Thematic Apperception Test in SSB consists of a set of ambiguous pictures that will be shown to the candidate, while looking at these pictures candidates must create a theme like a story that requires a hero and a challenge, how the hero will overcome the crisis and succeed.
In TAT a candidate will be asked to write a story on his own based on the images shown. A candidate shouldn’t just use his memory blocks and start preparing a story, he/she needs to see that in every third or fourth line there are different meanings coming, try interpretation and analyze those meanings in the third person because that meaning shows the candidate’s state of mind.
SSB Interview TAT Practice Exercise Part 2
TAT Picture 1
Gaurav, a 2nd year college student was returning home from college and just outside his college he stopped to talk to his physics professor who was sitting on a rickshaw, Suddenly a man came running and snatched away the gold chain from his professor’s neck and started running away. Immediately Gaurav ran behind him, took out his phone and called police, shouted out to other passers-by to stop the man running away. Soon many passers-by interfered and with their help, Gaurav caught the man and took away the chain from him. Next he called the police and informed them about the man and told them to come quickly. He also called his teacher and told her not to worry as he had got the chain. He then took a rope from the nearby car repair shop and tied the man’s hands and feet. As the police came, he handed over the man to them and narrated the entire incident. Meanwhile his professor arrived, he handed over the chain to her and she gave the statement to the police as well. Gaurav’s teacher thanked him for his immediate action and praised him for his bravery.
SSB Interview TAT Practice Exercise Part 3
TAT Picture 2
Suresh was a 1st year student studying B.A. in History from the Madras College. During his schooling, he was also a part of the National Cadet Corps which groomed his personality to a great extent. Academically Suresh was very sound and in the field of sports he was a competitive runner and basketball player. As a cultural initiative, students from the college were divided into batches and were allotted regions whereby they would go and make a project on the cultural niche. Suresh’s department got the region of Rajasthan and the topic was ancient weaponry. By gravity of Suresh’s enthusiasm and exposure over various activities, he was appointed as the trip lead where he would be assisting the professors and leading the group of 30 students in the Region. He did proper research on the weaponry in Rajasthan royal family, visited the local museum, took photos and made notes, and submitted report to the department with the suggestion to cover the Jaigarh fort that houses the largest cannon gun in India. Professors were very impressed by Suresh’s efforts and the students were awestruck to witness the largest cannon.
