Rawalpindi
One of the busiest Selection & Recruitment Centres in the country; also serves Islamabad Capital Territory.
ISSB via Kohat / GujranwalaSelection & Recruitment Centres
Where the Army tests you - every centre mapped
The Pakistan Army tests candidates at 14 Selection & Recruitment Centres nationwide. Officer candidates then face a 4-day ISSB at one of four boards. Here is the complete map.
The Network
14 Selection & Recruitment Centres
Your centre is decided by your domicile and the advertisement - search, registration, initial test, physical and medical all happen here.
Punjab
Lahore
The historic heart of Punjab recruitment, drawing candidates from central Punjab districts.
ISSB via Gujranwala / KohatGujranwala
Serves the industrial belt of central Punjab; also home to an ISSB board.
ISSB via GujranwalaFaisalabad
Recruits from Faisalabad, Jhang, Toba Tek Singh and Chiniot districts.
ISSB via GujranwalaMultan
Gateway of southern Punjab recruitment - Multan, D.G. Khan and Bahawalpur divisions.
ISSB via Kohat / MalirSindh
Karachi
The country’s largest city recruits heavily for GD, technical and officer courses; ISSB Malir is nearby.
ISSB via MalirKhyber Pakhtunkhwa
Balochistan
Gilgit-Baltistan
Gilgit
The sole Selection Centre of Gilgit-Baltistan - home of the Northern Light Infantry.
ISSB via Kohat / GujranwalaAzad Jammu & Kashmir
Islamabad candidates: the federal capital has no separate centre - ICT candidates are tested at the Rawalpindi Selection Centre, a short drive across the Margalla hills.
Officers Only
The 4 ISSB boards
Clear the initial stages and you will spend 4 days at one of these Inter Services Selection Boards.
ISSB Kohat
Serves: KPK, FATA, Punjab (north), AJK, Gilgit-Baltistan and overseas candidates assigned to this board
ISSB Gujranwala
Serves: Central Punjab districts and assigned candidates from neighbouring regions
ISSB Malir (Karachi)
Serves: Sindh and assigned candidates from southern Pakistan
ISSB Quetta
Serves: Balochistan and assigned candidates from the west
What Happens at a Centre
Your day at the Selection Centre, hour by hour
1
Report early
Reach by the reporting time on your roll slip - usually 7:00–8:00 AM. Late candidates are turned away.
Full details 2Documentation
Original CNIC/B-Form, domicile and certificates are checked against your registration.
Full details 3Initial test
Intelligence and academic MCQs on paper or computer (e-testing). Results same day.
Full details 4Physical test
Candidates who clear the written stay for running, push-ups, chin-ups and ditch crossing.
Full details 5Medical & interview
Clear physicals proceed to medical examination and the preliminary interview.
Full details