HEC announces LAW-GAT test to enroll with Bar Council as an advocate.

ISLAMABAD -- The Higher Education Commission (HEC) has announced Law Graduate Assessment Test (LAW-GAT) for eligibility to seek enrollment as an advocate with Bar Council.

According to official sources, as per eligibility criteria persons having passed Bachelor's degree in Law or equivalent from a university recognized by HEC/PBC are eligible to apply for the test.

The test will consist of Multiple-Choice Questions (MCQs), while revised curriculum of Law GAT Test can be downloaded from: https://www.hec.gov.pk/english/services/students/etc/ Documents/Curriculum-LAW-GAT-test.pdf.

The Law-GAT Test will be tentatively held on February 12, 2023. Any change in test date, due to unavoidable circumstances, shall be communicated to candidates through www.hec.gov.pk and http://etc.hec.gov.pk.

Applicants who register through HEC online registration process will download their Roll Number Slip through http://etc.hec. gov.pk a week before the test date. Email/SMS will be sent to registered applicants for test date, time and venue.

The candidates are required to provide valid email/mobile number while filling online application form. A print of Roll Number Slip, original CNIC and deposited fee challan will be required to enter in test centre.

The examination will be conducted at the following test centres i.e Bahawalpur, Hyderabad, Lahore, Quetta, D.I. Khan, Islamabad, Multan, Sargodha, Faisalabad, Karachi, Peshawar, Sukkur and Gilgit. The applicants may select any test centre from the list available in the application form. HEC asked students to note that said test will be held on any of above centre if minimum 250 applicants will select that centre. Please also note that test centre once selected will not be changed after registration.

Applicants are directed to visit the following link: http://etc.hec.gov.pk for online registration. In case of any difficulty during online registration, please visit onlinehelp.hec.gov.pk.

It is pertinent to mention here that the Honourable Supreme Court vide its Order dated March 6, 2018 has directed restoration of the Law Graduate Assessment Test (Law-GAT) by the Pakistan Bar Council (PBC) through the Higher Education Commission (HEC).

The objective of the Assessment Test is to ensure proper scrutiny and...