Tips and Tricks @SSB for officer in Armed forces

Hello friends I have a good news to share with you that I have been recommended for the INDIAN ARMY and also got All India 3rd rank In Information Technology Branch. Friends this was my dream to get into army and serve the nation. I was preparing for it since child hood. In the journey of preparation and hard work I got opportunities to meet some excellent personalities. I strongly feel without their guidedance, inspirations, Methods tips and tricks, this achievement would have been impossible for me. I really felt I should share my experience of SSB(Service Selection Board) for Army Officer so that the needy student can take some help from my little knowledge and experience.
The SSB comprises of 5 days schedule which further comprises of stage 1 and stage 2. The successful candidates of stage 2 have to stay back for 5-7 more days for their detailed medical.
Stage 1:-
This stage is also called screening. This stage is comprises of verbal /non- verbal test in objective format and PPDT(picture perception and Discussion Test).
Verbal/ non-verbal tests are very easy. But time given is very less, hence candidate has to be very quick and correct in his response.
Tricks and Tips for verbal/non- verbal Test
Their will be two test having 50 questions each. First solve very easy questions(are those which can be answered by just reading question only) and leave the rest. Then again start from the beginning and now solve slightly difficult from first ones and go to end. Now again start from beginning solve slightly more difficult and finally solve the most difficult. By this approach you will find that every question has been solved.
Even if u find some questions very difficult or not in your range then go for hit and trail method because there is no negative marking in verbal/non-verbal test.

PPDT
IN PPDT a hazy picture will be shown to you which will be describing some situation and you will be made to write story on the picture .
Tips and Tricks
Your story should be around, what lead to the situation what is going in the situation and what will be the outcome of the situation.
You should not describe the picture itself.
Preferably, make a story which yields positive output.

Rule for analyzing given picture
First look at the center of the image then go extreme left of image ,then go clock wise and come again to same point by this technique you can note almost every detail of the image. These details are very much required in writing and discussing story hence be focused will analyzing picture.
Narration and Discussion part of the story
After writing story candidates are made to sit in groups of around 8 to 16 candidates in each group for narration and discussion of the story.

Tricks and tips
While narrating the story, the key of success is confidence apart from it clear, loud voice good communication skills and positive body language also play vital role in impressive narration.

DISCUSSION
The most important part of the screening test called discussion of the story. The 90% of the selection in screening is based on the discussion of the story.
Tricks and tips
You must initiate the discussion. If some how you can’t initializes discussion you must be the 2nd or 3rd speaker.
You must speak at least 4 times in discussion.
You should not repeat your statements will discussion.
Never go in one- to one conflict with any other candidate But Always address Group not to any individual while discussion.
Never Become the Part of the fish market, but in such situations your duty must be control the group in a gentlemen way.
Remain cool, calm and collective while discussion.

Friends these were the some key points for the stage 1 but the real betel is stage2 of ssb. I will also update some tips and tricks of stage 2 very soon till then…….

Jai Hind.