What is SSB? Is Coaching Necessary to Get Recommendation in SSB

SSB is a five days interview process in which candidates, who successfully qualify for written exams such as NDA, CDS, and AFCAT, undergo several tests in five days SSB process. Candidates can qualify for SSB directly also through entries like TES (technical entry scheme), SSC-Tech(short service commission- tech), and UES(university entry scheme) also. Candidates undergo physical and psychological tests like OIR, PPDT, TAT, WAT, GTO, etc. Candidates are recommended for the armed forces as officers based on their performance in these tests.

SSB Interview is based on the philosophy of Mansa, Vacha, and Karmana which means mind, speaking, and actions. In a batch of 100 candidates, only 3-4 candidates are selected normally.  Because of this low selection rate, Candidates are always confused about whether they should join coaching or not for the SSB Preparation.

Is coaching necessary to get recommended in SSB

It depends on the discretion of the candidates about joining coaching to get recommended in SSB. Candidates can surely prepare for SSB on their own. They can solve OIR, PPDT, TAT, WAT, etc. They can take the help of YouTube videos to prepare for SSB. There are various YouTube videos of toppers also, you can watch those videos and make your own strategy for preparation of SSB. Mirror Practice is very useful if you are preparing for SSB on your own. Candidates can formulate their own list of possible questions that can be asked in the interview. So, coaching is not an absolute necessity for SSB preparation.

But SSB is all about the interaction or your behaviour and actions in a group.  For example, in group discussion, half group task, full group task, and group planning exercise you perform in a group. But while doing self-preparation for SSB, you do not get to perform in the group which is most important for SSB. In a group, one can about his/her strengths and weaknesses. But if you are doing your preparation for SSB alone, you will rarely come across your own shortcomings. 

IN SSB, there are other tests like GTO that require proper infrastructure and without this infrastructure preparation for these tasks is not possible. So candidates should join coaching if they want to prepare for these tests properly. In coaching they can experience real SSB-like conditions, so you will not feel any unfamiliarity when you go for your actual SSB.

SSB coachings are mostly run by retired defence officers. Most of these officers have been part of the selection process. These officers are the most suitable person on the earth to help you to prepare for SSB. They can suggest improvements in your communication, writing style, and your performance in many tasks like GTO.

In conclusion, it becomes very hard to prepare for SSB without coaching but it is not impossible to prepare for SSB without coaching. There have been many toppers who have passed SSB without coaching but the number of such people is very low. It is recommended that candidates should join coaching for SSB preparation if they can. 

Centurion Defence Academy is the best SSB coaching in Dehradun if you have decided you want to prepare for SSB in coaching. Centurion Defence Academy needs no introduction when it comes to SSB preparation. Centurion Defence Academy has given the highest number of selections in SSB. And Centurion Defence Academy has the biggest GTO ground in India. So, Centurion Defence Academy should be your only choice if you are looking for coaching to prepare for SSB. Centurion Defence Academy not only makes your journey towards recommendation easy but also helps you to improve your personality. You can visit their website for more information.