WHAT DOES THE SSB ( SERVICES SELECTION BOARD ) LOOK FOR IN A CANDIDATE?
Very often candidates ask the above question.
Many times, candidates are hesitant to admit their negative traits. We want that the person should have enough guts to admit the shady side of his personality. We certainly give more importance to moral courage that to physical courage. It is again a wrong notion that we don't like it, if a candidate has undertaken some coaching as coaching can help you to get a feel of the tests, but definitely we do not like that a person's natural personality should be masked due to coaching.
There is an equal weightage to the assessment of the IO, the GTO and the Psychologist. Ladies and Gentlemen , you will be surprised that when these three give their final assessement in the conference, ther interpretation about each candidate is exactly the same in 99% cases. The rest 1 % can be attributed to human error which is quite understandable. This is the beauty of the system that a fake demonstration of your personality can never get you through.
So the best way is to stay consistent and be natural.
What are the Qualities the SSB is looking for in a candidate?
In short, it can be said that we are looking for a person who is
" Mentally, Physically, Emotionally and Psychologically well balanced ."
There are certain area where we may lower the bar a little like
Physical Stamina because it is understandable that in today's highly competitive environment, students very rarely get time for sports and exercise. Like if someone cannot speak English, it can be worked upon, we have academies to do this job, But there are some personality traits, which if you don't have, then it is a strict No-No. For example if someone is not honest, no amount of training can make him honest. Since it is an inborn virtue to be well nurtured from the childhood.
Many times, candidates are hesitant to admit their negative traits. We want that the person should have enough guts to admit the shady side of his personality. We certainly give more importance to moral courage that to physical courage. It is again a wrong notion that we don't like it, if a candidate has undertaken some coaching as coaching can help you to get a feel of the tests, but definitely we do not like that a person's natural personality should be masked due to coaching.
There is an equal weightage to the assessment of the IO, the GTO and the Psychologist. Ladies and Gentlemen , you will be surprised that when these three give their final assessement in the conference, ther interpretation about each candidate is exactly the same in 99% cases. The rest 1 % can be attributed to human error which is quite understandable. This is the beauty of the system that a fake demonstration of your personality can never get you through.
So the best way is to stay consistent and be natural.
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