Engineering College Admission Test (ECAT) Guidance
Structure, syllabus weightage, eligibility and merit formula for the engineering entry tests — starting with the UET Lahore ECAT.
UET ECAT Syllabus & StructureThe UET Lahore ECAT explained: 100 MCQs in 100 minutes for 400 marks, subject weightage (Maths/Biology, Physics, Chemistry/CS 30 each, English 10), no negative marking, eligibility and the 50/33/17 merit formula.NUST NET Syllabus & StructureThe NUST Entry Test (NET) for engineering: 200 MCQs split Mathematics 100, Physics 60, English 40, no negative marking, drawn from the FSc/HSSC curriculum — and how the four test series per year let you keep your best score.FAST-NUCES Entry Test Syllabus & StructureThe FAST-NUCES admission test: 120 computer-based MCQs in 120 minutes with individually timed sections, Advanced Maths at 50% weightage — and the one engineering test here that has negative marking (−0.25 per wrong answer).GIKI Admission Test Syllabus & StructureThe GIKI admission test for BS Engineering and Computing: 80 MCQs across Mathematics (30), Physics (30) and English (20), no negative marking, plus an interview for shortlisted candidates.NED University Entry Test Syllabus & StructureThe NED University entry test: 100 computer-based MCQs in 120 minutes, evenly split across English, Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry/CS, no negative marking, calculators allowed, and a merit formula of 60% entry test + 40% HSC.COMSATS NAT Syllabus & StructureCOMSATS admissions via the NTS National Aptitude Test (NAT): 90 MCQs in 120 minutes for 100 marks, two-thirds reasoning (verbal, analytical, quantitative) and one-third subjects, with no negative marking.Air University AU-CBT Syllabus & StructureThe Air University computer-based test (AU-CBT): 100 MCQs in 120 minutes for 100 marks, 70% reasoning and 30% subjects, no negative marking — plus the exemption routes via NAT-IE, USAT-E or SAT-I.