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Five Common Mistakes in Group Discussion

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Five Common Mistakes in Group Discussion

The Group Tasks are an important part of your Service Selection Board interviews. As you know, this Group Task consists of a series of tests. Group Discussion is generally the first test in this series. Group discussion in SSB consists of two rounds. In the first round the GTO gives two topics, out of which the candidates have to discuss amongst themselves and decide which one they want to speak on. This round consists of 20 minutes. The next round also consists of 20 minutes, where the GTO gives a topic of his own choice and asks the candidates to discuss on the same. However GD is a fairly simple test and does not require any such special skill, but still there are certain points which affect your performance. These points can be good speaking skills, patience and knowledge. There are some common mistakes which candidates do in the group discussion.

Five Common Mistakes in Group Discussion

  1. Waiting for the right time: There will never come a perfect time to speak. You’ll have to snatch that time amongst the discussion. So wait for an opportunity where you can enter the discussion. This moment needs to be very appropriate, otherwise it’ll look like you are shouting and dominating. Wait for a chance where the volume of the whole group comes down a bit, then just speak in a firm, not rude voice. Make your voice count, don’t speak along with the group in a herd.
  2. Not listening to others: Some candidates keep on speaking again and again thus not giving a chance to others to speak. While some candidates when start speaking, speak for a really long time. The audience gets bored due to this behavior. Moreover you tend to repeat your points, making a negative impression on the GTO. When you speak more and listen less, the GTO barely gets chance to judge others, so you appear like a very dominant person. When you start speaking speak for maximum of 60 seconds to 90 seconds, and give others a chance to speak.
    Five Common Mistakes in Group Discussion
  3.  Trying to over-help: Candidates sometimes try to do charity by pretending to help others in the group. Thus they shout on other person’s behalf, let so and so chest number speak. Remember you are not there for charity, the so and so chest number made it till there without your help, and he/she is capable to do so now also. If you really want to appear like a leader, just listen to other people’s points without interrupting unnecessarily.
  4. Speaking for the sake of speaking: Do not speak just for the sake of speaking. Some candidates speak just because they have to, not because they have a point. If you just repeat other’s points or speak irrelevant things, it’ll definitely go against you. So speak only the relevant things, and points which actually contribute to the discussion.
  5. Not being themselves: Adopting extremes of behavior, like getting up from the chair or shouting on others is definitely not accepted. Also if you speak in a made up accent or do too many gestures then you appear fake. So be yourself, think like you are discussing things with friends.

198 Flying Pilot Course SSB Interview Dates [NCC + CDSE Entry]

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198 Flying Pilot Course SSB Interview Dates [NCC + CDSE Entry]

The list of candidates who have qualified in written test of 198 f(p) course and have given ‘air force’ as their ‘first choice’ are given below. Also the list of eligible candidates for 198 f(p) (ncc) course is given below. Candidates are to be in possession of an original photo id along with photo copy of the same to prove their identity (example: – voters identity card, pan card, driving license etc). In addition to the above they are to be in possession of following documents while reporting to air force selection board for ssb :

198 Flying Pilot Course SSB Interview Dates [NCC + CDSE Entry]

  1. Matric/ higher secondary school certificate or its equivalent showing date of birth for proof of date of birth. (no other document would be accepted as proof of date of birth).
  2. 10+2 certificate and mark sheet (issued by board only).
    198 Flying Pilot Course SSB Interview Dates [NCC + CDSE Entry]
  3. Original / provisional graduation degree certificate, mark sheets issued by the university only.
  4. Candidates appearing in the final year / semester exam need to carry all mark sheets upto the last semester / year for which the results have been declared. In addition, a certificate from the college principal needs to be carried clearly mentioning the following aspects annotated with proper stamp and seal of the institution:
    • name of college
    • university affiliated to
    • discipline of graduation / post-graduation
    • likely date of declaration of final results (dd/mm/yyyy) format)
  5. Candidates whose names are in this list are to ensure that they fulfill the eligibility criteria as stipulated in the upsc advertisement prior to proceeding to the designated afsb. Candidates found not meeting the eligibility criteria will be sent back without payment of travelling allowance.

