The document discusses the Graduate Assessment Test (GAT) and Graduate Record Examination (GRE) tests. It provides information on the format, sections, and scoring of the GAT General and GAT Subjective tests. The GAT General has 3 categories (A, B, C) with different section weightings. Both GAT tests contain 100 multiple choice questions to be completed in 2 hours. The document also provides tips on GRE preparation, including using practice tests and focusing on key skills like vocabulary and reading comprehension.

1. Graduate Assessment Test (GAT)
Graduate Record Examination (GRE)
Topic of Discussion
www.nts.org.pk/

2. GAT AND GRE
Prepared by: Muhammad Rohullah Abidi

3. Tests
National Level
Admission
International Level
Admission
Study Job
ECAT: For Engr. Colleges
MCAT: For Medical Colleges
NAT: For NTS associated
universities / DAIs
GAT: For M.Phil and HEC
scholarship schemes.
IELTS:
TOEFL:
GMAT
SAT
GRE
ISSB
PMS
CSS
GEE

4. GAT
Graduate Assessment Test GAT-General
for admissions in M.Phil and HEC scholarship schemes.
Graduate Assessment Test
• GAT-GENERAL
• GAT-SUBJECTIVE
GAT-GENERAL (16 Years of Education)
Graduate Assessment Test GAT-Subjective
for Ph.D programs.
GAT-SUBJECT (18 Years of Education)

5. Category Test Type English Analytical Quantitative Total
GAT-A Business Education
Engineering & Technology
GAT-B Arts & Humanities
Social Science
GAT-C Agriculture & Veterinary
Sciences, Biological &
Medical Sciences
Physical Sciences
30% 40% 30% 100%
50% 25% 25% 100%
40% 30% 30% 100%
Test Format of GAT General:
Total Questions (MCQs) = 100
Total Test Time = 120 Minutes (2 Hours)
Test Type: Paper Based

6. GAT Subject Paper Distribution
Test Format of GAT Subject:
Total Questions (MCQs) = 100
Total Test Time = 120 Minutes (2 Hours)
Test Type: Paper Based
Test Contents:
General Section = 30% of the Total Test
Subject Section = 70% of the Total Test
Areas of General Section:
English (Verbal) = 15%
Analytical Reasoning = 15%

7. Travelling toward
Advancement

8. Availability of
Scholarships
Visa Regulations
Career Prospects
Costs
USA
UK
Europe
Australia Canada
Academic
AveragePoor Very Good Excellent
Availability of
Scholarships
Visa Regulations
Career Prospects
Costs
USA
UK
Europe
Australia Canada
Academic
AveragePoor Very Good Excellent
Where Can I study

9. Breakup of Costs
Actual costs vary greatly depending on program type, degree
level, university, geographic location, etc.
Average Annual Figures in USD

10. Scholarships
Graduate Assistantships
• Teaching
• Research
Scholarships and Fellowships
offered by Universities
•International Organizations
offering Scholarships
•Fulbright Commission
•The United Nations
•AMIDEAST
•World Health Organization
•Common Wealth
Trusts / Scholarships in
Pakistan for Studies Abroad
• Higher Education Commission
(HEC) Islamabad

11. Application Procedure
Standardized Tests
• GRE
• TOEFL
Additional requirements
•Applications
• Work Experience (if any)
• Extracurricular Activities
• Academic Transcripts
• Recommendation Letters
• CV’s/Resumes
• Financial Aid/Scholarships (if req)
• Future Career
•Preferred Subject (Major)
• Short-list Colleges
(be realistic)

12. TOEFL
• Accepted in the US, UK, Canada, Singapore
• Internet-based Test (TOEFL iBT) – Administered by ETS
• 4 Sections - Listening , Speaking , Reading , Writing
• All sections worth 30 points. Total score out of 120.
Good Score 90+
• Scores valid for 2 years ; register at www.toefl.org
• NO coaching required for an above average student
• Get any 2 books out of: Barron’s, Kaplan, Princeton, Cliffs
(Test Of English as a Foreign Language)

13. How Important Are These Scores?
Large University
Personals
Grade Point
Average
Scores
Personals include Applications,
Work Experience, Extra
CurricularActivities
Small University
Personals
Scores
Grade Point
Average

14. Essays, SOP, LORs
EssaysLORsResumes
Consider this a
“sales pitch”
Describe how you
will contribute to
the college’s
unique community
Don’t use flowery
language and please
follow instructions
Choose the
“right recommender”
Talk about your
characteristics and back them
with examples
Ensure its genuine
Make a strong
presentation of yourself and
your qualifications
Keep it concise,
comprehensive, relevant
Proof read for
spelling errors

15. Study-abroad Consultants
There are two types of study abroad consultants you come across:
1) Commission based agents who have B grade tie-up universities and
whose advt. we see regularly in the newspapers or who call you up
via telemarketing. Beware of them.
2) Genuine study-abroad consultants who are very few in number.
Always take some references of some past students before you
approach them.
We are not professional consultants and hence restrict ourselves
only to test prep but we do guide our students regarding various
aspects of applications based on our knowledge and our interaction
with our ex-students. We also help students with a list of genuine
study-abroad consultants so that they can approach them easily.

