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My Target Service Selection Board (SSB)

Please remember that the officer is trying to revisit your full life with the intention of just to analyze
what’s your background and what impact all your surroundings had on your personality. So be true
to whatever you fill in PIQ and don’t take it lightly. Also ensure you do not miss on something
important including your extracurricular, achievements (however small or big it might be) Position of
responsibilities etc.

1. Interviewer will welcome you with a smile don’t just get afraid of it and he might offer a handshake
which should be immediately and warmly accepted by the candidate.

2. Don’t sit without permission of officer. He might delay the orders in order to test something but
don’t worry he might not make you stand for long. Just don’t hide the chair and stand in front of it.
Ideal way is to stand at side.

3. be confident and get along with the officer when he tries to build a comfortable environment by
asking about you. There are specific things that should be told in such questions and this also
decides your fate for future questions so design it in your comfortable way beforehand by practicing
it well.

Be true to whatever he tries to get from you whether it’s of your personal life or your professional life.
At the end all the images formed by three assessors should match which leads to recommendation.

OTHER IMPORTANT POINTS TO BE REMEMBER.

o Do not give contradictory or confusing answers
o Do not mess up things

o Be very clear and confident
o Keep up a bright smiling face throughout

o Give your answers in brief composed manner if you know it, else politely confess and say that
you will check it later
o Be absolutely to the point

o Do NOT speak extra or less than that is required
o Always give closed-ended answers that have proper justification and reasoning to convince
and satisfy the IO, otherwise (s)he might ask chain of questions quoting points from your

responses and try to confuse you
o In rapid fire questions listen them carefully and answer them in order and at last politely ask if
anything is missed out

o All the answers should have resemblance with the PIQ form
o Always remember that you are a candidate and IO is assessing you so maintain decorum in
your body language and while you speak

o Speak as less as possible and/or when required
o Wherever you go take a quick note of your surroundings and keep yourself updated with
current happenings as questions can be asked about these things

o Do not be nervous or excited
o Enjoy the whole conversation

o Be honest and true to yourself while answering