Indian Army Recruitment Rally In Nov – Dec 2015

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Candidates can download the details of Indian army recruitment rally in November 2015 conducted by Indian army at Ambala / Rohtak, Jalandhar / Jammu, Jabalpur / Gwalior, Shillong / Rangapahar, IRO Delhi Cantt, RO (HQ) Jalandhar, Jabalpur / Mhow, Jaipur / Jodhpur, Chennai / Trichy, Lucknow / Bareilly and RO (HQ) Danapur. Indian army recruitment Rally in November 2015 will start from 1 Nov 2015 and end on 29 Nov 2015.

How To Apply For Indian Army Recruitment Rally

All candidates who are interested in taking part in Indian army recruitment rally are required to apply for Indian army recruitment rally online at www.joinindianarmy.nic.in. After applying online, you are required to follow instructions as given out and apply for the selected trade for which you are eligible.

Indian Army Recruitment Rally Physical Fitness Tests (PFT) :

1.6 km run for Endurance.
Pull Ups on Beam (Under Grip) for Strength.
9 feet Ditch for Courage.
Zig-Zag Balance for Agility.

Indian Army Recruitment Rally In November 2015 Schedule / Details

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PVC Inspirations: Major Somnath Sharma

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Hello, Warriors! Major Somnath Sharma was the first to be awarded with the Param Vir Chakra. Born on 31^st January, 1923, Major Somnath Sharma had a rich military background while his father being a Major General in the Medical Corps of the Army.

His two brothers also hailed from the army- while one being Lt General, the other made it to being the Chief of the Army Staff from 1988-1990. Her sister was also a Major in the Indian Army.

During the Battle of Badgam, Somnath’s company was airlifted to Srinagar on 31 October 1947.

On 3 November 1947, Major Somnath Sharma’s D Company of 4 Kumaon was ordered on a fighting patrol to Badgam Village in the Kashmir Valley against a tribal Lashkar of 700 raiders who approached Badgam from the direction of Gulmarg. The company was soon surrounded by the enemy from three sides and sustained heavy casualties from the ensuing mortar bombardment. Somnath realized the importance of holding onto his position as both the city of Srinagar and the airport would be vulnerable if it were lost. Under heavy fire and outnumbered seven to one, he urged his company to fight bravely, often exposing himself to danger as he ran from post to post.

When heavy casualties adversely affected the firing power of his company, Major Sharma, with his left hand in plaster due to the last hockey match, took upon himself the task of filling the magazines and issuing them to men, operating light machine guns. While he was busy fighting the enemy, a mortar shell exploded on the ammunition near him. His last message to Brigade HQ received a few moments before he was killed was: “The enemies are only 50 yards from us. We are heavily outnumbered. We are under devastating fire. I shall not withdraw an inch but will fight to our last man and our last round.”

For this selfless act of heroism, Major Somnath Sharma became the first ever PVC awardee in the Army. The citation for the Param Vir Chakra awarded to him read:

“CITATION

Maj Somnath Sharma

4 KUMAON (IC-521)

On 3 November 1947, Major Somnath Sharma’s company was ordered on a fighting patrol to Badgam in the Kashmir Valley. He reached his objective at first light on 3 November and took up a position south of Badgam at 1100 hours. The enemy, estimated at about 500 attacked his company position from three sides; the company began to sustain heavy casualties.

Fully realizing the gravity of the situation and the direct threat that would result to both the aerodrome and Srinagar via Hum Hom, Major Somnath Sharma urged his company to fight the enemy tenaciously. With extreme bravery he kept rushing across the open ground to his sections exposing himself to heavy and accurate fire to urge them to hold on.

Keeping his nerve, he skillfully directed the fire of his sections into the ever-advancing enemy. He repeatedly exposed himself to the full fury of enemy fire and laid out cloth strips to guide our aircraft onto their targets in full view of the enemy.

Realising that casualties had affected the effectiveness of his light automatics, this officer whose left hand was in plaster, personally commenced filling magazines and issuing them to the light machine gunners. A mortar shell landed right in the middle of the ammunition resulting in an explosion that killed him.

