From TGC to Takeaways: My SSB Bangalore Experience
SSB Bangalore was my last attempt under TGC . As a technical graduate, I came with years of preparation—not just for SSB, but for life. Still, when the screening results were announced and my chest number wasn’t called, it hit differently this time. “Shayad yahi last memory hogi SSB ki.” I won’t lie—it hurt. A lot. Being a Technical Candidate at SSB Is a Different Battle As TGC candidates, we often come with a certain mindset—logic, structure, problem-solving. We’re used to thinking in right and wrong, correct and incorrect. But SSB doesn’t work that way. In Bangalore, I realised something uncomfortable: Technical knowledge alone doesn’t make you an officer. SSB looks beyond degrees, beyond ranks, beyond marksheets. It looks at how you react under uncertainty, how you communicate ideas, how you fit into a group where nobody cares what you studied. “Yahan resume nahi, insaan select hota hai.” Screening Day Was a Reality Check OIR felt manageable. PPDT didn’t feel bad either. But g...