Selection Procedure
SSB INTERVIEW SELECTION PROCEDURE: PART 8
The second part of the interview contains Group Testing Officer's (GTO's) Test. While the first part aims at testing the intelligence and frame of mind of a candidate, the GTO's test is a complete test of one's personality, including physical fitness, mental alertness, leadership qualities, planning flexibility, expression, knowledge, argumentative capabilities, etc. In other words, the performance of every candidate is gauged as a member of a group, and leader of the group, so that his/her behaviour as equal, superior or subordinate is keenly observed and assessed. The group worthiness of a candidate is tested.
The GTO's test includes the following nine broad sub-tests:
Group discussion
Group planning exercise
Group obstacles
PGT
HGT
FINAL GT
Command Task
Individual obstacles
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