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Meet Flying Officer Arti Tomar, India’s 9th Woman IAF Fighter Pilot

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Following the feet of Avani Chaturvedi, Bhawana Kanth and other woman fighter pilots, Arti Tomar becomes the ninth women fighter pilot, who graduated on 21 December with other 127 Air Force officers in Dundigal Airforce Academy, this year. A combined Graduation Parade was held at the Airforce Academy to mark the successful culmination of training for Arti and other 126 Flying Cadets of Flying and Ground duty branches of the Indian Air Force. Arti is a 23-year-old Electronics, and Communication engineer from Ghaziabad is the first from her family to join the Air Force. She joined the Air Force Academy in June 2018. She says, “I never wanted to do a desk job. In my third year of engineering, I decided that I will be a fighter pilot.”

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Arti while speaking with NewsMeter, said that Fighter Pilot Avani Chaturvedi is her inspiration. Avani Chaturvedi is the first woman to fly fighter aircraft MIG- 21Bison Solo. Arti says, “In 2016, when I read about Avani Chaturvedi that gave me the inspiration to become a fighter pilot.” It is to be noted that Arti is the only women fighter pilot who graduated this year from the Dundigal Academy. “Air Force is in itself is fascinating, but the experience of being a fighter pilot and flying an aircraft is something beyond words.” Arti Tomar has learnt to fly Pilatus airfcart and wishes to learn and fly different aircraft soon.

Twenty other women flying officers also graduated with Arti this year. Shweta Choudary, who completed her training as a Transporter Flying Cadet said, “It is a happy movement for all us. Graduating as an air force officer makes us feel like we are finally mature. Very fewer women choose this profession, so I feel like it is a great achievement.”

Arunabha Chakraborty hailing from Tripura was awarded the ‘Sword of Honour’ for standing first in overall merit in pilot’s course. He says, “Since childhood, I was interested in the air force. I joined RIMC when I was in the Seventh standard. Seeing military officers in RIMC always kept me motivated to join the Air Force. Later I joined NDA College in Pune, and here when I learned to fly the Pilatus; it was a wonderful, experience.”

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Alka Chakradorty mother of Arunabha says, “He is the first fighter pilot from our family, and we are very proud of him. He had the determination to become an Air Force Officer since childhood. He chose his path all by himself and worked hard to achieve this.”

The flying cadets are the 204th batch of Flying Cadets passing out from the Dundigal Air Force Academy. The Air Chief Marshal Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria congratulated all the flying cadets, who graduated. He said, “It is a matter of great pride for me to witness the combined graduation parade of the Indian Air Force.”

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100 Must Know Geography Questions For NDA CDS AFCAT 2020

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Defence aspirants who are preparing for the defence exams like NDA Exam, CDS Exam, AFCAT, INET, TA, Group X and Y and others will be facing Geography questions in General Awareness Paper. SSBCrackExams is sharing 100+ must know Geography notes and questions for your preparation in defence exams. Aspirants can also download the Geography notes and Geography Questions PDF from the link given below. These Geography questions will be helpful for you to revise for the upcoming defence exams.

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100 Most Asked Geography Questions For NDA CDS AFCAT 2020

  1. Which one of the following layers of the atmosphere is
    responsible for the deflection of radio waves?
    (a) Troposphere (b) Stratosphere
    (c) Mesosphere (d) Ionosphere
  2. Which one of the following stars is nearest to the Earth?
    (a) Polaris (b) Alpha Centauri
    (c) Sun (d) Sirius
  3. Which one of the following conditions is most relevant for
    the presence of life on Mars?
    (a) Atmospheric composition
    (b) Thermal conditions
    (c) Occurrence of ice caps and frozen water
    (d) Occurrence of ozone
  4. The correct sequence of different layers of the atmosphere
    from the surface of the Earth upwards is
    (a) Troposphere, Stratosphere, Ionosphere, Mesosphere
    (b) Stratosphere, Troposphere, Ionosphere, Mesosphere
    (c) Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Ionosphere
    (d) Stratosphere, Troposphere, Mesosphere, Ionosphere
  5. Which one of the following weather conditions is indicated
    by a sudden fall in barometer reading?
    (a) Stormy
    (b) Calm weather
    (c) Cold and dry weather
    (d) Hot and sunny weather
  6. Who amongst the following was the first to state that the
    earth was spherical ?
    (a) Aristotle (b) Copernicus
    (c) Ptolemy (d) Strabo
  7. Volcanic eruptions do not occur in
    (a) Baltic Sea (b) Black Sea
    (c) Caribbean Sea (d) Caspian Sea
  8. Which one of the following is not a lagoon?
    (a) Ashtamudi lake (b) Chilka lake
    (c) Periyar lake (d) Pulicat lake
  9. In order of their distances from the Sun, which of the
    following planets lie between Mars and Uranus?
    (a) Earth and Jupiter (b) Jupiter and Saturn
    (c) Saturn and Earth (d) Saturn and Neptune
  10. In the structure of planet Earth, below the mantle, the core is
    mainly made up of which one of the following?
    (a) Aluminium (b) Chromium
    (c) Iron (d) Silicon
  11. The earth’s rotation does not cause
    (a) deflection of ocean currents
    (b) phases of the moon
    (c) tides
    (d) difference in time between two meridians
  12. The difference in the duration of day and night increases as
    one moves from
    (a) west to east
    (b) east and west of the prime meridian
    (c) poles to equator
    (d) equator to poles
  13. On the day the sun is nearest to the earth, the earth is said to
    be in
    (a) aphelion (b) perihelion
    (c) apogee (d) perigee
  14. In aeroplanes, the atmospheric pressure is measured with
    (a) Aneroid barometer (b) Barometer
    (c) Barogram (d) Altimeter
  15. All of the following types of climates occur in the southern
    hemisphere expect
    (a) hot desert (b) savannah
    (c) equatorial (d) tundra
  16. The density of air is normally _ at higher attitude.
    (a) increases (b) decreases
    (c) remains constant (d) varies from place to place
  17. Farrel’s Law is concerned with the
    (a) direction of winds (b) velocity of winds
    (c) intensity of waves (d) None of these
  18. The layer of the atmosphere which contains dust particles
    and water vapour is called
    (a) Stratosphere (b) Troposphere
    (c) Ionosphere (d) Mesophere
  19. Which of the following cities is nearest to the equator?
    (a) Colombo (b) Jakarta
    (c) Manila (d) Singapore
  20. The waterfall ‘Victoria’ is associated with the river
    (a) Amazon (b) Missouri
    (c) St. Lawrence (d) Zambezi
  21. The biggest hot desert of the world is
    (a) Kalahari (b) Gobi
    (c) Sahara (d) Thar
  22. In which one of the following areas is monsoon climate found?
    (a) Pacific Coast of Columbia
    (b) South-Eastern United States
    (c) Southern Part of South Africa
    (d) Central California
  23. The equator passes through
    (a) Cameroon (b) Costa Rica
    (c) Kenya (d) Venezuela
  24. The Black Mountains are located in
    (a) Canada (b) Norway
    (c) Switzerland (d) U.S.A.
  25. The driest area of the Earth is
    (a) Arabian desert (b) Atancama desert

