NAT - National Aptitude Test
NAT is an aptitude test administered by NTS. NAT scores are used by many of Pakistani institutions as an evaluation criteria factor
for admission in Bachelor and Master level admissions.
National Aptitude Test (NAT) is for admissions in NTS Associated Universities/ DAIs.
The candidates will appear in a single test only and will stand eligible for admission to all universities
in the respective subject group.
The candidates will be required to apply for admission in the universities as per their respective
announcements along with a copy of the NTS Result Card.
The Result of the NAT will be valid for ONE YEAR
NAT SCHEDULE
NAT is conducted four times a year. You can find the date of the test on the nts website.
NAT Types
NAT is available in many types. You can view your respective NAT Type on nts official website.
NAT Preparation
You can buy the book NAT written by Muhammad Idrees for self study. If you find difficulty in self preparation, you can
join preparatory classes at College of Admission Tests Multan Website:
www.cat.edu.pk
NAT Format
NAT is consisted of four parts:
- Quantittative Ability
- Verbal Ability
- Analytical Ability
Quantitative Ability
Quantitative Ability is consisted of:
Problem Solving
Verbal ability
Verbal ability is consisted of four type of questions: 1-
Critical Reading 2-
Sentence Completion 3-
Analogies 4-
Antonyms
Analytical Ability
Anlytical ability is consisted of two question types: 1-
Analytical Reasoning 2-
Logical Reasoning
Subject Section
The subject section of the NAT consisted of Multiple Choice Questions based on the subject you have chosen at the time of applying the NAT.
Scheduled NAT
NAT is administered by NTS every three months. The score of scheduled NAT remains valid for one year.
View NAT schedule on nts website.
Customized NAT
If academic calendar of a university or college does not match with any scheduled test by NTS. NTS arranges a NAT test on the requist of that university or college.
The life of such customized test is meant for only that admission for which the university has requested to NTS.