Services Selection Board Interview

Services Selection Board interview

Service Selection Board interview is a six/five days interview, conducted to find out the suitability of a candidate for the armed forces in India. This interview comprises of number of tests, which are designed to check the Officers Like Qualities of a candidate. Once the candidate possess certain OLQ's he/she gets selected for final selection process subjected to medical fitness test.

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How to apply for SSB?

To apply for SSB there are basically two modes 1) Direct Mode  & 2) Indirect Mode Entry.

Direct Entry :  In this mode you don't have to give any written test. All you need to do is fill up the form, which is generally online & provide your educational details, based on which you are applying for. There is cut off percentage decided by the concerned authority & candidates who have higher percentage than cut off in their course are called for SSB. Entries like Navy, TGC Army, SSC- Tech Army etc. 

Indirect Entry: In the entries of such type, you have to pass a written examination. The cut off for their score is decided and the candidates scoring above the cut off are called for SSB. Entries like AFCAT, CDSE & NDA.

SSB Selection Centers

Service	Board	Selection Board	Location
Army	11 SSB, 14 SSB, 18 SSB, 19 SSB, 34 SSB	Selection Center East (SCE)	Allahabad, UP
Army	20 SSB, 21 SSB, 22 SSB	Selection Center Central (SCE)	Bhopal, MP
Army	17 SSB, 24 SSB	Selection Center South (SCS)	Bangalore, Karnataka
Navy	33 SSB	Selection Center South (SCS)	Bhopal, MP
Navy	12 SSB	Selection Centre South (SCC)	Bangalore, Karnataka
Navy	NSB	-	Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
Navy	NSB	-	Navshakti Nagar, Vizag Andhra Pradesh
Air-force	1 AFSB	-	Dehradun, Uttarakhand.
Air-force	2 AFSB	-	Mysore, Karnataka
Air-force	3 AFSB	-	Gandhinagar, Gujarat
Air-force	4 AFSB	-	Varanasi
Air-force	5 AFSB	-	Kanchrapara, West Bengal

 

Days at SSB at a Glance 

Day 0: Candidates report at the given location of railway station on the this day (day 0). Candidates get a call up letter which will contain the details about the location and time when and where you have to report. A representative from the board will accompany the candidates to board premises. Candidates will fill a form at board. Mostly on day 0 no testing is conducted, however for AFCAT entries there is no day 0.

Day 1: This is the day when screening is held. The phase-1 test is held in morning & results are after lunch. The candidates who are not selected are dropped back to the railway station. The remaining candidates are asked to fill up very important form today which is the Personal Information Questionnaire  (PIQ Form).

Day 2: The phase-2 test begins from day 2. The first in line will be the psychological test. For candidates applying for Air-Force and are not through NDA/CDSE you will be asked to give Pilot Aptitude and Battery test (PBAT).

Day 3 & Day 4: You will get an advance routine of your tests in AFSB's and in other boards too you will be informed much in advance. On Day 3 & Day 4 your group tasks and personal interview are done. Groups are divided according to chest numbers.

Day 5: This is the final day of interview Board Conference is done for all the candidates. The candidates who are recommended are retained for medicals and sometimes for PBAT.

 Test in SSB

Phase-1 Testing

1. Officers Intelligence and Rating Test (OIR)
2. Picture Perception & Description Test (PPDT)

Phase- 2 Testing

1. Psychological Tests- i) Word Association Test (WAT), ii) Thematic Appreciation Test (TAT),                                      iii) Situation Reaction Test (SRT), iv) Self-Description Test (SDT).
2. Group Tests
3. Personal Interview
4. Board Conference
5.  Pilot Aptitude and Battery Test (For Flying branch only)