Also Read: 100 Most Asked History Questions For NDA CDS AFCAT 2020

TGC 131 Cut Off Marks

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Indian Army’s official website has published the cutoff marks for TGC 131 Technical Graduate Course – 131 Cut Off Marks. Candidates who have applied for TGC 131 can check the cut off for their respective branch. Only candidates who have cleared the TGC 131 cut off will be called for the TGC 131 SSB Interview. TGC 131 Vacancies and Cut off – Technical Graduate Course 2020. Applications are invited from unmarried Male Engineering Graduates for 131th Technical Graduates Course (commencing in July 2020 at Indian Military Academy (IMA), Dehradun) for permanent commission in the Indian Army.

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TGC 131 Cut Off Marks

  • As always, Mechanical has the highest cut off marks i.e. 80%
  • Lowest cut off for many branches is 50%
  • Total notified TGC 131 vacancies are 40.
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TGC 131 Cut Off Marks

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TGC 131 SSB Interview Date

  • Candidates will be shortlisted for TGC SSB interview based on their percentage in Engineering.
  • Only candidates who meet the TGC 131 cut off marks will be called for the SSB interview.
  • Shortlisted candidates will get the option to select the TGC 131 SSB date online at join Indian army website.
  • TGC 131 SSB Interviews will start from Jan – Feb 2020.
  • TGC 131 SSB interview will be conducted at SSB Allahabad, Bhopal, Bangalore and Kapurthala.
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15 Roles and Responsibilities of Chief of Defence Staff (CDS)

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In a landmark decision with tremendous reform in higher defence management in the country, the Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved to create the post of Chief of Defence Staff in the rank of a four-star General with salary and perquisites equivalent to a Service Chief. The Chief of Defence Staff will also head the Department of Military Affairs (DMA), to be created within the Ministry of Defence and function as its Secretary.

Role and Responsibilities of Chief of Defence Staff 1

The following areas will be dealt by the Department of Military Affairs headed by CDS:

  1. The Armed Forces of the Union, namely, the Army, the Navy and the Air Force.
  2. Integrated Headquarters of the Ministry of Defence comprising Army Headquarters, Naval Headquarters, Air Headquarters and Defence Staff Headquarters.
  3. The Territorial Army.
  4. Works relating to the Army, the Navy and the Air Force.
  5. Procurement exclusive to the Services except capital acquisitions, as per prevalent rules and procedures.

Apart from the above, the mandate of the Department of Military Affairs will include the following areas:

  1. Promoting jointness in procurement, training and staffing for the Services through joint planning and integration of their requirements.
  2. Facilitation of restructuring of Military Commands for optimal utilisation of resources by bringing about jointness in operations, including through establishment of joint/theatre commands.
  3. Promoting use of indigenous equipment by the Services.

The Chief of Defence Staff, apart from being the head of the Department of Military Affairs, will also be the Permanent Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee. He will act as the Principal Military Adviser to Raksha Mantri on all tri-Services matters. The three Chiefs will continue to advise RM on matters exclusively concerning their respective Services. CDS will not exercise any military command, including over the three Service Chiefs, so as to be able to provide impartial advice to the political leadership.

As the Permanent Chairman of Chiefs of Staff Committee, CDS will perform the following functions:

  • CDS will administer tri-services organisations. Tri-service agencies/organisations/commands related to Cyber and Space will be under the command of the CDS.
  • CDS will be member of Defence Acquisition Council chaired by Raksha Mantri and Defence Planning Committee chaired by NSA.
  • Function as the Military Adviser to the Nuclear Command Authority.
  • Bring about jointness in operation, logistics, transport, training, support services, communications, repairs and maintenance, etc of the three Services, within three years of the first CDS assuming office.
  • Ensure optimal utilisation of infrastructure and rationalise it through jointness among the services.
  • Implement Five-Year Defence Capital Acquisition Plan (DCAP), and Two-Year roll-on Annual Acquisition Plans (AAP), as a follow up of Integrated Capability Development Plan (ICDP).
  • Assign inter-Services prioritisation to capital acquisition proposals based on the anticipated budget.
  • Bring about reforms in the functioning of three Services aimed at augmenting combat capabilities of the Armed Forces by reducing wasteful expenditure.

It is expected that this reform in the Higher Defence Management would enable the Armed Forces to implement coordinated defence doctrines and procedures and go a long way in fostering jointmanship among the three Services. The country would be benefitted by coordinated action on greater jointmanship in training, logistics and operations as well as for prioritisation of procurements.

