AFOSOP L&PDP HANDOUT

TABLE OF CONTENT
1 AFOSOP Batch Schedule
2 Fee Details
3 Registration & Hostel Booking Process
4 AFOSOP: Joining Instructions
5 AFOSOP: Impact Analysis
6 SSB Interview Flow Chart
7 OLQ Definitions
8 PIQ Form (4 Page)
9 Stage-I Testing Details
10 PP&DT Introduction
11 PP&DT Testing Sheet
12 Psychological Testing
13 TAT Write Up & Practice Material
11 WAT Write Up & Practice Material
12 SRT Write Up & Practice Material
13 Self-Description (SD)
14 GTO Introduction & Briefing
15 Signification of the 1st Four Tasks
16 Classification of GTO Tasks
17 Personal Interview
18 CIQ for Civilian Entries
19 CIQ for Service Candidates
20 Conference Procedure
21 Details of FREE AFOSOP Gap Analysis
Programme
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 SSB Interview Procedure

SSB is a Personality based selection

Personality Assessment implies study of the mask

i.e. penetrating through the outer mask and to
see who are you from inside - ie. your value
system, belief system, attitude, needs, motives

SSB Interview de-Coded

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSDElWKhG4c&t=11s
What is this IT that SSB is
looking for in each candidate?
What is this IT that SSB is
looking for in each candidate?
At the SSB, the Psychologist, the GTO and
the IO evaluates each candidates in four
Dimensions of his/her Personality as
follows:

Factor-I: Qualities of Head (IQ)

Factor-II: Qualities of Heart (EQ)
Factor-III: Social Effectiveness
Factor IV: Dynamic Qualities

Within the Factor-I OLQs, REASONING

ABILITY is called as the Mother of all OLQs.
Service Selection Board
 Service Selection Board

Physical Fitness is a necessary

Physical
condition but not sufficient
Quotient (PQ) condition.

When you join the Indian Armed Forces in the Soldier

Cadre, Physical Fitness is the dominant requirement;
where as in case of SSB Interview, Physical Fitness in
one of the many requirement.

So a SSB Coaching which only works on your Physical

Dimension and ignores the development of your IQ,
EQ & SQ is completely meaningless and must be
avoided
Service Selection Board

Physical
Quotient (PQ)
Service Selection Board

Physical
Quotient (PQ)
Training is going to be very tough;
Keep your self mentally and
physically fit & tough
 DAILY PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
TO BE UNDERTAKEN
✓ Daily 5 Kms Jogging/ Speed Walk
✓ 400 Mts sprint (Stamina)
✓ 30 Push Ups
✓ 30 Bend Stretch
✓ 20 Pull-Ups
✓ Basket Ball/ Football/ Volley Ball/Tennis
✓ Badminton/ Tennis/ Squash
✓ Weight Management
Service Selection Board

Develop these Intellectual Skills

• Problem Solving Skills
• Observational Skills
• Analytical Skills
• Reasoning Skills
• Logical Thinking
• Creative Thinking
• Evaluation Skills
• Conflict Resolution Skills
• Discriminatory Skills
• Accuracy in Judgement
• Decision Making Skills
• Organizing Skills
• Clarity in Thinking
 Service Selection Board

SSB is looking for your

Problem Solving Skills …
So, develop your Intelligence;
don’t memorize for SSB

Reasoning Ability (RA) is the Mother of all

OLQs. Rote Memory kills your RA. Beware of
wrong coaching based on ROTE Memory.
Service Selection Board
 Service Selection Board

Basic Human
Values

Do you operate your Life out

of Values or Anti-Values?
 SSB INTERVIEW PROCEDURE

SSB Interview de-Coded

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSDElWKhG4c&t=11s
 Congruence in Performance

These three words are together used to describe a

state of consistency expected of an Candidate.

Two kinds of Congruence in

Performance Required
• Intra-Technique Congruence
• Inter-Technique Congruence

Watch the following AFOSOP Videos to

understand the concept of Congruence
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2bXiBSk30k
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2bXiBSk30k
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pP0he66yWt8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dfCe74yF05k
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wXT_AdZ7IkE
SSB INTERVIEW: FLOW CHART

SSB is a Personality based selection

SSB is a sub-set of Life…
 Officer Like Qualities
Take a print out of the OLQs and go through all the OLQs de-
Coded Video Series in the AFOSOP YouTube Channel. Reasoning
Ability (RA) is called the Mother of all OLQs. Without the
development of RA, there is NO chance to clear SSB Interview.
Bring a copy of the OLQ definition while coming for the AFOSOP
Training.

OLQ de-Coded
 • Early Home
• Academic Life
• Social/ Spiritual Life
• Professional Life
• Family Life
• Hobbies & Interest

Personal Information
Questionnaire (PIQ)
Your PIQ Form is equivalent to the Resume in the
Corporate World. Take a print out of the PIQ Form
given in the subsequent pages and fill it after
watching the AFOSOP video title
UNDERSTANDING PIQ FORM. Bring a filled copy
of the PIQ Form while coming for the AFOSOP
Training.

Understanding PIQ Form

a must watch video

Major Reasons for Stage-I Non-

Recommendations
The sheet you get for the PP&DT
is given in the next page

To watch a sample Stage-I

Process click below
Take a print out of this Stage-I Sheet and follow
the instructions given in the next page.
Carefully observe the above picture
for 30 Secs and fill the Box
Information in 1 min.

Then take 4 mins and write a

response on the same picture covring
What led to the Situation?; What is
currently happening? And What will
be the final outcome?

Bring it when you come for the FREE

Gap Analysis Workshop or for the
AFOSOP regular classes. We’ll discuss
and try to understand the minds
inner process behind writing such
response.
The Psychological Tests in the SSB are based on the concept of
Projective Technique. The definition of Projective Technique is as
under:
PROJECTIVE TECHNIQUE IS AN INSTRUMENT THAT IS
CONSIDERED SPECIALLY SENSITIVE TO COVER OR
UNCONSCIOUS ASPECTS OF BEHAVIOUR. IT PERMITS AND
ENCOURAGES A WIDE VARIETY OF RESPONSES. IT IS HIGHLY
MULTIDIMENSIONAL AND IT ENVOKES USUALLY RICH
RESPONSE DATA WITHIN A MINIMUM OF SUBJECT AWARENESS,
CONCERNING THE PURPOSE OF TESTS.
- LINDEY

ADVANTAGES OF PROJECTIVE TECHNIQUE

(a) Individual cannot falsify his responses.
(b) Reveals unconscious material.
(c) Reveals emotions, conflict, motives.
(d) Gives global view.
(e) Less effected by situational factor.

DISADVANTAGES OF PROJECTIVE TECHNIQUE

(a) Interpretation is Subjective.
(b) Needs Skills & Training.
(c) Time consuming.
Ganga vs Gangotri
Intra-Technique Congruence
Intra-Technique Congruence
 Sample Stories:
Acceptable & Unacceptable

To the above picture, I’ll give you a couple of

unacceptable responses along with its detailed
explanation and also one extremely good
sample response by an ex-AFOSOP candidate,
who was AIR-1 in 10+2 (TES) Entry and in NDA he
was AIR-3.
 Sample Unacceptable Story-1

Raghu was a forest officer, poaching problems and

cutting down of trees was increasing day by day. Raghu
held a meeting with his team members and made a plan
of making electrified fences to prevent the poachers
from getting in and a strong and un-electrified fence
inside to prevent the animals coming in contact with
electrified fence, he also decided to talk with the
villagers to start planting tress rather cutting them. He put
down his plans in front of his seniors which was praised
and accepted, Raghu visited the forest and decided
where to make the fence and respectively it was made.
Raghu with his team nearby villages and talked with
them and gradually poaching problem was solved. And
Raghu then worked for looking after the health of the
animals in the forest.

For explanation
 Sample acceptable Story

Ram & Laxman were two forest guards on routine

rounds in the jungle. While they were crossing the
river on their elephant they heard a rifle shot. They
immediately turned towards the gun shot sound
direction. Ram called up the control station &
informed them of the gun-shot. They heard a jeep
buzzing off with a few persons in it. Ram, again on
radio, alerted the control station, other guards & the
gates. They lost sight of the jeep; however the jeep
was intercepted near the eastern gate, by other
jeep mounted patrol. Four persons along with a
dead Black Buck was recovered from the jeep.
They were handed over to the superiors for their
further action.

Please mail your comments at afosop@gmail.com

explaining what makes this response highly
acceptable. Once I get sufficient comments I’ll post
my comments on this response.
Understanding WAT
Understanding SRT
 Self-Description
1. What is the opinion of your parents about you?

2. What is the opinion of your teachers/boss/Coy Cdr about

you?

3. What is the opinion of your friends about you?

4. What do you think about yourself in terms of your strong and

weak points?

5. What qualities would you like to develop?

WATCH AFOSOP VIDEOS TITLED

ASSISTED INTROSPECTION & SD ON YOUTUBE
Group Testing attempts to evaluate
candidates in the context of a group.
The role of the Group Testing in the
SSB is to determine a candidates ability
to function in a group, and based on
this functional capacity, to ascertain the
candidates actual and potential level
and to assess his suitability for the
Armed Forces.

Free for all Tasks

Understanding GTO Outdoor Tasks

If you don’t perform well at least in three

tasks of the initial 1st four tasks, then you’ll
not get recommended by the GTO. For
details, watch the Significance of the 1st
Four Tasks in the GTO Series.

Significance of the 1st Four Tasks

in the GTO Series
 GTO Task Briefing

Watch each GTO Task briefing using the links below

to understand the requirement in each tasks

GD HGT FGT
GPE Lectt
PGT IO
GOR CT
Watch the following GTO Videos

Understanding GTO OD Tasks

Load ka Sacch

रहस्य रस्सी का

Structure Analysis

Activate your Narayan

Understanding Leaderless Group Task
(Free for all Tasks)
Free for all Tasks
Group Obstacle Race
(Snake Race)

UNDERTAKE THESE DAILY PHYSICAL

ACTIVITIES TO KEEP YOU FIT BEFORE
GOING FOR THE SSB
✓ Daily 5 Kms Jogging/ Speed Walk
✓ 400 Mts sprint (Stamina)
✓ 30 Push Ups
✓ 30 Bend Stretch
✓ 20 Pull-Ups
✓ Basket Ball/ Football/ Volley Ball/Tennis
✓ Badminton/ Tennis/ Squash
✓ Weight Management
GOR OBSTACLE NO 1: SINGLE RAMP

GOR OBSTACLE NO 2: FIGURE OF 8

Single Ramp
GOR OBSTACLE NO 3: SPIDER WEB

GOR Obstacle No 4: Double Wall

GOR OBSTACLE NO 5: SINGLE WALL

GOR OBSTACLE NO 6: DOUBLE RAMP

 Service Entry Candidates must watch
My Story as a ex-ACC Commissioned Officer

Impact of Low Academic Performance in SSB

Service Entry: Very Low SSB Clearance Percentage

Service Entry: Step-by-Step approach to Prepration.

Service Entry: Devp of Eff Communication Skills

Service Entry: Critical Performance Analysis

CIQ: Service Entry
Knowing yourself is the key to a good Personal
Interview. Watch Assisted Introspection Part-I & II,
Personality Formation over Years and Factors
Affecting Personality Development Series of
AFOSOP Videos on AFOSOP YouTube Channel.
 Board Conference
Fourth Technique

Congruence
in Performance
• Intra Technique Congruence
• Inter Technique Congruence
 SSB BOARD CONFERENCE

Unless there is both Intra-Technique and

Inter-Technique you will not be finally
Recommended by the SSB
SSB BOARD CONFERENCE
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