SSB Lecturette Series: The Indo-Bangladesh Land Boundary Agreement

With one clean sweep move the Modi government managed to get the land boundary agreement bill to be approved by both the houses of the parliament. The Prime Minister sincerely thanked the Opposition for their cooperation and support and brought to light a new bill, a new hope for the people of Both Bangladesh and India.

General Awareness Series: NAXALISM / MAOIST INSURGENCY/ L.W.E.

Mao said “Power runs from the barrel of the Gun”. Maoists are influenced by this ideology.

Presently Naxalism is the biggest threat to the internal security of our country. It started in 1967 from Naxal Bari village in Darjeeling, West Bengal. The Left Wing Extremism believes in extreme form of Communist ideology.

SSB Lecturette Series: NITI AAYOG

NEW GET UP OF OLD PLANNING COMMISSION

It has always be seen that no matters however you build a costly house it gets older and deplorable and the roof on the verge of danger of life beneath it and it demands renovation, so with the case of Planning commission , the prestigious institution which stood tall amid all policy making institutions for a long period of 65 years. It had been now seems to lost its utility in Present scenario with respect to global context. On very first day of 2015, Union government announced the creation of a new commission "NITI Aayog" by replacing Planning commission Jan, 2015 was an epoch making day.

Do I have OLQ's in me?

There is a lot of buzz on the net these days that what do really assessors looking at the selection center. The only answer that one gets is the OLQ's. Yes its true that they only look at the OLQ's but what does these OLQ really means for the aspirants and how can one know whether they have it in them or not.... I have been receiving multiple requests to Reveal the reality of OLQ's and tell how to link it with the person or the character. Lets do it today by the means of this article.

Join Territorial Army as an Officer : Notification Released

PART TIME COMMITMENT – FULL TIME HONOUR :ADVENTURE AWAITS YOU !

Applications are invited from gainfully employed young men for an opportunity of donning the uniform and serving the nation as Territorial Army Officers, based on the concept of enabling motivated young men to serve in a military environment without having to sacrifice their primary professions. You can serve the nation in two capacities – as a civilian and as a soldier. No other option allows you such an expanse of experiences.

All you need to know about Indian Air Force - Part2

In Part 1 of this series we saw the history of Indian Air force and the structure that is being followed in this force. Lets take the discussion ahead and see whats more in our Indian Air force. Currently the Chief of the Air Staff is Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha who is a four star officer. The only officer who has been given the honorary five stars is Marshal of the Indian Air Force Arjan Singh.

SSB Experience Series: Recommended from AFSB Dehradun in first attempt - Part2

In the First part of this series we saw the starting of an interesting journey of my life and how the screening process happened. Also how the interviewer grilled me with different set of questions and the details of the psych round. Lets move ahead to see the rest part of the story.

DAY 4

Day 4 began early as we had GT on that day. All dressed up in white.

It began with Group Discussion. In the first discussion we were given two topics and we had to choose one of them and in the second GTO gave us the topic and we had to discuss on that only.

Our first topic was “How can draughts and floods can be managed in India” and we were given a few hints/clues based on which we had to discuss.

SSB Experience Series: Recommended from AFSB Dehradun in first attempt - Part1

So It all started at Dehradun, I had to report on Monday 06:45 Am, I reached a day before and met my friend who was training at IMA. Meeting him gave me a boost and being in IMA itself gives you enough motivation to be an officer.

The next day we reported at the railway station in the morning. As I was new to this, it was all very exciting to me. At the station only I met fellow candidates and got to know them, Asking from repeaters what all fun can we have there.

SSB Lecturette Series: PM Modi Visit To China

With a plan to deliver his promise for Foreign Investment, Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently visited China and successfully grabbed deals worth $ 22 billion. The three-day visit included PM Modi’s ceremonial welcome by the Chinese and signing up of a total of 24 agreements between the two nations. Let us look at the agreements signed between the two countries in detail.

SSB Experience Series: Got recommended from 2AFSB for flying branch - Part2

In Part 1 of this series we saw how the GTO, Psychology and PABT were handled after clearing the Screening round. Now lets see the remaining part of the story where other rounds are also handled successfully and it becomes a success story.

