UES 23 SSB Interview Dates Indian Army

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July 28, 2013

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Indian Army has published the notification of SSC-tech entry on 15th June. All eligible candidates can apply for SSC 42nd and SSCW 13 technical entry online through joinindianarmy.nic.in which is a official career website of Indian Army. Below you can find stepwise process on how to apply for SSC tech entry online.

How to Apply for SSC 42nd and SSCW 13th Tech

1. Visit joinindianarmy.nic.in and look for text marquee on the top of home page. Click on the link with respect to the entry you are applying for.

2. Now enter your basic details, top part is very simple and it just ask for your basic details like Name, Father’s Name, Mother’s Name etc.

3. In this section you need to enter your Address and Educational Qualification, be careful while filling these sections, you will receive call letter at the same address.

4. Here, you need to enter your 10+2 PCM marks. If you have done diploma instead, check the box on the top and fill the details respectively.

5. In this section you need to enter your semester wise marks of BE/ B.tech. Select your marking system out of percentage system and CGPA system. The universities which have ‘Grade Point’ system, need to convert Grades into %age of marks scored. Filling of cumulative %age of marks scored based on the Cumulative Grade at the end of third year/seventh semester/fourth year (as applicable) is compulsory; failing which the application will be rejected.

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6. Now once you have filled all details, read the declaration carefully. There is no need to send any hard copy. Just click submit, again you will get a chance to edit the form, confirm it again and submit. Now click on the save form button and save it in your local drive. You need to produce this form at the time of SSB Interview.

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Situation Reaction Test for Women

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July 27, 2013

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SRT or Situation Reaction Test is a part of the Psychological Testing Series. In this test you are given 60 situations and you have to write reactions on them, within 30 minutes. So roughly you get 30 seconds for each situation.

Just like TAT, in SRT also the reaction which women give is slightly different from men. Secondly just like pictures in TAT are different for women and women oriented pictures are shown in TAT to ladies, similarly the situations given for women may also differ. Also women are expected to give realistic reactions, not the one’s which look impractical and far from reality.

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Tips for our Lady Candidates to approach SRT

Give the most practical reaction you could give.
Write the reaction sticking closely to what you actually feel, don’t try to show over courage.
Women are indeed courageous, no doubt about that but when it comes to control an uncontrolled animal, you don’t have to control it, you simply have to help other people to be safe and inform the authorities, they’ll take care of the animal.
Hence when in a situation it is given like a tiger gets uncontrolled in a circus and is coming towards the crowd or you see a snake in a cinema hall, all you have to do is to help others to safely exit and also inform the authorities.
When a situation is telling you to go out late, you have to remember that in the reaction you’ll first write, ‘inform parents’.
In situations where you are going out with friends or out of station or late night group studies, you have to mention ‘take parents’ permission’.
There will be situations in which a chain snatcher or a thief will take away somebody’s thing and run, either in a moving train (where he’ll jump out of the train) or at a deserted place, you have to keep in mind that you don’t have to run behind the snatcher in a moving train or you don’t have to get down of the train in the deserted place.
All you have to do in above situations is to inform the railway authority and help the victim in all possible manners.
In case of any crime scene don’t run behind the accused that is having a weapon. You have to identify the accused, inform the police and cooperate in investigation.
If you see a car taking a child/girl forcefully then don’t go and fight with them, not down the car’s number, inform police and help in investigation.
If you are going somewhere and you lose all your all your belongings then you must inform the police and also at home to family.
In situations where you are having any differences with any relationship or person of your life then you must talk to them and sort out the matter with logic.
There could be situations where you are asked to choose between defense and other job (which will be easier for you & family), then without any doubt you have to choose defense because that is your passion and that is the reason you are here.

Bottom line:

Remember you have write the full action in short, and your reaction should be complete, don’t use the word ‘try to’ or ‘I will try to’ instead write ‘I will do____’ in any situation. You can do well in this test if you keep open your brain and use logic. Also practice sample situations provided on SSBCrack.

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Officer Intelligence Rating Test Questions

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July 26, 2013

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PPDT SSB Interview — Candidates taking part in PPDT group discussion

This is the first test in the SSB Procedure where the intelligence level of a candidate is tested. On the basis of the 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.

