PIQ is Personal Information Questionnaire Form. This is a very important form; you will fill at the selection centre. You may be asked to fill 2 or 3 copies of it. You have to fill this form before the Personal Interview & during your personal interview the Interviewing Officer will be having a copy of PIQ form filled by you. So you better understand how to fill PIQ Form Questions in correct way.
The reason behind it is that the IO (Interviewing Officer) will ask questions based on details you have written in the form. So it’s very important that you fill the PIQ very carefully and don’t miss anything which adds marks to your personal interview report.
Here are some general instructions about the PIQ .Here we have given details of main sections of PIQ from where most of the personal interview questions are asked. Read them carefully and avoid mistakes in filling PIQ.
Personal Information Questionnaire Form
Name – The name you had filled in the application form or call-up letter or call-up list. This name must be same as in your 10th class mark sheet.
Place of Maximum Residence – Here you have to write about that place you lived most of your life e.g. the place of your schooling. If you have changed your place of residence a number of times then write the place where you spent maximum duration of time.
You also have to write the approximate population of that place. So get information about it before coming for SSB. You should also collect information about famous places of your town/city/ district or state. There can be questions on it.
Parents/Guardians Occupation/Income – You should know about your parents/Guardians education/occupation, source of income & a rough idea of their monthly income. There can be questions e.g.
>> How much pocket money you get ?
>> How you spend your pocket money ?
>> Do you save your pocket money? If yes, how you utilize it ?
>> How you help your parents in their work ?
>> If your mother is a housewife, do you help her in domestic jobs e.g. kitchen purchasing, paying bills etc. ?
Educational Record – It is the favourite topic of interviewing officers. Usually the number of questions from this part of PIQ remains high. Here you have to fill following details:
In Professional or last section, you have to write about any professional course you have done. The types of questions asked from this section are given below.
>> From where you have completed your schooling ?
>> From where you have done your graduation/ post-graduation ?
>> What is the percentage of marks in 10th class /12th class/ graduation ?
>> If you changed your school/institute a number of times, give the reason behind it.
>> Why you chose a particular stream for your graduation/ post-graduation ?
>> What are the future scopes in this stream ?
Present Occupation & Income – Here you have to write about your present occupation i.e. you are student or working.
>> If you are working then how much income you get & how you spend that.
>> If you are working then tell about your workplace.
>> If you are student then tell about your school/Institute/collage.
NCC Training – If yes then you have to mention following things:
WING – Army/Air Force/Navy
Duration of Training:
Division:
Type of Certificate Achieved – A/B/C
There will be question related to your training & things you learnt in NCC camps.
Games. It is the 2nd hottest section of your PIQ. Here you have to give following details:
Here you can write any number of sports you play or used to play. The games include indoor and outdoor games. The types of questions on this part are given below:
Why you moved to particular game ?
Why you left a particular game ?
Explain rules & regulations e.g. number of players/ specification of ground etc. of a particular game.
How you prepared for the game ?
Hence we can say that PIQ is only way to success in personal interview. Here whatever you will write, you have to face question on that things. So here avoid writing false things about you or your achievements. This thing can harm your Personal Interview report card.
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