By the Decree of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan dated March 13, 1998 and the order of the Minister of Defense dated April 09, 1998, the Nakhchivan branch of the Military Lyceum named after Jamshid Nakhchivanski was opened in the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic in 1998. By the Decree of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan dated February 27, 2004, the Nakhchivan branch of the Military Lyceum named after Jamshid Nakhchivanski was abolished and on its basis, the Military Lyceum named after Heydar Aliyev was established.
The Military Lyceum named after Heydar Aliyev is a paramilitary secondary educational institution. Students who have graduated from the 9th grade, who reached 15 years old and are under the age of 17, take test exams in Mathematics, Physics, Azerbaijani language, and Chemistry, organized by the State Examination Center. The term of study at the military lyceum is 2 years. During 2 training years, 13 subjects are taught to cadets according to the curriculum approved by the Ministry of Science and Education of the Republic of Azerbaijan. In lyceum, cadets, in parallel with the study of general subjects, develop their abilities in military training and sports classes.