NBE GPAT 2025 - Application Form (Out), Exam Date (Out), Eligibility, Syllabus, Preparation Tips

NBE GPAT 2025 - Application Form (Out), Exam Date (Out), Eligibility, Syllabus, Preparation Tips

Edited By Shamshad Ali Dar | Updated on Apr 01, 2025 04:06 PM IST | #GPAT
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The National Board of Examinations (NBE) conducts the Graduate Pharmacy Aptitude Test (GPAT) entrance examination, which serves as the gateway for admission to Master of Pharmacy (MPharm) programs. As per the latest update, the authority has opened GPAT 2025 registration window at natboard.edu.in. Eligible candidates can register and fill GPAT 2025 application form till April 21, 2025. A GPAT 2025 registration link is provided below.
Register for GPAT 2025
Download GPAT 2025 information brochure

This Story also Contains
  1. NBEMS GPAT 2025: Overview
  2. GPAT 2025 exam analysis
  3. GPAT statistics 2025
  4. GPAT syllabus 2025
  5. GPAT exam centres 2025
  6. GPAT 2025 cutoff
  7. GPAT 2025 preparation tips
NBE GPAT 2025 - Application Form (Out), Exam Date (Out), Eligibility, Syllabus, Preparation Tips
NBE GPAT 2025 - Application Form (Out), Exam Date (Out), Eligibility, Syllabus, Preparation Tips

GPAT full form is Graduate Pharmacy Aptitude Test. The NBE releases the GPAT notification 2025 along with an information brochure on the official website. Eligible candidates have to fill GPAT application form. Graduates who wish to appear for the examination have to complete the application form by the specified GPAT application form 2025 last date. Additionally, candidates have the opportunity to make necessary amendments to their application forms within the designated GPAT 2025 correction window, specifically for selected fields.

Upon reviewing the challenges raised by candidates, the NBE will publish the GPAT 2025 final answer key. The GPAT result 2025 will be announced in the form of a scorecard, encompassing essential details such as the candidate's particulars, achieved scores (out of 500), percentile ranking, cutoff scores, and additional pertinent information. To qualify for the examination, candidates featured in the result must attain the GPAT cut-off marks as stipulated by the NBE.

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Candidates who qualify for the GPAT entrance examination will be eligible for the counselling process, which will be conducted by the respective institutes across the country. Qualified candidates will be required to apply separately in NBE GPAT participating institutes as per the cutoff scores released by the respective colleges. Read the article on GPAT 2025 for more information on exam patterns, preparation tips, admission process, exam centres and other details.

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NBEMS GPAT 2025: Overview

Particulars

Details

Name of the Exam

Graduate Pharmacy Admission Test

Common name

GPAT

Conducting Authority

National Board of Examinations (NBE)

Exam level

National

Purpose of GPAT exam

Admission to postgraduate in Pharmacy (M. Pharm)

Mode of Exam

Online

Exam Type

Computer-based test

Type of Questions

Multiple Choice Questions

Total number of Questions

125

GPAT total marks

500

Exam Duration

3 hours

GPAT 2025: Important Dates

Candidates are advised to keep track of the official dates related to GPAT 2025 from the table mentioned below.

NBE GPAT dates

Events

Important dates

Commencement of registrations for GPAT 2025

April 1, 2025

Last date to fill application form

April 21, 2025

Last date to upload documents and pay the application fee

April 21, 2025

Correction window

April 25 to 28, 2025

Pre final edit window to rectify deficient/incorrect images

May 2 to 5, 2025
Final edit windowMay 9 to 11, 2025

Availability of admit card

May 21, 2025

GPAT 2025 exam date

May 25, 2025

Release of provisional GPAT answer key and question papers

To be announced

Challenge GPAT answer key date

To be announced

Final GPAT 2025 Answer Key

To be announced

GPAT result 2025

By June 25, 2025

GPAT cutoff 2025

To be announced

GPAT scorecard 2025 release date

To be announced

GPAT 2025 exam analysis

GPAT 2025 exam analysis helps the candidates understand the difficulty level, type, and number of questions asked from the syllabus in the exam. As per the previous year's GPAT exam analysis by experts, "the overall difficulty level of the question paper in both shifts was moderate. The experts also added that the GPAT question paper exhibited a well-organized format and encompassed crucial aspects of pharmacy. The questions aimed to assess candidates' understanding and analytical skills. The experts noted that the paper did not contain any significant unexpected elements. It is anticipated that the GPAT cutoff will exceed that of the previous year."

GPAT statistics 2025

The authority will release the statistics of NBE GPAT 2025. The same will be updated here after the availability. Meanwhile, candidates can check previous years GPAT statistics from the tables below.

