TriQuest Competition

The TriQuest Competition at Defence Career Expo is a comprehensive personality and aptitude challenge designed to simulate key stages of the defence selection process. Open to aspiring defence candidates and NCC Cadets, it includes the following sub competitions:

·         PPDT (Picture Perception and Discussion Test): To assess observation and communication skills.

·         GPE (Group Planning Exercise): To evaluate leadership and decision-making under pressure.

·         Lecturette: To test clarity of thought and confidence.

·         Mock Interview: To refine personality and officer-like qualities.

TriQuest is a platform to experience, prepare, and prove your potential for a career in the armed forces.

Please review the following guidelines and event-specific rules carefully before completing your registration.

General Conduct

●        Punctuality: All participants must report to their respective venues at least 15 minutes before the scheduled start time.

●        Evaluation: Professional feedback and lessons learned will be provided by the Group Testing Officer (GTO) or Interviewing Officer after each session.

●        Shortlisting: Progression to subsequent rounds is strictly based on performance and evaluation in the preliminary stages.

●        Participation: Triquest is for both NCC Cadets and other Participants

Note: Only limited seats are available for Triquest.

Registration Fees: Rs. 200 (Per Individual)

1. Picture Perception and Discussion Test (PPDT)

●        Observation: You will be shown one picture for 30 seconds.

●        Individual Task: You must frame and write a logical story within 4 minutes and narrate it for 1 minute.
Note: Written expression is not the primary judging criteria for this round.

●        Group Discussion: Participants have 15 minutes to discuss and arrive at a consensus story. One participant must be nominated to narrate the final group story.

●        Shortlisting: Approximately 30 candidates will advance to the GPE.

2. Group Planning Exercise (GPE)

●        Analysis: Participants will receive a situational problem with multiple constraints on a map which will be given on a board or projected on a screen, A narrative explanation of the situation in the map will be given in a paper and participants will be given a duration of 5 minutes to read the document. Then the candidates will be asked to return the paper to the assessor. The participants will have 10 minutes to prepare a written solution individually.

●        Discussion: The group will have 15 minutes to collaborate and form a common plan. One candidate may be selected to present the final group plan.

●        Criteria: Unlike PPDT, both written power of expression and verbal abilities are evaluated.

3. Lecturette

●        Preparation: You will be given a topic and 3 minutes to prepare. Note: Only the first candidate gets a dedicated 3-minute prep window; others prepare while the preceding candidate speaks.

●        Execution: You must speak continuously on the chosen topic for 3 minutes.

4. Mock Interview

●        Selection: Only 1–2 top-performing candidates will be selected for this final simulation.

●        Assessment: Candidates will face a panel evaluating personality, motivation, leadership potential, and general awareness.

Assessors:

1)      PP&DT, GPE and Lecturette:

Colonel M P Dinesh (Retd)

1.Former Group Testing Officer (GTO) at 22 SSB- Bhopal, 11 SSB, Prayagraj, 14 SSB - Prayagraj and Defence Institute of Psychological Research (DIPR)

2.Instructor at Indian Military Academy and Infantry School, Mhow.

2)      Mock Interview:

 Commodore Atul Kumar Rastogi (Retd)

1. Former President, Naval Selection Board- Coimbatore and Vishakapatnam.

2. Former Deputy Director General, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry , Andaman and Nicobar Directorate, National Cadet Corps.

3. Interviewed More than 1500 Cadets in his tenure as an Interviewing Officer.