GPAT Exam

GPAT 2023 - Application Form(Out), Exam Date, Syllabus, Counselling, Admission, NTA, Result

Last Modified on : 06 Apr 2024

The Graduate Pharmacy Aptitude Test by NTA is the only national-level entrance exam conducted for admission to M.Pharm programs. The National Testing Agency (NTA) conducts the entrance exam facilitating colleges in choosing the right students for the Master’s program. More than 800 participating institutes will accept the GPAT score. Previously, AICTE (All India Council for Technical Education) was the exam-conducting body of GPAT. It is used to administer the exam as per the “directions of Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India”.

Changes Made in GPAT 2021 –

  • Instead of AICTE, the National Testing Agency will manage and organize the GPAT 2023 exam.
  • In order to help students get familiar with the exam pattern, the Agency has established practice centers across the country. This facility is available to all aspirants at zero cost.

Everything else will remain the same. The exam pattern will be similar to 2019. The test would be conducted in online mode.

GPAT 2023 Latest Updates –

  • The National Testing Agency, NTA, released the Application Form for the GPAT 2023 on 13th February 2023.

GPAT 2023 Overview:

Exam Name

GPAT

Extended Form

Graduate Pharmacy Aptitude Test

Authority

National Testing Agency (NTA)

Year

2023

Occurrence

Yearly

Purpose

Admission to Master’s programs

Application Mode

Online

Exam Mode

Online

Official Website

https://ntagpat.nic.in

Exam Commences

April 2023

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GPAT Exam 2023 Important Dates

GPAT 2023 Event

Important Dates 

Availability of online application form

13th February 2023

Closing date to submit the application

6th March 2023

Last date to submit the application(with late fees)

6th March 2023

Correction Window

March 2023

Download GPAT admit card 2023

April 2023

Online test commences

April 2023

Declaration of result

May 2023

Release of scorecard

May 2023

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GPAT Exam 2023 Pattern & Syllabus

The three-hour exam will be held in online mode in a single session. There will be Multiple Choice Questions where 4 marks would be given for every correct answer. In case of incorrect answers, 1 mark would be deducted for every wrong answer. The total number of questions is 125 and the maximum marks that the candidates can get is 500.

Particulars

Details

Exam mode

CBT

Total questions

125

Total marks

500

Duration

180 minutes

Negative marking scheme

Yes

For correct answer

4 marks

For incorrect answer

-1

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GPAT 2023 Syllabus

The National Testing Agency prescribes the GPAT syllabus 2023. The subjects or topics that GPAT aspirants should go through are –

Physical Pharmacy

Physical Chemistry

Pharmacology

Pharmacognosy

 

Pharmaceutics

Pharmaceutical Management

Pharmaceutical Jurisprudence

Pharmaceutical Engineering

Pharmaceutical Chemistry

Pharmaceutical Analysis

Pathophysiology

Organic Chemistry

Microbiology

Dispensing & Hospital Pharmacy

Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics

Biotechnology

Biopharmaceutics and Pharmacokinetics

Biochemistry

Anatomy, Physiology and Health Education

 

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GPAT Exam 2023 Eligibility

Check the GPAT 2023 eligibility criteria before heading ahead with the application process –

  • The candidates should be residents of India.
  • Must possess a Bachelor's Degree (4 years after 10+2) in Pharmacy.
  • B. Pharm final year students are also eligible to appear in the 2023 exam.

Who’s not eligible?

Candidates who have done B.Tech (Fine Chemical Technology and Pharmaceutical) or equivalent are debarred from taking the Graduate Pharmacy Aptitude Test 2023.

GPAT Exam 2023 Application Process

GPAT registration 2023 started on 13th February 2023. Aspirants of GPAT 2023 have to register themselves online by filling out the GPAT 2023 application form. The last date to register for GPAT 2023 is 6th March 2023. The candidates are advised to complete the GPAT 2023 registration process and submit the application form on or before the last date to apply. It is also advised that candidates applying for GPAT 2023 to check the eligibility criteria before registering for it. GPAT 2023 application form of an ineligible candidate will be rejected by the conducting body, NTA, during admission. Check out the steps below to fill in the online form.

