Shruti who hails from a small village in Bihar where dreaming of becoming an Officer comes with immense hardships and challenges but she stood against all odds and with her dedication and hard work she got a recommendation from 3 AFSB, Gandhinagar from NDA-153 Course. It was her own dedication, patience, hard work, discipline and firm belief that she wanted to make her father proud. Though Shruti had appeared previously also but could not be screened in but this did not affect her willpower and confidence and she overcame her shortcomings and got recommended in her third attempt which she gave her whole passion and soul as she wanted to achieve her dream and her sole purpose was to work for the nation being an Armed Forces Officer. Let us have a look below at the wonderful and historic feat following her heartfelt success at selection-

Success Journey-

Well words fall short when the dream and goal that you made or saw get accomplished before your eyes and the happiness that you experience in seeing the pride of your parents and loved ones knows no bounds and is hard to describe or express in words when Shruti got the confirmation that she was finally selected this time which she happily and proudly cherished as she was able to fulfill her dream through her own recommendation and selection..

Hailing from a small state in Bihar and having a civilian background with her father being a farmer. It was the dream and patience along with determination and self-discipline of herself to wear the uniform and become a proud officer which can only be dreamt of in her town and this motivated her a lot to work for the betterment of the nation and to honor and live the glorious life of an Indian Armed Forces Officer and this ignited her passions, to feel the surge and finally she was recommended in her third attempt. She was inspired to join the Indian Air Force when she saw the movie “Gunjan Saxena” and this was the turning point in her life and she was hell bent in achieving her dream to become an Air Force Officer. Shruti is a student of Pragati Batch at Centurion who took comprehensive NDA Written+ SSB Training to achieve her goal.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Her journey throughout has been a mix of both positives and negatives as no journey to success is complete without failures and failures are the stepping stones and guiding path to success. She gave her written exams but could not clear through and was rejected due to low confidence, inability to express or bring out her thoughts forward, being weak at GTO Tasks due to her weight as she was not physically healthy and was overweight which hit her self-esteem and lowered her confidence but this did not demotivate her rather it made her want to accomplish more and reach higher and ignited her hunger for success and this gave her the power to achieve her dream in her third attempt because she believed that she has to accomplish her dream and stand proudly before her parents and village wearing that decorated uniform and seeing them with happiness though there were a lot of hurdles with not only failing at being selected in her first attempt but also the issue of being overweight which she promised herself to lose 12 kgs before going to the SSB Interview to ensure clearing her SSB and Medicals which were impediments in her success but she achieved them with her strong will power and determination and support of Team Centurion.

Shruti joined Centurion’s Pragati Batch and she wanted to join the Defence Forces thus she was looking for the proper mentorship and guidance from the apt coaching and came across Centurion Defence Academy and was fascinated and intrigued by the preparation process. She credits the unique individualistic and personalized approach for helping her stay well prepared for both stages wherein she followed a strict routine at her hostel and being punctual in studies and routine, having a fixed timetable, getting a studious and disciplined as well as competitive atmosphere with the best industry teachers to guide and motivate in her entire journey where she got guidance from the teachers, she self-introspected, gave regular mock tests, practiced PPDT, SRT’s, WAT’s that led her to know the strengths and work on her weak points and in turn build her confidence as well.

This success is definitely incomplete without the mention of the consistent efforts of Centurion Defence Academy’s entire elite panel of teachers, industry experts as the rigorous individualized training and personalized guidance along with regular and methodological trainings and classes, recorded lectures and modules, counseling, spoken classes, study material, English and Hindi notes, Lecturette training, GTO Tasks, dossier assessment, Interview training, etc given by the esteemed and renowned panel of experts assessing the growth and abilities and the regular mock tests and sessions she took part with all her frequent attempts gave her an insight and understanding at what and how can she extract the most and benefit with ease. As per Shruti, “It is important to stay focused on your goal with a strong mindset no matter how many hurdles come across you should not lose the patience and self-determination to achieve your goal and believe in yourself as this will only make you mentally strong and prepared to achieve your goal.”

The balanced coaching and guidance that is fostered at Centurion has proved fruitful in achieving and ensuring her mission as all her expectations, and objectives were met in the most diligent and viable manner which made her reach and fulfill her objective. The Academy’s Individualistic and Personalized Strategy based on every student’s I.Q is commendable as each and every student is different, having their own strengths and weaknesses along with not only giving the preparation support with the subjects, the mental support and guidance that was offered was all the more helpful and the way she was motivated and guided at each and every step with such diligence and patience by the entire team of teachers and panelists at every step really paved her way for success as after the defeat in two attempts she was really demotivated and had no clue as to where she was lacking or went wrong and her confidence level just dropped off but she was at every step guided and motivated here and individually counseled with keeping in mind her strengths and weaknesses be it how to clear up with her written, how to prepare for her interviews, how to prepare for the group tasks, etc, making her confident with her ability to express which definitely gave her positive results and thus made her conquer the failures and negativities. As Shruti stated, “It is very important to understand that SSB depends on dedication self-disciplined and confidence with utmost patience. Following a focused routine, giving regular mock tests, doing selective preparation, mastering your weak points, self-introspecting yourself will definitely help you in achieving the goal.”

Last but not the least as described by Shruti, “A special shoutout to Ranneeti book in which the psychology portion is so aptly described which gave a very good exposure at story making, narration, OIR portion, WAT, SRT’s and the efficient time management as discussed in the book and its importance which I followed rigorously and because of which I was able to finish all psych tests in the allotted time period and especially Shishir Sir who took motivation classes, took doubt-clearing sessions, psychology lectures and classes and also felicitated us at various occasions which motivated me a lot and was available round the clock for any kind of doubt clearing or guidance of any kind.”

As in the words of Shruti, “When I appeared for my SSB and was disqualified in my previous attempts, it demotivated me but with Centurion’s planned study time-table and guidance I came back with full zeal to appear for my written and subsequently was confident and calm with a composed attitude as this time I was already prepared and knew my weak points which made me control my nervous bouts and panic attacks and I went in, answered each of the questions with ease and clarity and came out hoping I had answered everything the way it should have been and that I would not have repeated the same mistake I had done before. Amid all the stress and panic that I as well as my parents were having at that particular moment was really very tense but as soon as I got the recommendation I was completely blank and numb, my happiness knew no bounds as I had finally managed to achieve my far-fetched dream and was really happy at my success and I saw the happiness of my father, grandfather who told everyone in the village and everyone was happy and proud as I finally fulfilled my dream and also the happiness was unmeasured and I felt as the most luckiest and blessed child of my proud parents.”

Sharing her tips for the success, Shruti firmly believes that one must be completely focused in achieving their goal by putting the required efforts and by being consistent in the efforts with keeping in mind the goal clarity along with efficient planning and strategy. Following the smart approach method with keeping the clarity of thoughts and having self-belief and confidence is the pillar of success in cracking your SSB.

I heartily thank Team Centurion of their assistance and persistent efforts making my success all the more worthy because the discipline, resilience, and hard work that made me overcome my hurdles and focused me to achieve my goal to crack NDA, SSB.

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