Most Expected Personal Interview questions for SSB | OTA Worth Loving

Interview Questions Asked in SSB The Interview is the process in which the candidate is in direct conversation with the IO (Interviewing Officer) and is assessed on his/her personality and is asked questions pertaining to the PIQ form (Personal Information Questionnaire) filled by the candidate. 

Personal Interview (PI) is a time tested method which surely judges the person in terms of knowledge, communication, confidence and many other qualities that are very specific to organisational roles for which the interviews are organised.

Comprehensive Information Questionnaire - CIQ 

CIQ 1 

• Your academic performance starting from your 10th class till graduation. 
• Your academic scores in each class and semesters. 
• State your academic achievements if any.
• The teachers you liked and why did you like them. 
• The teachers you didn’t like and why so. 
• The subjects you liked and why. 
• The subjects you didn’t like and why so. 
• The subjects you were weak in and how did you improve on them. 
• Who are your best friends and why. 
• Tell your friend’s one good and one bad quality. 
• Tell one quality from each of your friend’s that you like and want to learn.
• The games and sports you participated in. 
• Extra co-curricular activities you took part in. 
• State your achievements in these if any. 

CIQ 2 

• Who all are in your family and their occupation. 

• Do you stay with them or not. If not then how often you visit them and when. 

• What all activities you do together and how do you spend time with them. 

• Who are you closer to your mother or your father. 

• Whom do you approach when you require help or are facing any problem. 

• How do you help your parents at home. 

• If you have any monetary need whom do you approach. 

• How do you spend your money and how much do you save. 

• If you have neighbours what are your relations with them. 

CIQ 3 

• What is your routine during weekdays. 

• What is your routine during weekends. 

• How you spend your spare time. 

• What are your hobbies. 

• Questions relating to your hobbies. 

• What are your interests. 

• Questions relating to your interests. 

• What are the activities you take part in your family or society at festivals. 

• Why didn’t you consider your hobby as a career path. 

• If you had some more spare time what would you do. 

                               

CIQ 4 

• What sport you play and which level did you play at. 

• Your achievements in the sport. 

• Specific rules and regulations of that sport. 

• Any current affairs related to the sport. 

• Captain of the Indian Team for that sport and last tournament played. 

• Famous Indian Personalities of that sport. 

• Why do you like that sport. 

• What did you learn from sports. 

• What extra co-curricular activities you participated in. 

• Why did you choose these activities over the others. 

• What have been your achievements in them. 

• Famous Indian Personalities in them if any. 

• Major news of the past month or two months. 

• India’s geopolitical situation and relations with different countries. 

• Main headlines of that day’s newspaper. 

• International news relating to India. 

• Physical geography. 

• Current Affairs. 

CIQ 5 

• Which test did you like in Psychological Testing and why. 

• Rate your performance in Psychological Testing out of 10. 

• Which test did you like in GTO and why. 

• Rate your performance in GTO out of 10. 

• In which area do you think you performed better Psych or GTO. 

• What are your strengths. 

• Why do you think these are your strengths. 

• What are your weaknesses. 

• What have you done to overcome your weaknesses. 

CIQ 6 

• Tell some recent major defence developments. 

• Questions relating to the service like rank structure and equipment. 

• Difference between different arms and services within the force. 

• Which arms or service would you like to join and why. 

• Where is the training and what’s its duration if selected. 

• Why do you want to join the Defence Services. 

• Why didn’t you get recommended in your previous attempts. 

• How is this attempt different than your previous attempts. 

• What will you do if you do not make it this time. 

• What are your alternate career options.