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Amit Kumar
Pharmacy , Science | 30-March-24

Table of Content

1. GPAT 2024 Exam Date and Schedule

2. GPAT 2024 Eligibility-
3. GPAT 2024 Application Form
4. GPAT 2024 Application Fee
5. GPAT Exam Pattern 2024
6. GPAT Syllabus
7. GPAT Admit card
8. GPAT Answer Key 2024
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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 2024 Exam Date and Schedule

GPAT 2024 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 2024 Exam schedule contains all the important information like registration date, GPAT
2024 application last date, GPAT application correction dates, GPAT admit card issue date etc.
Check all the GPAT exam important dates below-

Event Dates

GPAT 2024 registration Date February 2024 (Tentative)

GPAT 2024 registration last Date March 2024 (Tentative)

GPAT Exam correction window 2024 March 2024 (Tentative)

GPAT Exam Admit Card April 2024 (Tentative)

GPAT 2024 Answer key May 2024 (Tentative)

GPAT Exam Date 2024 May 2024 (Tentative)

GPAT 2024 Result June 2024 (Tentative)

GPAT 2024 Eligibility

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 2024
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 2024 Application Form

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 2024 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 2024 Application Fee

Candidates who are applying for the GPAT exam 2024 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 2024 Exam Pattern

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 2024 Syllabus

GPAT 2024 syllabus 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 2024 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 1. Composition and physical states of matter

2. Colligative Properties
3. Thermodynamics
4. Refractive Index
5. Solutions
6. Electrochemistry
7. Ionic Equilibrium
8. Kinetics

1. Matter, properties of matter

Physical Pharmacy
2. Micromeritics and powder rheology
3. Surface and Interfacial Phenomenon
4. Viscosity and Rheology
5. Dispersion Systems
6. Complexation
7. Buffer
 8. Solubility

Organic Chemistry 1. General Principles

2. Different classes of compounds
3. Protection and deprotection of groups
4. Aromaticity and chemistry of aromatic
compounds
5. Different aromatic classes of compounds
6. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
7. Carbonyl Chemistry
8. Heterocyclic Chemistry
9. Bridged rings
10. Kinetic & thermodynamic control
11. Stereochemistry
12. Carbohydrates
13. Amino acids & proteins
14. Pericyclic reactions

Pharmaceutical 1. Pharmaceutical Inorganic Chemistry

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

Pharmaceutics 1. Pharmacy Profession & Introduction to

Pharmaceuticals
2. Introduction to dosage form
3. Sources of drug information
4. Allopathic dosage form
5. Crude extract
6. Allergenic extract
7. Biological products
8. Pharmaceutical Plant, location, layout
9. Dosage Form Necessities and Additives
 10. Powders
11. Capsules
12. Tablets
13. Parenterals - product requiring sterile
packaging
14. Suspensions
15. Emulsions
16. Suppositories
17. Semisolids
18. Liquids(solutions, syrups, elixirs, spirits,
aromatic water, liquid for external uses)
19. Pharmaceutical Aerosols
20. Ophthalmic preparations
21. Preformulations
22. Stability of formulated products
23. Prolonged Action Pharmaceuticals
24. Novel Drug delivery system
25. GMP and Validation
26. Packaging Materials
27. Cosmetics
28. Pilot plant scale-up techniques

Pharmacology 1. General Pharmacology

2. Neurohumoral transmission in autonomic
and central nervous system
3. Pharmacology of peripheral nervous system
4. Pharmacology of central nervous System
5. Pharmacology of cardiovascular system
6. Drugs acting on urinary system
7. Drugs acting on Respiratory system
8. Pharmacology of Endocrine system
9. Chemotherapy
10. Autacoids and their Antagonists
11. Pharmacology of drug acting on the
gastrointestinal tract
12. Chronopharmacology
13. Immunopharmacology
14. Vitamins & Minerals
15. Principles of toxicology

Pharmacognosy 1. Introductory Pharmacognosy

 2. Classification of crude drugs
3. Factors influencing quality of crude drugs
4. Techniques in microscopy
5. Introduction to phytoconstituents
6. Principles of plant classification
7. Pharmaceutical aids
8. Animal products
9. Plant products
10. Toxic drugs
11. Enzymes
12. Natural pesticides and insecticides
13. Adulteration and evaluation of crude drugs
14. Quantitative microscopy
15. Biogenetic pathways
16. Carbohydrates & lipids
17. Tannins
18. Volatile oils
19. Resinous drugs
20. Glycosides
21. Alkaloids
22. Extraction and Isolation Techniques
23. Phytopharmaceuticals
24. Quality control and Standardization of herbal
drugs 25. Herbal formulations
25. Worldwide trade of crude drugs and volatile
oils
26. Herbal cosmetics
27. Traditional herbal drugs
28. Plants based industries and research
institutes in India
29. Patents
30. Ayurvedic system of medicine
31. Homoeopathic system of medicine

