SSB Director

Naval Captain S. Sriramakrishnan

Indian Navy leadership, SSB direction, NDA mentoring and officer-like qualities

Naval Captain S. Sriramakrishnan is a leadership professional with a distinguished career spanning the Indian Navy, corporate management and youth mentoring. After a long and rewarding service in the Indian Navy, he transitioned into senior leadership roles in the corporate sector, including CEO Microfinance, Head - Warehouse Operations in the sugar industry and Chief Executive Officer of a hospital in Chennai. He now draws upon decades of leadership experience to mentor and train young aspirants preparing to join the Armed Forces, particularly for the National Defence Academy and the Service Selection Board process.

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Naval Captain S. Sriramakrishnan at Minerva Defence Institute

Profile focus

How Naval supports aspirants.

Naval Captain S. Sriramakrishnan guides Armed Forces aspirants as SSB Director, bringing deep naval leadership, corporate management and defence-training experience.

Areas of interest

Leadership developmentMentoring youth for Armed Forces careersPersonality development and communicationSSB preparation and group testing tasks

01Leadership development

02NDA and SSB mentoring

03Personality assessment and communication

04Group testing tasks and officer-like qualities

Professional experience

Leadership across defence, training and operations.

Key roles and mentoring assignments from his Navy, academy and corporate leadership journey.

Director

DSPA AKT, Kallakurichi2023 - 2024

Mentored and trained over 70 candidates preparing for entry into the National Defence Academy. Conducted structured sessions on leadership qualities, group tasks, personality development and SSB interview preparation.

Guest Faculty - SSB & Leadership Training

Jaguars Defence Academy, NashikJuly 2025 - November 2025

Conducted training programmes in personality development, leadership behaviour and SSB preparation for approximately 60 NDA aspirants.

SSB Familiarisation Faculty

Sainik School, Amaravathi Nagar (Udumalpet)2021 and 2022

Delivered SSB familiarisation sessions introducing students to group testing tasks, psychological aspects of selection and officer-like qualities.

Mentor

Tribal Welfare Sainik School, Karimnagar2022

Conducted a 12-day mentoring programme focused on leadership skills, confidence building and Armed Forces career awareness.

Chief Executive Officer

Hospital, Chennai

Led administrative and operational management of the hospital, overseeing staff coordination, service delivery and organisational development.

Head - Warehouse Operations

Sugar Industry, Tamil Nadu

Managed large-scale warehouse operations including logistics planning, inventory management and supply chain coordination during demanding production cycles.

Commander

Indian Navy

Served in the Indian Navy, holding various leadership and operational appointments during a two-decade naval career.