In SSB Command Task, a leader can pick up a minimum of 2 and a maximum of 3 persons out of the group excluding himself. But normally 2 persons plus the leader will do. A plank and a balli is given to help out. The difficulty of your command task depends on your past performance, if you get a difficult command task, that says that you are going good in GTO.
How Command Task is Conducted
Group Officer will call each candidate in a random fashion.
He will ask few basic questions mostly based on your PIQ form, may be to cross check what you have written.
He can also ask you about your previous attempts and what do you feel about present attempt.
Then he will give instructions on your command task and ask you to call any 2 subordinate for help.
As soon as your subordinates report you, your Command task will begin.
You will get around 10 -15 mins to complete your command task, it also depends on the difficulty level of command task.
Command Task
Tips for Command Task
There is always a solution, do not panic if you are not getting any idea. Just keep trying.
Talk loud and clear while addressing your subordinates.
Don’t ask for help, use your brains.
Treat your subordinates well.
Make sure you lead from the front, don’t send your subordinates to test an unstable plank. Instead, you must take the risk.
Try to use all helping material wherever possible.
What kind of Command Task you have faced, do share your thoughts and tips on command task in the comment box below.
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One more interesting test in the GTO series to show your individual ability, one should face obstecles in this test individually, these obstacles are 10 in number and the time given to 3 mins only.These 10 obstacles are usually in an ascending or a progressive order in as much as the higher or farther one goes , the more difficult the obstacles will be.
Total Marks : 55 Time : 3 mins Obstacles : 10 these obstacles starting from the one which carries 1 mark right up to the 10th obstacle which carries 10 marks.
1 GTO show the obstacles one bye one to the group before conducting the test . 2 Candidates needs to check the obstacles and plan simultaneously according to their ability. 3 GTO later starts with first candidate, first candidate has to run and stand in front of the obstacle he wants to attempt first. 4 To start the task GTO blow the whistle once. 5 After 2 and half minutes, he will shout next. This means the next candidate should go to the obstacle from where he wants to start. 6 After 3 mins, GTO will again blow the whistle and this indicates the time up for the 1st candidate. 7 This way the rest of the candidates continue till last .
Important points:
1 Wear proper sport shoes with good grip.
2 Make plan in advance to do obstacles.
3 Run fast between obstacles and do not waste much time/energy in running.
4 If possible try to attempt task first which has more points, they look difficult but tackle them with proper planning and courage.
5 While attempting do not get double minded, just go for it.
6 After completing 10 obstacle you can repeat again to get more marks .
Type of Obstacles:
1 Jumping from a small plank
2 High Jump
3 Long Jump ( over drums or wires )
4 Balance beam
5 double ditch
6 Monkey crawling
7 Tarzan swing
8 Tiger leap
9 Barma bridge
10 Commando walk
In Air force 2 obsracles are different ” Hanging Tyre ” and ” “rope climbing” [25 -30 feet]
Situation reaction test is a part of psychological testing in SSB interview. Candidates are required to write their responses for the set of 60 situations written on a booklet. Time given for this whole exercise is 30 minutes only. So, here are some tips and instruction candidates must follow during situation reaction test.
Instructions for SRT-Situation Reaction Test
You will be given an illustration set followed by practice set.
Fill up tour particulars in the answer sheet provided to you.
This is again a test of imagination { Idea writing test } most commonly known as SRT.
You have to write your answers in page No. 10, 11, 12 and 13 of your answer sheet.
Write your answer in English / Hindi in space provided in your answer sheet.
Do not turn over the page until you are told to do so.
In this test a number of situations are presented to you. We would like to know how you would feel, think and act in this situations.
There are no right or wrong answers with respect of these situations. Every one is likely to read these situations in his own way. We would like to know your reactions to these situations.
Do not spend too much time in thinking out the answer to the situation. Write quickly the answer that comes to your mind first.
You are to write your answer in answer sheet provided to you. Please do not write anything on test booklet.
You will be given 30 minutes to do the test, which contain 60 situations. Try to answer all questions in given time. To make your answer of time – Hall Time, Last 5 min and last min will be announced.
All these are basic instructions for candidates during SRT, one must listen to instructions and adhere to them carefully.
Many defence aspirants were asking for the OIR Test Online course for the SSB interview screening test preparation that happens in State-1 at SSB. Finally, SSBCrackExams has published the Officers Intelligence RatingTest – OIR Test Online Course with full lectures, study notes, questions and answers including mock tests. Just going through these lectures and questions will be enough to clear the OIR test at SSB Interview. This is the first test in the SSB Procedure where the intelligence level of a candidate is tested.
