Topic of Discussion

Graduate Assessment Test (GAT)

Graduate Record Examination (GRE)

www.nts.org.pk/

Tests
Study Job ISSB National Level Admission ECAT: For Engr. Colleges MCAT: For Medical Colleges International Level Admission IELTS: TOEFL: PMS

CSS
GEE

NAT:

For NTS associated universities / DAIs GAT: For M.Phil and HEC scholarship schemes.

GMAT
SAT GRE

GAT
Graduate Assessment Test
GAT-GENERAL GAT-SUBJECTIVE

GAT-GENERAL

(16 Years of Education)

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

Category GAT-A GAT-B GAT-C

Test Type
Business Education Engineering & Technology Arts & Humanities Social Science Agriculture & Veterinary Sciences, Biological & Medical Sciences Physical Sciences

English Analytical Quantitative Total

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

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

Where Can I study

USA
UK

Europe

Australia

Canada

Academic
Career Prospects Visa Regulations

Costs
Availability of Scholarships

Poor

Average

Very Good

Excellent

Breakup of Costs
Average Annual Figures in USD

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

Scholarships
Graduate Assistantships
Teaching Research

Trusts / Scholarships in Pakistan for Studies Abroad

Higher Education Commission (HEC) Islamabad

Scholarships and Fellowships offered by Universities International Organizations offering Scholarships Fulbright Commission The United Nations AMIDEAST World Health Organization Common Wealth

Application Procedure
Standardized Tests
Future Career Preferred Subject (Major) Short-list Colleges (be realistic)
GRE TOEFL

Additional requirements
Applications Work Experience (if any) Extracurricular Activities Academic Transcripts Recommendation Letters CVs/Resumes Financial Aid/Scholarships (if req)

(Test Of English as a Foreign Language)

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: Barrons, Kaplan, Princeton, Cliffs

How Important Are These Scores?

Large University

Small University

Personals Scores

Scores Personals

Grade Point Average

Grade Point Average

Personals include Applications, Work Experience, Extra Curricular Activities

Essays, SOP, LORs

Consider this a sales pitch Describe how you will contribute to the colleges unique community Talk about your characteristics and back them with examples Dont use flowery language and please follow instructions Essays LORs

Choose the right recommender

Ensure its genuine

Resumes

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 and whose advt. we see regularly in the newspapers or who call you up via telemarketing. Beware of them.
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.

2)

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 Essay (Issue) Essay (Argument)

Number of Questions 1 1

Allotted Time 30 min 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

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -----------------------An 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. An 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 dont 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)

Authentic GRE material

Basic Kaplan GRE math & verbal work books Nova GRE Princeton review GRE
Advance Barrons GRE The Big book Kaplan GRE premier program Dont use hard copies of books. Use only soft copies from day 1 so that u get accustomed to read from the computer screen.

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 dont 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 dont panic

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