The country's first Government testing body established by the Higher Education Commission viz. Education Testing Council (ETC) will hold standardized tests for admission to universities from Fall 2017. The ETC aims at instituting uniform, accessible, competitive assessment base for admissions to Higher Education Institutions as part of Government strategy of people first and equitable development. The test will be free of cost for all students interested for taking admission in public and private sector universities. The test will be valid for two years.
Online Registration is open for the Entry Test for Admissions
in Undergraduate Programmes offered
by Public and Private
Sector Universities
No Fee will be charged for the Entry Test
Who can appear for the Test?
■ Students with 12 years of schooling (HSSC) or equivalent
■ Students awaiting results for 12th year
Test Category
i. HAT- UG-E
ii. HAT- UG-M
iii. HAT- UG-A
iv. HAT- UG-CS
v. HAT- UG-GS
vi. HAT- UG-I.COM
(12 years / equal Education in Pre-Engineering Group) (12 years / equal Education in Pre-Medical Group) (12 years / equal Education in Arts / Humanities / Social Sciences Group) (12 years / equal Education in Computer Science Group) (12 years / equal Education in General Science Group) (12 years / equal Education in I Com Group)
Details of Test Centres Applicants may select any test centre from the list available on HEC website; however for their own convenience they are advised to choose a test centre nearest to their residence/district of domicile.
Date of Test
■ Date of Test will be announced in national newspapers and on HEC website: www.hec.gov.pk
■ SMS will be sent to all registered students for test date, time and venue.
■ The test is applicable to the specific Private and Public Sector Universities. Names of the Universities are available on NEC website.
Deadline of Online Registration
Last date for online registration is Wednesday, July 12, 2017.
How to Register for Entry Test?
■ Please visit the following link Mtp://eportal.hec.gov.pk for online registration.
■ In case there is any issue during the online registration, please visit HEC regional offices in Quetta, Peshawar, Lahore, Islamabad, Bahawalpur and Karachi for guidance or email at etc@hec.gov.pk ■ Help Lines: 051-111-119-432, 0334-111-9432 Education Testing Council Higher Education Commission Sector H-9. Islamabad
www.hec.gov.pk