PIONEER EDGE NEWS SERVICE/ Nainital
On the fourth day of the Services Selection Board (SSB) and Personality Development Training conducted under the Visiting Faculty Directorate at UGC-MMTTCA of Kumaun University, the participants said that the sessions had enhanced leadership skills and boosted self-confidence.
The programme coordinator, Ritesh Sah said that for the first time, a team of SSB experts was participating in this training started on the initiative of the vice chancellor, Prof Diwan Singh Rawat. The SSB expert Brigadier Shankar Prasad (retd) introduced the participants to the nuances of SSB interview and the correct methods of self-presentation and techniques of giving timely answers. Also, he made the participants practise through real examples and mock interviews so that they could enhance their confidence and communicate effectively even when under pressure.
After this, a session on psychological techniques was held for about three hours. In the final round, Colonel D K Rawal (retd)
made the participants aware of the nuances of outdoor work.
