Senior Content Specialist | Updated On - Apr 30, 2024
The Graduate Pharmacy Aptitude Test (GPAT) is a yearly common level entrance exam for pharmacy aspirers who want to pursue Master of Pharmacy courses in Indian Institutes of Pharmacy (IIP) approved by the All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE) and participating universities in India. GPAT is designed to evaluate the students according to several metrics such as the level of pharmaceutical skills, abstract and analytical intelligence, understanding skills as well as into introductory life sciences.
The test is delivered in stratified computer-based, multiple choice, objective-type manner for three-hour session. The exam includes the respective total of 125-count of question with each section which are 25-question count from pharmaceutical chemistry, pharmaceutics, pharmacology and pharmacognosy. Bidirectional nature of scoring comprises of no penalty for the wrong answer. The test is solely for the eligibility purpose and the final selection is based on the fact that the candidate satisfies other criteria that are set up by the particular institutes which include group discussion and personal interview rounds.
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