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By June 2010, NTS has conducted 3,497 tests and assessments in various disciplines for educational, assessment, recruitment and promotion. More than 1.88 million candidates from reputable associates and partner institutions and organizations have appeared in the NTS tests since its inception.
NTS Progress
July 2002 – June 30, 2010
Sr.
Type of Test / Services
No. of Tests
No. of Candidates
1
Admission
570
1,299,783
2
Assessment
1306
137,935
3
Data Entry
-
179,585
4
Recruitment
114
114,463
5
Scholarships
18
92,132
6
Computer Based Test
1484
40,696
7
Promotion Based Test
2
16,153
Total
3497
1,880,747
Network and Institutional Capacity
NTS has ...
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Academics / Contents
Contents is responsible for collecting contents related to the subjects being tested. The collection is submitted to the databank to be used for test purpose. The material for contents is contributed by academic committee that consists of university professors responsible for developing curricula, along with regulation and promoting consistent testing. ...
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Consulting Services
NTS professionals offers consulting services, teachers' training, capacity building, technical assistance and other solutions to institutions, private and corporate business and government organizations throughout Pakistan. NTS can meet partners' needs in the following ways:
Measure knowledge base and skill levels
Test preparation i.e. a complete guideline for test preparation
Establishing performance ranking
Score reporting
Capacity building
In addition, following specialized ...
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Three Basic Rules:
International Standards Testing
Quality Management
Zero Tolerance
It follows a ZERO tolerance policy in conducting tests and assessments – thereby facilitates standardized selection and authentic measurement of candidate's knowledge and skills. Following its core value, NTS always strives for excellence in all its endeavours to improve systems and procedures and issues that attribute to the traditional testing services.
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Developmental procedures
Suitability for use
Customer service
Fairness
Uses and protection of information
Validity
Assessment development
Reliability
Cut scores, scaling, and equating
Assessment administration
Reporting assessment results
Assessment use
Test Takers' rights and responsibilities
An 9001:2008 Certified Organization
Member of the International Association for Educational Assessment - USA
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Respect:
Believe in mutual respect - affirm dignity, potential and contribution of associates participants, partners and staff.
Integrity:
Act consistently with NTS's mission, being honest and transparent in what we do and say, and accept responsibility for our individual and collective actions.
Credibility:
Resolve to maintain and improve credibility among the stakeholders about its work.
Commitment:
Work together effectively to serve the larger ...
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To conduct efficient, transparent and international standards tests in order to access the competency of candidates for admission, scholarship and recruitment purposes.
To undertake research on educational, professional and testing systems to identify the prevailing academics and operational gaps in the systems.
To build capacities of the educational and professional individuals and institutions by professional ...
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