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AKANKSHA MISHRA

Akanksha Mishra of No Frills Academy cleared SSB in her 6 attempt. She
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shares her experience in her words.

Akanksha Joins No Frills Academy

I found some nice answers by Col MM Nehru on Quora and enrolled for his

guidance in December 16 and my SSB was due on 16 January, 2017. He told

me that the time was too short. I felt that I will benefit from his guidance as

his ideas appealed to me and were very different from those promoted by

the coaching I had attended earlier. I had so many interactions with him and

I got to understand myself better and also as to what I needed to do to im-

prove.

Self –Awareness and Improvement

No Frills Academy made me realise that I was not being myself in the psy-

chology tests. I was trying to do something impressive, extraordinary and dif-

ferent because of misguidance of coaching academy and friends. While

working in the MNC I was not focusing on my work but SSB. Sir told me to

focus on my work with total commitment and stop practicing for psychology

tests and abandon my SSB obsession. I did the same. I only prepared cur-

rent affairs for this SSB and improved my fitness and nothing else. Sir helped

me to rebuild my lost self-confidence. Moreover, I began to have fun on

every weekend which I had stopped because of practicing for SSB. My dedi-

cation in office improved my image and built my confidence. Before leaving

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