the working of the messes. The caterer looks after the procurement and supply of dry and fresh provisions. Every effort is made to provide a balanced and nutritious diet with several fruits. Meals include breakfast, milk during breakfast, refreshment during break, lunch, evening tea and dinner. Selection/induction of cadets Thousands of aspiring students apply for admission to Cadet College Razmak each year. A selection procedure is adopted for enrolling a batch of 126 students or cadets in Class 8th. Eligibility criteria Gender – male Religion – any Education – the candidate should be studying in Class 7th in a registered school. Candidates who have just passed Class 7th and are studying in Class 8th are also eligible. Age – 12 to 14 years Admission tests Written tests are conducted simultaneously at centers in Peshawar, Bannu, Dera Ismail Khan, Quetta, and Gilgit. The tests consist of questions in the subjects of English, mathematics and Islamiat/Urdu. The results of the written tests are advertised in newspapers (especially the Daily Mashriq, Peshawar) and the successful candidates are notified by post. Interviews – Candidates short-listed on the basis of written tests are interviewed by boards consisting of the college's teachers at centers in Peshawar and other cities. During the interview, the candidates also take IQ and psychological tests. Medical fitness tests – Side by side with the interview, the short-listed candidates are also checked by a medical doctor for medical and physical fitness. A candidate failing in the medical fitness test, although otherwise cleared by the interview board, is rejected. Seats distribution Admission to the college is, for the most part, on a quota basis. The seats distribution is as below: FATA (Agencies and FRs) – almost 70% of seats are reserved for candidates belonging to the agencies and FRs of FATA. Within FATA, five to six seats are reserved for each agency and two seats for each FR, so the total number of FATA seats reaches 5 Frontier Corps – ten seats are reserved for wards of FC (Frontier Corps) personnel Khyber PukhtoonKhwa – ten seats are reserved for candidates from the settled districts of the Khyber PukhtoonKhwa province. Within KPK, the seats are distributed on open-merit Balochistan – one seat is reserved for candidates from the districts of the Balochistan province, Staff wards – wards of college staff are eligible for admission cin the college Golden Night The last night of each