Major Sharma’s company held on to list position and the remnants withdrew only when almost completely surrounded. His inspiring example resulted in the enemy being delayed for six hours, thus gaining time for our reinforcements to get into position at Hum Hom to stem the tide of the enemy advance.

His leadership, gallantry and tenacious defense were such that his men were inspired to fight the enemy by seven to one, six hours after this gallant officer had been killed.

He has set an example of courage and qualities seldom equaled in the history of the Indian Army. His last message to the Brigade Headquarters a few moments before he was killed was, ‘the enemy are only 50 yards from us. We are heavily outnumbered. We are under devastating fire. I shall not withdraw an inch but will fight to the last man and the last round.’ “

Three days later, Sharma’s body was recovered. Though mutilated beyond recognition, a few pages of the Gita that he always kept in his breast pocket and the empty leather holster of Tewari’s pistol helped to identify the body. The pistol was gone.

During the last chat with his friend before flying to Kashmir, Somnath had joked that either he would die and win the Victoria Cross or become the army chief. It is his younger brother V N Sharma who in 1988 became chief of army staff.

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PVC Inspirations: Captain Manoj Kumar Pandey

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Hello, Warriors! A very popular name in the PVC history, Captain Manoj Kumar Pandey was an officer in the elite Gorkha Regiment of the Indian Army. At a time when everyone starts preparing for their career, young officers like Captain Manoj Kumar Pandey chose to do their bit for the motherland.

As Colonel Lalit Rai, Commanding Officer of 1/11 Gorkha Rifles, was narrating the gallantry act of Captain Manoj Kumar Pandey during the Kargil war to the young cadets of the National Defence Academy (NDA) earlier in 2004, a portrait of Captain Manoj Kumar Pandey, who was posthumously decorated with the Param Vir Chakra, the highest gallantry award, was unveiled by his parents in the Mike Squadron of the academy. Just imagine how proud it feels!

The hall in the Squadron was filled with emotion as Rai, a Vir Chakra awardee, recounted the epic battle of Kargil and Capt. Manoj’s will to fight and indomitable spirit in capturing the Khalubar Hills on the night of July 2-3, 1999. “Even in their death, there was glory, because their rifles were pointing towards the enemy bunkers, which were empty by then and the frozen fingers squeezing the triggers. Capt. Manoj Pandey was one among those brave men,” he recalled.

Manoj, an alumni of the 90th course of the NDA, was commissioned into the 1/11 Gorkha Rifles in June 1997. In Operation Vijay, Capt. Manoj (then lieutenant) was the platoon commander during the advance to Khalubar in the Batalik sector.

He led his men to recapture the Jubar Top, a feature of great operational importance. But his finest hour was in the capture of Khalubar in the early morning hours of July 3, 1999. The battalion’s progress on to its final objective was halted by a determined enemy firmly entrenched on commanding heights. Pandey stepped forward to take on the mission. Displaying great courage, he surged ahead of his troops and charged at the enemy with a full throated battle cry through a hail of bullets.

Although wounded in the shoulder and leg, he pressed on his solitary charge with grim determination, till he captured from bunker to bunker. Unmindful of his grievous wounds, he rushed from bunker to bunker, urging his men on. Critically bleeding, he collapsed at the final bunker and finally succumbed to his injuries, but not before the last of the enemy had been annihilated. His last words were, ‘Na Chodnu’ (Don’t leave them).

The citation awarded to Capt Manoj Pandey read:

CITATION

(LIEUTENANT MANOJ KUMAR PANDEY)