Background

This follows the announcement made by the Prime Minister on 15th August 2019, in his address to the nation, inter alia, “India should not have a fragmented approach. Our entire military power will have to work in unison and move forward.  All the three (Services) should move simultaneously at the same pace. There should be good coordination and it should be relevant to the hope and aspirations of our people. It should be in line with the changing war and security environment with the world.   After formation of this post (CDS), all the three forces will get effective leadership at the top level.”

Why India Needs Chief of Defence Staff (CDS)

  • India should not have a fragmented approach.
  • Our entire military power will have to work in unison. All the three (Services) should move simultaneously at the same pace. ·
  • Changing nature of war and security environment;
  • Government conscious of National Security challenges. ·
  • Recognition to military expertise in department’s decision making.
  • Breaking Silos: Integration, collaboration, convergence and rationalization.
  • Meritocracy: Right person to do right job.
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Context:

  • Vajpayee- Victory at Kargil- lessons learnt (Kargil Committee/ GoM)- steps towards integration
  • Vajpayee + – culmination of process started at that time.
  • Also more integration and further enhancement of role to meet newer challenges. · Not mere creation of a post but institutional reforms to achieve national security aims.
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Role and responsibilities of Chief of Defence Staff (CDS)

  1. Act as the Principal Military Adviser to Raksha Mantri on tri-Services matters. The three Chiefs will continue to advise RM on matters exclusively concerning their respective Services;
  2. CDS will not exercise any military command, including over the three Service Chiefs;
  3. CDS will administer tri-services organisations. Their military command, will be with the Chief of the duly notified Service, which has a predominant role in effective functioning of that specific tri-service organization. However, Tri-services agencies/organizations/ commands related to Cyber and Space will be under the command of the CDS.
  4. Provide integrated inputs of the Services to relevant authorities.
  5. CDS will be member of Defence Acquisition Council and Defence Planning Committee.
  6. Bring about jointness in operations, logistics, transport, training, support services, communications, repairs and maintenance, etc. of the three Services within three years of the first CDS assuming office;
  7. Ensure optimal utilization of infrastructure and rationalize it;
  8. Enhance the share of indigenous equipment;
  9. Evaluate plans for ‘Out of Area Contingencies’, as well other contingencies such as Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief;
  10. Implement Five-Year Defence Capital Acquisition Plan (DCAP), and Two-Year roll-on Annual Acquisition Plans (AAP), as a follow-up of Integrated Capability Development Plan (ICDP);
  11. Assign inter-Services prioritization to capital acquisition proposals based on the anticipated budget;
  12. Integrate and rationalise international cooperation plans;
  13. Prepare strategy papers on military matters for consideration of the competent authority;
  14. Bring about reforms in the functioning of three Services aimed at augmenting combat capabilities of the Armed Forces. This may, inter-alia; entail rationalization of facilities. Use of indigenous equipment across the whole spectrum. He will identify and end obsolete practices, which may have crept in due to the colonial legacy.
  15. Build trust and confidence in the rank and file.
  16. Prepare for Raksha Mantri an empirical and objective Report on annual achievements in jointness during the year

11 Attempts, Recommended 3 Times For Army and Airforce

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Sat Shri Akaal guys, I, KPS lubana from the state of Punjab, writing this blog on my experiments with SSB. 1st of all, I appreciate SSBCRACK for giving me this podium & continuously motivating chaps like me striving to join defense forces. Not a day passes without me visiting your website at least once. This journey of recommendations would not have been possible without help from my Teacher Pawan sir, hostel friends & other friends viz. Sunny, Joban, Rajan, Rohit & Honey. One reason I love to go to SSBs is because there I meet gentleman friends & I’m sure without having spent quality time with them for those 5-odd days, every time I go there, there won’t have been any selections. I miss you guys & look forward to see you all in uniform very soon. I trust & love you overwhelmingly. Last but not the least, I thank an anonymous editor for taking out time & rectifying this piece.

Beginning with the story, I’ve given 11 attempts so far, which includes 4 screen outs, as many conference-outs & 3 recommendations. It was a journey of rejections & selections but evolved me as a personality comprehensively, after making me realize my intrinsic abilities lying dormant & my evolution henceforth.

Since the recommendations are multiple in no., So i’ll share the experience in an overall task-wise manner, otherwise sharing every recommendation separately would make it to be a boring self-praising story, which my motive surely is not. I’ll also give examples of my personal experiences at times correspondingly.

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The first couple of SSBs were through AFCAT (both Conf.outs), then 2 screen outs (AFCAT & Coast Guard), the next CDSe attempt at Kapurthala (Conf. out) was a real eye opener & propelled me to bag maiden recommendation in next attempt through AFCAT at 4 AFSB, Varanasi. The next good moment (recommendation) came after a arduous gap of 5 months when i got selected for SSC Tech 54 course from 17 SSB Bangalore for my family’s profession & my Love I .e.Indian Army. After a couple of months henceforward, I again got recommended for AFCAT from 1 AFSB, Dehradun.

Jumping straight to today’s duty,

OIR– Friends to be honest, I never prepared fully for this. Having cleared afcat 5 times & CDSE four times, it used to be easy for me. But I advice you to pick any topic in which you are weak and clear doubts comprehensively. E.g. I was weak in “Dices” topic, so I would either get it cleared beforehand or at SSB from other candidates who have reported (remember, they are your gentlemen friends & not competitors). Moreover, nowadays new SSB booklets(2019 re-printed) are being issued at some selection centers, which involve speedy math skills & moderate but not easy non-verbal reasoning. So guys, OIR is not going to be the same cakewalk it used to be. Go there prepared after clearing weak topics & le’mme pin this, it is surely used in your screening evaluation on DAY1, goes to other assessors during phase-II & helps u in final merit list.

