GPAT Exam 2024: Application Form, Syllabus, Admit Card, Results

The Graduate Pharmacy Aptitude Test (GPAT Exam) is the gateway for admission into the Master of Pharmacy (M. Pharm) Programme. GPAT Exam will be conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA). Based on the scores of the GPAT 800 participating institutes allow the candidates for admission in India.

In 2019 NTA Conducted the exam before the GPAT exam was taken by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE). Based on GPAT scores, students get some scholarships and financial support in this field.

What is the GPAT Exam?

GPAT Exam is a computer-based online mode exam in English medium. The merit list of GPAT 2024 has been released in Pdf format. Aspirants of GPAT 2024 are advised to read the complete article to get a better understanding of the examination.

Exam Highlights

Parameters	4 Marks for every correct answer and 1 Mark deducted for every wrong answers
Exam Name	Graduate Pharmacy Aptitude Test
Commonly Known As	GPAT
Conducted By	National Testing Agency
No. Of Conducted	Once a Year
Level of Examination	National Level (Post Graduate)
Mode of Application	Online Mode
Application Fees (General)	2000/-
Mode of Exam	Online mode
Question Language	English
Exam Duration	3 hours
Type of Questions	Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ)
Total no. of Questions	125
Maximum Marks	500 Marks
Marking Scheme	4 Marks for every correct answer and 1 Mark deducted for every wrong answer
Mode of Counselling	Online or Offline
Participating College No.	Approximately 290
Courses Offered	M. Pharm and Equivalent courses
Call Center Number	0120-6895200
Official Website	gpat.nta.nic.in

Exam Patterns

The National Testing Agency (NTA) releases the exam pattern for the GPAT Exam. Students who are appearing for the GPAT Exam are advised to know the GPAT Exam after details to get an understanding idea of the exam.

Below are the given exam pattern details, candidates can be checked as follows:

Mode of Exam	Online
Language of Questions	English
Duration of Exam	3 hours
Type of Questions	MCQ
Total No. Of Questions	125
Maximum Marks	500
Exam Time	2:30 pm to 5:30 pm

Eligibility Criteria

Below are the following criteria for the GPAT 2024 exam which must be met as prescribed by the authority. The GPAT Exam form related to the GPAT 2024 notification is given here.

Educational Qualifications

• A Bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy is mandatory.
• There are no minimum mark percentages required.

Nationality

The nationality of the aspirants must be Indian.

Duration of Graduation Course

• After the class, XII exam candidates must complete 4 years of graduation
• Lateral entry students must 4 years of graduation.

Age Limit

There are no limits for GPAT exam appearing candidates.

Who is not Eligible

B. Tech or equivalent students are not eligible to apply for the GPAT 2024 Exam.

Syllabus of GPAT

The syllabus of the GPAT Exam is provided by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE). GPAT 2024 syllabus covers all the major subjects from where most of the questions are asked.

Here we mentioned the major book’s name and it is a complete subjects list. After reading this book carefully you must do a good score in the exam.

• Physical Chemistry
• Physical Pharmacy
• Organic Chemistry
• Pharmaceutical Chemistry
• Inorganic Chemistry
• Medicinal Chemistry
• Pharmaceutics
• Pharmacology
• Pharmacognosy
• Pharmaceutical Analysis
• Biochemistry
• Biotechnology
• Microbiology
• Pathophysiology
• Biopharmaceutics and Pharmacokinetics
• Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics
• Human Anatomy and Physiology
• Pharmaceutical Engineering
• Pharmaceutical Management
• Pharmaceutical Jurisprudence
• Dispensing and Hospital Pharmacy

Exam Preparation Tips

Make an Effective Plan

Pharmacy is an important thing before doing any effective work. Aspirants should make a plan for the GPAT 2024 Exam to score well exams.

Focus on Weak Areas

All the chapters in the syllabus Study are essential. But some portions aren’t understandable and concepts aren’t clear. Those weak portions are very important candidates should focus on those weak areas more while preparing GPAT Exam. They should make a routine for focusing on those weak areas.

Understand the Concepts

Every chapter and topic is important. Any kind of confusion if avoided keeps you far from this exam. So candidates need to clear all the confusion and understand all the concepts on every topic.

Understand the Exam Pattern

The exam pattern familiarises the student with the question type, duration of the exam, and marking scheme. It should be essential for candidates to know the details of exam patterns.

Solve Sample Papers

By solving sample questions papers students gather knowledge about this exam. This is the best way to prepare for the exam. Doing so makes candidates aware of the question difficulty level and type of questions asked in the exam.

GPAT Exam 2024 Important Dates

Exam Events	Tentative Dates
Online Application Form Fillup	Last Week of December 2023
Last Date of Application Form Submission	Last Week of January 2024
Last Date of Paying Application Fees	1st Week of February 2024
Admit Card Release	3rd Week of February 2024
Date of the Examination	Last Week of February 2024
Final Answer Key Released	3rd Week of March 2024
Results Declaration	4th Week of March 2024

Applications Process

For the GPAT Exam application form candidates should fill out the first register and then enter their details related to academic, personal, qualifying examination details, etc. Thereafter scanned images of the photo and signature are uploaded.