Pharmaceutical Analysis 1. Importance of quality control in pharmacy

2. Acid-base titrations
3. Non-aqueous titrations
4. Oxidation-reduction titrations
5. Precipitation titrations
6. Complexometric titrations
7. Gravimetry
8. Extraction techniques
 9. Potentiometry
10. Miscellaneous methods of analysis
11. Calibration
12. General principles of spectroscopy
13. Ultraviolet-visible Spectrometry
14. Spectrofluorimetry
15. Flame photometry & atomic absorption
spectrometry 16. Infrared spectrometry
16. Proton nuclear magnetic resonance
spectrometry
17. Mass spectrometry
18. Polarography
19. Nephelometry & Turbidimetry
20. Chromatography
21. Miscellaneous

Biochemistry 1. Cell
2. Carbohydrates
3. Proteins
4. Lipids
5. Vitamins
6. Biological oxidations & reductions
7. Enzymes
8. Nucleic acids
9. Hereditary diseases

Biotechnology 1. Plant Cell and Tissue Culture

2. Animal Cell Culture
3. Fermentation Technology and Industrial
Microbiology.
4. Recombinant DNA Technology
5. Process and Applications
6. Biotechnology Derived Products

Microbiology 1. Introduction to Microbiology

2. Microscopy and staining technique
3. Biology of Microorganisms
4. Fungi and Viruses
5. Aseptic Technique
6. Sterilization & Disinfection
 7. Microbial spoilage
8. Vaccines & Sera
9. Microbial Assay

Pathophysiology 1. Basic principles of cell injury and adaptation

2. Basic mechanisms of inflammation and repair
3. Disorders of fluid, electrolyte and acid-base
balance
4. Disorders of homeostasis: white blood cells,
lymphoid tissues, and red blood cells related
diseases
5. Immunopathology including amyloidosis
6. Infectious diseases
7. Neoplastic diseases
8. Pathophysiology of common diseases
9. Laboratory tests for Liver function tests and
kidney function tests

Biopharmaceutics and 1. Bio-pharmaceutics

Pharmacokinetics 2. Bio-availability & Bio-equivalence
3. Bio-pharmaceutical statistics

Clinical Pharmacy and Basic concepts and general principles

Therapeutics

Human Anatomy and 1. Cell physiology

Physiology 2. The Blood
3. Gastrointestinal tract
4. Respiratory System
5. Autonomic nervous system
6. Sense organs
7. Skeletal System
8. Central Nervous system
9. Urinary System
10. Endocrine Glands
11. Reproductive System
12. Cardiovascular system 13. Lymphatic system

Pharmaceutical 1. Fluid flow

Engineering 2. Heat transfer
 3. Evaporation
4. Distillation
5. Drying
6. Size reduction and size separation
7. Extraction
8. Mixing
9. Crystallisation
10. Filtration and Centrifugation
11. Dehumidification and humidity control
12. Refrigeration and air conditioning
13. Material of constructions
14. Automated process control systems
15. Industrial hazards & safety precautions

Pharmaceutical 1. Introduction to management

Management 2. Planning and Forecasting
3. Organization
4. Research Management
5. Inventory Management
6. Communication
7. Marketing Research
8. Leadership and motivation
9. Human resource and development (HRD)
10. GATT
11. World trade organization (WTO) and trade-
related intellectual property rights (TRIPS)
12. Standard institutions and regulatory
authorities

Pharmaceutical Basic Concepts like historical background, relevant

Jurisprudence acts rules

Dispensing and Hospital 1. Basic Concepts

Pharmacy 2. Compounding and dispensing of certain
prescriptions
3. Reading and counselling of prescriptions from
the clinical practice

GPAT 2024 Admit card

GPAT 2024 admit card will be published online in the month of April 2024. 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 2024 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 2024 Answer Key

After the GPAT Exam, NTA published the GPAT answer key in PDF format. Candidates can
review their performance, and calculate their estimated score before the GPAT Result . GPAT
2024 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.

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