What is SSB screening test?

What is SSB screening test?

SSB consist of 2 stages, the first stage is called as the screening test and the second stage consists of 3 important test knows as Psychology test, Group Testing Officers (GTO) Test and personal interview. This post is regarding screening, yes screening seems very difficult for those who got screened out many times.

What is Denovo system in SSB?

Candidates who are called for the SSB without having passed a UPSC written exam are administered a screening test on the first day. The new ‘De Novo Selection System’, which has been designed by DRDO’s Defence Institute of Psychological Research (DIPR) lab over five years, will accomplish the SSB testing in three days.

Does OIR matter in SSB?

Since OIR is measured on a scale of 1 to 5, 1 being the best and 5 being the worst, the mean, median and mode is OIR 3 which is acceptable. This means 50 \% of the candidates are well within the passable range.

How many test are there in SSB?

The SSB interview has 2 types of tests mainly: Psychological and Ground Task Obstacles.

How is OIR test conducted?

Officer Intelligence Rating or OIR is a test of intelligence of a candidate. This test comprises of two test booklets, each booklet has around 40 (sometimes 50) questions for which you will be given 17 Minutes time (will increase for 50 questions). You must try to solve all questions in the given time.

What are the rounds in SSB?

The SSB interview consists of two stages i.e. stage I and stage II. The stage (I) will consist of Officer Intelligence Rating (OIR) and Picture Perception & Description Test (PP & DT). The stage (II) will consist of Interview, Group Testing Officer Tasks, Psychology Tests and the Conference.

When will SSB 2021 letter come?

Suppose the entry that you are appearing for is a Direct Entry you will get your SSB call letter within 1 month or 2 months of the last date of registration for that entry. If you are appearing for CDS entry then it may take around 3 to 4 months for the SSB call up letter to arrive from your exam date.

When will the new de Nova process take over from SSB?

There are few boards like AFSB Mysore and SSB Bangalore that are conducting De Nova trials and selecting candidates based on it but most of the candidates are going through same 5 days SSB interview process. There is no clarity on when the new De Nova process will take over completely.

What is the current interview system at SSB?

The current SSB interview system is running since 1948 with minor changes. The current SSB interview is a 5-day interview procedure where a candidate is tested for his personality using three different tests namely psychology, GTO and personal interview. To reduce the time at SSB which is 5 days now.

How long will it take to complete the SSB testing?

New testing as per the current ideologies and society. Modern techniques of behavioral testing are available and can be implemented easily. To reduce the deficiency of officers in the armed forces. It will accomplish the SSB testing in 03 days. New techniques of behavioral testing will be implemented.