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Agriculture Sciences

    • Sr.#
    • Core Areas of Agriculture Sciences
    • %
    • 1
    • Agronomy and Crop Physiology
    • 10%
    • 2
    • Crop Protection
    • 10%
    • 3
    • Agriculture Engineering
    • 10%
    • 4
    • Plant Breeding and Genetics
    • 10%
    • 5
    • Horticulture and Forestry
    • 10%
    • 6
    • Soil Science
    • 10%
    • 7
    • Biotechnology
    • 10%
    • 8
    • Agriculture Extension
    • 10%
    • 9
    • Agriculture Economics
    • 10%
    • 10
    • Rural Sociology and Development
    • 10%
    •  3
    • Total:
    • 100%

Architectural Engineering

    • Sr.#
    • Core Areas of Architectural Engineering
    • %
    • 1
    • Basic Design – I
    • -
    • 2
    • Visual Communication – I
    • -
    • 3
    • Business Communication
    • -
    • 4
    • History of Architecture – I
    • -
    • 5
    • Islamic and Pakistan Studies – I
    • -
    • 6
    • Basic Design – II
    • -
    • 7
    • Visual Communication – II
    • -
    • 8
    • Computer Application in Architecture – I
    • -
    • 9
    • Islamic and Pakistan Studies – II
    • -
    • 10
    • Materials and Construction – I
    • -
    • 11
    • Architectural Design – I
    • -
    • 12
    • Computer Application in Architectural – II
    • -
    • 13
    • Materials and Construction – II
    • -
    • 14
    • Visual Communication – III
    • -
    • 15
    • History of Architecture – II
    • -
    • 16
    • Architectural Design – II
    • -
    • 17
    • Visual Communication – IV
    • -
    • 18
    • Materials and Construction – III
    • -
    • 19
    • Structure for Architects – I
    • -
    • 20
    • Computer Application in Architecture – III
    • -
    • 21
    • Surveying and Leveling
    • -
    • 22
    • Architectural Design – III
    • -
    • 23
    • Materials and Construction – IV
    • -
    • 24
    • Structure for Architects – II
    • -
    • 25
    • Services and Engineering Systems – I
    • -
    • 26
    • History of Architecture – III
    • -
    • 27
    • Architectural Design – IV
    • -
    • 28
    • Materials and Construction – V
    • -
    • 29
    • Structure for Architects – III
    • -
    • 30
    • Services and Engineering Systems – II
    • -
    • 31
    • Climatology and Thermal Comfort
    • -
    • 32
    • Architectural Design – V
    • -
    • 33
    • Urban Design
    • -
    • 34
    • Theory of Architecture – I
    • -
    • 35
    • Conservation and Adaptive Re-use
    • -
    • 36
    • Project Management
    • -
    • 37
    • Architectural Design – VI
    • -
    • 38
    • Interior Design
    • -
    • 39
    • Landscape Design
    • -
    • 40
    • Theory of Architecture - II
    • -
    • 41
    • Research Methodology
    • -
    •  
    • Total:
    • -

Civil Engineering

    • Sr.#
    • Core Areas of Civil Engineering
    • %
    • 1
    • Engineering Drawing
    • 8%
    • 2
    • Engineering Mechanics
    • 4%
    • 3
    • Engineering Surveying
    • 8%
    • 4
    • Engineering Material
    • 4%
    • 5
    • Fluid Mechanics
    • 8%
    • 6
    • Mechanics of Solids
    • 6%
    • 7
    • Mechanics Geology
    • 4%
    • 8
    • Structural Analysis
    • 8%
    • 9
    • Transportation Engineering
    • 8%
    • 10
    • Engineering Construction
    • 5%
    • 11
    • Reinforced Concrete Design
    • 6%
    • 12
    • Soil Mechanics
    • 3%
    • 13
    • Environmental Engineering
    • 3%
    • 14
    • Civil Work Quantity and Cost Estimations
    • 6%
    • 15
    • Architectureand Town Planning
    • 6%
    • 16
    • Steel Structure
    • 3%
    • 17
    • Structural Designand Drawing
    • 3%
    • 18
    • Construction Planning and Management
    • 4%
    • 19
    • Irrigation and Water Resources Engineering
    • 3%
    •  
    • Total:
    • 100%

