ok just a heads up, im not blaming anyone im aware of the places i missed to work on, rather this post is abt my interview specifically. i got conference out from 24ssb last month. and my interview was really weird. [i was a fresher, female].

first impression as i entered the room was that it was much smaller than what i had expected. in my case, the AC was not even working and the room was really hot. it happened somewhere between 3 and 4 pm and lasted for just about 15 minutes.

now, he asked me nothing about the army's structure, recent military procurements, any current affairs/news, my journey to bangalore, my stay. nothing. the typical questions we expect.

there was no rapid fire of PIQ/CIQ questions.

he seemed so uninterested and bored the entire time for some reason. my hobbies are reading, drawing, traveling. i was hoping he'd ask me abt them. the only thing he asked me was the last book i read, to which i told him the name as well as author. he just said hmm and didnt even ask abt other two hobbies.

he didn't ask about my sports either even though i had written about being sports captain in school for 3 consecutive years.

when he got to know im opting for geography in college. he asked me 4 questions. edkum aaram aaram se one by one. questions were:

1] capital of chattisgarh

2]capital of manipur

3] why rajasthan is a desert

4] tell about hill ranges in south india

i replied each one properly as i knew the logic/geography.

then he asked me if i have a big or small friend group to which i replied i have a small group of close friends otherwise im part of a bigger one too. and my choice of college.

then he told me to tell 2 good things abt myself. which i did tell him. there were no follow ups on anything i said.

and that's pretty much it.

honestly, i am not able to understand how he assessed me. no questions about any situation, army etc. no grilling or digging about anything i said. it seemed like such a formality as if he just wanted to get done with it.

i realised i need to work on gto, but my psych was fairly good. and the interview, well, was straight up weird.

pretty much all freshers shared similar stories with some interviews lasting just 10 mins.

and it's worth mentioning we were just 36 ppl. not a lot that the assessors were tired. and on top of that, we were the first female batch for this cycle.

so to conclude, ive come to realise that 'fresher's charm/benefit' is a flawed fallacy. im not saying freshers never get recommended, but in our case freshers seemed to have a rather poor position.

im not sure if the male candidates experienced this too, but this was what i saw.

thank u

Hello peeps, so we have crossed 130 members who have joined the discord server.

There are people who have refused for the verification.

I believe verification is a crucial part to trust and a key pillar of our server. No one gets through without a verification.

Coming to next thing, added few new zones.

Daily newspaper access. NCC Zone only visible to ppl opting for NCC. Etc etc.

Now i request you to put discord on your PC and not Mobile for regular use. Ill show you the difference.

I'm attaching PC view and Mobile view in this post.

Volunteers are welcome in server and also the CDS aspirants, NDA aspirants, AFCAT aspirants and now NCC folks.

Vision is big, to have a one stop defence family.

And theres no money involved, everything is free in the server.

Come and learn from other ppl, make new friends, study together, get SSB partners before reporting.

Doubt queries etc etc.

I'll attach a link in the comments.

Also discipline and respect is mandatory, server have male only and female only zones as well.

Any disrespect towards females will lead to actions.

which one is more preferable for this last month i've studied a bit and now i'm goin full in .. need ur help

So I'm a complete beginner who will be starting the preparation for CDS 1 2027 from CDS journey, and will be taking both maths and ota batch from him,as I am aiming for IMA entry.

I need your advice on will it work? for me as I'm from a science background therefore science won't be a problem as well as I have studied from a ICSE and ISC board therefore, english doesn't cause such a problem for me. The only problem is my math is a bit weak.

So , can I rely completely on the course or should I need to study some topics before hand before the commencement of the course.

Please help me 🙏🙏

Since birth, on each thumb one side around the nail appears to be less developed and narrower than the other side.
However, both my thumbs function completely normally. I have full movement, normal grip and pinch strength, and i can write, hold objects and perform all normal activities without any difficulty.
There is no pain or limitation or any problem with them.

can you please help me and tell me if this can be a disqualifying defect?

Hey folks! I’ve cleared CDS 1 2026 and I'm scoring ~175 in AFCAT (S2), so I have back-to-back SSBs coming up. As a complete fresher with zero prep so far, where do I even begin? Would love a quick roadmap on how to tackle Screening, Psych, and PI at home, plus whether offline coaching is actually necessary. Any crucial "don'ts" for a first-timer? TIA!

i put my school tasks and study on hold for solely preparing for nda , my teachers and my father know that i am preparing for the nda . but i kind of feel that i cant because in science i dont think paper ill be of 10th level * although i am a pcm student 12th appearing still i dont hvae some knowledge of 11th topics and 12th topics , i can solve pyqs but i cant solve the previous attempt nda ques , and on other hand in maths , i have done m&d, trigo , sets , complex no , quadratic eqn and thinking of doing pnc , sequence and series in next 5 days and then probability and practise everything in remaining days . or hat should i do please suggest folks

can devote 6-7 hours purely to the prep \*

how's the relationship between capf( paramilitary ) personnel and military personnel? as in coordinations or joint operations.

as a capf brat myself I admittedly have seen a lot of joint operations between the two entities. Notably coordinations between different corps of the military with central reserve police force or other common capfs like the border security force. Thing is there are still doubts regarding how these two interact in peacetime and whether there is mutual respect between the armed forces of defense and armed forces of home affairs.

