The prerequisite for being an officer of Indian armed forces is that a person must have the officer like qualities. Officer like Qualities are the one's which are tested in SSB and based upon this the candidate is evaluated.

There are total 15 officer like qualities which are divided into four categories which are as under :-

PLANNING AND ORGANISING

1. EFFECTIVE INTELLIGENCE

2. REASONING ABILITY

3. ORGANISING ABILITY

4. POWER OF EXPRESSION

SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT

5. SOCIAL ADAPTABILITY

6. COOPERATION

7. SENSE OF RESPONSIBILITY

SOCIAL EFFECTIVENESS

8. INITIATIVE

9. SELF CONFIDENCE

10. SPEED OF DECISION

11. ABILITY TO INFLUENCE A GROUP

12. LIVELINESS

DYNAMIC

13. DETERMINATION

14. COURAGE

15. STAMINA

After going through all the OLQs, now you have a clear picture of Officer Like Qualities. Before moving further I must tell you onething that officer like qualities denotes the overall analysis of the candidate's personality from Head to Toe.

Officer Like Qualities are related to following parts : -

EFFECTIVE INTELLIGENCE : Head

REASONING ABILITY : Head [Expressed through Mouth]

ORGANISING ABILITY : Head

POWER OF EXPRESSION : Head [Expressed through Face expressions and Mouth]

SOCIAL ADAPTABILITY : Heart

COOPERATION : Heart

SENSE OF RESPONSIBILITY : Heart

INITIATIVE : Head [Related to conscience and require a GUT feel]

SELF CONFIDENCE : Head [Related to conscience and require a GUT feel]

SPEED OF DECISION : Head [Related to conscience and require a GUT feel]

ABILITY TO INFLUENCE A GROUP : Heart

LIVELINESS : Heart

DETERMINATION : Head and Legs

COURAGE : Head

STAMINA : Legs

They above mentioned are the various personality traits which the armed forces people are looking for.