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NAT™ Paper Pattern and Questions Distribution

National Aptitude Test (NAT™) will be conducted in two categories

Category One:

     Six types of paper for candidates having 12 years education

Category Two:

     Five types of paper for candidates having 14 years education

CATEGORY ONE (For candidates having 12 years education)
	Test Type	Number of Questions
		English	Analytical	Quantitative	Subject	Total
1.	NAT™-IE, Having 12 years/equal Education in Pre-Engineering Group	20	20	20	30	90
	-> NAT™-IE Paper Distribution
2.	NAT™-IM, Having 12 years/equal Education in Pre-Medical Group	20	20	20	30	90
	-> NAT™-IM Paper Distribution
3.	NAT™-IA, Having 12 years/equal Education in Arts Group	20	20	20	30	90
	-> NAT™-IA Paper Distribution
4.	NAT™-ICS, Having 12 years/equal Education in Computer Science	20	20	20	30	90
	-> NAT™-ICS Paper Distribution
5.	NAT™-IGS, Having 12 years/equal Education in General Science	20	20	20	30	90
	-> NAT™-IGS Paper Distribution
6.	NAT™-ICOM, Having 12 years/equal Education in Commerce	20	20	20	30	90
	-> NAT™-ICOM Paper Distribution

CATEGORY TWO (For candidates having 14 years education)
	Test Type	Number of Questions
		English	Analytical	Quantitative	Subject	Total
1.	NAT™-IIA, Having 14 years/equal Education in Art & Humanities Group	20	15	15	50	100
	-> NAT™-IIA Paper Distribution
2.	NAT™-IIB, Having 14 years/equal Education in Biological Sciences Group	10	10	10	70	100
	-> NAT™-IIB Paper Distribution
3.	NAT™-IIM, Having 14 years/equal Education in Management Sciences Group	10	10	10	70	100
	-> NAT™-IIM Paper Distribution
4.	NAT™-IIP, Having 14 years/equal Education in Physical Sciences Group	10	10	10	70	100
	-> NAT™-IIP Paper Distribution
5.	NAT™-IIO, Having 14 years/equal Education in Oriental & Islamic Studies Group	20	20	20	40	100
	-> NAT™-IIO Paper Distribution

