The Passing Out Parade of the Officers Training Academy was held at Chennai today . A total of 238 Officer Cadets to include 191 Gentlemen Cadets, 35 Lady Cadets, 12 Gentleman Cadets from Afghanistan, were commissioned as Officers following the completion of vigorous training at the Academy.
General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Northern Command Lieutenant General
D Anbu reviewed the spectacular parade which was commanded by Academy Under Officer (AUO) Pushpendra Singh.
The Officers Cadets marched out with precision from Parameshwaram Drill Square to the tune of ‘Auld Lang Syne’, taking the ‘Final Step’, thus symbolizing the end of their training, which in fact is the ‘First Step’ towards an exciting and demanding career as the custodians of the Nation’s integrity and honour. The proud parents of the Officer Cadets, dignitaries, relatives of our fallen war heroes, and members of the diplomatic fraternity witnessed the mesmerizing parade.
Addressing the Parade, the Reviewing Officer congratulated OTA for having toiled hard to turn out such smart and capable set of young Military leaders. The RO urged the young officers to strive hard towards perfection in their profession and to lead a life with nobility.
During the Parade, the Reviewing Officer presented various awards. The most coveted “Sword of Honour” and the “Gold Medal” was presented to AUO Pushpendra Singh. The Silver Medal for standing second in Overall Order of Merit was awarded to ACA Sangram Chauhan and the Bronze Medal for standing third in Overall Order of Merit was awarded to BUO Deepak Kumar Jakhar. The banner for Champion Company was awarded to Basantar Company.
The Officer Cadets were pipped by their parents. The event was followed by the Oath Taking Ceremony. The audience gathered at the Pipping Lawn under the proudly fluttering “TRICOLOUR” placed on a 100 feet Mast listened spellbound as the Cadets took the oath in the name of Constitution of India. The Passing Out Cadets repeated the words “I will as in duty bound honestly and faithfully serve in the regular Army of the Union of India and go wherever ordered by Land, Sea or Air and that I will observe and obey all commands of President of the Union of India and the command of any officer set over me even to the peril of my life” after the Adjutant Lieutenant Colonel Arjun Sharma of the JAT Regiment. The newly commissioned officers are now all set to join their new assignment in units across the country.
Major L Rambo Singh of the Indian Army on Friday laid down his life while performing operational duties in extreme harsh climate and rough mountainous terrain of Eastern Ladakh and upholding the finest traditions of the Indian Army.
A spokesman of the Northern Command said the officer died while leading a convoy of vehicles carrying operational stores from Tangtse to Karu over extremely inhospitable terrain and treacherous road conditions.
Maj L Rambo Singh was a dedicated and hardworking officer who was singularly focused about his work. He was smart and intelligent with a happy go lucky nature. He was kind and helpful to men under his command with an exceptional brilliant camaraderie.
He was an asset to the unit and organization and shall forever be fondly remembered by the men and the officers of the unit.
He is survived by his wife, O SurmalaChanu and three year-old son, Neo Lairenlakpam.
Indian Navy Pilot Observer Recruitment June 2019 Course. Indian Navy invites unmarried men and women to join the Indian Navy as short service commission officer as pilot, observer and air traffic controlled for the course commencing in June 2019. Applications are invited from unmarried eligible male & female candidates for Short Service Commission (SSC) in Pilot/Observer/ATC entry of the Indian Navy for course commencing Jun 2019 at the Indian Naval Academy Ezhimala, Kerala. Candidates must fulfill the condition of Nationality as laid down by the Govt. of India. How To Prepare for SSB Interview:
Indian Navy Pilot Observer ATC – ELIGIBILITY CONDITIONS
Who can Apply? Candidates who have passed Engineering Degree or are in the final year of Engineering Course in any discipline from a AICTE recognised university / educational institute with at least 60% marks till 5th / 7th semester, in regular / integrated course respectively. In addition, for ATC entry the candidate must have 60% aggregate marks in class X and XII and minimum 60% marks in English in class XII.
Call up for SSB: Candidates will be issued call up for Service Selection Board (SSB) interviews based on their academic performance.
Minimum %age on joining INA: The candidates will, however, be required to pass final examination BE/B.Tech / Integrated Course with minimum 60% marks. The candidates failing to meet minimum %age in BE/B.Tech Degree / Integrated Course will not be permitted to join INA Ezhimala.
Indian Navy Pilot Course
Indian Navy Pilot Observer ATC – Age Criteria & Vacancies
S. No.
Entry
Age
Vacancy
Gender
1
ATC
Born between 02 Jul 1994 and 01 Jul 1998; both dates inclusive
08
Male or Female
2
Observer
Born between 02 Jul 1995 and 01 Jul 2000; both dates inclusive
06
Male or Female
3
Pilot (MR)
Born between 02 Jul 1995 and 01 Jul 2000; both dates inclusive.
03 (maximum of 02 vacancies for females subject to they being in merit list of SSB)
Male or Female
4
Pilot (Other than MR)
Born between 02 Jul 1995 and 01 Jul 2000; both dates inclusive.
