The National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS) has released the category-wise GPAT 2026 cutoff scores for admission to M.Pharm programmes. The highest GPAT cutoff 2026 is of general category, which is 213 marks, the corresponding cutoff rank for general category is 2059. The complete category wise cutoff marks and rank is provided in this article.
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Candidates who aspire to get admission to postgraduate pharmacy courses will have to secure GPAT passing marks above or equal to the GPAT cutoff 2026. Candidates who appear for the GPAT exam will be shortlisted based on the cut-off marks, specified by the participating institutes. The GPAT cutoff 2026 varies as per the categories and will be determined on various factors like the total number of candidates appearing for the exam, difficulty level of the exam, and seat availability. To grant admission to M.Pharm courses, institutes will conduct the GPAT counselling process.
NBE is the responsible authority to release the GPAT 2026 cutoff at the official website, natboard.edu.in. The GPAT cut off 2026 will be published by the authority along with the scorecard. It must be noted by the candidates that the minimum qualifying score of GPAT 2026, for each category varies each year depending on various factors. Candidates securing the minimum qualifying GPAT 2026 cutoff scores will be considered to be qualified for the entrance exam.
| Sl. No. | Category of Candidate | Cut-off Percentile | Cut-off Score | Cut-off GPAT 2026 Rank |
| 1 | GENERAL | 96.2586493 | 213 | 2059 |
| 2 | GENERAL - PwD | 48.9825988 | 104 | 27489 |
| 3 | GENERAL - EWS | 90.8238059 | 180 | 4979 |
| 4 | GENERAL - PwD and EWS both | 50.0270437 | 105 | 26913 |
| 5 | OBC-NCL (Central List) | 90.0870992 | 177 | 5431 |
| 6 | OBC-NCL (Central List) PwD | 45.7149785 | 100 | 29552 |
| 7 | SC | 76.4664192 | 142 | 12820 |
| 8 | SC - PwD | 46.5766455 | 101 | 28712 |
| 9 | ST | 59.1939124 | 116 | 22213 |
| 10 | ST - PwD | 57.3847847 | 114 | 23181 |
The previous year cutoff marks of GPAT exam are provided in the table below.
Category | Cut-off Percentile | Cut-off Score | Cut-off GPAT 2025 Rank | ||||
UR | 96.2390225 | 216 | 1820 | ||||
UR-PwBD | 63.1199355 | 95 | 17766 | ||||
EWS | 90.9465021 | 172 | 4328 | ||||
EWS-PwBD | 48.3369395 | 77 | 24371 | ||||
OBC | 90.2231556 | 168 | 4648 | ||||
OBC-PwBD | 45.1996097 | 74 | 26009 | ||||
SC | 76.4456323 | 119 | 11127 | ||||
SC-PwBD | 45.1996097 | 74 | 26145 | ||||
ST | 55.457978 | 85 | 21027 | ||||
ST-PwBD | 51.1433541 | 80 | 23431 | ||||
Category | Cut-off Percentile |
UR | 96.15414 |
UR-PwBD | 55.1562 |
EWS | 90.7069 |
EWS-PwBD | 46.32063 |
OBC | 90.09176 |
OBC-PwBD | 49.70896 |
SC | 75.4353 |
SC-PwBD | 45.53011 |
ST | 54.17503 |
ST-PwBD | 52.27117 |
Category | Cutoff scores |
General | 96.18 |
OBC | 90.57 |
SC | 77.10 |
ST | 57.74 |
General (EWS) | 90.16 |
Category | Cutoff scores | Total candidates |
General | 148 | 14265 |
OBC-NCL | 120 | 23104 |
SC | 94 | 5420 |
ST | 75 | 1478 |
EWS | 122 | 6008 |
Category | Cutoff scores | Total candidates | Increase in comparison to 2019 cutoff |
General | 359-186 | 1782 | 23 |
OBC-NCL | 185-152 | 1179 | 21 |
SC | 185-114 | 688 | 11 |
ST | 183-87 | 340 | 11 |
EWS | 185-155 | 458 | 51 |
Category | Cutoff scores | Total candidates | Increase in comparison to 2019 cutoff |
General | 163 | 1974 | 22 |
OBC-NCL | 131 | 1350 | 14 |
SC | 103 | 727 | 8 |
ST | 76 | 373 | 2 |
EWS | 104 | 489 | -- |
Category of candidates | GPAT Qualifying marks | No. of Qualifiers |
Unreserved | 141 | 1952 |
Other backward classes | 117 | 1103 |
Scheduled caste | 95 | 626 |
Scheduled tribe | 74 | 313 |
Category | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
General and OBC | 145 | 125 | 125 | 115 | 113 | 115 |
Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe | 100 | 100 | 100 | 90 | 82 | 90 |
Physically Handicapped | 100 | 100 | 100 | 90 | 82 | 90 |
NBE releases the GPAT 2026 merit list for candidates along with the announcement of results. The merit list of GPAT 2026 is prepared based on the candidate’s performance. In the merit list, the qualifying status along with the candidate’s name, roll number, category, score, rank, percentile and qualifying status are mentioned. As per the cutoff marks of GPAT 2026, the scores mentioned on the merit list should be the basis of the aspirant's ranks.
