Inter-Services Selection Board

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 armed forces of Pakistan, Army, Navy and Air Force.

Inter-Services Selection Board
AbbreviationISSB
MottoWe Select Defenders of Pakistan
Formation1952 (1952)[1]
HeadquartersKohat[2]
Location
Region served
Pakistan
Official language
Urdu
English
Parent organization
Pakistan Armed Forces
Websiteissb.com.pk

Procedure

ISSB selection is made on the basis of five days of psychological screening to test the ability, aptitude and personality of a candidate.[4] The tests are held in any one of the four centers, namely Kohat, Gujranwala, Quetta and Malir.[5]

Candidates who pass the selection procedure qualify, provided that they pass a medical test,[4] to undergo officer training at military academies, primarily the Pakistan Military Academy in Kakul,[6] the Pakistan Naval Academy in Manora[7] and the Pakistan Air Force Academy in Risalpur.[8]

Coaching

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

References
  1. "About". Inter-Services Selection Board. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  2. http://issb.com.pk/contact.html
  3. http://issb.com.pk/contact.html
  4. Mazurek, Kas; Margret A. Winzer (1994). Comparative studies in special education. Gallaudet University Press. p. 149. ISBN 978-1-56368-027-4.
  5. "General information". Inter Services Selection Board. Retrieved 3 March 2010.
  6. The Pakistan review. Ferozsons. 12: 28. 1964. ISSN 0031-0077. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. The Detective. East Pakistan Police Co-operative Society. 11: 3. 1966. OCLC 27132648. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. Cheema, Pervaiz Iqbal (2002). The armed forces of Pakistan. Allen & Unwin. pp. 106–107. ISBN 978-1-86508-119-9.
  9. "Getting commissioned in forces a dream come true for many". Daily Times. 14 October 2007. Retrieved 3 March 2010.
  10. "Sikh becomes an officer in Pak Army". The Times of India. 20 December 2005. Retrieved 3 March 2010.
  11. "Pak army recruits first Hindu cadet". The Times of India. 25 September 2006. Retrieved 3 March 2010.
  12. "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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