Lieutenant Manoj Kumar Pandey took part in a series of boldly led attacks during ‘operation Vijay ‘, forcing back the intruders with heavy losses in Battlik including the capture of Jaubar Top. On the night of 2/3 July 1999 during the advance to Khalubar as his platoon approached its final objective, it came under heavy and intense enemy fire from the surrounding heights. Lieutenant Pandey was tasked to clear the interfering enemy positions to prevent his battalion from getting day lighted, being in a vulnerable position. He quickly moved his platoon to an advantageous position under intense enemy fire, sent one section to clear the enemy positions from the right and himself proceeded to clear the enemy positions from the left. Fearlessly assaulting the first enemy position, he killed two enemy personnel and destroyed the second position by killing two more. He was injured on the shoulder and legs while clearing the third position. Undaunted and without caring for his grievous injuries, he continued to lead the assault on the fourth position urging his men and destroyed the same with a grenade, even as he got a fatal burst on his forehead. This singular daredevil act of Lieutenant Manoj Kumar Pandey provided the critical firm base for the companies, which finally led to capture of Khalubar. The officer, however, succumbed to his injuries.

Lieutenant Manoj Kumar Pandey, thus, displayed most conspicuous bravery, indomitable courage, outstanding leadership and devotion to duty and made the supreme sacrifice in the highest traditions of the Indian Army.

BrahMos: The World’s Fastest Cruise Missile In Operation

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Hello, Warriors! BrahMos supersonic cruise missile was successfully test fired from on board guided missile destroyer INS Kochi off the western coast. The “successful” test culminated in the missile hitting the target successfully. The target was a decommissioned ship, Alleppey, in the Arabian sea.

The supersonic cruise missile is the fastest cruise missile in operation in the world.

The idea to develop an Indian cruise missile became crystallised after the 1991 Gulf War when the American Tomahawk cruise missiles crippled Iraq’s command and communication centres, leaving its armed forces exposed to air attacks. That a few hundred cruise missiles could isolate the 1.2 million-strong Iraqi military in the space of a few hours was a wake-up call for India’s defence planners. And hence, BrahMos was born.

Here are the facts you need to know about BrahMos:

It travels at a speed of Mach 2.8 to 3.0. That means it propagates at about three times the speed of sound.
Named after two rivers, the Brahmaputra of India and the Moskva of Russia, the missile has been jointly developed by India and Russia’s DRDO and NPO Mashinostroeyenia respectively. It has been in service with the Indian Navy since 2005.
It can be launched from the air or the sea, either horizontally or vertically, which makes it very versatile and adaptable.
As the primary attack weapon, BrahMos will engage naval surface targets at long ranges very accurately.
It consists of an advanced guided system incorporating high manoeuvres and steep dive capabilities.
It has an air breathing ramjet propulsion which makes it fuel efficient and economical apart from making it supersonic.
The supersonic missile is capable of carrying conventional warheads of up to 300 kg for a range of 290 km.
The next generation of the missile, named BrahMos – II for the while will be able to fly at hypersonic speeds, at up to seven times the speed of sound, making it nearly impossible to halt.
Termed as universal missile for multiple platforms, it is to be fired and forgotten, having pinpoint accuracy and high lethal power.
A smaller version called Brahmos-NG, which was earlier called Brahmos-M, is also being made which is smaller, but is as fast and has the same range as that of BrahMos. As a result, fighter planes like Su-30 Mki and Mig-29K can carry more than one missile at the same time.

And the best part is that BrahMos is four times faster and is twice as heavier than US’ Tomahawk missile. BrahMos has 32 times the initial kinetic energy of a Tomahawk missile. India and Russia intend to make 2,000 BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles over the next 10 years.

All You Need To Know About The 1971 War Crimes

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Hello, Warriors! The Indo-Pak war of 1971 led to the creation of a separate, independent country- Bangladesh. The war did last for a short time, but it saw many war crimes during its course, including raping of women and mass genocide.

Recently, the war crimes of the 1971 war were all over the headlines as the Bangladesh Supreme Court sentenced two opposition leaders to death for the war crimes committed during the war. Later this November, the Supreme Court of Bangladesh will decide the fate of Jamaat-e-Islami secretary General Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mujahid and opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party leader Salahuddin Quader Chowdhury.

Here’s what happened during that time:

During the nine-month-long Bangladesh war for independence, members of the Pakistani military and its alliance killed an estimated 3,00,000 to 30,00,000 people and raped between 2,00,000 to 4,00,000 Bangladeshi women in a systematic campaign of genocidal rape.