05
Male
Indian Navy Pilot Observer ATC – MEDICAL STANDARDS
S.No
Branch/ Cadre
EyeSight
Height & Weight
1
Pilot / Observer
Distant Vision 6/6, 6/9 Correctable to 6/6, 6/6 Should not be colour blind/night blind
162.5 cms With correlated weight, leg length, sitting height and thigh length.
2
ATC
Distant Vision 6/9, 6/9 Correctable to 6/6, 6/6 Should not be colour blind/night blind
Male – 157 cms Female – 152 cms With correlated weight, as per age and height.
Permanent body tattoos are not permitted on any part of the body, however, certain concessions are permitted to candidates belonging to tribal areas communities as declared by the Government of India. For other candidates, permanent body tattoos are only permitted on inner face of forearms i.e. from inside of elbow to wrist
and on the reverse side of palm/back (dorsal) side of hand.
Pay Scale & Promotions: The promotion from Sub Lieutenant to Commander is on time scale basis subject to completion of mandatory courses & medical conditions. The PayScale and promotion criteria as per 7th CPC is as follows:-
RANK
PAY AS PER DEFENCE MATRIX
LEVEL
MSP
SUB LIEUTENANT (S Lt)
56100-177500
10
15500
LIEUTENANT (Lt)
61300-193900
10B
15500
LIEUTENANT CDR (Lt Cdr)
69400-213400
11
15500
COMMANDER (Cdr)
121200-212400
12A
15500
Job Roles
Pilot Entry: Pilot candidates will undergo 22 weeks of Naval Orientation Course (NOC) at INA, Ezhimala followed by Stage I and Stage II flying training at the Air Force/Naval Establishment. On successful completion of training, the candidates will be awarded wings. The candidates will be entitled for flying pay and allowances only after award of wings.
Observer Entry: Observer candidates will undergo 22 weeks of Naval orientation course (NOC) at INA, Ezhimala, Kerala. On completion of NOC the candidates will undergo SLT(X) Tech course followed by ab-initio training at Observer School. On successful completion of training at Observer School, the candidates will be awarded Observer wings. The candidates will be entitled for flying pay and allowances only after award of wings.
ATC Entry: Candidates will undergo 22 weeks of Naval Orientation Course at the INA, Ezhimala, Kerala followed by professional training at Air Force Academy and at various Naval Training Establishments/Units/Ships.
How to Apply: Candidates are to register and fill application on the recruitment website www.joinindiannavy.gov.in. The candidates are to apply from 25 Aug 18 to 14 Sep 18.
Selection Procedure:
Candidates will be shortlisted based on their graduation percentage.
Candidate with good percentage has more chance to get shortlisted for the SSB.
Shortlisted candidates will get the call for the SSB interview.
There will be no written test before SSB interview.
Candidates who will clear the SSB interview will undergo the medical test.
A final merit list will be prepared by the Indian Navy.
Candidates will get the joining instructions based on their order in merit.
INVITES UNMARRIED MEN AND WOMEN TO JOIN THE INDIAN NAVY AS SHORT SERVICE COMMISSION OFFICER AS PILOT/AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLER FOR THE COURSE COMMENCING JAN 2018.
Applications are invited from unmarried eligible candidates for Short Service Commission (SSC) ATC entry of the Indian Navy for course commencing Jan 2018 at the Indian Naval Academy Ezhimala, Kerala. Candidates must fulfil condition of Nationality as laid down by the Govt. of India.
Age & Educational Qualifications
Who can apply. Candidates who have passed Engineering degree or are in the final year of Engineering Course (with Physics & Maths in 12th Standard) in any discipline from a recognised university / educational institute with 60% marks till 5th / 7th semester, in regular / integrated course respectively. For ATC entry, the candidate must have 60% aggregate marks in class X and XII and minimum 60% marks in English in class XII.
Call up for SSB. Candidates will be issued call up for Service Selection Board (SSB) interviews based on their academic performance.
Minimum %age on joining INA. The candidates will, however, be required to pass final examination (BE/B Tech) with minimum 60% marks. The candidates failing to meet minimum cut off %age will not be permitted to join INA Ezhimala.
CPL Holders having valid and current CPL issued by DGCA (India) and born between 02 Jan 1993 and 01 Jan 1999 (both dates inclusive) can apply for Pilot entry as per stipulations against each Pilot Stream stated at Para 2(c) (ii) & (iii) above. Note: – (i) Only one application is to be filled by a candidate. (ii) Candidates who are eligible for more than one branch/cadre should mention their preference in the application. (iii) Candidates will be shortlisted for SSB based on their first preference. (iv) However, if not shortlisted for the first preference you may be considered for alternate branch/cadre subject to availability of spare slots in SSB batches of that branch/cadre. (v) Once shortlisted for a branch/cadre subsequent stage of selection process (SSB, Medical & Merit List) will be exclusively for the branch/cadre only.
How to Apply: Candidates are to register and fill application on the recruitment website www.joinindiannavy.gov.in. The candidates are to apply from 11 Mar 17 to 31 Mar 17.
