SSB Interview TAT Practice Exercise Part 6

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 5

TAT Picture 1

Sneha, a 12th standard student of Delhi Public School was a bright scholar with high aptitude in Quiz, Sports and Cultural Forte. She was also a part of the NSS in School. One evening while she was going for grocery shopping, she observed a hit and run accident where a car lost its control and hit a man who was travelling in bicycle in the same direction. There was not much crowd around the scene. Sneha wasted no time and immediately dialed the ambulance. The injuries sustained was of minor nature. From a nearby shop, she got the band aid and relevant stuff. Sneha gave first aid to the victim in lines of the training that she once received during her grooming in NSS. Soon the ambulance arrived and she along with the patient went to the hospital. The person in the car accompanied them and he took care of all the expenses. The family members thanked the girl for her courage and the school principal was also informed of the incident by the hospital. Sneha later received appreciation from the school authorities for her quick response.

SSB Interview TAT Practice Exercise Part 4

TAT Picture 2

Ranjit, a 6 year old child of Subedar Major Ratan Singh, has been an active child and very enthusiastic. Subedar Major Ratan Singh was commissioned in the armored division. Ranjit was always awestruck when he used to see his father in uniform and the portrait of grandfather who also has been serving the forces. Every day after school, Ranjit used to play with his toys, which included mostly the battlefield collectibles like tanks, soldier pieces and anticraft etc. His mother observing the degree of excitement and enthusiasm decided to send him to Sainik school once he qualifies the age. Years passed by and Ranjit gathered a tinge in sports and extracurricular activities that helped him getting an admission to Sainik School. His yearly report was decorated by appreciations from the instructors on the grounds of academics, participation in group activities, cultural forte and representation as a monitor for outstation activities. Ranjit qualified the NDA exam and secured AIR 34 thereby making his parents proud over their decision.

SSB Interview TAT Practice Exercise Part 3