[1] The Army Education Corps was formed to address the issue of literacy in the nation and to address the challenge of soldiers being qualified as privates to start their careers in the military.

: 242 [2] Since its establishment in 1951, the army education corps oversees its massive operations of military-run schools, community colleges, and universities.

: 273 [4] However, the education and admission to the military-run universities are not restricted to the Pakistani military personnel but also admits larger numbers of civilians.

: 242 [5] The primary mission of the army education corps is to raise the educational and technical standards of the recruits before heading to the military academy and eventually joining the army.

: 373 [6] The Army Education Corps is commanded by the two-star rank, major-general, who works under the Inspector-General of Training and Evaluation (IG&T) at the Army GHQ in Rawalpindi, Punjab in Pakistan.