GPAT 2024: Exam Dates, Application Form, Eligibility Criteria

GPAT 2024 will be held on 08 June 2024. It is conducted by NTA. Now you can find all the information about the Graduate Pharmacy Aptitude Test (GPAT) exam date, application form, and syllabus from here on indcareer.com. To start with, GPAT is a National level Pharmacy entrance exam held by the National Testing Agency. Moreover, the purpose of this exam is to facilitate admission into AICTE approved Institutions, University Departments, Constituent Colleges, and Affiliated Colleges in M. Pharm programs.

Therefore, if you are preparing for the GPAT exam, you should check eligibility at gpat.nta.nic.in, apply, download the admit card, solve previous year question papers, and check the answer key and result.

 The GPAT 2024 exam date has been announced.

GPAT Exam

Quick Links

• GPAT 2023 Information Bulletin
• GPAT Question Papers
• Syllabus
• Application Form
• Application Form Correction
• Login
• City Allotment
• Admit Card
• Answer Key
• Response Sheet
• Result

GPAT 2024 Exam Date

Events	Dates
Release of GPAT Application Form	As per NTA
Application Form Last Date	As per NTA
Admit Card Release Date	As per NTA
GPAT 2024 Exam Date	08 Jun 2024
Publication of Answer Key	As per NTA
GPAT Result Announcement Date	As per NTA

Eligibility Criteria

• The candidate must hold a Bachelor‟s Degree in Pharmacy (4 years after 10+2, including lateral entry students) or equivalent from a recognized university. Candidates appearing for the final year of Bachelor‟s Degree B.Pharmacy (10+2+4) whose result will be declared before commencement of admission for academic year 2023-24 can also apply for GPAT – 2023 Computer Based Test (CBT).
• B.Tech. (Pharmaceutical and Fine Chemical Technology)/ equivalent candidates are not eligible to apply. The candidate must be a citizen of India.

Nationality

• The candidate must be a citizen of India.

Age Limit

• There is no age restriction for appearing in GPAT – 2023.

Application Process

• Candidates have to apply for GPAT-2023 “Online” ONLY by accessing the website: gpat.nta.nic.in. The Application Form other than online mode would not be accepted in any case. Only one application is to be submitted by a candidate. More than one application i.e. multiple application forms submitted by a candidate will be rejected.

Steps to Apply Online:

• Step-1 Register for Online Registration using your own Email Id and Mobile No.and note down system generated Application Number
  
• Step-2: Complete the Online Application Form and note down the system generated Application Number. Upload legible scanned images of: (i) a recent photograph (file size 10Kb – 200Kb) either in colour or black & white with 80% face (without mask) visible including ears against white background; (ii) candidate‟s signature (file size: 4kb – 30kb) (iii) PwD certificate (file size: 50kb to 300kb), if applicable.
  
• Step-3: Pay fee using Canara/ICICI Bank through Net Banking/Debit Card/Credit Card/UPI and keep proof of fee paid.

• Download, save and print a copy of Confirmation Page of the Application Form (which would be downloadable only after successful remittance of fee) for future reference.
• All the 3 Steps can be done together or at separate timings. The submission of Application of a candidate could be considered as successful and his/her candidature would be confirmed only on the successful transaction/receipt of the prescribed application fee from him/her

Application Fee

• Fee Payable for GPAT-2023 (through Credit Card /Debit Card (except Master/Visa Card) / Net-Banking/UPI)

	General (UR)	Gen-EWS/ SC/ST/PwD /OBC-(NCL)
Male	Rs.2000/-	Rs.1000/-
Female	Rs.1000/-	Rs.1000/-
Transgender	Rs.1000/-

Mode of Payment

• Online through Canara/ ICICI Credit Card/ Debit Card/Net Banking & Paytm Payment Modes

(i) Multiple Application Forms submitted by a candidate will not be accepted at any cost.

(ii) The fee can be submitted only online through Net Banking, Credit Card, Debit Card or UPI Services. Processing charges and GST as applicable are chargeable to the candidate (in addition to the examination fee) by the concerned Bank/Payment Gateway Integrator.

Selection Process

• Detailed merit list will be provided to the respective state governments for allotting the students through central counseling or otherwise as per their notified admission procedure
• In case there is no central counseling, scores awarded will be used for admission in the AICTE-approved institutes/university departments.

Exam Pattern

• Mode of Examination: Computer Based Test (CBT) Mode
• Duration of Examination: 180 minutes (3.00 hours)
• Timing of Examination: 09:00 AM to 12:00 PM OR 3.00 PM to 6.00 PM
• Medium of Question Paper: English
• Type of Question: Objective Type Questions
• No. of Question: 125 question

Marking Scheme – 

• Candidates get +4 marks for correct answer.
• And negative marks is -1 for incorrect answers

To answer a question, the candidates need to choose one option corresponding to the correct option.

Type of Questions	No. of Questions	Maximum Marks
Pharmaceutical Chemistry & Allied Subjects	38	152
Pharmaceutics & Allied Subjects	38	152
Pharmacognosy & Allied Subjects	10	40
Pharmacology & Allied Subjects	28	112
Other Subjects	11	44
Total	125	500

Exam Centre

The City of Examination Centres where the test shall be conducted are given at Annexure-V. It is mandatory for candidates to select four cities of their choice while filling Online Application Form of GPAT 2023. Effort will be made to allot Centre of examination to the candidates in order of the City Choice opted by them in their Application Form. However, due to logistic & administrative reasons, a different city of nearby area may be allotted.

The City of Examination once chosen and allotted cannot be changed (after the closing of the correction window) and any request in this regard will not be entertained.