During service selection board SSB interview a candidate has to phase through many tests such as physical ability tests, psychological tests, and group tasks. Situation Reaction Test (SRT) is conducted under psychological test and by name its clear Situation Reaction Test is conducted to test the reaction of a candidate for a given situation. Generally SRT test is held on the second day of SSB interviews.

Situation Reaction Test tend to determine behavioral tendencies, assessing how a candidate will behave in a certain situation, and knowledge instruction, which evaluates the effectiveness of possible responses. In this article we will be giving important Instructions for Situation Reaction Test

• Candidate’s will be given a booklet containing 60 situations which he/she has to answer in 30-45 minutes, this time limit has been intentionally shortened as to ensure that the candidate gives the first reaction which comes to his mind without thinking much over it.
• The answer to the SRT will therefore reflect the aspirant’s power of understanding, practical ability, initiative, temperament, imagination, resoluteness, social behaviour, consistency, stability under stress in varying conditions.
• The psychologist is mainly interested to observe, whether the aspirant reveals a co-operative attitude or a negative or obstructive behaviour, whether he places the group before self-interest.

Instructions for Situation Reaction Test

• You will be given an illustration set followed by practice set.
• Fill up tour particulars in the answer sheet provided to you.
• This is again a test of imagination { Idea writing test } most commonly known as SRT.
• You have to write your answers in page No. 10, 11, 12 and 13 of your answer sheet.
• Write your answer in English / Hindi in space provided in your answer sheet.
• Do not turn over the page until you are told to do so.
• In this test a number of situations are presented to you. We would like to know how you would feel, think and act in this situations.
• There are no right or wrong answers with respect of these situations. Every one is likely to read these situations in his own way. We would like to know your reactions to these situations.
• Do not spend too much time in thinking out the answer to the situation. Write quickly the answer that comes to your mind first.
• You are to write your answer in answer sheet provided to you. Please do not write anything on test booklet.
• You will be given 30 minutes to do the test, which contain 60 situations. Try to answer all questions in given time. To make your answer of time – Hall Time, Last 5 min and last min will be announced.