To conduct research on problems pertaining to selection of officers, placement and categorization of men with a view to optimize the efficiency of the Armed Forces and to devise suitable standardized tests of intelligence, aptitude and personality.
To provide technical training to assessors who man the Services Selection Boards and perform selection duties.
To monitor and evaluate the selection systems vis-à-vis training and performance during service career.
To conduct research in the area of organizational behavior like Leadership, Motivation, Morale, Attitude, Combat Stress Behaviour as well as Psychological Operations, ideological convictions of the Armed Forces.
To conduct research on human factors in man-machine systems and to study the effects of extreme environmental conditions on the psychological adjustment, efficiency and well being of service personnel.
To conduct research on manpower planning with particular emphasis on personnel policy in various organizations of Defence.
Additional Duties
Screening of Pre-flight trainee officers of Indian Navy.
Instructor Cadre courses for NDA, IMA, OTA, AFA & AFTC.
Personality assessment of National Security Guard (NSG) Commandos.
Conduct of Psychological assessment for Cabinet Secretariat.
Conduct of Language Aptitude Test for Armed Forces Personnel.
Conduct of All India Standardization Conference.
Technical Inspection of SSBs/AFSBs.
CEP course for Scientists, DRTC and Admin Allied Cadre.