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Services Selection Board

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Services Selection Board(SSB), is thePersonalityandIntelligence Interviewspread over 5days which scientifically analyses each candidate's potential and compatibility for commission

into theArmed Forces of India.

Contents

1 Introduction 2 Procedure 3 General points 4 Indian Coast Guard Selection Board 5 External links

Introduction

There are many ways of being Commissioned as anOfficerinIndian Armed Forces,both for

civilians (after10+2,graduation, post graduation), as well as forServing Personnel.Whatever be

the mode, SSB is the step all have to clear, except for the Medical Corps. There is no limit on thenumber of attempts that can be made and the SSB Assessors encourage candidates to appear

again for SSB.

The interview exercise is mainly aPsychological testsof thepersonality quizof the candidate, to

gauge his/her potential as a futureOfficerinIndian Military.The tests conducted by the SSB aimat selecting individuals with OLQs (Officer Like Qualities).

The selection system is designed over a five day process,Day 1 is the screening test,Day 2 is the

Psychologist Tests,Day 3 & 4 is the group tasksand Day 5 is theConference(Results). The

personal interviewwill be conducted either in day 2,3 or 4 during the post lunch or eveninghours.

These qualities includeEffective 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 groupvariety 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 the course of their stay at the SSB headquarters, wherethey are billeted for that duration.
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The SSB Board is not concerned with the number of vacancies. Its responsibility is to assess and

then, recommend. After recommendation, the candidates appear formedical examinationand

after that is the Merit List. Those who finally make the grade join for training and hence becomeCommissioned Officers.

Origin of these type of testing belongs to first world war era. In the First World War, largenumbers of casualties on battlefields 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 feedbackand 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.

FACILITIES FOR CANDIDATES BY SSB

Pick-up and Drop from reporting Railway Station. Furnished accommodation.

Messing. Medical facilities. Game, Magazines and Newspapers

These and some other facilities for candidates to ensure that they feel at home.

Procedure

The candidates who are declared byUPSCas having cleared the written exam or recommendedby 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/Coimbatore/Gandhinagar) at theCentre allotted to the candidate. There have been 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 a

reasonable amount of time if the letter is not received when UPSC written has been cleared. This

is similar for service candidates, except that their movement is intimated to their seniors viamovement orders.

Services SSB Center Location Name of SSB Center

Army

Allahabad, UP Selection Centre East (SCE)

Bhopal, MP Selection Centre Central (SCC)Bangalore, KA Selection Centre South (SCS)

Ropar, PB (proposed) Selection Centre North (SCN)

Navy

Bhopal, MP 33 SSB, SCC

Bangalore, KA 12 SSB, SCS

Coimbatore, TN Naval Selection Board (NSB), Agrani
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Air Force

Dehradun, UK 1 AFSB

Mysore, KA 2 AFSB

Gandhinagar, GJ 3 AFSB

Varanasi, UP 4 AFSB

Day 0 (Day of Reporting)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 theSSB boardand the 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 whileinteracting with fellow candidates during testing. The results are also announced by calling the

chest numbers of recommended candidates. Candidates have to return their chest numberswhenever they leave the campus of a selection center. Sometimes the President of the board or

the GTO officer gives a briefing to the candidates after successful verification of documents and

allocation of chest numbers.

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 duringthe evening, certain Forms and Travelling allowance forms are filled. 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 tomark 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 hasbeen 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 or more. Candidates are

advised to write the story on the picture shown to them but some candidates describe the picturewhich 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 GroupDiscussion. First each candidate will narrate his/her story in one minute without looking at sheet
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