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Let us first address the elephant in the room. Will the De Novo Selection Sys-

tem require aspirants to prepare differently for SSB? The simple answer is

‘no’. The standards expected of the Indian youth rearing to join the armed

services will remain the same.

Need for De Novo Selection System

• There was an urgent need to reduce the time for SSB.

• Reduced testing time will increase the number being tested.

• There was a need to update the SSB in accordance with the contempo-

rary Service needs and the changes in the society.

• There was a need to incorporate new techniques of behavioural testing

which are now available globally and will be used to automate and re-

fine the SSBs.

• We still have a deficiency of 9000 officers in the Defence Services. The

system will help in reduction of this deficiency.

Implementation

The De Novo Selection System is currently being run on trial basis at some

centres. Subject to the outcome of the trials, and its acceptability by the three

defence services, the system is likely to be implemented at all SSBs in the

coming years.

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