What is the SSB Interview Procedure?


The Services Selection Board Procedure (courtesy wikipedia):
  • Day 0 (Day of Reporting)
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 also the Bio Data forms known as “Personal Information Questionnaire” (PIQ) are filled. 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.
  • 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 and then each candidate writes their story and later have a Group Discussion. 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.
  • Day 2 (Psychology Tests)
   1. Thematic Appreciation Test (TAT)- Commonly known as Picture Story writing.
   2. Word Association Test (WAT)
   3. Situation Reaction Test (SRT)
   4. Self Description Test (SD), or a variation of this like description form the eyes of parents, teachers, colleagues, neighbors etc.
  • Day 3 and Day 4 (GTO Tasks)

The recommended dress for GTO
tests- white shirt, white shorts,
white socks and white PT shoes
along with the colored chest number
(which has to be worn at all times
except while in barracks)

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
   7. Command Task
   8. Lecturette
   9. Final Group Task 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 comprising of President,Deputy President, all the psychologists, all the GTOs and Technical Officer.


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