SSB SCREENING TEST - PROCEDURE AND GUIDELINES - SSB Interview

GURU MANTRA! BEFORE JUMPING ON SCREENING Test PROCESSES

Your gesture, body language, facial index and your reaction and behavior of the group members constitute your behavioral pattern. Please develop the concept when you start preparing for SSB Interview. Do not harm anybody either from mind or from attitude. Have cooperative and participatory mind for every one specially for those who are struggling to come over the surface. When any member of the group is narrating his story give acceptance which can reveal motivation for him. It is known a recognizing attitude. If you have spoken GD then develop the attitude and have sacrificial mind that no one should be deprived of speaking politely and friendly that too in a very humble manner when someone is ridiculing.

SCREENING TEST

This is one of the most crucial tests of SSB, as it is not only responsible for one’s stay for the next five days but also plays a crucial part in recommendation. It is the first test which comprises the two stages:

First Stage:

IQ test (Intelligence Quotient Test)

1 -        Verbal

2 -        Non-Verbal

Second Stage:

Picture perception and description test (PP&DT). It contains of two parts:

1 -        Written           (Picture Perception and Description test)

2 -        Spoken          (Group Discussion on PP&DT (GD)

This test has been scientifically and analytically designed by the SSB to check and individuals on certain requirements for the armed forces. It is divided into three parts:

1^st        Writing the story

2^nd       Narrating the story

3^rd        Plunging into the GD on the written stories

Psychologist Addressing

Gentlemen, you will be shown a picture and you have to write a story on this picture covering five points. Gentlemen, this is a test known as PP&DT (Picture perception and description test) and some time it is described as picture perception and discussion test).

Gentlemen, the five points which you have to cover are:

1)    Number of character, means firstly you have to see as to how many characters are there?

2)    You have to mark on your page (Page will be given earlier, pages. Will be having square on left side, action will be written on the right side of the square. And below the square you have to write the story). Square the Sex of the characters. Write ‘M’ for Male, ‘F’ for female and if you cannot identify whether the character is a male a female write ‘P’ for persons.

3)    Write the age of the character which you think will be the age.

4)    Write down the Mood of the character. If by the facial expression you think the character is in happy mood write down ‘+’, if in sad mood write down ‘-‘, but if you cannot identify the mood the write ‘o’, for no mood. Gentlemen, you have to write all these three details in square about all the characters that you see in the picture.

5)    Gentlemen the fifth important thing is the action which is written on the right side of the square, ‘Action’ means the name of the story which you will write. You also have to mark circle around the Sex, age and Mood of the character which you think is the ‘Hero’ of your story, as each and every story has a ‘Hero’. Now the story which you will write should consist three main aspects:

                      I.        What led to the situation?

                    II.        What is going on?

                   III.        What will be the outcome?

Then a picture comes on the scene.

Picture and Story writing:

You will be shown either hazy or a clear picture for 30 seconds, after that you have to write a story the way it comes to your mind. When the picture is shown to you the first character you perceive should be your central character. You have to describe the Sex, Age and Mood of the character and he will be your ‘Hero’. He will remain present in the entire story and all the action will be carried by him.

Here one thing should be kept in the mind that the ‘hero’ should be between the age Group of 18 to 30 years So that he can represent the NDA and CDS aspirants.

This character should be encircled apart from the central character. Every other character should also be denoted by following the SAM rule (sex, age and mood) in rectangular box. Later on you have to write the action of the story which reveals what the central character does in the story. For assigning the action and the number of characters one minute is given and as soon as you finish these things you have to write a story covering three aspects:

1)    What let to the Situation?

(What has happened because of which this picture is put before you?)

2)    What is going on?

(What action your hero is taking?)

3)    What the outcome will be?

(Which work has been done by the central character?)

You will be given three and half minutes for writing the story. Please keep in your mind that you are required to write complete story. Do not merely describe the picture. After writing the story a break of 05 – 15 minutes is given and then aspirants are called in small groups. The group may consist of 15 to 16 or may be 18 or 22 (Not fixed criteria) but it may range between 15 to maximum 22 to 25.

Now the second and third phase starts

With this stage you have to narrate your story one by one without waiting for any further instructions. You have to finish your story within one minute (this one minute time is not mandatory, it may be decreased or increased depending upon the quality and consented narration or it may be on the wish of assessors)

Here you have to keep one thing in your mind, that do not try to change your story as whatever you have written. Although you can add one or two statements to finish your story, whatever story you are writing, is to be written under the time pressure so it should reflect your actual/natural personality. Do not bother that you have not been able to write a good story. No one is concerned about your story. They are looking for your background/ projection, your thinking, your way of expression and projection of your OLQs (Officer like Qualities).

For example, if you come from a rural background your story must be denoting environment of village or semi – urban areas. Contrary to it if having rural background your story relates to metro city then it will be considered as pre-conceived or mugged up story.

Find the due from the picture’s background, body language of the characters then write the story basing on these components. Now, coming to the narration, narrate your story will full confidence making proper eye contact with every aspirants of your group finishes its narration, the entire group will automatically plunge into the group discussion and that becomes the third phase of your screening test.

Group Discussion

Every candidate writes a different story, it must be different and that is the difficult part in group discussion. The group is required to reach at the common group story. There is no time limit for the group discussion. It totally depends upon the performance of the group. For example, if the group is maintaining the harmony and co-operation while making the story when assessors will not stop or terminate the discussion.

Some Guide line for you to perform well in screening test

a)    Listen the instructions very carefully.

b)    Go with a fresh mind, thinking that you have never faced this, never think about your previous failures, just focus on the upcoming test; keep in mind that this time you will do it.

c)    The most important thing is remove the myth from your mind that OIR is less importance. A certain level of basic intelligence is importance and you need to perform well in this test so just keep in mind that both the tests are equally important.

d)    Depend on you what colour and combination you want to give to your story. Write sensible story on the picture.

e)    During narration make eye contact with each group members. Do not look at the board members. Narrate your story confidently, giving an account of the action age, and sex of the hero.

f)     When others is speaking listen to their story carefully. You should look interested. Make eye contact with speaker and you need to actually listen to their points because you can use them in the discussion that follow. You can give references. That will definitely have a good impact.

g)    When the discussion starts it is never necessary to be the first speaker. Speak when there is a little pause raise a point which has impact your voice should be bold, strong but not rude.

h)   While speaking and listening maintain a correct posture should reflect your confidence.

i)     You must speak towards a common conclusion. A good leader is the one who contributes in forming a decision, don’t repeat and repeat same points during discussion, it is group exercise remember that.

j)     Last one forgets about this board members watching on you. Contribute your logical points with confidence.

Remember

“Step by step improvement,

Enhances your confidence level and makes each section of SSB perfect”

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Also read:

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Five Days SSB Interview Procedure

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