Pakistan Army has opened registration for the recruitment of Soldiers and Junior Commissioned Officers (Naib Khateeb). Online registration is open till 23 November 2026 at joinpakarmy.gov.pk.
The following trades are open. JCO (Naib Khateeb): Dars-e-Nizami from an HEC-certified seminary with at least FA or FSc or an equivalent qualification; Arabic, Qirat and Hifz are extra qualifications; age 20 to 28 years (serving personnel aged 22 to 35 years with 1 to 16 years of service); minimum height 5 feet 3 inches. Soldier (General Duty, Driver and Military Police): Matric or above (Middle pass for candidates from Balochistan, the merged districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and children of martyrs); minimum height 5 feet 6 inches (5 feet 8 inches for Military Police). Soldier Clerk: Intermediate (C grade) or above; height 5 feet 3 inches. Soldier Cook: Middle or above, with cooking experience preferred; height 5 feet 3 inches. Sanitary Worker: uneducated (maximum primary pass); height 5 feet 3 inches; age 17 years 6 months to 35 years. Soldier Technical Trade: Matric Science (C grade); higher education preferred; height 5 feet 6 inches. The general age limit for soldiers is 17.5 to 23 years as on 24 November 2026. Male candidates, married and unmarried, are eligible; applicants must be citizens of Pakistan, Azad Jammu and Kashmir or Gilgit-Baltistan. A minority quota is reserved.
Selection takes place at the nearest Army Selection and Recruitment Centre: Rawalpindi, Faisalabad, Multan, Dera Ismail Khan, Karachi, Gilgit, Quetta, Pano Aqil, Muzaffarabad, Khuzdar and Hyderabad.
Last date to apply: 23 November 2026. Registration is online only, through the official Pakistan Army recruitment website at joinpakarmy.gov.pk.