In about 40–50 min an IO completes the assessment. The questions posed are in roughly the following sequence:

• Initial introductory questions: For candidates who are interviewed immediately after the Psychology Tests the initial questions are about the place from where the candidate has come, journey and so on. For the candidates being interviewed during the GTO tests the initial questions are generally about the GTO tasks, group members and so on. The aim in the initial 2–3 min is to make the candidate comfortable and open up in a new  environment.
• Rapid-fire Questions – These are all  series of interconnected questions. These may be asked as follows:
• First series of questions for students: The first series of questions maybe like this:“Please tell me about your academic performance, starting from 10th, the percentage of marks you scored, your favourite subject-why was it your favourite? Which subject you did not like/why you did not like? Who was your favourite teacher-why was he the favourite? Which teacher you did not like/why you did not like? Who are your close friends/why are they close? Who among your colleagues you did not like/why you did not like? How you adjusted to hostel life? Also tell me about the sports and extra-curricular activities you participated in and achievements if any?”
• First series of questions for professionals: The first series of questions for professionals maybe like this: “Please tell me about your professional experience-what you like about your work/what you don’t like about your work? Any changes you would like to bring in your work-place? What is your opinion about your boss? How many friends you have at work? Why did you switch jobs? How you adjusted to leaving home? Why you want to leave the present job and join Army?”