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Details About SSB Interview

The CDS SSB interview process is divided into two stages: I and II. Only applicants who pass stage I are eligible to move on to stage II. The interview process takes about five to six days, with Stage I taking up the first day.

Day I – Screening Test (Stage I)

• Candidates will be subpoenaed the following day for the Stage I round, which is the Screening Test after they have reported to the SSB Interview Centre.
• On the day of the screening, candidates will take the Officer Intelligence Rating (OIR) Test, which includes verbal and nonverbal tests.
• After the OIR test, candidates will take the Picture Perception & Description Test (PP&DT).

Day II – Psychology Test

Thematic Apperception Test (TAT)

• The Picture Story Writing Test is another name for the Thematic Apperception Test.
• The participants are shown clear images that they must view for 30 seconds before writing a four-minute description of.
• There are 12 slides displayed in total, 11 of which will be shown one after the other.
• The twelfth slide will be an empty slide on which a candidate can write any storyline.

Word Association Test (WAT)

• The WAT is the second psychological test administered as part of the SSB selection process.
• Participants in this test are shown a word on a screen for 15 seconds.
• During this time, candidates must write the first thing that comes to mind after seeing/reading that word.

• 60 words will be displayed one after the other, with a 15-second interval between each word.
• This exam will not assess a candidate’s command of the English language; the words displayed will be common-use vocabulary.

Situation Reaction Test (SRT)

• Candidates will be given 60 instances one by one on a piece of paper and asked to write their responses in a subjective format.
• The time limit for this is one hour, so applicants must think carefully before writing their response.

Self Description Test (SD)

• In the Self Description Test, candidates will be asked to write about themselves from the perspectives of their parents, teachers, friends, and themselves.
• Candidates are also asked to write about who they want to be and how they would like to improve themselves.

Day III & Day IV: Group Testing Officer Test

On Day 3 & Day 4, the Group Testing Officer conducts the following tests:

• Group discussion (GD)
• Group Planning Exercise/Military Planning Exercise (GPE/MPE)
• Progressive Group Tasks (PGT)
• Half Group Tasks (HGT)
• Individual Obstacles (IOT)
• Group Obstacles Race/Snake Race
• Command Task
• Lecturette
• Final Group Task (FGT)

Day V: Conference

Day 5 is the conference day, which concludes the SSB Interview round. Assessors and candidates meet on this day for a lengthy discussion to determine whether the candidate is qualified to join the Combined Defence Services.