ISSB – General Information

ISSB stands for Inter Services Selection Board. It is a well-reputed board of Pakistan to select candidates for
defense forces of the country in the following:

 Army
 Air Force
 Navy
ISSB has a sophisticated system of selection. It assesses candidates on the basis of their mental, physical,
moral and social skills for selection for the above three categories. Apart from assessing the general
proficiency, it is also ensured that the candidates must have the special skills to complete their initial
training successfully and perform their services during challenging situations efficiency.

 ISSB SELECTION TEST

Entry Test:
The candidates will appear in an entrance test and initial medical examination before appearing in the
ISSB. The short-listed candidates will be called for ISSB.
The ISSB selection process consists three parts:
1. PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS
Intelligence test
Mechanical test
Personality test
2. OUT DOOR TESTS
Group discussion
Group planning
Group tasks
Command tasks
Individual Obstacles
3. INTERVIEW
Test Places: The candidates are called to ISSB Malir, Kohat, Gujranwala and Quetta Cantonment or
other Test Centers for ISSB tests. The candidates are required to stay for four days at the
Cantonment/Test Center for the Tests. All the tests are scheduled to the held at different days
within these four days.
 Courses of Pakistan Army, Air Force & Navy
There are different courses Pakistan Army, Air Force and Navy. You can apply for any of the courses
depending upon your eligibility for the course. The qualified candidates of ISSB are trained for a specific
period of time to prepare them for delivering their services in army, air force and navy.
The course/categories to join army, air force & navy are as follow:

Army
 PMA Long Course
 Technical Cadet Course

Air Force
 General Deputy Pilot (GDP)
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  Air defense
 Aeronautical Engineering
 Admin and Special Duties
 Logistics
 Accounts
 Legal
 Information Technology
 Engineering
Navy
 PN Cadet
 Education Branch
 Special Branch – Imagery
 Special Branch – IT
 Operations
 Weapon Engineering
The courses of each category (e.g. army, air force & navy) are separately advertised in the Newspaper.
 ELIGIBILITY FOR ISSB
The citizens of Pakistan or permanent residents of Azad Kashmir or Gilgit Baltistan can apply for the
ISSB if they fulfill the prescribed criteria. The educational criteria, age criteria and physical
consideration vary from course to course. You can view the complete eligibility criteria for each course
on this site.

 DATES AND DEADLINES

The ISSB test for army, air force & navy are held at varying dates in the year. Normally the test for
each category is advertised twice a year i.e. one time within January to June, 2 nd Time within July to
December. The dates of the test and advertisement vary from year to year but the schedule for the
upcoming test is given website of ISSB to give applicants a rough idea about the next test.
The next registration for courses of Army is likely to start in June 2017
The next registration for courses of Air force is likely to be from 4th July to 18th July 2017.

ISSB Test Format – Selection Process

ELIGIBILITY FOR PAKISTAN ARMY
ELIGIBILITY FOR PAKISTAN AIR FORCE
ELIGIBILITY FOR PAKISTAN NAVY
APPLYING FOR PAKISTAN ARMY, AIR FORCE AND NAVY

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