An officer is a member of an armed force or uniformed service who holds a position of authority. To be able to lead and control, requires the ability to motivate yourself, inspire others and make tough decisions efficiently. When you join to become an Air Force Officer, we’ll help you develop your leadership and management skills, preparing you fully to take on the challenge of leading in real life situations. Lessons in team work, developing communication skills and confidence, honing strategic and dynamic thinking and preparing you to face pressures with ease are grilled into an Officer during his training. The Air Force teaches you all, not only making men and women of young boys and girls but making them leaders in life. An officer’s strength of character and strong moral compass make him/her stand out from the crowd at all times.
As an Officer in the Indian Air Force, you will inherit a glorious heritage and timeless traditions of the IAF, blended perfectly with the latest technology. As an officer in the Indian Air Force you will strategise, lead and manage. Depending on your qualifications, you could join one of the various branches in the IAF. Broadly the Air Force has three branches with further sub-streams :
Flying Branch
Fighters
Transports
Helicopters
Height & Weight : Minimum 162.5 cms, Leg Length: Min – 99 cms, Max – 120 cms. Thigh Length : Max – 64 cms, Sitting Height : Min – 81.5 cms. Max – 96 cms. Proportionate to the height and age.
Technical Branch
Mechanical
Electronics
Height & Weight : The minimum acceptable height for male candidates is 157.5 cms. For women candidates minimum acceptable height is 152 cms. (For Gorkhas and individual belonging to hills of North-Eastern region of India, Garhwali and Kumaon, the minimum acceptable height will be 5 cms less. In case of candidates from Lakshadweep, the minimum acceptable height will be by 2 cms less. Applicable to men and women). Proportionate to the height and age.
Ground Duty Branch
Administration
Accounts
Logistics
Education
Meteorology
Height & Weight : The minimum acceptable height for male candidates is 157.5 cms. For women candidates minimum acceptable height is 152 cms.(For Gorkhas and individual belonging to hills of North-Eastern region of India, Garhwali and Kumaon, the minimum acceptable height will be 5 cms less. In case of candidates from Lakshadweep, the minimum acceptable height will be by 2 cms less. Applicable to men and women). Proportionate to the height and age.
According to data from UPSC, candidates applying for CDS exam have reduced though there is no clear picture why this has happened. Applications for the Combined Defence Services (CDS) examination have dropped by a third from last year to a four-year low.
Data from the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC), which conducts the biannual written test for admission to the Indian Military Academy, Officers Training Academy, Indian Naval Academy and Indian Air Force Academy, shows that 183,884 applications were received last month compared with 274,835 in October 2016. The commission had been receiving, on average, 235,000 applications for every examination held since 2013, data shows.
The decline in applications is sizeable only for CDS and no other examination conducted by the commission, said an official who did not wish to be named. Each year about 40% of applicants do not turn up for the examination, the official said.
“There is no cogent reasoning to explain the significant dip in the applications received (for CDS) this year. Depending on the rise in population and unemployment, the number of students applying for exam(s) only tends to increase,” the official said.
In 2013, the CDS exam held in the first half of the year received 208,270 applications. The number dipped to 201,603 in the second half.
The following year, it was 241,392 in February and 244,911 in October. In 2015, the applications rose to 255,697 and 242,177, respectively. In February last year, UPSC had received 235,156 applications.
Sitting inside her camp at Mujhaid Manzil in the Pathar Masjid area of downtown Srinagar, the bespectacled officer looks like the girl next-door at first sight. But behind Kanchan Yadav’s benign visage is a tough-as-nails officer who has made a mark in the male-dominated security operations in the strife-torn state.
Yadav, the 28-year-old Assistant Commandant of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), is the only woman paramilitary officer deployed in the sensitive old city to tackle the stone-pelting mobs and to maintain law and order in this notoriously volatile separatist stronghold.
“I remember the day when my company was withdrawing from Jamalatta. A mob of stone-pelters suddenly surfaced and started shouting at me. Seeing me, these mobsters targeted me personally hurling some abuses to provoke me. But I kept calm and moved on because the safety of my troops was paramount,” says Yadav.
Incidentally, Yadav had volunteered to deal with the law and order situation in the sensitive down town in 2015. A native of Delhi, which is much reviled in these parts, the paramilitary officer has seen considerable action on the streets of Srinagar after Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani’s killing last year. From tackling stone-pelting mobs to guarding the CRPF camps to keeping an eye on trouble-makers, Yadav has seen it all, earning the sobriquet ‘Lady Singham’ in her battalion, a reference to a popular Bollywood hit about a upright cop.
But then, dealing with security issues is something she has grown up with. A third-generation security forces officer, Yadav, a 2010 UPSC Central Armed Police Force (CAPF) batch officer, was fascinated with the uniform since childhood: her mother is the Assistant Commandant of CRPF, currently posted in Manipur on election duty, her father retired from the Indian Air Force, while her maternal grandfather retired from the CRPF. And she is married to an Indian Navy officer.
