A PROJECT OF ATHENS ACADEMY
About Us
Every deserving candidate should have a fair shot at armed-forces selection — regardless of which city they grew up in, or how close they live to a coaching centre. That conviction is why this platform exists.
A fair shot at selection, for every candidate.
ISSB Preparation is a not-for-profit social empowerment project. Every rupee that comes in goes back into making the platform better — there are no investors, no donations, and no funding agenda. The goal is simple: reach the candidates that the system tends to leave behind.
The platform recreates the real ISSB experience as faithfully as possible — timed tests, authentic conditions, the same pressure that exam day brings. Responses are assessed and returned as clear, actionable reports, so candidates know exactly what to improve before they walk into the board.
We built this especially for candidates far from Islamabad, Lahore, and Karachi — the students in smaller cities and rural districts who dream of serving Pakistan but have never had access to structured, affordable preparation.
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Real test conditions
Every practice test runs on the actual ISSB format and timing. When exam day arrives, the experience already feels familiar — because you have done it before, under the same constraints.
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Expert-evaluated feedback
Responses are assessed and returned as clear, actionable reports — written the way an assessor reads them, not as raw scores. You learn what your answers reveal about you, and what to do differently.
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Less stress, less cost
Structured, affordable preparation replaces scattered notes and expensive academy fees. Candidates who cannot travel to a major city get the same depth of preparation as those who can.
ATHENS ACADEMY · ISLAMABAD
Where the mission began.
Athens Academy is an online learning platform based at Giga Downtown, DHA Phase 2, Islamabad. Launched in June 2025, it provides grade-specific, syllabus-true resources for Matric and FSc students — grades 9 to 12, across FBISE and the Punjab Board — written and checked by experienced teachers and examiners.
Thousands of students rely on Athens Academy every month for board-exam preparation they can trust. Every resource is produced with one aim: accurate, affordable education that meets learners where they are — not just in the cities, but across the country.
ISSB Preparation extends that mission from board exams to armed-forces selection. The same conviction that drives Athens Academy — that geography and income should never determine a student's ceiling — now serves the candidates who dream of wearing a uniform.
FOUNDER
FOUNDER & FORMER PRINCIPAL
Col (Retd) Atta Rasool Malik
A career educator and former principal, Col (Retd) Atta Rasool Malik spent years watching capable students lose out — not for lack of ability, but for lack of reliable, affordable preparation. He saw how access to quality coaching was concentrated in a handful of major cities, leaving talented candidates across the rest of Pakistan with little more than secondhand advice and scattered notes.
He founded Athens Academy to level that field on the board-exam side, and this ISSB project carries the same conviction forward. The belief is straightforward: the armed forces deserve officers selected on merit, and candidates deserve preparation on their own terms. Where you live should not determine whether you get a fair shot at serving Pakistan.
Jun 2025
Launched
1000s+
Students supported monthly
9–12
Grades served · FBISE & Punjab Board
Reaching the candidates the system tends to leave behind.
The next phase is about depth and reach — deeper assessments, more practice modules, and a sharper focus on candidates in smaller cities and rural districts across Pakistan. Every learner deserves the preparation that lets them reach their full potential. We are building toward that — one candidate at a time.
Giga Downtown, DHA Phase 2, Islamabad · WhatsApp +92 334 2997799 · prepareissb@gmail.com