GPAT (GRADUATE PHARMACY APTITUDE TEST)
National level entrance exam
Conducted by – All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE)
Why GPAT: On the basis of GPAT admission into the Master’s (M. Pharm) program is done. From 2019, GPAT will be organised by National Testing Agency (NTA).
National Testing Agency (NTA): Released Graduate Pharmacy Aptitude Test / GPAT 2019
| Application form | 1st November, 2018 |
| Last date of submission of Application | 30th November, 2018 |
| Exam Date | 28 Jan, 2019 |
| Exam Timings | 2:30- 5:30 PM (3 Hours) |
| Admit Card will be submitted | 7 Jan, 2019 |
| Announcement of Result | 10th Feb, 2019 |
| Exam Mode | Online |
| Total Questions | 125 (MCQs) |
| Total Marks | 500 |
| Marks for Right Answer | +4 |
| Marks for Incorrect Answer | -1 |
| Maximum Qualifying Marks for General Category and OBC | 113 |
| Maximum Qualifying Marks for SC/ST/PD | 82 |
| No. of participating Institutes | 841 |
| Total No. of Seats | 24,096 |
| Test Cities | 58 |
| List of the Test Cities (Click to the mentioned link) | http://www.aicte-gpat.in/HTML/test-cities.aspx |
Application Form:
Click onto the mentioned link below to fill online Application Form-
https://ntagpat.nic.in/ntagpat/root/Home.aspx?enc=Ei4cajBkK1gZSfgr53ImFeG7F8sMp0l6QBNlj/97C2I=
Eligibility Criteria for Applicants:
- Must be a citizen of India
- Bachelor’s degree holders in Pharmacy
- Students still pursuing final year of B. Pharmacy course.
- Any B. Tech (Pharmaceutical and fine chemical technology) / Equivalent’ degree holders are not eligible to apply for GPAT examination.
GPAT Exam Application Fee and Payment Mode:
Application Fee:
| Category | Application fee |
| General/OBC | 1400 Rs/- + Bank transaction charges |
| SC/ ST/ PWD/ Females | 700 Rs/- + Bank transaction charges |
Mode of Payment:
- Online payment can be done; by using credit card/debit card or either through net banking.
- Cash payment can be done; at any of the designated SBI bank branches.
Note: for PhD programme in Pharmacy, the score card holds validity for another 1 year to get into National Doctoral Scholarship.
List of GPAT participating Institutes/ Colleges
| S. No. | Institutes/ Colleges |
| 1. | National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Mohali |
| 2. | Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi |
| 3. | University Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chandigarh |
| 4. | Jadavpur University, Kolkata |
| 5. | Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai |
| 6. | Department of Pharmaceutics, IIT BHU, Varanasi |
| 7. | Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara |
| 8. | National institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Hyderabad |
| 9. | Delhi Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research, New Delhi |
| 10. | Andhra University, Vishakhapatnam |
Prescribed Syllabus for GPAT Exam:
Syllabus for GPAT is available at: http://www.aicte-gpat.in/Documents/GPAT%20SYLLABUS.pdf
Link for Category Certificate: http://www.aicte-gpat.in/Documents/Category_Certificate.pdf
Physically Disabled Scribe Form: http://www.aicte-gpat.in/Documents/Scribe_Form-GPAT.pdf
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