GPAT Exam 2025: Registration, Date, Eligibility, Syllabus, and More

The Graduate Pharmacy Aptitude Test, popularly known as GPAT is to be held next in the second week of June 2025. The GPAT 2025 will be conducted by the National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS).

This article comprises detailed information about the GPAT exam 2025 date for registration, the exam eligibility criteria, application process, admit card, results & cut-off, counselling, the participating Institutes, and a lot more. If you are a GPAT aspirant, dive deep into the article without further delay!

GPAT exam is conducted once in every year as an entrance test for the aspirants who wish to take admissions in M.Pharm course in the Institutes and Universities which are AICTE & PCI approved. It is a National level exam which is conducted in the CBT mode and the candidates can register for the same only in online mode.

Initially, AICTE used to be the conducting body for GPAT. Afterwards, it got changed to NTA. Now, the current body which conducts the GPAT exam is NBEMS.

Below-given table reflects the highlights of GPAT 2025:

The GPAT 2025 exam date and important schedule for other related events are given in the table below:

*Candidates must know that above-mentioned dates are tentative and subject to change. Students can keep checking the official website to remain updated regarding the GPAT 2025 schedule.

To appear for the exam, aspirants need to fit under the below given GPAT 2025 Eligibility Criteria:

• Qualified a 4-Year Bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy (After 10+2, including the candidates who have taken a lateral entry) / equivalent degree from a recognised University.
• Must be an Indian National.

*The students appearing in the 3^rd / 4^th year of their UG Degree in Pharmacy (for which the results are going to be declared in the academic year 2025-26) are also eligible to apply for GPAT 2025

The official notification for the exam is not out yet but as per the previous year exam schedule, the GPAT 2025 Registrations are likely to begin in the 3^rd Week of April 2025. Probably, the last date to register for the exam is going to be the 2^nd Week of May.

Candidates can register on the official website of GPAT and access the application forms on the same. The authorities open three correction windows for allowing the candidates to make changes in a few particular sections of the form. The application form edit windows for GPAT 2025 are expected to be open in the end week of May 2025.

The GPAT 2025 Syllabus comprises 19 subjects. The candidates need to prepare according to the subject-wise syllabus in order to not miss important topics.

The list of 19 subjects which are included in the GPAT Syllabus is given in the table below:

The GPAT 2025 Exam Pattern is set by the authorities of the conducting body i.e., NBEMS. The GPAT exam is conducted online in a CBT – Computer Based Mode. The exam is held in English language and includes all MCQs – Multiple Choice Questions.
As per the paper pattern, there are a total 125 MCQs in the GPAT exam 2025, carrying a total of 500 marks. Every MCQ has 4 options out of which the candidates will need to choose the correct one.

Regarding the exam’s marking scheme, candidates get 4 marks for every correct answer. The negative marking of -1 is there in GPAT 2025 for every wrong attempt answer. For unattempted questions, there will be no negative marking. 

The authorities are likely to release the GPAT 2025 Admit Cards for the appearing candidates in the first week of June. Eligible candidates who have registered for the exam need to download their Admit card as soon as the authorities make it available on the official website. Candidates must keep in mind that without having a print copy of the Admit Card, they will not be allowed inside the examination hall.

The Admit Card of every candidate will include important information for verification purposes, such as the student’s name, their admit card / exam roll number, test centre, exam time, etc. The candidates need to reach the exam centre as printed on the Admit card.

The exam centres are the cities / locations where the authorities can conduct the test across the nation. While filling the registration form, candidates need to provide preferences regarding the GPAT 2025 Exam Centre.

The exam authorities allot the test cities on the first come first serve basis. So, after the registrations get started, the candidates need to fill the forms as soon as they can. It may help them get the test centre of their preference. Before listing the preferences in the registration form, students must check out the detailed list of available exam centres across different states.

Candidates who aspire to get admission in M.Pharm course in their desired AICTE & PCI approved Institutes or Universities must have started preparing for the upcoming GPAT exam. To make the preparation more worthy, candidates can follow the below-listed GPAT 2025 preparation tips:

• Go through the subject-wise PDFs of the Syllabus to get a deep understanding of the topics that need to be prepared.
• Check the exam paper pattern to understand the sections, marking scheme, etc.
• Practising with the previous year sample papers is must for the candidates; this should not be skipped.
• Taking mock tests when available on the official website is necessary to refine the exam preparation.

