After we published a detailed report on the number of candidate clear the CDS exam, many aspirants emailed us regarding the low selection rate at SSB interview. They want to know similar statistics for the various SSB interview entries. So, in this article, we are going to look at the number of candidates who attend SSB interview and how many of them actually clear the SSB interview every year. These statistics are based on major defence written exams like CDS, NDA and AFCAT.
What is SSB interview?
SSB interview is conducted by services selection board (SSB) across the country. To get the SSB interview call letter one must pass the written exams like CDS, NDA, AFCAT, INET, TA etc. One can also get the directly SSB interview call letter, such entries are called direct entries, one is shortlisted for the SSB based on their aggregate percentage in their graduation. Some of such entries are TGC, SSC-Tech and NCC Special. SSB interview is a 5 days process which mainly consists of Stage-1 and Stage-2. Stage-1 consists of OIR Test and PPDT also known as the screening test. Stage-2 consists of Psychology Tests, Personal interview and GTO. One needs to clear the Stage-1 testing to reach Stage-2. SSB interview is conducted to select the potential future officers for Army, Navy and Airforce.
There are other entries that we have not included in this report. So you can see the number of candidates clearing the SSB interview for various entries like CDS, NDA and AFCAT is very low. It shows the competition level which is very high in Indian defence exams, lakhs of aspirants apply for each entry and hardly few are able clear the SSB interview and make in the final merit list.
Indian army has published the TES 42 Merit list which is a Technical Entry Scheme for the 10+2 candidates who can join OTA Gaya. Total 123 candidates cleared the TES 42 SSB interview and they will be getting joining instructions as per their order in the merit list.
Shri Ram Nath Kovind, the Hon’ble President of India and the Supreme Commander of Indian Armed Forces, awarded the President’s Colour to Indian Naval Academy (INA) on 20 November 2019. The President’s Colour – the highest honour that is bestowed upon a military unit – was received by Academy Cadet Captain Sushil Singh on behalf of the INA in an impressive parade comprising 730 cadets of INA and a 150 – men Guard of Honour. A special postal cover was also released by the Hon’ble President to commemorate the occasion.
The Hon’ble President of India congratulated the INA, its present incumbents as well as past, on the occasion of the award of the President’s Colour and on completion of 50 years of Naval Academy for their hard work and dedication towards realization of this proud day. He said that “The fine parade this morning resonates well with the high reputation this Academy has earned for itself in a relatively short span of time.The President’s Colour should serve as the motivating symbol to inspire and mould a generation of officers that will pass out from this world class institution”.
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Shri Arif Mohammed Khan, Hon’ble Governor of Kerala, Admiral Karambir Singh, PVSM, AVSM, ADC, Chief of the Naval Staff, Kerala State Minister for Ports, Museums, Archaeology and Archives,Shri. Ramachandran Kadannappally, Vice Admiral AK Chawla, AVSM, NM, VSM, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Southern Naval Command, and other senior service and civilian dignitaries graced the occasion. The event was also witnessed by NCC Cadets of 32ndBattallion, Kerala and children from Sainik School, Kodagu and local schools of Payyannur, besides the service and civillian personnel of INA. Indian Naval Ships Magar and Sujata and Indian Coast Guard Ship Sarathi were anchored off Ettikkulam Bay, to mark the momentous occasion.
Award of the President’s Colour to Indian Naval Academy is a recognition of the yeoman service rendered by the institution in shaping the leadership of the Navy by training naval officers over the last fifty years at three different locations – Kochi, Goa and Ezhimala. The Naval Academy was first established at a temporary location at Kochi in 1969. With the increase in strength of the trainees, the Naval Academy was relocated to INS Mandovi at Goa in 1986. The Indian Naval Academy (INA) found its permanent home at Ezhimala, Kerala and was inaugurated on 08 January 2009.INA, Ezhimala, over a period of 10 years has commissioned 5930 officers, into Indian Navy and Coast Guard including 531 women officers. INA has a present strength of 963 trainees including 44 women trainees and 26 trainees from friendly foreign countries.
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Navy was the first of the three armed forces to be awarded the President’s Colour on 27 May 1951. Besides the INA, Southern Naval Command, Eastern Naval Command, Western Naval Command, the Western & Eastern Fleet as well as the Submarine Arm are the units of the Indian navy to be awarded similarly.
