GPAT Eligibility Criteria 2021 (Released): Qualification, Age Limit, Marks Required

GPAT Eligibility Criteria 2021: The National Testing Agency, (NTA) has released the GPAT 2021 eligibility criteria. NTA released the information bulletin and application form of GPAT on December 23, 2020 at its official website - nta.gpat.nic.in. Candidates who are planning to appear for the national level entrance examination for admission to several PG courses in pharmacy must be aware of the eligibility criteria of GPAT 2021. Factors like the candidate's nationality, having particular education in the field of pharmacy are the base behind the GPAT 2021 eligibility criteria. Any false or misleading information in the GPAT registration 2021 might end up in the cancellation of the candidature in the admission process. GPAT 2021 will be conducted on February 22 or 27 for admission in 39,670 Masters in Pharmacy (M.Pharm) seats offered by more than 800 participating institutes. Read more to get a better understanding of GPAT eligibility criteria 2021.
Latest Update: GPAT 2021 application form released

GPAT 2021 Eligibility Criteria

It is extremely important for students who are interested in taking the GPAT exam to be aware of the eligibility criteria set by the authority. The detailed GPAT 2021 eligibility criteria have been mentioned in the points below.

• Candidate must be an Indian citizen.

• There is no age bar for taking GPAT 2021 entrance examination

• Candidates must hold a 4 year course in Pharmacy after 10+2 from a recognized university

• Final year students of B.Pharm are also eligible to apply, provided that their result should be declared before admission to the 2021-2022 session begins.

• Those who have a degree in B.Tech (Pharmaceutical and Fine Chemical Technology) are not to be considered eligible.

• Persons with Disabilities (PwD) candidates can also apply for GPAT 2021. Candidates considered in this category are those who have disabilities like:

1. Blindness and low vision

2. Deaf and hard of hearing

3. Locomotor disability including cerebral palsy, leprosy cured, dwarfism, acid attack victims and muscular dystrophy

4. Autism, intellectual disability, specific learning disability, and mental illness,

5. Multiple disabilities from amongst persons under clauses

GPAT 2021 Important Dates

In order to avoid missing any important event, aspirants are advised to keep track on the dates. All the important dates related to GPAT 2021 have been mentioned in the table below.

GPAT 2021 Dates

*implies that dates are tentative

GPAT 2021 Registration

In order to appear for GPAT 2021, aspirants first need to register themselves for the examinations. The online registration for GPAT 2021 has started on December 23, 2020. Candidates can check the quick steps on how to register for GPAT 2021 has been mentioned below.

Step 1: Aspirants have to register themselves by entering details such as name, parents' names, date of birth, gender, address, email ID, Aadhaar number (or any other identity proof) and mobile number. After entering the details, aspirants need to create a new password, choose a security question and answer it. And after that, they need to enter the security pin and hit the 'Submit' button.

Step 2: In the second step, aspirants need to carefully fill the rest of the details in the GPAT application form 2021. Details such as category and nationality, exam name, exam city preference as well as qualification. After entering the details, click on 'Submit'.

Step 3: The third step is to upload the scanned image of your photograph and signature. The specification of the scanned images should be as set by the authority.

Step 4: Candidates will have to make the payment of the GPAT 2021 application fee by choosing any of the following two modes which are mentioned below.

• Online mode with payment using credit card/debit card/net banking

• Offline mode by paying Cash at any of the designated SBI bank branches

GPAT 2021 Application Fee

Aspirants can check the category-wise fee for GPAT 2021 from the table mentioned below.

GPAT Category-Wise Application Fee

After the GPAT Registration

After the registration process, the authority will release the admit card for GPAT 2021 in an online mode. Only those who will fill the application form within the given time will be issued the admit card from NTA. The admit card is an important document in order to enter the examination hall. Entry without the admit card of GPAT 2021 is strictly prohibited.