25/09/2021
💫Issb Complete Schedule By Issb Materials
Aoa Members!!
✨ISSB routine
Remember routine may vary from center to center but I will tell you about recent routine of
✨ISSB Kohat
Reporting Day
You will be allotted your rooms and will be briefed accordingly. Then your documents will be verified, chest numbers will be given, BMI will be calculated( you must write your BMI along with weight and height on a paper so that you may remember it when you have to write this during form filling or deputy/gto may ask you about your BMI, weight and height), photo and submission of call letter will be carried out. After lunch, all of you will be called to Johar Hall where you will be briefed from A to Z and then you have to fill your forms. After that, next day will be psychologist day and you have to undergo psychologist test and that,s all. 3rd day will be GTO day, first of all gto will call you group vise when you will be sitting in Johar hall and GTO chest numbers will be given. Then the whole badge will be divided into two groups. Group A and Group B
Group A and B , both will have lecturate, military planning and progressive group task and sub group race with gto on 3rd day. But after that, group A will have to go for deputy interview and discussion with him and group B will undergo individual obstacles. On 4th day, Group A will have to undergo individual obstacles and command task with GTO.After that they have to report at Johar hall for psychologist interview that will be of the selected candidates. Group B will also report to Johar hall for deputy discussion, interview and psychologist interview. After that, you will be allowed to go to your rooms and on 5th day you all have to report Johar hall from where all the groups will be sent to their homes one by and one. If there will be any need of re interview of anyone then he will be asked to stay there until his interview or re task, obstacles, whatever needed, is done.
💫Form Filling
On your first day, all the candidates will have to fill few forms. 4 copies of personal questionaries form will be filled by all the candidates. All the copies will be same.
2ndly you have to fill another personal form.
Main aspects of these forms are
Your personal info, father info, mother info, monthly income, sources of income, property details, siblings details, your own education details, your social status( means if you are a part of any ngo, Tableeghi Jammat or any political party) , previous course records (only for repeaters), service details ( only for service men), guardian info (if any), your travelling history (if you have travelled abroad), passport info, sports details along with your achievements.
*Important*
There is a new addition in particular form that is the info regarding any coaching academy under which you have gone through. The info includes academy name, location, fee package and time duration.
Remaining form also include your sports proficiency level, swimmer proficiency level, smoker or non smoker etc.
There will be a TA form that you have to fill on the very first day by which you will get your TA one day before your departure.
✨OPI
It's a self analysis test, in which psychologist want to test how best you can analyze your personality aspects. Follow your personality, whatever the question is asked, considered the question's statement as you are standing in that situation then think what will be your response ?
Many of the questions are repeated, so keep in mind that your answers don't miss match your previous answer. Try to do it in a continuous way because there will be 143 question along with 7 situations so keep the time limit in mind.
May ALLAH ALMIGHTY be your guide Ameen
✨Situation Reaction Test(SRT)
It is a test for testing your quick response to certain situations while keeping a balance between neend of the hour and your emotions. Just put yourself into the given situation and write whatever you will do if you are in that situation according to your own personality because if you write the things or reactions that are apparently good to see or listen but are not according to your personality then they will not help you in any case. Do pr write according to your mind because psychologist will catch you from your acts during 4 or 5 days stay and from your writings as it is their job and they are well organized and trained in it . So, keep the things normal, don't be an angel and don't be a devil. Follow the rule of keeping a balance between good and bad.
💫GTO Tasks:
💫Group Discussion
During present days of ISSB, Group discussion is being held by Deputy President and it's an indoor task.
You will be taken into a room and deputy president will give you 2 topics, one will be in English and other will be in Urdu. Deputy will ask everyone to speak at least one minute so that he might listen everyone's point of view. First of all you will have to speak in Urdu.
Important tips
Make sure that you have nothing to do with deputy president and you are communicating with your group so you must not look at deputy president as it will have a negative impact on your performance. If deputy president ask you a question then shift your attention towards him. Don't try to impose your analysis or view point on others just try to explain the things according to your own way. Remember your way of deliverance matters much more than your knowledge about the topic. I have noticed and experienced a very big mistake that mostly candidates do and that is while delivering their view point, the ignore their group mate sitting on one side and focuses more on the other side. move your face, eyes to every one sitting in your group and don't focuses on a single person.
2nd topic will be in English and similar tips are applicable as mentioned above.
Some times deputy president will ask who will conclude the discussion, so make sure that you are confident enough to conclude it.
Don't be so casual while sitting in the discussion room as cameras are there.
