GAT™ General Curriculum

Category Test Type Verbal Reasoning Quantitative Reasoning Analytical Reasoning Total
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)
Total No of Questions = 100
Time Allowed = 120 minutes
Topics
 Segment
% Weight		 Number of
Questions
Verbal Reasons (English)
 35% 35
A: Vocabulary
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
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
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
Arithmetic
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
Basic Statistics and Probability
17% of 35%
5
Analytical Reasoning
30% 30
Deductive and inductive logic, Critical thinking and writing skills
100% of 30%
30
Grand Total All Segments
 100% 100
Top 
GAT™ Category B – Arts, Humanities And Social Sciences Students (Detailed)
Total No of Questions = 100
Time Allowed = 120 minutes
Topics
 Segment
% Weight		 Number of
Questions
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
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
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
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
Basic Statistics and Probability
17% of 30%
5
Analytical Reasoning
20% 20
Deductive and inductive logic, Critical thinking and writing skills
100% of 20%
20
Grand Total All Segments
 100% 100
Top 
GAT™ Category C – Agriculture, Veterinary, Biological & Related Sciences Students (Detailed)
Total No of Questions = 100
Time Allowed = 120 minutes
Topics
 Segment
% Weight		 Number of
Questions
Verbal Reasons (English)
 45% 45
A: Vocabulary
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
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
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
Arithmetic
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
Basic Statistics and Probability
17% of 35%
5
Analytical Reasoning
20% 20
Deductive and inductive logic, Critical thinking and writing skills
100% of 20%
20
Grand Total All Segments
 100% 100
Top 
GAT™ Category D – Religious Studies Students (Detailed)
Total No of Questions = 100
Time Allowed = 120 minutes
Topics
 Segment
% Weight		 Number of
Questions
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
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
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
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
Basic Statistics and Probability
17% of 30%
5
Analytical Reasoning
20% 20
Deductive and inductive logic, Critical thinking and writing skills
100% of 20%
20
Grand Total All Segments
 100% 100
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