I am a student of sainik school balachadi  (Gujarat) . I had this year only appeared for my  class 12.  This was my first ever SSB. So I thought of sharing my experience with other   aspirants  too.  At present  I am waiting  for my merit list to come. At  the time of  reporting there  were around  140 candidates , out of which 85 got screened in and  17 got recommended. At the time  of screening my chest no. was  39  and  after  it ,  was  chest  no. 26 .

As the no. of candidates who were screened in were many, so our ssb lasted for  6 days   means  from ( 21 jan- 26 jan ).

On   day one after seeing all candidates at   the station   I  was a bit nervous  but I kept on boosting my confidence . Then after reaching the board campus I got the feel that   now the real battle begins  .

The day began  with intelligence tests . There were 2 sets of 40 each , and truly speaking no any pattern was  followed  as I heard  about  before. In first one i did 36 and in second  one  38 .

Then came the turn of  PPDT  test , in that  we were shown a picture consisting  of  2 ladies and a men (all were standing ) . I   made a story on widow rehabilitations   in which I made the hero as an NGO worker.  After that we were divided in groups  and  were taken in a room where the officer told us to start discussion . The discussion started in which I participated for about 3 to 4 times , and the best thing was that many of my group mates were supporting my story  .

After all this we went for lunch and after lunch the result was declared  and I got screened in .

In the evening we filled   PIQ forms and then went to our rooms .

On   the  second  day in the morning  we were having PABT   test . It started with battery test and those who passed it went for playing the game  . I  passed  the battery test and then went for playing  the game  .

It was a nice experience.

The results of the PABT  test were declared on the last day and  fortunately I cleared it . In the evening we were  having our   PSYCHOLOGY  test .

It started around   4 in  the  afternoon , I was a bit nervous but confident  because I  did a lot of preparation for PSYCHOLOGY  test . I myself  wrote about 30 stories on various themes . Practiced  around  500 words along with which I  totally mugged up my self description and  the SRT’s used to always remain normal only .

So   the PSYCHOLOGY test began with TAT  I started writing stories and I wrote all the 12 stories within the time limit only  . Further also  I was able to put on  a good show and did each and every thing successfully . I was totally satisfied with my performance.

One thing that had to be kept in mind while preparing for PSYCHOLOGY test is   that  u had to  present your own personality , if u are mugging up your SD   then make sure that u had written it  and it  gives  a shape of your personality . If  you are writing stories  on various themes , try to find out those themes that u may had performed in any sphere of your life (for example :- sports, debates, camps , elocution and many others ). In the evening we played basketball in court, in our living area .

 

On this day   I was having  my personal interview . I  got  fully  dressed in glittering formal  dress and after having my breakfast went to waiting hall . I was among  the one who were having there interviews in the beginning .  I was  just making myself cool at  the  time i was  seating  in the waiting hall . But other candidates started discussing  among them asking various G.K questions , but I ignored them all . Finally  chest no. 26 flashed on screen and I went upstairs for my interview .

As I went in  , the interviewing officer started shooting question upon me . He even didn’t made me comfortable . In the beginning I was scared but slowly I  gained momentum and confidence  . I was just telling the  truth to him  i even told him that i was  being once suspended  . Then he discussed a lot about it . I was not able  to answer few  of the questions . Finally after  45 minutes. I was being  said  bye from interviewing officer. Interview  was a  75-25   performance.

In the evening I went for outing with my new and old friends . We went to kfc , mc’d  and also for sight seeing. It was  a enjoyable trip.

This   day   was a rest   for  the members of our group and   few others too . So we played basketball   and went to see movie it was a great fun in this day.

 On  this day I was having my GTO  task . Due to lage number  of candidates  the GTO got over in a  day only except of 2 days .  So my GTO  began  with 2 GROUP DISCUSSIONS   . I participated well in both  , except of  speaking in length  I  spoke  effectively  .

I participated well in group planning too and was able to convince the group  on various points   . So in start only I was able to leave a impact upon the  GTO OFFICER  .

Then we went for  outdoor  task . Over there also I was able to give ideas when the group got struck  . In individual obstacles I  did  all obstacles  successfully.

In Command Task  I was given a tough task . It was really tricky  , but after a bit of time I was able to do it and made GTO sir totally satisfied .   Full group task was also a easy one .

In rest of   the  events also I did well  . So  GTO   task at the end was a outstanding performance.

It   was the day of result  . The stage was set   for bang . We all  got  ready early for our conference  . After having our breakfast we went to the conference  hall . We were being called over there  chest number  wise . After some time my turn  also  came  as I entered  the  hall  I saw a bunch of officers  seated in their glittering uniforms  . Then the board president asked me a few normal questions about my stay and all , then he asked about my school . I answered all of them confidently.

Finally after lunch the Result Was Being Announced.

Before me there was chest number  24 was there as his chest number  was announced I stood to provide him space and at that moment only  the officer announced my chest Number  that Was  26 . To listen  it was the happiest moment of my  life .

So This Way I Came To   The End Of A Never Forgettable Event …

At Last   I Would Just Quote A Few Words Of   One Of My Beloved Senior

“ To Achieve Ur  Aim Just U Require  Is Positive  Approach  Toward  Ur  Destiny Along With Motivation “ ……

Hats Off  Folkssss…………………..