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— In the last, mention what type of a person a you would like to be in future and suggest your plans—
how you wish to acquire the qualities of a successful person.
— You will get fifteen minutes to complete your description. Three pages are provided to write your
self-description.
How to do Well in Self-description ?
— It is not possible to give any model of ‘self-description. Psychologically no two candidates are
having the same personality because of uniqueness of heredity and environment. All you need is to
recall the most frequently voiced opinion of your parents/teachers/friends. Call out the salient
points and arrange them the way you value/wish to report.
— It is rather possible to prepare self-description well in advance and practice to write it.
— Some candidates (obviously as guided by quacks) begin with a detailed introduction of their height,
weight and daily routine like habit of taking cold-water bath daily or once in a month. It is just
humbug ! Without going into such chaffs come straight with the opinion of your parents.
— Clarity of vision only will help your description of the last part of SD. You need to introspect and
fix an aim for your own future and must have the clarity of strategy to achieve it. Preparation to
achieve your aim intrinsically involves the acquisition of qualities/skills. Unfortunately most of the
candidates don’t have any vision/plans or resources to acquire these qualities/skills. If you are one,
please get rid of such a situation at the earliest.
— You may add your outstanding achievements and also, how the opinion of your parents, teachers
and friends shaped your success. For example, you may be an outstanding musician, a craftsman or
a chess player. Utilise this opportunity to highlight your success story.

Lesson 3
Practice and Solution of Self-Description (S.D.) Test

What is Self Description and how is it conducted ?
We are giving 15 minutes to assess you. Every time you analyse other or other analyse you, but this
time we are giving you the chance to analyse yourself. What do you think of yourself and what the
other think of you ? What opinion your parents, friends, teachers, have about you. What are the good
points and bad points of your personality ? Which qualities you will like to inculcate in the near future
and which qualities would you like to upgrade. I will exemplify from my collections to clarify how to
write and what to write in a S.D. Test ?
1. Parents Opinion (in formal way)—“Parents say I need only a hint; they say I learn things fast, my
uptake is good and I take interest in a variety of things and I understand in one chance only.
Sometimes they point out my carelessness and chase me to maintain the schedule and punctuality”.
2. Teachers Opinion (in formal way)—Whether they have reported your dependability,
assertiveness, exertion, punctuality and keen interest in various academic and co-curricular
activities and what are the points and where you should improve, and areas where you are strong
and weak, Capability to work hard and about the occasions when you annoyed them.
3. Colleagues/friends (in formal way)—They say something and something is left to your
understanding. That is your social intelligence to find the elements. These are the sources through
which your concepts develop. On which points they become annoyed and happy. Measures they
suggest to upgrade you. How much and upto what extent have they been instrumental in cultivating
and developing you.
4. Your Opinion—You have to brief about yourself, be a natural man and judge, evaluate yourself
that what type of a man you are. About your social intelligence in which your behaviour pattern
and your adjustment with seniors, juniors and equal comes and how you uptake the sense of