SRT

What is SRT
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SRT – 2

common Conflicting

sense issue demands

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May be
more
than one 4
reaction See,
5 what can
Go by wait for
priority longer
 What is SRT

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Natural
thoughts

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Socially
related
response
s
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Daily
situations
 What is SRT

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Reveals your Help despite

attitudes / a problem

intelligence (interview)
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Measure
what is a
bigger
difficulty

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Social attitudes, 5
behavior and Telegraphic
emotional language
intelligence
 What is SRT

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2
Time is
Stressful
short

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First
impulse
 What is SRT

✓ SRT is a test in which a number of situations are

given to the candidates, may be with conflicted
requirements.
✓ The candidate has to use common sense to solve
the problem by giving priority to actions, in a laid out
sequence.
✓ As the time is at premium, the candidate should use
telegraphic language and action words to write the
reactions
✓ Action words cover more than one reaction
Rules for SRT
 Rules for SRT
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Not to be
Answer in 60
opened
the booklet Situations
until
instructed

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30 seconds 5

for each 30 minutes

situation for 60 SRTs 7

If lengthy,
6 not more
Be brief, no than 40 can
description be answered
 Rules for SRT

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Use ‘He’ 15 SRTs per
(hero) page, 4 pages
2
No lines

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If more than one
reaction,
use
,
;
and
 Rules for SRT

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Can skip Third
In past
articles Person,
tense
“A, an, the” Singular
number

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He, along
with others
Basic Principles for SRT
 Basic principles
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1 Not
Not supporting
supporting or joining
or joining any union
strikes

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3 Not losing
Not behaving in temper or
aggressive reacting
manner except violently
in games / war

Solve the problem, not aggravate it

Do’s
 SRT : Do’s

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2
Attempt all,
Address 3
60, not less
graver Move on if
than 50 in
problems stuck in a
any case
first SRT

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5 6
Be specific,
Answer in Action
what is to be
appropriate should be
done
space shown
(action)
Don’ts
 SRT: Don’ts

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No mugged
up responses

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Don’t shy away
from the
situation
 Socially unacceptable

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Murder Theft Stealing Cheating

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6
7 Offences
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Ill
Violence against
Extortion
treating
women
Sample Situations
 Approach to handling SRT

Any situation ✓ Think like a hero

✓ Work like a leader
✓ Involve others, team work
✓ Self – last
✓ Work selflessly, not seeking reward or
appreciation
✓ Prioritize
✓ Address bigger loss / damage first
✓ After addressing the situation, proceed
with your work
 1 Conflicting situation

Interview at MNC ✓ Exam preferred / interview preferred.

and exam at 2 pm ✓ Spoke to management for advancement
the same day or postponement at 11 am or 6 pm
✓ Postponement for a day or two

Initiative
SOD
 2 Accident (bleeding) vs your important work

Going for an ✓ Stopped bleeding

important work, ✓ First aid
and see a man ✓ Rushed him to hospital
bleeding on the ✓ Enroute, informed the relatives / friends
road due to an
accident SOR
SOD
 3 Heavy rain

In village, resting ✓ Rehabilitation of villagers

✓ Evacuation with minimum, important
material / documents
✓ To a higher place
✓ Cater for basic medical aid
✓ Cater for food, drinking water
✓ Sheets blankets (gets cold in flood
situation)

SOR
Ini
 4 Fire

Fire in Pulled chain

compartment in Organized passengers (he organized /
train in which you controlled / pacified them)
are travelling Extinguished fire using
Fire extinguishers
Blankets
Water
 Fire

Fire in village Alerted villagers

Organized people
Extinguished fire using
Fire extinguishers
sand
Water
Fire in unit
 5 Natural calamities

Natural calamities He, along with Administration

(floods, land slides, rehabilitated the villagers / family
earth quakes, etc) members
 6 Confrontation

