GPAT is a National-Level Entrance examination, GPAT full form is the “Graduate Pharmacy Aptitude Test''. GPAT exam is a National-Level Entrance examination to get admission into the M.Pharm program. The Graduate Pharmacy Aptitude Test (GPAT) is conducted by the National Test Agency once in a year. GPAT exam scores are accepted by many known colleges/Institutions/department/ and affiliated colleges in India. These listed colleges are PCI (Pharmacy Council of India), and AICTE approved.
GPAT Exam Date and Schedule 2025
GPAT 2025 notification will be announced soon at the official website of NTA- gpat.nta.nic.in
As per the schedule, GPAT notification will be out in the last week of February .Exam dates may change and candidates can check the bulletin section of NTA for updated information.
GPAT 2025 Exam schedule contains all the important information like registration date, GPAT 2025 application last date, GPAT application correction dates, GPAT admit card issue date etc. Check all the GPAT exam important dates below-
| Events |
Dates (Tentative) |
| Notification |
2nd week of January 2025 |
| Application Form |
2nd week of February 2025 |
| Last date to apply |
1st week of March 2025 |
| Last date to submit fee |
1st week of March 2025 |
| Correction facility |
2nd week of March 2025 |
| Admit Card |
4th week of March 2025 |
| GPAT 2025 Exam |
1st week of April 2025 |
| Answer Key |
3rd week of April 2025 |
| Result |
4th week of April 2025 |
GPAT Eligibility 2025
The National Test Agency (NTA) will release the GPAT exam eligibility criteria to get admission in the Pharmacy program. It is mandatory to fulfill all these criteria to apply for this exam. Candidates who do not follow these criteria are not eligible for the registration process and also the exam authority has the right to reject these forms. Before get into the GPAT 2025 registration process check these important criteria as follows-
- There is no age restriction.
- Candidates can apply multiple times to give the exam. But only once a year.
- Candidates must hold a bachelor’s degree in pharmacy 4 years after 12th including Lateral entry students or equivalent from a recognized university.
- Final-year students of B.Pharma (10+2+4) whose results are not declared can also fill the GPAT application form.
- B.Tech degree candidates (Fine Chemical Technology and Pharmaceutical) equivalent candidates are not counted as eligible applicants.
- The Candidates must be a citizen of India to get admission through the GPAT Exam.
GPAT Application Form 2025
GPAT Graduate Pharmacy Aptitude Test evaluates the ability across various segments to get admission In the master’s Program (M. Pharma). Participating Institutes of India will accept the GPAT scores. NTA Nation Test agency only conducts the Exam, and has no role in the counseling process of GPAT. Candidates can fill out the application forms online, Application form any other mode will not be accepted.
Follow these mentioned steps to fill out the GPAT Exam Application form-
- Visit the official website of GPAT - gpat.nta.nic.in
- Read the guidelines carefully, Click on the new registration and fill in personal details such as name, date of birth, parents name, Email address, and Mobile number.
- Make sure all the entered information is correct.
- Candidates must be sure that their Email address and Mobile number to be registered in their application form are their own.as relevant information will be sent through the mail and SMS to the registered number of the applicant.
- Create a password carefully.
- Enter the captcha code that is visible on the screen and submit the details for the next step.
- GPAT 2025 application form will be visible on the screen after the registration
- Fill in the details in the application form and upload the documents (as mentioned in the form) candidate needs the class 10 and class 12th Mark sheet ,B.Pharma Mark sheet, Category certificate, Recent Passport size photo, and signature scanned copy to fill the application form.
- Candidates will get the confirmation page of the GPAT Application form after the Payment is done. Pay the amount of the Application fee online and click on submit.
- Download the confirmation page and take the printout of the page.
To check the amount of the application fee read the full article below.
GPAT Application Fee 2025
Candidates who are applying for the GPAT exam 2025 can pay the application fee online through Net Banking/Debit Card/Credit card/UPI services. Processing Charges and GST are chargeable as per the rule. Once the Examination fee is paid it will neither be refunded nor be carried forward under any circumstances.Check the fees amount below-
- General Male- 2200/- Female- 1100/-
- EWS/ SC/ST/PwD /OBC- Male- 1100/- Female- ? 1100/-
- Third gender - 1100/-
GPAT Exam Pattern 2025
GPAT Exam Pattern consists the following features
- Duration of exam- 3 Hours180 Minutes
- Mode of Exam- Computer based test (online)
- Number of questions-125
- Marking scheme – 4 Marks For each correct answer, 1 mark is deducted for any wrong answer. Unattempted questions are not counted in the final score.