It all started with Operation Searchlight, a planned military pacification carried out by the Pakistan Army started on 25 March, 1971 to curb the Bengali nationalist movement by taking control of the major cities on March 26, and then eliminating all opposition, political or military, within one month.

Nobody knows exactly how many people were killed, but certainly a huge number of people lost their lives. Independent researchers think that between 3,00,000 and 5,00,000 died. The Bangladesh government puts the figure at three million.

In the first of many notorious war crimes, soldiers attacked Dhaka University, lining up and executing students and professors. Their campaign of terror then moved into the countryside, where they battled local troops who had mutinied.

The mass killings in Bangladesh (then East Pakistan) in 1971, like the annihilation of the Soviet POWs, the holocaust against the Jews, and the genocide in Rwanda, was one of the most concentrated act of genocide in the twentieth century. In an attempt to crush forces seeking independence for East Pakistan, the West Pakistani military regime unleashed a systematic campaign of mass murder which aimed at killing millions of Bengalis, and likely succeeded in doing so.

Death squads roamed the streets of Dhaka, killing some 7,000 people in a single night. Thousands of people were killed and women were raped during the nine month long Bangladesh war of independence. Younger men and adolescent boys, of whatever social class, were equally targets.

Even the Guinness Book of Records lists the Bangladesh Genocide as one of the top 5 genocides in the 20th century. During the war, Pakistan Army and its local collaborators, mainly Jamaat e Islami carried out a systematic execution of the leading Bengali intellectuals.

Recognized as one of the major occurrences of war crimes anywhere, the atrocities ended after surrender of the Pakistani military and supporting Bihari and Razaker militias. The war crimes officially ended on December 16, 1971.

The victims and their kin still wait for the justice to be served for the convicts.

INS Kalvari : The Beast In The Making

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Hello, Warriors! The Indian Navy’s strength has been continuously expanding with the commissioning of INS Kochi this year followed by INS Astradharini. The Navy will soon get a new scorpene class submarine later in 2016 which went on sea trials in late October this year. It is set to undergo sea trials before it is commissioned into the navy later in next year.

With this good news coming for all the aspirants, here are the 10 things that you need to know about the beast in the making:

INS Kalvari (meaning The Tiger Shark) the first of the six Scorpene submarines was, on 29^th October set into sea for pre-commissioning sea trials for 10 months at the Mazagaon Docks in Mumbai.

The six Scorpene submarines are being built by the state-run Mazgaon Docks Limitedor MDL in Mumbai in collaboration with DCNS of France in a $3.6 billion(Rs 20,000 crore approximately).

While four of the six would be conventional submarines, the last two would be equipped with air-independent propulsion system that enables vessels to stay underwater for longer duration.

The diesel-electric submarine weighs 1550 tonnes, is 6.2 meters in diameter and 67 metres long. It is likely to be commissioned in September 2016 after a year of sea trials.

30% of the equipment on the Kalvari is made in India giving a boost to PM Modi’s “Make in India” concept.

The Scorpene submarines would pack a potent punch. These would be equipped with anti-ship missiles and long-range guided torpedoes along with modern sensor suites.

The country’s first indigenously built nuclear submarine, INS Arihant will join the Naval fleet late next year.

Scorpene submarine is constructed from special steel and it can withstand high yield stress, it can withstand hydrostatic force of high magnitude and can dive deeper.

The new diesel electronic Scorpene submarines will be named as per the old Foxtrot class boats received from the Soviet which was decommissioned around 10 years ago; these were the first submarines of the Navy.

The remaining five vessels of Project 75 would be delivered by MDL to the Indian Navy by 2020 and would form the core of the Navy’s submarine arm for the next two decades.

Brave Major Dhruv Mother’s Letter Will Motivate All Future Warriors

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Major Dhruv Yadav, a young Army officer, died in an accident on September 22 in Pokhran. While engaged in a combat training exercise, Major Yadav was struck by a splinter from a misfired round from a tank behind the one that he was travelling in, succumbing to his injuries.

