Join Pak Army Careers With Official Guidance
Find the main Pakistan Army job routes in one place, including officer commissions, soldier recruitment, technical branches, medical roles, IT officer options and civilian vacancies advertised by army units.
Pakistan Army Jobs, Courses & Recruitment Routes
PMA Long Course
Regular commission route for male candidates who want to join Pakistan Army as officers through Pakistan Military Academy.
- Age Limit: Usually 17–22 years
- Qualification: Intermediate / equivalent;
- Gender: Male
- Marital Status: Unmarried
- Height: Minimum 5'4" / 162.5 cm
- Apply Through: PMA Long Course page
Technical Cadet Course
Technical officer route for candidates with science or engineering background who want to serve in Pakistan Army technical branches.
- Age Limit: Usually 17–22 years
- Qualification: FSc Pre-Engineering / or equivalent
- Gender: Male
- Marital Status: Unmarried
- Height: Minimum 5'4" / 162.5 cm
- Apply Through: Technical Cadet Course page
Soldier / Sipahi General Duty
General soldier recruitment for candidates who want to join Pakistan Army through Sipahi / General Duty trade Driver/cook and clerk.
- Age Limit: Usually 17½–23 years
- Qualification: Matric or higher;
- Gender: Male
- Marital Status: Unmarried
- Height: Commonly 5'6" / 167.5 cm for GD soldier.
- Apply Through: Join as Soldier / Recruitment page
Lady Cadet Course
Commissioned officer route for eligible female graduates in professional fields announced by Pakistan Army.
- Age Limit: up to 28 years; exact limit varies by corps
- Qualification: Relevant BS / BE / MSc / MA / equivalent
- Gender: Female
- Marital Status: Unmarried
- Height: Minimum 5'0" / 152.4 cm
- Apply Through: Lady Cadet Course page
Direct Short Service Commission
Officer entry for specialists and professionals such as education, engineering, psychology, law and other required fields.
- Usually up to 28 years
- Qualification: Relevant bachelor / master
- Gender: Male
- Marital Status: Married / unmarried as per discipline.
- Height: Male usually 5'4" / 162.5 cm
- Apply Through: Direct Short Service Commission page
ICTO / IT Officer
Information Communication Technology Officer route for Computer Science, Software Engineering, IT and telecom background candidates.
- Age Limit: 28 years as shown on official ICTO course
- Qualification: BS / BE in CS, SE, IT, Telecom or relevant
- Gender: Male
- Marital Status: Married / unmarried
- Height: Minimum 5'4" / 162.5 cm
- Apply Through: ICTO Commission page
GDMO / Doctor Commission
Medical officer route for qualified doctors, usually announced through short service or regular medical commission entries.
- Qualification: MBBS / FCPS / relevant
- Age Limit: up to 32 years
- Gender: Male / Female; differs by discipline.
- Marital Status: Married / unmarried
- Height: Male 5'4" / 162.5 cm; Female 5'0" / 152.4 cm
- Apply Through: GDMO / Medical Commission page
Medical Cadet / AMC
Medical route for candidates who want to join Army Medical Corps through medical cadet or army administered medical colleges.
- Age Limit: Usually 17–21 years
- Qualification: FSc Pre-Medical / equivalent
- Gender: Male / Female
- Marital Status: Unmarried
- Height: Minimum 5'4" / 162.5 cm
- Apply Through: AMC / Medical Cadet page
AFNS Nursing
Armed Forces Nursing Service route for eligible female candidates who want to serve in Pakistan Army nursing and medical setup.
- Age Limit: Fresh AFNS and trained nurse age limits differ; update from active AFNS notice.
- Qualification: FSc Pre-Medical for fresh AFNS, or nursing qualification for trained nurse entry.
- Marital Status: Fresh entry is commonly unmarried; trained nurse conditions may differ by notice.
- Height: Commonly 5'0" / 152.4 cm
