most of the interviews% they company or organi"ationpersons ma'es the candidates to wait for a while #efore theinterview. Since they watch the candidates for some of the

&!alities. They watch whether we get #oredom in few min!tes ortal'ing with others or feeling sleepy in few min!tes etc. $i'e this while waiting for the interview% Dont p!t yo!r arms in yo!r chee's or rest yo!r face in yo!rpalms. -s this shows that yo! are disinterested.

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*ever loo' o!t when two people are de#ating. This showsthat yo! are a follower of the two. If yo! can converse with themelse ta'e a maga"ine and start to read.

Dont sha'e yo!r legs or toes% this shows that yo! are

passing yo!r time.o@ to >e perfect @hile @aiting for the interDie@:- Sit rela=ed and start to read any novels% as this rela=esyo!r mind and 'eep yo! ease.

If the sit!ation is good% then converse with the near onesand tal' a good constr!ctive topic. This shows that yo! arefriendly to yo!r environment.

*ever tal' anything technically #efore going to an technical

interview% this creates a high heart #eat sit!ation.

% Walking inside the interDie@ room" E!ntering

This is the first thing we do in the interview. The things whichincl!des in this steps are See'ing permission to enter the interview room andal'ing inside it%

Standing and See'ing permission to sit in the chair

Seeking permission to enter into the interDie@ room:- hileas'ing permission% -s' with a good tone% rather not too higher ortoo lower. -s' confidently% Fay I come in Sir3Fadam or Shall icome in Sir3madam. Fy piece of advise is #etter to as'permission starting with NFayN% as this shows permission. -ftergetting permission wal' into the room.

Walking:- hile wal'ing into the interview room% wal' with headheld high and !praised chest and sho!lders. This shows yo!rconfidence level. Since if yo! wal' with yo!r head foc!ssing onthe gro!nd means% it shows that yo! are thin'ing% nervo!s% panica#o!t the interview. So the interviewer e=pects to wal' withconfidence. -lso have a note that while wal'ing dont loo' in anarrogancy manner.

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Dont enter yo!r hands into yo!r pant poc'et% leave it free andwal'% this shows that yo! want to #e sec!red.Dont alter yo!r shirt #!ttons% wrist watches or anything. Thisshows that yo! are nervo!s.

Dont see the time #efore entering the into interview% if yo! 'nowthat yo!r interviewer is watching yo!.

& and Shake:-

Do not offer yo!r handsha'e firstly. Be confidence in yo!rloo' and wait for the interviewer to offer yo! handsha'e. If it is

offered then give a firm hand sha'e. This again proves that yo!are confident eno!gh. If yo! give the handsha'e first% it may #einterpreted as that yo! are forcing the interviewer to give yo! ahand sha'e. Its not necessary for the interviewer to givehandsha'es for all the candidates who are coming for theinterview. So dont force the interviewer for hand sha'es.hile giving hand sha'e% have a smile in yo!r face and watchthe eye of the interviewer. Dont loo' at yo!r hands.

-lso dont withdraw yo!r hand first while handsha'ing% t