198 Flying Pilot Course SSB Interview Dates [NCC + CDSE Entry]

Outside the Interviewing Officer’s Room

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Personal interview is one of the three techniques by which the assessors assess you. It carries a major weightage in your selection process. It carries maximum marks and is the shortest test. So it is like that one jackpot question, by which you can win the lottery. Before the interview takes place, you are made to wait for a certain amount of time outside the room. This waiting time is spent generally in Ante room, in case of AFSB or in some other room, or sometimes under a tree in case of SSB. You are informed, most of the times, much before the interview. So before the start of your interview, you wait for your turn along with other candidates (as there are simultaneous interviews going on, as there are many interviewing officers, so those candidates are waiting for their turn).

Things which Happen Outside the Interviewing Officer’s Room

  1. Current Affairs Discussion:  This is the most common discussion and it happens every time, when you are sitting outside the room. Every candidate sitting there says some or the other news. Some are baffled on hearing them as they are new to them and some argue over other facts. Five national, five international and five sports news are the one’s discussed most commonly.
  2. Revision of facts about the services: There is also a very common discussion which is about the facts about the service you have applied for. The candidates seem to recite chants of commands, ranks and recent procurements. Chief of that service is a name repeated many times.
  3. The aftermath of others interviews: You can see a lot of candidates discussing the questions asked in others interviews, or in their previous interviews. They also discuss the officers, who is stricter, who is asking what type of questions and so on.
  4. Racing heartbeat: One thing common is that everybody will be having a racing heart. You’ll be nervous as to how the interview will go.
    Outside the Interviewing Officer’s Room

Things you should do

  1.  Mentally revise: Revise all your achievements, things related to your family, friends etc. Recall all what you have written in your PIQ form. Recall your preparations and your confidence level will instantly boost up.
  2. Don’t discuss: You know what you know, and you don’t know what you don’t know. Learning something at the 11th hour will only lead to nervousness. Even if you are able to gather some information, still you are not having the quality of information to go and present in front of the interviewer. It’ll further confuse you and you’ll get stuck in the interview. A plain simple honest “I don’t know sir”, will save you from all of this trouble.
  3. Don’t hesitate, just meditate: I don’t mean you to pull out your yoga mat and start doing yoga. Collect your thoughts, concentrate on the event which is about to happen. It is very important to relax your mind and feel mental peace. This will help you to concentrate more and beat your nervousness too.
  4. Drink a sip of water: Water will instantly calm you down and you’ll not feel that nervous. Since you have to speak a lot for a continuous duration, so it’s better to keep your throat hydrated. Do not drink too much of water, you know the aftereffects!
  5. Be ready: Being ready is not only mentally, See that your shoe and everything is proper and your hair are proper as well. Get ready in all aspects, the next few minutes will be the deciding factor of your SSB.
Good Luck! Happy Interview!

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The elements of a successful interview

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Interview is the easiest yet the trickiest part of SSB. Easiest because unlike the other tests, which comprise a number of small tests, in the battery, interview is just one test carrying major weightage. So a huge part of your selection depends on this test. It is tricky because you can never say whether your interview was good or bad. People who get thrashed in the interview get selected many times, and those who think their interview went like a cake walk, do not make it. And thus we call it tricky! However there are a few elements which contribute to a successful interview.

The elements of a successful interview

  1.  That smile, will take you miles: When you enter the room of the interviewing officer, you should not look unduly tensed or worried. Once you wish him, wish him with a smile on your face. Trust me, it’ll lighten up the situation. It’s understandable that you are tensed, but if you’ll smile in that stressed environment, it’ll reflect a great deal of positivity. The officer will sense that you are a confident person immediately.
  2. The walk and talk guide: You should enter the room smartly and not slouch while sitting. Shake hands firmly, if offered, and never offer a hand shake from your side. While talking, keep an audible tone, that is your tone should be neither too loud nor too feeble. It should be just like you are talking to a friend sitting a little distance away from you. Never try to speak in a fake accent, that sounds really funny!
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  3. When in SSB, speak the truth: Lie is a strict no for an officer to be. You can lie, if you are sure enough to defend it. But lies are caught over the course of time and also keep in mind that the person sitting in front of you is an expert. Interviewing officers are like the old and experienced mechanics of candidates, they have seen so many candidates and caught so many lies that they can easily catch yours. So make sure you never lie in the interview. This applies to the PIQ form also.
  4. Remember, he is a lazy guy: Every man is lazy by nature, so for every short question give a long answer. For instance, if he asks you where are you from, then give a detailed description of the place you are coming from. The more you speak, lesser questions he’ll ask, so definitely you need to speak your heart out. This way you’ll manage the time for the interview also, he’ll be satisfied to have learnt a lot from you and you’ll control your interview.
  5. Never beat around the bush: If you don’t know an answer for something, simply say no, rather than doing a guess work. You can guess but say that you are not sure. This shows honesty. Similarly never exaggerate anything you say. So keep your emotions under control and keep your mind open while answering, so that you know what you are speaking.