✨Lecturate
This is a part of GTO Task in which you will be sent away from the group for 1 minute to think on your given topic. Now a days, GTO will give you 2 topics, among them you have to choose one and deliver. Make sure that you have choosen a topic on which you think that you can remind your knowledge. GTO will ask you to repeat the topic on which you are going to deleiver a speech or lecture. I have seen that boys don't repeat and GTO has to condemn their this act. Make sure you are a good listener and good follower of GTO'S instructions. He will ask anyone of the group to ask questions from the one giving speech or lecture. Your eye contact should be with everyone among the group except the GTO because he is not your group member. Remember when GTO asks you a question, you must shift your attention towards him. Remember lecture will be in English so, English being an official language of Pakistan has become much more important. Fluency in English is not required but atleast a handsome effort is required. Confidently deleiver your thoughts. When other members of the groups are delivering their speech or lecture, kindly listen attentively because GTO notices your focus and will ask you if you have any question.
💫Military Planning
As we know, with the passage of time ISSB is having a few changes and military planning is changed a bit. Military planning will be held out door, in which GTO will brief you. All you have to do is just to listen his briefing carefully and don,t ask any question when he says no more questions. Prefer to ask from your group mates. Everybody will make plan according to their own understanding. GTO will ask every individual to raise hand who has a plan. If somebody, does not raise hand GTO will ask the reason why he had not made a plan?
From the raised hand, GTO will call any individual to present his plan. Simultaneously, GTO will ask questions regarding the briefing, speed, time, available sources from anyone from the group and also from the individual who is giving plan. Accomplishment of plan is not quite possible but the answers regarding briefing matters a lot so you all are advised to keep each and every point of his briefing in mind. It will not wrong if, I say that GTO focuses more on your attention during briefing rather than being focused on your plan.
✨Progressive Group Task
Remember in this task you have to work collectively with mutual planning, assistance and cooperation. During this task, you will be given some luggage that you have to take along with you while crossing the finish line. Remember! the biggest mistake candidates do during this task is this that they don't listen anyone, don't cooperate, create a greate hustle and bustle, as a result nobody knows what to do and how to do and group fails. According to my point of view it's better to be silent rather than creating a very disturb situation, imposing your decision on others without having their view point. GTO notices your behavior not your act. I have seen many guys they just say no no to every suggestion during pgt and continue to work according to their own mind , that's simply not true. It means that during a war, when all the team decide to attack from south and one of them go and attack from west and what will be the result?
Failure of Plan and team will collapse. So remember during war zone, every person, every single individual has to follow the plan and imposing your plan over the majority plan is the foolish mistake we do.
💫Command Task
As name depicts, command task tests commanding and leadership qualities from a candidate. Remember, in this task the commander is responsible for each and everything. All your under command boys are obliged to follow your command. GTO will call up your chest number and other group will run towards a distant place. GTO can ask you anything but most questions are related to group performance, your hobbies, family and interests. He can ask any current minister name, mathematical statement from you. All you have to do is to answer according to your form. Remember one thing, GTO can ask same question from every member of the group. For example:
From one group gto asked a question that what's the name of DG FIA?
All the group gave same answer and answer was wrong, so that reflects cheating because that's not a co incidence that all the group mates have the same answer. So it is better to say sorry rather than following answers of other group mates.
After GTO's breifing you have to call your group and choose your under command boys in following order. 5 chest numbers before your own chest number.
You will brief your plan to your under command candidates. Atlast, you should ask them if they have any doubt or questions and you should also allow them to give suggestions if they have any, at any moment during task. Don't take suggestions if your plan is working and if your own plan is not working then you should admire suggestions. Remember, being a commander don't be so rude or hyper. Stay in a normal tone and show cooperation. Motivate your guys, keep their morale high. If they do any foul don't become harsh with them. Tap them and help them in correcting their mistake. GTO mostly says during briefing that Jumping and throwing is not allowed so don't forget to tell your group about this during briefing. GTO also says that you have to put the luggage at starting line after task. So being a commander it's your duty to ask your boys to do so.
💫Individual Obstacles
You will be briefed regarding everything before obstacles. You will be briefed regarding things that you are allowed to do and not to do simultaneously. Obstacles are 9 and each obstacles carry specific marks.
On your specific day when you will have to go for IO( Individual Obstacles), take light breakfast and if possible avoid breakfast. Because if your stomach is bulky then it will cause problem while clearing obstacles. Start from where you think it's easy but remember don't start with a rope because it will take a lot of energy from you and your stamina will fall to do the remaining obstacles in time. So, kindly it's a brotherly advice that go for rope at the end if possible otherwise 6-7 obstacles are quite enough for your recommendation. One thing more, try to do zig zag without any hesitation because if you hesitate then it will reflect a phobia named height phobia. Regular running, chin ups and push ups are quite enough for maintainance of your fitness, no need to go for any coaching academy just for the sake of obstacles. Think you can practice many of the obstacles at home.
Tarzan swing, monkey bridge and hanging bridge are not possible at home but they are quite easy to do even if you never did these before. Rest is luck.
💫Group Obstacle Race:
ISSB has a few changes recently, one of them is Sub Group Race, as the name shows your group will be divided into 2 sub groups. For example: if your group consist of 12 members, then it will be divided into 2 parts and each part will be of 6 members.
The introduction of Sub Group race in ISSB replaced Half Group Task. So, Half group task is no more in ISSB.
