GPAT 2025: Notification, Dates, Registration, Syllabus, Exam Pattern, Result & Cutoff

A score above 140 is considered to be a good score in GPAT according to the GPAT cutoff score for General category candidates. However, this score varies depending upon the GPAT cutoff for the current year. In case the cutoff touches the mark of 180 then the score of 140 is irrelevant to seek admission in top M.Pharma colleges. Candidates who will be shortlisted in the merit list will be called for further counselling procedure at the participating institutes. Therefore, the cutoff score is the most important deciding factor to get a call for counselling from preferred institute.

NBEMS do not conduct the counselling for colleges accepting GPAT scores. However, considering GPAT to be a national-level pharmacy entrance exam, a total of 800 pharmaceutical participating institutes are expected to participate in GPAT 2024. GPAT counselling is conducted by individual institutes through their admission committee.

Candidates need to check the admission criteria for admission to their preferred colleges individually. 

The AIR rank in the GPAT result is secured on the basis of marks and percentages obtained in the GPAT exam. The GPAT result is published on the official website. Candidates will be able to check the merit list which will be published in PDF format at the official website. The AIR of the exam takers will be mentioned on the merit list and on the GPAT scorecard.

GRADUATE PHARMACY APTITUDE TEST (GPAT) is a top national-level entrance examination conducted for admission to M.Pharma programmes. The GPAT exam score is accepted by 800+ colleges in India for admission to several courses. Candidates appearing for GPAT exam will have to register at the GPAT website to appear for the exam.

The GPAT exam dates will be announced by the exam conducting authority National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS) on the official notification. It will be released on the website at natboard(dot)edu(dot)in. 

As per previous year trends, GPAT 2025 exam will be conducted in June, 2025. The morning shift of GPAT 2025 is generally conducted from 9 am to 12 noon and the forenoon shift will be conducted from 2:30 pm to 5:30 pm.

Yes, there is no restrictions on the number of attempts that a candidate can give to appear for the GPAT entrance exam. However, there is a lower age limit to appear for the exam. Candidates not less than 17 years of age can only apply for the GPAT exam. The GPAT 2025 application process is generally conducted for a period of 30 days. The GPAT 2025 registration process will be organised online at the official admission portal. It is mandatory to register for the exam in order to apply for the MPharma course.

As per the marking scheme of GPAT 2024 exam, each correct answer will be awarded 4 marks and for every incorrect answer -1 mark will be deducted. The GPAT marking scheme clearly mentions that no mark will be deducted for unattempted questions.

Last year, the GPAT exam was conducted in two-time slots. In the previous year, the GPAT exam was conducted in the morning slot only from 9 AM to 12 PM. the afternoon/forenoon slot was held from  02:30 P.M. to 05:30 P.M at the physical test centres in computer-based format. National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS) will share the schedule for the GPAT exam day time slots through the official notification at the official website.

Yes, there is no age restriction, therefore, you can apply for the GPAT 2024 exam. Candidates who wish to pursue MPharma and are Indian citizens are eligible to apply for the exam. As age is no bar so a candidate of any age is eligible to apply for the exam. However, the admission criteria may vary for each institute offering MPharma course. Therefore, candidates need to check the admission criteria of the preffered institute before seeking admission. 

The candidate must hold a Bachelor’s Degree in Pharmacy (4 years after 10 2, including lateral entry students) or equivalent from a recognised university. There is no age limit to appear in the exam. Along with this, applicants must be a citizen of India. To know more details about the eligibilty candidates can Read More Here! 

There is no age limit to apply for the GPAT exam. NBEMS has not kept any upper age limit for the candidates interested in pursuing the MPharma program. However, the minimum age to apply for the GPAT exam is 18 years. Applicants are advised to check the age and education wise criteria.

Yes, there is no restrictions on the number of attempts that a candidate can give to appear for the GPAT entrance exam. However, there is a lower age limit to appear for the exam. Candidates not less than 17 years of age can only apply for the GPAT exam. The GPAT 2025 application process is generally conducted for a period of 30 days. The GPAT 2025 registration process will be organised online at the official admission portal. It is mandatory to register for the exam in order to apply for the MPharma course.

