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NTA has declared the result of GPAT 2019 on 06 Feb 2019.Candidates can check the result on
Introduction
Graduate Pharmacy Aptitude Test (GPAT) is a national level pharmacy entrance examination conducted by All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) under the guidance of Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), Government of India.
AICTE GPAT test scores are accepted by all AICTE – approved pharmacy institutes/university departments/constituent colleges and affiliated colleges for PG Pharmacy admissions in India. GPAT 2020 is expected to be conducted in the month of January 2020.
List of Contents
- Important Dates.
- Date of Examination.
- Medium of Examination.
- Mode of Answering.
- Eligibility Criteria.
- How to Apply?
- Admit Card.
- Examination Pattern.
- Results.
- Counseling.
- Useful Links.
Important Dates (Tentative)
| Events | Tentative dates |
| Registration start date | 1 November, 2019 |
| Registration end date | 30, November, 2019 |
| Admit Card | 24 December, 2019 |
| GPAT 2020 Exam date | 24 January |
| Result Declaration | 03 Feb 2020 |
| Print out of score cards | 1st or 2nd week of February, 2020 |
GPAT 2020 Exam Date
AICTE GPAT 2020 will be held on 24 January 2020.
Mode of Answering
GPAT exam 2020 will be a computer based online test and will be conducted in a single session.
Medium of Examination
Based on the previously conducted exams, GPAT 2020 too would be conducted in English only.
GPAT 2020 Eligibility Criteria
The eligibility criteria of GPAT 2020 exam has been described below.
Nationality
Only Indian citizens can apply for the AICTE GPAT test.
Qualifying examination
The eligibility criteria for GPAT 2020 requires that candidate must have a Bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy (10+2+4).
Students with lateral entry can also appear for the AICTE GPAT test.
Final Year Students
Final year students of Graduate Course in Pharmacy (10+2+4) whose result will be declared before commencement of admission for academic year 2020-21 can also apply for GPAT 2020.
Age limit
There is no age restriction for appearing in GPAT 2020.
GPAT 2020 Registrations
GPAT application form 2020 haven’t been released yet, but they are expected to be released by 1st week of November, 2020.
The registration for the exam is only via online mode.
Detailed instructions for the online application and registration process will be available on this website (www.aicte-gpat.in).
GPAT 2020 Exam Fees
The exam fees of GPAT 2020 exam for General / OBC candidates is expected to be ₹1400 + Bank charges as applicable; whereas for Female/SC/ST/PWD category candidates fee is expected to be ₹700 + Bank charges as applicable.
| Category | Fee (excluding bank charges) |
| General/OBC | 1400 |
| SC/ST/PWD/Female | 700 |
Payment can be done via two modes –
- Online payment: This can be done by using Credit cards/ Debit cards/ Net banking.
- Cash payment in SBI Bank: After selecting this option, 3 copies of the available CHALLAN should be downloaded, filled and then on the following day only, payment can be made in the nearest SBI branch. In this mode, confirmation of the payment will take up to 48 hrs, before it is updated in the registration portal.
Documents to be uploaded
- Scanned, clear photo, with a white background should be uploaded. The size of the photo should be 140 x 160 (≤ 60kb).
- Scanned signature, on a white background, should be uploaded. The size of this signature should be 60 x 90 (≤ 30kb)
Application Process
- Self registration
First time applicants should apply as a “New User”. After reading the instructions carefully, applicants should accept the declaration and proceed.
- City choice
Applicants should enter 3 preferred test cities. This data cannot be changed once submitted.
- Password generation
Once all the data is submitted, a password will be generated. The copy of the same will be sent to the applicants email ID.
- Payment
Payment can be made either online or via cash mode.
GPAT 2020 Admit Card
The admit cards for GPAT 2020 can be downloaded once they are available on the website (www.aicte-gpat.in). The tentative date that marks the availability of admit cards will fall in the last week of December, 2019 or 1st week of January, 2020.
The applicants need to print the hall tickets, paste a current passport size photo on it and produce it during the day of the exam, along with the other necessary identification documents mentioned in the website. The admit cards won’t be sent as a hard copy by mail, but a copy of the admit card will be sent to the email address provided by the applicant.
GPAT 2020 Test Pattern
- Exam duration
GPAT 2020 will be of 180 minutes or 3 hours long. There will be no breaks provided in between.
- Type of exam
It is a computer based online test. It consists of objective questions presented as Multiple choices (MCQ’s) only. The candidates will have to mark his/her answer from 4 options available.
- Total marks
An applicant is awarded a total out of 500 marks.
- Total number of question asked
The paper will consist of 125 questions in total.
- Marking scheme
Correct answers are awarded 4 marks and there shall be negative marking for wrong answers. For each wrong answer 1 mark shall be deducted.
GPAT 2020 Result
NTA has declared the result of GPAT 2019 on 06 Feb 2019.Candidates can check the result on
The GPAT 2020 results will be made available online on the official website (www.aicte-gpat.in) tentatively in the month of February 2020.
The candidates will be able to download their GPAT 2020 scorecards from the website using their respective login credentials. Along with the scorecard, AICTE will also release an all India merit list, where the candidates can view their roll number, category, rank and score.
Counseling
GPAT 2020 counseling will tentatively be conducted in May, 2020. Admission will be via centralized counseling or as per the admission notification of respective state government. The candidates will be allotted college, according to their rank in the merit list. The same merit list will be sent to various management colleges for the allotment of seats through the central counseling. Simultaneously, if counseling isn’t conducted or the candidate wishes to apply directly to an Institute, they can approach the colleges directly with their score cards for admission.
Useful links
| Application of link | Link |
| Official website of conducting body | https://www.aicte-india.org/ |
| GPAT 2020 Official website | Unavailable |
| Mock test | NA |
| Application portal | NA |
| Official brochure | Unavailable |
| Official list of documents and instructions | NA |
| GPAT Login page | NA |
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