Lt Col M K Sinha SM (Retd) featured in Gillette ad
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Hello, young minds. I am Sunny Vyas from Ahmedabad, recommended for all three Army (IMA-148), Navy (SSC navy pilot) and Airforce (Flying- Jan 2020) but unfortunately, was medical out. Fighter flying has always been one of my dreams and dreams certainly help you work harder and makes you better. Such qualities would surely fetch success and for success, we definitely require some resources. SSBCrackhas been one of those supporting and improving pillars, especially for ‘last-minute preparation’.
Talking about the overall experience, I was pretty much confident with my all 3 recommendations. For me, screening has been easy in almost all attempts. I have been a good contributor in PPDT. Psychology also went at a smoother pace. In SRT, I tried to clear the whole picture with proper details and managed to complete just 32-38 SRTs. TAT and WAT were based on my everyday experiences and not so heroic. SD was prepared earlier and analyzed with actual thoughts. During the interview, do not dishearten yourself if you fail to give any answer. A smile too works better if it can come naturally!! Rest all is on your confidence and thus I could manage interview well without faking it. My responses were satisfactory to the interviewer. Most of the time was occupied by questions on my friends, parents, my current job, relationship, future goals and myself.
GT focuses on your individuality in the team you are in, along with your capability of organizing OLQs not only of yourself but also of your group. I could regulate and contribute effectively to all GT exercises. Fitness was an add on for me in physical activities. Lecturette topics were chosen based on my capability of delivering information on the selected topic. In conference, calm and smart replies according to your psychology would work better I suggest. I have been asked questions on previous SSB learnings, localities near SSB centre, factual details, introspecting the current SSB performance and of course, “How was your stay?”. All conferences lasted for just a couple of minutes.
SSBCrack website, as well as guide-book, are helpful to explore such mindsets up to a certain extent. Other resources were also helpful. I have seen 2,3,4 AFSBs, 12 SSB-Bangalore, 20,21 SSB-Bhopal.
Very warm and sincere greetings to all the defence aspirant here. I am HARSH SHEORAN and I got recommended for NDA-142 and TES-42. Well before starting the story let me tell you about myself, I Belong to Bhiwani, Haryana and presently pursuing BA from Kirorimal college, DU. So for me to join armed forces was very natural as my family legacy. My father is retired as a JCO from Corps of engineer and my brother is going to pass out from NDA this December So whatever I am writing is based on the experience of two recommendations I have got, my brother and friends who got recommended with me and the success stories that I have read on SSBCRACK and most important ,that I have learned in GEORGIANS ACADEMY DELHI
Now until I got recommended, I used to read a lot of stories on SSBCrack, now I got recommended, I felt this it as a responsibility to write a story to continue the cycle.
Now the ssb procedure is divided into 5
days and 4 techniques
Usually not very tough, one with normal IQ can easily do
STORY COMPREHEND
A picture is shown to us and we have to write a story around it, after that it is followed by narration and discussion. In my opinion, there are only 2 ways to write a story. The same approach will be there for writing TAT stories in PSYCHOLOGY.
Try to relate with you, your hobbies, your PIQ….. for e.g
→if studying scene … can relate with a quiz if u have done
→if outdoor
hiking…the trip∕ tour you have made in school or college
Go with authority
It is not possible to write every story around u, so the remaining stories can be handled by
introducing authority and solving a problem ..for e.g
→ IAS officer on solving agriculture crisis …. If field scene.. farmers, solving theft and robbery cases, promoting clean India programme etc
→ ARMY officer,
Medical officer etc as per the picture
The best part about authority stories is you can prepare them beforehand .
The main concept behind writing stories is that after reading 12 stories of TAT the psychologist must know everything about you ( when u relate stories with PIQ) and how better you can plan and organise.
Now some
points
Do not write character name as Ram/Shyam instead of it write the name of your friends.
Observe the picture fully …….if it is KUTUB MINAR do not write EIFFEL TOWER i.e no preoccupied thoughts
Show the working part more i.e planning and organization.
Have some stories prepared beforehand …authorities and related to your PIQ.
NARRATION
Revise it again and again .. u will get enough time before the narration
Speak confidentially, loud and slow
Have a smile
Neatly dressed
GROUP DISCUSSION
If it is going to be fish
market then you have two choices
→raise a voice, shout to control and direct the group, appreciate the stories of others by calling the chest number,
As you do this you will automatically get the
support of them
→put your points calmly try your best and if still there is no coordination then it’s better to sit calm and composed
Its all about screening
INTERVIEW
The interview is one of the easiest technique of SSB. It’s one to one conversation with officer usually with a rank of Colonel. If you prepare it well you can tackle it easily.
