Q1. What are
the General Tests that
NTS is offering?
NTS is offering two
types of General
Tests, also called
Gradudate Assessment
Tests (GAT-General)
& (GAT Subject)
Q2. What are
My Eligibility Criteria?
If you are interested
to apply for GAT-General
or GAT-Subject you should
have at least 16 Years
of education (B.E (Engineering),BS
Hons, Masters etc).
Q.3 From Where
Can I Get the Information
About the NTS Tests?
You can get the information
about NTS tests from
any of the following
sources:
i. Advertisements through
Print Media
ii. Advertisements through
Electronic Media
iii. NTS and its Allied
Institutions' Website
Q4. From Where
Can I Get the Application
Forms?
You can get free of
charge Application Forms
from NTS website i.e.,
http://www.nts.org.pk.
However, ensure that
you get these before
the last date for registration.
Q5. How Can
I Register for NTS?
Fill your application
form according to the
instructions given.
Submit it by paying
the online Test Fee
in any branch of Allied
Bank Ltd.
Q6. How Shall
I Fill the Forms?
A few things must be
clear to you before
you fill in the form.
Any incomplete or ambiguous
information in the form
may cause delay in the
registration process
and you may not be able
to take the test on
time. The instructions
to fill the form are
as follows:
1. If application form
is in type-able form,
fill application form
and print it. Otherwise
use black ink and BLOCK
LETTERS to fill out
the form.
2. Download the appropriate
test application form.
3. Be careful with the
spellings of your name.
4. Write the correspondance/
mailing address correctly
where you can be contacted
in future.
5. Test Fee is submitted
in the form of Online
Deposit Slip in any
nearest Allied bank
branch, NTS
Copy (Original)
must be attached with
the Application Form.
6. Also indicate your
choice for the city,
where you want to take
the test out of the
options available to
you.
7 . Please ensure:
• Three passport
size photographs are
affixed at appropriate
places on form. (Use
gum instead of using
staples)
• One passport
size photograph is attached
with the form. (Other
than the photographs
affixed on the form)
Q7. Where &
how to Submit the Form?
After you fill the form
according to the instructions,
send your form through
any courier service
or mail (Post office).
Make sure to attach:
i. Two copies of your
recent photographs
ii. Clearly written
candidate's name in
the BLOCK LETTERS
iii. Clearly written
candidate's father's
name in block letters.
iv. Clearly written
National Identity Card
(NIC) number.
v. Clearly written candidate's
postal address in block
letters
vi. Clearly written
phone number etc.
If any essential requirement
is missing in the Registration
Form, it will be clearly
marked as rejected.
Q8. Does NTS
Confirm My Registration?
After submitting the
Application Form you'll
get your Roll Number
Slip (Call Letter) containg
Roll No., Test Venue
etc on your mailing
address. This slip confirms
your registration. You
can also visit NTS¡¯
website for confirmation.
You must take that slip
with you to the test
center on the day of
your test otherwise
you are not allowed
to sit in the Examination
Hall.
In case of any confusion
or problems with the
registration process
you can Contact
Us - NTS Office.
Q9. May I Register
on the Day of Examination?
The registration of
candidates on the day
of NTS Examination cannot
be entertained. The
candidate should get
registered before the
deadline, announced
by NTS for the close
of registration process.
Q10. How Can
I Get Help in Case of
Any Problem During Registration
Process?
If you have any confusion
about the registration
process you can clarify
by calling the NTS Office
or Contact Us - NTS.
Q11. How Can
I Get the Test Schedule?
If you have any confusion
about the Test Schedule
you can get the details
from the news media
and also NTS¡¯
website.
Q12. How Can
I Get My Identification
Slip?
Roll Number Slip confirms
your registration..
It serves as your Identification
Slip and also informs
you about the location
of the center.
Q13. How to
Find the Place and Schedule
of Test?
The schedule, time,
location, etc., is published
through the news media
and NTS¡¯ website
i.e. www.nts.org.pk
from where you can get
further help and other
informations.
Q14. How to
Get Myself Identified
at the Test Center?
At the Test Center you
are asked to show your
Roll No. Slip that was
sent to you after you
submitted your form
or your information
from NTS website in
print. The staff at
the Test Center identifies
you with the photograph
attached on the slip
or from your NIC, it
is must. If you fail
to show your Roll No.
slip to the administration
on the test day or if
your photograph does
not match your appearance,
you may not be allowed
to enter the Test Center.
Q15. What Should
I Take With Me to the
Test Center?
The candidate should
take sharpened pencils,
pen with eraser and
clip-board. Besides
this the candidate is
also asked to show his/her
Roll No. Slip.
Q16. What are
the Things that I Should
Not Take With Me in
the Test Center?
Calculators, cell phones,
books, booklets, any
kind of paper or cheating
material are strictly
not allowed to be taken
inside the test center.
If you are found with
any of these items with
you during the test
you are not allowed
to take the examination
and be considered disqualified.
Q17. Where
Shall I Sit?
