INFORMATION ABOUT NTS

NATIONAL TESTING SERVICE

NTS, being Pakistan's first and only public sector autonomous, testing organization, conducts tests and assessments for admissions to universities, scholarships, recruitment and promotion purposes. NTS test is accepted by its affiliated universities in lieu of their entrance test. Some universities only accept NTS test results and don’t conduct their own entrance test.

NTS Test Types

NTS has devised six different tests for different streams of Intermediate students namely

• NAT-IE,    Having 12 years/equal Education in Pre-Engineering Group
• NAT-IM, Having 12 years/equal Education in Pre-Medical Group
• NAT-IA,   Having 12 years/equal Education in Arts Group
• NAT-ICS, Having 12 years/equal Education in Computer Science
• NAT-IGS,                 Having 12 years/equal Education in General Science
• NAT-ICOM,             Having 12 years/equal Education in Commerce

NAT Test formulation

NTS tests of all these streams consist of total 90 questions, and distribution of these is as under:

• English                    20 questions
• Analytical                20 Questions
• Quantitative            20 Questions
• Subjects                  30 questions  (relevant major subjects of each group)