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Next, PP&DT, making a normal story (how to do so, I’ll cover in TAT part) not just helps you in writing down your thoughts freely & naturally, but also in convincing other group members while discussing story. 10-12 lines on paper are sufficient. The time gap between story writing & discussion needs to be used judiciously. Speak story in mind or whisper it calmly multiple times. This is specifically helpful for candidates like me average/weak in communication skills. Moreover, I almost never practised for PP&DT at home since attempt 1 as I would repeat the story in mind multiple times before narrating it confidently. Coming to Narration part, whatever entry u r appearing for, be brief(45-50 secs) & precise but bold having eye contact with group members. Now being bold doesn’t mean fluent English, it means continuing even if u get stuck. I have even used Hindi in my narrations because the instructions are very clear about Hindi usage (you know them). During discussions, instead of wasting time on deciding mood, characters or gender, which are very ambiguous, directly come to the theme, contribute towards group 2-3 times with your strongest points, listen to all. Now, twice what happened with me was that my story was entirely different from group, so in that scenario, I advise you to go alongside group instead of beating around the bush about your own story & eventually contribute to group story by adding practical modifications to their story. If elected to narrate group story, mention others’ points but don’t narrate it in a hodgepodge manner, you need not include everyone’s points but the overall summary.

TAT– Beginning with good sleep will help in being calm. Now coming to TAT, i must advise you following 05 things.

 1. Observe the picture very very carefully for full 30 secs & note down individuals’ clothing, body gestures, background, paintings on wall etc. just to mention a few.

2. Whether the story is “positive” or “negative”, following step 1 will help you in that. E.g. if it is very much clear that blood is coming out of someone’s body part OR a vehicle is clearly seen crushing someone, then obviously u have to write accordingly. But if there just the person lying on ground OR someone holding a weapon, that doesn’t mean the story is in a negative sense. So, basically in a nutshell, the careful observation of the picture itself will guide you how to portray the story.

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3. Another question, Whether to practice TAT or Not?……Friends, Initially, I used to practice a lot, time them etc. but during TAT at one of AFSBs in Evening, I went there after sleeping for a couple of hours. Guess what happened???….. I forgot whatever i just practised or learnt, & i was writing stories as if this is my maiden attempt, I had no control over my senses & was writing whatever picture came in front in a very blunt manner. After that, I felt exasperated that i’ve wasted another attempt at SSB by sleeping before TAT, but the result was otherwise. Thereafter, i followed the same concept of no practice & results were overwhelming. Another thing, why my psych performance improved was becoz instead of putting that an hour or so in practice, I would either do Running or talk to friends over a cup of tea, or start reading a book. So basically my point is that Psych test ( esp. TAT) is all about how challenging your daily schedule is, whether u really do put in efforts towards doing things u mentioned in PIQ/ TAT stories & how carefully u gauge the situation posed.

4. Blank story- People generally tend to practice it in advance & I used to do so, but believe my word friends, I don’t know what happened to me, in each of the 3 recommendations, I wrote a story which I never imagined. You remember 30 secs we get even for blank story, I would stare at white screen for those 30 secs when everyone would jump to pen down whatever they had prepared in advance. I would develop a broad story in mind, write it down as fast as I can thereafter.

5. Bad handwriting- My Achilles heel. I’ve suffered from it in form of  low grades & bashing from respected teachers from times immemorial. But le’mme clarify that until & unless, it is at least legible, it’s OK. You need not worry. Psych is more interested in your sub-conscious mind & not in calligraphy.

About WAT, i would advise you to be precise. Initially, i didn’t get sentences to write on paper in test, but then i started adding my hobbies, games i played, friends, teachers, family and my general thoughts. In short, i responded to WAT words in way as if i am writing all about myself. I aligned Negative words with positive thoughts to make a meaningful sentence.

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SRT– Another of my weaknesses, till now my highest mark throughout 11 attempts is 45 SRTs, which i achieved during my SSC Tech recommendation. It was 35 & 38 and Half(funny, ehh?) during Varansai & Dehradun recommendations respectively. So, the point must be clear, numbers matter less, content more. My Personal habit is that until & unless i’m fully satisfied with SRT solution, i don’t approach further and that precisely stems my speed. But don’t just follow the above line & be natural at your own speed & thinking. Coming to advice part, solution lies in problem posed itself. It gives enough hints to you write solution accordingly. Just like TAT, read it carefully, then give answer to only whatever is required & not less, not more.

SDT– I would go there after remembering 3-4 points in each column in advance, but tragedy would happen in actual test, when due to low cramming, i would forget whatever i remembered, and then jus’ like TAT, my response becomes natural in the sense that whatever my family, friends etc, think of me, i just vomit it out. But i advice you to improve your daily routine, practice productive hobbies etc. Subsequently, your SDT will improve. Everything comes at a price and getting good feedback from others involves hard work & overhauling your persona.

INTERVIEW & PIQ– Completely know about yourself & i seriously mean, completely. E.g. After Kapurthala conf. out, i was sad that under pressure, i was not able to answer even those questions which i knew or at least i partially understood. So, i made a list of about 80-100 questions(no. will vary according to your persona) about my persona. The above list also included some questions about respective armed forces for which i was supposed to be interviewed. This list almost helped me single handedly in entering that Interviewing Officer’s room confidently and eventually, what SSB folks call it, Cracking the interview. I also asked 5-7 of my close friends, brothers, sister & parents to mention 3 of my weaknesses & strengths. Other things i advise are that in that room, listen to officer very attentively. At times, he/she will be deliberately slow as to gauge how attentive you are. Through your talk, it should be explicit that you are welcome to talk to him for the next almost an hour. Many candidates (including me) face problems in remembering & then answering questions in the sequence that is posed to us, jus’ wanna say that be attentive & calm, you will definitely remember most of the questions, personal experience speaking there. Another human aspect i utilized was to keep a smiling face, personally speaking it helps in tackling even the trickiest of the situations.

