Best SSB Coaching For SSB Aspirants To Crack SSB Interview

Anyone who wishes to clear NDA exam must be highly motivated, focussed and determined for the exam and hence surely will do some serious amount of hard work. It is a relatively known fact that your interest levels peak relatively high when you attempt anything for the first time and it gradually declines and you get bored attempting the same thing again. After clearing the written exams such as CDS & NDA, SSB Interview is the next major hurdle in the way of defence aspirants. It is conducted by the respective Indian Armed Forces be it Indian Army, Indian Navy or Indian Air Force and is considered as the toughest nut to crack. Centurion Defence Academy stands as the best institute for SSB Training as it is an unparallel institute proving record selections of meritorious students successively year after year. Below, we will discuss the whole SSB process and also some planning and tips as per Centurion’s planning strategy to crack this interview.

Day 1: Screening

In Screening, candidates need to go through majorly three tests namely Officer Intelligence Rating Test consisting of two papers followed by Picture perception and discussion test. In Officer Intelligence test candidates’ verbal and non-verbal ability is assessed and the time allotted to solve each paper (I & II) is around 15-17 minutes.

Picture Perception & Discussion Test (PP&DT)

This test comprises two phases- Picture perception followed by a Group discussion based on the picture perception. In this, a picture is shown for a short duration of 30 sec. The individuals have to write down the details of the main character or “hero” that they think they perceived in the picture. After that they need to frame a story within 4 minutes based on their perception of the picture. This is followed by a group discussion in which individuals need to first narrate their version of the story and then they need to discuss among themselves and form a final story based on various stories of the group.

Tip for Screening test:

Students need to understand that this test is not all about figuring out the apt details as the picture shown during the test is too dull and for a very short duration. It is important to write down the first thing that they think they saw in the picture and then form a story around that picture. It is of prime importance that the story as a result formed should revolve around one individual (mostly) and this individual comes out as a hero having Officer-like Qualities. Later during the group discussion, you must calmly put your point across and make sure that you have their attention even for once. Do not rush putting too many points as this may backfire. The results are declared later on and the short-listed candidates are called for further rounds of testing.

Day 2: Psychology test

On day 2 you will have to go through various rounds of psychological testing like Thematic appreciation test, Word association test, Situation reaction test and self-description test.

Tips for Psychology test:

As the quote goes, practice makes a man perfect. Practice is all it is going to take to take you through this test. Practice rigorously for all the above-mentioned individual psychology tests. For an instance, practice word association test by thinking of any word at random, say bravery and forming a sentence that first comes to your mind associated with this word. It is important to note that it should show some positivity or be neutral.

Day 3 & 4: Group Testing

Two days are allotted to group testing as this consists of many outdoor tests in which individuals’ personality is tested while performing the various activities in group as well as individually. The various outdoor activities included in this test are:

Group Discussion comprises of:

• Group Planning Exercise (GPE)
• Progressive Group Task (PGT)
• Group Obstacle Race (GOR)
• Half Group Task (HGT)
• Lecturette
• Individual Obstacles (IO)
• Command Task (CT)
• Final Group Task (FGT)

The task order may differ in various SSB interview but overall process remains same.

GT Tips:

These outdoors tests are conducted mainly to assess your personality, individually as well as in group. As stated, if you religiously dedicate your time preparing for NDA exam, you will develop, over time, the officer like qualities that will boost your performance during the various group tasks. For example, if you have the experience of NDA coaching with boarding school, you will already have the experience of working in a group while being independent and having individual identity.

Personal Interview:

A Personal interview can be conducted on either 2, 3 or 4th day. Interview is usually about you, your everyday experiences, friend circle, work, education, family background, academic achievements, questions on general awareness, etc.

Interview tips:

When you ask most of candidates, interview is something that sends nervous attacks. One important tip to note here is to speak what you have written during psychology test. It should be in sync. Stay focussed and calm during the entire process and just represent the best version of you.

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