Major Dhruv Yadav was formerly an instructor at the Indian Military Academy in Dehradun. He is one of the biggest examples for all the future warriors who wants to join the Indian army.

Here is the letter from Major Dhruv Yadav’s mother to her son, this letter from a great mother who lost her child will surely make you emotional but also describes our brave hero.

Read her letter below:

“My dearest dearest Dhruvee,

That you laid down your life during a combat exercise, that the sun set on the Pokhran ranges while our son breathed his last, that you bashed on regardless to be taken away by a cruel act of God, has left a big hole in our hearts.

If…… If only you had gone to the Congo on the U.N Peace Keeping Mission….., if only you had ducked….., if only that shrapnel had grazed your shoulder. You would have been home by our side.

I cannot comprehend why God indulges in acts that make no sense at all. Why did he have to pick on our son who lived every moment like a hero.

I took your life for granted Dhruv. You were meant to be by our side, through the years. Hold our hands while we grew old. You deserted us that day as the desert blew up. It seemed as if every flower that bloomed on the desert was woven into those beautiful wreaths placed by the officers and men while you were draped in the tricolor.

I remember how hard you tried to emulate your father at Rashtriya Indian Military College (RIMC). How your father’s chest grew two inches more when you were made the Pratap Section Commander. A silver torch at National Defence Academy (NDA) that eclipsed your father’s boxing blue. And then the Indian Military Academy (IMA). And then the IMA again as an ‘Instructor’. How you wore the Regiment colors with pride and 75 Armd Regiment became your very heart and soul.

And how we loved to see you wear your olive greens. I wanted to show my ‘fauji’ off to the world.

Surbhi and you were so happy. And so in love. I would give my life to have seen you’ll bring up your little one together.

Namrata says she loves you and will miss your goofy smile. Most of all she’s going to think of you whenever she has it all wrong.

That i felt so proud when you were given the salutations of a ‘shaheed’.That you were referred to as ‘Brave son of India’ who laid down his life with his boots on, firm on top of his tank – ‘Sahasam Viajayate’.

I wish we had told you how infinitely proud we were of you, my son. I wish we had told you that you would have made a super father. I wish we had told you that you were the best son in the world. I wish…..

You were the Kohinoor in my crown.

Goodbye Dhruvee and God bless you and may you always make those around you happy.

Goodbye my Dhruvtara.

Ma.”

10 Difficult Situation Reaction Test Examples

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10 Difficult Situation Reaction Test Examples

Situation reaction test also known as SRT is a part of psychological testing at SSB which comes under stage 1 testing. Situation reaction test examples will test your response to few common day to day situation and the psychologist would try to find out OLQ’s from your responses.

SRT (Situation Reaction Test) booklet consist of 60 different situations and a candidate gets 30 mins to solve 60 different situations mentioned in the booklet. In this article, we are going to post few difficult and confusing situation reaction test examples you will face at SSB.

10 Difficult Situation Reaction Test Examples

You are at an unknown city and lost your wallet. You need money urgently. As a stranger, how will you manage?
He was travelling by train & suddenly a person snatches the purse from lady & jumps out of the train. He…?
He saw his girlfriend walking with another person on his way. He…?
He was walking in a dark street with his girlfriend and suddenly 10 armed people came & started harassing his girlfriend, the next police station was 10km away. He..?
He sees a snake moving near to the bed where his younger brother is sleeping. He…?
While shooting for a film, terrorists kidnapped the heroine. You are in charge of the ‘check post ‘ nearby the scene. What will you do…?
While hunting you and your brother lost way in dark (night) in the jungle and you have no light. You……..?
As cricket match was on, a fight suddenly started between the sympathizers of the rival team. As the captain he….?
Due to cyclone his family lost all their possession and needed a fresh start. As the eldest son he………..?
He was studying for the final year exam at night. He saw two masked men trying to enter the neighbors’ house. He…?

You can post your responses in the comment box below.

Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw: The First Field Marshal Of The Indian Army

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Hello, Warriors! India, after independence, has seen many young warriors lay down their lives in the defence of the nation. From Major Somnath Sharma to Capt Vikram Batra, the young sons of the nation have never stepped back defending the nation beyond the call of duty.