- Maximum Marks obtained- 500
Section wise marks distribution
- Pharmaceutical Chemistry – 38 Questions (Maximum 152 Marks)
- Pharmaceutics- 38 Questions (Maximum 152 Marks)
- Pharmacology- 28 Questions (Maximum 112 Marks)
- Pharmacognosy- 10 Questions (40 Marks)
- Other Subjects- 11 Questions (44 Marks)
GPAT Syllabus 2025
GPAT syllabus 2025 is designed to test the candidate’s knowledge in the related subject of B.pharm degree. NTA will publish the syllabus at their official website -gpat.nta.nic.in, after the GPAT exam notification is out. Candidates are advised to prepare according to the given syllabus and Exam pattern. GPAT 2025 syllabus includes 19 subjects and sub-topics that are very important to start the GPAT exam preparation. To get the best score, make your study strategy according to the given subject and start giving the GPAT mock test to analyze your preparation. The GPAT exam syllabus contains the main paper and topics from Physical Pharmacy, Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, and Pharmaceutical Management. Here are the detailed syllabus candidate can follow-
| Subjects |
Topics |
| Physical Chemistry |
- Composition and physical states of matter
- Colligative Properties
- Thermodynamics
- Refractive Index
- Solutions
- Electrochemistry
- Ionic Equilibrium
- Kinetics
|
Physical Pharmacy |
- Matter, properties of matter
- Micromeritics and powder rheology
- Surface and Interfacial Phenomenon
- Viscosity and Rheology
- Dispersion Systems
- Complexation
- Buffer
- Solubility
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| Organic Chemistry |
- General Principles
- Different classes of compounds
- Protection and deprotection of groups
- Aromaticity and chemistry of aromatic compounds
- Different aromatic classes of compounds
- Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
- Carbonyl Chemistry
- Heterocyclic Chemistry
- Bridged rings
- Kinetic & thermodynamic control
- Stereochemistry
- Carbohydrates
- Amino acids & proteins
- Pericyclic reactions
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| Pharmaceutical Chemistry |
1. Pharmaceutical Inorganic Chemistry
- Pharmaceutical Impurities
- Monographs
- Isotopes
- Dentifrices, desensitizing agents, & anticaries agents
2. Medicinal Chemistry
- Therapeutic classes of drugs
- Various classes of therapeutic agents
- Different classes of therapeutic drugs
- Different classes of therapeutic drugs
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| Pharmaceutics |
- Pharmacy Profession & Introduction to Pharmaceuticals
- Introduction to dosage form
- Sources of drug information
- Allopathic dosage form
- Crude extract
- Allergenic extract
- Biological products
- Pharmaceutical Plant, location, layout
- Dosage Form Necessities and Additives
- Powders
- Capsules
- Tablets
- Parenterals - product requiring sterile packaging
- Suspensions
- Emulsions
- Suppositories
- Semisolids
- Liquids(solutions, syrups, elixirs, spirits, aromatic water, liquid for external uses)
- Pharmaceutical Aerosols
- Ophthalmic preparations
- Preformulations
- Stability of formulated products
- Prolonged Action Pharmaceuticals
- Novel Drug delivery system
- GMP and Validation
- Packaging Materials
- Cosmetics
- Pilot plant scale-up techniques
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| Pharmacology |
- General Pharmacology
- Neurohumoral transmission in autonomic and central nervous system
- Pharmacology of peripheral nervous system
- Pharmacology of central nervous System
- Pharmacology of cardiovascular system
- Drugs acting on urinary system
- Drugs acting on Respiratory system
- Pharmacology of Endocrine system
- Chemotherapy
- Autacoids and their Antagonists
- Pharmacology of drug acting on the gastrointestinal tract
- Chronopharmacology
- Immunopharmacology
- Vitamins & Minerals
- Principles of toxicology
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| Pharmacognosy |
- Introductory Pharmacognosy
- Classification of crude drugs
- Factors influencing quality of crude drugs
- Techniques in microscopy
- Introduction to phytoconstituents
- Principles of plant classification
- Pharmaceutical aids
- Animal products
- Plant products
- Toxic drugs
- Enzymes
- Natural pesticides and insecticides
- Adulteration and evaluation of crude drugs
- Quantitative microscopy
- Biogenetic pathways
- Carbohydrates & lipids
- Tannins
- Volatile oils
- Resinous drugs
- Glycosides
- Alkaloids
- Extraction and Isolation Techniques
- Phytopharmaceuticals
- Quality control and Standardization of herbal drugs 25. Herbal formulations
- Worldwide trade of crude drugs and volatile oils
- Herbal cosmetics
- Traditional herbal drugs
- Plants based industries and research institutes in India
- Patents
- Ayurvedic system of medicine
- Homoeopathic system of medicine
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| Pharmaceutical Analysis |
- Importance of quality control in pharmacy
- Acid-base titrations
- Non-aqueous titrations
- Oxidation-reduction titrations
- Precipitation titrations
- Complexometric titrations
- Gravimetry
- Extraction techniques
- Potentiometry
- Miscellaneous methods of analysis
- Calibration
- General principles of spectroscopy
- Ultraviolet-visible Spectrometry
- Spectrofluorimetry
- Flame photometry & atomic absorption spectrometry 16. Infrared spectrometry
- Proton nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometry
- Mass spectrometry
- Polarography
- Nephelometry & Turbidimetry
- Chromatography
- Miscellaneous
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| Biochemistry |
- Cell
- Carbohydrates
- Proteins
- Lipids
- Vitamins
- Biological oxidations & reductions
- Enzymes
- Nucleic acids
- Hereditary diseases
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| Biotechnology |
- Plant Cell and Tissue Culture
- Animal Cell Culture
- Fermentation Technology and Industrial Microbiology.
