Graduate Assessment Test (GAT)

Graduate Record Examination (GRE)

Topic of Discussion

www.nts.org.pk/

GAT AND GRE

Prepared by: Muhammad Rohullah Abidi

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 SciencesPhysical 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) = 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%

Travelling toward

Advancement

Availability of

Scholarships

Visa Regulations

Career Prospects

Costs

USAUK

EuropeAustralia Canada

Academic

AveragePoor Very Good Excellent

Availability of

Scholarships

Visa Regulations

Career Prospects

Costs

USAUK

EuropeAustralia Canada

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 ProcedureStandardized 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 examples

Ensure its genuine

Make a strong

presentation of yourself and

your qualifications

Keep it concise,

comprehensive, relevant

Proof read for

spelling errors

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 andwhose advt. we see regularly in the newspapers or who call you upvia telemarketing. Beware of them.

2) Genuine study-abroad consultants who are very few in number.Always take some references of some past students before youapproach them.

We are not professional consultants and hence restrict ourselvesonly to test prep but we do guide our students regarding variousaspects of applications based on our knowledge and our interactionwith our ex-students. We also help students with a list of genuinestudy-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)

• Best time to prepare

(2nd year of graduation or when u r relatively free atwork front)

Total duration of preparation(for an above averagestudent, 2 months without work/college and 3.5months along with work/college

Per day efforts (6 hrs. without work/college, 2 hrswith work/college)

Prioritize GRE over your job, college, socials etc…(a half hearted preparation and attempt can cost utime, 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 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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