No, the student cannot fill out the GPAT 2025 application form directly without registering yourself on the NBEMS GPAT portal. GPAT 2025 registration is mandatory to apply for the national-level entrance exam. GPAT registration will tentatively begin in February 2025. The application window would required candidates to provide personal and academic details as well. 

The GPAT 2024 registration window will open as per the dates, announced by National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS). So far the authorities have not released the start as well as end date to register for GPAT 2025. 

The GPAT 2025 exam schedule will be released online at the official website.  No offline forms will be available. Candidates will have to to pay the GPAT application fee in online mode only.

The GPAT registration window will open for a period of around 20 days. Hence studnets need to fill the application form till the same date. 

National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS) will conduct GPAT entrance exam in online mode. The MPharma entrance exam is organised at the designated test centers across several cities in India. On the day of the examination, each candidate will be allotted a computer terminal at the exam centre where they will have to input correct answers against the questions being asked in the exam. Candidates will be able to appear for the exam in two shifts: morning and forenoon.

There will tentatively be 5 five sections in GPAT 2024 exam namely Pharmaceutical Chemistry & Allied Subjects, Pharmaceutics & Allied Subjects, Pharmacognosy & Allied Subjects, Pharmacology & Allied Subjects, and other subjects. The syllabus of the GPAT 2023 entrance examination majorly covers various dimensions of pharmaceutics. This year a new section on computational Biology and bioinformatics has been added to the syllabus.

National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS) the exam conducting body of GPAT exam decides and release the GPAT exam pattern. The GPAT exam syllabus will also released by NBEMS. The GPAT official notification revealed the updated GPAT exam pattern which remained the same this year as well. Once the official notification is out, candidates can start applying for the exam. The GPAT exam pattern guides the candidates to understand the exam structure and to prepare a sound strategy to crack the pharmacy entrance exam.

The GPAT 2025 exam syllabus will be released by NBEMS. GPAT exam pattern was last modified in the academic year 2016-17, preceding which the examination was conducted twice a year. At present, GPAT exam is conducted once a year in computer-based format.

Since this year exam conduting authority have changed hence we may expect a change in the syllabus this year also. It will be released in the official notification. 

GPAT 2025 admit card will be released at the official website of GPAT by the NBEMS in June, 2025. The admit card will be made available in online mode to all the applicants. Candidates who successfully completed the GPAT registration process by paying the application fee will be able to download the GPAT hall ticket 2025.

If you are facing issues with downloading your GPAT 2024 admit card, you should contact the GPAT Help Desk or the concerned authority as soon as possible. Here are the contact details that may be helpful: GPAT Help Desk Contact Information: - Phone: 022-66258304 Additionally, you can also contact the National Testing Agency NTA which is responsible for conducting the GPAT exam for further assistance. Here are the NTA contact details: National Testing Agency Contact Information: - Phone: 0120-6895200 NTA Help Desk) It is recommended that you provide your registration number and other relevant details while contacting the help desk or the concerned authority for quicker and more effective assistance.

GPAT admit card could be downloaded from the official website of GPAT at natboard.edu.in. All important updates related to the GPAT hall ticket were published on this website for the candidates. The user ID, password and captcha was required to download the admit card.

Only those candidates who make the GPAT application fee payment successfully are issued GPAT admit card. 

If your name is spelled incorrectly on the GPAT 2024 admit card, you should contact the GPAT authorities immediately to rectify the error. Here are the steps you should follow: 1. Contact the GPAT 2024 Help Desk: The first step is to contact the GPAT Help Desk as soon as possible. You can find the contact details of the Help Desk on the official GPAT 2024 website. 2. Submit a Request for Correction: Submit a request for correction of the name on the admit card to the Help Desk. You may be required to provide a copy of your application form and any other relevant documents to support your request. 3. Provide Supporting Documents: If required, provide supporting documents such as a copy of your Aadhar card, passport, or any other government-issued ID that shows your correct name. 4. Follow-up: Follow up with the GPAT authorities to ensure that the correction has been made. Keep track of any communication you receive from the Help Desk and maintain a record of it. It is important to ensure that your name is spelled correctly on the admit card, as it will be used for identification purposes during the GPAT 2024 examination. Therefore, it is recommended to take action as soon as possible to get the correction done.