This test comprises of mainly two types of test:

Verbal Test
Non- Verbal Test

Officer Intelligence Rating Test at SSB Interview

Verbal Test:

This test comprises of verbal questions just like completion of number series, finding the odd one, common intelligence questions etc. Eg. Complete the series- 2, 6,14,30……… Ans. 62, 126 Also Check: Verbal Intelligence Test Syllabus &Sample Questions

Non-Verbal Test

This test is designed so as to benefit Candidates who lack language proficiency. This test comprises questions based on figures .For eg. Finding the odd one from a series of figures , detecting errors etc.

Best Book for OIR Test: A Modern Approach To Verbal & Non-Verbal Both these types can be found on the question Booklet and you have to complete these questions within allotted time. Practice improves your speed . You can find a number of such exercises in most of the study Guides. Here I have enumerated the types of Verbal intelligence tests:

Analogy.Eg. If day is to Night, then light is to …….
Coding and Decoding
Jumbled words
Jumbled sentences and proverbs
Reverse order
Speed , direction, distance based problems
Blood Relations

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Download AFCAT 02 2013 Admit Card/ Hall Ticket

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July 26, 2013

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Candidate those who have applied for AFCAT 02/2013, can download the admit card or hall ticket of AFCAT 02/2013 now. To the download the AFCAT 02/2013 admit card candidate need to visit Indian Air Force official website careerairforce.nic.in and login to his/her her registered account.

How to Download AFCAT 02/2013 Admit Card/Hall Ticket

Visit careerairfroce.nic.in and click on candidates login, enter your login details and login.
Click on Generate Admit Card.
You will see your admit card, press ctrl+s to save the admit card.

Important Links for AFCAT 02/2013

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Golden Tips for Lecturette

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July 26, 2013

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Golden Tips for Lecturette in SSB Interview

Lecturette is a task from the Group Testing/GTO series. In this a candidate is asked to deliver a short talk on any one of the topic given to him/her out of the four topics. The GTO has as much number of cards as there are candidates in a group. Each card has four topics written on it. Each candidate is expected to pick up one card and give a short talk of about 3 minutes on any one of the given topics.

The first candidate as per numerical sequence will come and pick up one card, go a little away from the group, prepare for a maximum time of 3 minutes or less and when ready can come back and return the card to the GTO and speak for maximum three minutes. As soon as the first candidate is ready the second one can come pick up the card and start preparing.

What is Officers’ Intelligence Rating Test

As soon as two and half minutes are over the GTO will a ring a bell. This indicates that the candidate must wind up soon. After three minutes GTO rings two bells, with this the first candidate sits down and second stands up.

What is seen through Lecturette

Self Confidence.
Ability to influence group.
Power of expression.
Clarity of thoughts.
Determination to deliver under stress.
General Awareness.
Courage to speak in front of people.
Command and power in your speaking style.

Tips for Lecturette Preparation

Start practicing to speak in English.
Speak with your friends, family members in English or talk to yourself only!
Read newspapers and increase your general awareness about the most common things which could be asked also which are of national and international importance.
Take sample topics like UNO, Indo-Pak relations etc. and give yourself a preparation time of three minutes, then mark with a clock or take anybody’s help to monitor three minutes time and give a lecture on your chosen topic.
If you feel shy in giving lecture in front of any family member, then simply stand in front of the mirror and speak, trust me that help a lot!
The topics given will be of different levels, like one will be of really high level, the other being slightly lower and so on. So choose your topic wisely.
Choose only the topic you are well aware and conversant with, choosing a high level topic will not impress anybody if you’ll not speak well on it.
Maintain a good posture while speaking, do not slouch or lean on the podium.
Do not look unduly worried; remember it is only three minutes it will pass away 😉
While lecturette the allotted three minutes seem to be the longest three minutes of our life, so speak slowly and clearly.
Never look at the GTO while speaking.
Make an eye contact with your friends sitting there; speak as if you are teaching them some topic.
Divide your content so you’ll find easy to speak, keep your mind running all the time you are speaking.
Do not use your hands while speaking.
Do not exceed your time and also do not finish very fast.

Bottom-Line

Lecturette is a test of your expressions and whether you are good in public speaking or not. Of course you’ll speak well only if you know about a certain topic. So improve your English, improve your General Awareness and you’ll feel lecturette a cakewalk.

