Graduate Assessment Test (GAT) is a test for admission in
MS/
MPhil
The Master of Philosophy (MPhil; Latin ' or ') is a postgraduate degree. In the United States, an MPhil typically includes a taught portion and a significant research portion, during which a thesis project is conducted under supervision. An MPhil m ...
and
PhD programs and for law graduates (
LLB
Bachelor of Laws ( la, Legum Baccalaureus; LL.B.) is an undergraduate law degree in the United Kingdom and most common law jurisdictions. Bachelor of Laws is also the name of the law degree awarded by universities in the People's Republic of Chi ...
) to enrolled as an Advocate in
Pakistan
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. The test is administered by the
National Testing Service
National Testing Service - Pakistan (NTS) is a nonprofit organization in Pakistan that administers academic performance evaluation tests. It is similar to Educational Testing Service (ETS) in the United States. NTS is a member of the Internat ...
(NTS). The Law GAT test is administered by the Higher Education Commission
HEC.
Types of Tests
There are the following kinds of GAT tests.
* GAT-General, for admission in
MS/
MPhil
The Master of Philosophy (MPhil; Latin ' or ') is a postgraduate degree. In the United States, an MPhil typically includes a taught portion and a significant research portion, during which a thesis project is conducted under supervision. An MPhil m ...
programs
* GAT-Subject, for admission in
PhD programs
* Law GAT, for law graduates (
LLB
Bachelor of Laws ( la, Legum Baccalaureus; LL.B.) is an undergraduate law degree in the United Kingdom and most common law jurisdictions. Bachelor of Laws is also the name of the law degree awarded by universities in the People's Republic of Chi ...
) to enrolled as an Advocate in Pakistan
* SEE Law GAT, for law graduates from Foreign Universities to enrolled as an Advocate in Pakistan
Validity of the Score
The test score of GAT General or GAT Subject remains valid for 2 years.
The test score of Law GAT and SEE Law is valid for a lifetime.
Number of Chances to appear in Law GAT
There are three chances to appear in the HEC Law GAT test.
Number of Chances to appear in SEE Law
There are three chances to appear in HEC SEE Law test.
References
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External links
Official NTS websiteOfficial NTS GAT-General websiteOfficial NTS GAT-Subject websiteOfficial HEC LAW-Test website
Entrance examinations
Standardised tests in Pakistan