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{{Short description|Pharmacy Entrance Exam}}
{{Short description|Entrance examination in India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}
{{Single source|date=April 2013}}
{{Single source|date=April 2013}}
{{Infobox examination
| name = Graduate Pharmacy Aptitude Test
| image_name =
| image_alt =
| caption =
| acronym = GPAT
| type = Computer-based test (CBT)
| test_admin = [[National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences]] (NBEMS)
| skills_tested = [[Pharmaceutical chemistry]], [[pharmaceutics]], [[pharmacognosy]], [[pharmacology]]
| purpose = Admission to [[Master of Pharmacy|M. Pharm]]
| year_started = {{Start date|2010}}
| duration = 180 minutes
| score_range = 0 to 500
| score_validity =
| offered = Once a year
| attempt_restriction =
| regions = India
| language = English
| test_takers =
| prerequisite = [[Bachelor of Pharmacy|B. Pharm]] graduates
| fee = ₹2,200 (males)<br />₹1,100 (females, third gender, Gen-EWS/SC/ST/PwD/OBC-NCL)
| score_users = Indian universities and colleges
| qualification_rate =
| website = {{URL|gpat.nta.nic.in}}
| footnotes =
}}
The '''Graduate Pharmacy Aptitude Test''' ('''GPAT''') is a computer-based [[standardised test]] in India conducted by the [[National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences]] (NBEMS) on behalf of the [[Pharmacy Council of India]] (PCI), to determine the eligibility of candidates for admission to the [[Master of Pharmacy]] (M. Pharm) programme in Indian government and private universities, colleges, and institutes.


The '''Graduate Pharmacy Aptitude Test''' is an annual all{{nbhyph}}[[India]] examination conducted by [[National Testing Agency]] on computer based test mode only, to evaluate candidates for admission of [[Pharmacy]] graduates into the [[Master of Pharmacy|Masters (M. Pharm)]] programmes. Until 2018, it was conducted by [[All India Council for Technical Education]], [[New Delhi]]. The results are also used to determine eligibility of students for [[Scholarship|scholarships]] and other financial assistance.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aicte-gpat.in/Home/Aboutus2013.aspx |title=Registration for GPAT-2013 Graduate Pharmacy Aptitude Test |publisher=All India Council for Technical Education |accessdate=20 July 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130728124223/http://www.aicte-gpat.in/Home/Aboutus2013.aspx |archivedate=28 July 2013 }}</ref>
The first GPAT examination was held in 2010. Until 2018, it was conducted by the [[All India Council for Technical Education]] (AICTE).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aicte-gpat.in/Home/Aboutus2013.aspx |title=Registration for GPAT-2013 Graduate Pharmacy Aptitude Test |publisher=All India Council for Technical Education |accessdate=20 July 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130728124223/http://www.aicte-gpat.in/Home/Aboutus2013.aspx |archivedate=28 July 2013 }}</ref> From 2019 to 2023, the exam was conducted by the [[National Testing Agency]]. Since 2024, it is conducted by the Pharmacy Council of India (PCI) through National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS).


==Examination==
The syllabus and the pattern of question paper remains the same under NTA. There is no increase in the exam fees currently being charged.{{cn|date=July 2018}}
This includes about a 70 pages of syllabus which comprises all of the subjects included in all years of Bpharm course.
This includes about a 70 pages of syllabus which comprises all of the subjects included in all years of B. Pharm course.


==See also==
==See also==
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* [[Public service commissions in India]]

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* [[Public service commissions in India|List of Public service commissions in India]]


== References ==
== References ==

Revision as of 12:10, 23 June 2024

Graduate Pharmacy Aptitude Test
AcronymGPAT
TypeComputer-based test (CBT)
AdministratorNational Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS)
Skills testedPharmaceutical chemistry, pharmaceutics, pharmacognosy, pharmacology
PurposeAdmission to M. Pharm
Year started2010 (2010)
Duration180 minutes
Score range0 to 500
OfferedOnce a year
RegionsIndia
LanguagesEnglish
PrerequisitesB. Pharm graduates
Fee₹2,200 (males)
₹1,100 (females, third gender, Gen-EWS/SC/ST/PwD/OBC-NCL)
Used byIndian universities and colleges
Websitegpat.nta.nic.in

The Graduate Pharmacy Aptitude Test (GPAT) is a computer-based standardised test in India conducted by the National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS) on behalf of the Pharmacy Council of India (PCI), to determine the eligibility of candidates for admission to the Master of Pharmacy (M. Pharm) programme in Indian government and private universities, colleges, and institutes.

The first GPAT examination was held in 2010. Until 2018, it was conducted by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE).[1] From 2019 to 2023, the exam was conducted by the National Testing Agency. Since 2024, it is conducted by the Pharmacy Council of India (PCI) through National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS).

Examination

This includes about a 70 pages of syllabus which comprises all of the subjects included in all years of B. Pharm course.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Registration for GPAT-2013 Graduate Pharmacy Aptitude Test". All India Council for Technical Education. Archived from the original on 28 July 2013. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
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