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Graduate Assessment Test (GAT)
Graduate Record Examination (GRE)
Topic of Discussion
www.nts.org.pk/
Tests
National Level Admission
International Level Admission
Study Job
ECAT: For Engr. Colleges
MCAT: For Medical Colleges
NAT: For NTS associated universities / DAIs
GAT: For M.Phil and HEC scholarship schemes.
IELTS:
TOEFL:
GMAT
SAT
GRE
ISSB
PMS
CSS
GEE
GAT
Graduate Assessment Test GAT-General for admissions in M.Phil and HEC scholarship schemes.
Graduate Assessment Test
• GAT-GENERAL
• GAT-SUBJECTIVE
GAT-GENERAL (16 Years of Education)
Graduate Assessment Test GAT-Subjective for Ph.D programs.
GAT-SUBJECT (18 Years of Education)
Category Test Type English Analytical Quantitative Total
GAT-A Business Education Engineering & Technology
GAT-B Arts & Humanities Social Science
GAT-C Agriculture & Veterinary Sciences, Biological & Medical Sciences Physical Sciences
30% 40% 30% 100%
50% 25% 25% 100%
40% 30% 30% 100%
Test Format of GAT General:Total Questions (MCQs) = 100Total Test Time = 120 Minutes (2 Hours)Test Type: Paper Based
GAT Subject Paper Distribution Test Format of GAT Subject:Total Questions (MCQs) = 100Total Test Time = 120 Minutes (2 Hours)Test Type: Paper BasedTest Contents:General Section = 30% of the Total TestSubject Section = 70% of the Total TestAreas of General Section:English (Verbal) = 15%Analytical Reasoning = 15%
Travelling toward Advancement
Availability of Scholarships
Visa Regulations
Career Prospects
Costs
USAUSA UK
Europe
UK
Europe AustraliaAustralia CanadaCanada
Academic
AveragePoor Very Good Excellent
Availability of Scholarships
Visa Regulations
Career Prospects
Costs
USAUSA UK
Europe
UK
Europe AustraliaAustralia CanadaCanada
Academic
AveragePoor Very Good Excellent
Where Can I study
Breakup of Costs
Actual costs vary greatly depending on program type, degree level, university, geographic location, etc.
Average Annual Figures in USD
Scholarships Graduate Assistantships
• Teaching• Research
Scholarships and Fellowships offered by Universities
•International Organizations offering Scholarships•Fulbright Commission•The United Nations •AMIDEAST •World Health Organization•Common Wealth
Trusts / Scholarships in Pakistan for Studies Abroad
• Higher Education Commission (HEC) Islamabad
Application Procedure Standardized Tests
• GRE • TOEFL
Additional requirements•Applications• Work Experience (if any)• Extracurricular Activities• Academic Transcripts • Recommendation Letters• CV’s/Resumes• Financial Aid/Scholarships (if req)
• Future Career •Preferred Subject (Major)
• Short-list Colleges (be realistic)
TOEFL
• Accepted in the US, UK, Canada, Singapore
• Internet-based Test (TOEFL iBT) – Administered by ETS
• 4 Sections - Listening , Speaking , Reading , Writing
• All sections worth 30 points. Total score out of 120. Good Score 90+
• Scores valid for 2 years ; register at www.toefl.org
• NO coaching required for an above average student
• Get any 2 books out of: Barron’s, Kaplan, Princeton, Cliffs
(Test Of English as a Foreign Language)
How Important Are These Scores?
Large University
Personals
Grade Point Average
Scores
Personals include Applications, Work Experience, Extra
Curricular Activities
Small University
Personals
Scores
Grade Point Average
Essays, SOP, LORs
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Consider this a “sales pitch”
Describe how you will contribute to
the college’s unique community
Don’t use flowery language and please
follow instructions
Choose the “right recommender”
Talk about your characteristics and back them
with examplesEnsure its genuine
Make a strongpresentation of yourself and
your qualifications
Keep it concise, comprehensive, relevant
Proof read for spelling errors
Study-abroad ConsultantsThere are two types of study abroad consultants you come
across:
1) Commission based agents who have B grade tie-up universities and whose advt. we see regularly in the newspapers or who call you up via telemarketing. Beware of them.