The authority announces the GPAT result 2026 on the official website in the form of scorecard for all appeared candidates. Candidates who appear in the examination can check the GPAT result in online mode by entering the application number and password/DOB. Aspirants can download their individual GPAT scorecard 2026 after the declaration of results.
Candidates are advised to go through the determining factor of GPAT cutoff, such as:
The number of candidates appearing in the GPAT entrance exam 2026
Total number of seats available
Difficulty level of the exam
The category under which admission will be granted
Ideally, if the number of seats increases in the entrance exam, the GPAT 2026 cutoff for a particular list would come down, and go up if seats are decreased. Similarly, if the number of GPAT applicants increases, competition would rise, and so will be the cutoff.
NBE is the exam conducting body responsible for the M.Pharm entrance exam but it does not conduct the counselling for GPAT. GPAT counselling 2026 is conducted by the participating institutes. After the declaration of GPAT 2026 result, eligible candidates have to apply separately at the participating institutes as per their preference.
Those candidates who are shortlisted in the merit list are called for further counselling procedure at the participating institutes. Candidates appearing for the counselling will have to carry all the required documents at the time of counselling for the document verification.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
The NBE releases the GPAT 2026 cutoff for aspirants who successfully appeared for the M.Pharm entrance exam.
The authority has released the cutoff of GPAT 2026 on April 7, 2026 at natboard.edu.in.
The cutoff of GPAT 2026 is the minimum qualifying marks required by the candidates to get admission to M.Pharm.
The GPAT 2026 cutoff is determined on various factors like total number of appeared candidates, difficulty level of the exam, availability of total seats for granting admission.
Qualifying Marks for GPAT 2026 are in the range of 114 to 213 depending on the category of student.
On Question asked by student community
Hello Dear Student,
You can access the GPAT 2026 Question Paper and previous years' question papers from the link below:
https://pharmacy.careers360.com/articles/gpat-question-papers
Regarding your doubt: Yes, you are correct. GPAT consists of 125 multiple-choice questions carrying a total of 500 marks. The exam is generally divided into five subject areas, with
Hi,
Yes, you can get admission to M.Pharm without qualifying the GPAT examination. Many colleges and universities offer admission through:
State-level entrance exams
University-specific entrance tests
Direct admission based on B.Pharm marks
Merit-based admission in private colleges
However, some top government institutes may prefer or require a valid GPAT score.
GPAT is a national-level entrance exam mainly meant for admission into MPharm (Pharmacy) courses, so if you are planning a regular MPharm (Pharmaceutical sciences) then GPAT is valid and accepted by colleges across India; however, Ayurveda-related postgraduate courses, like MD/MS Ayurveda, are provided under AYUSH and you have to qualify
Yes, it is possible to get admission to an M.Pharm programme without a GPAT score. Although the Graduate Pharmacy Aptitude Test (GPAT) is the primary national-level entrance examination for M.Pharm admissions in India, many institutions also provide admission through state-level entrance examinations.
For example, AP PGECET in Andhra Pradesh, TS
Hi Zulfekar Ahmad,
Please refer to this article for GPAT Preparation
https://pharmacy.careers360.com/articles/gpat-preparation-tips
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