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Graduate Pharmacy Aptitude Test (GPAT)
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Graduate Pharmacy Aptitude Test (GPAT) 2020 Exam Dates, Application Form, Eligibility Criteria
GRADUATE PHARMACY APTITUDE TEST (GPAT) is a national level entrance exam conducted by All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) every year as per the directions of Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), Government of India. This test facilitates institutions to select suitable Pharmacy graduates for admission into the Master’s (M.Pharm) program. The GPAT is a three hour computer based online test which is conducted in a single session.The GPAT score is accepted by all AICTE-Approved Institutions/University Departments/Constituent Colleges/Affiliated Colleges. A few scholarships and other financial assistance in the field of Pharmacy are also given on the basis of the GPAT score. The GPAT 2020 will be conducted on 28th January 2020.
Important Dates
| Registration Start date | 1st November 2019 |
| Registration End date | 30 November 2019 |
| Admit Card download date | 7 January 2020 |
| Exam Date | 28 January 2020 |
| Test Timings | 2:30 PM to 5:30 PM |
| Result declaration | 07 February 2020 |
| Print out of Score Cards | after declaration of Result |
Eligibility Criteria
- Applicant must be a citizen of India.
- They must be Bachelor’s degree holders in Pharmacy (4 years after 10+2, including lateral entry candidates)
- Those who are in the final year of B. Pharmacy course are also eligible for appearing in GPAT exam.
How to Apply
- Online process: visit official website www.aicte-gpat.in
- Choice of 3 cities for online examination in the order of preference.
- Allotment will be based on first come first served. Actual allotment however will be subject to availability of the slots in a particular city.
Application Fee
- General and OBC Candidates: Boys - Rs 1600/- Girls – Rs. 800/-
- SC / ST / PD + Female Candidates: Boys - Rs 800/- Girls – Rs. 800/-
Service/Processing charges & Goods & Service Tax (GST) are to be paid by the candidate, as applicable.
Payment Process
Payment can be done via two modes:
Mode i) PAYMENT: You can select ONLINE PAYMENT mode and then do the payment using Credit card / Debit card / Net Banking Once your payment is successfully done, you will receive a confirmation E-mail and SMS. Once you have received the successful payment confirmation, you can proceed with the remaining part of registration process
Mode ii) CASH Payment in SBI bank: You can select this option to pay by CASH at any of the designated SBI bank branch. Once you select this option and proceed, you will see a CHALLAN on your screen with your details already filled in it. You need to take 3 PRINT OUTS of this CHALLAN, fill in the details wherever required in all the copies, and walk in to your nearest SBI bank branch with CASH on the next day of generation of Challan. Cash Deposit will be accepted only from the next day of your Challan generation
Exam Cities
| Ahmadabad | Allahabad | Amravati | Amritsar | Aurangabad |
| Bangalore | Bareilly | Bhavnagar | Bhopal | Bhubaneswar |
| Chandigarh | Chennai | Dehradun | Delhi | Gulbarga |
| Gurgaon | Guwahati | Gwalior | Hyderabad | Indore |
| Jabalpur | Jaipur | Jammu | Kanpur | Kochi |
| Kolhapur | Kolkata | Kozhikode | Kurnool | Lucknow |
| Madurai | Mangalore | Meerut | Mumbai | Mysore |
| Nagpur | Nanded | Nasik | Nellore | Noida |
| Panaji | Patna | Pune | Raipur | Rajahmundry |
| Rajkot | Ranchi | Shimla | Srinagar | Surat |
| Thiruvananthpuram | Tirupati | Udaipur | Vadodara | Varanasi |
| Vijayawada | Visakhapatnam | Warangal |
Contact Details
https://nta.ac.in/Pharmacyexam
Reference Books
List of suggested books for GPAT exam preparations.
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