The Group Planning Exercise (GPE) is a key component of the Group Task (GT) series at the SSB, designed to evaluate a candidate’s planning, teamwork, and problem-solving skills. In a typical GPE, you will be presented with a map, a situation, and several problems to tackle within a limited timeframe. You and your group must come up with a detailed, logical plan to address all issues effectively.
Below, you will find a situation. Read it carefully, analyse the information, and then propose a step-by-step plan in the comments section.
Sample GPE Map
Sample GPE Story
You are a group of 12 friends gone to Sonpur from Lalpur for a cricket match. After winning, while on the way back at the crossing point, you saw a bike rider injured and probably hit by some vehicle. But no one was there. By the time a person came to you and told that 5 of his cows were lost in Syari jungle and those were his only source of income and now he is going to his in-laws at Manla as 3 thieves are spotted there. By the time a person came and got a panic attack and fall unconscious after telling you that there is a communal riot in Banoh village. A person on a bike came from the Lalpur side and told you about the demise of your grandmother.
Additional information:
•You all were in a van of your friend.
•Police and hospitals are available at Sonpur.
•Time now is 5 pm.
Being young candidates, what will you do?
Sample GPE Priority-wise Problems
| PRIORITIES | REASONS | PROBLEMS |
| 1 | Threat to human life | Injured bike rider |
| 2 | Threat to human life | Unconscious person due to panic attack |
| 3 | Mass disaster | Communal riot in Banoh |
| 4 | Urgent | Theft alert at Manla village |
| 5 | Important | Cows lost in jungle |
| 6 | Minor | Grandmother’s demise |
Sample GPE Group Division
| GROUPS | MEMBERS | ASSIGNED TASKS |
| A | 3 | Take unconscious person + injured biker to hospital at Sonpur |
| B | 2 | Go to Banoh to report communal riot to police |
| C | 2 | Go to Manla to stop the theft |
| D | 3 | Search and recover lost cows in Syari jungle |
| E | 2 | Go to Lalpur to attend grandmother’s funeral |
Sample GPE Solution Timeline
| TASKS | TIME SLOT |
| Situation identified, groups assigned | 5:00 PM |
| Van departs with Groups A, B & E | 5:05 PM |
| Group A reaches Sonpur hospital | 5:20 PM |
| Group B reports riot in Banoh | 5:15 PM |
| Group E reaches Lalpur | 5:25 PM |
| Group C secures Manla from theft | 5:25 PM |
| Group D returns with cows | 5:45 PM |
| Van returns if needed | 6:00 PM |
For detailed solution, check out Sample GPE With Detailed Solution For SSB Interview – Part 22
