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Services Selection Board

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Services Selection Board (SSB), is the Personality and Intelligence Interview spread over 5
days which scientifically analyses each candidate's potential and compatibility for commission
into the Armed 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 an Officer in Indian Armed Forces, both for
civilians (after 10+2, graduation, post graduation), as well as for Serving Personnel. Whatever be
the mode, SSB is the step all have to clear, except for the Medical Corps. There is no limit on the
number of attempts that can be made and the SSB Assessors encourage candidates to appear
again for SSB.
The interview exercise is mainly a Psychological tests of the personality quiz of the candidate, to
gauge his/her potential as a future Officer in Indian Military. The tests conducted by the SSB aim
at selecting individuals with OLQs (Officer Like Qualities).
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 tasks and Day 5 is the Conference(Results). The
personal interview will be conducted either in day 2,3 or 4 during the post lunch or evening
hours.
These qualities include Effective Intelligence, sense of responsibility, initiative, judgment (under
stress), ability to reason and organize, communication skills, determination, courage, self-
confidence, speed in decision-making, willingness to set an example, compassion and a feeling
of loyalty to the nation.
Most of the tests require average intelligence. The SSB attempts to gauge the natural responses
of the individuals. The tests are graded into various categories of both individual and group
variety and each batch of candidates goes through the subtle testing pattern in the course of a few
days. They are under observation not only while they perform in various psychological tests but
even as they conduct themselves during the course of their stay at the SSB headquarters, where
they are billeted for that duration.
The SSB Board is not concerned with the number of vacancies. Its responsibility is to assess and
then, recommend. After recommendation, the candidates appear for medical examination and
after that is the Merit List. Those who finally make the grade join for training and hence become
Commissioned Officers.
Origin of these type of testing belongs to first world war era. In the First World War, large
numbers 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 feedback
and has been proved to be an effective and accurate way of selecting candidates who are capable
of being at least an average officer after training, although SSB is the world's toughest army test.
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 by UPSC as having cleared the written exam or recommended
by Preliminary Interview Board (PIB) in case of Territorial Army (TA), as well as those
shortlisted in Direct Entries are called through Call Letters to appear for SSB
(Allahabad/Bangalore/Bhopal/Dehradun/Mysore/Varanasi/Coimbatore/Gandhinagar) at the
Centre 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 via
movement 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
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 the SSB board and 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 while
interacting with fellow candidates during testing. The results are also announced by calling the
chest numbers of recommended candidates. Candidates have to return their chest numbers
whenever they leave the campus of a selection center. 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 during
the 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 to
mark number of characters seen in the picture in a box made in the sheet provided to them and
the main theme of their story. First the mood of character whether in positive, negative or
neutral, then approximate age and sex. Candidates also need to identify one character which they
saw first, which is often termed as Central character or main character of story they are going to
write, this character's details should be encircled so that assessor can identify which character has
been observed by the candidate as a main character. In a 4 minute time candidates need to write
story, it is expected that a candidate should write a story in 70 words or more. Candidates are
advised to write the story on the picture shown to them but some candidates describe the picture
which gives them a disadvantage over others. Once the written part is over then comes the
second part which is the continuation of first part i.e. written part, the candidates are given their
sheets back to revise there stories and were told to sit in semicircular fashion for a Group
Discussion. First each candidate will narrate his/her story in one minute without looking at sheet
to the rest of candidates one by one, in the duration of one minute. Often the candidates take
more than one minute to narrate their story, in that case the assessors give chance to next
candidate. As individual narration of stories ends with the last candidate, it is expected that the
group should start the discussion and come to a common story, as it is obvious that all candidates
can perceive the same picture with different theme or background and a different story from one
another. This sequence is popularly called PPDT- Picture Perception and Discussion Test. After
the completion of these tests, results are announced and those who do not make it in this attempt
are dropped back to the railway station and the successful ones are retained for 4 days of detailed
assessment. A certain number of candidates are short listed based on their performance in
screening round, rest are sent back. The screened candidates are required to fill the Bio Data
forms known as Personal Information Questionnaire (PIQ). PIQ is very important- there must
be no cutting and consistency in each of the four or five copies of PIQ you are to fill. PIQ is also
the basis for the individual candidate interview, which is scrutinized by the Interviewing officer
before the interview of the candidate.
Day 2 (Psychology Tests)
1. Thematic Apperception Test (TAT)- Commonly known as Picture Story writing.
TAT is very similar to PPDT, but here the candidates are shown clear pictures, in which the
candidate has to observe it for 30 seconds then needs to write a story on it in four minutes. There
are total 12 slides are shown, 11 slides will be shown one by one i.e. after 4 minutes and 30
seconds the next slide will appear. There will be only one answer booklet for all the
psychological tests, and will be provided only once, no supplementary sheets are provided. The
twelfth slide will be a blank slide where a candidate is supposed to write any story of his own
choice. But here candidates will not be marking the no of characters and related information, also
there will be no group discussion on it.
1. Word Association Test (WAT)
WAT is the second psychological test of SSB selection process, in this test the candidates are
shown a word on a screen for a period of 15 seconds, in this time duration the candidate has to
write the first thought that comes in his/her mind for that word. Total 60 words will be shown
one after another( i.e. between each word the gap will be of 15 seconds). The answer sheets will
be provided to candidates only once, candidates are required to make no mistakes such as
unnecessary cutting or scribbling. There will be no blank slide, as in the case of TAT, so
candidates should not write any response on a blank slide. The words shown will be very simple
and of day to day use, this test will not assess a candidates proficiency in English language. If a
candidate is not aware of meaning of a certain words he can skip that word and wait for next
word to flash, and write the response for the next word. The main idea is to maintain the
sequence of responses given to the word, the maintenance of sequence is important, as assessor
can derive the result systematically for the respective response.
1. Situation Reaction Test (SRT)
1. Self Description Test (SD), or a variation of this like description from the point of view
of parents, teachers, colleagues, neighbours, etc.
Total 15 minutes are given to write their responses.
Day 3 and Day 4 (GTO Tasks)

