NAVTTC Test Fees in Pakistan: Employer Budget and Payment Evidence

Use the dated official assessment fee

NAVTTC’s current Takamol guidance states USD 85 for each test, effective 9 September 2026. Confirm the charge through the official route at the time of booking. The amount is an assessment fee; it does not establish an AL AHAD GROUP recruitment quotation, a training package, a visa charge or a guaranteed pass.

Keep the official amount and currency separate from a planning conversion. The actual rupee amount can depend on the payment route and applicable exchange or card charges. A screenshot of an old fee, a search snippet or a seller’s bundle is not a current official invoice. Do not use an undated fixed PKR figure as the amount a particular applicant must pay.

Record what the number includes

Give each cost line a description, unit basis, expected quantity, currency, source date and evidence owner. Use a separate column for items still awaiting a quote or confirmation. Travel to a centre, accommodation, optional training and administrative support are not automatically included in the stated assessment fee.

Ask who is responsible for each cost under the applicable law, actual employer arrangements and authorized process. A worker’s possession of an appointment or card does not settle that question. A quotation should make the agreed scope understandable and must not disguise an unrelated recruitment charge as a mandatory government assessment payment.

Reconcile payment evidence with the appointment

Keep the system payment confirmation and the corresponding individual appointment reference together in the restricted case file. In a management report, an internal candidate reference and a confirmed/pending state may be sufficient. Do not circulate card details, full identity documents or a public spreadsheet of payment credentials.

A bank debit, a pending card transaction and an official completed booking are different observations. If the confirmation is missing, ask the official service about the real reference before making another payment. This guide does not establish a universal reversal, refund or duplicate-payment procedure.

Explain the estimate before approval

Label the calculation as a budget scenario, state the assumptions and show which inputs can change. Do not describe a planning allowance as a fixed assessment-provider quote or a promise that every worker will pass on the first attempt. Set aside an explicitly conditional line for any additional assessment or travel that may later be needed.

When the actual booking evidence arrives, reconcile the approved estimate against the real charge. Record the reason for a variance and the person authorized to approve it. Keep this cost review separate from an employer’s recruitment-service inquiry and from the worker’s official assessment account.

Assessment cost register

Worked planning example

Illustrative arithmetic only: ten tests at USD 85 equal USD 850. This is not a quotation, a group-booking service or a confirmed payable amount for a real recruitment campaign. It excludes currency effects and any separate costs. If one additional paid assessment is assumed for planning, the scenario becomes USD 935; whether that assessment is required and its actual charge must be confirmed.

Practical next steps

1. Confirm the current official test charge and date.
2. Separate assessment, recruitment support and attendance costs.
3. Record the responsible payer and approval basis for each item.
4. Match actual payment evidence to the official booking.
5. Reconcile estimates and actual costs without collecting payment credentials.

Continue with related guidance

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