Commissioning ceremony of the 3rd Batch of B Sc (H) Nursing, College of Nursing was held on 23 Jan 2021 at Ayurvigyan Auditorium, Army Hospital(R&R) Delhi Cantt. Commandant, AH(R&R)Lt Gen Joy Chatterjee was the chief guest for the ceremony. The chief guest, in his address congratulated the newly commissioned Nursing Officers and their parents, though they were not present due to pandemic. He urged the newly commissioned nursing officers to nurture the ethics of MNS and uplift the tradition of service. He advised the young lieutenants to keep abreast with the latest developments in the field of medicine and nursing as well as to provide care with compassion and dedication to the patients under their care. The General Officer emphasized the role of frontline COVID warriors during this difficult time faced by the country.
Addl Director General of Military Nursing Service Maj Gen Sonali Ghosal, administered oath to the newly Commissioned Nursing Officers. Principal Matron, Army hospital (R&R) Maj Gen SmitaDevrani, welcomed the dignitaries.Principal College of Nursing Col Rekha Bhattacharya, presented the batch report.
During the ceremony, 29 young nursing cadets were commissioned as Lieutenants into Military Nursing Service and would be posted to various Armed Forces Hospitals.
Lt Anju Yadav was awarded Gold medal for securing first in merit and Lt Spriha Jana received silver medal for securing second position in Delhi University final Examination. Lt Shabnam Chandel was adjudged the best student clinical nurse. Lt Shalu Sharma was the best all- rounder of the batch (2016-2020).
कुछ तो लोग कहेंगे लोगों का काम है केहना. हमें तो है बस सब्र करना कुछ कहना नहीं सिर्फ करके दिखाना
Hello, everyone, I’m Anshul Tiwari Recommend from 18 SSB
Allahabad in my first attempt without coaching. I learnt that every bad time
has to end and this is the thing that every aspirant keep in his mind because
the journey of every aspirant is not of a day, of a week or a month it’s
years-long and one has to be so patient in it because the moment you became
impatient you cant give your 100%, and especially in SSB, one has to be as calm
as a millpond.
I don’t have any Army background nor I’m from Sainik school or have any NCC certificate but I never noticed them, as my vision was clear that no matter what I have to make it and that too in the first attempt I haven’t take any coaching because I believe SSB is a personality-based test and who other than I can improve my personality and my family who always act my backbone never let me lose my hopes.
Everyone has officers like quality in them it’s just that
few know them and few don’t, one just have to have faith in them and have to
understand the SSB first, Also the process of SSB which is very elaborated on Internet.
For chubby readers Before SSB I was 20kg overweight so I have worked on it too
and that journey also teaches me so many lessons about health and fitness that
not only helped me SSB but they will also help me in my whole life
SSB in itself is something that you can’t forget in your life, A day before SSB I share my SSB dormitory with one random guy we became buddies and later I became chest no.1 and he chest no.8 and we both recommended from 18 SSB, my screening test went nice I have done my OIR very nicely and my group too agreed over my idea of a common theme and we come to conclusion within 5 minutes, I have also practised TAT, WAT, SRT with timer weeks before SSB so it went smoothly, for interview, I just keep one thing in head that, if I speak truth then there are 2 possibilities either they accept me or reject me but if tell a lie then there is only one surety that they will reject me, and for GTO one I remember one thing that alone you can never win a war, teamwork has its own fun, the habit of listening news every day will help you in every part of SSB whether it is an interview or GTO like in GD and Lecturette. My Group has chosen me to narrate the common plan of GPE which also give me more confidence boost for further tasks for PGT, HGT, FGT one just should have basic knowledge of cantilever which is applicable almost everywhere and if you have it you no one can stop your recommendation.
And at last, every aspirant will face a lot of criticism and hindrance if one takes these things as motivation then it’s really great for him and I always used to say myself aaj logon ki bari jo kahe keh lene de tera bhi din ayega gin gin hisab chukake rehna and I wish everyone good luck for their future SSB’s
The Indian Navy was not able to conduct the INET officer exam this year due to COVID-19 pandemic, it had published the notification for direct entry by shortlisting candidates for the SSB interview based on their marks in graduation. Finally Indian Navy has published the cut off marks for the shortlisted candidates as mentioned below, candidates who have cleared the Indian Navy cut off marks will be called for the SSB Interview.