Economics

    • Sr.#
    • Core Areas of Economics
    • %
    • 1
    • Microeconomics
    • 10%
    • 2
    • Macro Economics
    • 10%
    • 3
    • Quantitative Economics
    • 10%
    • 4
    • International Trade Theory and Finance
    • 10%
    • 5
    • Econometrics: Theory and Applications
    • 10%
    • 6
    • Development Economics: Theory and Policy
    • 10%
    • 7
    • Monetary Theory and Policy
    • 5%
    • 8
    • Public Finance
    • 5%
    • 9
    • Major Issues in Pakistan Economy
    • 5%
    • 10
    • Islamic Economics
    • 5%
    • 11
    • Managerial Economics
    • 5%
    • 12
    • Agricultural Economics
    • 5%
    • 13
    • Human Resource Development and Management
    • 5%
    • 14
    • Research Methodology
    • 5%
    •  
    • Total:
    • -

Education

    • Sr.#
    • Core Areas of Education
    • %
    • 1
    • Perspective of Education
    • 25%
    • 2
    • Educational Psychology
    • 15%
    • 3
    • Curriculum Development
    • 10%
    • 4
    • Educational Measurement , Testing and Evolution
    • 15%
    • 5
    • Educational Research
    • 10%
    • 6
    • Educational Planning, Measurement / Educational Administration
    • 10%
    • 7
    • Pedagogy and Teaching Technology
    • 10%
    • 8
    • Educational Technology
    • 5%
    •  
    • Total:
    • 100%

Electrical Engineering

    • Sr.#
    • Core Areas of Electrical Engineering
    • %
    • 1
    • Basic Electric Engineering
    • 12%
    • 2
    • Communication Systems
    • 8%
    • 3
    • Control Systems
    • 8%
    • 4
    • Digital Signal Processing
    • 5%
    • 5
    • Electrical Machines
    • 8%
    • 6
    • Electromagnetic Field Theory
    • 8%
    • 7
    • Electronic Devices and Circuits
    • 8%
    • 8
    • Instrumentation and Measurement
    • 5%
    • 9
    • Integrated Circuits
    • 5%
    • 10
    • Principle of Computing
    • 8%
    • 11
    • Digital Logic Design
    • 8%
    • 12
    • Microprocessor Based System
    • 4%
    • 13
    • Power Electronics
    • 5%
    • 14
    • Power Systems
    • 8%
    •  
    • Total:
    • -

Electronics

    • Sr.#
    • Core Areas of Electronics
    • %
    • 1
    • Basic Electrical Engineering
    • 10%
    • 2
    • Electronic Circuits and Devices
    • 10%
    • 3
    • Programming Techniques
    • 3%
    • 4
    • Digital Logic Design
    • 6%
    • 5
    • Integrated Circuits
    • 5%
    • 6
    • Electromagnetic Fields Theory and Radiating System
    • 5%
    • 7
    • Electrical Measurements and Instrumentation
    • 5%
    • 8
    • Linear Control Systems
    • 5%
    • 9
    • Data Communication and Computer Networks
    • 5%
    • 10
    • Signals and Systems
    • 5%
    • 11
    • Digital Signal Processing
    • 5%
    • 12
    • Optoelectronics
    • 3%
    • 13
    • Power Electronics
    • 4%
    • 14
    • VLSI Design
    • 5%
    • 15
    • Microprocessor Systems and Interfacing
    • 6%
    • 16
    • Automation and Robotics
    • 5%
    • 17
    • Communication Systems
    • 8%
    • 18
    • Digital System Design
    • 5%
    •  
    • Total:
    • 100%

