General Courses
HAT / NAT / GAT Preparation
Preparation (on campus or online) for the HEC HAT, NTS NAT and NTS GAT aptitude tests: verbal, analytical and quantitative reasoning, plus the subject part.
About this course
A 3-month course, on campus or online, for the aptitude tests used for admissions in Pakistan: the HEC Higher Education Aptitude Test (HAT) for MS, MPhil and PhD admissions and HEC scholarships, the NTS National Aptitude Test (NAT) for undergraduate admissions, and the NTS Graduate Assessment Test (GAT General) for graduate admissions.
All three tests share the same core: verbal (English), analytical and quantitative reasoning. Classes build these skills step by step, then cover the subject part of your NAT category, with timed practice in each test's own pattern.
What you'll achieve
- Know the HAT, NAT and GAT patterns and pick the right category
- Answer verbal, analytical and quantitative MCQs with speed and accuracy
- Prepare the subject part of your NAT category
- Reach the qualifying score (e.g. HAT 50 for MS / MPhil, 60 for PhD) in timed mocks
Requirements
NAT: Intermediate (12 years) or appearing, for BS admissions. HAT and GAT General: 16 years of education (BS / MA / MSc) or final-semester students, for MS, MPhil and PhD admissions.
- Week1
Orientation and diagnostic test: HAT, NAT and GAT patterns and categories, and a study plan
- Week2
Verbal I: vocabulary, synonyms, antonyms and analogies
- Week3
Verbal II: sentence completion, sentence correction and reading comprehension
- Week4
Analytical I: logical puzzles, arrangements, statement–conclusion and assumptions
- Week5
Analytical II: critical reasoning, series and patterns
- Week6
Quantitative I: arithmetic, percentages, ratios and averages; mid-course mock test
- Week7
Quantitative II: algebra, equations and inequalities
- Week8
Quantitative III: geometry, data interpretation and word problems
- Week9
NAT subject part: Physics, Chemistry, Biology or Mathematics by category (NAT-IE, NAT-IM, NAT-ICS and others)
- Week10
HAT / GAT category practice: your discipline's weightage of verbal, analytical and quantitative questions
- Week11
Speed and accuracy: timing strategies, elimination and past papers
- Week12
Final revision: guess papers and two full-length timed mock tests (HAT / NAT / GAT pattern) with review
| Section | Details |
|---|---|
| HAT (HEC) | 100 MCQs in 120 minutes; no negative marking |
| HAT categories | HAT-I (engineering, CS, maths, physics) Verbal 30% · Analytical 30% · Quantitative 40%; HAT-II (management sciences) 30% · 40% · 30%; HAT-III (arts, social sciences, law) 40% · 35% · 25%; HAT-IV (agriculture, biological and medical sciences, education) |
| HAT pass marks | 50 for MS / MPhil and 60 for PhD; valid for 2 years |
| NAT-I (NTS, undergraduate) | 90 MCQs in 120 minutes — English 20, Analytical 20, Quantitative 20, Subject 30 (NAT-IE, NAT-IM, NAT-ICS and other categories) |
| GAT General (NTS, graduate) | 100 MCQs in 120 minutes — Verbal 35, Analytical 35, Quantitative 30; no negative marking |
Format as per the latest HEC / NTS notice we found; always check the current notice before the test.