Indian Navy Officer Cut Off Marks
Entry
Cut Off
SSC GS Engineering
79.92
SSC Hydro
84.03
SSC GS(X)
77.92
SSC NAIC
82.47
SSC OBS
77.58
SSC PILOT Male
81.91
SSC LOG Male
77.88
SSC Edu Mech
80.84
Indian Navy has published the official notification for the recruitment of the short service commission officers for various entries like Executive branch, Technical branch, and Education branch. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, an exception is being made in the public interest wherein no INET (O) entrance examination for the AT –21 course is being held for shortlisting candidates for SSB. Shortlisting of application will be based on the preference of entries and normalized marks obtained by the candidates in the qualifying degree. Marks obtained by the candidates in the qualifying degree will be normalized using formulae mentioned in Join Indian Navy website.
Candidates from different course backgrounds (B.E. / B.Tech, B.Sc,B.Com, M.Tech, M.Sc, MA) are eligible to apply for one or more common entry/entries in Direct Entry Officer Entries – Jul 2021 Course. These candidates will be shortlisted on the basis of the marks secured in their qualifying course and since the candidates from different streams are considered, it has been decided to normalize their marks on a single scale to be considered for shortlisting. Hence, the following formula will be used to calculate the final score of candidates:-
Applications are invited from unmarried eligible men & women candidates for grant of Short Service Commission (SSC) for course commencing Jun 2021 onwards at Indian Naval Academy (INA) Ezhimala, Kerala in under mentioned branches/entries in the Indian Navy. Candidates must fulfill conditions of nationality as laid down by the Government of India. Selected candidates will undergo training with one of the following three distinct courses:
IAF Airmen Result 2021 for 01/2021, 02/2021, 01/2021 – PSL 01/2021 Published, Check Group X and Y Result (airmenselection.cdac.in)IAF Airmen Result 01/2021: Central Airmen Selection Board (CASB), Indian Air Force (IAF) has released the Provisional Select List (PSL) for the post of Airmen for intake 01/2021 in Group X and Y on its official website. The list contains the result of the candidates who had appeared in the medical tests. The candidates can download IAF Airmen PSL from the official website of IAF airmenselection.cdac.inand from all the Airmen Selection Centres (ASCS). However, IAF PSL Link is also given below. Candidates whose names appear in Provisional Select List (PSL) are NOT (R) NOT guaranteed enrollment.
As per the official website – “Provisional Select List (PSL) for intake 01/2021 which was scheduled to be published earlier has been deferred due to COVID-19 pandemic. It is now be published on 15 JAN 2021. For latest updates, please visit https://airmenselection.cdac.in”
IAF Airmen Merit List is prepared after the completion of selection test. The list has been prepared on the basis of candidate’s performance in the selection test and the same is determined by application of cut off marks vis-à-vis number of qualified candidates in phase-ii testing and anticipated vancancy.
UPDATE: TES (10+2) ENTRY-45 COURSE: JUL 2021 ONLINE APPLICATION FOR TES-45 COURSE WILL OPEN ON JOININDIANARMY.NIC.IN ON 01 FEB 2021. TES (10+2) ENTRY-46 COURSE : JAN 2022 1. ONLINE APPLICATIONS FOR TES-46 WILL OPEN ON JOININDIANARMY.NIC.IN IN THE MONTH OF JUL-AUG 2021. 2. JEE MAINS HAS BEEN MADE OBLIGATORY FOR TES-46 COURSE. THIS IS IN ADDITION TO THE CRITERIA OF MINIMUM MARKS IN PCM IN CLASS 12TH.
TES 45 Notification 10+2 TECHNICAL ENTRY SCHEME 45 July 2021 Course. Indian army is going to publish the TES 45 notification on 01 February 2021 for the candidates who have completed 12th standard with PCM with an aggregate of 70%. TES 45 Online applications will open from 01 February 2021. Applications are invited from unmarried Male Candidates who have passed 10+2 examination with Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics (Hereinafter referred to as PCM) subjects and fulfill the eligibility conditions prescribed in the subsequent paragraphs, for the grant of Permanent Commission in the Army after four years of Basic Military Training and Technical Training thereafter with the terms and conditions given in the succeeding paragraphs.
