Psychological Tests are a major part of your testing the SSB interview. They generally form the base of your selection. There are various assumptions however that whose opinion matters the most, the interviewing officer’s or the psychologist’s, but to be on a safer side you need to pass this test in order to ensure your success. The psychological testing is conducted by the psychologist, who can be either a civilian or an officer. This is the generally the first test conducted after you get screened in (except for AFCAT Entries where PABT is the first one).
The psychological testing consists of four different tests, each carrying their own important and designed to extract your genuine personality. These tests are designed in order to stress your mind under severe time constraint so that you give nothing but the truth in your reaction. The psychologist is a very experienced person who based on your responses in the test decides whether or not you are fit for the services. Remember that the psychologist never meets you in person unlike the IO or GTO, so the only way he/she gets to know you is through your responses.
Hence basically these tests are a way to check your thought process. Here I am going to give you a few tips which will come handy for your tests, in order to know more details about a particular test please refer to other articles on our website.
- Practice: Practicing in advance is very important for these tests, as I have already mentioned, there is severe time constraint, so you need to think and write very fast. Get the sample test materials from our website and practice them before your SSB.
- Connections: Make sure whatever you write in the test, especially in the story writing, reflect your personality and qualities somehow. Just writing random things about random people is not going to help. The psychologist can get to know your only through what you write hence it’ll help him/her to understand you if you write/reflect your own qualities in the paper.
- PIQ: The PIQ form which you fill goes to the psychologist and the Interviewing Officer. You have to fill it with great care. Maintain a good handwriting while filling up the form, and remember all what you wrote. It is highly advisable to practice filling up the PIQ also before the SSB.
- Handwriting: Writing neatly is very important. Under stress you are bound to write fast and thus make mistakes, that is the trick. Maintain your peace of mind and try to write as neatly and legibly as possible. This will come only if you practice in advance.
- Be positive but don’t deny: Being positive is good and you must give positive responses in these tests. But some people tend to completely deny the situation and the picture and make irrelevant stories or give inappropriate responses. Do not deny the situation, if something is very prominently visible in the picture or mentioned in the story then take that into consideration instead of devising up your own picture/situation.
- Self-Description: SD is like a leaked question paper, where you know the questions before the test itself. So write your SD in advance and practice it again and again to write the replica in the exam.
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Tashi Mishra, Editorial TeamI am Tashi, basically from Varanasi, currently pursuing my Masters in Computer Science from Christ University, Bangalore. I am interested in reading and football. It has always been my dream to join the forces,so here I am to share my experience with all the aspiring faujis. Remember with determination you’ll be triumphant!
