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What every SSB aspirant demands—Various articles published on magazines and books on SSB,
whatever is available in the market do not tell how a story does not become desirable. What to write ?
How to write ? and what not to write ? and why ?
Interpretation and Post mortem of the Story written by the Candidate and being
corrected by the Psychologist

Neither I have corrected nor I have altered any word in the story whatever is written by the
candidate—Daleep Singh writes his story as under—
● “Mahesh hailed from a remote area.”
● He further writes that, “he was a hardworking and sincere student” The candidate further writes.
● “He always thought about the development of his village.”
● Mahesh completed his studies and became engineer.
● Mahesh got posted to his Distt. He saw that his village lacked the basic infrastructure because of
funds the village could hardly progress.
● Mahesh along with his villagers approached the administration and requested for roads and bridges
on the river. Soon the Govt. sanctioned a bridge and a road to the village. Mahesh being the
engineer was made the incharge of the construction work.
● Road and bridge was completed which brought prosperity to the village, village became a modern
village.

Interpretation by the Psychologist or Scientist
● “The first requirement of TAT is Hero identification not the introduction. Here the hero
introduction is not complete. He writes Mahesh hailed from a remote area.” Now the first question
is from which remote area the candidate is, he should name the village, Distt. and state etc. if
possible.
● Again writing that “he was a hard working and sincere student.” Please note, no unwanted details,
impression management is required and even no adjective like hard working and sincere, national
champion, honest brave etc. These qualities should be revealed by action and through your problem
solving behaviour.

● Was there no one in the village to think about the development except him ? for this the hero in his
background should not be from an engineering background rather he should have been introduced
as a social worker.

● Which studies Mahesh has completed whether B.Tech in Civil, Electrical, Mechanical and from
where ? Further, was there no one to see the progress of his village except him and that too when
he became an engineer ? And before becoming an engineer did he not see whether village was
lacking progress because of fund ?
This kind of story is evaluated as self generated response. This means you generate a response as you wish
and as per your convenience. See Mr. Mahesh is doing whatever he wants and story is running according to
his wish.
● Again hero means, Mahesh is doing according to his wish getting himself posted to his own
district, and witnessing that the village lacked the basic infrastructure and due to shortage of fund
village could not progress. This all he is doing to write the story as he wants.
● Further, he along with villagers approaching the district administration and getting the fund
sanctioned will hereby mean that everything was pre determined that fund had to be sanctioned
without any hurdle or problem. Further, Mahesh being an engineer becomes the incharge of the
construction here again the story is being designed to suit the hero as he wants to perform.