Services Selection Board (SSB)
Indian armed forces offer one of the most challenging, most responsible and yet a meaningful career for eligible youngsters.
Services Selection Board (SSB)
Indian armed forces offer one of the most challenging, most responsible and yet a meaningful career for eligible youngsters. A soldier is the most respected citizen of this country because he/she lives for the virtues of sacrifice, commitment and selfless devotion. Cadets Prime Defence Academy is a Best SSB Coaching in Lucknow for SSB Interviews & Written Examinations and it also offers all eligible youngsters to accomplish their dreams in to reality. join our ssb programme for crack SSB Interview.
Services Selection Board (SSB) is an organization that assesses the candidates for becoming officers into the Indian Armed Forces. The board evaluates the suitability of the candidate for becoming an officer using a standardized protocol of evaluation system which constitutes of personality, intelligence tests and interviews.
The tests are of both types i.e. written and practical task based. An SSB comprises the panel of assessors, who are officers in Indian Armed Forces and having their specialization as Psychologist, GTO and Interviewing Officer. In total there are thirteen Service Selection Boards across India, out of which four boards are for Indian Army, four boards are for Indian Air Force and five boards for Indian Navy. SSB is a 5–6 days evaluation process.
Guidelines For SSB Interview Coaching
- SSB Interview coaching terms of 12 days – 120hrs, start on 1st, 12th, and 24th of every month.
- Candidates are advised to contact at the Academy Office by the evening, a day before the term starts.
- Local or nearby candidates who want to join as day scholars, may report by 10 A.M. on the first day of the course.
- Candidates, who cannot join on scheduled SSB Interview coaching term on starting date, may join the term on any day in between and still complete the full 12 days, 120 hrs coaching schedule.
There are a variety of pathways to a commission as an officer in Indian Armed Forces. This applies to both for civilians (after 10+2, graduation and post graduation), as well as for serving armed forces personnel.
All except army medical corps members must succeed in the “SSB interview”. There is no limit to the number of attempts that can be made. The interview involves a battery of psychological tests of personality, to assess the candidate’s suitability for commission to the armed forces.
The tests help the SSB select candidates with officer like qualities (“OLQs”). The Services Selection Board is not concerned with the number of commissions available. Its responsibility is just to assess and then, recommend.
Successful candidates have a medical examination and if satisfactory are recorded on a “merit list” before training and commission.
The selection occurs over a five-day process. Day 1 involves a screening test, Day 2, psychological tests, Days 3 and 4, group tasks, and Day 5, compilation of results In Conference.
A personal interview is also included during the selection period. The qualities looked for in the selection period include intellect, responsibility, initiative, judgement 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.
The candidates are billeted during the selection period and complete the assessment in a group with other candidates. Observations of the group are constant. E.g = NDA{National Defence Academy}
Admission Procedure
The candidates who have passed the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) written examination, or who, in the case of the Territorial Army have been recommended by a Preliminary Interview Board (PIB), or, who have been asked to present to the Service Selection Board are allocated a SSB centre to attend. Service candidates attend via movement orders made by their superiors.
Pilot Aptitude Battery Test (PABT – Once in a lifetime Test)
The Pilot Aptitude Battery Test (PABT) is administered to candidates hoping to join the Flying Branches only of the Indian Air Force, Indian Navy, Indian Army or Indian Coast Guard. The PABT is conducted during the SSB interview. Candidates may sit the PABT only once. The PABT includes the Instrument Battery Test, a Sensory Motor Apparatus Test (SMA) and a Control Velocity Test (CVT).
More recently, the “Computerized Pilot Selection System” (CPSS) has been used. It was created by former president of India Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam with the Defence Institute of Psychological Research and the Air Defence Establishment, groups within the Defence Research and Development Organisation.
It was developed to determine aptitude for use of intellect with respect to advanced aircraft.
CPSS machine simulates an aircraft cockpit. Video games played by the candidate on a screen in front of him is scored best of three games. It tests hand, leg, vision and hearing coordination.
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