Personality development is a continuous process of improving one’s thoughts, behavior, and attitude. It helps build self-confidence and a positive mindset. Good communication skills play an important role in personality growth. Discipline and time management shape a responsible nature. Self-awareness helps understand strengths and weaknesses. A positive. Respect for others reflects good character. Emotional control brings maturity.

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Presentation
By
JO’s Course Ser 18

3. INTRODUCTION
• Shortage of offrs – A maj area of
concern
• ACC - Provides serving soldier an
opportunity to become Commissioned Offrs
in the Army

4. Aim
What is it we want to accomplish?
It is planned to run a personality development
cadre for the candidates who have passed written
test for ACC prior to their appearing for SSB.
The aim of the cadre is to give the candidate an
opportunity to realize his full potential and hone the
leadership qualities through various classroom and
outdoor activities, thereby bringing about substantial
attitudinal changes in his behaviour.

5. TIME ANALYSIS
 Duration of the course 12 weeks (05 May to 26
July)
 Total No of days 83
 No of Sundays and Holidays 10 + 2 = 12
 No of working days 71 (83 – 12)
 No of contact periods per day 07 (06 on Saturdays)
 Total no of contact periods (71 x 7 ) - 12 = 479
 No of non contact period per day 02
(In the evening)
 Total no of non contact period 142 ( 71 x 2 )

6. Qualities Proposed to be Addressed
• During the cadre the emphasis will be to
reinforce the following traits:-
 Communication skills
 Reasoning ability
 Social Adjustment
 Org Capabilities
 Confidence
 Courage : Physical and Moral
 Stamina : Physical and Mental
 Initiative and Decisiveness
 Will Power
 Positive Attitude

7. Peculiar Characteristics of Target
Population
 Age Group. 20 to 27 yrs .
 Educational Qualification. 10+2 and above
 Social Background. Mix of rural and semi urban
areas belonging to middle class or lower middle class
families.

8. Peculiar Characteristics of Target
Population
 Comn Skill.
 Org Ability.
 Social Adaptability and Responsibility.

9. Tools to be Emp for Trg
• Emphasis to allow a candidate to identify
his own weaknesses and motivate him to
constantly endeavor to improve these.
• To be achieved through individualized
monitoring of the progress of each candidate
followed by regular guidance, counselling incl
co-counselling.
• The tools to reinforce the personality traits
mentioned earlier are enumerated in the

10. Tools to be Emp for Trg
Comn Skills Listening to TV and radio news, reading news papers,
writing news summary and discussing the same in the
cl room.
Practice sessions in the language lab Lecturette,
Group discussion, Paper writing assignments, Book
Reviews.
Reasoning
Ability
Lecturette, Group discussions
Outdoor exercises / short organized excursions.
Social
Adjustment
Formation of syndicates, PT/games,
outdoor exercises/ excursions / Case studies
Org
Capability
Performing the duty of cl/course senior
Org PT/games, Org outdoor exercises

11. Tools to be Emp for Trg
Confidence Almost all activities undertaken during the course
will lead to building of confidence in some way or the
other.
Courage (i) Physical Outdoor Exercises/ excursions/
Obstacle course
(ii) Moral Introspection,case studies, personal
examples by DSs, Individualized
Guidance and Counselling
Stamina (i) Physical PT/Games, Excursions
(ii) Mental This will be achieved by
progressively increasing the
pressure
of wk load as also the degree of

13. Test for Entry Behaviour
• To be conducted immediately on arrival, by the qualified
Directing Staff, consisting of the following :-
 Intelligence Tests
 Psychological Tests
 Group activities.
• A total of three days earmarked for the screening test.
Candidates found unsuitable to be RTU.
Methodology

14. • Opening Address / Documentation
 This will be conducted only for those candidates
who have been found suitable to undergo the cadre, on
the fourth day of this course.
• Syndicate.
 Four syndicates with a str of 25 candidates each.
 Heterogeneous gp
 Different Regiments
 Different linguistic affiliations/Social Gps
 Different Socio-economic backgrounds
Methodology

15. Methodology
Offr In-charge Syndicates.
• Each syndicate will have an offr in-charge.
• Should preferably be a TO/IO/GTO qualified offr or an
offr with psychology background.
• The offr will be resp to provide indl attention to each
candidate, monitor his progress both individually as well as
in a gp and provide individualized guidance and counselling.
• The offr will maint a dossier for each candidate for this
purpose.

