| | Category | Test Type | Verbal Reasoning | Quantitative Reasoning | Analytical Reasoning | Total |
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| | GAT™ A | Business and
Engineering Students | 35% | 35% | 30% | 100% | | | GAT™ B | Art, Humanities
and Social Sciences Students | 50% | 30% | 20% | 100% | | | GAT™ C | Agricultural, Veterinary,
Biological & Related
Sciences Students | 45% | 35% | 20% | 100% | | NOTE*:
This category is specially designed for students coming from Madrassa background
(Shadat-Ul-Aalmiya) or equivalent having equivalence from Higher Education Commission (HEC) and desired to seek admission in M. Phil/MS/LLM disciplines. | | GAT™ D | Religious
Studies Students | 50% | 30% | 20% | 100% |
Graduate Assessment Test Detailed Curricula For All GAT™ Categories
| GAT™ Category A – Business and Engineering Students (Detailed) |
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Total No of Questions = 100
Time Allowed = 120 minutes | Topics | Segment
% Weight | Number of
Questions |
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Verbal Reasons (English) | 35% | 35 |
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A: Vocabulary |
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| A1: Prefixes, Suffixes | 5% of 35% | 2 | | A2: Analogies | 10% of 35% | 3 | | A3: Antonyms | 5% of 35% | 2 | | A4: Conceptual | 5% of 35% | 2 | | Sub-total for Vocabulary | 25% of 35% | 9 | B: Grammar |
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B1: Tenses and Aspects | 20% of 35% | 7 | B2: Part of Speech (Conjunctions, Nouns, Pronouns,
Verb, Adverb, Adjectives, Articles, Prepositions) | 10% of 35% | 3 | B3: Conditionals | 5% of 35% | 2 | B4: Functions | 5% of 35% | 2 | Sub-total for Grammar | 40% of 35% | 14 | C: Comprehension |
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C1: Inferencing | 15% of 35% | 5 | C2: Linking Devices | 6% of 35% | 2 | C3: Main Idea | 5% of 35% | 2 | C4: Title | 3% of 35% | 1 | C5: Topic Sentences | 3% of 35% | 1 | C6: Type of Passage (Narrative, Descriptive,
Expository, Scientific, Entertaining, Didactic, Rhetorical) | 3% of 35% | 1 | Sub-total for Comprehension | 35% of 35% | 12 | Quantitative Reasoning | 35% | 35 |
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Arithmetic |
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Business Mathematics, Financial Mathematics,
Consumer Mathematics,
Percentage Ratio and Proportion, Zakat,
Ushar and Inheritance | 33% of 35% | 12 | Algebra |
|---|
Fundamental of Geometry, Practical Geometry,
Areas and Volumes, Matrices and
Determinants, Basic Statistics, Arithmetic and
Geometric Sequences, Linear Graphs, Sets and Functions | 33% of 35% | 12 | Geometry |
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Introduction to Trigonometry, Projection of a side of a triangle,
Chords of a circle, Tangent to a circle, Chords and Arcs,
Angles in a segment of a circle, Practical geometry circles,
Congruent Triangles, Parallelograms and Triangles,
Line Bisectors and Angle Bisectors | 17% of 35% | 6 | Data Processing |
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Basic Statistics and Probability | 17% of 35% | 5 | Analytical Reasoning | 30% | 30 |
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Deductive and inductive logic, Critical thinking and writing skills | 100% of 30% | 30 | Grand Total All Segments | 100% | 100 |
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| GAT™ Category B – Arts, Humanities And Social Sciences Students (Detailed) |
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Total No of Questions = 100
Time Allowed = 120 minutes | Topics | Segment
% Weight | Number of
Questions |
|---|
Verbal Reasons (English) | 50% | 50 |
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A: Vocabulary |
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| A1: Prefixes, Suffixes | 5% of 50% | 3 | | A2: Analogies | 10% of 50% | 5 | | A3: Antonyms | 5% of 50% | 3 | | A4: Conceptual | 5% of 50% | 2 | | Sub-total for Vocabulary | 25% of 50% | 13 | B: Grammar |
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B1: Tenses and Aspects | 20% of 50% | 10 | B2: Part of Speech (Conjunctions, Nouns, Pronouns,
Verb, Adverb, Adjectives, Articles, Prepositions) | 10% of 50% | 5 | B3: Conditionals | 5% of 50% | 2 | B4: Functions | 5% of 50% | 3 | Sub-total for Grammar | 40% of 50% | 20 | C: Comprehension |
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C1: Inferencing | 15% of 50% | 8 | C2: Linking Devices | 6% of 50% | 3 | C3: Main Idea | 5% of 50% | 3 | C4: Title | 3% of 50% | 1 | C5: Topic Sentences | 3% of 50% | 1 | C6: Type of Passage (Narrative, Descriptive,
Expository, Scientific, Entertaining, Didactic, Rhetorical) | 3% of 50% | 1 | Sub-total for Comprehension | 35% of 50% | 17 | Quantitative Reasoning | 30% | 30 |
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Arithmetic |
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Business Mathematics, Financial Mathematics,
Consumer Mathematics,
Percentage Ratio and Proportion, Zakat,
Ushar and Inheritance | 33% of 30% | 10 | Algebra |
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Fundamental of Geometry, Practical Geometry,
Areas and Volumes, Matrices and
Determinants, Basic Statistics, Arithmetic and
Geometric Sequences, Linear Graphs, Sets and Functions | 33% of 30% | 10 | Geometry |
|---|
Introduction to Trigonometry, Projection of a side of a triangle,
Chords of a circle, Tangent to a circle, Chords and Arcs,
Angles in a segment of a circle, Practical geometry circles,