Environmental Sciences / Engineering

    • Sr.#
    • Core Areas of Environmental Sciences / Engineering
    • %
    • 1
    • Ecology
    • 10%
    • 2
    • Air, Climate pollution
    • 6%
    • 3
    • Water resources, pollution
    • 5%
    • 4
    • Environmental Geology and Earth resources
    • 7%
    • 5
    • Environmental Conservation (forests, grasslands)
    • 10%
    • 6
    • Sustainability & Human Development
    • 5%
    • 7
    • Environmental Science and Policy, laws and planning
    • 7%
    • 8
    • Solid waste and hazardous material
    • 5%
    • 9
    • Biodiversity
    • 6%
    • 10
    • Human population
    • 3%
    • 11
    • Radiation
    • 4%
    • 12
    • Agricultural pollution
    • 5%
    • 13
    • Pesticides
    • 5%
    • 14
    • Energy
    • 4%
    • 15
    • Preserving nature
    • 5%
    • 16
    • Treatment of Wastes
    • 5%
    • 17
    • Affects of pollutants on vegetation and humans
    • 8%
    •  
    • Total:
    • -

Geography

    • Sr.#
    • Core Areas of Geography
    • %
    • 1
    • Physical Geography
    • 35%
    • A
    • Geomorphology
    • 7%
    • B
    • Oceanography
    • 7%
    • C
    • Climatologyand Meteorology
    • 7%
    • D
    • Bio-Geography (Plantand Zoo Geography)
    • 7%
    • E
    • Hydro and Soil Geography
    • 7%
    • 2
    • Human Geography
    • 35%
    • A
    • Economic Geography
    • 35%
    • B
    • Regional Geography of the World
    • 5.83%
    • C
    • Settlement Geography (Rural and Urban)
    • 5.83%
    • D
    • Social and Cultural Geography
    • 5.83%
    • E
    • Population Geography
    • 5.83%
    • F
    • Environmental Geography (including Natural Hazards and Disaster Mitigation)
    • 5.83%
    • 3
    • Practical Geography
    • 30%
    • A
    • Mapping and Map Projection
    • 6%
    • B
    • Cartography
    • 6%
    • C
    • Surveying and Global Position System (GPS)
    • 6%
    • D
    • Remote Sensingand Air Photo Interpretation
    • 6%
    • E
    • Geographic Information System (GIS)
    • 6%
    • F
    • Quantitativeand Statistical Geography
    • 6%
    •  
    • Total:
    • 100%

History

    • Sr.#
    • Core Areas of History
    • %
    • 1
    • Early History of Islam
    • -
    • 2
    • Research Methodology
    • -
    • 3
    • State and Society in Muslim India 1206 – 1707
    • -
    • 4
    • Muslim Struggle for Independence 1858– 1930
    • -
    • 5
    • Government and Politics in Pakistan 1947 – 2000
    • -
    • 6
    • Modern Europe (1789– 1945)
    • -
    • 7
    • Muslim Struggle for Independence 1930 – 1947
    • -
    • 8
    • Foreign Policy of Pakistan 1947 – 1997
    • -
    • 9
    • Philosophy of History
    • -
    • 10
    • International Relations and Organizations
    • -
    • 11
    • Ancient India
    • -
    • 12
    • Contemporary Middle East
    • -
    • 13
    • Early Modern Europe (1453 – 1789)
    • -
    • 14
    • History of England (1688 – 1919)
    • -
    • 15
    • United States after Second World War
    • -
    • 16
    • Human Rights in Pakistan
    • -
    • 17
    • Women Empowerment in Pakistan
    • -
    • 18
    • Local Self-Government in Pakistan
    • -
    • 19
    • Role of Military in Pakistan
    • -
    • 20
    • Pakistan's Economy – An Historical Survey (1947 – to date)
    • -
    • 21
    • Pakistani Languages and Literature
    • -
    • 22
    • Muslim Rule in India (712 – 1526)
    • -
    • 23
    • Pakistani Society and Culture
    • -
    • 24
    • Muslim Civilization and Culture
    • -
    • 25
    • Muslim Political Thought and Institutions
    • -
    • 26
    • Muslim Contribution to Arts, Science and Architecture
    • -
    • 27
    • History of Revivalist Movements in Islam
    • -
    • 28
    • Modern Muslim World: Challenges of the New Millennium
    • -
    • 29
    • The Great Mughals (1926 – 1707)
    • -
    • 30
    • Later Mughals & British India (1707– 1857)
    • -
    • 31
    • The Punjab in Modern Times
    • -
    • 32
    • Umayyads and Abbasides
    • -
    • 33
    • Muslim Rule in Spain
    • -
    • 34
    • The Ottoman Empire
    • -
    • 35
    • Central Asia
    • -
    •  
    • Total:
    • -