Curriculum for NAT™-IE (Education in Pre-Engineering Group)
Total No of Questions = 90
Time Allowed = 120 minutes
Topics	No. of Questions	Percentages
A: English	20	22.2
A1: Sentence Completion	5
A2: Analogy	3
A3: Antonym	4
A4: Comprehension	5
A5: Synonym	3
B: Analytical	20	22.2
B1: Scenario Based	12
B2: Statements Based	8
C: Quantitative	20	22.2
C1: Arithmetic	13
C2: Algebra	4
C3: Geometry	3
D: Subject (Pre-Engineering Group)	30	33.4
D1: Physics	10
D2: Chemistry	10
D3: Mathematics	10
Total	90	100
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Curriculum for NAT™-IM (Education in Pre-Medical Group)
Total No of Questions = 90
Time Allowed = 120 minutes
Topics	No. of Questions	Percentages
A: English	20	22.2
A1: Sentence Completion	5
A2: Analogy	3
A3: Antonym	4
A4: Comprehension	5
A5: Synonym	3
B: Analytical	20	22.2
B1: Scenario Based	12
B2: Statements Based	8
C: Quantitative	20	22.2
C1: Arithmetic	13
C2: Algebra	4
C3: Geometry	3
D: Subject (Pre-Medical Group)	30	33.4
D1: Physics	8
D2: Chemistry	8
D3: Biology	14
Total	90	100
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Curriculum for NAT™-IA (Education in Arts Group)
Total No of Questions = 90
Time Allowed = 120 minutes
Topics	No. of Questions	Percentages
A: English	20	22.2
A1: Sentence Completion	5
A2: Analogy	3
A3: Antonym	4
A4: Comprehension	5
A5: Synonym	3
B: Analytical	20	22.2
B1: Scenario Based	12
B2: Statements Based	8
C: Quantitative	20	22.2
C1: Arithmetic	13
C2: Algebra	4
C3: Geometry	3
D: Subject (Education in Arts Group)	30	33.4
D1: Islamiyat / Ethics	10
D2: Pakistan Studies	10
D3: General Knowledge	10
Total	90	100
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Curriculum for NAT™-ICS (Education in Computer Science Group)
Total No of Questions = 90
Time Allowed = 120 minutes
Topics	No. of Questions	Percentages
A: English	20	22.2
A1: Sentence Completion	5
A2: Analogy	3
A3: Antonym	4
A4: Comprehension	5
A5: Synonym	3
B: Analytical	20	22.2
B1: Scenario Based	12
B2: Statements Based	8
C: Quantitative	20	22.2
C1: Arithmetic	13
C2: Algebra	4
C3: Geometry	3
D: Subject (Education in Computer Science Group)	30	33.4
D1: Physics	10
D2: Computer
D2.1: Introduction to computer	4
D2.2: Programming Skills	3
D2.3: Fundamentals of database	3
D3: Mathematics	10
Total	90	100
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Curriculum for NAT™-IGS (Education in General Science Group)
Total No of Questions = 90
Time Allowed = 120 minutes
Topics	No. of Questions	Percentages
A: English	20	22.2
A1: Sentence Completion	5
A2: Analogy	3
A3: Antonym	4
A4: Comprehension	5
A5: Synonym	3
B: Analytical	20	22.2
B1: Scenario Based	12
B2: Statements Based	8
C: Quantitative	20	22.2
C1: Arithmetic	13
C2: Algebra	4
C3: Geometry	3
D: Subject (Education in General Science Group)	30	33.4
D1: Mathematics	10
D2: Statistics	10
D3: Economics	10
Total	90	100
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Curriculum for NAT™-ICOM (Education in Commerce Group)
Total No of Questions = 90
Time Allowed = 120 minutes
Topics	No. of Questions	Percentages
A: English	20	22.2
A1: Sentence Completion	5
A2: Analogy	3
A3: Antonym	4
A4: Comprehension	5
A5: Synonym	3
B: Analytical	20	22.2
B1: Scenario Based	12
B2: Statements Based	8
C: Quantitative	20	22.2
C1: Arithmetic	13
C2: Algebra	4
C3: Geometry	3
D: Subject (Education in Commerce Group)	30	33.4
D1: Accounting	10
D2: Commerce	10
D3: Economics	10
Total	90	100
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Curriculum for NAT™-IIA (Art & Humanities Group)
Total No of Questions = 100
Time Allowed = 120 minutes
Topics	No. of Questions	Percentages
A: English	20	20
A1: Sentence Completion	5
A2: Analogy	3
A3: Antonym	4
A4: Comprehension	5
A5: Synonym	3
B: Analytical	15	15
B1: Scenario Based	10
B2: Statements Based	5
C: Quantitative	15	15
C1: Arithmetic	11
C2: Algebra	3
C3: Geometry	1
D: Subject (Art & Humanities Group)	50	50
D1: Islamiyat / Ethics	10
D2: Pakistan Studies	10
D3: General Knowledge	20
D4: Current Affairs	10
Total	100	100
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Curriculum for NAT™-IIB (Biological Sciences Group)
Total No of Questions = 100
Time Allowed = 120 minutes
Topics	No. of Questions	Percentages
A: English	10	10
A1: Sentence Completion	3
A2: Analogy	1
A3: Antonym	2
A4: Comprehension	3
A5: Synonym	1
B: Analytical	10	10
B1: Scenario Based	6
B2: Statements Based	4
C: Quantitative	10	10
C1: Arithmetic	7
C2: Algebra	2
C3: Geometry	1
D: Subject (Biological Sciences Group)	70	70
D1: Botany
D1.1: Plant Physiology	2
D1.2: Taxonomy	3
D1.3: Environment	2
D1.4: Genetics	2
D1.5: Ecology	2
D1.6: Algae / Fungi	3
D1.7: Bryophytes / Ptrediophyte	3
D1.8: Angiosperm / Gymnosperm	3
D2: Zoology
D2.1: Vertebrates	10
D2.2: Invertebrates	10
D3: Chemistry	20
D4: Islamiyat	5
D5: Pakistan Studies	5
Total	100	100
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Curriculum for NAT™-IIM (Management Sciences Group)
Total No of Questions = 100
Time Allowed = 120 minutes
Topics	No. of Questions	Percentages
A: English	10	10
A1: Sentence Completion	3
A2: Analogy	1
A3: Antonym	2
A4: Comprehension	3
A5: Synonym	1
B: Analytical	10	10
B1: Scenario Based	6
B2: Statements Based	4
C: Quantitative	10	10
C1: Arithmetic	7
C2: Algebra	2
C3: Geometry	1
D: Subject (Management Sciences Group)	70	70
D1: Management (Basic)	20
D2: Marketing (Basic)	10
D3: Finance & Accounting (Basic)	10
D4: Economics (Basic)	5
D5: Business Ethics (Basic)	5
D6: Computer Science (Basic)	10
D7: Islamiyat	5
D8: Pakistan Studies	5
Total	100	100
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Curriculum for NAT™-IIP (Physical Sciences Group)
Total No of Questions = 100
Time Allowed = 120 minutes
Topics	No. of Questions	Percentages
A: English	10	10
A1: Sentence Completion	3
A2: Analogy	1
A3: Antonym	2
A4: Comprehension	3
A5: Synonym	1
B: Analytical	10	10
B1: Scenario Based	6
B2: Statements Based	4
C: Quantitative	10	10
C1: Arithmetic	7
C2: Algebra	2
C3: Geometry	1
D: Subject (Physical Sciences Group)	70	70
D1: Computer Science	15
D2: Physics	15
D3: Mathematics	15
D4: Chemistry	15
D5: Islamiyat	5
D6: Pakistan Studies	5
Total	100	100
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Curriculum for NAT™-IIO (Oriental & Islamic Studies Group)
Total No of Questions = 100
Time Allowed = 120 minutes
Topics	No. of Questions	Percentages
A: English	20	20
A1: Sentence Completion	5
A2: Analogy	3
A3: Antonym	4
A4: Comprehension	5
A5: Synonym	3
B: Analytical	20	20
B1: Scenario Based	12
B2: Statements Based	8
C: Quantitative	20	20
C1: Arithmetic	13
C2: Algebra	4
C3: Geometry	3
D: Subject (Oriental & Islamic Studies Group)	40	40
D1: Islamic History	13
D2: Comparison of Religions	13
D3: Sources of Islamic Religion / Quran & Hadith	14
Total	100	100