TES 45 Age Limit: A candidate must not be below 16½ years and above 19½ years on the first day of the month in which the course is due to commence i.e. the candidate should not be born before 02 Jan 2002 and not after 01 Jan 2005 (both days inclusive).
TES 45 Educational Qualification: Only those candidates who have passed 10+2 Examination or its equivalent with a minimum aggregate of 70% marks in Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics from recognized education boards are eligible to apply for this entry. Eligibility condition for calculating PCM percentage of various state /central boards will be based on marks obtained in Class XII only.
Training
Basic Military Training: 1 year (Officer Training Academy Gaya).
Technical Training: (i) Phase-I (Pre Commission Training): 3 Years (CME Pune or MCTE Mhow or MCEME Secunderabad), (ii) Phase-II (Post Commission Training): 1 year at CME Pune or MCTE Mhow or MCEME Secunderabad.
Award of Degree: The candidates will be awarded Engineering degree after successful completion of the final examination. No ante date will be admissible to candidates on account of this Engineering degree. During the last two semesters, the officers will be permitted only one relegation on academic grounds. This relegation will be within the maximum two relegations permitted on academic grounds in the entire Engineering degree (8 semesters) in accordance with JNU Ordinance. Any further relegation of the officer on academic grounds will lead to termination of his commission.
Vacancies: 90. The Vacancies are provisional and can be changed depending on the training capacity at the Training Academy for this course. The vacancies are subject to increase/decrease keeping the organizational requirement at the point of time.
Height relaxable upto 2.5 cm may be allowed where the Medical Board certifies that the candidate is likely to grow and come up to the required standard on completion of his training.
Vacancies: 90 (Vacancies are provisional and can be changed depending on the training capacity at the Training Academy for this course. The vacancies are subject to increase/decrease keeping the organizational requirement at the point of time.)
Type of Commission: On successful completion of 4 years of the course, cadets will be granted Permanent Commission in the Army in the rank of Lt.
Seniority: They will be granted seniority on overall order of merit of the three technical institutes combined i.e. CME, MCTE, MCEME and in case the date of commissioning coincides with that of IMA, Dehradun, they will be placed en-block junior to IMA (NDA/ ACC / DE Course ) but above TGC / UES course.
Fixed Stipend for Cadet Training. The gentlemen cadets will be given a stipend of Rs. 56,100/-p.m.* as is admissible to NDA cadets on completion of 3 years training. On completion of 4 Years training, they will be commissioned in the rank of Lt and entitled to pay as admissible to the rank.
How to Apply: Application will only be accepted online. To do so the candidate needs to click on the ‘online application’ button on website www.joinindianarmy.nic.in.
Selection Procedure
Shortlisting of Applications. Integrated HQ of MoD (Army) reserves the right to shortlist applications based on cut off percentage applied as decided. After shortlisting of candidates, the Centre allotment will be intimated to the candidate online. After allotment of Selection Centre, candidates will have to log in to the website and select their SSB dates on a first come first serve basis.
Only shortlisted eligible candidates depending on the cutoff percentage will undergo SSB at one of the Selection Centres i.e, Allahabad (UP), Bhopal (MP), Bengaluru (Karnataka) or Kapurthala (Punjab) by Psychologist, Group Testing Officer and Interviewing Officer. Call Up letter for SSB interview will be issued by respective Selection Centres on candidate’s registered e-mail ID and SMS only. Allotment of Selection Centre is at the discretion of Directorate General of Recruiting, Integrated Headquarters of MoD (Army) and NO request for changes are entertained in this regard.
Candidates will be put through two stage selection procedure. Those who clear Stage I will go to Stage II. Those who fail in Stage I will be returned on the same day. Duration of SSB interview is five days and details of the same are available at the official website of Directorate General of Recruiting www.joinindianarmy.nic.in. This will be followed by a medical examination for the candidates who get recommended after Stage II.
In the eventuality of being recommended by SSB, candidate should have no objection for undergoing medical examination by board of Male/Female doctors.
Candidates recommended by the SSB and declared medically fit, will be issued joining letter for training in the order of merit, depending on the number of vacancies available.