Recommended dress for GTO Tasks
Group Testing Officers (GTO) Test (Third and Fourth day)
The following tests are conducted in this category :-
1. Group discussion
2. Group Planning Exercise (sometimes known as Military Planning Exercise)
3. Progressive Group Tasks
4. Half Group Tasks
5. Individual Obstacles
6. Group Obstacles Race or Snake Race
7. Command Task
8. Lecturette
9. Final Group Task
Note:Interview :- (Held during afternoon/evening hours on 2nd/3rd/4th day)
Day 5 (Conference)
On the final day, every Assessor and the candidate sit together for and have a chat- the fate of the
candidate for that SSB is decided by the Assessors collectively there. The candidates are required
to appear before the complete Board of Examiners composed of President, Deputy President, all
the psychologists, all the GTOs, and Technical Officer.
After the Board Meeting of every candidate is over,the final result is declared within an hour.
Selected candidates are required to stay back for their medical examination (takes about 3 to 5
working days) in the Military Hospital nearby or at a different place and the remaining
candidates are dropped at the Railway Station.
For all the tasks one has to face at the SSB, confidence of speech and expression is one thing that
is heavily noted. Making your weaknesses as your strong points is an art which can be done only
through positive attitude. Truth is something regarded at every point of life and SSB is all about
how one views life, a realistic wonderland or a pessimistic terror land. Be true and confident, it is
a fool proof system of testing checked through experiments over a long period of time.
General points
Candidates appearing for the first time for a particular type of entry are paid AC-III tier
(Train) to-and-fro journey fare from the place of their residence (or nearest Railway
Station) to the place where they have come for the interview. For normal entry, a
candidate appearing for the first time is entitled to an AC III- tier railway fare.
For candidates appearing for commission in Indian Air Force for Pilot Flying Branch
Entry have to undergo the Pilot Aptitude Battery Test (PABT) after the completion of
SSB results. It is a test which one can appear only once in a lifetime. If he fails, he cannot
give it again. It has two stages- Written (MCQ) and Machine Test.
Indian Coast Guard Selection Board
The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) is the maritime Para Military Force (PMF) of the Union of India
operating under the Ministry of Defence. ICG officers selection is similar to SSB and is
conducted in two phases. Phase 1 is called Preliminary Selection Board (PSB) which is similar to
SSB screening tests. Phase 2 is called Final Selection Board (FSB) that includes Psychology
Tests, GTO Tasks, Personal Interview and Conference. PSB centers are located at Noida,
Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata. FSB center is located only at Noida. Candidates are called for
screening test at any one of the PSB centers. Shortlisted candidates from PSB are instructed to
report at the FSB center for further testing at a later date.

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