Passion, a word misused

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Passion is a very strong emotion, not to be taken lightly. Passion is often associated with something you are crazy about, something for which you can do anything. People often associate passion with love and romance, which is yet another strong feeling. But here we’ll be taking about the passions which you may have in your life. It’ll be not wrong if I’ll say that if you really want to achieve something, you should be willing to do anything and everything to accomplish it. This whole emotion can be easily translated into one word that is passion. If you are passionate about something you are sure to get it, some day or the other. Many candidates go in the SSB and say that they are passionate to join the forces, they forget that this is a very string word, and thus shouldn’t be used lightly, as already said. If you go and say that you are passionate to join the forces, you should have evidence to prove that.

I know somebody who went and said in his interview that he is passionate about airforce, and when the officer asked him a few questions regarding airforce, in the later part of the interview, he couldn’t answer. So it was proved in minutes that he is not passionate about what he said.

How to tell if you are passionate about something:

  1. The first and most important thing is that you’ll have immense knowledge about that subject. If you like football, you must be having knowledge about its tournaments, some players, but if you are passionate about football you must know in and out of it. You must know every player, every club, pretty much everything.
  2. If your passion is a goal, you’ll never let it go. You’ll never say die, no matter how many times you face failure. You’ll leave no stone unturned to accomplish that goal and you’ll try again and again, learning a new thing from every failure you face.
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So in the interview when you are asked the reason why you want to join the forces, and you say that you are passionate about it, it is a very wrong way. You can be passionate about certain things in the forces, you can’t say that you are passionate about the fauj itself! You can be passionate about getting the uniform, you can be passionate about flying, aircrafts or weapons, or you can be passionate about ships. You can also be passionate about some sports or some hobby of yours, because of which you may want to join, as in the forces you get a fair chance to play and pursue you dream.
Passion is a very positive word, it channelizes your energies in a right direction. Every human who has a passion for something, has a very strong and positive personality. If you have passion for any hobby, or any anything, be it books, games or coins, you can always look forward to life.>

Why Fauj is the Best Career Option

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If you are an adventure loving soul, who loves to visit places and is extremely outgoing, then my friend fauj is the ideal career option for you. If you join defence then not only you get a great opportunity to explore places, but also a challenging career which requires your best at every moment. Every defence personnel is ready and in their best form all the time. Not only a great career for you, but a safe career as well, not safe in terms of life but for your family and job security. Let us what are the things which make defence one of the best career options:

Why Fauj is the Best Career Option

  1. Job Security: One thing which you look forward to, when you search for a job is job security. Defence provides excellent job security. It is central government job, needless to say anything else.
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  2. Challenging, every moment: Being in defence means facing a new challenge everyday. The postings which you get might be anywhere from Kashmir to Kanyakumari and from Sikkim to Rajasthan. The kind of job you do provides you with a different challenge everyday.
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  3. Adventure High: With the challenging postings you get, you’ll become an adventure freak by default. Road trips and adventure sport will come naturally to you and you’d probably be ready with your vehicle to go to a new place every now and then. The job itself will become an adventure if you’re posted on the borders!
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  4. Sports and sports all around: You can play any and every sport you want. As an officer, you’ll probably be in-charge for some or the other sports team in you unit, and you’ll get a chance to play as well. Not only sports you’ll get a chance to do many other cultural activities.
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  5. Family Safety: No matter where you are posted, you’ll family will get accommodation at a safe place. Not only that, your children will be entitled for education. They’ll never suffer the plight of transfer, will get a school immediately in the new place. You’ll get insurance benefits too. These are just a few benefits from the huge list!
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  6. Excellent Social Circle: Being in fauj will help you get the awesomest of people. You’ll know too many, and too good people, with every transfer you get. Not only that they’ll be like your extended family and neither you nor your family will ever have a problem in mixing up at a new place. You’ll be welcomed with warm hearts and superb food, anywhere you go.
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  7. Respect, uniform and the pride it brings: Defence personnel’s are highly respected in the society. The uniform brings an additional sense of pride and honor. You can never forget that you are serving for the country.
    Why Fauj is the Best Career Option

There is never a dull moment when you are working in the forces. The above mentioned reasons are just a few of the many reasons why defence is the best career option. So tighten your seat belts and put yourself thoroughly in the preparations.

