An important announcement awaits students aiming for undergraduate programs at Pakistan's leading universities. The Higher Education Commission, in collaboration with ETC, is administering the USAT 2024. The Undergraduate Studies Admission Test USAT scores will hold validity across renowned universities nationwide. This USAT Test 2024, encompasses various disciplines including engineering, IT, medicine (health sciences), management, and social sciences. The HEC USAT Test aims to integrate its scores into the merit calculation formula used by Pakistani universities. USAT test, serves as a pre-admission assessment for students entering higher education through undergraduate programs, overseen by the HEC. Find all the relevant information from this page.

Quick Facts About USAT Test

All USAT Test categories and their academic stream are given in the table below:

• Students who are willing to apply for undergraduate programs at Pakistan top universities.
• Students who have cleared their HSSC/ inter or equivalent qualification.
• Students who have given their final HSSC/ inter exams and waiting for their results.

USAT Test Exam Centres

HEC conducts the USAT test on quarterly basis every year in the major cities of Pakistan. However more exam centers will be arranged if necessary. The names of the cities in which HEC and ETC will conduct the USAT 2024 test are given below:

• Lahore
• Islamabad
• Karachi
• Faisalabad
• Peshawar
• Gujranwala
• Hyderabad
• Sargodha

USAT 2024 Application Process

Students can easily apply online for the USAT 2024 test with the help of following given method:

• First of all candidates are required to visit the official website of HEC ETC tests.
• Create an account on that website to register yourself. Provide your personal details like name, CNIC number and Email etc.
• Then start filling out your ‘Undergraduate Studies Admission Test (USAT) 2024’ application from your account.
• Provide all the required information and attach all requested documents.
• After filling out your USAT 2024 application, generate the USAT test fee challan.
• Pay the total test fee of Rs. 1750/- via participating banks/ ATMs/ internet banking/ mobile banking using 1Link 1Bill invoice or through Easypaisa/ Jazzcash/ Upaisa wallets.
• Upon fee submission, navigate to your ETC account dashboard and select the 'Verify Online Payment' option. Upload the paid receipt of your USAT test fee.
• Once the paid receipt is uploaded, proceed to submit your USAT test application.
• You can save your application progress midway, but ensure to submit it before the deadline which is on 14th April 2024.

USAT Test Important Instructions

• The HEC USAT Test is consist of two parts; mcqs and essay writing. For each USAT category test total USAT test marks are 100 out of which students have to score minimum 50 marks.
• Only online applications will be entertained. No need to submit a printed USAT application to HEC.
• Submitted USAT test fee will be non-refundable and non-transferable in any case.
• It is obligatory for students to bring the original receipt of their paid USAT test fee along with their original CNIC or on the test day. Or else, students will not be permissible to enter the exam hall.
• Students are not allowed to bring calculators, imaging capturing/ video recording devices, or any other electronic device inside the test center.