On the basis of Officer Intelligence Rating OIR test, the Assessors will rate each and every candidate and it may even affect your chances of getting recommended even if you get screened in. This is a simple test and any person with average intelligence can easily solve it within the allotted time. Even if you are not able to complete or perform well in Officer Intelligence Rating OIR Test, there is nothing to worry about as you still have chances of getting recommended if you perform well in PPDT.
GPE is one of the very important parts of the GTO series. It is conducted next after GD, so being an initial test, GTO selects particular candidates who show their good planning abilities and a good sense of decision-making in GPE. Those candidates are tested by GTO with more interest in the latter part of the test. Here at SSBCRACK, we present one more GPE for you. We got very fewer responses in the last GPE, so we hope we will come out with more and more ways to solve the exercise, this GPE is very interesting hope you will like it.
Group Planning Exercise 2 Details
You are a group of students (as many as in the group) of Shyamgarh college returning from Dinapur after winning the Dinapur District Volley Ball Championship. The victory celebrations in your college are to start at 7.30 PM. As you mini -bus stopped at the petrol pump – cum – garage to get the headlights of the minibus repaired, you saw the attendant lying in a pool of blood. He told you that some anti – social elements had beaten him up and left him dead before looting all the cash and cutting off the telephone wires. He had managed to overhear their conversation. They planned to exchange large consignment of drugs in return for Arms from a foreigner near the Rock at 6.45 PM. They had also removed the fish plates of both railway tracks on the bridge. You know that an express train crosses the bridge at 6.30 PM. Also two of their men were hiding near the ferry to kill Tota Ram of Badli Village who was a police informer. The ferry has a motor boat with a speed of 20 Kmph which the two men have planned to use for their escape later. After telling this the pump attendant falls unconscious. Just then one of your friends comes running from the mini- bus and tells you that he has to take the mini – bus back to the office of Dinapur College where your Silver Trophy and the medals have been left behind. The time now is 5.30 PM. What will you do?
You might have faced few tricky questions in verbal and nonverbal tests on SSB day 1, mostly these questions consist of a dice problem or finding the alike cubes. Just to familiarize freshers with these types of questions, we have solved few questions below. Though it’s very easy, try to understand the concept to do it fast because the time given is less.
SSB Cube Questions
These questions consist of cubes and you need to find the cubes which are similar. Read the instructions below to understand the real misery behind this type of question.
SSB Similar Figure Questions
Type of Question in Verbal Ability:
Completion of Series: In this type, a series is given in which a word, letter, a figure or digit is missing somewhere in between or at the end and the candidate is required to insert it.
Example 1: Find the missing, 3,7,11,15,__,__ Ans: ( write it in the comment box)
Relationship of Analogy Tests: This is a mathematical type of exercise. There is certain type of relationship between two objects or ideas and bye establishing the same kind of relationship between the third and the fourth, the missing object or idea is to be provided.
Example 1: Q1 Bird is to fly as man is to _______ Ans: (write it in the comment box)
Example 2: Q2 Watch is to wrist as ring is to ______ Ans: (write it in the comment box)
Relationship Test: There is a certain relationship between the pairs of words.
Example 1: Write the number of the two word which have the relationship as tailor and clothes. (1) Cobbler (2) Doctor (3) Medicine (4) Shoes Ans: (write it in the comment box)
Jumbled Spelling Test: In this type of test, jumbled spelling of common words are given. The candidate is required to think out the correct work. Sometimes a hint about the nature of the word is also provided.
Example 1: Which choice mentions the last letter of the word rearranged from the following jumbled spelling: Q: COYEKH is an outdoor game. Options: Q,X,Y,H.
Coding and Decoding Test: In these tests, number, letters of alphabet do not stand for themselves but for some other letters, i.e., they have an artificial code value. These artificial or code values are given according to some set principle. By applying that principle the candidates can decode a coded word or number.
Example 1: If HKTG means Fire, what does YCVGT mean ?
Example 2: If 3=0, 4=4, 5=10, 6=18 then 7=?
Multiple Choice or Best Reason Test: In this case a question or an incomplete statement is followed by many possible alternative choices as answers and candidates are required to select the more appropriate choice that completes the statement or answers the question.
Example 1: Delhi is famous because (a) It is very neat city (b) It is the capital of India (c) The President and PM live in it.
Same Class Test: In this type of test, a group of words is given. Some of these words belong to one particular class but one ore more words do not belong to that class.
Example 1: Write the number of object which is different from the other objects in the following collection: (a) Teacher, (b) Professor, (c) Student, (d) Head Master, (e) Principal.