“Soldiering is in our DNA. I chose CRPF because it helps you to explore new things. The support of my seniors and the public has helped me in dealing with the situations I confront during the course of my duty. There is a different perception in public about female officers. That is why when I am deployed on the streets, women and children are excited to shake hands with me. May be they are seeing a woman officer for the first time on the streets,” she says.
In fact, after marriage, she opted to stay back in Kashmir to complete her tenure. “I was given an option to be posted where my husband is deployed. But I chose to stay back and complete my tenure,” she said.
Her first post-training posting was in Kashmir when she was posted with 44 Battalion of CRPF and deployed in Narbal in February 2014. She moved to Srinagar in June 2015, where she opted for law-and-order duties.
What’s more, there is no female subordinate in her company based in the heart of the old city.
The hallmark of her tenure in Kashmir, says Yadav, has been not just developing a tough image, but also cementing a good rapport with the people in her area. “I used to visit the homes of families neighbouring my camp. There were so many protests last year, people were shouting slogans from mosques near our camp. People used to gather outside our camp but they never stormed the camp,” says the real-life Lady Singham.
Major Vandana Sharma always knew what she wanted to do with her life. Join the Indian army. And so she did. She served the forces for a decade.
According to her gender exists only in one’s mind. “I am a person who does not give up especially not because I am a girl. In fact, at times, I used to think I am very superior and that really helped,” she laughs.
Grown up in a family of armed forces, she always wanted to be an army officer. “My father was in the air force and my brother who is eight-years-older than me also joined the army. I would wear my father’s cap when he would return home and look myself in the mirror wondering if I could ever wear the uniform. I was in grade two or three then,” she adds.
She saw the army as such an exciting and interesting profession that no other career option crossed her mind. “I always wanted to be in the army. That was my first love but at that point of time, there was no government scheme of having women officers,” she says.
When women officers were included in the army in 1992, her dream came true. “My brother was lieutenant in the army already. I knew this is what I am going to do. I cleared the exam in my first attempt in the service selection board and landed at the Officers Training Academy in Chennai. There were 33 women in my batch,” she says.
She calls it a great profession for women. “Though active combat is still a challenge for women and they are not part of it, there are services like legal, supply chain, education, engineering, communication and medical, were women can conribute as much as men. It’s a great full-fledged career and has also become a permanent commission. When I started out, it was a short term contract for 5 years or 10 years. But now government has made it permanent,” she says.
Major Vandana Sharma at OTA Chennai
Starting out could be difficult as people look at you with curiosity and wonder if you can make it but once you prove yourself, gender does not matter, she says adding, “If you can run as fast, shoot as well, and do what you are signed up for – in my case, it was being able to supply stores effortlessly – as well as other male counterparts, nobody looks down upon you or considers you less,” she adds.
She has been posted to different parts of the country such as Ladakh and North Bengal where no one had seen a woman in uniform then and also played a backend role for the Kargil War 1999.
“Logistics are most prone to sabotage by the enemy because if the logistics are gone, how would the war be fought. We were the backbone of the operations,” she says adding, “You get used to the tough terrains and harsh weather conditions. When you are at war, you do not think about the weather. In general, when you walk fast for 20 metres, you become breathless. It was tough, but we were there with the soldiers ensuring that their morale was high.”
Her family has always been supportive even during the war. “It was difficult to communicate those days. The only way we could communicate was through the letters. It always read: we are very proud of you. You are doing exactly what a solider in uniform should do. As a 20 or 21-year-old, seeing that, changes you as a person. It makes you more responsible,” she says.
Vandana is a single parent to two sons. “I am the hero to my children. . Both my sons have grown taller than me,” she giggles.
Vandana Sharma, who was felicitated at the Women of Substance Season 3 by SRL Diagnostic on March 8, now works as a Chief People Officer at HolidayIQ.com, a travel portal.
When Major Amit Deswal of the Army’s Special Forces died in a gun battle with insurgents in Manipur on April 14 last year, his widow Neeta was grief-stricken. The world had collapsed around her and her three-year-old son.
However, almost exactly one year on, Neeta is all set to join the army herself. The 33year-old has been selected as a Short Service Commission officer and will join the Officer’s Training Academy (OTA) at Chennai in April to get commissioned as a lieutenant.
Neeta could have taken up a cushy government that the Haryana government had offered her after her husband’s death but she chose the Ar my’s tough life. “I never thought of separating myself from the Army . Even after my husband’s martyrdom, he has a special status in the forces and I want to carry forward his legacy by becoming an officer myself,“ Neeta told TOI from Delhi, where she is staying at present. Neeta Deswal said, “My husband was my hero and serving in the army would keep him with me forever. I just heard my inner voice and decided to don the uniform. I am focusing on performing well during training.“
Both her parents as well as inlaws had supported her decision.
A resident of Surehati village in Haryana’s Jhajjar district, Major Deswal of 21 Para died in a gunbattle with Zeliangrong United Front (ZUF) militants in densely forested Nungba area during a combing operation of the Rashtriya Rifles and the Special Forces. Barely two months later, Neeta had shifted to Delhi and started coaching for the Services Selection Board, an interview conducted by the army to select officers. She was recommended for Short Service Commission in November 2016 by the army’s selection center, Bhopal.She’s been selected on one post reserved for widows of defence personnel.
