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Banerjee finding the seat vacant as his aid had gone to bathroom. Banerjee refused to share, the
situation grew and developed hard talks and converted into fight. Seeing the swelling on the face the
president being his interviewing officer posed the very first question. Susmit what has happened on
your face ? Sir, I have fought with daily passengers before Nigoha railway station, soon after boarding
the train from Lucknow with my friend who is also giving his SSB here in another board. Susmit how
did the fight grew ? Susmit narrated and said Sir, before plunging into fight, we did not knew that they
are huge in number. Susmit, if they would have been less in number then would you have negotiated or
fought ? Sir, we would have negotiated. Then what happened next ? Sir when fight started they were
two, then they became five, 7, 10 and the number went on. Then what you did ? Sir we both kept on
fighting Susmit; the injury was less commensurating the number of people. Sir, the place became so
congested that it did not have sufficient space for battling more than 4 to 5 people and Sir this was the
reason we did not give up and rather left with no alternative except to fight. In fact fighting was only for
our survival or existence on that occasion. President got himself convinced and proceeded for further
course of Interview. Again this was the real/natural answer being a situational one. The third example
will relate with Rachit Sahini, who is a Major in Infantary. He cleared SSB for NDA but could not avail
his intermediate final year passing certificate of UP Board, neither he got the certificate nor he could
produce it till the time extended by the Army H.Qs New Delhi. The last and final extension got lapsed.
He became overage as it was his last chance. Second time he approached me for CDS but could not
clear the screening test. In the third consecutive attempt being third one for CDS (IMA) he approached
Allahabad and finally got through.
In NDA’s SSB during conference, the President of the Board posed a motivational question or the
question related with attitude and flair. Rachit why do you want to join the Army ? Sir, my mother
wanted to marry with a defence officer but unfortunately she married with a businessman Sir,
when I attained consciousness my mother induced the flair to join the defence forces. Right from
that day I decided to fulfill the dreams of my mother. Rachit, to whom you love more, your mother
or the father. Mother Sir, Can you support with any instance ? Sir, after my selection my mother
took a promise not to take liquer during the entire course of service which I have decided and yet
not touching and in future I will stick to my words.
Here again the answer is natural. Natural means being spported by everything.
Mr. Shashank Shukla S/O Late Sri Raj Kumar Shukla R/A 93/28 Grain Market, Ganesh Ganj
2LKO, Date of Reporting 4th Oct. 1998, Date of Result 10th Oct. 1998 selection centre 1 AFSB
Dehradun. Result recommended for flying branch. He can be contacted on Mobile No. 9415062698
I am citing his interview from the record available in my Academy.
President :—Good morning Shashank, you have filled up very interesting PIQ. We are here to
have a formal talk in which I will ask generalised questions from you. The answer given should be
natural and instinctive as if you are talking to an elder member of your family.
President :—Tell me something about your self ?
Candidate :—Answered
President :—Tell me Shashank about your education, friends, qualifications, teachers, your place
of residence all the good and bad points ?
Candidate :—Answered in sequence.
President :—What have you learnt from your parents ?
Candidate :—Sir, my father expired when I was only 4 years old, the cause of death was heart
attack due to smoking and drinking. This was the only short coming of my father who was otherwise a
very honest person, so I learnt honesty and determination to never smoke or drink in life.
President :—Are you sure, that you will never drink even after you become an officer, won’t it
embrace you in parties ?
Candidate :—I am sure Sir, as drinking is not one of the qualities that I think must be possessed by
an officer.
President :—What have you learnt from your mother ?
Candidate :—Sir, since my childhood I have been brought up by my mother who is solely
responsible for whatever I am, and whatever I have achieved. My mother gets up at 5 AM and does all
the household course then she goes to college and in the evening works again till 8 O’clock, So sir I
have learnt hard work, dedication and above all affection from my mother.
President :—Who is the person you regard most in the life ?
Candidate :—My mother.