Sub Group Race
It consist of 4 obstacles or hurdles and 5th one is a type of group task in which you have to cross it along with your luggage with the limitations of bound and out of bound places.
Hurdles/ Obstacles
1. Zig Zag
2. Figure of 8
3. Spider
4. Wall
5. Group Task
First of all, ISSB staff will give you a demo by crossing all these hurdles. Then, your sub group will be given helmets and luggage. Luggage will consist of a Dummy and Tyre. Tyre will have a rope inside.
Must To Follow :
2 members from your group must hold dummy and 2 others should hold the Tyre. Remember no, single individual can hold the dummy or Tyre, it means that it is necessary that dummy and tyre should be held by 2 individuals at the same time. If not, then it will be considered as a foul. The remaining 2 members that don,t have any luggage in their hands will assist other 4 in crossing the hurdles.
There will be six zig zag bars and it will be the first obstacle to cross and it will be easy to do so IN SH ALLAH.
Then, the second hurdle will be the figure of 8. In this, you have to cross 3 blocks step by step in a way that it should make a figure of 8. I will not explain this, because it will result into a mess that can,t be understand until, you are given a demo. So, lets come to the third one.Spider, you have to move up from one side using one hand on a rope, make sure you and your luggage are away from red ones, that are considered as out of bound for you and your luggage. 3rd one is a wall of round about 9 feet. 2 free members from your group will have to run and climb it and they will sit on the wall. Remaining boys will jump and climb in the similar way along with the luggage. However, you are allowed to pass your luggage to any other member at any time but it must follow the condition that luggage will be held by 2 person at the same time. After jumping from the wall, you will move towards your final obstacle that is a type of a half group task, that will have similar restrictions like bound and out of bound. But most of the time, your group testing officer (GTO) will ask you to stop on crossing the wall. You will be having a time limit of 8 minits for this.
💫How to deal with Deputy President?
Ans: After few changes in ISSB, deputy president also has wide effect on your selection.
Deputy covers Group discussion and an interview.
As we have mentioned all the rules of group discussion before, so we will try to cover interview portion as much as possible. During interview deputy just want to physically see the personality of a candidate whose image he has made in his mind by your forms info. Things to do for interview are same quick maths, Gk and few questions that are most probably asked by deputy.
Meaning of your name
How you came here at ISSB center? (bus,train or air etc)
Distance of issb center from your city
interchanges that passed while travelling through motorway
river you have seen during your journey towards issb center
area of room
percentage
which number is greater and which one is smaller?
your personal info, introduction, hobbies, sports, merits, demerits, father, mother info, siblings info. He can ask anything in any way that you have written in your bio data form.
your mother and father's strength and weakness (Merits, demerits of your parents)
He can ask anything from your hobbies. According to my knowledge, now a days during issb hobbies are given much more importance than the games you play. So, must write those hobbies which are yours in actual. For example: if you have written in your hobbies that you are fond of writing, then deputy will definitely ask you to explain writing. So boys, conclusion is that you must write about your personality true facts and these will be very easy to cover IN SH ALLAH.
There is another problem that candidates face during issb is that many of us have a view that only those are recommended who have a long interview with deputy and only those are recommended from whom deputy asks situational questions. That's totally wrong, you are judged until they can,t find their desired qualities and there is no time span for that.
💫Suggestions For Issb
Have strong faith in ALLAH ALMIGHTY and your abilities.If ALLAH ALMIGHTY has to take work of defense from you then, HE will definitely do, otherwise some other fields are waiting for you with flowers on, where ALLAH ALMIGHTY will appoint you as HIS worker. So, think which one is better where you want to be appointed or WHERE ALLAH ALMIGHTY wants to appoint you.
Yar let the things come and don't hide yourself under ridiculous things like false info, lie, cover, copy, paste etc.
For dressing simply dress yourself up according to the weather. Don't do this that outside weather is 39°C, body is sweating and you are wearing a 3 piece suit. Because wearing a suit is not necessary in ISSB, simply go with a dress shirt and pant with a handsome tie and belt on. If weathers allow you to wear a suit then go for it but don't wear a waistcoat under the coat because you are not on a party or something like that.
Don't mess yourself into things like
yar mera psychologist ka interview ni hoa to mn not recommend...
Don't do this, that's not the criteria for your selection just perform good in all the test that are taken from you. You will see people talking like yar deputy ny situation ni pochi mn tu ur gaya, yar psych interview ni hoa mn to gaya yar recommand ni hoa mn ur gaya... that's ridiculous
Rest is luck
Buck yourself up.
Best Wishes For All Of You
Remember Army are for the selected ones from ALLAH ALMIGHTY. Your capability maybe more than that is required for army. Many intelligent, creative and working minds are sitting outside Army, I mean to say that's all upon ALLAH ALMIGHTY that who will be a part of army and who will be an assistant commissioner.
Best Of Luck.... Don't underestimate yourself, qualities and potential.
Prayers for you.🌟