TAT stands for thematic appreciation testand it is held on the very first day after the screening test. Candidates who clear Phase -1 test, stay for remaining 5 days. They have to undergo the psychology test on the first day.

• TAT
• WAT
• SRT
• Self Description

• The psychologist will test your personality using TAT, WAT, SRT, and self description.
• All the tests are used for analysing your personality and to check whether you have officers like quality.
• Always remember, the answers of TAT, WAT, SRT and self description are compared with one another to find out the real personality of the candidate.

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Golden Tips for writing stories in TAT

• First, look at the pictures carefully showing on the screen and relate to the pictures to form an idea in your mind about the situation.
• Most likely, it is always easy to form an idea to drive it with a positive approach and then write a story on that idea
• Write story on that idea which comes to your mind at the very beginning.
• Each story must have a central character with whom you can identify with. The hero should act in a normal manner to find out the solution of the problem.
• The story should have some supporting character that can help the main character to come out of the problem.
• Do not write pre-conceived stories, because the pictures stories are set to an accorded pattern. And if one misses or skips through the loop, the psychologist can easily trace that your story does not follow the psychological pattern which can get you out.
• To narrate the story, use names of people in your group as the central character. And do not use RAM, SHYAM, SITA, and GEETA as the main character instead.
• The stories should always reflect your personality. As it will be crosschecked in the WAT, SRT and self description.
• FOR EXAMPLE- If in a story, you are writing that X is a sportsperson then you should also have played sports in your life.
•  If you are friendly and lively than it should reflect in the main character’s personality. He should be fun loving and friendly in the story.
• An important note: Try to portray as many officers like quality you have in your personality in the stories and let it appear in other psyche tests also.
• The main character has to be positive and bring out the story as a positive one.

• If in a picture: A boy’s hand is placed on his head. The idea is: X is a boy, who lost his job in the time of recession. Now, he uses social networking sites to track HRs of different companies, after few months he got an interview call.
• If in a picture: there are 2 girls. Then the idea is: To interpret one boy and then you can make your situation accordingly to illustrate women empowerment, harassment issue, women education like issues.
• If in a picture: 2 people are fighting. The idea is – they are performing under karate, taekwondo, or a boxing match

So you can easily make a story by observing a picture carefully and by correlating with a practical problem.

 Anurag Joshi, Editorial Team

Anurag Joshi is a defence aspirants, he has completed B.tech Graduate with Electronics subjects. He lives in Vasundhara, Ghaziabad. His area of interest are aligns sports, general awareness and social reforms. Mail us to join our editorial team now.

Group planning exercise is the first task of the GTO, and also a very sound opportunity for making an impression on the GTO. A group planning exercise contains a set of problems which brings out all “officers’ like qualities” in a candidate which encompasses quality to lead (the lads), organising, courage, team work, spontaneity, and effective intelligence, etc.

Blue Print for Military Planning Exercise

1. First and foremost see the map and scale up the distance. For calculating the distance you can use your hand. For Example: If the scale says 5cm = 1km, and my hand (the distance from the tip of the hand to the start of the wrist) is approximately 15cm, so my hand is equal to 3km on the map. This technique will give you a clear vision of the distance in the map, which will also give you a better knowledge of the time required.
2. This technique will help you to understand the distance and time required to solve a problem.
3. The second important thing is to locate your position using the direction mentioned in the map. If you get the opportunity to narrate the plan, use direction, distance, time required and the right time to narrate the story.
4. And always remember, when a GTO narrates a story, listen to it very carefully and count the no. of problems. It will help you to remember the no. of problems and set the priority accordingly.
5. Prioritize your solution, help the person who need it utmost. For Example: Let’s suppose if you are alone and going to bring water from a village where you see a girl have fallen in the well. Then what would you do? You first help the girl using the rope and the bucket from the well. Do not run for the help because the case might be that the girl would drown in the meantime. Now when you have rescued her, give her CPR as well, it will show your awareness and spontaneity.
6. Use the resources efficiently , it will increase your chance to stand out in your group. For Example: Like if you are at a petrol pump, you can use petrol to make bombs. You can find some bottles and can make petrol bombs
7. If you are coming from a Match you will have a first-aid kit which you can use to help the casualties.
8. Or if you are at a PCO booth you can call the fire-brigade, RPF, Police, Bomb disposal squad, Disaster Management, or NDRF team.
9. Use the resources which are certain: like using a cart instead of asking a lift. This way you can do your task till the time you will get the lift.
10. If you are trapped, you can also use a knife, match-box, and fire for signalling.
11. Never engage yourself in a fight with the “terrorists” till the time you don’t have any other options. Try to maintain a safe distance and keep an eye on them. If they try to escape, use petrol bombs or use fire to stop them. In case of goons and thieves, you can engage yourself but try and make sure your people don’t get hurt.
12. If you require more manpower, use villagers or co-passengers.
13. Divide the group according to requirement. Send more people where the situation is more vulnerable.
14. If a car is collided with the truck on a highway, first clear the highway otherwise more accident will happen. Remove the remains of the vehicles to clear the site. If that is not possible, use placards or red cloth for signalling the traffic.

