5 Best Tips to crack SSB for Interview Aspirants- General Guidelines

If is often noted that the candidate upon receiving a call latter rush to the nearest coaching center to do a crash course or pickup any book on SSB and try to mug up ideas and views given in them. These leads to a definite failure as assessors are expert in discriminating candidates who are genuinely good and those who are superficial. A word of caution therefore, is that there are no shortcuts to success. It calls for dedicated and systematic preparation, To start with, one must 

1. Firstly, build awareness about what is going on in the environment. Selectors are not interested in knowing the dates, numbers, and statistics etc that are straight from books of general knowledge. The general expectation is the awareness about what happening in the country and its neighborhood. This calls for reading newspapers regularly and may be supplementing it with English news channels to keep you abreast of the latest developments. In addition, It is recommended to watch popular TV shows like ‘We the people’, ‘Big Fight’ etc on NDTV 24*7 where current topics are debated by eminent personalities of society. 
2. Secondly, it may also be a good idea to start speaking in English with friends and family members. It is unfortunate but true that the medium of communication in English and Many candidates hesitate and hence do not express themselves adequately and thus fail in the initial screening itself. Hence, it is important to develop English language and it is important to develop English language skills. For this reading newspaper and listening to news will also help in building vocabulary. 
3. Thirdly, Build knowledge of the services/arm that you are aspiring to join for example if you have opted for the executive branch of the Indian Navy or Technical branch of the Indian Army, find out details of the service, the various arms, their roles, job profile etc. More often it happens candidates don’t even know for what they have applied for and it could be a reason for sure elimination.
4.  Fourthly, you must start doing regular exercise and work out like jogging, sit ups, pull-up band pushups that you would get a good physic and more stamina. This will help you to clear physical task during interview. 
5. Fifth, remember the old adage, “First impression is the last impression”, the way you present your self will matter a lot to the assessors, while it may be normal to have a pony tail and a tattoo in the civil world, understand the likes and dislikes of officers from the armed forces. Though you are not expected to take a zero cut, any abnormal dressing or accessories will draw everyone’s attention towards you which may not be very desirable. Hence, be normal and dress up in a decent way. Gentlemen should shave and ladies must keep their hair bundled and not let loose. Service personnel are particular about rules and regulations and discipline. Hence, be conscious of the dos and don’ts that are told to you and make sure you adhere to them meticulously. Though these are not stated, they are expected of any gentleman and lady and hence keenly observed by all the assessors during the test and otherwise.