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My Target Service Selection Board (SSB)

4. Jewelry: - Take of all studs, earrings, rings, pendants and even small fancy items. Girls don't

use fancy accessories in hair. Use simple black pins.
5. Posture: - Keep it thoroughly straight. Always sit straight. While standing, stand at ease and

don't lean on anything. Don't stand loose, be active!
6. Nail: - No doubt Officers will notice it. Cut them properly. And girls, no nail paints. Not even
light colored.
7. Behavior: - Officers there are very highly superior to you. Respect them. Never come in any

argument. Even if you are right, explain your points in short and politely. Wearing a smile on
face will show your confidence and optimistic nature. Even your body language should be polite

and respectful.
8. Facial expressions: - When you are asked anything personal or annoying, don't make faces.
Be expressive with body language but don't react too much, especially girls. You might even be

subjected to question related to your partner, physical relations and all, which girls often react
to in a very awkward manner. He's not flirting, he is checking how you maintain a balance in
frank mindedness/boldness and emotions while speaking.

9. Emotional stability: - It has been seen that people get disturbed when mocked or made fun by
officers. Don't deviate. Give a polite yet witty answer. When he annoys you, show patience!
When he makes you emotional, take things to a little funny side and show him you are strong.

When he gets angry, behave very polite. When he makes you angry, smile and hold on.
Remember, he's not a fool that he does not know how to behave with the candidates. He is
doing it intentionally, to test you. Be emotionally stable.

Here's all you need to take care of! When you meet a person for the first time or when you see a
stranger, how do you judge the person? By smartness of Looks! When we folks do the same why the
Officers won’t be doing the alike tasks? And why just in interviews? Always look smart! Always be

presentable, confident and emotionally stable. It's worth following. After all, first impression is the last
impression.

Clothes You Will Need for SSB Interview

We get a lot of queries from our aspirants regarding the dress they require for SSB. So we decided
to come up with a dedicated article on that. There is a particular dress code which you are supposed

to follow while you are in your interview. In fact that is why everything is clearly mentioned in your
call up letter. However we have tried to give you event by event dress code here so that you might
get some help.

o Screening Day: Men need to wear a formal attire. Of course there is no compulsion but still it’ll
make you look more sincere as this is the first instance you’ll appear in front of the board.