Determination: Something That Keeps You Going

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Things come easy for some of us, and for some of us they require a lot of hardwork, patience and testing times. While your friend might get the thing he desired for, in one shot, the same thing may require you to burn midnight oil. Hard earned things have more importance, more value and are special in their own way. The goals we set for ourselves are big. It is natural to set high standards to achieve. So what to do if you fail back to back, in getting your goals? Just keep going that is what is the gist of this article.

Determination is a great quality. It requires time to be developed. What is determination? It is the thing that keeps you going, even when everything is not in favor, just because you decided to go on. Determination is a quality which keeps you away from the fear of failure, and makes you brave enough to try again and again. Many dreams we have, are failed from being turned into reality just for the fear of failure. Often you realize that you gave up, when you were just a step away from the thing that you desired.Being a defence aspirant, you might have faced SSB, and failed there as well.

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My guess is that if you opened up this article for reading, then definitely you are somebody who is trying hard to achieve his/her goals. Believe me you can achieve your goal, and your determination will keep you going for that. And everybody has that determination in them, its just you need to be good enough to recognize it and let it guide you. Determination is not some magical quality, it is small realist things which you do, to cherish your dreams.

  1. If you have tried for SSB many times and are clueless what goes wrong, seek an expert help. This help may be from a coaching institution, or from somebody you know, who has been in the board, and knows the things. You need to find out what is going wrong, otherwise there is no point in trying again, with the same approach.
  2. If you are tired of giving it a try again and again, and tired of people mocking you for that, then you just need to realize that it is your life. Nobody can do anything unless you want them to. Never give up because somebody else is saying you to. It might be that the opportunity you missed by listening to others, was the one which was going to change your world.
  3. Never give up, not yet, not until you are no more eligible to try.
  4. Do not waste time by running after it. Join a course, join a job and keep on giving your SSB’s as they come.
  5. Determination is the power which will make you work, and work hard, even if you have done 12 hours of job. If you are determined to achieve your goal, you’ll still sit down and prepare, and never procrastinate anything.

Officers Training Academy CDS 1 2014 Final Result

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The following are the lists, in order of merit, in respect of 201 (160* + 41^) candidates who have finally qualified on the basis of the results of the Combined Defence Services Examination (I)-2014 conducted by the Union Public Service Commission and interviews held by the Services Selection Board of the Ministry of Defence for admission to the (i) *Officers’ Training Academy, Chennai for 101st Short Service Commission Course (for Men); and (ii) ^15th Short Service Commission Women (Non-Technical) Course, commencing in April, 2015. The list of 101st Short Service Commission Course (for Men) also includes the names of the candidates who were recommended earlier on the basis of the result of the same examination for admission to the Indian Military Academy, Dehradun; Indian Naval Academy, Ezhimala and Air Force Academy, Hyderabad (PreFlying ) Training Course(s).

Officers Training Academy CDS 1 2014 Final Result

  • The number of vacancies as intimated by the Government, for (i) 101st Short Service Commission Course (for Men) is 175; and for (ii) 15th Short Service Commission Women (Non-Technical) Course is 12.
  • The result of Medical Examination of candidates has not been taken into account in preparing the merit list. The candidature of all the candidates is Provisional. Verification of Date of Birth and Educational Qualification of these candidates will be done by AHQ.
    Officers Training Academy CDS 1 2014 Final Result
  • Candidates can also obtain information regarding results by accessing to UPSC web-site http://www.upsc.gov.in . However, marks of the candidates will be available within 15 days from the date of declaration of final result on Commission’s web-site for 60 days.
  • Union Public Service Commission have a Facilitation Counter near Examination Hall Building in its Campus. Candidates may obtain any information/clarification regarding their examination on working days between 10.00 AM to 5.00 PM, in person or over telephone No. 011-23385271, 011-23381125 and 011-23098543. Candidates can also obtain information regarding results by accessing to UPSC web-site http.//www.upsc.gov.in

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CDS 1 2015 Question Paper

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CDS 1 2015 exam was conducted by UPSC on 15th Feb 2015. Candidates who have written CDS I 2015 exam can check for CDS 1 2015 cutoff marks and CDS 1 2015 answer keys. In this article we are providing the CDS 1 2015 questions papers. Candidates can download the pdf copy of CDS 1 2015 questions papers of Maths, English and General Knowledge. CDS 1 2015 question papers will be available on UPSC official website very soon. Candidates who are looking for the CDS 1 2015 question paper can keep an eye on this page. The Union Public Service Commission UPSC conducts one of the most renowned exams to join Indian armed forces.  Question Paper of CDS 1 2015 is available in PDF Combined Defence Services (CDS) Exam. Aspirants who are preparing for the CDS 2015 exam can check out the CDS previousquestion papers here.