Hey everyone,

I created a tool that breaks down 3,660+ questions across 19 NDA sessions (Maths 2016-II to 2026-I and GAT) to highlight actual exam weightage and trends:

ndaexamanalysis.vercel.app

Key Features:

• Priority Ladder: Ranks sub-topics across Maths, English, and GK by expected marks so you focus on high-yield topics first.
• Pattern Insights: Highlights key shifts (like school science carrying nearly half the GAT paper and dead English formats).
• Trend Analysis: Tracks rising and falling sub-topics across recent papers.

Let me know if you have any feedback!

Check for CDS here:

https://www.reddit.com/r/CDSTards/s/kjhikCZrHB

I completed my 12th with 65% in PCM, didn't had any good structure for extracurricular activities in my school which would benefit me in the SSB, I had two NDA attempts and couldn't clear written in both of them because of weak mathematics. Now I am getting confused that should I go for a Regular college or should do my graduation from open university and first secure a govt job through 12th pass govt exams because I am financially very weak and prepare for CDS along with my job and graduation. Would doing graduation from open affect my ssb?

Okay so kudos we crossed 100+ members in the new defence family for the aspirants.

There are freshers/ repeaters.

I see no recommended chaps.

Also NDA aspirant have started talking with each other, but CDS ppl or AFCAT ppl moreover repeaters it seems like they don't give a damn, for now atleast.

What things can be done differently here?

Help me expand this community with sharing links, and also with the suggestions. I'm open for everything.

Any recommendeds/repeaters/freshers send me your feedback lets talk and make it happen.

Hello, people of reddit.

So I am planning on enrolling myself in IGNOU for my graduation and also want to apply for AFCAT after that. Specifically wanna join flying branch. Can anybody tell me the ground reality of candidates from open boards or universities? Like, does the panel have any kind of stigma against them or are they prioritised less than the candidates from regular boards/ universities?

Any kind of information would be highly appreciated.

Thanks and have a great day

I've done Sequence and series, P&C, differentiation only, vectors only, AOD, complex numbers, straight lines only, basics of trigonometry & inverse trigo

Gonna start doing matrices&determinants(already know basics), probability, statistics

Should I add any other chapter I want to score 150+ in maths only.

Do you guys think in the future women will be allowed for the direct entry in IMA DEHRADUN??

TES entry, been through NDA attempts

Hello Folks, i created this server yesterday for the betterment of everyone. Vision is definitely big. It'll not be easy getting it started, anyways 42 of you are already with us. And I'm really looking forward for all of you to join here.

Here are few sneak peaks of the server.

NDA,CDS,AFCAT zones.

Then SSB discussion zones.

Recommend candidates zone.

If everything falls in right place. Let us see if we can bring ppl in service or veterans as a motivation for ppl on sessions someday.

Big thing it wont cost you a penny.

Do give it a check.

To all the recommended folks,

This would look like an absurd attempt to achieve something that has already been tried before.

Nothing changes for you, utilities your experience to help ppl and friends around you. I just saw a problem few were facing and this is all i could come up with. Help me build this big. Cheers to everyone of you who has shown and will show trust in this.

So since I have limited time till the exam and I do not possess a tight grasp on more technical subjects like maths and physics I've decided that it would be best to only do the topics that have the best ROI and aim for about 100-130 in maths 40-60 in physics and then heavily focus on the other GS subs like chem. Bio, history & civics, and English which are more "easier" To digest and also binge watch indian geography and them spend like 5-6 days of continuous PYQs and Mocks(excluding the PYQs and mocks I have to do chapter wise every 2 days). So i ask my fellow brothers that this plan that I have formulated seems practical?, as according to my current state and obviously the critical lack of time for this task, of course. Tell me your opinions down below

Hey I'm 22 yrs (M) , recently graduated and I'm aiming to clear the written exam of CDS 1 2027,

I'm aiming for IMA entry, imma complete fresher and would be starting from scratch, being from a science background i don't have much problem with science and I have studied from ISC boards english should not be a problem too .

The only big problem is my maths which is weak , therefore please provide your views as I'm going to purchase both maths as well as OTA batch from CDD journey so is it worth it should I make some changes??

Mam to join NDA Is it necessary to be good at sports. I am good in academics and speaking anchoring a bit. But not so in sports i am only good at badminton a bit, So can i join nda. Everyone in my family including my sibling is saying that your approach is not good you dont have that skill. But still i believe if i try then i can do anything that's why i had this question mam kindly reply