Chief of Naval Staff, Admiral Sunil Lanba inaugurated Indian Navy’s first full-fledged Service Selection Board (SSB) at Diamond Harbour, near Kolkata.
Vice Admiral Karambir Singh, the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Eastern Naval Command, has attended the inauguration
This is the fifth SSB- Service Selection Board of the Indian Navy.
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It selects both Permanent and Short Service Commission officers.
The other Boards are located in Bhopal, Bengaluru, Visakhapatnam, and Coimbatore.
SSB (Kolkata), sprawling over 27 acres on the Hooghly river-bank can screen an estimated 5000 officer-candidates annually.
Various facilities are available at the board which includes GTO ground, Testing Hall, Conference Room, staff accommodation and a Medical Inspection Room