Synonym Test: In this type, pairs of words with the same meaning are given. But a certain pair of such that the meaning of the two words in the pair is not the same. Candidates are required to pick it out and write the number of that pair.
Example 1: Write the number of the pair, the words which do not have the same type of meaning as the others. (a) Agony and Pain, (b) Danger and Risk, (c) Freedom and Bondage, (4) Integrity and Honesty.
Antonym Test: In this type some pairs of words have opposite meaning but a certain pair of a different nature. Candidates are required to pick out the same.
Example 1: Write the number if the pair, the words of which have a relationship different from the other pairs. (a) Compulsory, Voluntary, (b) Help, Obstruction, (c) Excess, Surplus, (4) Food, Famine.
Direction Sense Test: In this type of test, the candidates are required to make use of a keen sense of direction and remember the distance covered in each direction.
Example 1: If you start from point A and walk 4 miles towards the east, then turn left and walk 3 miles towards the north, turn left again and walk 2 miles, which choice mentions the direction in which you are going? (a) North, (b) East, (c) South, (d) West.
Common Sense Test: In these type of tests, the candidates are required to make use of their common sense only. Alternative choices for suitable or probable answer may or may not be provided in this type of test. Candidates have to draw upon their own past experience.
Example 1: 3 years ago, Lakshmi was 5 years older than Sita. What is the difference between their ages today?
Sequence Test: In this type, one is required to concentrate on correct sequence of days of the week, months of the year, sequence of words in the dictionary or sequence of letters of alphabets, etc, etc.
Example 1: If fifth of the month falls two days after Monday, what day of the week will precede the 19th of the month.
Blood Relationship Tests: One is required to have fair knowledge of blood relations.
Example 1: X and Y are children of Z. Z is the father of X but Y is not the son of Z. What is Y to Z?
Jumbled Sentences Tests: In this type the words forming a sentences are jumbled up and candidates are required to rearrange these to form a sensible sentence.
Example 1: Rearrange the following jumbled words to form sensible sentences. (a) All animals are animals but all cats are not cats.
Confusing Instructions Tests: Questions of this type are simple to solve but instruction issued are confusing. The students are required to study the questions carefully and understand in which way the answer is to be expressed.
Example 1: If 1/2 when added to 1/4 makes 3/4. Write “wrong” unless 3/4 when divide by 1/4 makes 1/3 in which case write ‘right’
Assigning Correct Mathematical Signs: Sometimes arithmetical questions involving addition, subtraction, division and multiplication are written but arithmetical sign are omitted . Candidates are required to insert these.
Example 1: 24_5_4=9 .
Word Building Tests: This type of test is meant to test the ability of students in word building. For example: forming new words by suffixing or prefixing new letters or taking off from or adding new letters to the body of words.
Example 1: Think of a single letter which when prefixed to the following words forms new words: READ, RISK, OWL, RING, RIGHT.
Air Force Common Admission Test (AFCAT) is a part of the unified selection system to provide adequate opportunities to the candidates eligible for multiple branches of the IAF to apply through a single application. AFCAT is conducted for the following non-UPSC entries for induction into the Officers’ cadre of the IAF.
Various Entries Through AFCAT
Flying branch: Short Service Commission (Men / Women)
Technical branch: Permanent Commission (Men) / Short Service Commission (Men / Women)
Ground Duty branches: Permanent Commission (Men) / Short Service Commission (Men / Women)
AFCAT has been introduced with effect from courses commencing in Jan 2012. The first AFCAT was held on 27 Mar 2011. Earlier, a candidate had to fill up separate application forms for induction into Flying, Technical, and Ground Duty branches and participate in the selection process by appearing in different tests. Through AFCAT, the candidates can apply for different branches by filling up one single application form as per eligibility and choice. A common entrance test i.e. AFCAT is conducted for all the branches. Air Force Common Admission Test (AFCAT) is two hours duration and contains multiple-choice questions on verbal ability, numerical ability, reasoning, general awareness, and aptitude.
Click here to view scheme of syllabus and sample questions of AFCAT. Candidates short-listed on the basis of AFCAT are called for further testing at one of the Air Force Selection Boards. Candidates recommended after Phase – II of SSB interview are administered the following branch specific tests based on their eligibility / choice of branches:-
Pilot Aptitude Battery Test (PABT) for Flying branch.
Engineering Knowledge Test (EKT)
Medical Examination is conducted at AFCME, New Delhi or IAM, Bengaluru based on the eligibility of the candidate and recommendations at Air Force Selection Board (AFSB). Candidates recommended by the AFSBs and declared medically fit are detailed for training in order of All India Merit List depending on the number of vacancies available in various branches / sub branches. Advertisement schedule for AFCAT is Dec and Jun every year.
