Graduate Assessment Test (GAT)

Graduate Record Examination (GRE)

Topic of Discussion

www.nts.org.pk/

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

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)

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) = 100Total Test Time = 120 Minutes (2 Hours)Test Type: Paper Based

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

Travelling toward Advancement

Availability of Scholarships

Visa Regulations

Career Prospects

Costs

USAUSA UK

Europe

UK

Europe AustraliaAustralia CanadaCanada

Academic

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Availability of Scholarships

Visa Regulations

Career Prospects

Costs

USAUSA UK

Europe

UK

Europe AustraliaAustralia CanadaCanada

Academic

AveragePoor Very Good Excellent

Where Can I study

Breakup of Costs

Actual costs vary greatly depending on program type, degree level, university, geographic location, etc.

Average Annual Figures in USD

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

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)

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)

How Important Are These Scores?

Large University

Personals

Grade Point Average

Scores

Personals include Applications, Work Experience, Extra

Curricular Activities

Small University

Personals

Scores

Grade Point Average

Essays, SOP, LORs

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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 examplesEnsure its genuine

Make a strongpresentation of yourself and

your qualifications

Keep it concise, comprehensive, relevant

Proof read for spelling errors

Study-abroad ConsultantsThere 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.

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

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-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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.

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

GRE acceptance :

Countries: US, Canada, Singapore, Australia, France,Spain, UK, China & Belgium

Courses : Masters in engg., medical, arts, law,& also management

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

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

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)

The 2 imp skills for acing the verbal section

VOCAB and its application (Text completion, Sentence equivalence)

Reading skills (reading comprehension)

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

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)

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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)

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)

Practice tests tips !! start with easy tests; gradually move towards tougher ones

take atleast 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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