- Recombinant DNA Technology
- Process and Applications
- Biotechnology Derived Products
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| Microbiology |
- Introduction to Microbiology
- Microscopy and staining technique
- Biology of Microorganisms
- Fungi and Viruses
- Aseptic Technique
- Sterilization & Disinfection
- Microbial spoilage
- Vaccines & Sera
- Microbial Assay
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| Pathophysiology |
- Basic principles of cell injury and adaptation
- Basic mechanisms of inflammation and repair
- Disorders of fluid, electrolyte and acid-base balance
- Disorders of homeostasis: white blood cells, lymphoid tissues, and red blood cells related diseases
- Immunopathology including amyloidosis
- Infectious diseases
- Neoplastic diseases
- Pathophysiology of common diseases
- Laboratory tests for Liver function tests and kidney function tests
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| Biopharmaceutics and Pharmacokinetics |
- Bio-pharmaceutics
- Bio-availability & Bio-equivalence
- Bio-pharmaceutical statistics
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| Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics |
Basic concepts and general principles |
| Human Anatomy and Physiology |
- Cell physiology
- The Blood
- Gastrointestinal tract
- Respiratory System
- Autonomic nervous system
- Sense organs
- Skeletal System
- Central Nervous system
- Urinary System
- Endocrine Glands
- Reproductive System
- Cardiovascular system 13. Lymphatic system
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| Pharmaceutical Engineering |
- Fluid flow
- Heat transfer
- Evaporation
- Distillation
- Drying
- Size reduction and size separation
- Extraction
- Mixing
- Crystallisation
- Filtration and Centrifugation
- Dehumidification and humidity control
- Refrigeration and air conditioning
- Material of constructions
- Automated process control systems
- Industrial hazards & safety precautions
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| Pharmaceutical Management |
- Introduction to management
- Planning and Forecasting
- Organization
- Research Management
- Inventory Management
- Communication
- Marketing Research
- Leadership and motivation
- Human resource and development (HRD)
- GATT
- World trade organization (WTO) and trade-related intellectual property rights (TRIPS)
- Standard institutions and regulatory authorities
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| Pharmaceutical Jurisprudence |
Basic Concepts like historical background, relevant acts rules |
| Dispensing and Hospital Pharmacy |
- Basic Concepts
- Compounding and dispensing of certain prescriptions
- Reading and counselling of prescriptions from the clinical practice
|
GPAT Admit card 2025
GPAT admit card 2025 will be published online in the month of April 2025. Candidates get to know about their GPAT exam date, time, exam center name in the admit card. Candidates shall appear at their own cost to attend the exam.
Candidates have to download the admit card to get entry in the GPAT exam center. To download the Admit card, open the GPAT official website gpat.nta.nic.in .Fill the registration number and password (you get at the time of GPAT exam registration process) and download it before the exam date. GPAT 2025 admit card will not be sent by post. Admit cards will not be issued for those candidates whose application form is rejected. Along with the hard copy of admit card, one passport size photograph, Photo ID proof, PWD certificate(If applicable) are mandatory to carry in the Exam hall.
GPAT Answer Key 2025
After the GPAT Exam, NTA published the GPAT answer key 2025 in PDF format. Candidates can review their performance, and calculate their estimated score before the GPAT Result . GPAT 2025 Exam will be held in the month of May in CBT format. Candidates who want to challenge the official answer key can send their objection through the mail of post to the authority with the payable nonrefundable amount. To download the GPAT answer key log in with the application number and password at gpat.nta.nic.in.