Do not forget to make notes and revise the topics in the end before a few days of the exam date.

On the exam day, the students must follow the guidelines prescribed by the GPAT conducting body i.e., NBEMS. Below-listed are some of the GPAT 2025 Exam Day Guidelines which students can take into consideration to have a smooth experience on the main exam day.

• Become familiar with the location of the test centre to ensure that it becomes easy to arrive at the centre before the exam time.
• Carry the required documents & the admit card printed copy so that verification can be done by the authorities.
• Attach a passport size photo (which is not more than 3 months old) on the admit card.
• Do not carry any personal belongings to the exam centre as these are not allowed inside the hall.
• Read the exam instructions carefully before starting the session.

The GPAT Previous Year Question Papers are released by the exam authorities in order to help the candidates to make their preparation better. These are also commonly referred to as the sample papers of the exam which students prefer to solve. The PDFs of previous year papers need to be downloaded by the candidates who wish to practise with the same.

Solving the previous year exam papers help the students better understand the type of questions they can expect in the exam. Moreover, it will help the candidates to analyse whether they are able to solve the paper within the given time-frame or not. Ultimately, it assists them with fixing the mistakes they are making during the exam preparation phase.

A few days before the exam date, authorities release the mock tests on the official website. As soon as the GPAT 2025 Mock Tests are released, students can navigate the website and login with their credentials to access the tests. Taking these will help the students better understand where they stand and how much they need to improve in regards with their GPAT preparation.

Solving the mock tests help the students with understanding the paper pattern & the marking criteria in a better way. As mock tests have the same marking scheme, exam pattern, and the time restrictions for all the sections included in the main exam, students become more familiar with it by practising with the same.

After the commencement of the exam, the authorities make an answer sheet available for the students on the official website. The GPAT 2025 Answer Key will include the correct answers of the questions which appeared in the main exam paper. Having access to the official answer key helps the candidates match the correct options with what they have attempted in the exam. It aids them with having an idea about how much score they can get in the exam results.

First, the exam authorities will display an answer key for around 2-3 days. Till then, the candidates have an option to check the key and if they find any discrepancies, they can make a charge against it by paying Rs. 200/- (tentative) per question. After having the responses (if any), the authorities will release the final answer key before the announcement of the GPAT exam results.

NBEMS is likely to declare the GPAT 2025 Result in the second week of July 2025. The exam authority conducts GPAT, declares the results and then hands over the same to PCI – the Pharmacy Council of India.

Students need to visit the official website of the conducting body to check the GPAT 2025 exam results and to download the scorecard when it is available. The result card / scorecard of GPAT 2025 will reflect the candidate’s achieved percentile in the exam. It will also include the student’s overall marks achieved in the GPAT 2025 and the individual section-wise marks obtained. The GPAT scorecards must be downloaded & saved by the candidates for future reference.

The exam conducting authority, NBEMS has its role only till the result declaration. Post that, the participating Institutes declare their separate cut-off lists which the candidates need to check in order to ensure whether they can apply for the admissions or not.

Every Institution has its own cut-off criteria for admissions in the M.Pharm Programme through GPAT scores. The GPAT 2025 cut off lists reflect the marks / percentile candidates need to obtain in their GPAT 2025 exam in order to get admission in the desired University / Institute.

The selection process starts once the results for the GPAT exam are declared and the Cut-off lists of participating Institutions are released. Counselling is an important part of the GPAT 2025 Selection process. The State Government/ State admission committee is responsible for conducting the Counselling process of the students who have passed the GPAT 2025 exam.

The beginning of the Counselling process, announcement of the seats’ availability for M.Pharm Course, and the reservation criteria are announced by the respective State Government/ State admission committee. Until the GPAT qualified students do not pass the counselling procedure, they will not be able to finalise their admissions in the M.Pharm course.

There are various Institutions which accept the GPAT scores for admission in their M.Pharm programmes. Some of the AICTE & PCI approved GPAT 2025 Participating Institutes in which the qualified students can apply for admissions are listed below:

• Delhi Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research, New Delhi
• National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Mohali, Punjab
• National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Hyderabad
• School of Pharmacy, Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya, Indore
• Government College of Pharmacy, Bengaluru
• Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manipal, Karnataka
• Bombay College of Pharmacy, Mumbai
• Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Jharkhand
• SLT Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Bilaspur
• Seemanta Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Jharpokharia, Odisha

Check: Colleges Accepting GPAT