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My Target Service Selection Board (SSB)

possible reason for rejection. It just leaves you wondering, and is very difficult to guess where

you lacked because sometimes your conclusion can be entirely different. So all in all you never
really get to know the reason of your rejection.

Special Questions Asked In SSB

Interviews

Interview is a purposive conversation between the candidate and interviewing officer. Majority of
questions in the interview are from the PIQ form. The ultimate aim of the interview is to assess the
leadership or OLQs of a candidate. The IO tries to evaluate the training potential of a candidate. As

interview lasts for 30to 45 minutes or more it is sufficient time to ask questions from various parts of
candidate life.

Most of the questions are prior known to us because of the material available to us and thanks to this
portal, but sometimes candidates face some spontaneous questions, I term these questions as

“special questions”. Sometime answering these quick questions appropriately can help in showing a
good presence of mind. I tried to collect this kind of questions from aspirants who have faced
interviews at different boards and as well as from my own experience. I have tried to enlist some of

them:

1. Which is your favorite state in south India? And when you name any of them next question is

give 5 recent news related to that state?
2. Which movie you watched last in theater with friends? Who were actor, director and actress?
3. How many Facebook friends you have? Do you know all of them personally?
4. Which magazine do you like? Tell me about most recent article you read from that magazine?

5. What is your routine during weekends?