GPAT 2020 (Graduate pharmacy aptitude test) will be conducted by National Testing Agency. It is a newly formed conducting body. Till 2018 GPTA 2020 was being conducted by AICTE (All India Council for technical education). It is a national level exam for those candidates who want to take admission in M.Pharm. Most probably the exam will be conducted in the month of January. The NTA will release the GPAT 2020 exam notification on their official website. The aspirant must have a bachelor degree in B.Pharm to appear in GPAT 2020. It is a computer based online test. The candidates are advised to go through the complete article for more details regarding GPAT 2020 like application form, eligibility criteria, GPAT 2020 syllabus etc.
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GPAT 2020 important details
It is important to know all the important details of GPAT 2020 for the candidates who are preparing for the exam. In this section, we will provide you with all the important details. These details are very helpful for the aspirants.
| Full name of the exam | Graduate aptitude pharmacy test |
| Commonly known as | GPAT |
| Previously conducting body | AICTE(All India Council for technical education) |
| Newly conducting authorities from 2019 | NTA(National testing agency) |
| Exam level | National |
| Purpose of GPAT 2020 | For admission in M.Pharm |
| Mode of application and examination | online |
GPAT 2020 important dates
A student must know all the important dates of GPTA 2020 for the better preparation of the exam. It will give him a reminder about how much time is left for exam or application form notification. Kindly check all the important dates(tentative) of GPTA 2020 mentioned below.
| Sr.no | Events | Dates |
| 1) | GPAT 2020 notification | Ist week of November 2019 |
| 2) | Correction window for the application form | Ist week of December 2019 |
| 3) | Last date to fill the registration form | Ist week of December 2019 |
| 4) | Last date for upload image and fee payment | 2nd week of December 2019 |
| 5) | GPAT 2020 admit card | Ist week of January 2020 |
| 6) | GPAT 2020 exam date | 4th week of January 2020 |
| 7) | Announcement of GPAT 2020 result | 2nd week of February 2020 |
| 8) | All India merit list release date | 3rd week of February 2020 |
| 9) | GPAT 2020 Mock test available dates | 4th week of October 2020 |
GPAT 2020 application form
The application form for GPAT 2020 will be released in the month of November 2019. You are advised to regularly visit our website or official website for any latest update regarding GPAT 2020. The complete application procedure of GPAT 2020 will consist of 4 steps that are form filling, entering details, uploading images and fee payment. You are advised to must fill all the details correctly in the application form. After a certain time period, the board will not allow any kind of modification in the application form.
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GPAT 2020 eligibility criteria
The application fee for GPAT 2020 will be Rs.1400 for General/OBC candidates and Rs. 700 for SC/ST/PWD/Female candidates. Aspirants are advised to check eligibility criteria for GPAT 2020 before filling the application form.
Nationality
All the aspirants who are applying for GPAT 2020 exam must be a citizen of India.
Educational qualification
- An aspirant must have a bachelor degree of 4 years in B.Pharm after their 12th class.
- Candidate can also apply if he/she is in the final year of graduation.
- There is no age limit set for the GPAT 2020 exam.
GPAT 2020 exam pattern and marking scheme
In the following table, you can check the exam pattern of GPAT 2020.
| Exam mode and language medium | Offline and English |
| Total questions | 125 |
| Total marks | 500 |
| Time duration | 3 hours |
| Mode of exam | Pen and paper based |
| Question type | objective type multiple choice questions |
| Marking scheme | 4 marks for the right response and 1 mark deducted for every wrong answer |
GPAT 2020 syllabus
For all the aspirants who want to prepare for the test must know GPAT 2020 syllabus before starting their preparation. You must go to the official website of GPAT to know the syllabus of the test. It will help them to qualify the exam easily.
How to check GPAT 2020 result
You have to follow below-written steps to check your GPAT result.
- Visit the official website of GPAT.
- On the page, you will see the result link. Click on that link.
- Enter your application number and date of birth on the login portal.
- The result will appear on your screen.
- Download result and take printout for future use
GPAT 2020 result and counselling
The conducting authorities will release GPAT 2020 scorecard most probably in the month of February. Candidates can check their result on the official website of GPAT. You have to enter username id and password on login credential. These credential are provided by conducting authorities at the time of registration. Just after the result NTA also releases the All India merit list for the counselling process. The candidates will also be required to get their documents verified at the time of counselling.