Gender: Male Citizens of Pakistan and domicile holders of Azad Kashmir/ Gilgit-Baltistan.
Marital Status: Unmarried (married serving personnel of the Armed Forces over 20 years of age are eligible).
Age:
- Intermediate or Equivalent: 17-22 years
- Graduates (2 years graduation) : 17-23 Years
- Serving Pakistan Navy/ Pakistan Air Force Personnel; 17-23 Years
Graduates with 4 years graduation programme (BS/ BA-(Hon)/ BBA /BPA); 17-24 Years
Serving Army Soldiers; 17-25 Years
- Intermediate; Marks 55%
- 2 years Graduation; 50% in Inter and 60% in Graduation
- 4 years Graduation( 50% in Inter and 60% in Graduation)
- Serving Army Soldiers ( Inter 50% marks)
- Serving PAF/ PN Personals (Inter 55% marks)
- ‘A’ level' candidates applying in Pakistan with aggregate 60% marks are eligible without seeking equivalence certificate as calculated by IBCC. However, all the candidates who have passed ‘A’ level and equivalent examination from abroad or have passed from Pakistan with the result less than three Cs are required to submit equivalence certificate issued by IBCC.
- Hope Certificate. Candidates passed Part-I of Intermediate Exam with min 60% marks and appeared/ are appearing in Part II/ Final Examination can also apply on “Hope Certificate” by Head of the institutions, subject to permission of Hope Certificate in official advertisement.
- Minimum Height : - 5' - 4" (162.5 cm) 0
- Weight: As per BMI
- Training : 2 years at PMA
What all Tests are conducted during Initial Tests at PMA
The tests at initial testing level for PMA, include:-
o Intelligence Tests[/highlight]
- Verbal Test:
- 80-90 questions
- 30-40 minutes
- study resources verbal tests)
- Series Questions (numbers and alphabets)
- Analogy Type Questions
- Coding -Decoding
- Direction Type Questions
- Percentage Type Questions
- Age and Relationship Questions
- Days & Time-Related Questions
- Distance & Speed-Related Questions
- Non-Verbal Test:
- 60-90 questions
- 30-40 minutes
- Series and Classification Related Questions
- Analogy Related Questions
- Odd Man Out Questions
- Pattern Related Questions
- Figure Rotation Questions
- Academic Test PMA - Syllabus and Paper Pattern:-
Here is complete paper pattern, syllabus and sample papers for Initial Tests at Pakistan Military Academy (PMA):-
- 50 questions in 30-35 Minutes.
- Pass marks - 50%.
- English (20-25%): Grammar, tenses, prepositions, active/passive voice, direct/indirect speech, sentence correction, and vocabulary.
- Pakistan Studies: (~20%) History of Pakistan (1947–present), major political events, geography, and important personalities.
- Islamiat - Islamic Knowledge: (~20%) Basic knowledge about the Quran, Sunnah, Ghazwat (battles), and pillars of Islam.
- Mathematics: (~10–15%) Basic mathematics, percentage, ratio, profit/loss, and simple algebraic equations.
- General Knowledge - World and Pakistan (Basics): (~20–25%) - Recent events, geography of the world, capitals, and currencies.
o Medical Examination
- Minimum Height: 5 feet 4 inches / 162.5 cm
- Weight as per Body Mass Index (BMI)
- Visual Standards
o Distance Vision – With Glasses 6/9 , 6/12
o Near Vision – J2, J7 or N8, N12 with or without glasses. - Other standards to be examined
- Flat foot
- Sweaty Palms or Hyperhidrosis
- Cubitus Varus or Cubitus Valgus
- Hearing Problems
- Knee Knocking
- Color Blindness
o Squint eyes
o Non-Verbal Test Practice (with answers)
o Chest expansion / deformity
- 1.6 Km in 8 minutes (3 marks)
- Pullup 3 repetitions in 2 minutes (2 Marks)
- Pushups 15 repetitions in 2 minutes (2 Marks)
- Crunches: 20 repetitions in 2 minutes (2 Marks)
- Ditch: 7.4 ft (1 Mark)
o Interview and Essay Writing.
Candidates who pass in written test, Medical & Physical Tests are interviewed by S&RO and Psychologist.
Before interview every candidate will be required to write an essay of 10 lines in English and Urdu. Topic of the Day will be reflected on the board in exam hall /room. Each candidate will be given marks out of 20. A candidate securing less than 12 marks will be considered failure and will not be given Inter Services Selection Board (ISSB) form. Outline context / aspects normally tested are as under: -
- Expression and confidence in English and Urdu.
- Current affairs.
- Geo and Pak Studies.
- Overall outlook.
- Extra curricular activities include sports and hobbies.
- Any other aspect as deemed appropriate by the Panel
Sample Questions - Initial Interview PMA,
Initial Interview PMA Long Course
From Where I can get book, pdf notes and Study Material for Initial Test of PMA long Course?
file-pdf-o Free Complete Book - PMA initial test preparation -pdf - download : https://cutt.ly/pmainitial-ebk
What all is included in it:
- Mock Verbal tests with answers - 2
- Practice Tests Non Verbal with answers - 2
- Initial Academic Tests PMA -3
- Initial Academic Tests PMA and PN
- Initial Test Interview Guidelines and notes
- Initial Test Essay Writing Guidelines and notes
- Physical tests
- Initial Medical Tests
- General Knowledge Questions.
- Quick Math
Quiz and Mock Tests : Quiz Tests for PMA Long Course Preparation
Video Lectures for Initial Test Preparation
- Initial Test Preparation – Verbal and Non Verbal -
- Initial Test Practice
- Arms and Services in Pakistan Army
- How to Improve Body Language
- Self-Description and Other important Areas
- Frequently Asked Questions
- How to improve Confidence
For notes and guidelines on ISSB tests preparation after initial tests, please visit of ISSB Test Preparation Forum