The PIQ form friends actually should portray that your schedule is optimal & challenging, you should have participated in some games/activities even if that means on a smaller stage. Not everyone needs to be a national/state player to get selected. Hobbies/Interests’ section needs to be given attention. Certain hobbies like listening music, watching movies & web-series(sorry, prime & ‘Flix fans) etc. which people write, needs to be replaced with something productive, optimal and suitable to young life. Now, that doesn’t mean you become a bluff master by penning down things like reading literature, giving tuitions, running marathons, hiking etc when u know that it’s totally fake. Mind it, i have tried all that during initial attempts & was sent back home packing on day5. Another aspect that IO is interested is your alternate career option i.e. Plan B. Practically speaking, SSB involves zero preparation (just think over it for a minute) apart from improving yourself, so after education,you should either be doing a job, taking tuitions, preparing for competitive exams (with good results to show) OR any other activity that is making you self-reliant in life. It secures you from incredibility of SSB procedure & medical/merit-outs & that is precisely what IO is looking for. Whatever u think, but i keep dressing sense in high regard. A tie in summers and a blazer, in addition, in winters(even on screening, DAY1) is like icing on  the cake.

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GTO TASKs– The advice that we keep getting but never follow that GTO tasks are about co-operation & not competition holds true. Hardcore repeaters must imbibe this.In the very first task GD, giving 3-4 points is adequate but don’t forget to listen to others thereafter and add to their points if group gets stuck somewhere so that discussion can be carried forward. In GPE, troika of careful listening, observing & visualizing will help. You have to take care of special things like priority of problems, resources required etc. Practical assumptions play a key role in moving forward. Like PP&DT, there is a high probability that group gets stuck on trivial things like means of transport, boat/ferry usage, no. of persons to go for a task, then it becomes your responsibility to take group forward. For PGT, HGT & FGT, instead of shouting at others or forcefully getting your ideas executed, you just give 2-3 practical ideas & if even one of them gets executed (yess, i’m serious), then it’s your ‘Balle-Balle’, Chill maaro. For GOR, just remember couple of things- Josh and Help for others. The 3-liner Chetwode Credo, if you remember, holds perfectly suitable in this task. For lecturette, i advise you to choose a topic which you can handle mentally. Dividing topic either into ‘past, present & future’ OR in ‘Intro, mid-part & conclusion’ helps a lot. Another clause that we rarely make use is of using Hindi if one gets stuck. I’ve used it considerably in lecturette whenever i got stuck. Having eye-contact puts up a good show.For Command Task, i would suggest that analyse the structure carefully, and forget whatever u jus’ learned from Coaching, Youtube videos or any repeater friend’s ideas. SSB recommends normal candidates who can use brain on the spot according to nature of problem by giving simple solutions & rejects those who copy/paste ideas irrelevant to problem in front even if they are highly talented & use for e.g. all the helping  material to advance even when only simple plank/balli is required. The pep-talk GTO does with you before CT gives insight to him about you, answer him calmly. A mis-conception among candidates is that if GTO is willing to recommend you, he’ll give you a tough task like Bomb disposal etc. It’s not mandatory. In my all 3 selections, i was offered tasks which were moderate (but not easy) & none was bomb disposal related. Be happy if GTO breaks some structure or changes its colour, Congo!!! he is interested in you. For Individual obstacles, just listen to GTO attentively during each obstacle’s briefing, he actually is giving u hints since he is also concerned about your physical safety. Also, Josh should be there while doing obstacles(but don’t try to put up a show, it’ll be counter productive). Points don’t matter, but GTO through your 3 mins run-around, will automatically come to know whether you in actual do anything to keep yourself physically fit or if u just bluffed in your PIQ. Another thing, if you have touched red color during process or broke any other rule, make sure you don’t try to be smart by moving forward & repeat the task. GTO knows everything. Under his/her RayBan, lie the best camera lens on this pLaneT. Overall, GTO will be easy if you go there on ground with an open, welcoming mind ready to co-operate with others. Also, one or two bad tasks out of total 9 GTO tasks doesn’t mean you are out or you may get less marks in that task.Remember SSB is a comprehensive evaluation, let assessors take care of assessment, u just give 100% in every task & then forget about that task.

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 Friends, i’m near end of this blog, but before that, a few suggestions on overall process of SSB and then some pep-talk:

1. Go to SSB open-minded thinking that upto whatever level u may have prepared, u can even get screened out or as far as that u may get recommended also.

2. Instructions are everything. For your Girlfriend/ boyfriend’s sake, Listen to them intuitively before every task.

3. Improve your daily schedule, make it more challenging, break barriers put up by mind. Your performance in those 5 days will improve subsequently.

4. My dear repeaters, i have great affection for you people, for i also being from your category, but i advise against you people going to SSBs week after week or a fortnight later, take some time, improve your persona, comeback again with an open mind, because i know just like me, you guys are never gonna’ sit silent until & unless u get that “+” sign. My sincere wishes for repeaters. Just one more point here, during my preparation, i came forward how Pakistan SSBs work. I came to know that there must be at least 04 months grace period between 2 SSBs that you are going to appear. I don’t wish to promote such embargo in India, but real change only comes after a while, not at once. So take your time. We can learn something from our arch-rival.

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5. SSB, as stated earlier, is a comprehensive evaluation. So after 1 task is over, whatever its result you’ve perceived, just forget it & move forward freely. You may have erred at judging it. Personal experience there esp. in case of TAT, & psych test in general.