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All About Military Planning Exercise [Group Planning Exercise]

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July 24, 2013

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All About Military Planning Exercise [Group Planning Exercise]

Group planning exercise [GPE] or Military Planning Exercise [MPE] is done to check the reaction of candidates when put under a series of stressful situation, in which decision making ability and quick reactions of a candidate is checked.

Given below is what happens in the GPE/MPE.

GTO explains the candidates a model on wooden plank, at the end of explanation candidates are permitted to ask any question.
Now GTO reads a story from the card, pay attention while he reads this.
Now after reading the story GTO allows each candidate to read story for five minutes from story cards placed on their chairs & co-relate it with the model. Make mental picture of everything because after five minutes these story cards are taken away from you.
Now candidates are asked to write their own solution to various problems on a sheet of paper. Time allowed is ten minutes.
After ten minutes the writing sheet is taken away and the group is expected to discuss and arrive at a common plan for the problem and then nominate a person to say the group plan to the GTO.

Points to be kept in mind

Identify the problems and list them in priority you would like to solve them.
Divide the groups logically, i.e. send more people in more serious problem and you should always go in the most serious problem which you have ranked first.
In solutions you should also make rough calculations of the distance and time it’ll take to reach there.
After solving problems also write that you’ll all gather at some point and proceed for the work you were actually doing.
In discussion be prepared for a heated discussion but do not lose your temper.
Try to initiate the discussion if not possible then at least enter the discussion early.
Cooperate with others and give fair chance to everybody to express their solution.
Do not generalize by saying that all problems are equally important.
If others oppose your view do not get discouraged, however if you find someone giving a better solution do not hesitate to agree.
Do not use your arms too much, keep a smile on your face, do not get excited, do not get up from your chair.
Do not look at the GTO.

Structure of GPE problems

Generally there are four problems given in GPE. One is of a serious nature which involves immediate reaction or is costing more life; such problem must be assigned first priority. Second kind of problem is also of serious nature and has some time left to solve it, assign them second priority; third problem is comparatively less serious. Also there will be one silly problem, assign it least priority.

Sample GPE with Solution

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?

Map for Group Planning Exercise

Sample Solution for Group Planning Exercise

Take that you are a group of 9 people.

I will first give first-aid to the injured attendant (Since we are coming from a game tournament we are likely to have first aid to stop bleeding). Then I’ll send the injured along with my two group mates to Shyamgarh District in the minibus. They will admit him to the hospital and then one of them will inform police about the whole incidence. They will take about 20 minutes to reach there.
Next I along with my two other friends will go to the railway fish plate site, by taking any motor vehicle from petrol pump, where one of us will go to the railway authority at Dinapur railway station and inform them about the fish plate removal (Can go again by taking lift from somebody or by any motor vehicle), will reach there in about 35 minutes. Other two will stay at the fish plate site with red cloth to avoid any danger.
I’ll send three people to the coast guard, they will take a motor vehicle and go there and help the coast guards to go to the rock and stop the act which they are going to do, can reach to the coast guards in about 40 minutes and help them in further investigation.
I’ll send the remaining one person to the Badli village, he will inform Tota Ram about the danger to his life and then he will go along with Tota Ram to inform police. Time allowing we will go to Dinapur and collect the medals otherwise we will do it some other time. In this way we all will assemble again at the petrol pump at around 7:00 pm and then proceed for celebrations in our college in our mini bus. In this way I’ll solve all the problems.

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Tashi Mishra, Editorial Team

She is a defense aspirant from Varanasi completed her BCA. She has attended SSB Interview at 1 AFSB Dehradoon and has more SSB coming up. She is confident about joining Defence Forces one day. Here, she is sharing her views and experience. Mail us to join our editorial team now.

List Of Candidates Without Engineering Marks Submitted In TGC-118

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July 24, 2013

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Indian Army has published the list of 22074 candidates those who have applied for TGC 118 entry but their submitted forms are without their engineering marks. It is suggested to all candidates to fill their engineering marks by editing their TGC 118 form again.

List Of Candidates Without Engineering Marks Submitted In TGC-118

To re-edit your TGC 118 forms, use the link given below.

