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My Target Service Selection Board (SSB)

Characteristics of the Story

The candidates must remember that there are certain essential elements or components of a well-
constructed story. These are:

 The Hero: Each story must have a hero or the chief character with whom the writer identifies
himself. The hero should exhibit qualities which an officer of the Armed Forces should
possess. He should act and behave like a normal human being and not like a supernatural
being.
 Other characters who help the hero in the execution of the task undertaken by him.
 Situation in the Story:
o What it is?
o How it came into being or what events led up to it?
o What will be the outcome or conclusion?
 The them or plot:
o It is an attempt by the hero, assisted by other characters to organize the story by
pooling all the resources at this disposal in order to successfully solve the problem by
him.
o The plot should be interesting and end successfully.
o It should be self-evident. The reader must not remain in doubt about it or keep on
guessing it.

Sample Pictures in TAT:

How to Write Stories in TAT

TAT is test of your imagination. It’s not a test for beauty of expressions, so, do not use heavy-duty
words and do not try to over show your ideas through writing. You just have to make a story around
the picture.

 The psychologist will test your personality using TAT, WAT, SRT, and self-description.
 All the tests are used for analyzing your personality and to check whether you have officers
like quality.
 Always remember, the answers of TAT, WAT, SRT and self-description are compared with
one another to find out the real personality of the candidate.