NTS (New Testing System) Guide

NTS (New Testing System), Pakistan
Introduction:
NTS is a newly introduced system which conducts "Test" for admission
into various government colleges and universities in Pakistan. The
tests conducted by NTS for admission into colleges and universities
called "NAT" (National Aptitude Test) and "GAT".
1.Test for students who have completed 12 years of their education
(Intermediate or equivalent) is called NAT-I
2.Test for students who have completed 14 years of their education
(Graduation or equivalent) is called NAT-II
3.Tests for students who have completed 16 years of their education
(MA, MSc, BSc Honour etc) are called GAT-General or GAT-Subject.
Besides admission tests, the NTS also conducts tests for HEC and
foreign Scholarship.
NTS (NAT-I & NAT-II) Test Format
The test is comprised of MCQs only. There are 90 MCQs in NAT-I paper
and time duration of NAT-I paper is 2 hours (120 minutes). There are
100 MCQs in NAT-II paper and time duration of NAT-II is 2 hours (120
minutes).
The test is to be answered on computer readable answer sheet (OMR
Sheet) by shading the circle for correct option for each MCQ. There is
no NEGATIVE MARKINGin test.