GPAT result statistics 2023: Registered candidates

Gender

General

Gen- EWS

OBC- NCL

(Central List)

SC

ST

PwD

Total

Female

10189

15424

3394

4035

1096

93

34231

Male

7123

16925

5124

3887

920

228

34207

Transgender

1

0

0

0

0

0

1

Total

17313

32349

8518

7922

2016

321

68439

GPAT 2023: Appeared candidates

Gender

General

Gen- EWS

OBC- NCL

(Central List)

SC

ST

PwD

Total

Female

9024

13939

3112

3627

997

87

30786

Male

6589

15564

4751

3547

825

213

31489

Transgender

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Total

15613

29503

7863

7174

1822

300

62275

GPAT result statistics 2022: Registered candidates

Gender

General

Gen- EWS

OBC- NCL

(Central List)

SC

ST

PwD

Total

Female

8866

2554

11698

3024

803

78

27023

Male

6213

3709

12658

2749

764

184

26277

Transgender

1

0

1

0

0

0

2

Total

15080

6263

24357

5773

1567

262

53302

GPAT 2022: Appeared candidates

Gender

General

Gen- EWS

OBC- NCL

(Central List)

SC

ST

PwD

Total

Female

8259

2407

10910

2831

746

69

25222

Male

6005

3601

12193

2589

732

164

25282

Transgender

1

0

1

0

0

0

2

Total

14265

6008

23104

5420

1478

233

50508

GPAT statistics 2021

GPAT-stats

GPAT 2020 statistics

Particulars

General

EWS

OBC

SC

ST

Total (PwD)

Male

8807

958

9480

2797

733

22775 (149)

Female

11756

883

11433

3097

802

27971 (79)

Transgender

-

-

1

-

-

1 (--)

Total

20563

1841

20914

5894

1535

50747 (228)

GPAT syllabus 2025

Candidates can check the table below to know the syllabus of GPAT 2025.

GPAT 2025 syllabus

  • Pharmacology

  • Biopharmaceutics and Pharmacokinetics

  • Biotechnology

  • Pathophysiology

  • Physical Chemistry

  • Physical Pharmacy

  • Organic Chemistry

  • Dispensing and Hospital Pharmacy

  • Microbiology

  • Pharmacognosy

  • Human Anatomy and Physiology

  • Pharmaceutical Analysis

  • Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics

  • Pharmaceutical Chemistry

  • Pharmaceutical Jurisprudence

  • Pharmaceutical Management

  • Pharmaceutics

  • Pharmaceutical Engineering

  • Biochemistry

GPAT exam centres 2025

Candidates need to choose the four most preferred exam cities while filling the GPAT application form 2025. The final GPAT exam centre allotted by NBE is mentioned on the candidate's admit card.

GPAT exam cities 2025

Sr.
No.
StateCity
1Andhra PradeshKakinada
Kurnool
Nellore
Rajahmundry
Vijayawada
Visakhapatnam
Vizianagaram
2Arunachal PradeshNaharlagun
3AssamDibrugarh
Guwahati
Jorhat
Silchar
Tezpur
4BiharArrah
Bhagalpur
Darbhanga
Muzaffarpur
Patna
Purnea
5ChhattisgarhBhilai Nagar
Bilaspur (CG)
6GoaPanaji
7GujaratAhmedabad
Gandhinagar
Mehsana
Rajkot
Surat
Vadodara
8HaryanaAmbala
9Himachal PradeshHamirpur
10Jammu and KashmirJammu
Samba
11JharkhandDhanbad
Hazaribagh
Jamshedpur
12KarnatakaBelagavi(Belgaum)
Bengaluru
Mysuru(Mysore)

Shivamogga(Shimoga)

13KeralaErnakulam
Kottayam
Kozhikode
Thrissur
14Madhya PradeshBhopal


Gwalior


Jabalpur
15MaharashtraJalgaon
Jalna
Kashti
Kolhapur
Latur
Mumbai/MMR
Nagpur
Nanded
Nashik
Parbhani
Pune
Sangli
Satara
SOLAPUR
Wardha
16ManipurImphal
17MeghalayaShillong
18MizoramAizawl
19OdishaBalasore
Bhubaneswar
Rourkela
Sambalpur
20PuducherryPuducherry
21PunjabAmritsar
Bathinda
Mohali
Patiala
22RajasthanAjmer
Bikaner
Jodhpur
Sikar
Udaipur
23SikkimGangtok
24Tamil NaduChennai
Coimbatore
Madurai
Salem
Tiruchirappalli
Tirunelveli
Vellore
25TelanganaHyderabad
Karimnagar
26TripuraAgartala
27Uttar PradeshAgra
Aligarh
Bareilly
Delhi/NCR
Kanpur
Lucknow
Meerut
Muzaffarnagar
28UttarakhandHaldwani
29West BengalAsansol
Kalyani
Kolkata
Siliguri

GPAT 2025 cutoff

NBE is the responsible authority to release the GPAT 2025 cutoff at the official website, natboard.edu.in. The GPAT cut off 2025 are published by the authority along with the scorecard. It must be noted by the candidates that the minimum qualifying score of GPAT 2025, for each category varies each year depending on various factors. Candidates securing the minimum qualifying GPAT 2025 cutoff scores are considered to be qualified for the entrance exam. Aspiring candidates can also go through the previous year's cutoff of GPAT.

