SSB is not an interview of an hour or two; it is a long stretched process of six days. Your personality is monitored for suitability from every aspect. Since the SSB interview is long process, so the preparation for it must be for a long time as well. There is no shortcut to success in SSB. If you want to succeed you need to prepare for a long period of time rigorously. SSB demands a continuous preparation in a planned way. Success is not a very difficult thing in SSB, in fact it is easy, but it is tricky. All you need to do for SSB is to be genuine, many people say this, but very few really understand. Being genuine is being honest, but do you know what honesty in terms of SSB is?
I would say there can be no other interview as easy as SSB if you really understand what SSB is. Every other job interview asks you to change a lot of things in your personality. They demand you to gain and acquire extra knowledge, put in a lot of extra effort in order to get success.
SSB is a different story. It never asks you to acquire skills, it simply asks you to enhance what you already have. You need to put in effort, but not to gain extra knowledge but to polish whatever knowledge you have got, whatever qualities you have got. You just have to know where and how to present your qualities, the Officer Like Qualities that they need.
SSB is a different story. It never asks you to acquire skills, it simply asks you to enhance what you already have. You need to put in effort, but not to gain extra knowledge but to polish whatever knowledge you have got, whatever qualities you have got. You just have to know where and how to present your qualities, the Officer Like Qualities that they need.
You would have heard that though the food might be very tasty, but unless you present it properly, nobody will be tempted towards eating it. Now consider yourself at SSB, you might be very good, with mind blowing qualities, but if you do not present those qualities at the right time, nobody will know that you have them at the first place. So act wisely. There are times you need to show your leadership qualities and you should not miss those moments, go ahead work and lead by example.
Honesty in SSB is nothing but presenting what you have at the right time. You do not need to fake anything. And yes remember that not telling something is not cheating. You can still be honest if you are not telling something about yourself, which you think will diminish your chances. It is perfectly all right, till you make sure you do not get caught. That is why you need to practice for a long time, so that you have an answer for everything, so that you make no mistakes. You need to give in some time to understand yourself, to understand how, when and where you have to do what and thus succeed. SSB is not rocket science, do not put in your head to understand how the system works, just see that what your part is, and perform well in that zone. All the best!
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Tashi Mishra, Editorial Team
I am Tashi, basically from Varanasi, currently pursuing my Masters in Computer Science from Christ University, Bangalore. I am interested in reading and football. It has always been my dream to join the forces,so here I am to share my experience with all the aspiring faujis. Remember with determination you’ll be triumphant!
