GPAT 2021: The aspirants must be aware that Graduate Pharmacy Aptitude Test (GPAT) 2021 will be conducted by National Testing Agency (NTA). GPAT is is a national level entrance exam. The students who are willing to pursue Master’s programme in Pharmacy (M.Pharm) can appear in GPAT exam. There are various AICTE approved institutions/colleges/universities in the country which considers GPAT score for admission in M.Pharm. programme. Applicants must fulfill minimum eligibility norms in order to appear in the GPAT. Aspirants those who are preparing for GPAT 2021 exam can explore here relevant information including the process of online registration, eligibility, exam pattern, syllabus, and important dates etc.
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GPAT 2021 Exam Dates
The aspirants can check here GPAT 2021 exam schedule in the table below. Interested candidates should submit the GPAT application form 2021 before the last date.
| Events | Dates (Tentative) |
| Commencement of online registration | November 2020 |
| Last date of registration | November 2020 |
| Availability of admit card | January 2021 |
| Date of entrance exam | January 2021 |
| Announcement of result | February 2021 |
| Release of All India Rank List | 3rd week of February |
GPAT Eligibility Criteria 2021
The applicants should go through eligibility norms before submitting an application form. After ensuring the eligibility to appear in the GPAT, candidates can proceed for submitting the online application form. Here are key facts about GPAT eligibility criteria:
- The applicant should be an Indian Citizen.
- There is no age bar for appearing in GPAT.
- Candidate should possess a bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy (4 years after 10+2 including lateral entry).
- Those who are appearing in the qualifying exam can also apply.
- Candidates having B.Tech.(Pharmaceutical and Fine Chemical Technology) degree or equivalent are not eligible.
GPAT 2021 Registration Process
The applicants who are meeting the prescribed eligibility norms as mentioned above can go ahead for submitting GPAT online application form. Candidates should go through all the instructions with regard to the application form. Check the following information which will help you later at the time of applying online:
- First of all, obtain official GPAT information bulletin and go through it completely.
- The registration for GPAT 2021 can only be done through online mode only.
- The GPAT application form will be available online from the 1st week of November 2020.
- Candidates have to provide all the crucial information including personal information, educational qualification, communication address and email ID/mobile number in the application form.
- Candidates also need to upload the recent photograph and signature in the prescribed format with given specifications.
- The application fee needs to be paid to complete the application form.
- Candidates are recommended to be careful while making entries in the application form.
- All the entries must be correct in all respect. Changes in the application form cannot be done later after the due date.
- Submit application form at the end and take the printout of the same for future reference.
Registration Fee
- Candidates belonging to General/OBC candidates need to pay Rs.1400/- as application fee while SC/ST/Girls/PwD candidates have to pay Rs.700/- only.
- The fee payment can be done through online mode (net banking, credit/debit card) and SBI Bank Challan.
- The payment of application fee is a mandatory requirement. Once you make payment, then it will not be refunded in any case.
GPAT Exam Pattern 2021
Candidates those who are going to appear in the GPAT 2021 exam must collect proper information about the exam pattern. If you know the exam pattern then you can prepare accordingly to qualify the exam. Here are the highlights with regard to GPAT exam pattern:
- GPAT is a computer-based online entrance exam.
- The duration of the test will 3.00 hours.
- Total 125 questions will be there in the question paper.
- All the questions will multiple choices in nature where each question will have four choices. Applicants have to mark correct one among given choices.
- The medium of paper will English only.
- Every correct response will be awarded 4 marks while the wrong attempt will be punished by deduction of 1 mark.
GPAT Exam Centers
The candidates can check here details of test cities based on last year exam. It is expected that this year too, the GPAT exam will be held in the following cities throughout the country:
Jammu, Indore, Jabalpur, Bhopal, Kanpur, Kolhapur, Kolkata, Kochi, Kozhikode, Hyderabad, Ludhiana, Shimla, Kurnool, Lucknow, Madurai, Mangalore, Meerut, Mohali, Mysore, Mumbai, Nagpur, Nanded, Nasik, Nellore, Panaji, Patna, Pune, Raipur, Rajahmundry, Jaipur Thiruvananthapuram, Rajkot, Ranchi, Srinagar, Surat, Tirupati, Udaipur, Visakhapatnam, Allahabad, Vadodara, Varanasi, Vijayawada, Warangal, Ahmadabad, Amravati, Amritsar, Aurangabad, Bangalore, Bareilly, Bhavnagar, Bhilai-Durg, Bhubaneswar, Delhi, Gurgaon, Chandigarh, Ghaziabad, Chennai, Coimbatore, Dehradun, Gulbarga, Guntur, Gwalior, Guwahati and Gautam Budh Nagar.
GPAT Syllabus 2021
The candidates should have basic information about GPAT syllabus as it has a crucial role in preparation. If you don’t have proper information about the syllabus then it is tough to prepare for the exam. Here based on previous year questions paper, you can check important topics with regard to GPAT syllabus:
Organic Chemistry, Pharmaceutics, Physical Chemistry, Physical Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Engineering, Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Pharmacology, Pharmacognosy, Biochemistry, Microbiology, Pharmaceutical Analysis, Biotechnology, Pathophysiology, Biopharmaceutics & Pharmacokinetics, Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics, Anatomy, Physiology and Health Education, Pharmaceutical Management, Dispensing and Hospital Pharmacy.
Note: The applicants must obtain official information bulletin for details information on GPAT syllabus and exam pattern.
GPAT Admit Card 2021
- The candidates can obtain the admit card from the official website.
- It is expected that the GPAT admit card will be released in the month of January 2021.
- The admit card can be obtained through online mode only as the competent authority will not send hard copy of the admit card to anyone via post.
- After downloading the admit card, candidates should take the printout of the same for future reference.
- Admit card is an essential document for getting an entry in the exam hall.
- Candidates must carry admit card along with one photo identity card on the day of the exam.
GPAT Result 2021
The competent authority will publish GPAT 2021 result online on the official website. It is expected that the result will be announced in the month of February 2021.
Candidates have to download their result from the website using roll number and date of birth. Take the printout of the result and keep it safe for future reference.
GPAT Score Card
After the declaration of GPAT result, candidates will be able to get GPAT score-card from the website. Candidates should know that the GPAT score card will be valid for subsequent 3 years. Take a printout of the admit card and keep it safe. It can be downloaded using registration Id and password from the official website.
GPAT Merit List 2021
All India merit list will be announced after the declaration of GPAT result. The GPAT 2021 merit list will also be available on official website. The competent authority will take all the factors including written exam score, candidate’s category and seat availability in consideration for preparing merit list. GPAT merit list will contain information like Candidate’s Rank, Roll Number, Score obtained and Category etc.
GPAT 2021 Admission Procedure
The applicants before applying online for GPAT must be aware of the admission process. It is important to mention here that the National Testing Agency is the only exam conducting authority and it has no role in the admission process. Candidates have to approach and participate in the counselling process of the individual institute as per their admission schedule.
The institutes/colleges which consider GPAT score will allow admission to the eligible candidates after the counselling process. The applicants must give their 100% to qualify the GPAT as it is one of the toughest entrance exams.
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