SELECTION OF OFFICERS SELECTION OF OFFICERS

FOR THE ARMED FORCESFOR THE ARMED FORCES

Introduction

THE PROCESS OF CHOOSING A FEW FROM AMONGST MANY ON THE BASIS OF PRE-DECIDED CRITERIA

DEFINITION

Aim of Selection

Choose Right man for the right job

Requirement of the Armed Forces Officers

Requirement in Detail: OLQs(What Does an SSB Assess?)

Factor - I

Factor - II

Factor - III

Factor - IV

PLANNING AND ORGANIZING

EFFECTIVE INTELLIGENCE REASONING ABILITY ORGANIZING ABILITY POWER OF EXPRESSION

FACTOR - I

OFFICER LIKE QUALITIES

SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT

SOCIAL ADAPTABILITY COOPERATION SENSE OF RESPONSIBILITY

FACTOR - II

OFFICER LIKE QUALITIES

SOCIAL EFFECTIVENESS

INITIATIVE SELF CONFIDENCE SPEED OF DECISION ABILITY TO INFLUENCE THE GROUP LIVELINESS

FACTOR-III

OFFICER LIKE QUALITIES

DYNAMIC

DETERMINATION COURAGE STAMINA

FACTOR-IV

OFFICER LIKE QUALITIES

Fundamental of Selection

Personality Assessment on the basis of Sanskrit Sloka

Mansaa

Vachaa

Karmanaa

What a man Thinks

Personality What a man Speaks

What a man Does

PSYCH.(Thinks)

GTO(Does)

CANDIDATE

IO(By what the

candidate Speaks)

How Does an SSB Assess?

PSY TESTS

• THEMATIC APPERCEPTION TEST (TAT)

12 PICTURES30 SECS EACH TO SEE AND 4 MIN TO

WRITESTORY ON EACH PICTURE BY THE

CANDIDATE

PSY TESTS

• WORD ASSOCIATION TEST (WAT)

60 WORDS15 SECS EACHSENTENCE ON EACH WORD

PSY TESTS• SITUATION REACTION TEST

(SRT)60 SITUATIONS PRINTED IN A

BOOKLET30 MINS

PSY TESTS

• SELF DESCRIPTION TEST5 PARAS ABOUT HIMSELF –

PARENTS, TEACHERS, SUPERIORS, FRIENDS, SELF

15 MINS

INTERVIEW 40-45 MINS PERSONAL INFO QUESTIONAIRE – RAPPORT BUILDING

FAMILY BACKGROUND ACADEMIC BACKGROUND GAMES, CO-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

TIME MGT – WHAT DOES HE DO IN A DAY

ORG ABILITY – GAMES, EXCUSSIO, TRIP

PROBLEM SOLVING – PAINT A SIT

STRS & WEAKNESSES WHAT CANDIDATE FEELS CORRECTIVE MEASURES

GTO TASKS

• DAY ONE

GROUP DISCUSSION

GROUP PLANNING EXERCISE

PROGRESSIVE GROUP TASK

GROUP OBSTACLE RACE

HALF GROUP TASK

LECTURETTE

GTO TASK

• DAY TWO

INDIVIDUAL OBSTACLES

COMMAND TASK

FINAL GROUP TASK

SSB SCHEDULE• DAY ONE ARRIVAL AND DOCUMENTATION

• DAY TWOPRE-SCREENINGAND PSYCH TECHNIQUE TESTS

• DAY THREEGTO 1 AND INTERVIEW

SSB SCHEDULE

• DAY FOUR GTO 2 AND INTERVIEW

• DAY FIVE CONFERENCE AND DISPERSAL

NCC CADETS AND NCC CADETS AND SELECTIONSELECTION

ONLY 2 - 3% OF THE NCC CADETS WHO APPLY

GET SELECTED AS AGAINST 6 - 8% OF

SELECTION OF OTHER ENTRY CANDIDATES

AREAS OF CONCERNAREAS OF CONCERN

• INCOMPLETE APPLICATION• PHOTOGRAPHS NOT ATTESTED• LESS THAN 50% IN GRADUATION/

INCOMPLETE GRADUATION• DOCUMENTS IN SUPPORT OF DATE OF

BIRTH • NOT HAVING ‘A’ OR ‘B’ GRADING IN C’

CERTIFICATE EXAM.

AREAS OF CONCERNAREAS OF CONCERN

• REJECTION OF APPLICATIONS DUE TO REJECTION OF APPLICATIONS DUE TO

TECHNICAL INFIRMITESTECHNICAL INFIRMITES

• GAP BETWEEN NUMBER OF ASPIRANTS GAP BETWEEN NUMBER OF ASPIRANTS

TO WHOM CALL UP LETTERS ARE TO WHOM CALL UP LETTERS ARE

ISSUED AND THOSE WHO ACTUALLY ISSUED AND THOSE WHO ACTUALLY

REPORT FOR SSBREPORT FOR SSB

• FINAL SELECTION PERCENTAGE.FINAL SELECTION PERCENTAGE.