GPAT Counselling 2025: Dates, Schedule, Registration, Fees & Process

Candidates will have to represent their original GPAT 2024 scorecard and the qualified candidates have to produce certain documents to ascertain their eligibility during the counseling. MPharma has various specialisations and candidates have to choose one according to their interests. Though different colleges offer and institutes offer different specialisations, however, there are some traditional subjects available in almost all the AICTE-approved colleges. A few of the specialisations are:

• MPharma in Industrial Pharmacy
• MPharma in Pharmaceutics (Drug Regulatory Affairs)
• MPharma in Pharmaceutical Chemistry
• MPharma in Pharmacognosy
• MPharma in Pharmacology

Seats in the desirable college and the desirable specialisation are subject to availability and are allotted on a first come first serve basis depending upon the score and marks obtained by the candidate.

Since GPAT 2024 exam is not conducted so far hence students can refer GPAT exam students' reactions for last year.  

Find out the initial exam impressions from the candidates who appeared for the GPAT 2023 exam. Know the exam difficulty level, expected cutoff, and overall analysis of the MPharma entrance exam. Watch the video and find out the GPAT student reaction here:

List of important documents the candidate has to produce during the GPAT 2024 counselling

• Original copy of the counselling letter
• Original copy of the GPAT 2023 admit card
• GPAT 2024 scorecard
• Original copy of 10 class mark sheet
• Original copy of 12 class mark sheet
• Original or the provisional copy of the Graduation certificate
• Original copy of Character certificate
• Category certificate (if applicable)
• Latest passport size photographs

As the colleges and the institutes are going to conduct the GPAT 2024 counselling separately, hence the counselling dates may differ depending upon the institute and the candidate’s rank.

Counselling dates of GPAT 2024 may differ for different ranks of students. Accordingly, candidates must report to the venue of GPAT counselling 2023 at the correct date and time with the required documents. The documents will be required for verification purposes.

Counselling of GPAT 2024 will be conducted in four stages:

Verification of Documents

• The participating institutes and colleges will release the GPAT 2024 counselling dates separately and candidates are advised to keep a check on the dates as per their ranks.
• Candidates have to report the particular college or institute with the required documents
• The counselling authority will not ask the candidates to submit the original copies of the document as they will be required only for verification purposes

Web Options Entry

• Candidates have to click on the ‘Web Options Entry’ portal on the official website of GPAT
• NTA will publish a list of the participating institutes and colleges
• Candidates have to choose and submit the names of all the preferred institutes as many as they want to.
• Candidates are advised to review the choices carefully and have to ‘Save’ and ‘Lock’ the chosen preferences. After saving the preferences, the candidates will not be able to alter their chosen preferences.
• Candidates can take a printout of the list of chosen colleges or institutes for future reference

Seat Allotment 

• The allotment of seats will be based on the merit list and candidates’ scores.
• The GPAT 2024 seat allotment order can be downloaded from the official website

Reporting to the Institute

• Once the allotment process is complete, candidates must reach the allotted institute with the required documents.
• The admission fee (as per the fee structure of each institute) must be paid to conclude the admission process.

A total of 4913 candidates qualified in GPAT 2020 for the purpose of applying for a scholarship. The Category wise GPAT 2020 Cutoff qualifying marks and the number of Candidates are as follows: