Process to Crack NDA Interview

 

This interview goes on for the whole 5 days. In this, the test of the candidate’s mental and educational knowledge is going to checked. In this interview lasting 5 days, new tasks are given to the candidate every day. Candidates who pass the written exam of NDA have to report on behalf of UPSC in a fixed SSB board.

 

NDA i.e. National Defense Academy exam is conducted every year for the recruitment of the post of lieutenant in all the three services of India. Now the candidates who will pass the exam will appear in the SSB interview. Below we are giving all the information related to the NDA interview in detail one by one.

 

NDA Exam is Conducted twice a year

 

This exam is conducted by UPSC i.e. Union Public Service Commission twice a year. Students studying in 12th or those who have passed 12th can apply for this exam. In the examination process of NDA, first written examination, then SSB interview, then physical test and medical test are conducted. It is necessary for the candidate to pass all these exams. After this the candidate is given joining on the post of lieutenant in NDA.

Students preparing for NDA are prepared for the written exam, but they have a lot of questions regarding the SSB interview rules.

 

Exam pattern

NDA exam is of 1800 total marks. It consists of a written test for 900 marks and SSB interview for 900 marks. Only the selected candidates in the written test can appear in the SSB interview. This interview goes on for the whole 5 days. In this, the test of the candidate’s mental and educational knowledge is taken. In this interview lasting 5 days, new tasks are given to the candidate every day.

 

First day of interview

 

Candidates who pass the written exam of NDA have to report on behalf of UPSC to a designated SSB board.From there, the SSB interview process begins. The Officers Intelligence Rating Test is the first of many student screening exams conducted on the first day of training. In this, students are asked 50 questions of verbal and non-verbal reasoning. For this, students have only 30 minutes. Math questions are asked in it.

 

On the first day the selected students in OIR appear for the PPDT test. In this, a picture is shown to the students for 30 seconds.They must create a story in light of what they have seen and understood. It is important that the story should be related to that picture.

 

The Second and very important day of the interview

 

The second day of the SSB interview is considered as the most difficult. Students must also complete a psychology test, a ground task obstacle GTO, and a personal interview on this day. It contains 4 tests.

  • TAT for Thematic Apperception Test 

 

In this test, the interviewing officer shows the candidate with 11 images.. Each picture is shown for 30 seconds. Seeing this, the candidate has to prepare a detail related to all of them and then write on the blank screen.

 

  1. Word Association Test (WAT)

The candidates’ mental capacity will be tested during this test. This contains about 50–60 English words that must be used to prepare a story. These words have a link to one another.

 

  1. Situation Reaction Test (SRT)

The candidate must react to 60 questions in this WAT-related test. In the written question, 2-3 paragraphs are to be written.

 

  1. Self Description (SD)

This test is done in the last, in which questions related to his personal life are asked to the students.

 

third day of interview

 

Interview is held in 5 parts on this day

 

Group Discussion (GD)

group planning exercise

progressive group task

half group task

literature test

 

4th and 5th day of interview

The candidates face new problems each day of the SSB interview. Tests are given on the fifth day, much like the third. In this, the group is adjusted. The FGT, or final group test, is the last job that the candidates must complete in different groups.

 

On this day the test of IO i.e. Individual Observation is taken. The individual performance of the candidate is evaluated. On the last day of SSB interview, the candidate is made to sit in a hall along with the entire panel. The result of the last four days’ test is narrated to the candidate. Candidates that are chosen are sent for a medical exam.

 

Note- Any candidate can be called for an interview anytime during these 5 days.

 

Now let’s talk about medical test

The physical fitness of the candidates is checked in the medical exam of NDA. Candidates that are chosen are required to undergo a medical exam.

 

Weight

Height

eye sight

Ear

Disease status in candidates

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