The selected candidates will get a mail in which they will see a link to a defence site login using your information on the portal. There you will get the provision to select date of your choice and block that date. Interview schedule is same for SSB in all entry Day 1 to Day 5. However you will get the time of reporting and items to be carried along with you in your call letter.
Services Selection Board Interview (SSB Interviews), also called as "Intelligence and Personality test" is conducted by SSB Board, Ministry of Defence. Those who clear the first stage (Either CDS or NDA) have to undergo SSB interviews, spread over a period of 5 days. This stage comprises two sub-stages.
Stage one selection system includes the following:-
a. Intelligence Test (verbal and non verbal).
b. Picture Perception and Description Test Picture is flashed for 30 seconds.
The candidates have to broadly note down seven basic parameters viz number of characters,
age, gender, mood, action relating to past, present and future for each character in one
minute. Time for story writing is four minutes.
c. Discussion of the picture – 30 Minutes In this phase batch is divided into different
groups. Strength of group is around 15 candidates. Each candidate narrates his individual
written story verbatim. Subsequently, in Part-II all the candidates have to discuss amongst
themselves and achieve a common consensus about the characters and theme of the story.
After all candidates have undergone stage one. The results for stage one testing are declared.
Recommended candidates are retained for stage-II testing and those not recommended are dispatched back.
It comprises psychological tests, group tests, and group tasks.
These three tests are conducted on three consecutive days.
a. Psychological Tests
Thematic Apperception Test: 12 Pictures including one blank are shown.
Candidates are asked to write a story around what led to the situation?
what is going on and what would be the outcome ?. Each Picture is shown for
30 seconds and candidates are asked to write it in 4 minutes. In the blank slide,
they have to think a picture of their own choice and write a story around that.
Word Association Test: In this test, a series of 60 words are shown to the candidates
one after another for 15 seconds each. The candidate is required to write down the first
thought or idea that comes to his mind.
Situation Reaction Test: This test consists of 60 routine life situations regarding
day to day activities. The situations are printed in a booklet and the candidate is
asked to write his reactions by completing the sentences, as to how they would feel,
think and act in these situations.
Self Description Test: Candidate is asked to write five separate paragraphs on each context
about the opinion of his parents/guardian, friends, teachers/superiors.
b. Group Tests
GTO – Day 1 This includes the following:-
Group Discussion: Two topics of common interest (social issues and current events)
are discussed. It is an informal discussion and not a debate. Each topic is allotted
20 minutes each. No definite conclusion is required to be deduced.
Group planning exercise: It comprises of five stages viz., explanation of the model,
reading of the narrative by GTO, five minutes for self reading by candidates,
10 minutes for individual written solutions and 20 minutes for group discussion.
Narration of the group solution and definite conclusion is required.
Progressive group task: It is the first outdoor task. A set of four obstacles
with progressively increasing level of difficulties are to be completed in 40
to 50 minutes. Structures, helping material and load are provided to the group.
Group obstacle race: In this task the group is pitched against each other over a
set of six obstacles with a snake like load to carry.
Half group task: It has one obstacle similar to progressive group task with helping
material and load to be carried. Group is divided into two Sub Groups and assigned
the same obstacle in turn in such a way that when one group is working, the other
is not allowed to watch it. Time allotted to each sub group is 15 minutes.
Lecturette: It is an individual task and the candidate is required to give a
short talk to the group. Three minutes are allowed to prepare any chosen topic
from the four given in the Lecturette Cards for the talk.
c. Group Tasks
Individual Obstacles: A set of 10 obstacles is set to be tackled individually.
Obstacles are numbered from one to ten, denoting the points each one carries.
Each individual is given three minutes.
Command Task: Each individual is nominated as commander for one task consisting
of one obstacle similar to the Progressive Group Task Time given is 15 minutes.
Final Group Task: Task consisting of one obstacle similar to the Progressive
Group Task . Time given to complete this task is 15 - 20 minutes
SSB aspirants attending the SSB Interview need to prepare on various aspects of Interview process. There are candidates who are unaware of the selection process, many repeaters are not knowing about what went wrong in the SSB and also some working professionals do not find time to prepare as to what is required for the SSB. CSDSA will help these candidates to explore the requirements of the SSB and perform well to ensure success in the SSB
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