Graduate Assessment Test

Law Graduate Assessment Test (GAT) is a law graduation test for eligibility to seek enrollment as an advocate in the Bar Council for law graduates (LLB) in Pakistan. The test is administered by the Education Testing Council(ETC). The Law GAT test is administered by the Higher Education Commission (HEC).

There are two kinds of test:

• Law GAT, for law graduates (LLB) to enroll as an advocate in Pakistan
• SEE Law GAT, for law graduates from foreign universities to enroll as an advocate in Pakistan

• 1.Constitution of Pakistan (20 marks)
• 2.Jurisprudence (Islamic, English) (10 marks)
• 3.Civil Procedure Code (20 marks)
• 4.Criminal Law (20 marks)
• 5.Law of Evidence (20 marks)
• 6.Professional Ethics (10 marks)

• Total Marks 100
• Passing Marks 50

GAT syllabus

The test score on the GAT General or GAT Subject remains valid for 2 years. T he test score of Law GAT and SEE Law is valid after enrollment in the Bar for a lifetime.

As of 2023, there are seven chances to appear in the HEC Law GAT test or HEC SEE law test.

• https://etc.hec.gov.pk/ Education Testing Council
• Official NTS GAT-General website
• Official NTS GAT-Subject website
• Official HEC LAW-Test website
• GAT Syllabus