There are some steps to fill out the GPAT 2024 Exam application form:

Step 1 = Registration

Candidates first give their personal and contact details, choose a password, and then submit them. A system-generated application number must be noted down.

This is used for the remaining details and steps in the GPAT exam application form. Application no. is also further used for future correspondence and subsequent login.

Step 2 = GPAT Exam Application Form Complete

After completing the registration candidates login with their application no. and password to fill in the remaining details.

Step 3 = Upload Scanned Images & Signature

Both the images and signatures should be in JPG / JPEG format. The size of the images uploaded should be between 10 KB to 20 KB while that of the signature should be between 4 KB to 30 KB.

Step 4 = Pay the Examination Fees

Candidates must have to deposit the application fees online mode. Candidates can use Credit Cards/Debit Cards/Net Banking /Paytm /BHIM-UPI /Others. Below are the following amounts for different categories.

Step 5 = Print Confirmation Page

After successful payment, Candidates can print the confirmation page. This is to be kept safe for future reference.

The Applications Fees

During the time of GPAT Exam 2024 Application Form fill up some charges you should pay via online mode. It should be varied from category to category and male & female aspirants also.

Category	Boys	Girls
General (UR)	Rs. 2000/-	Rs. 1000/-
Sc/ST/PWD/OBC(NCL)	Rs. 1000/-	Rs. 1000/-
Transgender	Rs. 1000/-	–

Marking Scheme

Candidates should know the marking system before appearing for the exam. Which will help the candidates to give the questions answer into the exam.

Other than after the release of the answer key, it will help the calculation of the probable marks.

• Each question carries 4 Marks.
• In total 125 questions carry (125×4 = 500) marks.
• A negative Marking 1 mark is deducted for every wrong answer.
• Unattempted questions or unanswered questions don’t attract any negative marks.
• More than one answer to one question will be considered wrong.

Questions Attempts	Marks Distribution
For Correct Answer	+4
For Wrong Answer	-1
No Attempt Questions	0

Subject-wise Marks

Subjects Name	Number of Questions	Maximum Marks
Pharmaceutics	38	152
Pharmaceutical Chemistry	38	152
Pharmacognosy	10	40
Pharmacology	28	112
Other Subjects	11	44
Total	125	500

Exam Center in India

The applicant for the GPAT Exam selects the City for the examination. After submitting examination fees the aspirants can able to select the exam centre city.

The candidates can choose any available city after successful payments in whole over India. NTA will allocate the center of examination which will be displayed on the Admit Card.

Here we provide the GPAT 2024 Exam center in India State-wise. This will help you to knowledge about the exam center and choose the center for your GPAT Exam.

Sl.No.	State Name	Center Name
1.	Andhrapradesh	Nellore, Tirupati, Vijaywada, Vishakhapatnam, Kurnool, Guntur, Rajahmundry
2.	Assam	Guwahati, Dibrugarh
3.	Arunachal Pradesh	Itanagar, Nahariagun
4.	Andaman and Nicobar Islands	Port Blair
5.	Bihar	Patna, Muzaffarpur
6.	Chandigarh	Chhattisgarh
7.	Chhattishgarh	Raipur, Bhilai
8.	Delhi	New Delhi
9.	Gujrat	Ahmedabad, Bhavnagar, Rajkot, Surat, Vadodara, Anand, Gandhinagar, Mehsana
10.	Goa	Panaji
11.	Haryana	Gurgaon, Faridabad, Hisar, Ambala
12.	Himachal Pradesh	Shimla, Hamirpur, Bilaspur, Solan
13.	Jharkhand	Ranchi, Dhanbad, Jamshedpur
14.	Jammu and Kashmir	Srinagar, Jammu, Leh
15.	Karnataka	Mangalore, Mysore, Bengaluru, Gulbarga, Belgaum, Dharwad, Udupi
16.	Kerala	Thiruvananthapuram, Kozhikode, Ernakulam, Kottayam, Thrissur
17.	Lakshadweep	Kavaratti
18.	Maharashtra	Amravati, Mumbai, Aurangabad, Nagpur, Nashik, Pune, Kolhapur, Ahmedabad, Dhule, Navi Mumbai, Solapur, Thane
19	Madhyapradesh	Bhopal, Gwalior, Indore, Jabalpur, Sagar
20.	Manipur	Imphal
21.	Meghalaya	Shikon
22.	Mizoram	Aizawl
23.	Nagaland	Kohima, Dimapur
24.	Odisha	Bhubaneswar, Sambalpur, Berhampur, Ganyjam
25.	Puducherry	Puducherry
26.	Rajasthan	Jaipur, Udaipur, Jodhpur, Kota
27.	Punjab	Amritsar, Bathinda, Ludhiana, Mohali
28.	Tamil Nadu	Madurai, Chennai, Coimbatore, Tirunelveli, Tiruchirapalli
29.	Telengana	Hyderabad, Warangal, Karimnagar, Secunderabad
30.	Uttarpradesh	Allahabad, Lucknow, Meerut, Bareilly, Noida, Kanpur, Ghaziabad, Gorakhpur
31.	Uttarakhand	Dehradun, Roorkee
32.	West Bengal	Kolkata, Siliguri

Admit Card

The Admit Card for the GPAT 2024 Exam is available at gpat.nta.in the website, which is released by National Testing Agency (NTA). The Admit Card contains the candidates’ details.