6. To all those candidates, who get merit/medical out(esp. girls), i won’t offer you fake sympathy but jus’ wanna’ tell you one thing that you people are already cream, having made all people around you proud. You have already achieved what 95% of us crave for. Use this achievement of having been recommended mentally to further upscale the newer heights in life. Best wishes.

7. I have had varied experiences of candidates getting screened out after recommendations. I even have got screened out as well as conf. out after getting recommended, but that in fact helped me know more about SSB & without these, i would not have been able to write this blog as detailed as i have written now. For all such people out there, i request don’t feel dejected or ashamed, it’s part of the process. Wear these failures as badge of honor. I’m proud of them.

Finally,

Napoleon Bonaparte, the French General, once said ,” A soldier will fight long & hard for a bit of colored ribbon”.

kps Lubana says,” A SSB aspirant will fight long and hard for a bit of colored “+” sign”.

Warm wishes,

My only motive to write this piece was to clear certain myths & misconceptions found among aspirants that i have come across while my preparation.

 Jai Hind.

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Territorial Army Notification 2020 [For Ex-Officers]

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Indian army has published the territorial army notification for the ex-armed, interested officers can apply till 31st Jan 2019. This notification is only for the ex-officers and not for the civilians.

Applications are invited from gainfully employed Ex Armed Forces Commissioned Officers for an opportunity of donning the uniform and serving the Nation as Territorial Army Officers (Non Departmental), based on the concept of enabling motivated Ex Service Officers to serve in a military environment without having to sacrifice their primary professions. You can serve the Nation in two capacities – as a civilian and as a soldier. No other option allows you such an expanse of experiences.

Eligibility

  • Only Ex Service Officer can apply.
  • Nationality: Only citizen of India (male and female).
  • Age Limits: 18 to 42 years on the date of application.
  • Educational Qualifications : Graduate from recognized university.
  • Physical Standards: A candidate must be physically and medically fit in all respects.
  • Employment: Gainfully Employed.
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Note: Serving member of the Regular Army/ Navy/ Air Force/ Police/ GREF/ Para Military and like forces are not eligible.

DATE OF INTERVIEW: APRIL 2020 (Firm dates will be communicated later by post).

LAST DATE OF RECEIPT OF APPLICATION: Application form completed in all respects will be accepted till 31 JANUARY 2020 at Additional Directorate General Territorial Army, Integrated Headquarters of Ministry of Defence, ‘L’ Block, Church Road, New Delhi – 110 001.

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The date of holding the Interview as mentioned above is liable to be changed at the discretion of the competent authority. 5. Ex Service Officers to ensure their eligibility for the examination : The Ex Service Officers applying for the ASB Interview should ensure that they fulfill all eligibility conditions for admission to the Interview. Their admission at all the stages of the Interview will be purely provisional subject to satisfying the prescribed eligibility conditions. Mere issue of Admission certificate to the Ex Service Officers will not imply that their candidature has been finally cleared by the competent authority.

Type of Exam: Only Interview.

HOW TO APPLY: All desirous Ex Service Officers (Commissioned Officers only) of three services can download Application Form (IAF (TA)-9 (Revised) Part – 1) from www.jointerritorialarmy.gov.in (FREE OF COST) and send applications alongwith Photocopy of Release Order and Photocopy of Release Medical Board Proceedings to Additional Directorate General Territorial Army, Integrated Headquarters of Ministry of Defence, ‘L’ Block, Church Road, New Delhi – 110 001.

SELECTION PROCEDURE:

  • The Ex-Service Officers will be screened by the Army Headquarters Selection Board (ASB) held at Additional Directorate General Territorial Army, Integrated Headquarters of Ministry of Defence, ‘L’ Block, Church Road, New Delhi – 110 001.
  • Recommended Ex-Service Officers will undergo Medical Examination at Armed Forces Clinic, New Delhi followed by their Police Verification for final selection. (c) Vacancies for male and female candidates will be determined as per organizational requirement.
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EMBODIMENT FOR TRAINING:

  • One month Basic Training in the first year of commission.
  • Two months Annual Training Camp every year including the first year.

ARMY HEADQUARTERS SELECTION BOARD (ASB) – 2020 (DATE OF INTERVIEW: APRIL 2020) (LAST DATE FOR RECEIPT OF APPLICATION: 31 JANUARY 2020) (Territorial Army Official Website : www.jointerritorialarmy.gov.in)

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LAST DATE: Form completed in all respects will be accepted till 31 JANUARY 2020 at Additional Directorate General Territorial Army, Integrated Headquarters of Ministry of Defence, ‘L’ Block, Church Road, New Delhi – 110 001. For more details about Territorial Army visit us at www.jointerritorialarmy.gov.in and download APPLICATION FORM (FREE OF COST). This is the only authentic website of Territorial Army.

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Meet Fg Off Arunabha Chakraborty, Who Won Sword Of Honour In AFA Passing Out Parade 2019

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After the ‘Pipping Ceremony’ the Reviewing Officer gave away awards to the Flying Officers who excelled in various disciplines of training. Flying Officer Arunabha Chakraborty from the Flying Branch was awarded the ‘Sword of Honour’ and President’s Plaque for standing First in Overall Merit in the Pilots’ Course. Flying Officer Aayush Pandey and Flying Officer Purnendu Kumar Singh were awarded President’s Plaque for being first in Overall Merit in Navigation and Ground Duty branches respectively. The recipient of President’s Plaque and Sword of Honour, who was the cynosure of all eyes on Saturday, didn’t leave his mother’s side even for a minute. As soon as he marched off from the parade ground at the Air Force Academy in Dundigal, Flying Officer Arunabha Chakraborty (21) emotionally hugged his mother, Alaka Chakraborty, a homemaker in Agartala, the capital city of Tripura. Her eyes welled up after seeing her son’s shoulders decorated with the air force ‘stripes’. As a child, Flying Officer Chakraborty was fascinated by aeroplanes and always dreamt of touching the skies. “Flying was my fascination since childhood and my parents encouraged my passion,” the 21-year-old fighter pilot said.

