Graduate Pharmacy Aptitude Test
The National Testing Agency (NTA) conducts the GPAT Exam as a National level Entrance Exam. Till 2018, it was led by All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) consistently according to the bearings of the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), Government of India. The test will currently be directed by the NTA.
GPAT 2025 Overview
Name of the exam: Graduate Pharmacy Aptitude Test
Commonly known as: GPAT
Conducting body: National Testing Agency (NTA)
Mode of exam: Computer Based Test (CBT)
Category: National level PG entrance exam
Duration: 3 hours (180 minutes)
Frequency of exam: Annually
Score validity: One year
Purpose of conducting: GPAT To offer admissions into M.Pharm programs offered nationally
Type of Questions: Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) | Objective type
Participating institutes: 800+
GPAT 2025 Important Dates
Events
Dates
GPAT Application Form Release Date
27 March 2025
Last day for GPAT Registration 21 April 2025
Last Date to pay GPAT 2024 Application Fee
21 April 2025
GPAT Form Correction
May 25 to 28, 2025
Availability of GPAT Admit Card
May 21, 2025
GPAT 2025 Exam Date
25 May 2025
Release of Provisional GPAT 2025 Answer Key
June 2025
Announcement of GPAT 2025 Result
June 25, 2025
GPAT 2025 Eligibility Criteria
Candidates need to fulfil GPAT eligibility conditions before filling the application form. Ineligible applicants will get their candidature rejected in further stages of the admission process. Space below mentions GPAT eligibility criteria to be satisfied by the candidate:
Nationality – All the nationals of India are eligible to apply for GPAT 2025
Age Limit – NTA hasn’t specified any lower or upper age limit to apply for Graduate Pharmacy Aptitude Test.
Educational Qualification
Candidates should have completed a bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy or equivalent course from a recognised university.
Final year students of B.Pharm degree course or candidates whose result is awaited can also apply.
B.Tech in Pharmaceutical and Fine Chemical Technology will not be marked as an equivalent course.
Candidates should have completed four years of Graduation degree course after completion of 10+2 including lateral entry students.
GPAT Exam Pattern
Mode of exam – Computer Based Test (CBT)
Type of questions – Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) | Objective type
Duration of exam – 3 hours (180 minutes)
Number of questions – 125
Number of sections – Not defined.
Maximum marks – 500
Medium of exam – English only
Marking scheme
Includes negative and positive marking, as mentioned below.
Every correct response will fetch 4 marks.
Every incorrect answer will cost 1 mark.
No negative or positive marks for unattempted questions.
GPAT Participating Institutes
More than 800 colleges accept GPAT scores for admission into Pharmacy courses. Some of the top participating institutes for GPAT are as follows:
Andhra University, Visakhapatnam
Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani
Bombay College of Pharmacy, Mumbai
Chitkara University, Patiala
Department of Pharmaceutics, IIT BHU, Varanasi
Dibrugarh University, Dibrugarh
Dr. Harisingh Gour Vishwavidyalaya, Sagar
Government College of Pharmacy, Bengaluru
Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai
Jadavpur University, Kolkata
Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi
JSS College of Pharmacy, Ooty
KLE University College of Pharmacy, Belgaum
Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara
Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak