“After every attempt, I worked harder but the result was same. What changed everything was working in the right direction.”

An Aspirant Who Never Quit

Pushpendra hails from Rewari, Haryana, and comes from an Army family, where the idea of serving in uniform wasn’t new, but deeply personal. A national-level football player, discipline and resilience were already part of his life.

When he couldn’t clear NDA, he didn’t stop.
He took a drop year for JEE, enrolled in a BA from IGNOU, and eventually completed his BTech from Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University. On paper, his journey showed persistence. But his SSB attempts told a different story.

Four Attempts, Big Institutes and Growing Confusion

By the time Pushpendra appeared for SSB multiple times, he had already been to big coaching institutes. Yet instead of clarity, he walked away with more confusion, especially in Psych.

Questions kept piling up:

• Should stories be “high level” or “low level”?
• Why didn’t his interview answers reflect who he really was?
• Why did GTO feel unpredictable despite physical and leadership exposure?

Despite being capable, something wasn’t clicking.

When Preparation Stops Feeling Random

Pushpendra had been following R2R on Telegram for a while. Later, a friend’s recommendation pushed him to finally take the step, not with expectations of shortcuts, but with the hope of understanding what he was missing.

Before joining, he identified three major gaps:

• Psych responses felt forced and artificial
• Interview loopholes were never addressed deeply
• GTO suffered because he didn’t understand group dynamics and balance

What changed after joining wasn’t just preparation, it was perspective.

Clarity Changed Everything

At R2R, Pushpendra didn’t just “learn answers”, he unlearned misconceptions.

• In Psych, his doubts were resolved from the root. He learned how to reflect his real personality, not a coached version.
• For the Interview, every phase of his life : education, failures, sports, family was discussed in depth, naturally closing long-standing loopholes.
• With consistent GTO practice, he began to understand contribution, cooperation, and when to lead versus when to step back.

Slowly, SSB stopped feeling like a performance.

When SSB Feels Natural, Results Follow

The biggest shift Pushpendra noticed was internal.
He wasn’t trying to impress anymore.
He wasn’t overthinking tasks.
He wasn’t stuck between “right” and “wrong” answers.

SSB started feeling like a natural process, not a test.

And in his 5th attempt, that change finally reflected in the result.

60 Days That Changed the Journey

Pushpendra joined R2R on 8th October.
On 10th December, he got recommended for Navy Tech Entry from INSB Noida.

Not because he became someone new, but because he finally learned how to present who he already was, with clarity and confidence.

A Takeaway for Every Repeater

Pushpendra’s story quietly answers a question many repeaters carry:

“What if I’m doing everything, but not in the right way?”

Sometimes, the difference between attempts isn’t effort or intelligence. It’s clarity, honest preparation, and the right environment.

And for aspirants who feel stuck despite multiple tries, his journey is a reminder:
SSB doesn’t demand perfection. It demands understanding.

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