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My Target Service Selection Board (SSB)

10 Major Points Fresher’s must know about

SSB Interview

A fresher’s mind is filled with anticipation and fear, when he/she goes for SSB. They try to gather as
much information as they can before going to the interview, from various sources, both reliable and

unreliable. It is said that for fresher’s it is a golden opportunity to get through, which is not so true. If
you are good and deserving then some day or the other you’ll make it. But certainly it is the best
feeling to clear something in your first attempt. This article is especially for fresher’s, we have tried to
sum up ten major points which you must know before going for the SSB.

1. OIR test is important and you must practice well before going. It forms a major part for your
selection for the nest round, and you must be prepared to perform well in the OIR. In some

selection centers OIR is very difficult, so be prepared and do not take this lightly.
2. Clothes in the screening, I have seen people coming in jeans getting selected and those
coming in full formals getting rejected. You should be in decent clothes. It is suggested that you
wear formals, for women, salwar kurta would do. Wearing proper clothes shows that you are

sincere.
3. Hearing to their instructions is very important. It must be a practice to listen to others. Whatever

instructions they give contain half of the information of what they want in that test. If you can
follow them, you are sure to succeed.
4. In GD the amount of words you speak is not important, it is the quality that matters. Whatever

you speak should be substantial and must guide the discussion forward.
5. Interviewing officers are very friendly and sometimes would be very nice, but they are not
generous and they are not your friend! Be aware of them, do not speak your heart out, and say

whatever is necessary.
6. Speaking first in the discussion and being ahead in every task is never a guarantee for
success. A good leader is the one who is able to take out the group at the time of crisis. You

must be able to get along with the group well.
7. If they are pressurizing you, putting you under stress, then you are a compatible candidate and
they want to make sure that you are good. So do not get worried when you are put under

pressure in interview or in command task. Try to deliver the best.
8. There are no officers monitoring you in the mess, or at the station or when you book out. These
are juts common myths that they even grade you at these places. Grading is done only during

tasks, but you are expected to behave like a gentle person throughout, which is not much to
ask for.
9. Take your extracurricular certificates along with you. AT the time of interview they want the file

just before you enter. Preferably arrange all your certificates in a folder, from the most recent to