NTA GPAT 2021: Exam on February 27, Admit Card (Available), Answer Key, Result

NTA GPAT 2021: The National Testing Agency (NTA) will conduct the Graduate Pharmacy Aptitude Test (GPAT) in the online mode on February 27. The authorities released the GPAT 2021 admit card at gpat.nta.nic.in for the registered aspirants. Candidates are advised to download the admit card as soon as possible and not wait until the day of the exam. NTA GPAT exam will be conducted for admission to 39,670 Master in Pharmacy (M.Pharm) seats in 800 participating institutes wherein 125 multiple choice questions will be asked from BPharm sections, with a total of 500 marks. After the conclusion of the exam, NTA will release the GPAT 2021 question papers along with the answer key. A link to download the same will be generated on this page, after its availability. Aspirants will be able to challenge the official GPAT 2021 answer key by paying Rs. 1000 per question.

GPAT 2021 result will be released in the online mode. Date of which is yet to be released. Candidates who will qualify for the GPAT 2021 entrance examination will be eligible for counselling process, which will be conducted by the respective institutes across the country. Qualified candidates will be required to apply separately in NTA GPAT participating institutes as per the cutoff scores released by the respective colleges. Read the article on NTA GPAT 2021 for more information on exam pattern, preparation tips, admission process, exam centres and other details.

NTA GPAT 2021 - Overview

NTA GPAT 2021 Important Dates

Candidates are advised to keep a track of the official dates related to NTA GPAT 2021 from the table mentioned below.

NTA GPAT Dates

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Highlights of NTA GPAT 2021

February 13, 2021: NTA has released the GPAT admit card 2021 on the official website. Only those candidates who have successfully registered for GPAT 2021 can download the hall ticket till exam date. Along with the admit card, NTA has announced GPAT exam date 2021, which is February 27, through an official notice. Check the NTA GPAT official notice below.

February 2, 2021: NTA has started the facility to edit the details in the application form using the GPAT 2021 registration correction window. Candidates can edit all the details in GPAT application form correction window 2021. Incorrect and incomplete GPAT registration will not be accepted and the candidature will be cancelled. A link to start GPAT application correction window 2021 is available above.

January 20, 2021: GPAT 2021 application form dates extended till January 30. On the other hand, the last revised date to pay the application fee has been extended till January 31.

December 23, 2020: The information brochure of GPAT 2021 has been released with changes mentioned below.

• Hike in application fee: GPAT application fee 2021 has been increased for all categories. The registration fee for General category boys is Rs. 2000, while for girls, it is Rs. 1000. Aspirants from OBC-NCL/SC/ST/PwD/EWS categories (boys and girls) are required to pay Rs. 1000. While last year, the GPAT application fee for General/EWS/OBC-NCL was Rs. 1600 for boys and Rs. 800 for girls.
• GPAT exam centres increased: The number of exam cities of GPAT 2021 has been increased. This year, GPAT exam will be conducted in 121 major cities of India. As per the exam cities 12 cities have been added which includes - Bhagalpur, Darbhanga, Gaya, Bhuj, Himmatnagar, Jamnagar, Valsad/Vapi, Balasore (Baleswar), Bhawanipatna/Kalahandi, Jeypore/Koraput, Patiala/Fatehgarh Saheb and Haldwani.

December 23, 2020: GPAT 2021 application form and information brochure released at nta.gpat.nic.in. Check the link to GPAT application form above.

NTA GPAT Syllabus 2021

The team of education administrators, researchers, experts, and assessment developers under NTA have been familiarized with the previous years’ exam pattern. Hence, the syllabus and difficulty level did not undergo any major changes. Candidates can check the table below to know the syllabus of NTA GPAT 2021.

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GPAT 2021 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

NTA GPAT Exam Centres 2021

Candidates were asked to choose the four most preferred exam cities while filling the GPAT application form 2021. The final exam centre allotted by NTA mentioned on the candidate's GPAT admit card 2021.

NTA GPAT Exam Cities 2021

GPAT 2021 Preparation Tips

Candidates preparing for NTA GPAT 2021 should first understand the GPAT exam pattern 2021 before kick-starting with the preparation. It is sheer hard work, diligence and sincerity that will help candidates ace NTA GPAT 2021. 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 same, 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 allegation 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 NTA GPAT 2021 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 time-table for studying, candidates must allot some time for revision so that they can retain all that they have learnt throughout the day.

NTA GPAT Previous Year's Statistics

GPAT 2021 will be conducted on February 27 and the statistics for the same will be provided on this page after the conclusion of the exam. Candidates can check the previous year's statistics for GPAT from the table mentioned below.

NTA GPAT 2020 Statistics