Neeta Deswal with her husband late Major Amit Deswal/ Source: Facebook/NeetaDeswal
She will join OTA on April 1 for the next 49 weeks training to become an officer. Born and brought up in Dehradun, where her father was serving in the Survey of India, Neeta is preparing herself and her fouryear-old son Arjun for the tough days ahead. “ Arjun will either join his grandparents in Jhajjar or they will come to Delhi to look after him,“ she added.Major Deswal had volunteered for the elite Special Forces regiment and also served the Vikas battalion, which comes under Cabinet secretariat and provides muscle to RAW .
Latest 200+ group discussion topics which you might face in SSB interview in 2017 or any other interview for that matter. These are the latest 200 GD topics which are asked frequently in Army, Navy, and Air Force SSB interview during group tasks. Candidates can prepare these group discussion topics to score good marks during group discussion.
200+ Group Discussion Topics
Current Topics
Are digital payments secure enough for the Indian economy to go cashless?
Ban 500, 1000 notes – Corruption Uprooted or just changing clothes!
Can we dream of hosting the Olympics?
Chinese Goods vs Indian Goods
Do we really need Smart Cities?
Economic growth is more important than Ecological protection
EQ or IQ
Extra curricular activities should be made compulsory in school
Facebook needs to clarify policies on content removal!
How demonetization is affecting common people more than black money holders?
How is Technology impacting the Banking sector?
Is compulsory attendance really needed in college?
Is it fair to spare political parties from income tax investigation?
Is the youth of India confident or confused?
Non-execution of GST bill might herald end of present government
One India One Election – Pros and Cons
PM’s vision to make India a Manufacturing Hub – dream or a practical possibility?
Polythene bags must be banned!
Problems unite us, Religion divides us
Should Hindi be the official language of India?
Should national anthem be played in cinema halls?
Should we change the present system of education in our country?
Solution of corruption is a mirage till we catch top public figure
Will Reliance Jio be a sustainable business model in a country like India?
Youth in Politics
Economics & Business
Is Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in retail sector good for India?
How to Deal with High Oil Prices?
Multinational Corporations: Are they Devils in Disguise?
Are Indians Less Quality Conscious?
Ethics in Business are just a Passing Fad
Is the Consumer really the King in India?
Commercialization of Health Care: Good or Bad?
Is there any Point in having a Business Strategy when the World changes from Month to Month?
Is the Patents Bill Good for India?
Is the Business of Business only Business?
Public Sector being a Guarantor of Job Security is a Myth
Capitalism is a very Flawed System but the others are so much worse
How can a Business get rid of the Bad Name that it has earned?
Government Pumping Money into the Economy is not the Solution for our Economic Problems
Is the Budgeting Exercise of any Use?
Should Agricultural Subsidies be stopped?
Is MNCs Superior to Indian Companies?
Advertising is a Waste of Resources
Privatization will lead to Less Corruption
Should India break Diplomatic Ties with Pakistan?
Use of Force by Banks to Recover Loans
Skilled Manpower Shortage in India
Technology Creates Income Disparities
In our economic matters, there is an excessive tendency towards the thinking rather than doing.
Every cloud has a silver lining
Is disinvestment really that good for India or is a rethink in order?
Are co-operatives relevant in today’s globalised environment?
Foreign aid is a dangerous drug that can stimulate in small doses but become fatally addictive in larger doses.
Government should clean its own hands before pointing finger at the private sector for corruption.
Reforms have to grow up.
Globalization vs. Nationalism
Economic freedom not old fashioned theories of development will lead to growth and prosperity
Should businessmen run the finance ministry?
Should important services like transport be left to market forces?.
Who says MNCs are superior to Indian companies?
What we need to reduce scams is better regulatory bodies.
Trade can help the poor?
Water resources should be nationalised
Are Co-operatives Relevant in Today’s Global Environment?
Indian villages – our strength or our weakness?
Space Missions are a Wastage of Resources for a Resource-Starved Nation like India
Satyam Scandal would Impact Foreign Investments in India
Private Participation in Infrastructure is Highly Desirable
Developing Countries need Trade, not Aid
Poverty in Third World Countries is due to Prosperity in First World Countries
Indian Economy: Old Wine in New Bottle!
Is Globalization Really Necessary?
What shall we do about our Ever-Increasing Population?
Banning of Trade Unions will be Beneficial in Growth of the Economy
Why can’t India be a World-Class Player in Manufacturing Industry as it is in IT & BPO Sectors?
We Need Drinking Water and Not Coke & Pepsi in Rural India
Rise of Regional Blocs Threatens Independent Nations like India
Should the public sector be privatized?
General Interest
Is India a Soft Nation?
Should Research on Human Cloning be banned?
Should Sting Operations be Carried Out?
Nuclear War cannot be won and should not be fought
Is Swapping Terrorists for Hostages an Encouragement to Plane-Hijackers?
