Screening process is to pick up some potential candidates from all those who have reported for the particular entry. It consist of few activities like:
Verbal and Non Verbal Reasoning
Picture Perception and Description Test (PPDT)
As an officer in Indian Armed Forces, one needs to have an above average intelligence for effective decision making in crunch situations an officer faces in course of his duties. So this test is the medium through which the knowledge and perception of a candidate is judged on the parameters required from an officer. Although both the papers under intelligence test are quite simple to solve for an average intelligent person yet the level of difficulty increases in these tests. This test helps the psychologists to decide about the fate of aspirants on the basis of number of questions correctly solved in it.
For better understanding by the candidates, psychologist of SSB Board gives sample question papers to them and also explains the manner in which they need to crack this intelligence test.
Verbal Reasoning
Questions based on verbal reasoning cover a major portion of SSB Screening Test. It requires candidates to understand various concepts presented by words and answer the given questions intelligently in real fast time. The topics covered under Verbal Intelligence Test are:
Analogy and classification: It judges the ability of candidate to correlate different aspects.
Number series: To find the next number following the given series on basis of logical reasoning
General Knowledge: To test the awareness of candidates regarding the current happenings in country and world.
Blood relations: Those understanding the algorithms of relations can easily solve it.
Coding- decoding: Codes are given to number/alphabets and candidates have to decode the given word accordingly.
Jumbled words: This checks the ability of candidates to solve jumbled words correctly.
One word substitution: It checks the ability of candidates regarding their vocabulary to communicate using short sentences accurate in their meaning.
Seating Arrangements: To tell the sequence of a group sitting around a table
Basic mathematical aptitude: Basic numerical problems are asked from this topic.
Non verbal reasoning
It is a portion consisting of pictures and diagrams. There are questions based on these figures like finding the odd one, finding errors, or completing the diagrams. Here, they need to properly analyze a problem and solve it analytically. Topics covered in non verbal test are:
Analogy: Candidates have to find the figure related to the ones given in question.
Complete and incomplete patterns of figures: Some part of figure is missing which is to be correctly found from options given.
Cubes and dice: Questions on dice are quite common and they require lot of practice.
Venn diagram: It consist questions based on numerical information or graphic representation.
Write: In this we will write our story on sheet of paper where we have to mention few things.
1. No of characters: How many no of characters you have found in your story out of which one is hero.
2. Name: You have to specify name of your hero. Others can be named if required (usually we should avoid this)
3. Gender: Male or Female. M for male and F for female.
4. Age: Age of characters should be specified, like we can write 25+.
For Eg. Here I choose two characters so I will mention.
In first circle gender is male, age is 25+ and mood is positive. In second circle gender is female, age is 22+ and mood is neutral.
considered as most important portion of story. Here we have to pull up our story and this is the main portion where we can present our OLQ’s. After that we will come to conclusion of story where it gets ended.
Picture Perception and Description Test (PPDT)
In PPDT candidates are shown with one picture on which we have to write one story. In screening importance of PPDT is 60%.Write: In this we will write our story on sheet of paper where we have to mention few things.
1. No of characters: How many no of characters you have found in your story out of which one is hero.
2. Name: You have to specify name of your hero. Others can be named if required (usually we should avoid this)
3. Gender: Male or Female. M for male and F for female.
4. Age: Age of characters should be specified, like we can write 25+.
5 .Mood: Mood can be shown with signs like + (positive), - (negative), 0(neutral) Or it can also be considered as P(positive ), N (negative), 0 (neutral). This totally depends upon board that what mood representation they are going to choose. For this one should listen all instruction carefully. Psychologist make all instructions clear before conduction of test and also give one example story to make it easy for fresher’s.
All these details usually get written in one square box which is present in top right corner. We have to make one circle and have to mention these details in between that circle.
For Eg. Here I choose two characters so I will mention.
In first circle gender is male, age is 25+ and mood is positive. In second circle gender is female, age is 22+ and mood is neutral.
PPDT Model Image
Writing tips: In first line we introduce our hero by giving his name and other required information.After giving introduction we start how story starts (past), and then we come to present action which is
Narrate: After writing our story we will move with our group for further narration and discussion. Everyone gets chance to narrate his or her story. Narration is also considered as important because it reflects few qualities and if narration goes good, it increases your chance to get screen in. it should be deliberate in manner so that everybody will pay fair hearing to your story and it should not be too much lengthy. We must mention no of characters, age and mood of our characters so that it becomes easy for assessors to identify main character of your story and other role playing characters. This way narration plays very important role.
Discussion: In PPDT we are in need to understand that this series is designed to check different kind of qualities each and every time. Now here in discussion they are going to check your group qualities. How we are going to take part in discussion is again important in some sort of sense. If we think we haven’t worked well in above given parts we can present well here. If we participate well here in discussion even then your chances may get appear to make through it.
PPDT tips:
1. Narrate your story well ,it is very important part because it reflects your individual qualities. While narrating your story make sure your voice is not shivering, you should sound confident and should look into the eyes of your group members with charm on your face, your sitting posture should be proper. In sum total you should look and sound like gentleman.
2. When your group members are narrating their story pay fair hearing to that , it will reflects your receptive power and at that time you should start collecting common points while which will help you while discussion. Our main motive is to make out common story, so while discussion we should not remain adamant towards points, flexibility is required, be open to others point. This will leads to good discussion.
Results of Screening
After the compeltion of PPDT, you will get some rest for 2-3 hours and lunch too. Your screening results will be declared after it, selected candidates are allotted with new chest numbers. Rest of the candidates gets their TA and dropped backed to the railway station or bus stand.
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