Alone vs one He overpowered him and handed over to

(courage) police

4 vs 4 (courage) He, along with management / security

overpowered them and handed over to
police

✓ Alone vs many He tactfully managed the situation

(3-4) (no need to overpower)
(tact - requested, convinced)
 7 Snake

Noticed a snake in He killed the snake (courage)

a park, close to his
friend

Noticed a snake He allowed the snake to go

30 meters away,
going from one side
to another
 8 Boat

Leaking boat He plugged the leak

Threw water out
Moved to bank

Boat overturned in He, along with friends, saved the people

deep water drowning
 9 Improvised bridge

40 feet bridge Crossed over with the help of boat or

collapses with half Crossed over through alternate bridge
the team on the
other side – water
6 feet deep
 10 Argument

Argument He convinced them

Gracefully accepts his mistake
Middle path / compromised
 11 Difference in opinion

Difference in Middle path

opinion with your Compromised
friends, colleagues,
family members
 12 Injury

Injury during games He took first aid, continued playing

 13 Money

One-time Borrowed from relatives, friends,

requirement provident fund, bank loan

Continued Part time job, and continued to study

requirement Or took education loan and continued to
study
 14 Taking longer time than usual

Trekking He consulted route map, corrected route

and continued trekking

Climbing a He consulted route map, corrected route

mountain and continued

Unknown route He consulted route map, corrected route

and continued
 15 Illness

Unconscious in city Rushed him to the nearest hospital

Unconscious in Rushed him to the nearest hospital

village

Seriously ill in city Rushed him to the nearest hospital

or village
SD
 SD

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✓ Parents ✓ CO
✓ Teachers ✓ Seniors
✓ Friends ✓ Colleagues
✓ Yourself ✓ Yourself
✓ Qualities you want to ✓ Qualities you want to
improve to achieve your improve to achieve your
aim in life aim in life
 Self Description (100 words)

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2
1 Balanced
Be
Self opinion account
objective
(Confirmed
by TAT, WAT,
SRT) 5
6
Shortcomings,
Mild
if stated,
shortcomings
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means
may be stated,
No
awareness
with strategy
bragging
to overcome

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Write your
abilities
 SD: Parents

Strong points Areas of improvement

✓ Relationship (loving son) ✓ Physical strength
✓ Qualities (responsible)
✓ Always consulted in DM Strategy for improvement
✓ Respectful to elders ✓ Running
✓ Helpful, including youngers ✓ Gyming
✓ Help in organizing events ✓ Exercising
 SD: Teachers

Strong points Areas of improvement

✓ Attendance - regular ✓ Spoken English
✓ Comes prepared
✓ Help weak students Strategy for improvement
✓ Games – laurels ✓ Reading
✓ Participation in CCA ✓ Speaking
✓ Listening
 SD: Friends

Strong points Areas of improvement

✓ Reliable General awareness
✓ Commitment
✓ Supporting Strategy for improvement
✓ Helpful ✓ Newspapers
✓ Selfless ✓ TV news
✓ CSR
 SD: Yourself

Strong points Areas of improvement

✓ Self-aware General awareness
✓ Tactful
✓ Ethical Strategy for improvement
✓ Transparent ✓ Newspapers
✓ Commitment ✓ TV news
✓ CSR
Qualities one would like to develop (100 words)

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Identify 2
3
qualities one Addressed or
Method to
would like to addressing
overcome
improve the problem

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Detailing the Monitoring, Evolving into
method to how is one a better
overcome improving human being
 SD: To achieve aim of life

Qualities to improve to achieve Strategy for improvement

aim of life
✓ Fluency ✓ Speaking to self and others
✓ Communication ✓ Practicing speaking
✓ Vocabulary ✓ Noting down words
✓ General awareness ✓ Subscribed newspapers
✓ General knowledge ✓ Reading about military affairs
✓ Reading books ✓ Bought books, finding time
✓ Reading newspapers ✓ Subscribed
✓ Physical stamina ✓ Running, exercising, gyming
✓ Public speaking ✓ Practicing speaking in groups