Brain-Drain has to be stopped
Doctors’ Accountability to Improve Health-Care
Universal Disarmament is a Must
Is India Aping the Western Obsession with Celebrities?
India at 60: A Senior Citizen?
Unrest in Countries around India
Flexi Timings or Fixed Timings – Which is better at Work?
Individual Brilliance Certainly makes a Difference
Is Paperless Office a Reality or Not?
Rules & Regulation Breed Corruption
Do NGOs in India Really Work for Others OR Work for their Own Vested Interests?
Science Is A Boon Or Bane
Should Animals be used for Testing New Drugs & Medical Procedures?
Security Cameras & Privacy
Advertisements Cheat People, Hence Should Be Banned
Borderless World: A Threat?
Borderless World: A Myth or Reality?
Secularism has become a Tool to Justify the Wrongs done by the Minorities
What is the Difference between People who do Things Rightly and People who do Right Things?
Corruption is a Necessary Evil for Success in Any Sphere
Beauty Pageants are a Must
How to Deal with International Terrorism?
Are Peace and Non-Violence Outdated Concepts?
Indian Army as a Career Option
Capital Punishment should be Banned or Allowed?
Is Dependence on Computers a Good Thing?
Management Topics
We Need More Entrepreneurs than Managers
Rise in MBA Salaries is Not Sustainable in the Long Run
Can One Contribute to the Social Sector while Being Employed in the Corporate World?
The Rush for MBA is really a Rush for Big Money
Will Mumbai’s Film Industry ever evolve into a Truly Modern Corporative One?
Indians Perform Better as Individuals than in Groups/Teams
Positive Attitude and not Knowledge is required for Business Success
Are Ethics just Business Pretence?
Ethics in Business are just a passing fashion
Is an MBA necessary to succeed in life?
Family owned business vs. professionally run businesses
Smaller businesses and start-ups have more scope for professional growth.
Dot com or doubt com?
Managerial skills learnt in the classroom can never match those learnt from experience
Management Education in India
Is Leaders Born or are they made in Business Schools?
Is Management an Art or a Science?
The objective of Management is to maximize profits
Should GD be Part of Campus Placements?
Role of Ethics in Business
Is Management Education Required for Business?
Whether Hard-Working or Smart-Working is Desirable?
Interpretation of the Scene and Stories Written by the Candidates in the Screening:- Screening which was introduced in 1998 has got its own philosophy but practically as the aspirant feel and confront and say it does not carry any philosophy, because neither it is full proof nor it is a scientific system of selection. Gentlemen, I am extremely sorry to write very less about screening.
But the persistent request made by you has compelled me to write more and more about the screening. Now the issue at state is what becomes on instrumental to bounce you from the screening? Why 90% SSB aspirants are confronting this shock? Gentlemen, when you start thinking that whether I will get screened in or screened out then bouncing happens. When you do not narrate your story in front of audience that too convincingly then you are screened out.
When you are not competent enough to increase the listening degree of the audience then again you are screened out. When you are not able to maintain the pause or pitch and modulation then you are bounced from the screening. When you commit so many errors either in language or in the stuck-ups then you do not qualify the screening.
When you do not display a humble submission to the audience then your candidature is not considered for the screening. When the story written by you conveys differently than what you want to convey then you are gone casein the screening. When the level of your thought process does not match with your academic graph then again you are a sorry case for screening.
When you are using poor and degraded language in the screening either while writing the story or while narrating the same then you are not a deserving case for the screening. If your story and your performances are not acceptable to the group members then screening goes off from your hands. Gentlemen, I am citing a picture that was shown at 2 Air Force Selection Board Mysore. It has been reported to me by a serving personnel of Air Force.
Action:- Counselling the girl to do better in studies.
In the above picture a school going girl is sitting beside her mother and a well-dressed mom aged 35 is talking with the girl soon after finishing the talk with her mother. When this picture was presented in the Mysore Board, all the group members were service personnel of Air Force as it was a service entry. This AFCAT entry is the elite entry therefore expectation was a bit higher. I am producing the example of five group members out of fifteen as it will suffice your requirement. The story written by Chest No. 1 is as hereunder.-
Story:- Vinita a 5th class school girl was not doing well in her studies therefore her mother has requested her class teacher to counsel her there after she started doing well.
Narration by chest no. 1:- Chest No. 1 is the first candidate to undertake the narration. When he started first he looked to the assessors and during the course of narration of his written story as given above, he made stuck-ups thrice neither he was able to convince the assessors nor the audience therefore it was clear that he will not make the grade in the screening.
Commenting of the expert on the above written by Chest No. 1- Vinita’s mother invited her class teacher the counsel her daughter due to her sever failure in three consecutive weekly maths test. Her teacher along with her mother discussed about the past schedule and study hours and along with her mother rescheduled her study hours from school to the house and with sincere dedication and motivation of her mother and teacher, Vinita performed well in the next weekly test.
