PGAT
Post-Graduate General Aptitude Test (PGAT) guides
Every Post-Graduate General Aptitude Test (PGAT) guide on one page, in the order you will need them.
- Questions and time
- 120 questions · 125 minutes
- Pass mark
- No single pass mark; each university or body sets its own minimum score
- Exam fee
- SAR 200
Start with 10 free questions to find what needs more work. No sign-up, with answer explanations.
Try 10 free questions and see your levelBefore you register
- Registering for the PGAT: Steps, Fee, Dates and IDHow to register for the PGAT in your beneficiary profile on ETEC's e-services portal, the fee (SAR 200 inside and outside Saudi Arabia), year-round dates, deleting or changing your booking up to 48 hours before the test, accepted ID, when results come out, their validity and the number of attempts.Last updated:
- Who Needs the PGAT? Postgraduate Admission and How Your Score Is UsedWho sits the PGAT (graduates, final-year students, postgraduate students and bodies that require it), how it differs from the high-school Qudurat test, how universities use the score, when to sit it and how to prepare.Last updated:
While you study
- PGAT Content: The Five Components, Question Types and How to Approach ThemThe PGAT format (120 questions in 2 hours 5 minutes, computer-based only, no calculator), the five components as ETEC defines them (verbal, quantitative, critical thinking, figures and logic), the question types in each and how to approach them, and how to manage your time.Last updated:
- How to Prepare for the PGAT: A Study Plan by Days RemainingA PGAT study plan by days remaining: a free diagnostic test, weakest components first, when to book before your university's deadline, and 120-question timed mocks.Last updated:
- How to Solve PGAT Verbal Analogies: A Worked ExampleSolve a Saudi PGAT verbal analogy step by step: identify the relationship, eliminate distractors and try free questions with explanations.Last updated: