2. WHY PAKISTAN ARMED FORCES?
• Its not a profession it’s a life style
• Handsome pay package
• Medical facilities
• Education
• NCBs
• Transportation
• Sports
• Professionalism
• Foreign Assignments / Courses
• Membership of Armed forces
Housing schemes
• Post retirement benefits

4. • Type of Commissions
• Regular Commission
• Short services Commission
• Direct Short Services Commission
PAKISTAN ARMY

5. REGULAR COMMISSIONS
Course Age Limit Qualification Gender Height /
Weight
Long Course 17-22 years FA/FSC with 60 %
marks.
55 % for Baluchistan.
Male Citizens 5 Feet 4 Inches
Technical
Cadet Course
17-21 years FSC(Pre Engineering)
with 65 % marks
Male Citizens 5 Feet 4 Inches
A M Cadet
Course
17-21 years FSC(Pre Medical)
with 70% marks.
65% for Balochistan.
Male / Female
Citizens
5 Feet 4 Inches
for males & 5
Ft 2 Inches for
females

6. SHORT SERVICES
Course Age Limit Qualification Gender Height /
Weight
GDMOs 28 years, relax
able up to 35
years
MBBS or equivalent
qualifications recognized
by Pakistan Medical and
Dental Council (PM&DC).
Male /
Female
Citizens
5 Feet 4
Inches for
males & 5 Ft
2 Inches for
females
Classified
Specialists
(Majors)
32 years relax
able up to 40
years
MBBS with higher
postgraduate
qualifications, e.g FCPS,
MCPS, FRCS
Male /
Female
Citizens
5 Feet 4
Inches for
males & 5 Ft
2 Inches for
females

7. DIRECT SHORT SERVICES
Course Age Limit Qualification Gender Height /
Weight
Lady Officers 28 years BE (Any Engineering)
MBA – Supply chain
mgmt, Finance, food and
nutrition with minimum
CGPA of 3
Male /
Female
Citizens
5 Ft 2 Inches
ICTOs 28 years Masters / Bachelors in
Software, computer engg,
IT, Information Security or
GIS with min CGPA of 2.5
Male /
Female
Citizens
5 Feet 4
Inches for
males & 5 Ft
2 Inches for
females
Psychologists 28 Years MA/ MSC psychology with
minimum CGPA of 3
Male
Citizens
5 Feet 4
Inches

8. QUALIFICATION/AGE CATEGORY
OF SELECTION
QUALIFICATION
Corps of Engineers (Engrs)
Female
► BE in following disciplines:- ● Civil Engineering ● Architectural
Engineering ● Town Planning Engineering
Corps of Signals (Sigs) Female ► BSc Engg (4 Years Programme) in following disciplines:- ●
Telecommunication Engineering. ● Software Engineering /
Information Technology. ● Information Security.
Corps of Ordnance (Ord) Female ► MBA Supply Chain Management ► MBA Finance ► BE Textile
Engineering
Army Services Corps (ASC)
Female
► MBA Supply Chain Management ► MBA Finance ► BSc(Hons)
Food Sciences and Nutrition
Corps of Electrical & Mechanical
Engineers (EME) Female
► BE in following discipline:- ● Electrical ● Mechanical ● Computer
Hardware ● Mechatronics
Information & Computer
Technology Officers (ICTO)
Female
► BSc Engineering / B.E (Telecommunication/ Computer Software /
Computer System) ► BCS (4 Years)

10. • Type of Commissions
• Permanent Commission
• Short Services Commission
PAKISTAN AIR FORCE

11. PERMANENT COMMISSION
Course Age Limit Qualification Gender Height /
Weight
GDP 16-22 years FSC with 60 % marks. Male / Female
Citizens
5 Feet 4 Inches
for both male
and females
CAE 16-22 years FSC(Pre Engineering)
with 65 % marks
Male / Female
Citizens
5 Feet 4 Inches
for males & 5
Ft 2 Inches for
females
Air Defence 16-22 years FSC with 60 % marks. Male Citizens 5 Feet 4 Inches
Admin &
Special Duties
16-22 years FSC with 60 % marks. Male Citizens 5 Feet 4 Inches

12. SHORT SERVICES COMMISSION
Course Age
Limit
Qualification Gender Height /
Weight
Admin &
Special Duties
18-30 years BA (04 years with FSc) / BSc
(04 years) / BSc (Civil Engg) /
MA (with FSc) / MSc / MBA /
MPA with 2nd Division
Male
Citizens
5 Feet 4 Inches
Logistics 18-30 years MBA / BBA (04 years) with
2nd Division
Male
Citizens
5 Feet 4 Inches
Accounts 18-30 years BBA (04 years) / M.Com /
MBA / ACCA or ACMA
2nd Division
Male
Citizens
5 Feet 4 Inches
Legal 18-30 years
LLB with 2nd Division
Male
Citizens
5 Feet 4 Inches

13. SHORT SERVICES COMMISSION
Course Age
Limit
Qualification Gender Height /
Weight
Meteorology 18-30 years M.Sc / MS in Meteorology
M.Sc Physics / M.Sc Maths
Male
Citizens
5 Feet 4 Inches
Information
Technology
18-30 years MSc Comp Sc/ IT/ MCS / BSc
(Hons) / BE in Comp Sc/ BCS
or BSc in Computer Science
with two years experience
Male
Citizens
5 Feet 4 Inches

15. • Type of Commissions
• Permanent Commission
• Short Services Commission
• Volunteer Reserves
PAKISTAN NAVY

16. PERMANENT COMMISSION
Course Age Limit Qualification Gender Height /
Weight
PN Cadet 16-22 years FSC with 60 % marks. Male Citizens 5 Feet 4 Inches

17. SHORT SERVICES COMMISSION
Course Age
Limit
Qualification Gender Height /
Weight
Marines 20-26 years Graduation with at least
45% marks, and FSC 45 %
marks
Male
Citizens
5 Feet 4 Inches
GDMOs 28 years MBBS with minimum 2nd
Division
Male /
Female
Citizens
5 Feet 4 Inches
and 5 Feet
SSG 20-26 years Graduation with at least 45%
marks, and FSC 45 % marks
Male /
Female
Citizens
5 Feet 4 Inches
and 5 Feet
Weapon
Engineering
20 -28 years Male
Citizens
5 Feet 4 Inches

18. • Each Force has its own education branch
• Both Male and Female Citizens are eligible
• Qualification – Masters in relevant field
EDUCATION BRANCH