Blue print for a better group discussion 

1. Keep your bond stronger in your group using interpersonal skills so that it will help you in the group discussion as the group will listen to your points carefully and support it.
2. Also try to talk to your group a day before the task and make a strategy. It will help you and your group to follow a strategy.
3. If someone is narrating the conclusion do not interrupt him in-between.
4. If you think that a person in a group talks too much or in any means is intimidating, try to talk to him before the task starts and tell him that the purpose is to get recommended not to fight.
5. If you don’t agree with the conclusion, don’t start a fight. Try not to add any points after the conclusion. If still you want to add a single point, you can add it after the conclusion. But you should remember not to contradict with the conclusion. It will draw a bad impression of you and your group as well.
6. Try to give a reason behind your points it will help others to understand your point.
7. Use proper postures and gesture to put your point more effectively.
8. Always wear a smile while a task, you are there for a discussion only not a war.

 Anurag Joshi, Editorial Team

Anurag Joshi is a defence aspirants, he has completed B.tech Graduate with Electronics subjects. He lives in Vasundhara, Ghaziabad. His area of interest are aligns sports, general awareness and social reforms. Mail us to join our editorial team now.

Hello IAF and Naval pilot aspirants! In order to be on a safer side in your interview you must have the knowledge about the principle and technique (basics) of the flight of an aircraft, if you have applied for flying branch. Without saying much I’ll directly come to the point, i.e. the principle behind the flight of an aircraft.

The aircraft flies basically following the Bernoulli’s Principle, however there are other things associated as well, which you’ll understand as you read this article further. Here is what this principle means. This principle states that as the velocity of a fluid increases, its pressure decreases. Now when you are asked that how does an aircraft flies and you give “Bernoulli’s Principle” as the answer, it is most likely that the IO will stop you in between and say that I know this tell me something else, hence this would be the incomplete answer. Let us have a look what the correct answer should be.

• Lift: It is produced by a lower pressure created on the upper surface of an airplane’s wings compared to the pressure on the wing’s lower surfaces, causing the wing to be LIFTED upward.
• Thrust: It is defined as the forward direction pushing or pulling force developed by aircraft engine
• Drag: It is the force which slows the forward movement of airplane though the air when the aircraft direction is opposite to the direction of the motion of the airplane.
• Gravity: It is a natural phenomenon by which all physical bodies attract each other. It is most commonly experienced as the agent that gives weight to objects with mass and causes them to fall to the ground when dropped.

1. Aerospace engineers design the wing of an aircraft in a manner such that the air flowing over it is faster than that flowing under it.
2. According to the Bernoulli principle, faster-moving air has a comparatively lower static pressure, than slow-moving air.
3. This creates a pressure differential over and under the wing; i.e. a region of low pressure over the wing and a region of high pressure under it.
4. The area of low pressure literally sucks-in the wing under it, assisted by the high pressure region pushing the wing upwards.
5. This vertical movement of the aircraft is due to the force of Lift.

 Tashi Mishra, Editorial Team

She is a defense aspirant from Varanasi completed her BCA. She has attended SSB Interview at 1 AFSB Dehradoon and has more SSB coming up. She is confident about joining Defence Forces one day. Here, she is sharing her views and experience. Mail us to join our editorial team now.

Just like the previous year’s this year also UPSC is accepting CDSE applications for CDS 1 2014 online. Here is a quick guide to the candidates on how they can apply for CDS 1 online.

• CDS 1 2014 Exam Date Eligibility and Age Limit
• CDS 1 2014 Syllabus
• CDS SSB Interview Process

 Tashi Mishra, Editorial Team

She is a defense aspirant from Varanasi completed her BCA. She has attended SSB Interview at 1 AFSB Dehradoon and has more SSB coming up. She is confident about joining Defence Forces one day. Here, she is sharing her views and experience. Mail us to join our editorial team now.

Hello Folks, as we all know the notification for the application of CDS 1 2014 has been released by UPSC. This means that the online applications are being received and it is advised for you all to apply as soon as possible by going on the official website of UPSC. Here are the details of CDS 1 2014 exam date, eligibility, and the age limit for CDS.

• AFA: Candidates willing to apply for Air force academy should have studied Physics and Mathematics at 10+2 level along with a degree from recognized university or bachelor degree in engineering /technology. Women candidates can not apply for Air force academy.
• IMA: Aspirants willing to apply of Indian military academy through CDS 1 2014 examination should have a degree from recognized university.
• NA: Aspirants applying for Indian naval academy should have engineering degree from any recognized university or institute
• OTA: All other men candidates as well as women candidates applying for Officers training academy should have a degree to qualify for minimum educational qualification required by UPSC to fill application form of CDS 1 2014

• For IMA- Unmarried male candidates, born between 2nd January 1991 to 1st January 1996.
• For INA – Unmarried male candidates, born between 2nd January 1991 to 1st January 1996.
• For AFA – Unmarried male candidates, born between 2nd January 1992 to 1st January 1996
• For OTA SSC course Men – Male candidates (Married / unmarried) born between 2nd January 1990 to 1st January 1996
• For OTA (SSC Women Non-technical course ) – Unmarried women and issueless widow born between 2nd January 1990 to 1st January 1996

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