Graduate Pharmacy Aptitude Test ( GPAT )

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.

From 2019, GPAT will be conducted by National Testing Agency in Computer Based Test mode only. The syllabus and the pattern of question paper would remain the same. There will be NO increase in the exam fees currently being charged. And this includes about a 70 pages of the syllabus which comprises all of the subjects included in all years of Bpharm course.

GPAT 2021 Counselling Procedure

GPAT 2019 Counselling will commence tentatively on February 28, 2019. Those candidates who have successfully cleared GPAT 2019 with qualifying scores as per the examination conduction authorities will be eligible for counselling.

A candidate is supposed to carry a certain set of important documents to the counselling centre which include:

  • GPAT 2019 scorecard,
  • Any government approved identity card (voter id card, Aadhar card, etc.)
  • Educational documents (Class 10 and Class 12 marksheet, migration certificates, graduation mark sheets and provisional certificate) from a recognized university.

In case a candidate does not possess all the mentioned documents or fails to provide any of it, his candidature must be cancelled and he may be asked to quit GPAT 2019 counselling centre. Consequently, he will lose his/her seat. GPAT 2019 Seat Allotment is done solely based on the announced merit list as well as marks obtained in the corresponding examination.

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