  • Visit the authorised website or click on the direct link to go to the ‘registration’ page https://nta.ac.in/Pharmacyexam
  • Scroll down a little and select ‘Registration’.
  • Provide basic information like the name of the candidate, mobile number, email ID, address, etc.
  • Upon successful registration, the Authority will send login credentials to the candidates on their registered email ID and mobile number.
  • Use the credentials to ‘log in and access the application form.
  • Fill in all the details carefully and upload the digital images (photo and signature) without violating the specific sizes and formats.
  • Remit the application fee using a credit card, debit card and net banking.
  • Cash deposit is possible only at the designated SBI branch.
  • After the application fee payment, submit the form and take out a print for future use.

GPAT 2023 Application Fee –

The payment can be made either online (credit card, debit card and net banking) or offline (cash). The application fee intended by the Authority varies from category to category. Here’s the classification –

Category

Application Fee (in ₹)

General/ OBC

For Boys - ₹ 2,000

For Girls - ₹ 1,000

SC/ ST/ Female/ PwD/ Transgender

For Boys - ₹ 1,000

For Girls - ₹ 1,000

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GPAT Exam 2023 Other Details

GPAT 2023 Admit Card

Candidates will be able to download the GPAT admit card 2023 from the official website only if the application is accepted. Use the application form number, DOB and password. The call letter of GPAT 2023 would carry details of the exam centre, the name of the candidate, timings, etc. In case of discrepancy, contact the officials immediately.

GPAT 2023 Exam Centres

The online test would be held in the following cities. Take a look -

S. No.

Cities

S. No.

Cities

1

Bhopal

30

Bhavnagar

2

Chandigarh

31

Guwahati

3

Kochi

32

Nasik

4

Nellore

33

Bareilly

5

Kurnool

34

Kolhapur

6

Allahabad

35

Gurgaon

7

Warangal

36

Khozikode

8

Bhubaneswar

37

Visakhapatnam

9

Kanpur

38

Nanded

10

Lucknow

39

Varanasi

11

Ahmadabad

40

Kolkata

12

Vijayawada

41

Bangalore

13

Chennai

42

Jammu

14

Panaji

43

Gwalior

15

Udaipur

44

Rajkot

16

Madurai

45

Gulbarga

17

Rajahmundry

46

Patna

18

Srinagar

47

Tirupati

19

Amravati

48

Amritsar

20

Vadodara

49

Pune

21

Nagpur

50

Thiruvananthpuram

22

Jabalpur

51

Mumbai

23

Indore

52

Jaipur

24

Dehradun

53

Raipur

25

Surat

54

Mysore

26

Mangalore

55

Shimla

27

Noida

56

Aurangabad

28

Ranchi

57

Hyderabad

29

Meerut

58

Delhi

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GPAT 2023 Result

GPAT 2023 result will be released on the official website. Candidates must visit the authorized portal and check the result by using the login credentials. Candidates can also check out the National Testing Agency (NTA) website to obtain the online GPAT Result 2023. Along with the result, students can get hold of the scorecard and know the qualifying status. Check below the steps to obtain the Graduate Pharmacy Aptitude Test (GPAT) result 2023.

  • Open the official website link of GPAT 2023.
  • On the homepage, click on the relevant result link and enter all the asked information in the provided space.
  • Once you complete the steps, your GPAT 2023 result will appear on the screen.
  • Download the result and keep a printout for future needs.

GPAT 2023 Scorecard

The GPAT 2023 scorecards will be released on the official website. Candidates can visit the official website and download the scorecards. The scorecards can be downloaded using the application number and date of birth. Candidates can obtain the GPAT 2023 scorecard only through the official website i.e. gpat.nta.nic.in.

GPAT Cut-off 2023

The National Testing Agency determines the GPAT 2022 cut-off, which is the minimum qualifying mark for admission to the master’s course. In GPAT 2021, the cut-off marks were as follows:

-For general, it is 186, for OBC, it is 152, for SC, it is 114, for ST, it is 87, for PWD, it is 155 marks.

GPAT Counselling 2023

The qualified students will be required to participate in the GPAT 2023 counselling, which the participating institutes will organize. The counselling will tentatively begin in the month of March/April 2023.

GPAT Exam Frequently Asked Questions

The Agency started the process on 13th February 2023. The last date to submit the online form is 6th March 2023.

Online, i.e., Computer Based Test.

No, you can’t do that. You need to visit the exam center and give the test.

In that case, you need to report it to the officials right away.

NTA has not set the upper age criterion. It means the candidate can surely appear for the test.

MCQs. There will be 125 questions carrying 500 works.

1 wrong answer would reduce 1 mark from the total. 1 mark will be deducted for one incorrect answer.

No.

1 Comments

uday, February 10, 2019

please send 2019 gpat question