ISSB Quetta

Four days that decide your commission

Candidates who clear the initial test, physical and medical for officer entries receive a call letter for ISSB Quetta. The board assesses whether you have the officer-like qualities (OLQs) the Army looks for - leadership, teamwork, courage under pressure and clarity of thought.

1. Day 1 - Screening: intelligence tests and group discussion. Screened-out candidates return home the same day with full board hospitality.
2. Day 2 - Psychology: Thematic Apperception Test, Word Association, Situation Reaction and Self Description, plus the deputy president’s interview.
3. Day 3 - GTO tasks: group planning, progressive group tasks, obstacle race, lecturette, individual obstacles and command task on the outdoor ground.
4. Day 4 - Conference & result: every assessor discusses your file, the final conference is held, and results are announced. Recommended candidates proceed to final medical at the Military Hospital.

The mountain board

Quetta boards candidates from Balochistan and the west at the country's highest ISSB altitude, and the elevation touches everything: the run, the obstacles, even the first night's sleep for plains candidates whose lungs are still adjusting. Candidates from the Quetta centre hold the cleanest transition - same city, same air - while those summoned from Khuzdar or the coastal belt should land two days early and let the body settle before screening morning. Pack for real cold: Quetta nights bite through most of the year, and the hostel shawl that feels optional at other boards is not optional here. The smaller batches give assessor candidates more individual GTO attention than the big Punjab boards can, which candidates from the province consistently call the fairest room in their pipeline. Bring your call letter and originals in a waterproof folder - the dry mountain air cracks paper wallets fast.

Officer intakes that report to this board: PMA Long Course · Technical Cadet Course · Lady Cadet Course.