Engineering Colleges' Admission Test (ECAT) is a computer-based test conducted in the Punjab, Pakistan each year in May/June for admission in BE/BS/BSc Engineering degree. ECAT is conducted by the University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore. It was started in 1998 on the initiative of then Chief Minister Punjab Mian Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif to counter cheating in the examinations at that time.Each year around 40,000 students attempt this test while there are around 3000 open merit seats in public sector engineering institutions of the Punjab.
ECAT is a prerequisite for admission in the University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore, its affiliated institutions and all other public sector engineering institutions in the Punjab. From entry 2023 to onwards, it is also a prerequisite for admission in private engineering universities of Punjab.
