Page 19 - Failure to Triumph - Journey of A Student

My Target Service Selection Board (SSB)

While writing the story, show that the hero of your story was brave, intelligent and took quick
responses to the situations. Do not write stories showing that your main character was a superhero
or possessed any magical powers. Your hero should be an average person with a positive attitude.
Your hero must show determination. For example, in a picture where you perceive a boy who failed
in his exams, you can write how he overcame that situation by his hard work. Your hero should be of
same age group and sex as you. Your story must have a practical and acceptable plot. Your hero
must be shown as a leader of the group and should be able to control the activities of the group. He
must be confident and ambitious in his life.

Always write a story that may reflect, that your hero is not a coward but a brave person who faces
every situation with courage. It should not be shown that he got anything by luck or chance, but his
hard work and determination have helped his achieve his goals. Your hero must not be impatient. He
must always be polite and respectful to everyone. He must not show any lack of patriotism and
nationalism. He should be a normal person, not any character from a fairytale.

Your story must not contain any anti-national of anti-social topic. You have to write a story of about
100 words, so do not be indulged in a complex issue as you may be out of time while writing about
such situations. Do not show lethargy and try to write in your best possible hand-writing.

Thus, the qualities that your main character must contain are:
Intelligence, compassion, quick decision making skills, patriotism, courage, sense of responsibility,
determination, social adaptive skills and high moral values. Whatever you write about your main
character is how you will behave in your life. Your main character also reflects the qualities that you
have or are trying to achieve.

Glimpse into story’s character traits

1. Your hero must have an organized, disciplined and logical approach towards the problems of
his/her life.
2. Your hero must show determination to achieve aims and goals in life.
3. Your hero must have a helpful attitude.
4. Your story must have a positive and constructive base.
5. If your hero has derived a plan, it should be backed by hard work, overcoming difficulties and
having an optimistic view of life.
6. Your hero must have the ability to coordinate the working of a group.
7. Your hero must have confidence, energy and independent bend of mind.
8. Your hero must show social adaptability.
9. Your hero must show Speed of Action.
10. Your story must have a brief introduction about the background of the hero, a main body and
a final result part.
11. Your hero must be a normal, natural Human.
12. Write the first thought that comes to your mind.

Your story must have a strong, acceptable plot

and theme.