Recruitment and Joining the ISI [Confidential]

Following is an internal document produced exclusively for candidates with Pakistani Citizenship interested in joining ISI. Any publishment and distribution of this document or any of its part is not allowed.


Both civilians and members of the armed forces can join the ISI. For civilians, recruitment is advertised at http://www.recruitments.com.pk and is handled by the Ministry of Defence and civilian ISI agents are considered employees of the Ministry of Defense. The MoD conducts various examinations testing the candidate's knowledge of current affairs, English and various analytical abilities. Based on the results, the MoD shortlist the candidates and sends the list to the ISI who conduct the initial background checks. The selected candidates are then invited for an interview which is conducted by a joint committee comprising both ISI and MoD officials. Those candidates who passed the interview then have to go through rigorous fitness, medical and psychological evaluations. Once the candidate clears these evaluations, the ISI  performs a very thorough background check on the candidate before being offered to join the ISI. Security clearance is granted once the candidate accepts the offer. Recruited agents then go to the Inter-Services Intelligence School for basic training following which they are employed on an initial one year probationary period.

However, civilian operatives are not allowed to rise above the equivalent of the rank of Major and are mostly assigned to JIX, JIB and JCIB departments and the rest of the departments are solely headed by the armed forces but there have been rare cases in which civilians have been assigned to those departments.

For the armed forces, officers have to apply for admission into the Inter-Services Intelligence School. After finishing the intelligence course, they can apply to be posted in Field Intelligence Units or in the directorate of Military/Air/Naval intelligence. Then they wait and hope that their performance is
good enough to be invited to the ISI for a temporary posting.
Based on their performance in the military and the temporary posting with ISI, they are then
offered a more permanent position.

Senior ISI officers with ranks of Major and above are only assigned to the ISI for no more than two to three years to curtail the attempt to abuse their power. Almost all of the Director-Generals of the ISI have never served in the organization before being appointed by the military commanders to lead it.

For the Civilians:
The Test Pattern OF Assistant Director Inter-services Intelligence (ISI)

Post Name: Assistant Director

Eligibility:
1. Age 21 to 28
2. Qualification: Bachlor's Degree (Prference will be given to those who possess Masters or
higher degree in subjects of Economics, Political Science, IR,
Defense and Strategic Studies, and Compter Science/ IT)
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STEPS FOR QUALIFYING AD ISI (MoD) TEST PROCESS:

1. Written Examination.
Papers are checked by senior ISI officials.

2. Intelligence and Psychological test.

3. After qualifying step 1 & 2, successful candidates are called for interview by
selection board consisting of 5 members committee
headed by grade-22 ISI officer and four members of grade-21 ISI officials.

4. Security Clearance

5. Medical


PRCOESS AND PATTERN OF WRITTEN EXAMANIATION
Written Examination.
Two papers
1. Essay
2.Current affairs
1 .Essay: 100 Marks Time 3 hrs
You will be given about five essays. You will have to attempt any one. Your essay must be of at least 2500 to 3000 words.

--Woman Related Issue
--Democracy in Pakistan
--Economic Development in
Pakistan
--Corruption and accountability in Pakistan
--Energy Crisis
--Global War against Terror and its Future
--Conflict or Dialogue among Civilizations
--Nuclear Proliferation
Prepare these topics
coprehensively. Other tpics for essay will be from Current affairs.

2. Current Affairs 100 Marks
You will have to opt 5 questions only.
One question will be Compulsory and it will be of MCQs type. Now You will have to attempt 4 questions out of 9 remaining. All
will be descriptive. One question will be of notes; you will have to attempt two notes if you are
attempting that question.

Note: Current Affairs paper will be like CSS IR+Current Affairs paper. So take help from previous years CSS IR papers.
Topics:
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Baluchistan Distrubance,
Waziristan and War On Terror, Charter of Democracy and Future of Pakistani politcs, Personalised politics in Pakistan, Future Military Role in Pakistani Democracy etc...