FORADS

The Faculty of Research and Doctrinal Studies (FORADS)

   This faculty is charged with the task of reviewing and updating the tactical doctrines of the Army in close liaison with the Inspector General Training and Evaluation Branch at the General Headquarters. It is headed by a Brigadier / Colonel assisted by six members of the Directing Staff. Some of its functions are:

• Research and evaluation of selected subjects and doctrines.

• Observe selected exercises and study periods of field formations.

• Promote an intellectual environment within the College and provide necessary stimulus, keeping in mind contemporary requirements.

• Assist and coordinate research work at the College.

• Process, finalize and disseminate research work and doctrinal studies.

• Carry out evaluation of student officers' Individual and Group Research Papers for award of degrees as well as publications.

• Publication of College professional magazine, 'The Citadel'.

Director FORADS

Rank	Name	From	To
Colonel	Talat Saeed	22-07-1984	21-08-1987
Lieutenant Colonel	Sikandar Shami	22-08-1987	26-05-1989
Brigadier	Sikandar Shami	27-05-1989	21-07-1989
Colonel	Anis Ahmed	22-07-1989	31-12-1989
Colonel	Mian Arshad Iqbal	01-01-1990	04-01-1991
Brigadier	Muhammad Akram	05-01-1991	29-01-1993
Colonel	Haroon Sikandar Pasha	31-01-1993	28-07-1994
Colonel	Mohsin Kamal	29-07-1994	16-01-1995
Brigadier	Naeem Ahmed	17-01-1995	03-05-1996
Brigadier	Hussain Mehdi	04-05-1996	27-08-1996
Colonel	Tariq Khan	28-08-1996	29-07-1998
Brigadier	Razi Ud Din	30-07-1998	26-07-1999
Colonel	Tahir Ashraf Khan	27-07-1999	09-08-2000
Brigadier	Azhar Ali Shah	14-08-2000	22-03-2001
Colonel	Muhammad Haroon Khan	23-03-2001	14-09-2002
Colonel	Sajjad Rizvi	15-09-2002	13-05-2003
Lieutenant Colonel	Imran Zafar	21-01-2004	02-07-2004
Brigadier	Suhail Abbas Zaidi	03-07-2004	10-07-2006
Colonel	Akhtar Jamil Rao	11-07-2006	26-12-2006
Colonel	Azhar Saleh Abbasi	27-12-2006	28-7-2007
Colonel	Amer Nadeem	28-7-2007	to date

Technical Facilities

Certain supporting technical facilities that also function under FORADS are given below:

Media Support Wing

Modern technology has considerably enriched and improved the quality of instruction at the College. The facilities include sophisticated language laboratories, a modern close circuit TV network known as Educational Television (ETV) and an elaborate Internet setup. These training facilities have been organized under the Media Support Wing and their utilization and integration in the curriculum make the instructions effective, interesting and innovative. Student officers get adequate opportunities to use these facilities. The Media Support Wing can serve the close circuit TV and computer terminals in all the syndicate rooms simultaneously, and the facilities can be used for group discussions, lectures, conferences, individual and group research presentations and war games.

Computer Support Wing

The College had embarked upon an ambitious Computerization Plan that encompasses the provisioning of multifaceted facilities directed towards enhancing academic excellence in a futuristic environment. It provides to the community a wide variety of databases, on-line research facilities, mailing, information and curriculum support/assessment modules. Every student has the facility of his own laptop computer for connection to the College Intranet and Internet. Most of his routine work is automated by the use of this laptop connected with the Intranet

Main Library

The Main Library houses books concerned with serious reading. A large number of international newspapers and magazines on professional and general subjects are also available. It also boasts of a well-equipped Audio Visual Section and extensive Internet facilities to assist the students in their research pursuits. The Fiction Library offers a wide selection of weekly and monthly magazines in addition to a large variety of books for families of the officers.

A new Library Management System has been introduced with a view to provide an online search facility for library resources. A user now can browse through library catalogue, read the articles, make reservation for books and suggest intake of library contents.

At present the library holds 36,500 books on various disciplines including 1550 rare books. The books are arranged and classified in accordance with Dewey Decimal classification system. Besides these books, approximately 25000 periodicals (including 11000 professional and 14000 non-professional) are available in the periodical section.

E-library has also been established with a view to provide free access to a number of classic books. It allows the user to store links to their favourite books  in a convenient place. To facilitate the readers a number of selected books have also been scanned and put on Local Area Network.

Language Laboratories

The College has two modern language laboratories, which are used to impart instructions in foreign languages to our student officers. Essentially this facility is used for teaching Arabic and English to Pakistani officers. An equally important function of this facility is to impart a functional knowledge of Urdu to the Allied Officers and their families.