GPAT cutoff

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


GPAT 2025 preparation tips

Candidates preparing for the pharmacy test should first understand the GPAT exam pattern 2025 before the preparation. It is sheer hard work, diligence and sincerity that will help candidates ace GPAT 2025.

Some of the GPAT experts and previous years’ toppers have sworn by a few studying tips and tricks that will definitely help future aspirants as well. To know the GPAT preparation tips, candidates can check the list below:

  • Numerical questions must be practised thoroughly every day. Topics like depression in freezing point, biopharmaceutics, dose on the basis of body weight and age, and alligation method are commonly assessed in the form of numerical.

  • Learn and remember all the formulae by heart.

  • Try to make short notes and flash-cards for vital topics like Pharmacognosy, Organic Chemistry, Mass spectrometry, NMR spectroscopy, etc. Doing so will prove beneficial in the last few days before GPAT 2025 is conducted when candidates are left with little time for revision.

  • Candidates must focus on the uses, mechanisms and unique side effects of various drugs. One can make use of abbreviations in order to remember the names.

  • It must be ensured that candidates strengthen their hold on basic concepts. This will help them understand tougher sections and eventually complete the syllabus on time. While making a timetable for studying, candidates must allot some time for revision so that they can retain all that they have learnt throughout the day.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

1. Since GPAT 2025 is computer-based, can I appear for the exam from any computer?

No, the candidate can only attempt GPAT 2025 from a pre-assigned computer at one of the exam centres.

2. Is there any negative marking for GPAT?

Yes, candidates will be given 4 marks for every correct answer whereas 1 mark will be deducted for every incorrect answer.

3. I have already appeared for GPAT before but I am not satisfied with my rank so I want to attempt GPAT 2025. Is there any bar on the number of trials for this entrance exam?

No, NBE has not specified any maximum limit of attempts for GPAT 2025.

4. I just completed class XII. Can I appear for GPAT 2025?

No. GPAT is an entrance examination for the PG course in Pharmacy. Therefore, having a bachelor’s degree is required to appear for GPAT 2025.  

5. How many choices do I get while selecting an exam conducting city for GPAT 2025?

While filling the GPAT application form 2025, candidates can choose three cities in order of preference. Accordingly, the authority allocates a suitable exam centre to the candidates.

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Questions related to GPAT

Have a question related to GPAT ?

HELLO DEAR,

As of today,April 20, 2025, the GPAT application form has already been closed. The registration period was from April 1 to April 21, 2025.

if you have already submitted you application and you want to check its status here how you can check it:-

  • Visit the Official Website : natboard.edu (//natboard.edu) .in
  • use your credentials to login( like application number and password or mobile number)the website
  • Navigate to the application status section to view the current status of your application.

Please note that the correction window for any correction or updating in the application form will be open from April 25 to April 28, 2025 , you can use this period for correcting your application if you have any doubt.

you can check this link for more doubts:- https://pharmacy.careers360.com/exams/gpat

Hello,

You should immediately contact the GPAT 2025 conducting authority or the helpdesk for corrections.

Explain the mistake and request them to update the name. It's important to correct it as soon as possible to avoid any issues during the exam or results process.

Hope it helps !

Hey aspirant ,

I hope you are doing well.  As per your mentioned query , the application form for GPAT exam has been closed. The last date for the application form was 21 April , 2025 . The exam will be held on 25 May , 2025 .

To know more, kindly go through the given link:

https://pharmacy.careers360.com/exams/gpat

I hope this helps you!

Hello there,i will provide you with the study material for GPAT exam.

GPAT Study material : GPAT 2024

All the Best

Hello,

Yes, as per the Pharmacy Council of India (PCI) guidelines , the GPAT score is generally valid for one year for admission and stipend eligibility. Here’s why you may not be receiving the stipend:

  1. One-Year Validity : GPAT 2023 was valid for admissions in 2023-24. Since you took admission in 2024, your score might have expired.
  2. Admission Year Requirement : To be eligible for the PCI stipend, you usually need to take admission in the same academic year as your GPAT qualification.
  3. Solution : Contact PCI or your institution for clarification or appeal.

Hope you find it useful !

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