Some sacrificed their lives in the supreme interests of the nation who can never be forgotten and some made it out alive.

One such person is the first Field Marshal of the Indian Army- Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw:

Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw or Sam Hormusji Framji Jamshedji Manekshaw or SHFJ Manekshaw was born on 3^rd April 1914 in Amritsar, Punjab.
He was popularly known as “Sam Bahadur”.
As ironic as it may sound, Field Marshal Manekshaw never thought about joining the Army. It came out as a rebellion against his father that Field Marshal Manekshaw took the entrance examination to join the IMA. He wanted to be a gynecologist.
After succeeding the exam and clearing the selections process, he became part of the first intake of 40 cadets on 1 October 1932 at the IMA. He was commissioned as asecond lieutenant in the British Indian Army on 4 February 1934.
His distinguished military career spanned four decades.
Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw saw five wars, first beingWorld War II under the British Indian Army.
Manekshaw later became the 8thChief of Army Staff of the Indian Army in 1969.
In April 1971, as India’s Army Chief, he was rushed into a war with Pakistan. The Indian Army launched the assault in December that year and won the war that led to the birth of Bangladesh in 1971.
Then in 1973, he became the first Indian army officer to be promoted to the highest military rank of Field Marshal.
He was awarded thePadma Vibhushan, Padma Bhusan, Military Cross and the Maha Vir Chakra for his services and contributions to the Army.

Following is an excerpt of his speech given at Defense Services College, Wellington in 1998 which describes how excellent a leader Field Marshal Manekshaw was:

“..In World War II, my battalion, which is now in Pakistan, was fighting the Japanese. We had a great many casualties. I was commanding Charlie Company, which was a Sikh Company. The Frontier Force Regiment in those days had Pathan companies. I was commanding the Sikh Company, young Major Manekshaw. As we were having too many casualties, we had pulled back to reorganize, re-group, make up our casualties and promotions.
The Commanding Officer had a promotion conference. He turned to me and said, “Sam, we have to make lots of promotions. In your Sikh company, you have had a lot of casualties. Surat Singh is a senior man. Should we promote him to the rank of Naik?” Now, Surat Singh was the biggest Badmaash in my company. He had been promoted twice or three times and each time he had to be marched up in front of the Colonel for his stripes to be taken off. So I said, “No use, Sir, promoting Surat Singh. You promote him today and the day after tomorrow, I will have to march him in front of you to take his stripes off”. So, Surat Singh was passed over. The promotion conference was over, I had lunch in the Mess and I came back to my company lines. Now, those of you who have served with Sikhs will know that they are very cheerful lot- always laughing, joking and doing something. When I arrived at my company lines that day, it was quite different, everybody was quiet. When my second-in-command, Subedar Balwant Singh, met me I asked him, “What has happened, Subedar Sahib?” He said, “Sahib, something terrible has happened. Surat Singh felt slighted and has told everybody that he is going to shoot you today”.
Surat Singh was a light machine gunner, and was armed with a pistol. His pistol had been taken away, and Surat Singh has been put under close arrest. I said, “All right, Sahib. Put up a table, a soap box, march Surat Singh in front of me”. So he was marched up. The charge was read out- ‘threatening to shoot his Commanding officer whilst on active service in the theatre of war’. That carries the death penalty. The witnesses gave their evidence. I asked for Surat Singh’s pistol which was handed to me. I loaded it, rose from my soap box, walked up to Surat Singh, handed the pistol to him then turned round and told him, “You said you will shoot me”. I spoke to him in Punjabi naturally. I told him, “Have you got the guts to shoot me? Here, shoot me”. He looked at me stupidly and said, “Nahin, Sahib, galtee ho gayaa”. I gave him a tight slap and said, “Go out, case dismissed”.
…there is a very thin line between becoming a Field Marshal and being dismissed.
I went around the company lines, the whole company watching what was happening. I walked around, chatted to the people, went to the Mess in the evening to have a drink, and have my dinner, but when I came back again Sardar Balwant Singh said, “Nahin Sahib, you have made a great mistake. Surat Singh will shoot you tonight”.
I said, “Bulao Surat Singh ko”.
He came along. I said, “Surat Singh, aj rat ko mere tambu par tu pehra dega, or kal subah 6 bjay, mere liye aik mug chai aur aik mug shaving water lana”. Then I walked into my little tent.
Ladies and Gentlemen, I did not sleep the whole night. Next morning, at six o’clock, Surat Singh brought me a mug of tea and a mug of shaving water, thereafter, throughout the war, Surat Singh followed me like a puppy. If I had shown fear in front of my men, I should never have been able to command. I was frightened, terribly frightened, but I dared not show fear in front of them. Those of you, who are going to command soldiers, remember that. You must never show fear. So much for physical courage, but, please believe me, I am still a very frightened man. I am not a brave man…”

