AFCAT 2 2017 SSB Interview is now undergoing and conducted by IAF at different AFSB centers. Candidates are now getting started with their final preparation for interview. In this article we discuss Best Tips for AFCAT 2 2017 AFSB Preparation, sharing some valuable views that can become useful for you in your preparation.

How to Prepare for AFCAT AFSB 2 2017 Entry

1. Make sure you have all the documents and the photocopies of every document as exactly mentioned on your call up letter. AFSB’s are very strictly particular about the documents and there have been many incidents when the candidates are routed back if any document which is not excusable is missing. So make sure you have everything, strictly according to the mentioned documents.
2. Check up with your tickets if you have to travel a long distance and buses are not available. It is generally advisable to book one return ticket scheduled on the evening/night of the screening day and the other return ticket scheduled in the morning of the next day after conference or late night of the conference day. This is so because the conference generally gets over by the evening and if you are selected then the document filling part might take another 5-6 hours so it’s better to book the ticket for the next day or late night.
3. Read the past one month current affairs to be sure to know at least five each of major national, international and sports news. In the interview you might be asked to tell the latest happenings in the world.
4. Do read about the latest acquisition of the IAF, so you know the latest procurement and future procurement of the IAF.
5. Take a formal shoe which you can use for your mess and other purposes. Slippers are not allowed beyond your room so you need to have something appropriate to wear for the mess. Same applies to the clothing items. You need to have decent formal/semi-formal clothes to wear in the premises of AFSB.
6. There is no need to carry any bedding with you. It is seen especially with the freshers that they carry bedding items also. All your lodging/fooding/bedding needs are taken care of by the board.
7. Don’t carry too many clothes because you’ll not get a chance to wear your casual clothes much. An ideal case will be to carry at least three sets of formal clothes (or two trouser, three shirt or three salwar kurta for ladies) , two sets of GTO clothes and one/two set of casuals. It’s also advised to take shoe polish and brush along with you. In case you carry less clothing items you can always use the laundry facility and reuse them.
8. Make sure you have your admit card of AFCAT. This is very much important.
9. Take you extracurricular and sports certificates also along with you, neatly arranged in a folder.
10. Be prepared to deposit you phone and say goodbye to it for a week, because unlike a few SSB of Army or Navy, in any AFSB phones are not allowed to be kept even in the main luggage. Once you get screened in you have to deposit it, unless you want to mess with them! Goodluck!

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Elements of Successful AFSB Interview

1. That smile, will take you miles: When you enter the room of the interviewing officer, you should not look unduly tensed or worried. Once you wish him, wish him with a smile on your face. Trust me, it’ll lighten up the situation. It’s understandable that you are tensed, but if you’ll smile in that stressed environment, it’ll reflect a great deal of positivity. The officer will sense that you are a confident person immediately.
2. The walk and talk guide: You should enter the room smartly and not slouch while sitting. Shake hands firmly, if offered, and never offer a hand shake from your side. While talking, keep an audible tone, that is your tone should be neither too loud nor too feeble. It should be just like you are talking to a friend sitting a little distance away from you. Never try to speak in a fake accent, that sounds really funny!
3. When in SSB, speak the truth: Lie is a strict no for an officer to be. You can lie, if you are sure enough to defend it. But lies are caught over the course of time and also keep in mind that the person sitting in front of you is an expert. Interviewing officers are like the old and experienced mechanics of candidates, they have seen so many candidates and caught so many lies that they can easily catch yours. So make sure you never lie in the interview. This applies to the PIQ form also.
4. Remember, he is a lazy guy: Every man is lazy by nature, so for every short question give a long answer. For instance, if he asks you where are you from, then give a detailed description of the place you are coming from. The more you speak, lesser questions he’ll ask, so definitely you need to speak your heart out. This way you’ll manage the time for the interview also, he’ll be satisfied to have learnt a lot from you and you’ll control your interview.
5. Never beat around the bush: If you don’t know an answer for something, simply say no, rather than doing a guess work. You can guess but say that you are not sure. This shows honesty. Similarly never exaggerate anything you say. So keep your emotions under control and keep your mind open while answering, so that you know what you are speaking.
6. Know yourself: Identify the real you, find out your own strengths and weakness, likes, dislikes, positive and negative points about yourself and what are you doing to turn the negatives into the positives. This process will need a real thought and good amount of time with a fair thought process.
7. Brush up your knowledge: Be it about the current affairs or about your own subject (especially technical entries) brush up your knowledge about the world around you. This will include being updated on your family member’s jobs, positives, negatives as well.
8. Find the reason why you want to join: The reasons must be real, valid and true. Don’t borrow others reasons. Give the honest and real answer when asked about why you want to come to the forces.
9. Bring the changes deep down: Merely faking a good personality won’t bag you anything. Cultivate the officer like qualities from within; adapt them naturally in you instead of wearing them over. This will help you throughout your life whether you come to the forces or any job you land in.
10. Build strong but polite opinions: When you are asked about what’s going on in the world or about any social problem in GD or Interview, they are not interested in facts and figures, they really want your opinion backed up by facts. So have strong and firm opinions, but be polite enough to present them.