HOW TO PREPARE FOR PICTURE PERCEPTION AND DISCUSSION TEST: SSB Mantra by Experts
PPDT (Picture perception and discussion test) and OIR (Officer Intelligence Rating) are conducted
on day 1 by Service Selection Board. Candidates, who are able to clear these
two tests, will stay further for 4 days. The test on day 1 is at times hectic because
it makes it lengthy.
What is PPDT?
As the name suggests, Picture
Perception and Discussion Test is a part of screening test where mostly a blur
picture is shown to the candidates and they have to write a complete story which
is narrated within described time and later discussed. It covers 60%of the
scoring.
There are three stages in this test
- Story Writing
- Individual Narration
- Discussion
Here is an example of PPDT, and
an approach towards it.
There is a blank story sheet provided to all candidates by SSB to write the story or points they want to keep in mind. The sheet has a rectangular box where they write down important details in short so that they may not forget or miss out a detail. Following are some tips for story writing:
- Mention male/female with M/F or P if not clear.
- Mention kind of moods of the person like positive/negative/neutral/mood, using +/-/0.
- Mention their assumed age as shown in the picture.
- Mention any kind of action taking place on the right side of the sheet by one word or two.
- Mention any particular kind of symbol to avoid confusion among the characters.
Finally in another 4 minutes
candidates will write down the story, according to the details they mentioned
in the story sheet. When a candidate creates a story he must
- Study the picture attentively (like a person is giving a speech)
- Identify the situation (what kind of people are listening to him, are they villagers or urban people)
- Introduce the problem (what is the matter, introducing new methods of agriculture)
- Relate situation and problem
- The character’s approach
- Solution
The candidate should keep the
story relevant to the picture shown initially. It should relate to the story.
There should be nothing complex. Keep the time track in mind, and maintain
the story within specified time limit i.e. 1 minute. So it should not
exceed 8-10 sentences. While writing down story every candidate should keep
the following points in mind:
- Always use past tense to write a story.
- There should be always a positive approach towards a story, avoid any kind of negative thought.
- Make a realistic approach towards story, unrealistic and hypothetical ideas should be avoided.
- The story should be original in all respect, avoid any kind of repeated ideas or concepts.
- Find out the main character of the story and elaborate a story around him. Don’t use adjectives to describe the character, let his actions describe him.
- The story can start with a problem, then action taken against it and finally end it up with a proper solution or ways it can be solved.
Individual Narration
Once these 4 minutes get over,
Individual narration starts. While narrating the story the candidates should
make it interesting. There is a time limit of 1 minute, so candidate
should keep time limit in mind. There should be nothing glorifying or those
‘aw’ moments. Candidates must stick to their story. Without beating
around the bush they complete the story narration according to their chest
numbers. Remember to be confident while narrating the story. They have
to narrate their written story back to back. Once all the candidates are done
with the narration of the story, they will have to wait for the invigilator’s
instructions. If the invigilator has prior given instruction to start the
discussion just after the narration, then candidates will have to start the
discussion. If not they will have to wait for his order.
Discussion
Now Discussion over the story takes
place.
When all the stories are narrated
there is a discussion. The discussion is as usual. Every candidate tries to
prove his story the best. They might highlight various shortcomings in other
stories coming up with different justifications. The candidate should show his
maturity level by keeping calm. The purpose of the discussion is to find a
common story so he should speak considering interest of the groups.
By,
Mrs. Gunjan Srivastava
Senior PD trainer
Online V&A trainer
Centurion Academy
Lucknow
Email : helpcenturionacademy@gmail.com
Web: www.centurionacademy.in
Contact: 9795977779,9795977776
Toll-free no. : 1800-300-29280
Mrs. Gunjan Srivastava
Senior PD trainer
Online V&A trainer
Centurion Academy
Lucknow
Email : helpcenturionacademy@gmail.com
Web: www.centurionacademy.in
Contact: 9795977779,9795977776
Toll-free no. : 1800-300-29280
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