The candidates report to the Railway station(Most often) and they are filled in SSB vehicles (like a flock of sheep PS: I'm just kidding) and taken to the SSB center mostly in the afternoon
The documents are checked and verified and then the candidates are grouped into freshers (new borns),screened out (toddlers) and repeaters(veterans)
Then the candidates are allotted chest numbers mostly according to their Date Of Birth
Many of the SSB boards don’t have a Day ZERO at all .In entries where the number of candidates applying is very high and if the SSB doesn’t have enough resources then all the above said things are done on Day ONE
Fun Fact:This is the last night in SSB for those who are going to get screened out the next day
Day ONE
All the things mentioned in day ZERO done if you don’t have a day ZERO(Very unlucky guys ;D))
A series of two aptitude tests especially named as OIR(Officer Intelligence Rating) tests are conducted.Dont panic here because the kind of questions asked are very simple and easy like number series, odd man out, letter series, image sequences etc.
Most of the times there are two papers consisting of 50 questions each and half an hour is given for each test but it can change (according to the mood of the officer on that day I guess )
Next is the Mahabharat PPDT(Picture perception and description test)
You are shown a very hazy picture for 30 seconds and are given 5 mins to write a story(But the problem is you don’t have a watch and cannot judge if 5 minutes are exactly given to you )
Then you are divided into groups of 10-15 students depending on the number of candidates and take into a room
Every candidate has to tell his story to the group within a minute
Then the group is allowed to discuss the stories and come to a consensus(But actually everybody is shouting and screaming to their top and if you are lucky enough then you must be put in one of the Buddha Groups)
Everyone is given a sumptuous lunch(My advice : Fill your tummy to the top)
Then the results are announced and those not selected are straight away taken to the Railway Station and dropped back(You get your ticket fare if you are a fresher)
Candidates are made to fill the PIQ(Personal Information Questionnaire) forms
New chest numbers are given and barracks(Billets) are allotted
Interviews are conducted for a handful of candidates
In the afternoon you can go for sight seeing if you are lucky enough and have your SSB centre in a good tourist city(Like my city:Mysuru)
Day THREE(The GTO 1 Day)(GTO-Group Task Officer)
Candidates are divided into groups of 8-10-12(not exact figures) based on the number of candidates
Various tests are conducted
GD 1(Group Discussion-You are allowed to choose a topic out of two)
GD 2(Topic given by the officer)
Group planning Exercise(A real life situation is given to you and you have to solve it, keeping in mind there are various problems to be solved)
PGT(Progressive Group Task)
Snake Race
HGT(Half Group Task)
Interviews are conducted and that’s the end of day 3 testing.
Day FOUR(The GTO 2 Day)(GTO-Group Task Officer)
7.IO(Individual Obstacles)
8.Command Task
9.Individual Lecurette
10.FGT(Final Group Task)
The remaining interviews are conducted and every test of the SSB gets completed
Another day of picnic and enjoying with your friends(Believe me, some of the friends made during SSB will remember you forever)
Day FIVE(The Final Day)
This day is called the conference day
In some SSB centres one of the officer talks to the candidates well before the conference begins and explain about requirements of candidates and what they are expecting out of a person
You are taken into the conference hall where all the officers of the board get to see you and one of the officer asks few normal questions to you
Again you are given a sumptuous lunch(Eat to the fullest)
Then the results are announced
And all those who don’t clear are taken back to Railway station and dropped back
Those who get recommended are made to fill heaps of forms
About Me
I have attempted 3 SSBs
1 Recommended 1 Conferenced Out 1 Screened Out
NDA 2016(II) AIR 4(But medicals didn’t like me at all 😑😑😑)
Have written UPSC NDA written exam 4 times and cleared every one of them
I’m from Sainik School Bijapur( An Ajeet)
Presently pursuing engineering in computer science
Blogging is my hobby and air force is my passion
Connect with me on Instagram(@urguru_4648 ,I have deleted my FB ac )(But plz don’t ask silly and repetitive questions😶😶😶)
Hey readers.I'm Guruprasad,an avid reader,writer,a budding youtuber and an ever smiling guy
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