It is necessary to check the name spelling, Date of Birth, Hall Ticket Number exam center, etc. before downloading the Admit Card. If a candidate fails to carry an Admit Card, they aren’t allowed to enter the examination hall.

Steps to download the GPAT Admit Card:-

1. Visit the website at gpat.nta.in the website
2. Click on the link to download the GPAT Admit Card
3. Enter the application number and password/date of birth
4. Enter login credentials and click on submit
5. The GPAT Admit Card is displayed on the screen

Exam Instructions

The National Testing Agency (NTA) publishes a particular guideline that is to be followed by the candidates on exam day. Below are the GPAT 2024 Exam Day guidelines in a nutshell.

i) The candidates should report to the examination center two hours before the commencement of the examination to complete the frisking and registration formalities.

ii) The registration desk closes 60 minutes before the examination starts.

iii) The candidates show on demand the Admit Card for entry into the examination hall.

iv) If candidates fail to show the original Admit Card shouldn’t be allowed for the examination under any circumstances.

v) For Those Candidates who don’t appear on the scheduled date of the exam for any reason, NTA shouldn’t be responsible for the conduct of the re-test.

What Carry on Exam Day

• Print copy of Admit Card.
• Passport Size one photograph same as uploaded on the application form.
• Original and Valid ID proof (Adhaar Card, PAN card, Voter card, etc.)
• PWD Certificate (Optional)

What not Carry on the Exam Day

• Mobile phone, Piece of Paper, Calculator, Log table, Slide Rule, Docu Pen, Written materials, Electronic watch, or any other electronic devices.
• Smoking, Any chewable food, Spitting materials, and chewing gutka is strictly prohibited in the examination hall.

Exam Answer Key

The National Testing Agency (NTA) released the answer key in online mode in pdf format. This is the correct answer key to the asked questions in the entrance exam.

Aspirants can check their scores with the help of the answer key. If any answer may be wrong, candidates can cross-check and challenge them. If the answer key proves truly wrong then requisites fees surely be refunded.

NTA also released question papers and candidates’ response sheets on the date. This can be accessed by the login details.

How to calculate your probable scores:

• Using the official marking scheme of NTA calculate your score. According to their marking for every correct answer rewarded 4 marks but for every wrong answer, 1 mark was deducted.

• GPAT Score = ( 4× no. of correct response) + ( 1× no. of incorrect response)

GPAT Exam Results

The National Testing Agency (NTA) announces GPAT Exam results in online mode. These results carry details about the candidate’s rank, qualifying status, and score. Candidates can access their GPAT results by entering their e-mail ID and password.

How to check GPAT 2024 Exam Results:

1. Candidates have to visit the official website nta.gpat.nic.in
2. Then candidates click on the view GPAT 2021 Exam Results button showing under the new notification section.

Cut-off Details

The National Testing Agency (NTA) has released the cut-off and merit list along with the GPAT Exam results. The merit list consists of the details about the Candidate’s name, Roll no., All India Ran, Sectional Percentile, and overall Percentile.

GPAT Cut-off is the screening process for admission to various Masters courses. Various factors like availability of seats the difficulty level of the exam, no. Of candidates
applied for etc. are considered while determining the results.

GPAT Exam Cutt-off Details in Year-wise:

Year	UR	OBC	SC	ST	PH
2024	155	115	90	78	105
2023	150	110	80	95	115
2022	148	122	94	75	122
2021	186	152	114	87	110
2020	163	131	103	76	104
2019	141	117	95	74	96
2018	115	107	90	80	90
2017	113	105	82	75	82
2016	115	110	90	95	90
2015	125	112	100	85	100
2014	125	100	105	90	85
2013	145	120	110	75	96

Counseling Process

More than 800 institutes offer admission to the M. Pharmacy course in India based on the GPAT Exam score. NTA does not Conduct Counselling for GPAT.

Individual Institute Conducted the Counselling based on GPAT Score. Separately the qualified students registered with the Institute for Counseling.

Documents Required for GPAT Counselling:

• GPAT Counselling Letter
• GPAT Admit Card (Original)
• GPAT Rank Card
• 10th Class Marksheet (Original)
• 12th Class Marksheet (Original)
• Graduation Certificate (Original)
• Character Certificate (Original)
• Category Certificate (Original)
• Latest Passport Size Photograph

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