Sample GPE With Detailed Solution For SSB Interview Part 22

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,...

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

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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

PRIORITIESREASONSPROBLEMS
1Threat to human lifeInjured bike rider
2Threat to human lifeUnconscious person due to panic attack
3Mass disasterCommunal riot in Banoh
4UrgentTheft alert at Manla village
5ImportantCows lost in jungle
6MinorGrandmother’s demise

Sample GPE Group Division

GROUPSMEMBERSASSIGNED TASKS
A3Take unconscious person + injured biker to hospital at Sonpur
B2Go to Banoh to report communal riot to police
C2Go to Manla to stop the theft
D3Search and recover lost cows in Syari jungle
E2Go to Lalpur to attend grandmother’s funeral

Sample GPE Solution Timeline

TASKSTIME SLOT
Situation identified, groups assigned5:00 PM
Van departs with Groups A, B & E5:05 PM
Group A reaches Sonpur hospital5:20 PM
Group B reports riot in Banoh5:15 PM
Group E reaches Lalpur5:25 PM
Group C secures Manla from theft5:25 PM
Group D returns with cows5:45 PM
Van returns if needed6:00 PM

For detailed solution, check out Sample GPE With Detailed Solution For SSB Interview – Part 22

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Anuradha Dey

Senior Lecturer, SSBCrackExams, M.A.(Psychology), M.A. English (Gold Medalist) from BHU; B.A. Hons from St. Xavier’s College (Kolkata). Poet, Writer & Translator. Certified Career Counselor. Knows Mandarin, German, English, Bengali & Hindi.

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