The finally selected candidates will execute all the Bonds/Certificates as prescribed for the Cadets of NDA entry under AI 53/78.
The candidate will not have any objection in the event of final selection, on allotment of any Arm/Service in the interest of organisation.
PROCEDURE FOR COMMON CANDIDATES : TES & NDA ENTRY
The candidates who apply for 10+2 Technical Entry Scheme (TES) and National Defence Academy (NDA & NA) parallel courses need to undergo a medical examination by a Board of Service Medical Officers for the entries recommended.
Those candidates who are recommended for TES prior to their NDA SSB will have to undergo medical for TES and NDA (AF and Navy) separately.
If only NDA Army is their preference these TES candidates need not undergo NDA medical again. The NDA medical examination will begin only after the candidate is declared FIT in TES medicals.
The candidates who are recommended in NDA prior to SSB for TES need not undergo medical for TES separately. The Medical Status for TES (10+2) will be same as NDA (Army) medical examination. A candidate declared UNFIT in NDA will be considered UNFIT for TES as well.
If the candidate is found UNFIT/ UNFIT IN ABSENTIA at any stage of medical examination in any entry i.e. TES or NDA & NA parallel courses he will be declared UNFIT for both the entries and no representation will be accepted thereafter.
MERIT LIST: IT MUST BE NOTED THAT MERE QUALIFYING AT THE SSB INTERVIEW DOES NOT CONFIRM FINAL SELECTION. MERIT WILL BE PREPARED ON THE BASIS OF MARKS OBTAINED BY THE CANDIDATE AT SSB INTERVIEW. HIGHER EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS, PREVIOUS PERFORMANCES, NCC BACKGROUND ETC. HAVE NO ROLE TO PLAY FOR FINALIZATION OF MERIT LIST. JOINING LETTERS TO JOIN PRE-COMMISSION TRAINING AT OTA, GAYA WILL ONLY BE ISSUED SUBJECT TO VACANCIES AND MEDICAL FITNESS.
ONLINE APPLICATION WILL OPEN ON 01 FEB 2021 AT 1200 HRS AND WILL BE CLOSED ON 01 MARCH 2021 AT 1200 HRS.
Flight lieutenant Bhawana Kanth is set to become the first woman fighter pilot to take part in the Republic Day parade. Flight lieutenant Bhawana Kanth will be a part of the Republic Day parade this year to become the first woman fighter pilot to take part in India’s biggest ceremonial event on January 26, officials said on Monday. She will be a part of the Indian Air Force’s (IAF’s) tableau that will showcase mock-ups of the light combat aircraft, light combat helicopter and the Sukhoi-30 fighter plane. She is currently posted at an airbase in Rajasthan where she flies the MiG-21 Bison fighter plane.
Kanth is also one of the first women fighter pilots in the IAF. She, along with Avani Chaturvedi and Mohana Singh, was inducted into the IAF as the first women fighter pilots in 2016. Ten women have been commissioned as fighter pilots after an experimental scheme for their induction into the IAF’s combat stream was introduced in 2015, a watershed in the air force’s history.
I am Abhishek Sharma and I recently got recommended in Indian Navy for the Executive Branch from NSB VIZAG, Vishakhapatnam. Overall 3SSBs and 3 Conferences and 1 Recommendation in 1 year. To give a little idea about myself, I hail from beautiful Distt. Jammu of the most sensational Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir glorified with the regular stories of countless brave soldiers, police officers, bureaucrats and many more who have stood strong against all odds and even laid their lives to protect the integrity and sovereignty of the territory of Republic Of India. This is where I got motivation from and thus I became a Belt Force Aspirant (Indian Police Service included).
My journey of SSBs
started back in November 2019 where
I gave my 1st SSB at NSB Kolkata ( unfortunately was Conferenced out){though I loved the
beautiful and peaceful scenic outskirts of sunderbans, centre’s personal Hoogli river bridge and its
sunset and constant encounters with monitored lizards in premises}. My second failure was in December 2019 where I gave 2nd SSB for IAF at 3AFSBGandhinagar but result was again same(conferenced out){though I love the
Akshardham Temple Water Show experience}.