Comment about the story of narration- Chest No. 1 should have written a complete story which should have been able to convey what led to the situation? What is happening? And what will be the outcome of the happening? I am interpreting that how an aspirant should answer the above three questions to write a story in the screening.-
“Vinita’s mother invited her class teacher to counsel her daughter for her sever failure in three consecutive weekly maths test.” Now, this is the example of what led to the situation which is the first demand of the screening story. Now, I am coming on the second demand of the story that is what is happening? This part is known as the body part, main part or the execution part because here the execution of the work takes place or is done with the help of planning, management, resources and with the intelligent application of leadership quality. In the above story the execution part can be exampled here under. –
“Her teacher along with her mother discussed about her past schedule and study hours from school to house.” After this body part the story comes ahead to answer the third part of the story writing that is what will be the outcome of the happening? This part is being exampled as here under- With sincere dedication and motivation of her mother and teacher Vinita performed well in her next weekly test.
The psychological part of the screening is being conducted, looked after, evaluated and controlled by Psychologist or Scientist of the Board. Psychologist expects that any educated person will have or should have the average level of thought process or a certain level of contents or the ideas according to his educational level and upbringing which is being contributed by socioeconomic background and the developmental history of the candidate. When you narrate the story then it is always in the mind of the psychologist and the board that this batch is for this particular entry and it is also in their mind about the minimum qualification required for this entry. During the course of the narration, the SSB aspirants should perform according to his education and the kind of entry for which he is in the board when narration does not reach or does not touch the expectation level of the qualification level and the entry then from the Psychologist side there is no. When your narration is not qualitative, not audience catching, not able to increase the listening degree of the audience them from the G.T.O. side there is again no. If your contents are not in sequence and you are not able to maintain and retain the confidence and even if you are not self-motivated and at the same time you are not able to motivate the audience then from the I.O.’s side there is again no.
Due to several contributory reason for example; lack of confidence, over dominating voice, ridiculing habit, closing the eyes; looking up and down, broken narration in either languages, shivering of legs, body, hands and head, despite looking at the audience if you kept on looking at the assessors then you are not recommended in the screening. Group is the formation of the aspirants from different strata, different states and from different languages. Before the test of narration you already interacted with the boys of your group and you know their level also. If you are not adaptable with the changing situation for example – if you fail to maintain the level of narration considering the level of your group members having the above differences then you are gain bounced. If you have a phobia whether I will clear the screening or not then this phobia may not allow you to clear the screening. If the level of your thought process is not matching the theme or the plot of the story then you are again bounced from the screening when at the time of narration you are not able to project the submissive narration with a humble voice while maintaining the eye contact and the coordinative behavioural interaction then you are again screened out. To clear your doubts and to make you understand I am facilitating you with many kinds of stories being written by candidates of different strata, states and the languages.
Story written by chest no. 2 on the same scene being reported as here under
Action:- Being counselled to upgrade the academic.
General description of chest No. 2:- From the basic language, body gesture, food habit, facial index and behavioural pattern it is sure that chest No. 2 belongs to south, therefore it can be expected that this story will have some flavour of south. The story he has written is being quoted as hereunder.
Story written by chest No. 2:- Due to language phobia, Radhika a class fifth student studying in Kerala Convent returned third day at her house after the interval alleging that she is neither able to understand nor write or speak Malayalam. She immediately requested her class teacher to commence her Malayalam class to the subjective courses at the house. With rigorous joint effort she was able to grasp Malayalam cope with class boys and was able to mix and continued her classes progressively.
General Description of Chest NO. 2:- From the general appearance, language, behavioural pattern it is presumed that the candidate is from the eastern area of U.P. and received education from village school that too from state boards.
Story written by chest No. 3
Action:- Mother and teacher both encouraging her to work hard.
Story:- Vinita a class fourth student was not going to school was not attending the classes, her mother got annoyed. She requested her class teacher to come to her house. She asked her daughter to sit beside her. School teacher got annoyed. Vinita went to school.
Note:- No amendment has been done in the story of the candidate for its true evaluation.
Comment:-The story does not contain a required sequence and even it has not been plotted well and it is without thought process and even the story is not in the sequence. Again I am telling a good perception and good observation will lead to good thought process, what this particular story is lacking. Even it is not expected from a boy who has written this story.
Case history of this boy:- This boy has been called for TES Navy entry and has more than 85% marks. This is his academic profile but not the personality profile. For the purpose of selection the academic profile and personality profile both should match together. If it does not match then 2% to 5% maximum fluctuation is negotiable. But seeing the ability and competence of the candidate his personality profile is below 30% to 40%. If we minus 30% from 85%, the calculation will result in 55%. This aspirant has a difference of 55% in his academic and personality profile. Therefore his case is not the case of recommendation either in screening or in final round.
Narration by chest No. 3:- When he started the narration he was not able to speak his story. He was continuously hesitating and was not able to maintain the eye contact with the group members. His confidence was also deteriorating; in the meantime one of the assessors spoke on gentleman next.
Story narrated by chest No. 4 as per the story written by him:-
Case history of chest No. 4:- This aspirant belongs to Bihar, educated from Bihar State Board and hails from rural area. The candidate is rich in academic profile but weak in personality profile on the basis of expression and knowledge.