Click to check full list here

Edit your TGC 118 Application Form

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Breaking the Labyrinth of SSB Screening Test

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July 23, 2013

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Screening in SSB is a very important and peculiar exercise. You can say that it’s simply difficult! This is so because your entry and further assessment depend on your performance in the screening. That is if you get through the screening then only you will be qualified to stay for further days and for further assessment.

Breaking the Labyrinth of Screening Test

I have seen people working hard for their GTO’s, Psychological, Interview etc. but they pay little attention to the preparation of screening tests. As mentioned earlier, it’s important to qualify for this test hence you need to be well prepared for this test. Here I’ll be discussing the Screening test i.e. OIR & PPDT. OIR (Officer’s Intelligence Rating Test) is a fairly simple test in which you are supposed to answer questions of verbal and nonverbal reasoning within a set time span. The number of questions ranges from 30-60 & accordingly time is given. You can practice questions on:

Spelling
Grammar
Sentence completion
Analogies (Verbal & Non-verbal)
Cubes & Dices
Series completion etc.

Breaking the Labyrinth of Screening Test

One best book for preparing Reasoning or OIR and PPDT book by SSBCrack. This book will be beneficial for preparing to reason for any exam. Next comes the PPDT (Picture Perception& Description Test). In this, a hazy picture is shown and candidates are required to write the characters they see, their mood, age & sex and develop a story around the picture. They are also supposed to write the action of their story.

The total time given is 4 minutes. This process is followed by the discussion in which all the group members are made to sit in a semi-circle in front of three assessors of the board and one by one tell their story, then a time of around 2 minutes is given to arrive at a common story and elect a member from the group to say the story in front of assessors. OIR is easy and most candidates pass in it its PPDT which becomes the cause of rejection. So here are few common mistakes and tips to do well in PPDT.

Mistakes Normally Done During Screening

Many candidates find PPDT a very confusing exercise. It is indeed pressurizing because the group consists of a large number of candidates (16-18) and also there are three assessors present so many candidates can’t utter a word.
Some candidates speak their story well but don’t take part in the discussion.
Whereas some candidates dominate the discussion and do not let others speak.
Too many hand gestures & shouting are a big turn off.

Winning in the PPDT

Wear an appropriate dress, neither too formal nor too casual, but a decent one, (Girls avoid makeup and boys Spikes and other hairstyles) be simple and sober.
When done with writing a break of five minutes is given, keep on repeating your story in your mind and think how you will speak in front of everybody.
Beat the nervousness, others are humans they won’t eat you or harm you, be calm and composed, eat a mint and offer the same to your group mates (will help in Discussion 😉 )
While narrating your story speak firmly and in a good tone, look only at the other candidates and never towards the assessors. Try practicing at home in front of mirror or family.
Stick to English and English only.
In discussion try to initiate the discussion, if you couldn’t then try being in the first three speakers.
In discussion speak in an audible way, when a fish market is being created DO NOT SPEAK A WORD. Speak only when others listening, you are there for a discussion and not an argument.
If you find somebody else’s story better then definitely support it by saying that ‘I think chest Number __ story is good and most relevant to the picture’.
Don’t try to become the dada of the group, you are not supposed to dominate others, let everybody speak and never on any cost stand up or lean forward as if you are going to fight in a discussion. Maintain a calm posture and give logical reasons for your arguments.
Ask politely to others that you want to give the group story, if somebody you don’t like gives the group story then no need to make a fuss. Let him/her speak. You may sit quietly and look unaffected.
If nobody is agreeing with you on any of your suggestions then too don’t appear disturbed or affected you must accept other people’s views with an open heart.
Most Important- It is just a test and not a war & you have gone there to become officer so behave like one!!

Keeping the above tips and tricks in mind I am sure you’ll definitely be able to break the maze of screening. Prepare well, be real and do well.

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List of Candidate Low in Merit List of IAF July 2013 Course

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July 23, 2013

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List of Candidate Low in Merit List of IAF July 2013 Course

Today, Indian Air Force has published the name of candidates who were low in merit for the course commencing on July 2013. Earlier, IAF has published the merit list of AFCAT and CDSE Merit List July 2013 and later Additional Merit List July 2013. Shockingly the list is long.

Branch/ Course wise list of candidates who are low in Merit List for the Courses commenced in Jul 2013, as per order of Merit.

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