NTS – National Testing Services Pakistan

Are you going to plan to take an admission in university or a college? Then here is an admission test for you that is made for the Pakistani student so that they can easily apply in certain institutions. Let’s know what the term is and what are the functions associated with it.

What is NTS? – A Striking Question That Beats Your Mind!: NTS stands for National Testing Services. It is a freshly introduced term and also a system which serves a major function of conducting tests. These tests are more closely related to the admission in colleges and universities. In short, this is the demand of various colleges and universities since years. The test accompanied by NTS for admission into colleges and universities called NAT (National Aptitude Test) and GAT.

Which Tests are involved in NTS?

• NAT-1: This is the test for those students who have completed 12 years of education that is intermediate or equivalent.
• NAT-II: NAT-II is made for those students who have completed 14 years of the education. That is they should have completed up the graduation or equivalent.
• GAT-General or GAT- subject: GAT has been designed for those who have done or completed up their 16 years of education that is MA, MSC, BS, BSc(honor). Only these students can apply for the test.

NTS has some other characteristic as well that is NTs also conduct tests for HEC (Higher Education Commission) and foreign funded scholarships.

Let’s pick up one category of NAT and know about its criteria, function, schedule and test format.

NTS (NAT-1) – What is the test format?: In this test, there is the notion of MCQ’S only. THERE ARE 90 MCQ’s in NAT-1 paper and when it comes to the time duration, it is almost or at least 2 hours that is 120 minutes.

The test is consisting on four major parts that are as follows:

• Verbal Reasoning (20 MCQ’s)
• Analytic Section (20 MCQ’s)
• Quantitative Section (20 MCQ’s)
• Subject Knowledge (30 MCQ’s and usually 40 MCQ’s in NAT-II paper)

NTS (NAT-I & NAT-II) – SAMPLE TUTORIAL

NTS SAMPLE PAPER

National Aptitude Test (NAT)

Time: 2hrs                                                                                        Question: 100

Instructions

Please read out all the instructions carefully before attempting the whole paper.

       I.            In total, there are 100 MCQ’s in the test and each MCQ is carrying equal marks. Correct response will be getting 1 mark.

    II.            Attempt all the questions

 III.            Do encircle the correct answer and use black/blue pointer.

 IV.            Erasing, cutting or nay kind of overwriting will not be accepted. So do avoid all these things.

Part-1 (Verbal Section) – (20 MCQ’s)

Although there will be 20 MCQ’s. For the convenience, here are some of the examples.

Each sentence below has one or two blanks, each blank shows that something has been omitted. Choose correct word or pair of words from the options given below.

1) Your ____________ remarks spoil the effect of your speech; try not to stray from your subject.
(a) Derogatory   (b) Digressive     (c) Persistent   (d) Enigmatic

2) Cancer cells are called normal run riot, growing and multiplying out of ___________

(a) Spite (b) danger (c) control (d) range

3) Even if you do not ____________ what I have to say, I will appreciate you listening to me with an open mind.

(a)     Concur with     (b) Antedate              (c)Reject         (d) Clarify

Part-II (Quantitative Reasoning)-(20 MCQ’s)

1)      If it is now June, what month will be 100 months from now?

(a)    January

(b)   April

(c)    June

(d)    October

2)      If 3x=2(5-2x), then x=?

(a)    -10/7

(b)   0

(c)    10/7

(d)   3/7

3)      A psychology class has 12 boys and 18 girls. Boys are what fraction of the class?

(a)    2/5

(b)   3/5

(c)    2/3

(d)   ¾

Part-3

Analytical Reasoning (MCQ: 20)

1)      Which of the following is the order of books for days

(a) Chemistry, biology, English, physics

(b) Physics, chemistry, biology, English

(c)English, chemistry, biology, physics

(d) Biology, chemistry, English, physics

(2)Each of the following is possible, EXCEPT
(a)Chemistry on Thursday

(b) Physics on Thursday

(c) Physics on Sunday

(d) Biology on Saturday

Part-4 (Subject Knowledge) – (40 MCQ’s for nat-2 and 30 for nat-1)

 In this part, the test format there is a different test for very subject, some have science subject, Islamic subjects and other have medical subjects as well. So the questions will be according to the major they will choose.

How to apply for NTS test?: If you are planning to take admission in any college or university and you want to appear for the NTS test. Follow the instructions that are in the bullets:

• Download “NTS registration form” and “Bank Deposit Slip” from the site
• Fill the registration form
• Paste two pictures
• The fee for registration is Rs. 300 and deposit that money as registration fee on given “Bank Deposit Slip” in any online branch of UBL, ABL, or HBL bank.
• Do attach the slip with the registration form.
• Then, send this form to the office of NTS
• In couple of days, they will send you the “Roll no Slip”
• You can also download the copy of your roll no slips from the site.

Which Universities consider NTS test must to be done?: Here is the list of some universities, which demand the NTS test for example, University of Punjab, LAHORE, Government College University, Lahore, National College of Arts, Lahore, UET, Pakistan Forest Institute, Bahadudin Zakriya University, Comsats institute of information and technology(including all cities campuses in Pakistan), Fatima Jinnah women university, Rawalpindi, university of Gujrat, Kinnaird college of women that is in Lahore, university of veterinary and animal Science, Lahore.

Go for these instruction, which will help you in the test!

• Do try to reach earlier in the test hall at least before 30 min
• Morning test will be started at 8:30 AM( late comers will not be allowed to sit in the hall)
• Evening test will be held after 2:00 PM, if any students comes late that is after 2:15, he/she will not be allowed to sit in the hall.
• Mobile phones are strictly prohibited in the halls.
• Bring pen and clip-board with you
• Do shade the correct answer properly. Don’t let the shade leak out the box
• Lastly, don’t forget to bring the slip with you.

This guideline will help you in dealing with the test, if you are appearing for the NTs, this guideline will help a lot.

For more details, do visit the site! http://www.nts.org.pk/