Candidates need to visit the official website of GPAT exam. After this, students need to click on answer key challenge option. Provide their registration number and password/DOB. Enter Security Pin and then click on View Question Paper. Check the provisional GPAT answer key and match the recorded responses with it. In case the candidate is not satisfied with any of the responses provided in the provisional answer key, they are free to challenge it within the stipulated time frame.

Candidates are allowed to lock-in their objections in online mode at the official website. The GPAT provisional answer key challange was started on June 15, 2024. 

The last date to raise objections is June 17, 2024. The objection-raising window was opened by NBE and no further objections or challenges will be entertained. Earlier the GPAT exam was conducted on June 8, 2024.

The NBEMS releases two answer key of GPAT which are provisional and final. After recieving the responses from the students for provisional answer key the authorities will release the final answer key.

The GPAT final answer key will be released along with the announcement of the GPAT result. It will be released by the NBEMS authorities this year on July 2025. The GPAT final answer key will be available for download on the official website. The GPAT final answer key is used to check the recorded response sheet. 

The final answer key helps maintain transparency in the process of evaluation and also provides candidates a fair view of their ranks and scores obtained in the GPAT entrance exam.

NBE released the GPAT 2024 result only on the official website on July 8. It is important for the candidates to keep ready details such as their application number and date of birth to access the GPAT 2024 result. The GPAT result can be downloaded in the form of scorecard which was available at the website.

Candidates can access the merit list showing their AIR. NBEMS don't send any result detail on email or via post to the candidates who appeared for the exam.

When two or more candidates get the same or equal marks in the GPAT exam, this situation is known as a tie-breaker. In this scenario rank will be allotted by assessing marks in Pharmaceutics, Pharmaceutical Chemistry fewer negative responses in the paper, and lastly the one older in age will be given preference. NTA has set the rules and guidelines in the prospectus issued at the time of registration. For further clarification, candidates can refer to the GPAT brochure.

NBEMS declared the GPAT result on July 8, 2024. The GPAT 2024 scorecard were released on the official website of the exam. The exam was conducted on June 8, 2024.

Candidates had to log in to the GPAT 2024 website with their application number and date of birth and security pin and download the GPAT 2024 scorecard in PDF format.

NBEMS will release the GPAT cutoff at the official website. As per the previous year exam analysis and considering that the difficulty level of the exam as easy to moderate, candidates from General category should secure a minimum of 163 marks,  while other backward classes to 131 marks, schedules caste 103 marks, schedule tribe 76 marks, and EWS candidates 104 marks respectively.

The GPAT 2025 cutoff percentile will be released by authorties after the declaration of the results. It will be released by the authorities category wise. The GPAT cutoff is a minimum mark that a candidate should score for qualifying for the exam. GPAT cutoff is based on multiple factors such as availability of seats, the difficulty level of the exam, and the total number of candidates who appear and pass in the entrance exam.  

The cutoff for GPAT 2025 exam for the various categories can be 148 (General category); 122 (EWS category); 120 (OBC category); 94 (SC category); and 75 (ST category) as per the analysis of previous year stats.

Yes, BITS Pilani accepts GPAT scores for admission to MPharm course. Apart from the Graduate Pharmacy Aptitude Test (GPAT), BITS Pilani also accepts BITS HD entrance test scores for MPharm admission. GPAT 2025 will be organised and conducted by the NBEMS. It is expected that the exam dates will be announced in the month of March 2025.

Yes, students can take admission to Pharmacy colleges without appearing for GPAT. Given below are the best Pharmacy colleges that accept students without GPAT scores:

For post graduation M.Pharma, the candidate must attempt the GPAT-Graduate Pharmacy Aptitude Test and qualify it. For admission to the B.Pharma program at DPSRU, a minimum aggregate of 55% marks in the Higher Secondary/Intermediate examination with English as one of the compulsory subjects is required. Apart from English, a combination of Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, and/or Biology (PCM/PCMB) is compulsory.