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Default NTS GAT General New Syllabus and Pattern

A new category D has been added for students from madrassa background. Meanwhile the pattern has also changed. Visit NTS website for details.

I am appearing for the test in January and am having difficulty understanding the syllabus & type of questions. NTS has not provided any sample papers and their call centre is not helpful in this matter as well. They seem to be not bothered by the fact that the student’s admission relies on this test and fail to provide sufficient information and material to help the student prepare for the exam. Anyhow, here is my analysis of the new pattern:

Part I Verbal Reasoning:
Vocabulary: analogies and antonyms are ok but I have no clue how they will ask suffixes, prefixes and conceptual questions (Maybe synonyms & sentence completion)
Grammar: basic review of grammar should be able cover this section.
Reading Comprehension: Review from previous GAT books should be sufficient.

Part II Quantitative Reasoning:
This section seems to have been drastically changed and looks harder than before (even harder than GRE). I do not know if there will be quantitative comparison questions in this section now.

Part III Analytical Reasoning:
They seemed to have copied the syllabus of the new GRE in this section. But the main problem is that the new GRE analytical section is written, while GAT’s will be MCQs. I am confused as to how the questions will be asked in the exam and by the line ‘Critical thinking and writing skills’ in the syllabus. How can writing skills be tested in MCQs as they require the student to ‘write’. Either NTS has made a mistake in the syllabus or they have 'invented a new way to test writing skills'.

Any input regarding the test pattern and how to prepare for it will be highly appreciated.
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In quantitative section of GAT General questions are related to basic Mathematics, unlike GRE.
In Analytical section of GAT General, questions are related to discrete Mathematics i-e logical questions.
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the new syllabus is much tougher than before.
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i am also appearing in January Gat general test , but this time syllabus looks difficult
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Default Appearing in category B GAT general test, but applying for scholarships in category C

Someone kindly answer tis question.

If some one has appeared in the GAT test of category B (social sciences), bu he applies somewhere for Hec scholarships or Mphil admissions in physical sciences or GAT category C subjects (chemistry, physics etc.); will he become ineligible??????

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Someone kindly answer tis question.

If some one has appeared in the GAT test of category B (social sciences), bu he applies somewhere for Hec scholarships or Mphil admissions in physical sciences or GAT category C subjects (chemistry, physics etc.); will he become ineligible??????

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call nts helpline
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syllabus is changed to facilitate the students its much easier now
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How can you say that it is much easier now.?
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This is a request to the people who appeared for the test on the 5th Jan. Please share the type of questions for each section (i.e. verbal, quantitative, analytical). It will be really helpful for people appearing in the next GAT test.
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This is a request to the people who appeared for the test on the 5th Jan. Please share the type of questions for each section (i.e. verbal, quantitative, analytical). It will be really helpful for people appearing in the next GAT test.
It was very much the same as previous. For social science there were 50 of English, 30 of Quantitative and 20 of Analytical.
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