Islamic Studies

    • Sr.#
    • Core Areas of Islamic Studies
    • %
    • 1
    • Quran
    • 12%
    • 2
    • Hadith
    • 12%
    • 3
    • Fiqh
    • 12%
    • 4
    • Comparative Study of Religions
    • 12%
    • 5
    • Islamic History
    • 10%
    • 6
    • Islamic Economics
    • 5%
    • 7
    • Islam and Science
    • 6%
    • 8
    • Islam and Modern Political Thoughts
    • 4%
    • 9
    • Islam and Modern Social Thoughts
    • 4%
    • 10
    • Research Methodology
    • 4%
    • 11
    • Quantitative General
    • 4%
    • 12
    • English
    • 15%
    •  
    • Total:
    • 100%

Telecom Engineering

    • Sr.#
    • Core Areas of Telecom Engineering
    • %
    • 1
    • Basic Electrical Engineering
    • 12%
    • 2
    • Analog Communication Systems
    • 8%
    • 3
    • Control Systems
    • 8%
    • 4
    • Digital Signal Processing
    • 5%
    • 5
    • Electrical Machines
    • 8%
    • 6
    • Electromagnetic Field Theory
    • 8%
    • 7
    • Electronic Devices and Circuits
    • 8%
    • 8
    • Digital Communication System
    • 5%
    • 9
    • Data Communication and Computer Networks
    • 5%
    • 10
    • Microwave Engineering
    • 8%
    • 11
    • Digital Logic Design
    • 8%
    • 12
    • Microprocessor Based System
    • 4%
    • 13
    • Telecommunication System Engineering
    • 5%
    • 14
    • Antenna and Radio-Wave Propagation
    • 8%
    •  
    • Total:
    • 100%

Urdu

    • Sr.#
    • Core Areas of Urdu
    • %
    • 1
    • Principles of Literary Research
    • 12%
    • 2
    • Criticism
    • 10%
    • 3
    • Historical Linguistics
    • 10%
    • 4
    • New literary and Critical Trends
    • 10%
    • 5
    • IIm-e-Badee-o-Bayan and Prosody
    • 8%
    • 6
    • History Poetry and Prose in Urdu
    • 15%
    • 7
    • Classical Poetry
    • 12%
    • 8
    • Modern poetry
    • 8%
    • 9
    • Special Study of Mir, Ghalib and Iqbal
    • 15%
    •  
    • Total:
    • 100%
  • Candidates with a minimum 18 - Years degree are eligible to appear in the test.

A few of the other study areas are under process and are being considered for Subject Tests.

Test Format of GAT Subject:

Total Questions (MCQs) = 100
Total Test Time = 120 Minutes (2 Hours)
Test Type: Paper Based

Test Contents:

General Section = 30% of the Total Test
Subject Section = 70% of the Total Test

Areas of General Section:

English (Verbal) = 15%
Analytical Reasoning = 15%

Note: Lists of eligible candidates, Test venue and Candidate instructions will be displayed on NTS website at least 7 days prior to test date.

For more details visit: https://www.nts.org.pk/GAT/GATSUBPaperDistribution.asp

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