Best tips for GPE (Group Planning Exercise)

GPE(Group Planning Exercise)
SSB Simplified

The procedure

• A 3-D structure consisting of a cluster of villages,roads,natural structures, man made structures is shown to you and you are explained about all the structures by the GTO
• Then the GTO reads the problem
• Then the problem written on a paper is handed over to each one of the members in the group and then you are given around 10 minutes to read and understand the situation
• Later on the paper is taken and you will have to write your solution on a sheet of paper given to you
• Then all of the group members have to discuss the problem and come to a conclusion
• Then someone from the group has to tell the final solution to the problem

Tips to make your plan better

• Observe and listen carefully
• First understand what all are the problems and then prioritize the problems according to their importance and urgency
• Take into account all the resources that you have with you and which can be available in your surroundings or near by area like

1. Vehicles on which you might have gone to that place
2. If there is a small village nearby then there will be a primary health care centre,some people,some methods of transport
3. If it’s a town then you can use all the facilities that are available in a town
4. If there is a military camp nearby then you can take the help of soldiers

• Always keep the time constraints in mind(You should not cross the time limits)
• Use all your friends who are with you(Distribute them equally)
• Sometimes in the story some trivial and silly problems are mentioned.Dont run after them and waste your time solving them
• Make use of the 3-D structure that is kept there(Its not kept there for show. Its kept there for you to judge and estimate the distances between different places. So use it for that)
• Ensure that your groups actual task also gets completed.(If you had come for a picnic and were going back home,ensure that thet reach back homes safely after finish off others problems)

Tips to stand out in discussion

• Start the discussion(Initiation always gives brownie points)
• First tell what all are the problems and give a ranking to them
• Next discuss how you will divide your whole group into smaller sub groups and distribute the tasks
• Then discuss how you will gather and use the resources
• Finally solve all the problems
• Keep the distances between the places in mind,then keep in mind whether the road is tarred,or kaccha road and keep in mind the speed of the vehicle in mind(Most of the candidates just prioritise the problems but they forget to keep the above mentioned things in mind so you must mention the time taken to travel from a place A to a place B and the reasons for that.This will give your statement a more rational look.)
• If your friend is having an idea which isn’t that better than don’t just tell that it isn’t good ,mention the reason why that wont work and mention a better solution to that
• And if you get to present the group plan to the GTO then make use of the 3D structure and explain it.
• Give credits for your friends if they strongly believed in some idea and if that was included in the plan(Like :As chest no 15 said that so and so would be a good move and since it is so,we will do that thing)
• Once again don’t just say he went there did that and came back instead you must say he went there at 11’o clock.It took him this much time to complete the work and he travelled back the 45km in a jeep in an hour on a pakka road.(Keep the minute details in mind
• I’m sure this will make a good plan.

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