No Frills Academy

Analysis of SSB Marks

A large number of my students want to discuss the marks they obtained in SSB. These are my views about the SSB marks: Marking is a complex process and there is no need for the candidates to assess the implications. It is adequate to know that the person has not been recommended. It would be…

Why did you choose to be an assessor at SSB?

Human being is the most unique creation of God. Psychology is an interesting science which does not have absolute yes/no answers. From past studies of human behaviour we can discern trends or predict behaviour of an individual. This assessment may not necessarily be true because each individual is unique & he/she may not conform to the…

SSB: Lottery Ticket?

This is a real story. I am not naming the individual for reasons of confidentiality. Let us call him X. This is his story. He enrolled for my guidance program before finishing his engineering in ECE. Campus placements were going on but he had not attended those. He had NCC “C” Certificate. He had the…

THE WRITTEN EXAMS: NDA/AFCAT/CDS/INET  

  This is a guest blog by Col D Sarin, former CO of 15 PUNJAB (PATIALA), my India Squadron friend and course-mate. Introduction Whenever you see the syllabus of any written competitive exam, the heart misses a beat. It seems so vast and terrifying. So is the case with the Forces entrance written exam. You…

De-Novo System: Latest?

There is no official information on the subject. This is my assessment as regards the de-novo system of SSB: If the de-novo system had to start, then it should have commenced in 2019 as per earlier plan. It is now nearing the end of 2020 & there is no news about the system being implemented.…