Admission Process Class VIII in MCJ

Criteria/ Categories Who can Apply

• Admission Process Class VIII in MCJ Wards of Army Officers /JCOs / Soldiers

1. Offrs, JCOs/Sldrs seeking admission for their sons must have served for at least 10 years in Pakistan Army. However, Offrs, JCOs/Sldrs who have been invalidated out of svc for reasons attributable to mil svc, will be entitled to apply for the admission of their sons irrespective of their svc duration.
2. Children of pers serving/ retd in permanently activated Mjd Bns are treated at par with Army Personnels (Offrs, JCOs/ Sldrs) for admission.

• Admission Process Class VIII in MCJ Civilian

A limited number of seats for wards of civilians are reserved for admission in MCJ.

• Wards of Defence Personnels (PAF, PN, MES and other paid out of Def Estimates)

These will be taken as Civilians and after their selection, admission/ monthly fee and other expenditures will be charged like wards of Army Officers, JCOs/Sldrs.

• Eligibility

1. Candidate should have passed Class VII at the time of admission in the College or studying in Class VII at the time of applying for admission.
2. Candidate should be between 12 and 14 years of age on 1^st April of the year of admission. Waiver up to 90 days is admissible as a special case.
3. Candidate must be medically fit.

• Allocation of Seats

1. Total 116 x vacancies are available for the wards of Army Officers (Serving/ Retd), JCOs/ Sldrs (Serving/ Retd including FC KPK, Baluchistan), Civilians (including FATA, Baluchistan, Gilgit-Baltistan, AJK).
2. All candidates will appear and go through selection process (Written test – Interview).

• Selection Procedure

• Subjects for Test. Written test will be given in the following subjects as per the syllabus prescribed for Class V, VI  and VII from the Punjab Text Book Board:-

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• Examination Centers for Written Test

• Intelligence/ Psychological Test and Interview. Successful candidates after their written tests as per merit, will be invited for subject test at following cities:-

• Issuance of Medical Letter. Successful candidates after their interview will be issued with letter for ‘Medical Examination’ at concerned CMH.
• COAS Nominees

1. College entertains only application received through COAS Secretariat GHQ, Rawalpindi, before conduct of written test.
2. Applications sent directly to the college will not be considered.
3. All these candidates will be called for Intelligence/ Psychological test and interview, provided they meet the min qualification standard i.e. 50% mks in aggregate in the written test.

• Wards of Shuhada. Admission to wards of shuhada on securing minimum 50% marks in their own cat (Officers/ JCOs/ Soldiers). Subject to clearance of medical examination.
• Admission and Monthly Fee. Following amount (apart from Kit and Clothing Items) will be charged from selected candidates:-

Note: All candidates must go through all the stages (written test to medical examination. Mere passing of written test will not entitle a candidate for admission in any category for admission in class – VIII.