How to write
TAT or PPDT Stories
SSB consists of three
techniques, Psyche, GTO and the Interview one. Tests differ but the technique
is the same and the technique is looking for suitability. Means possession! Projection
and rating, ranking and grading of OLQs of the optimum satisfaction of the “Assessors”
I will show you one of
picture and would like to make up a story on the picture. The story should be
as dramatic and imaginative as possible. Tell me what is happening in this
picture?, what led up to it? And what will the outcome be?
Describe as fully as
you can, the thoughts, feeling, action and emotions of the character but please
do not describe the picture as you are required to write a story with the blank
card. The subject is asked (Subject here, would mean the candidate) to imagine
and write a story about it. To encourage the flow of the story, I will suggest
you to bear these aspects in the mind and to act like this.
What is happening?
How is it happening?
What happens then?
How does it turn out?
And the like at the end, I will enquire further as to the sources of the story.
Whether they reflect the personal experiences or whether they are suggested by
movies, books, television or from your surrounding experiences or whether they
were just ‘Make Up” as they are being told. I will write a story on the below
scene.
In this picture, a D.R.
is delivering letter to an officer who is shown to addressing his cadets.
Story:
Lt. Pritam a lecturer
and NCC officer of 2 BN Chandigarh. Got order from his C.O. to postpone annual
camp scheduled at sector 17 Ramlila Ground near ISBT in the month of Sep 2014. In
turn he has to report to Jammu’s ISBT where the NCC Cadets will be waiting for
the relief operation for earth quake victims. He sat will all the cadets
immediately and mutually discusses the task ahead. A group of cadets and
youngsters volunteered to arrange the founds from welfare organizations like,
lion’s and rotary clubs. All the purchases like clothes, fruits, medicines etc.
were made within a short period of eight hours. After reaching the spot they
undertook the responsibilities of 50 victims, they nursed victims for 10 days.
Pritam and his cadets were proud of helping the people in crisis.
VERY IMPORTANT FOR SSB ASPIRANTS
This (theme)
interprets that Pritam gladly accepted his officer’s decision to undertake a
new challenge without bothering the postponement of the annual camp. It shows
the scene of responsibility and dedication to the cause. Sitting with all the
cadets and mutually discussing all the required things reveal initiative and
social adjustments. Getting along with friends to discuss and decide mutually
reflects the accommodating spirit and cooperation. Taking upon the task to
arrange the founds shows resourcefulness with decision making. Commencing operation
with the authorities including nursing the victims from a week to 10days
strengthens their determination, confidence and liveness. Right from the
beginning, arranging all the things in a systematic manner with proper steps
taken in time with right approach of the places and persons, arrival and departure,
for the commencement and accomplishment of the task shows logical reasoning,
cohesion, practical effective and efficient intelligence, initiative and
decision making coupled with organization and proper planning.
Officer like Qualities
being revealed
a)
Accommodating
spirit
b)
Sense of
responsibility
c)
Cooperation
d)
Logical
reasoning
e)
Planning
and organization
f)
Effective
intelligence
g)
Decision
making ability
h)
Determination
and confidence
i)
Initiative
j)
Liveliness
This story reveals
more than nine OLQs. Any story revealing five to six qualities is also
recommendable, if it carries the natural projection of a candidate’s ability
and reality.
Neither! Myself nor any psychologist will suggest you to follow a copy
and imitate his planning. Take the idea and develop your planning according to
your capacity and leadership which you possess because leader or Hero in your
story means your alter ego, your deployed commander, Hero means indirectly you,
Hero means a person similar to your age, Sex and mood who can represent you
100%.
The leader has to be
confident, assured, bold, daring, he must be ready to take risks, show
initiative and display interest in growing the opportunities. He must have
determination, perseverance to carry on inspite of difficulties. He must accept
new challenges cheerfully and seek out new responsibility on his own
initiative. He must have the courage to face any audience and put across his
views eloquently, cheerfully, logically and convincingly. He must maintain self
control under all the circumstances and should be able to assert himself where
the occasion demands it.
“The psychological
interpretation and evaluation says the psychologist in the system of selection
is not interested, what you are writing but from where you are writing and
further the doctrine of evaluation and assessment says that the psychologist
does not see on the line but he reads between lines.”
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All the best my dear future officers
Regards
Hosla
B.A, M.A (Psychology)
(Having 11 years of
teaching experience as a GTO Instructor in Chandigarh)
Ambala Cantt, Haryana.
Mob: 7015202663,
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