“ Failure teaches a lot of valuable lessons.”
My father often say this
to me and at the time I am a little down he gives me the example of Famous Dogra Ruler Gulab Singh(
Maharaja Gulab Singh ne Dogra ka Bharosa ek General Zoravar Singh Kahluria mein dekha aur usi bharose ne
Ladakh, Tibet, Baltistan jaise rigorous terrains conquest kiye, tujhe to bs
khud pe bharosa karna hai aur apne andar ke drawbacks pe conquest karna hai. Apply the teachings of Maharaja Gulab Singh
outside you and be like General Zoravar Singh inside you).
And my whole lockdown went in my preparation of both written, as I am a Mechanical graduate and am a living victim of mechanical cut off so no direct entries, and my SSB more holistically. I paid emphasis on my psychology and worked majorly on my SD and tried to connect and reflect my SD in my TAT– WAT–SRTs, GTO tasks and IO and this way I gave my 3rd SSB at NSB VIZAG and I got recommended there on November 2 2020 and my first few calls were to the real mentors of my life( my MOM DAD, Dii Jijz, Ishank Bhai, my real mirrors Amit, Hira, Anubhav, Rahul and Aman and my hidden arsenal and constant support system Twinkle and my lucky charm Paru). They all strongly deserve the mention.
Putting
in a nutshell SSBs are not at all competitive by nature, they are the platforms
where you present yourself and if you possess all what is required to be a
military leader you will be happily recommended. SSB never reject a candidate,
they either recommends or not, it is the medical where you face rejection on
the basis of your medical grounds. So if you take SSB as a platform responsible
for selection rather than rejection a new perspective of preparation will open
and you all will see things differently. Right now my eyes are on helping such
persons who are facing this issue and at te same time I am heading to face few
more defence exams and UPSC exams because of the unpredictable future… so a
constant path of preparation and
progress must be followed till you completely succeed.
All in all Be super happy because happy minds give happy results and out perform your weaknesses in your next shot.
Applications are invited from unmarried men & women candidates for grant of Short Service Commission (SSC) in Executive Branch (Sports & Law) and Technical Branch (Naval Constructor) entries in the Indian Navy for course commencing Jun 2021 (AT) at the Indian Naval Academy (INA) Ezhimala, Kerala. Candidates must fulfill conditions of nationality as laid down by the Government of India.
ELIGIBILITY CONDITIONS:
Indian Navy Sports Branch:
Age: 22-27 years {born between 02 Jul 1994 and 01 Jul 1999) (both dates inclusive)}
Educational & Professional Qualification: A candidate should have participated at Senior Level National Championships/ Games in Athletics/ Tennis/ Football/ Hockey/ Basketball/ Swimming. Regular Post Graduate Degree or BE/B. Tech in any field. Candidates with Diploma in Sports Coaching from National Institute of Sports/ M.Sc in Sports (Coaching) will be given priority for shortlisting.
Online submission of application from 29 Jan 2021 to 07 Feb 2021
Indian Navy Law Branch:
Age: 22-27 years {born between 02 Jul 1994 to 01 Jul 1999 (both dates inclusive)}.
Educational & Professional Qualification: (i) A degree in Law qualifying for enrolment as an advocate under Advocates Act 1961, with minimum 55% marks. (ii) Candidates applying for this entry should be from a college/university recognised by Bar Council of India.
Online submission of application from 29 Jan 2021 to 07 Feb 2021
Indian Navy Naval Constructor Branch:
Age: 19 and half -25 years {born between 02 Jul 1996 & 01 Jan 2002 (both dates inclusive)}.
Educational & Professional Qualification: BE/B.Tech with minimum 60% marks in any of the following disciplines:- (i) Mechanical (ii) Civil (iii) Aeronautical (iv) Aero Space (v) Mettallurgy (vi) Naval Architecture (vii) Ocean Engineering (viii) Marine Engineering (ix) Ship Technology (x) Ship Building (xi) Ship Design.
Online submission of application from 10 Feb 2021 to 18 Feb 2021
DUTIES OF OFFICER:
Sports: The officers would be appointed as Sports Officers at various establishments/Command Headquarters /Sports Control Boards or such other appointments to look after various facets of sports management. The officers can be called upon to perform any other duty based on Service requirements.