UPSC CDS 2015 Exam Pattern

Indian Military Academy IMA/ Naval Academy/Air Force Academy
English Objective
100 Marks
General Knowledge
Elementary Mathematics
Officer Training
English Objective
100 Marks
General Knowledge
IMA NA AFA SSB Interviews OTA
300 Marks
200 Marks

CDS Age Limit 2015

  •  19 to 22 years – Naval Academy
  • 19 to 23 years – Air Force Academy
  • 19 to 24 years – Indian Military Academy
  • 19 to 25 years- Officers Training Academy
    CDS 1 2015 Question Paper
Candidates are required to practice the question from cds exam daily to succeed during cds exam in 2015. Candidates can also join the best cds coaching here which is fully online.
CDS 1 2015 question paper is very useful to candidates as those who never appeared or will be appearing in CDS Exam in 2015 and 2016. They will easily get an idea as to what kind of question they will face during CDS written exam and how to prepare for it. We suggest that from proper time limit try to solve CDS previous year question papers in PDF of English, Mathematics, General Knowledge. Some times what happen that one or two questions come repeatedly that will save your time. CDS question papers is given in series like A, B, C, D.

CDS 1 2015 Question Paper

CDS 1 2015 Cutoff Marks CDS 1 Answer Key 2015 Paper 1st, 2nd and 3rd Solution

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Written exam of CDS-1-2015 was conducted by UPSC on 15th Feb 2015. Candidates who gave written CDSE 1 2015 must be waiting for CDS 1 2015 answer keys and cut off marks. Through CDS 1 2015 candidates will join the course commencing in Jan 2016 for admission to the Army, Air Force wings and  Navy. Course like IMA 140th Course, SSC 103th, 15th OTA,199th Flying Course and Naval Academy. Candidates looking for CDS 1 2015 Key and cut off marks, Paper solution sheet, CDS key 2015,  CDS 1 2015 Cut Off Marks / answer sheet of CDS-1 2015 can check it on SSBCrack. Aspirants can look at the answer keys for their CDS written exam, here of paper-1st and paper-2nd with set-a, set-b, set-c, set-d. 
CDSE 1 2015 includes three different papers i.e English, Maths and General Knowledge for IMA, AFA and NA. For OTA candidates there were only two papers i.e. English and General Knowledge. CDSE is conducted by UPSC twice every year. When comparing CDS 1 2015 from last CDS 2 2014, it was comparatively easier. 

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CDS 1 2015 Cutoff Marks CDS 1 Answer Key 2015  Paper 1st, 2nd and 3rd Solution

  • English: This time English was simple and sweet, few easy questions from synonyms and antonyms as well. English papers was the easiest of all and candidates could have scored more marks from this papers. Comprehension passage, sentence formation, vocabulary etc were easy this time. Overall, English paper was a easy this time and most of the candidates will score well in it. 
  • GK: General Knowledge was tough as usual and not many candidates will score more marks in this paper. Though few questions from current affairs were easy and scoring. Overall GK question paper was not easy.  
  • Maths: Maths question paper was lengthy but one could have scored maximum marks from it. Questions were easy and mix of different topics. Again a good chances for scoring high marks for the candidates applying for AFA and IMA. 
Overall the paper was good enough for the candidates who have done preparation beforehand. UPSC may declare the results of CDSE 1 2015 in June – July 2015. CDSE 1 2015 cut off may go up to 135 Marks for AFA, 120 marks for IMA,  92 for OTA and 120 for NA. Keep an eye on this page for the CDS 1 2015 answers key to come up from The Cavalier Coaching Institute for  CDS-1 answer sheet 2014 and CDS 1 2015 cut off.

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So how was your CDSE 1 2015 written experience? Aspirants, post your review and expected marks in the comment section below.

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