It is not how hard you hit , it is all about how hard you can stand against all odds. I started my journey in 2010 with NDA entry, being from civilian background .I didn’t knew much about defence forces and my parents told me to go and enjoy like an outing after board exams. It was my first attempt and I was conference out from Allahabad . Those 5 days really changed the way I live. It made me realize what I want to be in life. And by the end of my final engineering year my dream was to earn the dress and live my dream of becoming a pilot.
During the year 2014, I was consecutively screened out 2 times from AFSB Varanasi in March and TGC-119 Allahabad in May and conference out from Bhopal for SSC(T)-43 in June. But I never gave up.
I did self-introspection and analyzed my mistakes and worked on it.
From my weight to my daily routine , I changed everything for my dream .Because defence forces is all about discipline and planning and organization, If you don’t make yourself fit into it, then how will you showcase your truthfulness of joining the forces in your SSB test. It was my first time for Indian Coast Guard.
PSB FOR INDIAN COAST GUARD
The Test is all about your reflexes and once you enjoy it , you will surely crack it. AFTER this speed test , many students were screened out and the next Part of PSB was PPDT (similar like in screening of Army ,Navy and Indian air force)
7 out of 20 were selected for FSB (final selection board) , which would take place after a month .So you get plenty of time to prepare for it .
FSB=Psychology +Interview + GTO ( no ground task )
- PARENTS
- TEACHERS/OFFICE
- FRIENDS
- YOURSELF
- WHAT KIND OF PERSON YOU WANT TO BECOME.
After our Psychological test few had their interview and GTO on the same day while I had my GTO on the 3rd day.
- ARTICLE 370
- HEALTH PROBLEM
- OVERPOPULATION
- AND ORGAN TRADE
And before lecturette we were told to give introduction about ourselves, school, hobbies and why you want to join Indian Coast Guard. I spoke on Organ Trade and took the idea from newspaper article of organ transplant registry concept by our government .I exceeded the time limit and didn’t heard second bell and then apologized for my mistake. After our GTO was over, some had their interview on the same day while mine was scheduled for the next day .I was the last person to be interviewed in our batch and it was just before the conference.
- What is your daily routine?
- Tell me about your school from 9 standards onwards, the subjects you had, your hobbies and then your college life and any extracurricular activities you participated in both your school and college.
- Things your friends like in you.
- Why you want to join Indian coast guard as a pilot though being from engineering background, you can also opt for technical entry.
- Qualities your friends want you to improve.
- Do you agree that there are no. of engineering college being open every day, does it affects the technical knowledge of the students.
- Do you read novels/newspaper?
- Tell me about your training you had in your college life (mentioned in PIQ)
- When did you join the company you are working at, what is your role and how you utilize your free time?
- How did you prepared for the SSB this time.
TIP-Answer each question logically ,keep smiling ,be calm and work on your voice ,be clear and specific. What I did was I worked in front of the mirror in my room, worked on my voice and asked questions to myself and answered it with the same body language that I did during my SSB interview.
- Why you want to come for pilot entry
- What is the meaning of your name?
- How many friends you made
- And the one specific one was rate your 3 test of FSB (psychology, interview and GTO) I said sir interview 1st, psychology 2nd and GTO 3rd. Then he asked me why GTO 3rd. I said sir I did a mistake of exceeding my time limit in my lecturette and it shouldn’t have been done.
Accepting your mistakes is officer like quality and it neither makes you small. Then after the conference the results were declared and 6 made it to medical out of 60 and I was the only person to get recommend in my group of 10 candidates. At the end I would like to say is never give up for your dream, learn from your mistakes and do well. Officer never gives up I sincerely thank SSBCrack website which guided me a lot with so much material to work upon and would also like to thank my parents and friends for believing in me and supporting me during each step of my life. I wish everyone all the very best and give your best.
About Chirag Luthra: I have got recommended for Indian Coast Guard in my 6th attempt. Here I am sharing my views on PSB and FSB interview.
