Graduate Pharmacy Aptitude Test Pattern

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GPAT Pattern

Exam Highlight

  • GPAT is a computer-based test (CBT)
  • There will be 125 multiple-choice questions (MCQs)
  • The GPAT Exam total marks is 500
  • The duration of GPAT 2025 is 3 hours or 180 minutes
  • The GPAT exam question paper will be in English medium only
  • Each question carries 4 marks
  • For each right answer, candidates will get 4 marks
  • For each incorrect answer -1 will be deducted
  • There is no provision for negative marking in case of unanswered questions.
GPAT Exam Pattern 2025
Subjects No. of questions Maximum Marks
Pharmaceutical Chemistry & Allied Subjects 38 152
Pharmaceutics & Allied Subjects 38 152
Pharmacognosy & Allied Subjects 10 40
Pharmacology & Allied Subjects 28 112
Other Subjects 11 44
Total 125 500

Mock Test

Mock tests are designed to help candidates get a better understanding of the exam pattern, time management, and difficulty level of the questions. Practising mock tests can also help candidates identify their weaknesses and strengths and work on them accordingly. Candidates can learn about their strengths and weaknesses and work on them by taking mock tests. Many online platforms and websites provide GPAT mock tests for free or at a nominal cost. Candidates can take these mock tests and evaluate their performance to determine their preparation level. They can also review their errors and learn from them to improve their scores in the actual exam. Regularly taking the mock test will help candidates feel more at ease and confident when taking the real examination.

Best Books

Subject Name of the book and the author
Best GPAT books for Pharmaceutics Pharmaceutics: The Science of Dosage Form Design, authored by Aulto
Best GPAT books for Pharmacology - Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics, authored by Goodman and Gilman
- Essentials of Medical Pharmacology, authored by K.D. Tripathi
- Pharmacology, authored by Rang & Dale
- Basic and Clinical Pharmacology, authored by Katzung
Best books for GPAT Pharmacognosy - Trease and Evan’s Pharmacognosy, authored by William Charles Evans
- The Pearson Guide to GPAT, authored by Umang Shah
- Pharmacognosy, authored by C.K. Kokat
Best books for Pharmaceutical Analysis - Chromatograph, authored by Remington
- Spectroscopy and Titration, authored by Chatwal
- Modern Technology of Pharmaceutical Analysis, authored by Nirav Son
- Instrumental Methods of Chemical Analysis, authored by B.K. Sharma
Best GPAT books for Pharmaceutical Chemistry Organic Chemistry, authored by Morrison & Boyd Medicinal Chemistry, authored by SN Pande
Best GPAT books for Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics - Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics, authored by Roger Walker & Cate Whittlesea
- Davis’s Pocket Clinical Drug Reference, authored by Cynthia Sanoski & Shamim Tejan
Best GPAT books for Physical Chemistry Physical Chemistry, authored by Dr RR Misra
Best books for Organic Chemistry Advanced Organic Chemistry: Reaction, Mechanism & Structure, authored by Jerry March
Best books for Microbiology Industrial Microbiology, authored by Cascida
Best books for Biochemistry Biochemistry, authored by Lehninger

The GPAT exam takes 3 hours or 180 minutes.
NTA conducts Online testing for the computer-based GPAT
The GPAT does deduct one mark for each wrong answer.

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