Law & Naval Constructor: Primary duty of the officer in the Dept. Of JAG(Navy) is to attend Courts Martial as Trial Judge Advocate wherein he decides all questions of law arising in the course of trial. An officer in this Department is expected to render advice and assistance to ships/ establishments / units of the Indian Navy in dealing with disciplinary matters, monitoring court cases and also in pursuing litigation in the various courts at various levels. The duties of a legal officer include providing advice on various segments of diverse laws, such as – Naval Law, Rules, Regulations and Orders of the Navy, International Maritime Law, Salvage, Piracy, Contract Law, Criminal and civil Law, Personal Law and others. As an officer in the Naval Architect Cadre, your assigned duties would encompass a wide spectrum, including design of warships and submarines, overseeing of construction at various shipyards, platform trials at sea, appointment onboard warships as well as refit and operational support for ships and submarines, including dry docking. Also, there is anenriching exposure to current and future technologies.
SELECTION PROCEDURE:
Law: IHQ of MoD(Navy) reserves the right to shortlist application and to fix cut off percentage based on percentage scored in degree for education qualification as mentioned at Para 2 above. Approximately 200 candidates, who are in merit list will be shortlisted for SSB.
Sports: (i) Candidates will compete on open merit for selection. Shortlisted candidates will be interviewed by a Preliminary Screening Board constituted by IHQ-MoD(N) . (ii) Candidates found suitable by the Preliminary Screening Board would be deputed for the Service Selection Board (SSB) interviews. (iii) No rail fare and allowances will be admissible to candidates attending Preliminary screening.
Naval Constructor: IHQ of MoD(Navy) reserves the right to shortlist application and to fix cut off percentage based on percentage scored in Education Qualification as mentioned at Para 2 above. For Regular & Integrated (BE/B.Tech) course candidates, %age scored in 5 th & 7th semester respectively will be considered to shortlist the candidates. Approximately 800 candidates who are in merit will be shortlisted for SSB.
Read the official notification attached below before applying:
Indian Navy has officially published the 10+2 (B.TECH) CADET ENTRY SCHEME (PERMANENT COMMISSION) Notification for which the course is going to commence in July 2021. Applications are invited from UNMARRIED MALE CANDIDATES (fulfilling the conditions of nationality as laid down by the Govt. of India) to join the prestigious Indian Naval Academy, Ezhimala, Kerala for a four year B.Tech degree course under the 10+2 (B.Tech) Cadet Entry Scheme.
The selected candidates will be distributed among Education, Executive and Technical branches of Indian Navy on completion of their course at INA. The branch-wise vacancies are as under.
Only one application is to be filled by a candidate.
Candidates may apply for Branch (a) or (b) or (both).
Candidates will be shortlisted for SSB based on their first preference.
If not shortlisted for the first preference you may be considered for alternate branch subject to availability of spare slot in SSB batches of that Branch.
Once shortlisted for a branch, subsequent stages of selection process (SSB, medical & Merit List) will be exclusively for that branch.
If a candidate has opted for only one branch he will not be considered for other branch despite being in merit.
Age: Born between 02 Jan 2002 and 01 Jul 2004 (both dates inclusive).
Educational Qualification: Passed Senior Secondary Examination (10+2 Pattern) or its equivalent examinations from any Board with at least 70% aggregate marks in Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics (PCM) and at least 50% marks in English (either in Class X or Class XII).
10+2 Btech Indian Navy Cut Off Marks – LAST CUT OFF
10+2 Btech Indian Navy Executive and Technical: 89716 JEE Rank
10+2 Btech Indian Navy Education: 52677 JEE Rank
Who can Apply: Candidates who have appeared for JEE (Main) -2020 (for B.E./ B.Tech) exam. Call up for Service Selection Board (SSB) will be issued on the basis of JEE (Main) – 2020 All India Rank published by NTA.