16. GRE as a computer adaptive test
The software calculates your score based on:
• The number of questions you answer correctly
• The difficulty of the questions you answer
• The number of questions you complete
• You loose more points for leaving questions incomplete than you do for
an incorrect answer
• The NEW GRE is adaptive by sections (not by questions). The difficulty level of the
next section depends upon your performance in the previous question. Jumping around in
a section is allowed.
Questions that appear early in the test impact your score to a
greater degree than do those that come toward the end of the
exam

17. The GRE Structure
The overall testing time for the computer-based GRE® revised General Test is about three hours and 45 minutes.
There are six sections with a 10-minute break following the third section.
Structure of the Computer-based Test
Measure Number of Questions Allotted Time
Essay (Issue) 1 30 min
Essay (Argument) 1 30 min
Verbal Reasoning (2 sections) 20 (approx) per section 30 min per section
Quantitative Reasoning (2 sections) 20 (approx) per section 35 min per section
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 ¹An unidentified unscored section may be included and may appear in any order after the Analytical Writing section. It is not counted as part of your
score.
 ²An identified research section that is not scored may be included, and it is always at the end of the test.
 The Analytical Writing section will always be first, while the other five sections may appear in any order.

18. MATH SYLLABUS
ARITHMETIC
 Number properties
 Fraction n decimal
 Percents
 Ratio n Proportion
 Averages (mean, median, mode)
 Exponents n roots
ALGEBRA
 Basic Algebra
 Simple Equations
 Quadratic Equations
 Inequalities
GEOMETRY
 Lines n angles
 Triangles
 Polygons
 Circles
 Solid Geometry
 Co-ordinate Geometry
MISCELLANEOUS
 Counting (P n C)
 Probability
 Rates (STD / Time n work)
 Sequence n Series

19. GRE acceptance :
Countries:
US, Canada, Singapore, Australia, France,
Spain, UK, China & Belgium
Courses :
Masters in engg., medical, arts, law,
& also management

20. How is GRE different from
school/college syllabus exams?
 importance of concepts
 a lot of “reasoning”
 methods and steps don’t matter
 taking help from the options
 quick thinking

21. How is the GRE testing related to
practical life technical aspects?
 time management
 stress management
 working with the available resources
 “out of the box” thinking

22. The 3 imp skills for acing the quant sec:
 Concepts
 Understanding the language of the question
 Approach
-Conventional - Modern
(Variables (Substitution
Equations Back solving n elimination
Formulae) Approximation
Following the trend
Visualization
Diagramatic presentation)

23. The 2 imp skills for acing the verbal section
 VOCAB and its application
(Text completion, Sentence equivalence)
 Reading skills
(reading comprehension)

24. Basic
 Kaplan GRE math & verbal work books
 Nova GRE
 Princeton review GRE
Advance
 Barrons GRE
 The Big book
 Kaplan GRE premier program
Don’t use hard copies of books. Use only “soft copies” from day 1 so that u
get accustomed to read from the computer screen.
Authentic GRE material

25. How to start your preparation?
 Part A (vocab, topic wise concepts n practice)
 Part B (section tests : quant &verbal)
 Part C (full length tests : 10 approx)

26. • Best time to prepare
(2nd year of graduation or when u r relatively free at
work front)
 Total duration of preparation(for an above average
student, 2 months without work/college and 3.5
months along with work/college
 Per day efforts (6 hrs. without work/college, 2 hrs
with work/college)
 Prioritize GRE over your job, college, socials etc…
(a half hearted preparation and attempt can cost u
time, money and carrier plan)

27. Bottom line
 Test of endurance (maintaining concentration
for 4 hrs at a stretch)
 Test of maturity (keeping yourself calm n
composed without getting panic)
 Test of smartness (you don’t have to be super
intelligent to crack the GRE; just be smart
enough)

28. Practice tests tips !!
 Start with easy tests; gradually move towards tougher ones
 Take at least the last 5 tests along with AWA sections
 Take the tests in ideal testing conditions
 Always check the explanatory answers after u finish the test
 Different tests have different scoring patterns. So don’t panic

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