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Procedure Edit
The
candidates
who
have
passed
the
Union
Public
Service
Commission
(UPSC)
written
examination,
or
who,
in
the
case
of
the
Territorial
Army
have
been
recommended
by
a
Preliminary
Interview
Board
(PIB),
or,
who
have
been
asked
to
present
to
the
Service
Selection
Board
are
allocated
an
SSB
center
to
attend.
Service
candidates
attend
via
movement
orders
made
by
their
superiors.
Various
entries
like
Technical
entry
and
NCC
special
entry
gets
direct
call
letter
to
attend
SSB.
The
selection
is
based
on
the
concept
of
Manasa,
Vacha,
and
Karmana.
The
personality
of
the
candidate
is
observed
by
the
officers
using
various
tests
for
candidates
like
psychology
test,
interview,
and
GTO
tasks.
There
are
no
right
or
wrong
answers
in
SSB
as
every
individual
acts
in
a
different
way
to
the
same
situation.
The
aim
is
to
check
whether
the
candidate
is
the
right
fit
to
become
an
officer
in
the
defense
force.
Day
0 Edit
On
the
day
candidate
has
to
report,
he
has
to
follow
the
instructions
as
mentioned
in
the
SSB
call
letter.
Generally,
the
candidate
has
to
report
at
the
railway
station
in
the
morning
between
7
Am
โ
8
Am,
and
from
there,
candidates
are
escorted
to
the
board
by
one
of
the
SSB
officials.
On
the
very
same
day,
candidates
are
made
to
sit
in
the
testing
hall
where
they
have
to
present
their
educational
documents
for
verification
and
are
allotted
a
number
(called
chest
number)
by
which
they
will
be
able
to
identify
the
candidates
throughout
the
process.
A
briefing
about
the
schedule,
various
tests
and
general
instructions
shall
be
given.
Day
1,
Screening
test
โ
Stage
I Edit
On
Day
1,
stage
one
of
testing
is
administered.
This
includes
a
verbal
and
non-verbal
intelligence
test
(About
50
questions
each)
and
then
a
Picture
Perception
and
Description
Test
(PPDT).
In
this
test,
a
picture,
either
clear
or
hazy
is
shown
to
the
candidates
for
30
seconds.
Each
candidate
observes
it
and
then,
in
the
next
minute,
must
record
the
number
of
characters
seen
in
the
picture.
Then
within
a
given
time,
each
candidate
must
write
nearly
seventy
words,
make
a
story
from
the
picture
(not
just
describe
the
picture).
The
candidate
must
record
the
mood,
approximate
age
and
gender
of
the
first
character
they
saw,
known
as
the
"main
character".
In
stage
two
of
the
PPDT,
the
candidates
are
given
their
stories
which
they
may
revise.
Each
candidate
in
the
group
must
narrate
his
or
her
story
within
one
minute.
The
group
is
then
asked
to
create
a
common
story
involving
each
of
them
or
their
perceived
picture
stories.
After
the
completion
of
these
tests,
unsuccessful
candidates
are
dismissed.
Other
candidates
are
short-listed.
They
must
complete
the
first
of
the
five
personal
information
questionnaires
which
must
be
recorded
in
the
same
manner.
The
personal
information
questionnaire
is
the
main
basis
for
the
individual
candidate
interview.
Day
2,
Psychology
test
โ
Stage
II Edit
On
Day
2,
a
thematic
apperception
test
(TAT)
or
picture
story
writing
is
administered.
It
is
similar
to
the
PPDT,
but
the
picture
used
is
clear.
Again
the
candidates
are
shown
a
picture
for
thirty
seconds
and
then
write
a
story
in
the
next
four
minutes.
Twelve
such
pictures
are
shown
sequentially.
The
last
picture
is
a
blank
slide
inviting
the
candidates
to
write
a
story
of
their
choice.
Candidates
do
not
need
to
remember
the
number
of
characters
in
each
picture
and
there
is
no
group
discussion.
The
next
test
will
be
the
Word
Association
Test
(WAT).
The
candidates
are
shown
sixty
simple
everyday
words
in
sequence.
Each
is
shown
for
fifteen
seconds.
For
each
word,
the
candidates
write
the
first
thought
that
comes
to
mind
in
response
to
the
word.
Other
tests
administered
on
day
two
are
the
Situation
Reaction
Test
(SRT)
in
which
a
booklet
of
60
situations
is
given
in
which
the
responses
are
to
be
completed
in
30
minutes
and
finally
the
Self
Description
Test
(SDT)
which
consists
of
5
questions
asking
about
the
candidate's
parent's,
teacher's,
friend's
and
his
or
her
own
perception.
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