Director
Mr. Sandeep Tamta
- Over 10 years of experience in defence-academy training
- Qualified the CDSE and NDA exams, and was conferenced out at the SSB
- Master’s in Psychology
- Takes the psychology and SSB classes at DMA: three of the four weekly SSB sessions
- Teaches psychology across 17 CBSE schools in India
The SSB panel
The SSB assesses a candidate through a Group Testing Officer, a psychologist and an interviewing officer. DMA’s panel covers each of these roles, and one of the four weekly SSB sessions is taken by a panel member.
Amitabh Rai
GTO
Ex-assessor, SSB panel.
Col. Shailendra Shahi
Psychologist
Ex-psychologist, SSB board.
Group Captain Anurag Rai
Interviewing Officer
Teaching and mentoring
SSB mentors include DIPR-qualified and retired ex-SSB assessors, who work with students on the four factors the SSB looks for: planning and organising ability, social adaptability, social effectiveness and dynamism. Subject teaching covers Mathematics, English, General Ability and current affairs for the NDA written exam.
Wardens are retired Army personnel, and a psychologist supports students as they settle into residential life. Campus life