Individual obstacles - IO || SSB Interview
What is Individual obstacle (IO) ?
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Individual obstacles - IO |
Some important points for individual obstacles-
- Individual obstacle consists of set of 10 obstacles which you have to do in a time span of 3 minutes.
- Each obstacle has a number mentioned next to it which is indicates the point which will you get on successful completion of that obstacle.
- These obstacle are not serially arranged, you can start from any obstacle you wanted to do.
- This is only the task where repetition is allowed. However to repeat any obstacle for the second time you must do all the 10 obstacles once.
- If you repeat any obstacle then you will get that many extra point as indicated on the optical.
- If you get stuck on any obstacle then you can leave it and go to the next obstacle. You can come back and do it later.
- If you do all 10 obstacles then you will get 100% points (55 marks).
Individual obstacles : procedure
- GTO will take you around and show you all the obstacles.
- He will explain each and every obstacles to you.
- He will ask one candidate to come forward and give a demonstration. (note- for girls you are required to do 8 obstacles only.)
- GTO has a watch and whistle with him. He will start from first candidate who will get up, run and stand behind any obstacle from where he wanted to start.
- To start him GTO will blow the whistle once.
- After 2.5 minutes GTO will shout "next" which means second candidate get up and stand behind any obstacle from where he wanted to start.
- After 3 minutes GTO will blow the whistle Again which means time for the first candidate is up and 4 done second candidate has started.
This way 1 by 1 the GTO will put all the candidates through the task.
Important aspects:
- Make a good plan to do the obstacle.
- Plan should be Such that minimum time is spent in running and maximum in doing obstacles.
- Run fast between obstacles and never walk as you are bound by time of 3 minutes.
- Don't run fast on over the obstacles, it can disturb your balance.
- Before going to SSB interview you must practiced 2-3kms run and some exercises to keep you fit.
The may face these obstacles:
- Single Ram - Simplest obstacle. Just run over it and jump on ground.
- Monkey rolling - roll like a monkey.
- Barrel Jump - Run over it and jump
- Balancing Beam - Zig Zag shaped obstacle, you've to walk over it balancing your body.
- Screen Jump -
Take a good run and jump over the screen. Don't touch the screen anyway.
- Burma Bridge - 2 parallel ropes are there at height. You've to keep your legs on lower rope and hold the upper rope by hand and walk sideways.
- Tarzan Swing - Climb on a raised platform, grab the rope and swing and jump on ground.
- Double platform jump - Climb on higher platform, jump on lower platform then jump on ground.
- Double Ditch - Run, hold the rope and land between two ditches on green platform and then jump over the second ditch to the ground
- Commando Walk - Climb over it, balance yourself and get down from the other side.
- Tiger Leap - Climb over raised platform then jump and grab the rope and come down. Don't let your hands slide otherwise you'll get painful injuries.
- Tire Crossing -
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