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Graduate Assessment Test

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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).

Types of tests

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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

Law GAT course content

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  • 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

Validity of the score

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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.

Number of chances

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

References

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