{"id":105061,"date":"2026-02-18T16:28:06","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T16:28:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/hec-announces-law-graduate-assessment-test-law-gat-2026-for-aspiring-advocates-pakistan-observer\/"},"modified":"2026-02-18T16:28:06","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T16:28:06","slug":"hec-announces-law-graduate-assessment-test-law-gat-2026-for-aspiring-advocates-pakistan-observer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/hec-announces-law-graduate-assessment-test-law-gat-2026-for-aspiring-advocates-pakistan-observer\/","title":{"rendered":"HEC announces Law Graduate Assessment Test [Law-GAT] 2026 for aspiring advocates &#8211; Pakistan Observer"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"brxe-452e52\">\n<p>ISLAMABAD \u2013 The Higher Education Commission (HEC), through its Education Testing Council (ETC), has announced the Law Graduate Assessment Test (Law-GAT) 2026, a mandatory exam for law graduates who wish to enroll as advocates in Pakistan.<\/p>\n<p>The graduates holding an LLB or an equivalent degree from a university recognized by HEC or the Pakistan Bar Council (PBC), whether local or international are eligible to apply.<\/p>\n<p>Online registration will begin on Tuesday, March 3, 2026, at 2:00pm while the test is scheduled for Sunday, April 5, 2026. Any revisions to the schedule will be updated on the official HEC website.<\/p>\n<p>The exam will consist of multiple-choice questions (MCQs), with candidates required to score at least 50 out of 100 to pass. The syllabus and test format are available for download from the HEC portal.<\/p>\n<p>TC conducts the Law-GAT quarterly across major cities in Pakistan, allowing candidates to select their preferred test center. However, centers with fewer than 250 registrants may be reassigned at ETC\u2019s discretion.<\/p>\n<p>Individuals who have already passed the Law-GAT, those who have used all seven allowed attempts, and students still enrolled in a bachelor\u2019s law program are not eligible to apply.<\/p>\n<p>HEC made it clear that while passing the Law-GAT is essential, the candidates must also meet all additional requirements set by the Pakistan Bar Council to gain the right to practice law.<\/p>\n<p>Simply clearing the exam does not automatically allow enrollment as an advocate.<\/p>\n<p>The last date for online registration is March 3, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>The candidates and applicants can consult the ETC helplines or visit the HEC official website to get relevant information in this regard.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"glbDSI7djT\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pakobserver.net\/erasmus-mundus-imsoglo-scholarship-for-pakistani-students-check-here\/\">Erasmus Mundus IMSOGLO scholarship for Pakistani students; check here<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content perfmatters-lazy\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"\u201cErasmus Mundus IMSOGLO scholarship for Pakistani students; check here\u201d \u2014 Pakistan Observer\" data-secret=\"glbDSI7djT\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" data-src=\"https:\/\/pakobserver.net\/erasmus-mundus-imsoglo-scholarship-for-pakistani-students-check-here\/embed\/#?secret=LV14LYIRUe#?secret=glbDSI7djT\"><\/iframe><noscript><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"\u201cErasmus Mundus IMSOGLO scholarship for Pakistani students; check here\u201d \u2014 Pakistan Observer\" src=\"https:\/\/pakobserver.net\/erasmus-mundus-imsoglo-scholarship-for-pakistani-students-check-here\/embed\/#?secret=LV14LYIRUe#?secret=glbDSI7djT\" data-secret=\"glbDSI7djT\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 1 -->\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD \u2013 The Higher Education Commission (HEC), through its Education Testing Council (ETC), has announced the Law Graduate Assessment Test (Law-GAT) 2026, a mandatory exam for law graduates who wish to enroll as advocates in Pakistan. The graduates holding an LLB or an equivalent degree from a university recognized by HEC or the Pakistan Bar [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":105062,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/pakobserver.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/pm-appoints-qau-vc-dr-niaz-ahmad-as-hec-chairman-pakobserver-737194.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[192],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-105061","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-islamabad-news"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/105061","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=105061"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/105061\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/105062"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=105061"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=105061"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=105061"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}