GPAT Eligibility Criteria 2020 - The National Testing Agency (NTA) sets the eligibility criteria of GPAT 2020. Candidates planning to appear for Graduate Pharmacy Admission Test (GPAT), the national level entrance examination for admission to various PG courses in pharmacy, should first understand the GPAT Eligibility Criteria 2020. Various facets like nationality, having particular education in pharmacy excepting some specific course are the base behind eligibility criteria of GPAT 2020. These factors are important to know because one misunderstanding might result in cancellation of candidature at some later stage. Registration is the next step for students fulfilling the GPAT 2020 eligibility criteria which will be open in the first week of November tentatively. It may be noted that till 2018, All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) was the conducting body for GPAT. But since 2019, NTA is the authority that conducts GPAT for admission to postgraduate courses in pharmacy. Thus, GPAT eligibility criteria 2020 is declared by NTA for this pharmacy entrance examination.
GPAT 2020 Eligibility Criteria
A candidate becomes eligible to apply and appear for the entrance examination in order to seek admission to various courses of M. Pharm, only when they comply with eligibility criteria of GPAT 2020. So one should know the GPAT 2020 eligibility criteria as provided below:
Eligibility Criteria for GPAT 2020
Candidates with a degree in B.Tech (Pharmaceutical and Fine Chemical Technology) are not to be considered eligible.
NTA has not made any official notification for GPAT 2020 till date and the same is expected to be announced anytime soon. The tentative dates for GPAT 2020 are provided below based upon the previous sessions. The GPAT eligibility criteria 2020 has to comply with important dates duly by the candidate so that important events are not missed out by aspiring candidates.
GPAT 2020 Dates
Events
Dates
Commencement of Applications for GPAT 2020
First week of November, 2019
Last date to fill Application Form
First week of December, 2019
Last date to upload documents and pay application fee
Availability of Admit Card
First week of January, 2020
GPAT 2020 online examination
Last week of January, 2020
Availability of answer key
First week of February, 2020
Declaration of GPAT Result 2020
National Testing Agency (NTA), the conducting body of GPAT is expected to start GPAT Registration 2020 in the first week of November 2019 in online mode. Candidates will have to fill the GPAT application form 2020 and upload requisite documents on the official website of NTA within the specified period. Candidates should assure that they comply with the GPAT 2020 eligibility criteria while registering for the exam.
Applicants will have to make the payment of the GPAT 2020 application fee by choosing any of the following two modes-
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 2020 Application Fee
Category
Application fee (in INR)
General
1400 + Bank transaction charges
OBC
700+ Bank transaction charges
SC
700 + Bank transaction charges
ST
PwD
Female
Answer:
Candidates who are graduates in Pharmacy (4 years of B. Pharm) are eligible for GPAT 2020. Those who are in the last year of B. Pharm are also eligible for the exam.
Candidates who fall under the category of disabled as per the 'Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016' are regarded as disabled. The categories of disabilities are: (i) Blindness and low vision (ii) Deaf and hard of hearing (iii) Locomotor disability including cerebral palsy, leprosy cured, dwarfism, acid attack victims and muscular dystrophy (iv) Autism, intellectual disability, specified learning disability and mental illness, and (v) Multiple disabilities from amongst persons under clauses (i) to (iv) (vi) Other ‘specified disabilities’ mentioned in the Schedule of the RPwD Act 2016.
No, a candidate who is in the third year of B. Pharm is not eligible for appearing in the exam.
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hello aspirant,
yes you can apply for gpat exam which is the gate way of m.pharma course in top institute in india. however during the m.pharma admission process you need to show your clear mark sheets and if that time you have any current back logs you cannot take admission. if you clear the back log before admission process , then it will be fine.
Hello,
Go to the link provided below to get detailed syllabus for GPAT 2020-
https://pharmacy.careers360.com/exams/gpat?click_location=header#syllabus
GPAT aspirants should focus on the five main papers namely Pharmaceutics, Pharmacology, Pharmacognosy, Pharm Analysis and Pharmaceutical chemistry with special emphasis on organic chemistry. Few questions are being asked from Jurisprudence, Microbiology and Biochemistry.
Youu can take help of the following books.
P harmaceutics: The Theory and Practice of Industrial Pharmacy by Liebermann and Lachman.
Physical Pharmacy: Martin
Unit Operation: Pharmaceutical engineering by Subramanyam
Pharmacology: K.D Tripathi, Rang and Dale, Katzung and Trevor multiple choice.
Pharm-Analysis: Spectroscopy and Titration from Chatwal, Chromatography from Remington
Pharmacognosy: Kokate, Trease and Evans
Medicinal Chemistry: Harkishan Singh & V K Kapoor
Organic chemistry: Morrison and Boyd.
Biochemistry: Satyanarayan
Best wishes. Thank-you.
Hey Santosh,
Hope You are doing Well!
Well,Yes,dear after you complete your graduation you can apply for m pharmacy,you just need to fulfill their required elligibilty criteria and give an admission test if they conduct any then.
Hope This was helpful!
All The Best!
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