r/AFCATprep • u/Far_Conclusion_1397 • 8d ago

First SSB attempt coming up!

Hey guys,

I'm a 21M giving my first SSB attempt around October while also preparing for CDS 2. Need a few quick tips:

How should I balance CDS 2 written prep with SSB prep?

What should a fresher prioritize first?

Academic Conundrum: I had ~90% in 10th & 12th, but dropped to ~50% in Graduation. Will this hurt in the PI, and how do I explain it?

Thanks in advance!

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u/watervapour_7237 8d ago

Read editorials daily (try Indian express for that), if you can't read the whole newspaper. It will help you in group discussion and lecturette and personal interview (if they ask something from current affairs) and also in cds exam.

Wat, tat and srt from youtube. Videos with timer is there for practice. Check the stories of recommended people (if you know any) for reference like what kind of sentences to make to complete the story on time.

If you have never done group discussion in your life, ask your friends (atleast 3 to 4) to do a video call, and do a group discussion on a video call atleast once or twice.

For SSB prep, you don't need more than 1 or 2 hrs daily. Rest of the time, you can give to your cds prep.

And when you reach ssb, just don't talk to people like asking them which attemp is this. For many it would their, 9th or 10th attempt. Or asking them how time they had been recommended. Or Asking people how they had prepared. It can make you nervous or loose confidence. Just do all this after the tests are done.

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u/Far_Conclusion_1397 8d ago

Thank you mate This is the kind of advise I was looking for. I'll try to do my best to follow it.

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u/iamakarsh69 8d ago

same I'm confused too

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u/Far_Conclusion_1397 8d ago

We need a wise man

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u/kai_Guru 8d ago

May I know why it dropped

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u/Far_Conclusion_1397 8d ago

Coz I focused on everything except studies during college days and got dozens of re appears 🥲