Medical Standards:
All candidates recommended by SSB will have to undergo medicals as per extant regulations. There is no relaxation in medical standard on any ground. Guidelines for medical standards are available on the Indian Navy website www.joinindiannavy.gov.in
Relaxations in height is permissible to candidates holding domicile of specific regions details of which are available on the Indian Navy website www.joinindiannavy.gov.in
SELECTION PROCEDURE
IHQ of MoD(Navy) reserves the right to fix the cut off for shortlisting of applications for SSB based on JEE (Main) All India Rank (AIR) – 2020. SSB interviews for short listed candidates will be scheduled at Bangalore / Bhopal / Kolkata / Visakhapatnam from Nov – Jan 2020.
Shortlisted candidates will be informed about their selection for SSB interview on their E-mail or through SMS as provided by candidates in their application form. You are advised to maintain your mobile number and e-mail ID till selection process is complete.
SSB interview will be conducted in two stages. Stage I test consists of Intelligence test, Picture Perception and Group Discussion. Candidates who fail to qualify in Stage I will be routed back on the same day. Stage II test comprises Psychological testing, Group testing and Interview which will last for 04 days. Successful candidates will thereafter undergo Medical Examination (approx duration 03-05 working days).
TRAINING: Candidates recommended by the SSBs and declared medically fit, will be selected for training in Indian Naval Academy Ezhimala, Kerala, based on All India Merit and number of vacancies. All India Merit will be prepared as per SSB marks. Selected Candidates will be inducted as Cadets for the four year B.Tech Course in Applied Electronics & Communication Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or Electronics & Communication Engineering as per Naval requirements. On completion of the course, B.Tech Degree will be awarded by the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU). Distribution of cadets amongst Executive, Education, Engineering, Electrical & Electrical Branch (Technical Branch) will be as per the extant policy.
How To Apply: Candidates are to register and submit their application on the recruitment website www.joinindiannavy.gov.in from 29 Jan 2021. To save time during the application submission window, candidates can fill in their details and upload documents in advance under their user profile. The procedure for applying online is explained in the notification below.
“The world is the greatest gymnasium where we come to make ourselves strong.”. These words of Swami Vivekanand always kept me persistent to keep hustling for my dream even during my difficulties. Hello friends, I am Bhaskar Kumar from Bhagalpur, Bihar. And I am feeling proud to announce my recommendation from 1 AFSB Dehradun for ground duty Administration and finally, I have made it for the merit list with a score of 174 in the written AFCAT. Now I am waiting on my toes to join the prestigious Air Force Academy on 30th January 2021.
On 5th September 2020, with the announcement of SSB results by the DSO of Dehradun AFSB, a new chapter in my life starts. Next few lines you will be reading about the brief journey of my preparation and the difficulties I suffered during that.
Background of my personality:
I belong to a farmer family, brought up and got my basic education up to 10th class in my village from a Government school affiliated from the state board, like so many people I also had problems in spoken English and you all are well aware of the importance of it.
The dream of becoming an officer in the armed forces started when I was a boy of class 9th. On our NCERT books, I saw an advertisement to join the Indian Army as an officer where I came to know about various entries e.g. NDA, TES, CDS etc. I gathered some information about these entries from my father who was always a mentor for me. I have learned a lot of things from his personality and his words keep me energised to fight all odds. After that, I kept trying for written exams of NDA, but I could not clear it because I was not having the same amount of potential and contents required for it, but yes I never gave up.
SSB Interview at Dehradun:
It was my 3rd attempt and in the last two attempts, I was screened out. But from those screened outs I learned that what are the mistakes I shouldn’t do. I along with 3 friends of mine used to do preparation and 2 of us have made it and joining the academy, the rest two will also achieve their dreams sooner. My SSB was on 1st September 2020 and this time I was confident because this time I was satisfied with the efforts put by me behind it.
Day 1:
There was approximately 200 reporting and after a few basic formalities we were provided tea and breakfast and then we were taken for the screening test process. Friends, do prepare OIR Test well, it keeps you confident when it goes well, and in PP&DT I had practiced it a lot with my friends so from their reviews I prepared myself for the actual test at SSB. I observed the picture shown carefully and weaved a crisp and practical story, gave my narration in a very organised manner with confidence, during discussion our group was divided into two parts so I put my points with logic and took several logical points from other members and in this way I contributed to making a consensual story. Friends never be a part of the fish market and be calm, try to find out the moment where the group is struggling over small things to decide, and then come up with your logic and convince them to add it in the common story/plan.