Narration :- Gentleman I have perceived three characters from this picture. One is male age 30 and mood is positive. The second character is female aged 35 and mood is positive. Third one is also female aged 11 and mood is positive.
Comment:- The aspirant is from Bihar state board and was not fluent in his narration. He stuck up after pronouncing the word ‘gentlemen’ but did not say sorry. Further when he started that “I have perceived one male character”. During his conversation he fumbled again on the word perceive and further when he spoke ‘the male’ then again he fumbled for the third time, not a single time he apologised. One of the assessors spoke on gentlemen next. When the result was declared his name did not appear under the qualified candidates.
Story narration by chest No. 5:- The aspirant is from Lucknow and his way of speaking appears that he is convent educated and knows how to speak, mix and interact with the group.
Action:- Veena undertakes the challenge to hit the merit.
Narration of the story by chest No. 5:- Gentlemen I have perceived two female characters one is aged 36 with negative mood and another is aged 12 with positive mood and the another a male character aged 38 and mood is positive. The action of my story is that Veena undertakes the challenge to hit the merit and my story is as under. Veena’s parents have recently shifted Lucknow from South. Due to language problem she is not able to clear either the weekly test or the monthly one. After her five consecutive failures her parents started quarrelling. Veena stood from her chair and assured her parents to improve in her next test and asked for a month’s time. She started taking help from her teachers after rescheduling her time table and even she started seeking the guidance from her seniors and within a month of hard work she passed her monthly test with high marks.
Comment:- Right from beginning to the end this aspirant did not look towards the assessors and was able to maintain the eye contact from one corner to another being at the position of chest No. 5. He did not made any stickups and was speaking so slowly so everyone was able to understand it which increased the listening degree of the candidates and the assessors both whatever body language, gesture and facial index he was using all were in his control and were supporting his narration. One special thing which he did was that when chest No. 1, 2, 3 and 4 narrated their story then he was listening to them sincerely and was further motivating them by his gesture. When he started his narration then all these four chest nos. right from one to four were giving him sincere listening and were supporting him from their gesture. Seeing the process of his content giving the remaining group members also started sincere listening. When the result was declared chest No. 5 was in the list of successful candidates.
GD & PPDT:- (Interpretation) – Gentlemen, now a days or even in most of the batches G.D. is not considered as deciding factor . This is because of the following reasons-
1 The G.D conducted in screening includes or consists of 15 to 20 members. Therefore, when G.D. is commenced, most of the group members or majority start speaking together which is not audible. As a result either of the two subgroups is made or G.D. is terminated.
The status of the performances when two subgroups are made:-
Performance of the first subgroup:- The group is divided into two groups. The first group has 9 candidates. G.T.O. allows them to commence the G.D. As soon as the G.D. starts, all the 9 members start fighting over age, sex and mood of the character. Then chest no. 9 loudly speaks in between and says ‘gentlemen let us stop fighting over age, sex and mood’. Then chest no. 5 says ‘gentlemen let us decide the age of the girl at 12 and her mother at 40 and her father being third person at 35. Let us come forward to decide the action’. When the discussion to decide the action comes up, the conflict again starts among the members, no consensus is drawn. The chest no. 5 plunges in between and says,’ gentlemen, let us decide an action to motivate the girl to hit the merit’. Gentlemen, in any kind of discussion when you want to resolve an issue then it can be possible only when you come up with the common interest or common issue.
After deciding the action the situation comes to draw the consensus about the common or the group story.
Again most of the group members start suggesting their story or the story written by others to be accepted as a common story to present or submit to the G.T.O. or to audience. Then chest no. 9 and chest no. 7 plunge in between and say,’ gentlemen, I am with chest no. 9 and I would like to suggest when you have accepted the action of particular story then nothing alternate is left to accept the same story. On the logic of chest no. 7 and with the consent of chest no. 9 the entire group members speak in a single voice to present the same story as a common story and nominate chest no. 5 to present the common story in front of the mini board. Now chest no. 5 stands up and presents the common story or the group story as hereunder.
Interpretation of gesture while presenting the group story:- Chest no. 5 who is nominated to submit the group story makes an eye contact with the assessors mainly with the G.T.O. and the entire group members also starts looking towards chest no. 5 and simultaneously he also looks to the G.T.O.
Now chest no. 5 starts submitting the group story as here under.
Action:- Veena undertakes the challenge to hit the merit.
Sir, our group story is as hereunder – We have perceived three characters from this picture one is male aged 33 and mood is positive, second one is female aged 36 and the mood is negative and third one is also female aged 12 and mood positive the action of our story is –
Veena undertakes the challenge to hit the merit and sir, according to us our story goes hereunder –
Veena’s parents have recently shifted Lucknow from South. Due to language problem she was not able to pass either weekly test or monthly one. After five times failure her parents were annoyed. Veena stood from the chair and assured her parents and asked for a month. She took help of her teacher. After rescheduling she started seeking the guidance from the seniors and within a month of hard work she passed the test with high marks.
When the result is declared only chest no. 5 was recommended in the screening test.
