PMA Long Course (Regular Commission)

The PMA Long Course is the main route to a regular commission in the Pakistan Army: two years of training at the Pakistan Military Academy, Kakul, after selection.

Eligibility by education

• Intermediate or equivalent: age 17 to 22 on 1 May 2027 (relaxable by three months either way).
• Two-year graduates, and serving Navy or Air Force personnel: 17 to 23.
• Four-year graduates (BS, BA Hons, BBA, BPA): 17 to 24, no relaxation.
• Serving Army soldiers: 17 to 25.

Marks

• At least 60% in FA/FSc or equivalent. Graduates with 60% in BA/BSc (Hons)/BBA/BPA need 50% in FA/FSc.
• 55% is enough for candidates domiciled in, and studying in, specified areas: Balochistan, former FATA, Gilgit-Baltistan, Neelum, Kohistan, Chitral, Dir, Balakot tehsil, Tharparkar, Umerkot tehsil, Rajanpur and parts of Cholistan.
• Serving soldiers need 50% in FA/FSc. A-level candidates need 60% aggregate with IBCC equivalence.

Other conditions

• Male, unmarried (married serving personnel over 20 are eligible).
• Minimum height 5 feet 4 inches (162.5 cm); weight in line with BMI.
• Pakistani citizens and domicile holders of AJK and Gilgit-Baltistan. Dual nationals must give up other nationalities on final selection.

Preliminary tests run from 5 October to 15 December 2026 at Army Selection and Recruitment Centres; further selection follows.

About the course

Registration for the PMA 159 Long Course is online only, including weekends. Preliminary tests at the Army Selection and Recruitment Centres run on weekdays from 5 October to 15 December 2026.