4364 ISSN 2286-4822 www.euacademic.org EUROPEAN ACADEMIC RESEARCH Vol. II, Issue 3/ June 2014 Impact Factor: 3.1 (UIF) DRJI Value: 5.9 (B+) Evaluating Anxiety towards Graduate Assessment Test among University Students of Pakistan MARIA RAJA TAHIR Researcher Riphah International University, Faisalabad Pakistan NOUMAN SIDHU Researcher Riphah International University, Faisalabad Pakistan ADNAN ZAHEER Sangla Hill, District Nankana Pakistan IQRA RANDHAWA Faisalabad, Pakistan MUHAMMAD UMAIR YOUSAF Faisalabad, Pakistan Abstract: National Testing Service conducts a test named Graduate Assessment Test which is certified by Higher Education Commission for the students who wish to apply for M.S/M.Phil programs. Students are required to score at least 50% marks in order to pass the test. Records and observations have shown massive failure in the test. The purpose of this paper was to enlighten test anxiety among Pakistani University students. The research aimed at finding out the true reasons behind such a large number of failures. Questionnaire was filled by 30 students each from six of the social science departments. Researcher delimited her study to 4 of educational institutes from Faisalabad including Government College University Faisalabad, National University of Modern Languages, Riphah International University and Government Post Graduate College. Results have shown that there are high levels of anxiety among student towards attempting this test. Participants of research have also objected on the pattern of the test considering it an unjustified and illogical one.