Results of screening were announced by 1300 hrs and 57 of us out of which 24 freshers/ screened outs and rest repeaters were screened in and rest were routed back the same day.
Day 2:
We had our psychology test on this day, I had practiced a few stories for TAT, and also I was reading some books those days and that evolved my imagination and it eventually helped me in writing my WAT /SRT responses. One thing here I would like to clarify that please be natural because armed forces don’t look for the best, they always look for suitable chaps. For TAT I weaved all the stories around my personal experiences, I used the names of my friends repeatedly. In WAT be spontaneous but be careful, in SRT I was writing all the responses imagining myself in those situations and I had prepared a Self Description beforehand by taking the reviews and opinions of my mother, sister, friends, etc. I did all TATs, 57 WATs, and 31 SRT.
Day 3:
We had our GTO tests on this day, so we put on a white dress and went to the GTO ground, tasks are divided into two parts, 1. Abstract and 2. Practical and we need to perform well in both because of our overall performance matters. For abstract tasks such as GD, Lecturette, GPE we have to use our contents and intelligence. So I used to watch RSTV the big picture and some specific topics in headlines from any YouTube channel, my friends who were good at these things kept me helping to understand some important topics and current affairs. I also used to do research about various defence related knowledge.
In lecturette chose any of the given topics which you are confident about, deliver it in a great manner with making proper eye contact and speak it like a lion roars.
In GPE make a good plan, listen to others, and also put your points.
Now I come to practical tasks, actually, I was afraid of it, but when I started doing this, I enjoyed it a lot, the tasks were moreover from our daily life experiences and if you ask me which task I would like to repeat, then my answer will be the GTO tasks. Why I am telling this because there are 2 reasons for it, one is I enjoyed it a lot and the other is, I couldn’t perform well in Individual Obstacles, actually, while I was doing the Tiger’s Jump, due to hesitation I fallen from a high platform, at that time GTO was telling me to quit the tasks if I am unwell, but I stood up and told him with ‘Bulandh Awaaz’ that no sir, I am fit and fine and won’t quit it and I somehow managed to do 5 obstacles out of 10.
In PGT, HGT, CT, and FGT analyse the structure properly, understand the requirements of the task, and be supportive if you are not executing. During CT( command task) chose your subordinates wisely and don’t come under pressure if GTO exerts it on you.
Day 4:
My interview was scheduled on day 4 at 1000 hrs, so I dressed up decently and went for it. My interview went for 65 minutes and during that, I was asked so many questions from my PIQ, around my friends, backups, family, and some around GK and international relations. The interviewer asked me why I couldn’t clear NDA and CDS examinations in my previous attempts, I told him the reasons honestly, he was satisfied with the answer. He asked me how I keep myself updated, how my friends help me, and how I do help them. He also asked some basic questions related to physics as I have done B.Sc.(hons) in physics. He also asked me how I managed my study expenses, how I coped up with things after my father’s demise etc. He was really very satisfied with my answers. He also asked some questions from my travel experiences as I had mentioned traveling as one of my hobbies. At the end, he wished me good luck and told me that he will be glad to see me in the blue uniform.
Day 5:
The DSO briefed us about the process of the conference and after a wait of 10 minutes, I went inside the conference hall and I was asked by the deputy president about my stays and he also asked me that what did I learn there in those 5 days. I told him that I made some friends from different states and came to know about their language, culture and also made some of the friends from NCC and they enlightened me by sharing their camp experiences and how discipline plays a vital role in their moral development.
After the conference, the Deputy president gave a motivational lecture followed by the announcement of results by the DSO Sir. The moment he announced chest number 06, I got goosebumps. I became emotional and all my loved ones, my family members, my friends everyone were coming in front of my eyes. All my struggles, all those sleepless nights, all those journeys which I traveled in the general compartment of Indian Railways everything was sliding.
After that moment I rang my mother and told her that your son has achieved his dream of putting ranks on his shoulders. I also rang my mentor during this journey, honorable Vivek Sir. Everyone was very happy.
In the end, I will say that during your journey you will face so many ups and downs, you will also get some self-doubts, but make sure you are putting your best behind your goal. You will certainly achieve it. Believe in yourself and believe in God it prevents you from doing wrong.
