ISSB Test Selection System
Aim of Inter Services Selection Board is to select
potential officers for the defence forces of Pakistan who have
the requisite capabilities to successfully complete their course
of training at the military academies and also
possess physical, mental, social and dynamic qualities to make
successful leaders during peace and war.
Inter Services Selection Board caters for selection of candidates
for training as potential officers for all the
three services of Pakistan. Services Headquarters, however,
plan the total number of candidates to be
tested/inducted in various courses as per their overall requirement/schedule.
The selection technique followed by the ISSB is
three dimensional. All candidates appearing before the ISSB
are to take three different types of tests, i.e, psych tests,
GTO tests and Interview.
The Psychologist Officers, Group Testing Officers
and the Deputy Presidents, who are specialists in their respective
fields, administer these tests.
PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS
These tests include intelligence and personality
tests and are held on the morning of the first day.
Intelligence Tests.
These are of two main types; verbal and non verbal. Candidates
who fail to come up to the minimum standards are screened out.
They are allowed to proceed back to their homes after the test
on the first day.
Mechanical Aptitude Test.
It is designed to assess candidates' basic mechanical sense.
Personality Tests.
These are written tests of analytical/ projective type. Responses
provide indication.
OUT DOOR TESTS
Out Door Tests
Group Tests. In group tests the candidates are put through a
number of standardized situations to find out the degree of
officer like qualities in a candidate i.e., team spirit, initiative,
resourcefulness etc, and whether the candidate’s personality
fits him for a practical role that an officer has to play in
the Armed Forces. For these tests, the candidates are divided
into groups. The tests include:-
Group Discussion.
Informal discussions are conducted in a group on given subjects.
Group Planning.
A group plan for a given problem on the model is to be evolved.
Group Tasks.
Three group tasks are conducted in which candidates are presented
practical situation and
left to solve these. Normally these comprise obstacles over
which the group is required to carry objects of sufficient bulk
and weight.
Command Tasks.
Each candidate is in turn appointed the commander of the group
and given a practical task
requiring several men.
Individual Obstacles.
Simple obstacles which a candidate is required to tackle.
INTERVIEWS
Interviewer assesses the candidates in an informal
and objective manner. The questions would mainly pertain to
the candidate's life, academics, awareness and general aspects
requiring the candidates' views.
TESTING PROGRAMME
Arrival Day
Reception
Checking of Documents
Allotment of ID / Chest numbers
Photographs
Administration Staff’s address
Completion of Board Questionnaires
1st Day
Opening Address by a Deputy President.
Intelligence Tests
Announcement of screening out result
Remaining Psychological Tests
(Screened out Candidates will not attend the subsequent tests)
2nd Day
Briefing
Indoor Tasks
Group Discussion
Group Planning
Outdoor Tasks
Progressive Group Task (PGT)
Half Group Task (HGT)
Interviews
3rd Day
Individual Obstacles.
Command Task
Final Group Task (FGT)
Interviews (leftovers)
4th Day
Conferences
Preparation of all the results
Dispersal of candidates
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