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Services Selection Board

The written exam gets a candidate to the SSB. Character gets them through it.

The SSB interview carries 900 marks, as many as the written exam. At CSM AFPI, preparation for it runs alongside the written syllabus, guided by a former Group Testing Officer.

The SSB process

What happens at the selection board.

01

Screening

An officer intelligence rating test and a picture perception and discussion test.

02

Psychology

Tests including thematic apperception, word association and situation reaction.

03

Group testing

Group discussions, planning, group tasks, obstacles and a lecturette.

04

Interview

A personal interview with the interviewing officer.

05

Conference

The assessors meet and decide who is recommended.

Obstacle net
Obstacles
Cadets in a group session on the lawn
Group sessions
How we prepare

Groomed for the SSB from the start.

SSB coaching at CSM AFPI is led by mentors who have selected officers at selection centres, in the roles of Interviewing Officer, Group Testing Officer and Psychologist. The training re-enacts the SSB process so cadets get realistic, hands-on practice.

Officer-like qualities

The qualities assessors look for.

Campus life builds them every day, not just in SSB classes.

Effective intelligence
Reasoning ability
Organising ability
Power of expression
Social adjustment
Cooperation
Sense of responsibility
Initiative
Self-confidence
Speed of decision
Ability to influence the group
Liveliness
Determination
Courage
Stamina
Recommended

The result of the preparation.

Yashasvi Sawaithul
Recommended
Yashasvi Sawaithul
NDA-154 · Indian Navy
Sanika Inamdar
Recommended
Sanika Inamdar
NDA-153 · Indian Air Force
Harshal Chaudhary
Recommended
Harshal Chaudhary
NDA · Indian Army
Bhanuj Maske
Recommended
Bhanuj Maske
NDA · Indian Air Force
Akshat Jiwane
Recommended
Akshat Jiwane
NDA · SSB recommended
Tannu Sathkar
Recommended
Tannu Sathkar
Merchant Navy
Ankush Kumar Yadav
Recommended
Ankush Kumar Yadav
NDA-152 · Indian Army
Abhay Kamath
Recommended
Abhay Kamath
NDA-154 · Indian Army
Shreyas Dhakne
Recommended
Shreyas Dhakne
National Fire Service College
Yashasvi Sawaithul
Recommended
Yashasvi Sawaithul
NDA-154 · Indian Navy
Sanika Inamdar
Recommended
Sanika Inamdar
NDA-153 · Indian Air Force
Harshal Chaudhary
Recommended
Harshal Chaudhary
NDA · Indian Army
Bhanuj Maske
Recommended
Bhanuj Maske
NDA · Indian Air Force
Akshat Jiwane
Recommended
Akshat Jiwane
NDA · SSB recommended
Tannu Sathkar
Recommended
Tannu Sathkar
Merchant Navy
Ankush Kumar Yadav
Recommended
Ankush Kumar Yadav
NDA-152 · Indian Army
Abhay Kamath
Recommended
Abhay Kamath
NDA-154 · Indian Army
Shreyas Dhakne
Recommended
Shreyas Dhakne
National Fire Service College
SSB mentors

Guided by people who have run the tests.

Lt Col Ganesh Babu (Retd)
SSB mentor · Group Testing Officer

Lt Col Ganesh Babu (Retd)

  • Served in the Army for 30 years, Corps of Signals
  • GTO at 21 SSB Bhopal and 11 SSB Allahabad
  • Principal investigator on a DRDO-appreciated DIPR study on candidate selection
  • 500+ selections in the Armed Forces · TEDx speaker
Hony Lt Dharamveer Singh (Retd)
Drill and training instructor

Hony Lt Dharamveer Singh (Retd)

  • Served in the Indian Army Special Forces (Parachute Regiment)
  • Former instructor at the National Defence Academy
  • Former instructor at the Indian Military Academy
Major Avinash Sahani (Retd)
Director, CSM AFPI

Major Avinash Sahani (Retd)

  • Served in the Indian Army with the Maratha Light Infantry and the Parachute Regiment (Special Forces)
  • Qualified military free faller and underwater combat diver
  • Graduated from the National Defence Academy, Pune
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Register online for the CSM AFPI entrance test, or bring your child to see the Butibori campus and meet the mentors before you decide.