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My Target Service Selection Board (SSB)

15. Internal examination of the eye will be done by means of ophthalmoscope to rule out any
disease of the eye. A candidate must have good binocular vision. The color vision standard
will be CP-III for Army A candidate should be able to recognize red and green colors.
16. Candidates who have undergone or have the evidence of having undergone Radial
Keratotomy, to improve the visual acuity, will be permanently rejected.
17. Candidates who have undergone LASER Surgery for correction of refractive error will be
considered for commission in Army if they fulfill following criteria :-
o Age more than 20 years.
o Uncomplicated stable LASIK/Excimer (PRK) laser procedure done for Myopia or
Hypermetropia, with stable refraction for a period of six months after the procedure.
o A healthy retina.
o Corrected vision should be 6/6 in better eye and 6/9 in worse eye, with maximum
residual refraction of + 1.50 in any meridian for myopia or hypermetropia.
o Axial length within permissible limits.

Note:
o All candidates recommended by SSB will have to undergo medicals as per extent
regulation.
o Tattoo. Permanent body tattoos are only permitted on inner face of the forearms i.e.
from inside of elbow to the wrist and on the reverse side of palm/back (dorsal) part of
the hand. Permanent body tattoos on any other part of the body are not acceptable
and candidates will be barred from further selection.
o The Medical standards for Executive (General Service) shall be same for PC & SSC
candidates.

The Right Time to Start SSB Preparations

What is the right time to start preparing for an SSB interview? This is a question which haunts in the
mind of every SSB Aspirant at one or the other time. Well so this article will help you in choosing the
right time for starting your SSB Preparations.

I have seen people who prepared for only a month succeeding and yet another class who have
prepared for years and not made it. So as such there is no time to start the preparation, this is what
you’ll think now. No but definitely there is a time. The earlier you start them the better. One more
thing the quantity of time never matters for preparations, what matters is the quality of time you put in
and how sincerely you are preparing. The OLQ’s which are the most important aspect of SSB can’t
be developed in a day. They can only be developed by putting in a good amount of quality time.