GAT General

About GAT General (NTS Test)

GAT General Preparation Material and Sample/Practice Questions

GAT General is a standardized examination taken by NTS (National Testing Services) Pakistan,
which is required to take, for admission in MS/MPhil programs and also for HEC scholarships. NTS
takes GAT General 5 times each year, and the test is administrated in many cities of Pakistan. The
test is divided in three parts:

1. GAT Verbal Section

2. GAT Quantitative Section, and
3. GAT Analytical Reasoning Section

TYPES OF GAT GENERAL

There are four types of GAT General for candidates from different disciplines:
GAT-A for Engineering & Technology and Business Education Disciplines.
GAT-B for Social Science and Arts & Humanities Disciplines.
GAT-C for Biological, Agriculture, Veterinary & Physical Sciences Disciplines.
GAT-D for Religious Studies (students coming from Madrassa background).

GAT PAPER DISTRIBUTION

GAT TYPE VERBAL SECTION QUANTITATIVE SECTION ANALYTICAL REASONING

GAT-A 35 MCQs 35 MCQs 30 MCQs

GAT-B 50 MCQs 30 MCQs 20 MCQs

GAT-C 45 MCQs 35 MCQs 20 MCQs

GAT-D 50 MCQs 30 MCQs 20 MCQs

GAT TEST PATTERN

Total No of MCQs = 100 (Total Marks = 100)

Time Allowed = 120 minutes (2 hours)
Negative Marking: NO

GAT General Validity

GAT General (NTS Test) is valid for 2 years, for the admissions in MS/MPhil programs and for HEC
Scholarships.

NTS Test in Pakistan

GAT General (NTS Test) is administrated in 12 cities of Pakistan:
Compulsory Cities:
Faisalabad, Islamabad, Karachi, Lahore, Multan, Peshawar, Quetta and Rawalpindi.

Optional Cities: (subject to a minimum of 200 registered candidates)

Bahawalpur, Dera Ghazi Khan, Gujranwala and Hyderabad.