Inter Services Selection Board (Pakistan)

{{Infobox organization

| name = Inter-Services Selection Board

| native_name = {{nq|بین الخدماتی مجلسِ انتخاب}}

| native_name_lang = ur

| logo = Pakistan Inter Services (Emblem).png

| abbreviation = ISSB

| formation = {{Start date and years ago|1952}}{{cite web|title=About|url=http://www.issb.gov.pk/aboutus.html|website=Inter-Services Selection Board|access-date=29 June 2016}}{{Dead link|date=September 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

| headquarters = Kohat{{Cite web|url=http://issb.gov.pk/contact.html|title = Contact Details}}

| addnl_location_city = Gujranwala
Quetta
Malir

| region = Pakistan

| leader_title =

| leader_name =

| parent_organization = Pakistan Armed Forces

| website = {{URL|http://issb.gov.pk/}}

}}

The Inter-Services Selection Board (colloquially known as ISSB) ({{langx|ur|{{nq|بین الخدماتی مجلسِ انتخاب}}}}) is a committee for the selection of commissioned officers in the Pakistan Armed Forces: the Army, the Navy, and the Air Force.

Procedure

The selection through board is made on the basis of five days of psychological screening to test the ability, aptitude and personality of a candidate.The tests are held in any one of the four centers, namely Kohat, Gujranwala, Quetta and Malir.{{cite web |url=http://www.issb.com.pk/geninfo.html |title=General information |publisher=Inter Services Selection Board |access-date=3 March 2010 }}

Candidates have to go through a thorough procedure of five days. They are tested by the psychologist, Group Testing Officer (GTO) and the Deputy president.{{Cite web|url=https://www.issb.com.pk/tests.html|title=Type of Tests|access-date=2022-01-23|archive-date=2022-01-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220122210811/https://www.issb.com.pk/tests.html|url-status=dead}}

Candidates who pass the selection procedure qualify, provided that they pass a physical test, medical test and general knowledge test{{cite book |title=Comparative studies in special education | url = https://archive.org/details/comparativestudi0000unse_x9r3 |last=Mazurek |first=Kas |author2=Winzer, Margret A. |page=149 |year=1994 |publisher=Gallaudet University Press |isbn=978-1-56368-027-4 }} to undergo officer training at military academies, primarily the Pakistan Military Academy in Kakul,{{cite journal |year=1964 |journal=The Pakistan Review |publisher=Ferozsons |volume=12 |pages=28 |issn=0031-0077 }} the Pakistan Naval Academy in Manora{{cite journal |year=1966 |journal=The Detective |publisher=East Pakistan Police Co-operative Society |volume=11 |pages=3 |oclc=27132648 }} the Pakistan Air Force Academy in Risalpur{{cite book |title=The armed forces of Pakistan |author-link=Pervaiz Iqbal Cheema |last=Cheema |first=Pervaiz Iqbal |pages=106–107 |year=2002 |publisher=Allen & Unwin |isbn=978-1-86508-119-9 }} and the SPD's Center of Excellence for Nuclear Security in Chakri.

Coaching

Coaching for the tests is not officially allowed but nevertheless many academies do exist for this purpose, often run by retired military and board officers.{{cite news |title=Getting commissioned in forces a dream come true for many |url=http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007\10\14\story_14-10-2007_pg7_19 |work=Daily Times |date=14 October 2007 |access-date=3 March 2010 }}

Trivia

The first Sikh passed the board's selection procedure in 2005,{{cite news |title=Sikh becomes an officer in Pak Army |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2005-12-20/pakistan/27834439_1_sikh-youth-pak-army-pakistan-army |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110811045337/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2005-12-20/pakistan/27834439_1_sikh-youth-pak-army-pakistan-army |url-status=dead |archive-date=11 August 2011 |work=The Times of India |date=20 December 2005 |access-date=3 March 2010 }} the first Hindu in 2006{{cite news |title=Pak army recruits first Hindu cadet |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/pakistan/Pak-army-recruits-first-Hindu-cadet/articleshow/2023276.cms |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110811045343/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2006-09-25/pakistan/27788842_1_pakistan-army-inter-services-selection-board-sikh-youth |url-status=live |archive-date=11 August 2011 |work=The Times of India |date=25 September 2006 |access-date=3 March 2010 }} and the first women also in 2006.{{cite news|title=Young women keen to join Pakistan army |url=http://www.thepeninsulaqatar.com/Display_news.asp?section=World_News&subsection=Pakistan+%26+Sub-Continent&month=July2006&file=World_News20060721114437.xml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304053315/http://www.thepeninsulaqatar.com/Display_news.asp?section=World_News&subsection=Pakistan+&+Sub-Continent&month=July2006&file=World_News20060721114437.xml |url-status=dead |archive-date=4 March 2016 |work=The Peninsula |date=21 July 2006 |access-date=3 March 2010 }}