AFCAT released its official notification forAFCAT is going online across various examination centers in India. The exam, which used to be free of cost to apply, would be charged at 250/- INR per application.
Selection system for Officers and Airmen in the IAF has been continuously evolving and sustained efforts are in place to strengthen the testing system. Though the existing system is time tested and well proven, constraints of testing capacity and geographical reach were major limitations in according opportunity to all the deserving and eligible candidates from across the country especially to rural youth.
On the morning of 11th December, MoS for Defence Subhash Bhamre inaugurated the online examination web portal of IAF at Vayusena Bhavan. This contributes towards the vision of ‘Digital India’ of the Prime Minister.
The online examination system is developed in collaboration with Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC) thus also following the ‘Make in India’ and ‘Design in India’ philosophy of the Govt of India.
IAF is the first amongst the three services to take up IT enabled Online Testing for induction in Officers and Airmen cadre. The project will be implemented with effect from Jan 2018 for Air Force Common Admission Test (AFCAT) for Officer’s cadre and Scheduled test for Airmen Recruitment (STAR) for Airmen cadre.
Earlier IAF had 100+ centres pan India for Officer cadre exam and 14 centres for Airmen selection exams. Certain states/UTs did not have any testing centre. Consequently, candidates had to spend considerable time and resources on travelling to the testing centres. In the new system, there would be about 760 examination centre’s all over the country and the maximum distance a candidate would be required to travel now will be considerably less from the place of his/her residence. It will enable approximately four lakh candidates for Airmen selection and two lakh candidates for Officer’s selection, to appear in the exam every six months.
Here is how to apply for AFCAT 1/2019, NCC Spl Entry and Met Entry for IAF Jan 2020 courses:
Goto either one of the websites – https://careerindianairforce.cdac.in or https://afcat.cdac.in
The applications will open on 01 Dec 2018 and will close on 30 Dec 2018.
Click on “Officer” button at the end of the page to join as officer or “Airman” button to join as an airman.
Click on “Apply Online”
Register with your valid details and click on “Register”.
Fill up the application form with utmost care with correct details and pay the applicable fee.
Click on “Submit”.
Your application has been submitted successfully.
Contact AFCAT Cell:
For queries regarding AFCAT application, admit card and AFCAT centre, candidates may contact AFCAT Cell:
West Block – VI Air HQs(RKP) RK Puram New Delhi – 110066 Tele: 011 – 26160458, 26160459 E – Mail: [email protected]
Download Previous Papers:
Previous AFCAT papers can be downloaded from the following links:
Failure is a fundamental part of life, we may be fortunate to get something very easy in life but not all of us, you must be trying very hard to get recommended in SSB even though you got screened out or conference out many times, you may decide not to attempt any more SSB interviews because you think you had enough but after some days you forget all your worries and seeking another chance for the SSB interview. Some of us are tired of failures and don’t want to attempt anymore, but promise not to stop and trying till we have eligibility because you never know when you will hear your chest number after the conference.
You may find someone who is attempting 10th SSB interview with an experience of 9 serial failures, take some inspiration from him and go for it. Nothing is easy unless you have a strong desire and nothing is hard if you have a strong and focused mind. Yes, it’s a desire, it’s something like heaven, one day you will be in UNIFORM. What is the fun in getting something easily? No one gets it easily there is extreme willpower and preparation behind that. We sometimes think that ” How can they recommended that guy, OMG he is so lousy ?” not your fault, this is a common human tendency to judge someone without having the knowledge of proper judgment.
Remember this SSB board gave us real heroes who scarified their lives for the motherland, SSB always wants to select you, they never call you for rejection it’s you who should be able to show your actual ability and quality.
Next time you will prepare for the SSB interview and not just go like trying for a lottery ticket prize, remember everything requires proper preparation, try to take the advice of everyone, and do what you think is the best for you. One day you will hear your Chest number after the board conference and that’s the moment you are living for so why not make it possible in this life. All the SSB aspirants having the same dream and they want to make it in reality. Stop crying if you don’t get recommended, stop yelling, stop cribbing, try to analyze your mistakes, try to find what others did and you did not, and finally, start performing and one day success will be yours.
SSB Interview Preparation Material [ 100% Recommended]
SSB consist of 2 stages, the first stage is called as the screening test and the second stage consists of 3 important test knows as Psychology test, Group Testing Officers (GTO) Test and personal interview. This post is regarding screening, yes screening seems very difficult for those who got screened out many times. The screening test is indeed a difficult test because of the competition level, the screening test result is on the basis of your Intelligence tests [verbal & nonverbal] and PPDT [Picture Perception and Discussion test].
