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What is SSB Interview : The Basics

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SSB interview is conducted by Service Selection Boards for the recruitment of officers in the Indian Armed Forces. SSB interview is a two stage & five days testing process. Only, when a candidate clears Stage I testing, he/she is allowed for Stage-II testing. Lets talk more about the SSB interview and what are the various SSB boards & different tests conducted in the process.
If you aspire to be an officer in the Indian Armed Forces (whether it be Army, Navy, Airforce), you’ll have to attend & clear the SSB interview followed by the medical examination.

Different Test Conducted by SSB

The tests & procedure of all the SSB Interview(Army, Navy & Air Force) is same. In case a candidate applies for flying branch, he/she needs to clear PABT. In case a candidate fails PABT, he/she could still apply for ground duty, if willing to.
Note: We’ll discuss & post more about the PABT(Pilot Aptitude Battery Test) in our next section.

Stage-I
  • Verbal and Non-Verbal Test
  • Picture Perception and Discussion Test
Stage-II
  • Psychological Tests
  • Personal Interview
  • GTO

Candidates who clear the Stage 1 are retained further for Stage 2, rest all are sent back on the same day.

Note: We’ll discuss in detail about the Stage 1 & Stage 2 testing in our next article.

Different SSB Centre Location

Army
  • Selection Centre East, Allahabad (11SSB, 14SSB, 18SSB, 19SSB and 34SSB)
  • Selection Centre Central, Bhopal (20SSB, 21SSB, 22SSB )
  • Selection Centre South, Bangalore (17SSB and 24SSB)
  • Selection Centre North, Kapurthala
Navy
  • Bhopal (33 SSB)
  • Bangalore(12 SSB)
  • NSB Coimbatore
  • NSB Visakhapatnam
Air Force
  • 1 AFSB, Dehradun
  • 2 AFSB, Mysore
  • 3 AFSB, Gandhinagar
  • 4 AFSB, Varansi
  • 5 AFSB, Coimbatore

We’ll discuss in detail about all the tests & how to clear them in our next article. We’ll also post about the OLQs (Officer Like Qualities), SSB looks for & how to improve them. Follow us to stay updated so that you don’t miss any articles.

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