Pakistan Navy Short Service Commission and M Cadet Recruitment

About the role

Pakistan Navy invites citizens of Pakistan to join through Short Service Commission (SSC) Course 2027-A and the M Cadet Scheme, 12th Batch. SSC opportunities cover operational, engineering, medical, teaching, legal, information technology and specialist branches.

Posts and vacancies

The following SSC entries are open to male candidates unless another eligibility designation is shown below:

• Operation Branch: Marine, SSC(N) and Aviation.

• Mechanical Engineering Branch: Surface and Submarine.

• Supply Branch: Surface.

• Weapon Engineering Branch: Surface, Aviation and Submarine.

• Ordnance Branch: Ordnance entry.

• Medical Branch: General Duty Medical Officers; Cardiac Anaesthetist (Adult); General Anaesthetist; Critical Care Medical Specialist / Intensivist; Cardiologist / Interventional Cardiologist; Paeds Cardiologist; Gynecologist; General Medicine; Nuclear Medicine; Neurologist; Pulmonologist; Emergency Medicine Specialist; Gastroenterologist; Endocrinologist; Oncologist; Ophthalmologist (Oculoplasty / Vitreoretina); Paediatrician; Pathologist; Child Psychiatrist; Radiologist; Interventional Radiologist; Rehab Medicine; Surgeon (General / Breast / Vascular); Thoracic Surgeon; Paeds Surgeon; Neuro Surgeon; Cardiac Surgeon; Paeds Cardiac Surgeon; Urologist; Plastic Surgeon; Burn Specialist; and Orthopedic Surgeon.

• Instructor (I) Branch: English, Mathematics, Computer Sciences, Physics, Pakistan Studies, Islamic Studies and Statistics.

• Naval Law Branch: Law entry.

• Information Technology Branch: Information technology entry.

• Special Branch: Mechanical Engineering, Weapon Engineering, Pharmacist, Healthcare Support Officer and Speech Therapist.

• M Cadet Scheme: Medical cadet entry for the 12th Batch.

Eligibility

Applicants must be citizens of Pakistan. Age and marital status requirements are subject to the eligibility criteria for the relevant entry.

For the Medical Branch, General Duty Medical Officers, Pulmonologist, Oncologist, Ophthalmologist (Oculoplasty / Vitreoretina), Paediatrician, Neuro Surgeon and Cardiac Surgeon entries are open to male candidates. Gynecologist is open to female candidates. All other listed Medical Branch specialties are open to both male and female candidates.

Instructor entries require MS/MPhil qualifications in the relevant subject: English, Mathematics, Computer Sciences, Physics, Pakistan Studies, Islamic Studies or Statistics. These entries are open to male candidates.

The Naval Law entry lists LLB, LLM, PhD or Bar at Law qualifications and is open to male candidates. The Information Technology entry is also open to male candidates.

For Mechanical Engineering in the Special Branch, the listed qualifications are BE/BS/MS/PhD in Electrical Engineering, BE/BS/MS in Mechatronics/Mechanical, or BE/BS/MS/PhD in Electronics/Avionics. This entry and Special Branch Weapon Engineering are open to male candidates. Pharmacist, Healthcare Support Officer and Speech Therapist entries are open to both male and female candidates.

For the M Cadet Scheme, candidates studying in the fourth or fifth year of MBBS on 1 July 2027 at government medical colleges or special colleges recognized by the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) are eligible to apply. Candidates must have completed their previous MBBS semesters or years with at least 50% marks in the first attempt.

How to apply

Visit https://www.joinpaknavy.gov.pk for information and online registration.

Pakistan Navy Recruitment and Selection Centres are located in Abbottabad, Faisalabad, Gilgit, Gwadar, Hyderabad, Karachi, Kharian, Lahore, Multan, Muzaffarabad, Peshawar, Quetta, Rawalpindi, Rahim Yar Khan, Shaheed Benazirabad, Sialkot, Swat and Sukkur.

The listed social media accounts are @pnrectt and Pakistan Navy Recruitment Online.

Important dates

• Registration opens: 1 November 2026.

• Registration closes: 22 November 2026.

• M Cadet MBBS study-year eligibility date: 1 July 2027.