The Pakistan Military Academy (PMA) holds significant international prominence, hosting approximately 2,000 invited guests from over 34 countries each year.

Many of Pakistan's close allies send their cadets and officers to PMA to receive advanced training in modern military doctrine.

[citation needed] Former COAS, General Raheel Shareef, inaugurated 4th Pakistan Battalion at PMA on 10 October 2016.

Before the dissolution of British India in 1947, the location was initially used as the premises of a Physical Training and Mountaineering School of the British Indian Army, on the site of a vacant POW camp set up in 1902 for a few months for prisoners from the Boer War,[8] and later it became a dwelling-operating space of the Royal Indian Army Service Corps.

He determined that the PMA would be organized based upon the model established by Sandhurst and requested a regimental sergeant major from the Brigade of Guards to help with training.

When, late in 1947, the dispute over the accession of Jammu and Kashmir led to armed conflict between India and Pakistan, Ingall structured the Academy's training to enable newly-commissioned officers to be immediately effective when they joined units on active service.

What likely gave the most satisfaction was naming Kakul's central lecture theatre Ingall Hall – although it was built many years after his departure.

[9] He kept in touch with the academy for the rest of his life, making his last visit in November 1997 where he said:I have given many addresses from this position here and from 1948 to 1951 I was very keen on the question of Pakistan and believed in it.

Those completing the course are given five rounds with which to hit a target at a distance of 22 m.[12] Lady Cadets are also required to pass physical efficiency tests like GCs, but the standards are slightly lower, considering their physique.

Candidates who are successful in all tests conducted for selection are then sent to a NUST institution for a Bachelor of Engineering degree, depending on the field they choose: After completing their Bachelor of Engineering degree, the E-Cadets are sent to[13] Pakistan Military Academy, Kakul, for one year of military training, after which they are commissioned as captain in their respective units To be eligible for this course, a candidate must have attained 16–18 years of academic education with coursework in Physics,Terrorism, Chemistry and Biology.

Apart from GCs of AM College, IC accepts cadets who will to join EME, Signals, RVFC and Army Education Corps with minimum masters in different fields.

The lady cadets undergo a training period of six months and pass out as Captains in supporting arms of the Pakistan Army.