GPAT Graduate Pharmacy Aptitude Test

GPAT 2023 or the Graduate Pharmacy Aptitude Test counselling will be conducted by individual participating institutes. National Testing Agency (NTA) is the official exam conducting body of the GPAT Exam, but notably, NTA will not conduct the GPAT counselling. The participating colleges and institutes are the ones who will conduct the GPAT 2023 counselling. NTA is the prime body that releases GPAT result along with the final answer sheet on the official website. However, the final GPat FINAL CUT OFFand merit list are not released by NTA as individual institutes are responsible for releasing the same.

NTA has already issued guidelines to the participating colleges and institutes to use scores obtained by the students for allotment of seats in the AICTE-approved programs along with the other criteria that may exist, as applicable. Admission authorities and institutions, however, will be free to make their own decision at the time of admission about what weightage they wish to give to a particular section.

Important Dates

GPAT 2023 Application Form

Candidates have to apply for GPAT-2023 “Online” ONLY by accessing the website: gpat.nta.nic.in. The Application Form other than online mode would not be accepted in any case. Only one application is to be submitted by a candidate. More than one application i.e. multiple application forms submitted by a candidate will be rejected.

It is suggested that the candidate should keep the following ready before starting the filling of the Application Form: 

 A computer with proper internet connectivity

o The particulars of a valid Government ID proof

o The Date of Birth (as mentioned in Class X Board Certificate)

o Govt Identity Details like Aadhaar Number (last 4 digits)/Election Card (EPIC No.)/Passport number/Ration Card Number/ Bank Account Number/PAN Number/ Other valid Govt IDs. o Educational/Qualification details

o Scanned clear passport photograph in JPG/JPEG format (size between 10 kb–200 kb) either in colour or black & white with 80% face (without mask) visible including ears against white background o Scanned clear signature in JPG/JPEG format (size between 4 kb–30 kb) o PwD certificate (file size: 50kb to 300kb), if applicable.

o List of City of your choice (Refer Annexure-V for Cities) o Bank account details for payment of fee.

o A valid e-mail Id as important communications will be made on this e-mail Id o A valid mobile number as important information via SMS will be sent to this number

o A valid debit/credit card or Net banking account for ONLINE payment.

Information Bulletin should be downloaded and read carefully by the candidate to be sure about his/her eligibility and acquaint themselves with requirements for submission of Online Application Form. 

In order to avoid correction in the particulars in later stage, the candidate should exercise utmost caution while filling up correct details. 

Follow following Steps may be followed to Apply Online:

Step-1: Apply for Online Registration using own Email Id and Mobile No.

Step-2: Fill in the Online Application Form and note down the system generated Application Number. Upload scanned images of: (i) the recent photograph (file size 10Kb – 200Kb) either in colour or black & white with 80% face (without mask) visible including ears against white background; (ii) candidate‟s signature (file size: 4kb - 30kb) (iii) PwD certificate (file size: 50kb to 300kb), if applicable.

Step-3: Pay fee using Canara Bank/ICICI Bank through Net Banking/Debit Card/Credit Card/UPI and keep proof of fee paid. All the 3 Steps can be done together or at separate timings. The submission of Application of a candidate could be considered as successful and his/her candidature would be confirmed only on the successful transaction/receipt of the prescribed application fee from him/her. 

The syllabus for the exam will be as prescribed by AICTE.

Reservation
 In the case of Institutes run by the Central Government, the reservation would be applicable as mentioned below:

(i) 15% of the seats Scheduled Castes (SC) candidates

(ii) 7.5% seats for Scheduled Tribes (ST) candidates

(iii) 27% seats for Other Backward Classes (OBC) Non-Creamy Layer (NCL) candidates as per the Central List*

(iv) 10% of the seats for General Economically Weaker Sections (General - EWS) candidates

(v) Persons with Disability (PwD) with 40% or more disability

Admit Card for GPAT-2023

1. The Admit Card is issued provisionally to the candidates, subject to their satisfying the eligibility conditions.

2. The candidate has to download the Admit Card from the NTA website and appear for the Examination at the given Centre on Date, timing and discipline as indicated in their Admit Card.

3. No candidate will be allowed to appear at the examination centre, on Date and timing other than that allotted to them in their Admit Card.

4. In case candidates are unable to download Admit Cards from the website, they may approach the Help Line between 10:00 am to 5:00 pm.

5. The candidates are advised to read the instructions on the Admit Card carefully and follow them during the conduct of the examination

6.In case of any discrepancy in the particulars of the candidate or his/her photograph and signatures shown in the Admit Card and Confirmation Page, the candidate may immediately approach the Help Line between 10:00 am to 5:00 pm. In such cases, candidates would appear in the examination with the already downloaded Admit Card. However, NTA will take necessary action to make correction in the record later.