NTS NAT study guide
NTS NAT · Work through your exam, one topic at a time.
The NTS National Aptitude Test (NAT) is a paper-based, multiple-choice admission and aptitude assessment administered by the National Testing Service of Pakistan. Candidates typically sit it when applying to undergraduate programmes at participating universities and colleges, and it is offered in several subject-stream variants, such as pre-engineering, pre-medical, computer science, commerce, and arts or humanities, so that the subject portion matches the applicant's intended field of study. The test blends general verbal and quantitative reasoning with analytical and logical reasoning, then adds a substantial subject-specific section drawn from the chosen stream. Because the paper rewards speed, accuracy, and familiarity with standard question styles rather than rote memorisation of a fixed syllabus, the most effective preparation combines a careful review of the relevant intermediate-level textbooks with timed practice on mixed question sets. The NTS NAT study guide has 4 sections and about 1,640 words.
01English Language, Vocabulary and Verbal Reasoning
NAT English items test control of standard written English, not literary interpretation. Expect error identification, sentence correction, preposition/article/conjunction fill-ins, sentence reordering (parajumbles), and short reading-comprehension passages.
651 words, about 3 min02Quantitative Reasoning and Mathematics
Arithmetic (fractions, ratio, percentage, averages, profit and loss, simple and compound interest, time–work, speed–distance–time), elementary algebra (linear equations, exponents, factorisation), basic geometry (angles, triangles, circles, area and perimeter, Pythagoras), and data interpretation from tables and charts (mean, median, mode). Percent means per hundred : always name the base before computing a change.
314 words, about 2 min03Analytical and Logical Reasoning
Logical reasoning : syllogisms, statement–assumption, strengthen/weaken, cause–effect, and course-of-action items. Analytical reasoning : seating and floor arrangements, blood relations, direction sense, coding–decoding, ranking, and number/letter series.
329 words, about 2 min04Subject-Specific Section (Physics / Chemistry / Biology / Computer Science / Commerce / Arts)
Questions drawn from the first-year core syllabus of your NAT stream, mixing recall with short numericals. Physics : units and dimensions, Newton's laws, work–energy, optics, current electricity.
346 words, about 2 min