The Art of the Interview

Dehradun

Every great career starts with one conversation.

The interviews that decide a life — RIMC, the SSB, the hiring room. We prepare young Indians for all three. Taught by the officers who once sat on the other side.

Scroll Est. Dehradun Junior · Senior · Campus to Corporate

Who we are

Samvad means dialogue.
We treat it as a discipline.

An interview is not an interrogation. It is where character meets opportunity — and it can be taught. Our mentors have spent two decades on both sides of that table.

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Verticals. One standard.

The Samvad path

Three verticals. One journey — from cadet to corner office.

A Samvad Junior candidate facing a school interview board I
Vertical I

Samvad Junior

RIMC, RMS and Sainik School preparation — the written paper, the viva, the fitness standard. Boarding school admissions with WEDA.

RIMC RMS UP Sainik School
Enter Samvad Junior
An SSB candidate before a services selection panel II
Vertical II

Samvad Senior

In build

SSB preparation and Officer Like Qualities, built as habits — not scripts. College interviews after Class XII. With WEDA Plus.

SSB OLQs Leadership
Hold Your Seat
A graduate in a corporate panel interview III
Vertical III

Campus to Corporate

Twenty masterclasses. Real mock interviews. One outcome — a signed offer letter. With WEDA Graduate.

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Enter Campus to Corporate

Why Samvad

A finishing school for conversations.

Veterans at the helm

They commanded battalions. They sat on selection boards. They know what the interviewer sees — because they were the interviewer.

The full journey

Age nine to first job. One institution. Military school. Commission. Career. No hand-offs. No gaps.

Mind and body

Boards read posture before they hear answers. Twenty-four weeks of training build the bearing that speaks first.

What's included

Everything a family needs.
Under one roof.

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Recorded courses

The full syllabus, on demand. Watch, pause, repeat — until it holds.

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Authored handbooks

RIMC, RMS, GK and fitness — written by our faculty, not licensed from anyone.

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Mock interview boards

Real boards, chaired by retired officers. Recorded — so the debrief is evidence, not opinion.

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Offline preparation, Dehradun

In-person coaching, minutes from the gates our students are aiming for.

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Physical fitness programme

Twenty-four weeks. Built to the standard the boards actually test.

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Parent guidance

Monthly reports. Document checklists. A briefing before board day. Parents are half the campaign.

Inside Samvad

Drill, discipline — and the conversations in between.

A one-to-one mentoring session at Samvad
A Samvad batch in session
A Samvad group discussion session in progress
Candidates on the SSB obstacle course

The success roadmap

One conversation at a time.
All the way up.

Join early, and every stage prepares the ground for the next.

Map Your Child's Journey
Ages 9–12 · Junior

The foundation

RIMC and Sainik School coaching — academics, GK, fitness, and a first board faced early.

Ages 13–16 · Junior

The gate

RMS interview preparation and boarding school admissions with WEDA — the paper, the viva, the life after both.

Ages 17–21 · Senior

The commission

SSB coaching end to end — screening, psychology, GTO, interview. And the college panels beside them.

Ages 20–24 · Corporate

The offer letter

Resume. LinkedIn. Panels. Negotiation. Degree to signed offer.

Leadership

Led by people who have done it themselves.

Sena MedalCol Amardeep Singh, SM (Retd.)

Col Amardeep Singh, SM (Retd.)

Co-Founder & Mentor

Siachen to battalion command. Eight years teaching at the IMA and Army War College.

Indian NavyCdr Nitin Manocha (Retd.)

Cdr Nitin Manocha (Retd.)

Co-Founder & Director

Sixteen years in the Indian Navy, then Adani Defence & Aerospace. He has trained and evaluated over two hundred officers.

AdvocateAdv Simran Kaur

Adv Simran Kaur

Chief Coordinator

She runs the academic and student-support ecosystem — from admissions to assessments, every learner supported and every parent informed.

Indian ArmyMaj Payodhi Chaturvedi (Retd.)

Maj Payodhi Chaturvedi (Retd.)

Head · Executive Communication

A decade in the Army Ordnance Corps. She teaches executive presence, communication and campus-to-corporate readiness.

Ph.D. · JNUDr. Eshita Tripathi

Dr. Eshita Tripathi

Academics & Research

Ph.D., JNU. She measures whether the teaching works — so nobody has to take it on faith.

The Samvad app

Your mentors,
in your pocket.

Courses. Daily GK capsules. Fitness tracking. Mock board bookings. Wherever your child is.

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1.6 km run — target 8:30
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