In both my recommendations my interview was of 15-20
minutes (I don’t know why…but good for me)
Now must things for interview
→Be as neatly dressed as you can, your dressing style should speak for you
→whatever be the
situation always have a smile on face
Now I am writing the possible question that
can be asked by breaking the PIQ
1.Meaning of your name ,justify it
2. Train details of which you can coming like train number states it passed, what you did during your journey, total distance and avg speed
*if you going by flight be ready for
Bernoulli Theorem
3.The good and bad things about three places i.e your permanent address, present address, and the place where you have lived the most and the comparison between them
4. Strength and weakness of each of the
family member and incident to prove them
5. if I met with your
mother/father/brother/sister/best friend what he will tell about you to me
6. Now some related to your education
<Tell me the percentage from 8th
to 12th> < the exams u have appeared> <best and worst subject/teacher
with reason > <if you scored less than why ><unit
conversions><if u have changed your school/stream than why>
7.best
and worst day/friend with reason
8. One thing u want to improve in your best friend and one thing your best friend wants to improve in you
9 Analyze your psychology test …..IO sees
that and can ask question …..sometime
you realize that why he asked me that question ….the origin of such question is
from your psychology dozier
10 Daily routine on normal days and how it is different from Sunday
11 how u organize your pocket money
12 Information about your father’s profession, his earnings
13 Every minute detail about your sports, hobbies, and CCA activities that u have mentioned in PIQ
14 Why u want to join ARMY/NAVY/AIRFORCE …..Recent deals of armed forces, organization of armed forces, ranks, structure etc
15
Tell me about 5 international
/national/sports news …. Its always good if u remain in touch of
newspaper
16 Why u did not get recommended in last
attempt, how you prepared this time, what will u do if you did not get
recommended this time too
17 Some technical questions ….hydrodynamics
and hydrofluids…. Bernouli theormand its application ,pascals law, archemedies
principal , concept of torque , how fan rotates ,how boat and works
18 How will you organize any sport ot CCA
event
IF YOU PREPARE ALL THESE questions, CHEERS 95 % OF INTERVIEW IS OUT
The interview is all about how good you know about yourself, how you observe things and how u make an opinion about them.
If u thinks that u have not done so well in academics, sports, CCA, and in responsibilities than best thing one can do is to START WITH TRUTH AND AND UP WITH LIE. It’s deep trying to understand
The most important thing in SSB is psychology. If you get an edge OVER it half of the battle is won to improve psych
improve urself in daily life. There are four techniques in psych
In this test, you have to write a sentence on 60 words. Things to keep in mind are ….go with the feelings, you do not need to include the word in a sentence, practice some set before SSB
In this test, one has to write a response to 60 situations ….things to keep in mind
Quality > quantity. If u have done anything above 30 its fair enough, provided u have written a quality response
Read the situation calmly and complete …do not try to rush
For the best solution try to put urself in the same situation in reality and how you would have reacted
Do not skip and SRT
4 SELF DESCRIPTION
In this test, we have described ourselves as the name suggest. We have to write five paragraphs under heading…what is the opinion your parents /teachers/friends/yourself about you and what kind of person you want to be like
GTO
This is the test in which you can do extremely well if u coordinate well with the group. A little knowledge and true gentlemen behaviour will sail you through it.
FOR GD
Read the newspaper and u will have enough points to speak about
Be calm, composed and complete relax… don’t show that you are desperate for speaking
Listen to others genuinely
Do not cut others point
Do not get in one to one argument
There comes a time for 3to4 seconds when the whole group quite, grab that opportunity and put your point
For GPE
Understand the structure well
First discuss the problems according to priority wise, then discuss resources and then solution part
Listen to point of all
Raise your voice if u thinks it is going to be a fish market and provide direction to the group.
In this activity, we have to choose a topic over 4 and speak for 3 minutes. It’s good if topics come of your interest otherwise pick a normal topic and organize it well. try to connect it with normal day to day life and connect it with the latest happenings. The main thing they check is your confidence and how well u organize it with limited knowledge. Stand confident, make eye contact, speak loud and slow and have pitch variation.
NOW FOR REMAINING ACTIVITIES OF GTO, IT’S A GAME, the more u enjoy the more you are going to get. One can not do all the things in PGT, HGT, FGT, SNAKE RACE. So understand ur group, appreciate others and coordinate as much as you can.