Enter the examination
hall and look for the
seat that has your roll
number pasted on it.
The seats are arranged
in a sequential order
of roll numbers. If
you do not find your
seat ask any of the
invigilators at the
center.
Q18. What are
the Rules and Regulations
that are Applied to
Me Inside the Test Center?
1. The test is given
on the day and at the
time scheduled. You
are asked to observe
punctuality.
2. You are assigned
a seat by the invigilation
staff.
3. Testing aids are
not permitted to be
taken along to the Test
Center. Items like calculators,
pagers, cell phones,
headphones, and any
paper or writing material,
dictionaries etc., are
prohibited in the test
center.
4. You are not allowed
to eat, drink, or use
tobacco during the test.
5. If you do not show
the Roll No. Slip and
your photograph does
not match, you are not
permitted to take the
test.
6. No discussion or
communication with the
fellow candidates is
allowed during the test
session.
7. You are also not
allowed to leave Test
Center without the permission
of the supervisor.
8. Under no circumstances
the test questions or
any part of a test be
removed, reproduced
or disclosed verbally,
electronically, or physically
or by any other means
to any person or entity.
9. Test centers do not
have large waiting areas.
Friends or relatives
who accompany you to
the test center are
not permitted to wait
in the near vicinity
of the test center or
contact you while you
are taking the test.
10. If you need to leave
your seat at any time
during the test, raise
your hand and ask the
invigilator. Timing
of the section does
not stop.
11. Repeated unscheduled
breaks will be documented
and reported to NTS.
12. NTS reserves the
right to videotape any
or all of the testing
sessions.
13. Dress in such a
way that you can adapt
to any room temperature.
14. You cannot communicate
with anyone (other than
the test center staff)
while the test session
is in progress or even
during the breaks.
15. You are not permitted
to leave the test center
vicinity during the
test session or breaks.
16. If at any time during
the test you believe
that you have a problem
with your test, or need
the Invigilation Staff
for any reason, raise
your hand to notify
the Invigilation Staff.
Q19. On What
Basis Can I be disqualified
from the Test?
If your are found indulged
in any of the following
activities, he/she is
disqualified from the
test:
1. Arriving late at
the test center.
2. Taking the test for
someone else.
3. Failing to provide
the Roll No. Slip.
4. Using any objectionable
material during the
test.
5. Trying to create
disturbance inside the
test center.
6. Showing ill behavior
towards the invigilation
staff.
7. Trying to communicate
with the fellow candidates
while the test is in
progress.
8. Trying to tear pages
from the question paper.
9. Showing indiscipline
i.e. eating, smoking
etc.
10. Leaving the test
center without permission.
Q20. How Shall
I Take Test?
Sit on your seat and
wait for the time of
the test. Make sure
that you do not have
any objectionable material.
The invigilators give
you the question book
and answer sheets. Fill
in the essential information
in the blank columns
of answer sheet. While
attempting to answer
questions read the choices
in each question and
mark the corresponding
space on the answer
sheet. Do keep the time
aspect in mind. You
would not be given extra
time.
Q21. How Shall
I Mark the Answer Sheet?
1. Write Your Name,
Father¡¯s Name,
Roll Number etc (if
required) on the answer
sheet.
2. Read the directions
carefully before you
begin your test.
3. The GRE General
test is divided into
three sections i.e.
Verbal, Quantitative
and Analytical Reasoning.
The directions given
at the beginning of
every section informs
you about the total
number of questions
and the recommended
time.
4. Each question has
maximum five choices
and minimum two. You
are required to choose
the correct choice for
every question and fill
the corresponding oval
with a lead pencil on
the answer sheet.
5. The invigilator
announces the procedure
of marking the answer
sheets. Listen carefully
to the instructions.
When you mark the answer
sheets, make sure that
the space is completely
filled in. You can change
the answer. Do it by
erasing the earlier
choice neatly.
6. Use a lead pencil
or Pens for marking
the Answer Sheets.
7. Do not mark more
than one answer.
8. If a question is
found with no answer
or it has more than
one marked choice, it
is not considered for
marking.
9. All questions carry
equal marks.
10. There is no negative
marking for wrong answers.
You can make a guess
for answering difficult
questions.
Q22. What are
the Other Test Taking
Strategies?
1. You are provided
with a few blank pages
in the test paper. You
can use them for your
rough work.
2. Some formulas and
helping tables are given
at the end of the question
paper. You can take
help from those for
solving the questions.
3. Keep a very careful
track of time.
4. Do not panic while
solving your paper.
Give each section a
specific time period
and try to complete
every section on time.
5. If you have carefully
read all the directions
given in the test guide,
do not waste your time
by reading the directions
on the answer sheet.
They are exactly the
same as in the guide.
6. Do not leave any
question unanswered.
If you are confused
or have no idea about
a certain question,
try making a guess for
the right answer.
7 . Do not make any
extra marks on the answer
sheet. Computer might
register these and consider
them as another marked
choice.
