Graduate Pharmacy Aptitude Test 2025

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GPAT is a national level examination for award of scholarship to qualified candidates seeking entry into Master of Pharmacy (M. Pharm) course. The first GPAT was conducted in the year 2010 and thereafter it is conducted every year till 2018 by All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) as per the directions of Ministry of Education, Government of India and from the year 2019, the examination is conducted through the National Testing Agency (NTA) as per the directions of Ministry of Education, Government of India to till 2023. The Pharmacy Council of India has taken the initiative to conduct the GPAT and disbursement of scholarship honoring the Judgement of Honble Supreme Court of India of dated 05.03.2020 stating that AICTE Act, governing the general technical education would be amended deleting pharmacy from its mandate and the pharmacy education would thereafter be governed by the Pharmacy Act, 1948.

The Pharmacy Council of India has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences for conducting the GPAT.

Eligibility Criteria

The candidate must meet/fulfil the following criteria:

• He / She is a citizen of India.
• The candidate must hold a Bachelors degree in Pharmacy (4 years after 10+2, including lateral entry students) or equivalent from a recognized university.
• Eligibility Criteria: Candidates appearing for the final year (4th Year) examination of Bachelor of Pharmacy (B. Pharm) whose result will be declared before commencement of admission to M. Pharm course for the academic year 2025-26 are eligible to appear in GPAT 2025. Candidates appearing for the Pre final year (3rd Year) examination of Bachelor of Pharmacy (B. Pharm) whose results for Final Year (4th Year) will be declared before commencement of admission to M. Pharm course for the academic year 2026-27 are also eligible to appear in GPAT 2025.
• B.E./ B.Tech. (Pharmaceutical and Fine Chemical Technology)/ equivalent candidates are not eligible to appear in GPAT 2025.
• Candidates found to be ineligible at any stage of GPAT 2025 will not be permitted to appear in the examination and/or counseling. In an unlikely event of any ineligible candidate appearing and/or being successful in the GPAT 2025, the results/ candidature of such candidate shall be cancelled and/or are deemed to be cancelled.
• Eligibility of candidates issued admit card for the examination shall be purely provisional. Appearance in GPAT 2025 does not confer any automatic rights upon the candidate for admission to M. Pharm courses and/or award of scholarship.
• Candidates are advised not to canvass with NBEMS for eligibility in GPAT or issuance of admit card. Queries, if any, can be submitted through Communication Web Portal only. Canvassing in any form shall invite rejection of the application.

Scheme of GPAT 2025

•  GPAT 2025 shall be conducted in a single day & single session as a computerbased examination on 25th May 2025.
• Syllabus : The syllabus for the GPAT shall comprise of subject/knowledge areas as per The Bachelor of Pharmacy (B. Pharm.) Course Regulations, 2024.
• The examination shall be a multiple choice questions test delivered using computers network (CBT) as per scheme prescribed. An indicative Blueprint of the examination is as under :

• The exam comprises of 125 Multiple Choice Questions with each question having 4 response options/ distractors in English language only. Candidates are required to select the correct/best/most appropriate response/answer out of the 4 response options provided in each question. Time allotted is 3 hrs (180 minutes).

Marking Scheme:

Examination Fee

General, OBC and EWS : Rs. 3,500/-
SC, ST and PWD : Rs. 2,500/-

How to pay : The prescribed exam fee should be remitted through payment gateway provided using a Credit Card or a Debit Card issued by banks in India or other modes as may be made available and have been provided on the web page. Fee cannot be deposited through any mode other than the payment gateway available while submitting online application form submission.

For detailed information please visit official website.

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