Candidates can download the NDA 2 2019 Maths answers keys here, the answers are marked by SSBCrack team on the PDF. NDA 2 2019 paper for Mathematics was a perfect blend of difficult and easy questions simultaneously, thus maintaining the paper difficulty level as “Average”. As usual pattern of this paper, Algebra consisted of 40 questions, Analytical geometry consisted of 12 questions, Statistics and Probability consisted of 20 questions, approximately. Statistics required the conceptual knowledge more this time. Trigonometry, however consisted of 15 questions with a few questions based on ‘periodicity’ as well, which is a bit different from the trends followed in previous years. Commenting on Matrices and Determinants, the weightage was lower than expected, consisting of just 5 questions. Though Vector Algebra was also consisting just a few questions, but the questions require thorough knowledge on concepts of vectors as well as 3-D and 2-D figures together. Integral calculus and Differential Calculus followed approximately 20 questions together, but the pattern was a bit different from previous years. Perhaps, applications of derivatives maintained its importance.
So, basically the students who have prepared well for Algebra, Trigonometry, Differential Calculus and Integral Calculus were in advantage. However, to attempt Matrices and Determinants, Statistics and Probability and Vectors, one should have been conceptually strong. In particular, after analyzing this paper, we can conclude that NDA is expecting more knowledge of ‘Functions’ from students, as most of the questions were based on functions in some or the other ways. This is a very good sign toward the future of Mathematics as this will improve the thinking ability of a student. Also, the topics from Algebra such as Arithmetic Progression and Geometric Progression, Permutation and Combinations, Quadratic equations holds an important place in this examination.
NDA 2 2019 English GAT Answer Keys PDF & Paper Solution [All Sets]. NDA 2 2019 written exam was conducted on 17th Nov 2019 by UPSC for the aspirants who want to join the Indian army, air force and navy after 12th. This exam was attempted by candidates who have cleared the 12th and also who are appearing in 12th. NDA exam is conducted two times every year by UPSC and only male candidates are allowed to write the exam. One who clear the NDA 2 2019 exam cut off, will get a call for the SSB interview at one of the Indian army selection boards. After clearing the SSB interview, candidates go through the medical examination. Once the merit list is prepared, candidates get joining instructions based on their order of merit. As the exam is over many candidates will be looking for the NDA 2 2019 answer keys to check their answers and predict their scores. SSBCrack will provide the NDA 2 2019 answer keys for Maths, English and GK all set very soon. Candidates can check the NDA 2 2019 expected cut off marks which are decided on the basis of previous cut off marks and number of applicants this time.
NDA 2 2019 English Question Paper Analysis
The paper this year has comparatively easier questions than the previous year’s paper. The candidate needs, however, a good knowledge of grammatical rules and a rich stock of words to attain good marks in the paper. The antonyms & synonyms are quite easy with respect to Vocabulary. Spotting of Errors had 10 questions, Antonyms had 10, Synonyms had 10, Idioms & Phrases 6, Comprehension was sufficiently comprehensive to answer 6 questions, Ordering of Words had 5 questions & Sentence Completion (Fill in the Blanks) had 5 questions. Overall, it was quite a scoring paper for one who had done his studies attentively & with ample clarity & practice.
UPSC will publish the NDA 1 2019 cut off marks officially In May – June 2019. NDA 2 2019 Cut Off Marks [Official]. UPSC has conducted a national level written examination NDA for the admission to National Defence Academy NDA and Naval Academy examination NA. NDA 2 2019 exam was held on 17th Nov 2019 and around 5 lakh 12th appearing and qualified defence aspirants appeared in this examination. According to the NDA 2 2019 paper and previous trends, candidates can check the NDA previous cut off marks, we will also discuss the NDA 2 2019 expected cut off marks here.
After that all those candidates who will be declared qualified in the SSB interview they will be on the merit to join the National Defence Academy. UPSC will not publish any Cutoff marks for mark for the written examination. UPSC will just publish final cutoff marks aggregately of the written exam plus interview Marks. UPSC will publish the list of Roll no of qualified candidates for Admission to Army, Navy and Air Force Wings of the National Defence Academy. All selection process will be completed under the Ministry of Defence. The mark-sheets of the candidates will be put on the Commission’s Website within fifteen (15) days from the date of publication of the final result. (after concluding SSB Interviews)
National Defence Academy & Naval Academy (II) Examination, 2019 Minimum qualifying standard approved at the written stage and marks secured by the last recommended candidate at final stage of the examination Minimum qualifying standard approved at the written stage (Out of 900 marks) : 340 Expected(346 Official) (with at least 25% marks in each subject Marks secured by the last finally recommended candidate (Out of 1800 marks) : 700 Expected
UPSC has published the official cut off marks for NDA 1 2019, 342 marks were the cut off out of 900 marks. Sectional cut off was 25% in each subject.
NDA 2 2019 Answer Keys PDF & Paper Solution [All Sets]. NDA 2 2019 written exam was conducted on 17th Nov 2019 by UPSC for the aspirants who want to join the Indian army, air force and navy after 12th. This exam was attempted by candidates who have cleared the 12th and also who are appearing in 12th. NDA exam is conducted two times every year by UPSC and only male candidates are allowed to write the exam. One who clear the NDA 2 2019 exam cut off, will get a call for the SSB interview at one of the Indian army selection boards. After clearing the SSB interview, candidates go through the medical examination. Once the merit list is prepared, candidates get joining instructions based on their order of merit. As the exam is over many candidates will be looking for the NDA 2 2019 answer keys to check their answers and predict their scores. SSBCrack will provide the NDA 2 2019 answer keys for Maths, English and GK all set very soon. Candidates can check the NDA 2 2019 expected cut off marks which are decided on the basis of previous cut off marks and number of applicants this time.
NDA 2 2019 Maths Paper Analysis
NDA 2 2019 paper for Mathematics was
a perfect blend of difficult and easy questions simultaneously, thus
maintaining the paper difficulty level as “Average”. As usual pattern of this
paper, Algebra consisted of 40 questions, Analytical geometry consisted of 12
questions, Statistics and Probability consisted of 20 questions, approximately.
Statistics required the conceptual knowledge more this time. Trigonometry,
however consisted of 15 questions with a few questions based on ‘periodicity’
as well, which is a bit different from the trends followed in previous years.
Commenting on Matrices and Determinants, the weightage was lower than expected,
consisting of just 5 questions. Though Vector Algebra was also consisting just
a few questions, but the questions require thorough knowledge on concepts of
vectors as well as 3-D and 2-D figures together. Integral calculus and
Differential Calculus followed approximately 20 questions together, but the
pattern was a bit different from previous years. Perhaps, applications of
derivatives maintained its importance.
So, basically the students who have prepared well for Algebra, Trigonometry, Differential Calculus and Integral Calculus were in advantage. However, to attempt Matrices and Determinants, Statistics and Probability and Vectors, one should have been conceptually strong. In particular, after analyzing this paper, we can conclude that NDA is expecting more knowledge of ‘Functions’ from students, as most of the questions were based on functions in some or the other ways. This is a very good sign toward the future of Mathematics as this will improve the thinking ability of a student. Also, the topics from Algebra such as Arithmetic Progression and Geometric Progression, Permutation and Combinations, Quadratic equations holds an important place in this examination.
NDA 2 2019 English GAT Question Paper Analysis
The paper this year has comparatively easier questions than the previous year’s paper. The candidate needs, however, a good knowledge of grammatical rules and a rich stock of words to attain good marks in the paper. The antonyms & synonyms are quite easy with respect to Vocabulary. Spotting of Errors had 10 questions, Antonyms had 10, Synonyms had 10, Idioms & Phrases 6, Comprehension was sufficiently comprehensive to answer 6 questions, Ordering of Words had 5 questions & Sentence Completion (Fill in the Blanks) had 5 questions. Overall, it was quite a scoring paper for one who had done his studies attentively & with ample clarity & practice.
NDA 2 2019 GK GAT Paper Analysis
Overall the paper Level is Moderate. People with a good understanding of basic concepts will face no difficulty in answering the paper. History is a bit tricky among the subjects with a focus on World History. Modern Indian History questions were also on the difficult side. Questions in Geography were moderate level. The questions in General sciences were Moderate to difficult level. Questions from Biology were easy, Chemistry need moderate knowledge and Physics questions are a bit tricky but with clear basic concepts, this can be handled. Current affairs Questions were at easy to a moderate level and people who follow current affairs regularly will score maximum in this section.
Subject
Number of questions
Level
Geography
14
Easy-Moderate
History
17
Moderate-Difficult
Physics
25
Easy-Moderate
Chemistry
17
Moderate-Difficult
General science
9
Easy-Moderate
current affairs
18
Moderate
NDA 2 2019 Answer Keys [All Sets] NDA 2 2019 was conducted on Nov 17th, 2019, all candidates who have attended NDA (II) 2019 written test for which the course is commencing in National Defence Academy in 2019 must be waiting for NDA and NA(II) Exam 2019 Paper solution sheetNDA and NA key 2019, NDA 2 2019 Cut off Marks/answer sheet of NDA-2 2019 is being published on SSBCrack. Aspirants can have a look at the Answer keys for their NDA 2 2019 written exams, here of paper-1st and paper-2nd with set-a, set-b, set-c, set-d.