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After primary education in Agartala, Chakraborty bagged a seat at the Rashtriya Indian Military College, Dehradun, and later passed from the National Defence Academy, Pune. “Now, I have 130 hours of flying experience,” he said with a wide smile. Even when Chief of the Air Staff Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria congratulated him on the sidelines of the event, the newly-inducted officer stayed close to his mother and even introduced her to the IAF chief. Asked if the Rafale entices him, the youngster said he likes to fly Jaguar and Sukhoi fighter jets. Flying Officer Arti Tomar, the only woman fighter pilot in the batch, said her senior in engineering college, Avani Chaturvedi, one of the three first women fighter pilots of the force, inspired her to join the IAF.

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Her close pal, Har Raj Kaur Boparai, a transport pilot from Patiala in Punjab, revealed that she never liked her desk job at Deloitte and always wanted to serve the nation as armed force officer. “I look forward to serving the nation with pride — a rookie turned into an air warrior, a metaphorical transformation by itself,” she said.

OTA Gaya Cadets Will Train At IMA Dehradun

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The Indian Army on Saturday clarified that it has proposed the shifting of the training of its Technical Entry Scheme (TES) course from Officers Training Academy (OTA) in Gaya to the Indian Military Academy (IMA) in Dehradun. “Indian Army has proposed Technical Entry Scheme (TES) training at OTA Gaya to be shifted to IMA Dehradun. This is aimed at optimising the training infrastructure at IMA. Talks and rumours of the closure of TES entry are wrong. TES will continue,” tweeted Indian Army.
“Contrary to some media reports that OTA, Gaya is closing the fact remains that only Technical Entry Scheme (TES) training may be shifted to Indian Military Academy (IMA) Dehradun once the proposal is accepted by the Defence Ministry,” stated Army officials.

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This means that the scheme, which allows selected 10+2 students from the science stream to pursue career opportunities in the technical branches in the Army, shall continue without any disruption, they added. “Army has proposed shifting of TES training to IMA Dehradun and there are good reasons for it,” said a senior Army officer. According to Army, training infrastructure of IMA, OTA Chennai and OTA Gaya both remain underutilized due to shortage in the number of cadets.

“IMA, Dehradun has the capacity of 1600 cadets every year but trains just 1350 and OTA Chennai has the capacity of 800 cadets per year but has 350 cadets per year. OTA Gaya capacity stands at 700 cadets and this remains under-utilised,” argued the Officials.

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“The idea is to optimize the training infrastructure and train at full strength’ said a senior Army officer. Meanwhile, in another proposal which is under active consideration, Indian Army is planning to streamline the induction of officers by limiting the entry to just four streams i.e. through the National Defence Academy (NDA), through the Army Cadet College (ACC), Technical Entry Scheme (TES) and the Short Service (SS) scheme. Currently, there are seven schemes with varying training terms and entry requirements running concurrently, resulting in administrative issues.

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‘In the emerging technology-intensive environment, Technical Entry Scheme is essential and has due primacy. Technical Entry Scheme will remain our focus for better absorption of technology in the Army. The TES entry shall always be there. Talk of the TES entry closure is wrong’, said the senior Army officer.

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It has been further clarified that the space vacated by the cadets at OTA Gaya will be occupied by the Sikh Light Infantry Regimental Centre which is currently co-located with the Rajput Regimental Centre at Fatehgarh, UP

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Ramanujan’s 3 Important Results For Defense Exams

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Srinivasa Ramanujan, born on 22 December 1887, was an Indian mathematician who made substantial contributions to Mathematical Analysis, Number Theory, Infinite Series and Continued Fractions, including solutions to mathematical problems then considered unsolvable, despite of being provided with almost no formal theory in Mathematics. During his short life, 22 December 1887 – 26 April 1920, Ramanujan independently compiled nearly 3,900 results. Nearly all his claims have now been proven correct. The Indian government declared 22 December to be National Mathematics Day.

On his birthday, let’s remember a few of his contributions which will surely help the defense aspirants who are appearing with Mathematics.

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In this article we’ll be discussing about 3 such theories of Ramanujan, whose proof will help you as a direct statement:

  • The Ramanujan Summation
  • Roger-Ramanujan Continued Fraction
  • Ramanujan’s Number ‘1729’

Why was he called as “The Man Who Knew Infinity”?

This phrase actually means that Ramanujan was such a natural genius that his contributions to mathematics could reach infinity if he would have lived forever.

Although there can be another reason to call him so. He has given ‘The Ramanujan Summation’  which states that if you add all the natural numbers, that is 1, 2, 3, 4, and so on, all the way to infinity, you will find that it is equal to -1/12.

Let’s look on the proof of this very important result:

The Ramanujan Summation: 1 + 2 + 3 + ⋯ + ∞ = -1/12

Proof: To prove the above statement, let’s prove this by proving two equally crazy claims:

  1. 1–1+1–1+1–1 ⋯ = 1/2
  2. 1–2+3–4+5–6⋯ = ¼

Consider A, which is equal to 1–1+1–1+1–1 repeated an infinite number of times

A = 1–1+1–1+1–1⋯

Take away A from 1

1-A=1-(1–1+1–1+1–1⋯)

1-A=1–1+1–1+1–1+1⋯

1-A =A

1-A+A=A+A

1 = 2A

1/2 = A

We move onto proving (2.): 1–2+3–4+5–6 = 1/4

Let the series B =1–2+3–4+5–6⋯ and subtract B from A

A-B = (1–1+1–1+1–1⋯) — (1–2+3–4+5–6⋯)

A-B = (1–1+1–1+1–1⋯) — 1+2–3+4–5+6⋯

Then we shuffle the terms around a little bit, and we see another pattern emerge.

