How To Clear The AFSB Interview

AFSB interview also known as Air Force Selection Board interview which is nothing but an SSB interview. Not to be confused with the name, candidates going for AFSB interview will be facing the same 5 days SSB interview procedure. In this article, we are going to give few tips to clear the AFSB interview.

What is AFSB interview?

AFSB interview is conducted by Indian air force for candidates applying for officer cadre in IAF. Candidates who clear their NDA, CDS and AFCAT written exam are called for 5-day SSB interview by Indian air force selection board known as AFSB.

AFSB Centre List

There are total 5 active AFSB centers

• 1 AFSB Dehradun
• 2 AFSB Mysore
• 3 AFSB Gandhinagar
• 4 AFSB Varanasi
• 5 AFSB Kanchrapara

AFSB Interview 5 Day Procedure

• Day 1: Screening and Psychology Test
• Day 2: GTO and Interview
• Day 3: GTO and Interview
• Day 4: Mini-Conference and GTO
• Day 5: Conference

AFSB Interview Tips

1. Communication Skills: This is very important part of AFSB. You need to have a good communication skill in order to speak in a large group in discussions, in the personal Interview and also in order to interact with your group mates. Since SSB requires a huge amount of social adaptability hence you must be good enough in interacting with other and communicating your ideas to them. You must start practicing speaking in English. Psychological aspects and your speed of response: You need to be really fast in your thinking process in order to do the best in TAT, WAT and SRT. So you need to start building that habit from now onwards. Take sample tests from which ever source you can say for example SSBCrack has ample number of Sample practice series for TAT, WAT and SRT.
2. Physical Fitness: You must start practicing running, jogging and mild cardio exercises in order to increase stamina and physical endurance. This will not only improve your physical appearance but will make you look fit. Also this will help you in enduring the long sessions of tasks done in the GTO series at a go. It also helps you to maintain a good body posture which is very important in AFSB. The way you sit, the way you walk everything counts hence be straight while walking and sitting and do not slouch.
3. General Awareness: You need to definitely have a good general awareness like the issues of national and international importance. Especially the issues related to Pakistan, Middle East, West Asia and China. You must be aware with all the things that led to the problems and the whole history of the problems which are currently occurring the world. You must also have strong views about certain problems and views can be made only if you knowledge about that particular problem in depth.
4. You and Your Family:  You must be aware of the work your family members including their good and bad qualities same applies to your friends. You must have details of job you parents or siblings are in. You need to know about yourself in depth, your likes, dislikes, good and bad qualities, reason of joining Air force. If you have a certain hobby or like to play a game you must be aware of it fully. If you have played something on some good level then you are expected to know about the rules in detail and about major tournaments and players of that sport. You should be aware of your percentage in 10th, 12th, UG and PG. You must also be having good knowledge about you subject studied in the Graduation, B.Tech etc.
5. Airforce Awareness: You need to know some basic things about Airforce like its commands, ranks and aircrafts and missiles. If any of your family members is in Airforce then you are expected to know in much greater details. Don’t forget to read about recent Defense deals and defense up gradations.