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GAT™ General Curriculum

Category Test Type Verbal Quantitative Analytical Total

Reasoning Reasoning Reasoning

-> GAT™-A Curriculum

Business and
GAT™ A Engineering 35% 35% 30% 100%
Students

-> GAT™-B Curriculum

Art, Humanities
GAT™ B and Social 50% 30% 20% 100%
Sciences Students

-> GAT™-C Curriculum

Agricultural,
Veterinary,
GAT™ C Biological & 45% 35% 20% 100%
Related
Sciences Students

-> GAT™-D Curriculum

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.

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Reasoning Reasoning Reasoning

Religious
GAT™ D 50% 30% 20% 100%
Studies Students

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 Number of

% Weight 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,

10% of 35% 3
Verb, Adverb, Adjectives, Articles, Prepositions)

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

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GAT™ Category A – Business and Engineering Students (Detailed)

C5: Topic Sentences 3% of 35% 1

C6: Type of Passage (Narrative, Descriptive,

3% of 35% 1
Expository, Scientific, Entertaining, Didactic, Rhetorical)

Sub-total for Comprehension 35% of 35% 12

Quantitative Reasoning 35% 35

Arithmetic

Business Mathematics, Financial Mathematics,

Consumer Mathematics,
33% of 35% 12
Percentage Ratio and Proportion, Zakat,
Ushar and Inheritance

Algebra

Fundamental of Geometry, Practical Geometry,

Areas and Volumes, Matrices and
33% of 35% 12
Determinants, Basic Statistics, Arithmetic and
Geometric Sequences, Linear Graphs, Sets and Functions

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, 17% of 35% 6
Congruent Triangles, Parallelograms and Triangles,
Line Bisectors and Angle Bisectors

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

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GAT™ Category B – Arts, Humanities And Social Sciences Students (Detailed)

Total No of Questions = 100

Time Allowed = 120 minutes

Topics Segment Number of

% Weight Questions

Top
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GAT™ Category B – Arts, Humanities And Social Sciences Students (Detailed)

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,

10% of 50% 5
Verb, Adverb, Adjectives, Articles, Prepositions)

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,

3% of 50% 1
Expository, Scientific, Entertaining, Didactic, Rhetorical)

Sub-total for Comprehension 35% of 50% 17

Quantitative Reasoning 30% 30

Arithmetic

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GAT™ Category B – Arts, Humanities And Social Sciences Students (Detailed)

Business Mathematics, Financial Mathematics,

Consumer Mathematics,
33% of 30% 10
Percentage Ratio and Proportion, Zakat,
Ushar and Inheritance

Algebra

Fundamental of Geometry, Practical Geometry,

Areas and Volumes, Matrices and
33% of 30% 10
Determinants, Basic Statistics, Arithmetic and
Geometric Sequences, Linear Graphs, Sets and Functions

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, 17% of 30% 5
Congruent Triangles, Parallelograms and Triangles,
Line Bisectors and Angle Bisectors

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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GAT™ Category C – Agriculture, Veterinary, Biological & Related Sciences Students

(Detailed)

Total No of Questions = 100

Time Allowed = 120 minutes

Topics Segment Number of

% Weight 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

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GAT™ Category C – Agriculture, Veterinary, Biological & Related Sciences Students

(Detailed)

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,

10% of 45% 5
Verb, Adverb, Adjectives, Articles, Prepositions)

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,

3% of 45% 1
Expository, Scientific, Entertaining, Didactic, Rhetorical)

Sub-total for Comprehension 35% of 45% 16

Quantitative Reasoning 35% 35

Arithmetic

Business Mathematics, Financial Mathematics,

Consumer Mathematics,
33% of 35% 12
Percentage Ratio and Proportion, Zakat,
Ushar and Inheritance

Algebra

Fundamental of Geometry, Practical Geometry,

Areas and Volumes, Matrices and
33% of 35% 12
Determinants, Basic Statistics, Arithmetic and
Geometric Sequences, Linear Graphs, Sets and Functions

Top
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GAT™ Category C – Agriculture, Veterinary, Biological & Related Sciences Students

(Detailed)

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, 17% of 35% 6
Congruent Triangles, Parallelograms and Triangles,
Line Bisectors and Angle Bisectors

Data Processing

Basic Statistics and Probability 17% of 35% 5

Analytical Reasoning 20% 20

Deductive and inductive logic, Critical thinking and writing 100% of

20
skills 20%

Grand Total All Segments 100% 100

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GAT™ Category D – Religious Studies Students (Detailed)

Total No of Questions = 100

Time Allowed = 120 minutes

Topics Segment Number of

% Weight 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,

10% of 50% 5
Verb, Adverb, Adjectives, Articles, Prepositions)

Top
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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,

3% of 50% 1
Expository, Scientific, Entertaining, Didactic, Rhetorical)

Sub-total for Comprehension 35% of 50% 17

Quantitative Reasoning 30% 30

Arithmetic

Business Mathematics, Financial Mathematics,

Consumer Mathematics,
33% of 30% 10
Percentage Ratio and Proportion, Zakat,
Ushar and Inheritance

Algebra

Fundamental of Geometry, Practical Geometry,

Areas and Volumes, Matrices and
33% of 30% 10
Determinants, Basic Statistics, Arithmetic and
Geometric Sequences, Linear Graphs, Sets and Functions

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, 17% of 30% 5
Congruent Triangles, Parallelograms and Triangles,
Line Bisectors and Angle Bisectors

Data Processing

Basic Statistics and Probability 17% of 30% 5

Top
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Analytical Reasoning 20% 20

Deductive and inductive logic, Critical thinking and writing 100% of

20
skills 20%

Grand Total All Segments 100% 100

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