What happens at this centre
The Army Selection & Recruitment Centre, Multan is where your Army journey physically begins. Everything up to ISSB happens within these gates:
- Registration & document check - CNIC/B-Form, domicile and educational certificates are verified against your online registration.
- Initial test - intelligence (verbal & non-verbal) plus academic MCQs. Many centres now use computerised e-testing.
- Physical test - 1.6 km run, push-ups, chin-ups and ditch crossing, conducted the same day or the next morning.
- Medical examination - height, weight, chest, vision, ENT and general fitness screening by military doctors.
- Preliminary interview - a short personality interview before your file goes forward (officer candidates then await the ISSB call letter).
Test day tips
- Reach before the reporting time on your roll slip - latecomers are sent back at the gate.
- Carry originals plus two photocopy sets of every document.
- Bring your own clipboard, pens and a water bottle for the physical.
- Wear joggers and comfortable clothes - you may run the same day.
- Keep your fee receipt and roll number slip in your hand, not the bag.
- Sleep well the night before; the initial test rewards a fresh mind.
Gateway of southern Punjab
Multan's centre is the single gate for a huge southern belt - Multan, Khanewal, Vehari, Bahawalpur, Rahim Yar Khan and the far districts of Dera Ghazi Khan division. Distances here dwarf anything central Punjab candidates face: a DG Khan candidate may travel five hours for a roll slip, so treat this as a two-day operation with lodging booked in advance, especially during the advertisement weeks when the city fills up. The weather writes its own rule: May through July, the run is decided by who hydrated for three days before reporting, not who trained hardest on paper. Candidates from Bahawalpur division often carry NCC or cadet-college backgrounds that show well at the preliminary interview - bring those certificates, they count. Punjab quota standards apply in full here; there are no relaxations south of the province line.
Relevant jobs at this centre: Soldier GD Punjab · Military Police · Cook / Mess Waiter · Sanitary Worker.
Exact address & helpline: centre locations and phone numbers change with cantonment arrangements. Confirm the current address through the official portal joinpakarmy.gov.pk or your district’s advertised notice before travelling.