A-B = (1–1) + (–1+2) +(1–3) + (–1+4) + (1–5) + (–1+6) ⋯

A-B = 0+1–2+3–4+5⋯

A-B = B

A = 2B

1/2 = 2B

1/4 = B

Once again, we start by letting the series C = 1+2+3+4+5+6⋯,

subtract C from B.

B-C = (1–2+3–4+5–6⋯) -(1+2+3+4+5+6⋯)

B-C = (1-2+3-4+5-6⋯)-1-2-3-4-5-6⋯

B-C = (1-1) + (-2-2) + (3-3) + (-4-4) + (5-5) + (-6-6) ⋯

B-C = 0-4+0-8+0-12⋯

B-C = -4-8-12⋯

B-C = -4(1+2+3) ⋯

B-C = -4C

B = -3C

And since we have a value for B=1/4, we simply put that value in and we get our result:

1/4 = -3C

1/-12 = C or C = -1/12

Hence proved!

Roger-Ramanujan Continued Fraction:

The Rogers–Ramanujan continued fraction is a continued fraction discovered by Rogers and independently by Srinivasa Ramanujan, and closely related to the Rogers- Ramanujan Identities.

Continued fraction:

A fraction which contains an addition or subtraction-based fraction either in numerator or in denominator or in both is termed as continued fraction.

A finite continued fraction is represented as follows:

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Ramanujan’s Number ‘1729’:

1729 is known as Hardy-Ramanujan number.

Hardy related his and Ramanujan’s conversation as:

“I remember once going to see him when he was ill at Putney. I had ridden in taxicab number ‘1729’ and remarked that the number seemed to me rather a dull one, and that I hoped it was not an unfavorable omen. “No,” he replied, “it is a very interesting number; it is the smallest number expressible as the sum of two cubes in two different ways.”

The two different ways are:

1729 = 13 + 123 = 93 + 103

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So, isn’t his observation outstanding!

So, I hope all these will be remembered by you as results. It’ll be helpful for you in some or the other way, that’s for sure! Find my lectures on SSBCrackExams, where you’ll find real-time applications of all of the above in the form of questions that can be asked in your examination.

AFA Passing Out Parade – 21st Dec 2019

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A Combined Graduation Parade was held at Air Force Academy, Dundigal today, the 21st December 2019, which marked the successful culmination of training for 127 Flight Cadets of Flying and Ground duty branches of the IAF. The Chief of the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria PVSM, AVSM, VM, ADC was the Reviewing Officer of the Combined Graduation Parade, where he conferred the ‘President’s Commission’  on the graduating Flight Cadets who successfully completed their professional training. Twenty one women officers joined the growing number of women in the IAF.  On this day the President’s Commission is formally conferred on these young and tough air warriors after a long period of rigorous training. The graduation ceremony was undertaken through a smart parade and administration of Oath.  The parade commenced with the flag bearing skydivers of the famous Akash Ganga team, spreading the tricolor over the blue skies of Dundigal. The Air Warrior Drill Team once again put up a sharp synchronized performance, delighting the spectators with their handling of weapons. The event was witnessed by the proud family members and friends of passing-out cadets. Several senior serving and retired officers from the three services were present.

            The Reviewing Officer was received by Air Marshal AS Butola, Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief Training Command and Air Marshal J Chalapati, Commandant Air Force Academy. The Reviewing Officer was presented with a ceremonial Salute by the Parade followed by an impressive March Past.  The highlight of the Parade was the ‘Pipping Ceremony’, where the Flight Cadets were awarded their ‘Stripes’ (Air Force rank) by the Chief Guest. They were then administered the ‘Oath’ by the Commandant of the Academy in the presence of the Reviewing Officer and other dignitaries.

            After the ‘Pipping Ceremony’ the Reviewing Officer gave away awards to the Flying Officers who excelled in various disciplines of training.Flying Officer ArunabhaChakrabortyfrom the Flying Branch was awarded the ‘Sword of Honour’ and President’s Plaque for standing First in Overall Merit in the Pilots’ Course. Flying Officer Aayush Pandey and Flying Officer Purnendu Kumar Singh were awarded President’s Plaque for being first in Overall Merit in Navigation and Ground Duty branches respectively.

            Later, addressing the Parade, the Reviewing Officer complimented the newly Commissioned ‘Flying Officers’ fortheir immaculate turn out, precise drill movementsand high standards of parade.Congratulating the passing-out cadets, the Chief of the Air Staff said, “It is a matter of great pride for me to witness this momentous occasion of the Combined Graduation Parade of the Indian Air Force”. He emphasized in his address the importance of core values of the Indian Air Force namely, Mission, Integrity and Excellence and exhorted the newly commissioned officers to uphold these values in professional as well as personal lives. On this occasion, he also conveyed his congratulations to all the proud parents who supported their wards and encouraged them to pursue their dreams.
 

             Aerobatic displays by the Suryakiran Aerobatic Team(SKAT) and Sarang, the Helicopter Display Team held the audience spellbound with their gaze fixed upwards watching a painting being created right in front of their eyes. An impressive flying display by the Pilatus PC-7 trainer aircraft added to the ceremonial setting of the occasion.

            The grand ceremony culminated with the newly Commissioned Officers marching-out in two columns in slow march to the traditional notes of  ‘Auld Lang Syne’(the poignant farewell tune played by Armed Forces of the world when bidding adieu to colleagues and comrades), acknowledging the first salute given to them by their immediate juniors. They marched in step past the reviewing officer with synchronous strides. The newly commissioned officers passed through the portals from where the best Pilots and Ground Duty Officers of IAF have begun their journey to take-on the future assignments and challenges. An unflinching determination was visible in the eyes of the young officers to surmount the challenges and to ‘Touch the Sky with Glory’.

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