Congruent Triangles, Parallelograms and Triangles,
Line Bisectors and Angle Bisectors | 17% of 30% | 5 | Data Processing |
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Basic Statistics and Probability | 17% of 30% | 5 | Analytical Reasoning | 20% | 20 |
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Deductive and inductive logic, Critical thinking and writing skills | 100% of 20% | 20 | Grand Total All Segments | 100% | 100 |
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| GAT™ Category C – Agriculture, Veterinary, Biological & Related Sciences Students (Detailed) |
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Total No of Questions = 100
Time Allowed = 120 minutes | Topics | Segment
% Weight | Number of
Questions |
|---|
Verbal Reasons (English) | 45% | 45 |
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A: Vocabulary |
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| A1: Prefixes, Suffixes | 5% of 45% | 2 | | A2: Analogies | 10% of 45% | 5 | | A3: Antonyms | 5% of 45% | 2 | | A4: Conceptual | 5% of 45% | 2 | | Sub-total for Vocabulary | 25% of 45% | 11 | B: Grammar |
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B1: Tenses and Aspects | 20% of 45% | 9 | B2: Part of Speech (Conjunctions, Nouns, Pronouns,
Verb, Adverb, Adjectives, Articles, Prepositions) | 10% of 45% | 5 | B3: Conditionals | 5% of 45% | 2 | B4: Functions | 5% of 45% | 2 | Sub-total for Grammar | 40% of 45% | 18 | C: Comprehension |
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C1: Inferencing | 15% of 45% | 7 | C2: Linking Devices | 6% of 45% | 3 | C3: Main Idea | 5% of 45% | 3 | C4: Title | 3% of 45% | 1 | C5: Topic Sentences | 3% of 45% | 1 | C6: Type of Passage (Narrative, Descriptive,
Expository, Scientific, Entertaining, Didactic, Rhetorical) | 3% of 45% | 1 | Sub-total for Comprehension | 35% of 45% | 16 | Quantitative Reasoning | 35% | 35 |
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Arithmetic |
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Business Mathematics, Financial Mathematics,
Consumer Mathematics,
Percentage Ratio and Proportion, Zakat,
Ushar and Inheritance | 33% of 35% | 12 | Algebra |
|---|
Fundamental of Geometry, Practical Geometry,
Areas and Volumes, Matrices and
Determinants, Basic Statistics, Arithmetic and
Geometric Sequences, Linear Graphs, Sets and Functions | 33% of 35% | 12 | Geometry |
|---|
Introduction to Trigonometry, Projection of a side of a triangle,
Chords of a circle, Tangent to a circle, Chords and Arcs,
Angles in a segment of a circle, Practical geometry circles,
Congruent Triangles, Parallelograms and Triangles,
Line Bisectors and Angle Bisectors | 17% of 35% | 6 | Data Processing |
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Basic Statistics and Probability | 17% of 35% | 5 | Analytical Reasoning | 20% | 20 |
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Deductive and inductive logic, Critical thinking and writing skills | 100% of 20% | 20 | Grand Total All Segments | 100% | 100 |
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| GAT™ Category D – Religious Studies Students (Detailed) |
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Total No of Questions = 100
Time Allowed = 120 minutes | Topics | Segment
% Weight | Number of
Questions |
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Verbal Reasons (English) | 50% | 50 |
|---|
A: Vocabulary |
|---|
| A1: Prefixes, Suffixes | 5% of 50% | 3 | | A2: Analogies | 10% of 50% | 5 | | A3: Antonyms | 5% of 50% | 3 | | A4: Conceptual | 5% of 50% | 2 | | Sub-total for Vocabulary | 25% of 50% | 13 | B: Grammar |
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B1: Tenses and Aspects | 20% of 50% | 10 | B2: Part of Speech (Conjunctions, Nouns, Pronouns,
Verb, Adverb, Adjectives, Articles, Prepositions) | 10% of 50% | 5 | B3: Conditionals | 5% of 50% | 2 | B4: Functions | 5% of 50% | 3 | Sub-total for Grammar | 40% of 50% | 20 | C: Comprehension |
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C1: Inferencing | 15% of 50% | 8 | C2: Linking Devices | 6% of 50% | 3 | C3: Main Idea | 5% of 50% | 3 | C4: Title | 3% of 50% | 1 | C5: Topic Sentences | 3% of 50% | 1 | C6: Type of Passage (Narrative, Descriptive,
Expository, Scientific, Entertaining, Didactic, Rhetorical) | 3% of 50% | 1 | Sub-total for Comprehension | 35% of 50% | 17 | Quantitative Reasoning | 30% | 30 |
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Arithmetic |
|---|
Business Mathematics, Financial Mathematics,
Consumer Mathematics,
Percentage Ratio and Proportion, Zakat,
Ushar and Inheritance | 33% of 30% | 10 | Algebra |
|---|
Fundamental of Geometry, Practical Geometry,
Areas and Volumes, Matrices and
Determinants, Basic Statistics, Arithmetic and
Geometric Sequences, Linear Graphs, Sets and Functions | 33% of 30% | 10 | Geometry |
|---|
Introduction to Trigonometry, Projection of a side of a triangle,
Chords of a circle, Tangent to a circle, Chords and Arcs,
Angles in a segment of a circle, Practical geometry circles,
Congruent Triangles, Parallelograms and Triangles,
Line Bisectors and Angle Bisectors | 17% of 30% | 5 | Data Processing |
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Basic Statistics and Probability | 17% of 30% | 5 | Analytical Reasoning | 20% | 20 |
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Deductive and inductive logic, Critical thinking and writing skills | 100% of 20% | 20 | Grand Total All Segments | 100% | 100 |
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