2) Genuine study-abroad consultants who are very few in number. Always take some references of some past students before you approach them.
We are not professional consultants and hence restrict ourselves only to test prep but we do guide our students regarding various aspects of applications based on our knowledge and our interaction with our ex-students. We also help students with a list of genuine study-abroad consultants so that they can approach them easily.
GRE as a computer adaptive test
The software calculates your score based on:• The number of questions you answer correctly• The difficulty of the questions you answer• The number of questions you complete• You loose more points for leaving questions incomplete than you do for an incorrect answer• The NEW GRE is adaptive by sections (not by questions). The difficulty level of the next section depends upon your performance in the previous question. Jumping around in a section is allowed.
Questions that appear early in the test impact your score to a greater degree than do those that come toward the end of the
exam
The GRE Structure The overall testing time for the computer-based GRE® revised General Test is about three hours and 45
minutes. There are six sections with a 10-minute break following the third section.
Structure of the Computer-based Test
Measure Number of Questions Allotted Time
Essay (Issue) 1 30 min Essay (Argument) 1 30 min
Verbal Reasoning (2 sections) 20 (approx) per section 30 min per section
Quantitative Reasoning (2 sections) 20 (approx) per section 35 min per section-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
¹An unidentified unscored section may be included and may appear in any order after the Analytical Writing section. It is not counted as part of your score.
²An identified research section that is not scored may be included, and it is always at the end of the test.
The Analytical Writing section will always be first, while the other five sections may appear in any order.
MATH SYLLABUS
ARITHMETIC Number properties Fraction n decimal Percents Ratio n Proportion Averages (mean, median, mode) Exponents n roots
ALGEBRA Basic Algebra Simple Equations Quadratic Equations Inequalities
GEOMETRY Lines n angles Triangles Polygons Circles Solid Geometry Co-ordinate Geometry
MISCELLANEOUS Counting (P n C) Probability Rates (STD / Time n work) Sequence n Series
GRE acceptance :
Countries: US, Canada, Singapore, Australia, France,Spain, UK, China & Belgium
Courses : Masters in engg., medical, arts, law,& also management
How is GRE different from school/college syllabus exams?
importance of concepts a lot of “reasoning” methods and steps don’t matter taking help from the options quick thinking
How is the GRE testing related to
practical life technical aspects?
time management stress management working with the available resources “out of the box” thinking
The 3 imp skills for acing the quant sec: Concepts Understanding the language of the question Approach -Conventional - Modern (Variables (Substitution Equations Back solving n elimination Formulae) Approximation Following the trend Visualization Diagramatic presentation)
The 2 imp skills for acing the verbal section
VOCAB and its application (Text completion, Sentence equivalence)
Reading skills (reading comprehension)
Basic Kaplan GRE math & verbal work books Nova GRE Princeton review GRE
Advance Barrons GRE The Big book Kaplan GRE premier program
Don’t use hard copies of books. Use only “soft copies” from day 1 so that u get accustomed to read from the computer screen.
Authentic GRE material
How to start your preparation?
part A (vocab, topic wise concepts n practice)
part B (section tests : quant &verbal)
part C (full length tests : 10 approx)
www.mitulgada.com
Best time to prepare (2nd year of graduation or when u r relatively free at
work front) Total duration of preparation(for an above average
student, 2 months without work/college and 3.5 months along with work/college
Per day efforts (6 hrs. without work/college, 2 hrs with work/college)
Prioritize GRE over your job, college, socials etc… (a half hearted preparation and attempt can cost u time, money and carrier plan)
Bottom line
Test of endurance (maintaining concentration for 4 hrs at a stretch)
Test of maturity (keeping yourself calm n composed without getting panic)
Test of smartness (you don’t have to be super intelligent to crack the GRE; just be smart enough)
Practice tests tips !! start with easy tests; gradually move towards tougher ones
take atleast the last 5 tests along with AWA sections take the tests in ideal testing conditions
always check the explanatory answers after u finish the test
different tests have different scoring patterns. So don’t panic
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