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Screening Test

Picture Perception & Description Test (PPDT)

It involves two aspects- first is writing a story, & second is a discussion on the

story.You will be shown a black & white, hazy picture for 30 secs.You are re-

quired to write some particulars in the available box in the answer sheet,

which includes No of Characters, their Age, Sex & Mood.You have to identify

the main character & build the story around him/her. It is convenient to

name the character (helps in discussion stage).You are required to describe

what the scene in the picture depicts (what is going on).You have to visualize

& write, what led to the present scene (what happened in the past).You have

to foresee the future & write it. (What will happen in the future).The entire

story has to be written in about 3 mins & submitted.

Tips for Story Writing

Avoid

Pre-prepared Story: Some coached candidates (generally ACC & SCO en-

tries), come with a misconception that the time is too less to make a story &

hence come with a pre-prepared story & fit it there. Often the main character

in such stories is narrated as a young man who joins the Defence Services &

also gets a decoration! There is nothing in the picture to suggest any of these

things. There are several such “positive” coaching academy type stories

which can be easily found out by the assessors. Such stories have an adverse

impact on the clearance of Stage 1 by the subject candidate.Stories Display-

ing Wrong Interpretation of Positive Thinking. Experience shows that quite a

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