Field Marshal Manekshaw died on 27 June 2008 at the age of 94 due to health complications. But, he still remains to be an inspiration for the generations of new officers to come.

Confidence And Alertness Is The Mantra To Clear SSB

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It is not possible for everyone to get selected in SSB. Well there is no particular quality or feature on the basis of which you can judge someone. It’s all about that process of SSB which is been designed by DRDO. If you have that caliber of standing out in all the processes then, you are in. there is no hard and fast rule of clearing any competition. There are many people who have appeared for SSB were not able to make it. Few of them were: Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, Shahrukh Khan, Amitabh Harivansh Bachchan and many more. But they are at top levels in their respective fields. The biggest mistake which candidates make is, they treat SSB and other competitive examinations as the same thing. Which is obviously not. In SSB you dnt have to compete with others but here your competition with you only.

Everyone is not born with qualities of an officer but, with the passage of time one can develop these qualities in them. Here the accessors are not looking for someone with consistent performance. They are looking for the one with qualities and abilities to tackle different stages of the competition. Generally people ask about the proper way to prepare for SSB. If you think that you need to read your previous books and you would be asked about your studies there then, you are wrong. In SSB, it doesn’t matter whether you were a topper in mathematics or you were average in science during your school or college time. Your presentation, your will power and your presence lof mind is what which matters the most. There are three phases in SSB selection criteria and you have to go through them very convincingly.

Phase 1

PPDT: In this phase you have to write a story from a picture. So try to make your writing clear and simple. Do not try to write a lot. Write in layman’s language and keep it short. Be confident about your thoughts and write down them.

Psychology test: This phase is divided into two parts:

WAT (Word Association test): Try to write simple sentences and do not write long ones. Be positive in your approach and take care of your handwriting.
TAT(Thematic Appreciation Test): Keep instruction of PPDT in mint and write a story do not write complex sentences and write a brief story

Situation Reaction Test (SRT): Make your writing sensible. Mention all the situations clearly and do not waste much time over a single situation.
Self-Description: It’s your time. Be realistic and explain yourself in best manner. Try not to write that bring bookish language. This is your only chance to tell about you.

Phase 2

Interview: well interview is the easiest part where you are asked about your past, present, studies, hobbies, friends, likes and dislikes. If you know the tact to explain yourself in words then, you will clear this phase very easily. Basically you honesty, confidence, way of expression, memory, communication skills are checked.

Phase 3

In this phase you are being checked on ground. One has to go through group discussions and prove his commanding skills. Give lectures and many more tasks are there. Candidate has to work as a team, a commander, a subordinate etc. Main motive of this phase is to check the commanding qualities in you. So be confident as this is the only thing which can help you to move further.

If you will stand out in all three phases then, you will get selected. It’s your presence of mind that will help you completely. Once you will clear the complete process, you will be asked to submit your documents and if you are having your Aadhar card or voter id card with you then, things will become much easier for you. If you will have Aadhaar card then, it will serve the purpose of address proof as well as identification proof. you need not to carry bundle of documents with you for your verification. So be cool and calm and crack SSB with confidence.

Author: Gaurav Agarwal as Blogger by Profession.

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