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The existing system of Selection of officers for the Indian Armed Forces through the Service Selection Board was introduced way back in 1940. It was during the period of the Second World War and was necessitated by the fact that Emergency Commission was offered to the Indians. The main objective of the Selection Board is to select suitable candidates who possess the qualities associated with an officer and who would be able to perform their duties efficiently both in time of war and peace. The basic idea is to choose the right person for the right job. Hence the methods adopted by the Service Selection Board are based on modern techniques and scientific study. The credit for the evolution of these tests goes to experienced psychologists and their reliability has been proved over a long period of time.

Permanent Selection Boards have been established at Bangalore in the South, Allahabad in the East, and at Bhopal in Central India. Similar boards have also been established for recruitment to the Air Force at Dehradun, Mysore and Varanasi.