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Day 6- Interview

SSB Experience Series: Got recommended from 2AFSB for flying branch - Part1

Air Force Selection Board

2 AFSB Mysore, 16^th - 22^nd March, 2015

Batch # M/AFCAT/CDSE/NCC/204

Candidate Piyush Varshney

Chest # 63

Recommended and medically fit for Flying and Ground Duty (Admin)

To join the defence services is the ultimate dream of many. The same was the case with me. The dream had incubated in me for years. To realise that dream I appeared in the AFCAT in the month of August. For that, I thoroughly studied the Indian History, Geography, Political Science and current affairs and did practice for aptitude and reasoning. I cleared the test with a decent score of 158. Honestly the exam is not at all tough. The real challenge is clearing the Air Force Selection Board or AFSB (or SSB in general). I opted for the AFSB on 16^th March, 2015 at Mysore which was probably the last AFSB of the session. For AFSB I mainly focused on interview and psychological tests. I profoundly read daily newspapers like Hindu and magazines like Frontline. I ensured that I am well aware about the current issues going on in the world and especially related to India and the countries associated with India in one way or the other. I also apprised myself with the history of Indian Air Force and the aircrafts it possesses. I explored about myself and the people associated with me like my parents, friends, teachers through self – introspection which is a very important aspect from psychology and interview point of view. And most imperatively I focused very strictly on my fitness. I used to go for running in the morning and to the gym in the evening for about 2 hours every day. I built up stamina and enhanced my strength.

All you need to know about Indian Air Force - Part1

Critical Analysis of our Indian Air Force

The Indian Air Force (IAF) formerly known as the Royal Indian Air Force(RIAF) came into being after India achieved in 1947 from the British rule. The Royal prefix was dropped in 1950 when India became a republic. Since 1950 till today this unit of the Indian Armed Forces has never looked back, and has and continues to march forward towards sophistication and state of the art technology.

Since independence IAF had been in four wars with Pakistan and one with China. India might have lost war with China due to improper military planning, but it had only grown stronger since then. Machines may have been old at that time but the valor and determination of these sons and daughters of the motherland have never faded, had never shaken and never will.  With 5 Operational Commands and 2 Functional Commands the Indian Air Force stands tall among the strongest Air forces of the world. 

Role of ELECTRONICS in Defense

As days go by, the role of electronics in Defense systems becomes more and more important also the advancement which come in it. This is because of the growing application of sophisticated electronic technology in Defense equipment...

Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) has developed a large number of electronic materials, devices and components that have helped the country in achieving self-reliance to a considerable extent in Defense electronics. These developments have resulted to enhance the strength of our Armed Force.

SSB GD Series: Is India’s Agni 5 Enough?

Critical analysis of the Indian missile and comparison with peer nations

With the development of Agni 5, India joined the club of nations which possessed Inter continental Ballistic Missiles. The Agni 5 is the latest missile in the Agni series and is stated to have a strike range of 5000 Km. However analysis by the Chinese state that the missile is capable of hitting targets at distances greater than 8000 Km. The missile is developed indigenous and is developed under the original Integrated Guided Missile Development Program. Lets look at the features of the missile, which makes it stand out from other missiles of the Agni series and what India needs to keep in mind if it plans to counter its counterparts.

SSB Experience : Recommended for the Indian Army TGC-121 entry

Screening Day

Got up early, refreshed my mind and focused on the officer qualities I should show to them.

OIR was pretty much easy.

I wrote story based on the current event, ex: Nepal earth quake and rescue operation.

Qualities reflected in my story: helping nature, initiative, alertness and adventurism.

Don’t include the above qualities intentionally into your story, stick to the normal flow of your story.

I tried to avoid book stories. There was a clear idea of past, present and future in my story and I narrated the story confidently.

Listened the stories of my group mates carefully and found out the main confusing element we were having from the picture. I was able to point out the same in GD which lasted only for max 2min.

Mother's Day Special : MAA

Everything happens in life for the first time but most of the memories attached in our heart are related to our mother. When the child is born the first word that is pronounced is “MAA” , the first learning of life is also given by a mother. Mother forms the base of every child and the learning of traditional values inherited by a person is also dependent on that. It will not be wrong if I say that we live life because of mother life and we exist because of her only in this world. 

SSB GD Series: Net Neutrality: Who benefits? Who Pays?

Recently the words Net Neutrality have taken the media by storm. Everyday we hear some protesting against it while some in support of it. The argument is over the fact that People who pay more for internet usage will get a higher speed and access to sites and other work which involves internet whereas those who would pay less or won’t pay at all will have limited options, their speed will be limited and would not be able to able to access content which they able to access now. This has caused a huge debate among the masses as Internet is one body which should be equal for all.  The debate over whether Net Neutrality should be applied in India and the Airtel Zero program has involved some of the biggest names in Media and Internet.

SSB Lecturette Series: NOTA - Good or Bad

The ‘None of the above’ (NOTA) option was introduced for the first time in 1978, in a ballot by the State of Nevada.

In 2009, the Election Commission of India asked the Supreme Court that to offer the voter a ‘None of the above’ option at the ballot as it would give Voters the right not to choose the candidate who is not appropriate. The Government was not in favor of such an idea at that time.