How To Pass Screening Test In SSB [PPDT]
Verbal and nonverbal is not difficult to crack because it’s just to test your OIR [ Officer’s Intelligence Rate ], try to attempt all the questions because time is very limited if they say 15 mins for a test take it as 10 mins and attempt most of the questions because no “negative” marking.
Now the most famous picture perception and discussion test, what you need to do are write a story according to the picture shown to you for 4 mins only and later you have to discuss about the picture and make a common story in group discussion.
What are the mistakes candidates do generally? Firstly you write a good story which has head and tail and matches with the picture shown to you, for god’s sake don’t write Ram, Mohan, Sohan,..do all of you have friends with this name only? if not use your friend’s name, I am sure every second person writes “RAM” as his hero, so choose a good name for your character. Also, some of them write totally different stories like if they see a “village scene” then the hero wanted to work for his village as an engineer !! Really you want to do that ?? At least write something which has quick action and not future plans kind of things. Some of you give rewards at the end of your story just for social work, getting a reward for good work is not that easy in Indian ( kidding)please avoid this reward system and just make a happy ending with some twists and turns in your story, Assessors should get some interest and attention while reading/listening to your story but again do not make detective type and superman type stories be normal and practical. Okay, you must be good at writing a story so where is the fault ?? let us talk about group discussion, a very tense situation isn’t it ??
Tips while narrating: Be loud enough while narrating the story, be confident about your story, look at everyone while narrating except looking at assessors, try to convey the message of your story instead of going deep into the story content { do not take much time to finish}. Sometimes we get stuck in between during narration, do not worry about that try to come back on track as soon as possible, and keep your story simple during narration so that you don’t stick in between and also don’t bug others as well. On the whole, your story narration is easy and attractive because all you need to get is attention from assessors, again do not try to gain attention through odd means. What are the odd means ?? okay you must have seen a candidate saying ” gentleman I agree with chest number xyz story ” and that candidate keeps on saying this throughout the whole discussion, what is this? fine it’s good if you like others’ story but it didn’t mean that saying such lines let you in for 5 days, why are you there? you also have a story, did you put your point even once? did you contribute to the story making? did you convince others regarding few points which you think are correct?
All you need to do is to make a story with the help of others, so contribute some points during discussion and try to find out the common point in the story which others also observed and add it to the story because no one objects in something which he/she also observed. Suppose if most of you have seen a village environment then say that keep the village environment only and make a story around that instead of making something odd. All you need is to convince others and also agree with others, supporting your story is good but forcing others to take the whole part of your story as a common story is never gonna work for you. Sometimes GD becomes “Fish Market” and yes it’s not your fault because you are not getting involved but still, you didn’t get selected, why? because you didn’t say a single word, if you try to stop such stupid stuff in GD by convincing others then you have a good chance, try your best to convince them, tell them not to argue, and let’s try to make a good story. If you keep quiet under such a situation it’s difficult for you to get selected and yes people who are shouting may get selected because they were trying to do something to make a story.
Who is your best friend? What do you see in someone to make him/her your friend?? you must be facing this question in your personal interview in Services selection board, although this question looks simple but makes lot of sense . Now what is the need of asking such type of question by an interviewer, do he wants to know what kind of friends you have and what kind of qualities they possess , I don’t think an interviewer wants to know about your friends and their qualities but it is all about you.
Here your answer matters and shows your maturity level, how? Armed forces are related to very confidential matters and someone who makes friends without knowing about them can create problems for the organization . Here we are talking about your friends qualities , take a simple quality as an example mmm say ” honesty” if you say a person should be honest then its good that you make a person who is honest but honesty with whom and in what ??? also how do you check someone’s honesty ? this is next question you will face …:)
But if you take your personal life encounters with a stranger did you every try to know about your ….classmate or bench mates honesty level , Yes or No ? I guess most of you don’t think of such things because we trust our friends and we never judge a person on honesty level and then make him/her a friend . Whenever you answer try to think first or close your eyes and think now, if your answer something which is correct and not just pre- planned lines then it will make interviewer more attentive and interested towards you and your life incidents.
Suppose if you like someone who makes you laugh and a cool guy/gal looks different from others , not selfish , don’t have bad habits , dosto ka dost yaro ka yaar wali baat, don’t you see all these stuffs ?? So probebly this is not the answer for everybody but what I mean is, try to be more open and correct while answering such questions . Hope you will react to this post and this post badly needs your comments so post your comments and answers in the comment box below .
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