16. Guidance and Counselling.
 The importance of guidance and counselling in a
personality development cadre needs no emphasis.
 It will be the responsibility of the Officer In
Charge of the syndicate to monitor the progress of
each candidate on a regular basis and provide
necessary guidance/counselling to each individual
separately.
 A record of the same will be maintained in the
dossier of the candidates.
Methodology

17. Course and Class Senior
• Every syndicate to have a cl senior and an understudy
to him.
• Rotational appt - to be changed every week.
• Cl senior resp for detailing other students for
different tasks like PT/ games or excursions.
• In addn to the cl seniors there will also be a course
senior nominated on voluntary basis to coord course
activities in consultation with offr I/C course. This will
also be a rotatory appt.
• Syndicates to be reorganized after every four weeks
based on the performance of each indl in his gp.
• Max interaction among students will be encouraged
for better inter-personal adjustments.
Methodology

18. Conduct
Central Lectures.
• These lectures will be informative in nature
and will cover the topics on general awareness,
current affairs, human psychology, personality,
etiquettes, social graces and hobbies etc.
• These lectures will also highlight the
importance of following traits:-
 Positive Attitude
 Co-operation
 Gp Dynamism
 Power of Expression

19. Conduct
Lecturette.
 Every candidate to deliver 12 lecturettes (01 per
week) of 5 mins each during the course.
 For the first cycle, topics to be given one day in
advance.
 Second and third cycle - topics to be given during
the class itself and candidates to get 05 mins to prepare.
 In one period four lecturettes to be completed.
 A total of 75 pds (25 x 12 = 300/4 = 75 pds) need to
be devoted for the purpose

20. Conduct
• Gp Discussion. Two per week for three pds,
2 x 3 x 12 = 72 pds.
• Paper Writing / Assignments (OTW). Students will be
reqd to write one paper of approx 200 words, every week as
OTW.
• Book Review (OTW). During each cycle every student will
be asked to write one book review. Hence every student will
write three book reviews in the entire duration of the course.
• One Fiction Book
• One book on Academic Subject / Gen Science / Mil
History/ Biography
• One book on Hobbies / Gen Interest / adventure
activities

21. Gp Activities / Projects
 Each Syndicate will org at least one
skit / play let / any other
entertainment activity with in the
syndicate.
 Inter syndicate competition will also
be organized.

22. Conduct
PT/Games.
 Students to org their own PT and Games.
 Class senior will every day detail one student to
organize PT & Games.
The Offr will only observe them without
interfering with the activities of the class.
The students will be encouraged to learn at least
one offr game and two tps games.
They will also be given exposure to Yoga and
Meditation.

23. Conduct
Outdoor Exercises/Excursions.
 Every Sunday/Holiday each class will plan an excursion.
 The syndicate will also be responsible for over all
planning and conduct.
The planning will include the following:-
• Deciding the place of visit
• Time out and Time in
• Route out and route in
• Adm arrangements incl food, water, first aid etc

24. Outdoor Exercises/Excursions(contd….)
 The Gp will be accompanied by the Offr I/C, in the capacity of an
observer.
 He will throw various challenges/situations to the gp .
 There will be frequent change of leader during the ex.
 A few suggested sits could be as under:-
• One member of the team has fallen down from the hill………
• One member of the team has suffered dehydration ……..
• One member of the team has been bitten by a snake………
• The team encounters a wild animal…………….
• Team finds an old man who has been abandoned by his
family and needs immediate medical attention ………
• A TATA Sumo hits a couple walking on the road and speeds
away……

25. Conduct
 Familiarization with GTO tasks:-
 Command Task
 Gp Task
 Gp Plg
 Gp Obstacle Race
 Indl Obstacle Race
 News Update

26. Financial Implications
 This has been divided into following two heads:-
• One time expenditure for basic infrastructure
• Recurring expenditure during each course
 One Time Expenditure. One time expenditure for basic infrastructure
will be as under:-
• Furnishing of existing MES living accn.
Crockery for 125 students @ Rs 200/- per set - Rs 25, 000.00
Addl Furniture
Steel Almirah No 100 @ Rs 2000/- Rs 2,00,000.00*
Plastic Moulded Chairs No. 100 @ 400/- Rs 40,000.00
Student Writing Chair with Arm Rest
No 200 @ Rs 400/- Rs 80,000.00
Plastic Bucket & Mug No 20 @ Rs 100/- Rs 2,000.00
Book Racks No. 04 @ Rs 4000/- Rs 16,000.00

27. • Furnishing of Ante Room.
 Television 29” Rs 25,000.00
 Misc Items like Matting, curtains carpet etc Rs 40,000.00
 Construction of new SSB Tasks Rs 2,50,000.00
 Construction of Confidence Wall Rs 5,00,000.00
 Misc Items like Books on personality devp, general
psychology, News paper/magazines, trg films, Chest Nos,
water cooler with filter etc Rs 72,000.00
Total Rs 12,00,000.00
Financial Implications
 Recurring Expenditure During Each Course
• Stationary (Joining Instrs, Handouts, Study Material Rs 25,000.00
Chest Numbers etc)
• Hiring of CHTs 2xLt Vehs for DSs Rs 25,000.00
• Misc Expenditure incl repair & maint of Rs 20,000.00
permt assets
Total Rs 70,000.00