Indian Navy Interview Questions
& Process

So the interview process is through SSB, and after that, there are medicals. Then, there's an all-India merit list based on which the final selection is made. After that, the candidate has to clear basic physical training at the Indian Naval Academy and then do specialization courses before getting their first appointment.

You apply online on the website. Based on your aggregate percentage in the 5th or final semester, you get a call-up letter. The SSB Process takes 5 days: Day 1 is Screening. Day 2 is the Psychology Test (TAT, WAT, SRT, SD). Days 3 and 4 involve GTO tasks (GD, GPE, PGT, HGT, FGT, Lecturette, GOR) and an Interview. Day 5 is the Conference, followed by Medicals and Merit List compilation for the Academy.

SSB is a very bad process. They claim they can evaluate a person within half a day without even a face-to-face talk. This is awful. The crazy thing is, people who clear SSB sometimes fail the next time. If they are so good at evaluation, how can someone who passed once fail later?

I applied for the UES scheme of the Indian Navy. The navy officers visited our university. They introduced themselves (all were high-ranked officers). They gave a presentation and showed videos about the Indian Navy and life at the Indian Navy Academy, which was very motivating. Following that, they presented information about the selection process, package, and benefits of joining the navy. We were then split into groups of 10 and sent to a conference room with an officer. Initially, the officer asked us to introduce ourselves and share our marks from 10th, 12th, and graduation. After that, we were given a topic for Group Discussion (GD) on 'Terrorism in India.' This is a common GD topic, and I had some good points, but the issue was that out of 10 people in my group, 5 were my friends, and the other 5 didn't understand the basics of GD. They wouldn't let others speak and were shouting loudly. The Navy officer had to stop us a couple of times, stating he couldn't understand anything because of the constant interruptions and shouting. He then provided another topic, but the situation remained the same. Consequently, he started asking individual questions, mostly related to navy ports and missiles, along with a few simple questions. I strongly advise preparing beforehand and potentially forming your own group, as you might end up in a group that hinders your preparation and makes it worthwhile for nothing.