Inter_Services_Selection_Board

Inter-Services Selection Board

Inter-Services Selection Board

Organization


The Inter-Services Selection Board (colloquially known as ISSB) (Urdu: بین الخدماتی مجلسِ انتخاب) is a committee for the selection of commissioned officers in the Pakistan Armed Forces: the Army, the Navy, and the Air Force.

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Procedure

The selection through board is made on the basis of five days of psychological screening to test the ability, aptitude and personality of a candidate.The tests are held in any one of the four centers, namely Kohat, Gujranwala, Quetta and Malir.[3]

Candidates have to go through a thorough procedure of five days. They are tested by the psychologist, Group Testing Officer (GTO) and the Deputy president.[4]

Candidates who pass the selection procedure qualify, provided that they pass a physical test, medical test and general knowledge test[5] to undergo officer training at military academies, primarily the Pakistan Military Academy in Kakul,[6] the Pakistan Naval Academy in Manora[7] the Pakistan Air Force Academy in Risalpur[8] and the SPD's Center of Excellence for Nuclear Security in Chakri.

Coaching

Coaching for the tests is not officially allowed but nevertheless many academies do exist for this purpose, often run by retired military and board officers.[9]

Trivia

The first Sikh passed the board's selection procedure in 2005,[10] the first Hindu in 2006[11] and the first women also in 2006.[12]

See also


References

  1. "About". Inter-Services Selection Board. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  2. "General information". Inter Services Selection Board. Retrieved 3 March 2010.
  3. The Pakistan Review. 12. Ferozsons: 28. 1964. ISSN 0031-0077. {{cite journal}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. The Detective. 11. East Pakistan Police Co-operative Society: 3. 1966. OCLC 27132648. {{cite journal}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. Cheema, Pervaiz Iqbal (2002). The armed forces of Pakistan. Allen & Unwin. pp. 106–107. ISBN 978-1-86508-119-9.
  6. "Sikh becomes an officer in Pak Army". The Times of India. 20 December 2005. Archived from the original on 11 August 2011. Retrieved 3 March 2010.
  7. "Pak army recruits first Hindu cadet". The Times of India. 25 September 2006. Archived from the original on 11 August 2011. Retrieved 3 March 2010.
  8. "Young women keen to join Pakistan army". The Peninsula. 21 July 2006. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 3 March 2010.

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