GPAT 2020 – Result (Out), Admission Process

GPAT 2020 – NTA has announced GPAT 2020 result on the official login. Hence, candidates can either check it from gpat.nta.nic.in or from the link on this page. To check the result of GPAT 2020, candidates need to enter application number and date of birth. The result contains qualifying status, nta score, and all India rank of the candidates. Cut off is also mentioned on it. Graduate Pharmacy Aptitude Test (GPAT) a national level exam, which is also India’s biggest entrance exam for M.Pharm admission. The exam was held on January 28, 2020, in 180 centers, in 107 cities within 32 states and UTs. More than 800+ colleges accept GPAT score. Check more details on GPAT 2020 and result from this page.

Latest: For GPAT 2020 result has been announced as scorecard – Click Here to Download It.

GPAT 2020

GPAT 2020 is he most popular national level PG pharmacy entrance exam. NTA preserves GPAT score for a period of 60 days, from the announcement of the result. Check all the important dates for GPAT 2020 from the table below.

GPAT 2020	Date
Notice and brochure released on	31 Oct 2019
Start of registration for GPAT 2020	01 Nov 2019
Image correction facility opens	08 Nov 2019
Last date to apply	30 Nov 2019 (11:50 pm)
Last date to pay the application fee	01 Dec 2019
Choice of city	01 Nov – 02 Dec 2019
Admit card will be available from	24 Dec 2019
GPAT 2020 Exam Date	28 Jan 2020
Display of GPAT 2020 Answer Key and Recorded Responses	01st week of Feb 2020
Declaration of result	04 Feb 2020

GPAT 2020 Result

NTA only announced GPAT result on the website, which is gpat.nta.nic.in. The result is announced for all the candidates. The result of GPAT is announced as scorecard, in following details are mentioned:

• Qualifying status
• Max. marks in the exam.
• NTA score
• All India rank in GPAT
• Validity of result

The candidates can check the GPAT result 2020 by following the steps below:

Step 1 – Go to the official website of click on the link above.

Step 2 – Access result login by entering application number and password / date of birth.

Step 3 – Click on the blue “Sign in” button.

Step 4 – Check and download your GPAT 2020 result from the dashboard.

GPAT 2020 All India Merit List

National Testing Agency announces All India rank list based on the total marks obtained by the candidates in Graduate Pharmacy Aptitude Test (GPAT). The list is declared with the result in the PDF format. Candidates who qualify the test by obtaining minimum cutoff marks are given place in the GPAT 2020 merit list. The merit list has the below-given details:

• Rank
• Roll number
• Name
• Marks
• NTA score (The NTA Score or the Percentile indicates the percentage of candidates that have scored eual to or below you)
• Status – qualified/unqualified

GPAT 2020 Cut off Marks

The cutoff marks are declared with the release of the merit list and the same varies for all categories. Candidates can refer to previous year cut off marks from the table below.

Category	Cutoff marks in 2019
Unreserved (UR)	141
Other Backward Class (OBC-NCL)	117
Scheduled Caste (SC)	95
Scheduled Tribe (ST)	74

Admission Process via GPAT 2020

There is no centralized counselling process for GPAT 2020. Candidates have to apply separately for various institutes. Then, on the basis of GPAT 2020 score and all India rank, the candidates are called for the counselling process. The process of counselling for each college varies.

GPAT 2020 Participating Institutes

There are over 800+ participating institutes for GPAT. Some of the top GPAT institutes are as follows:

• National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Mohali
• Jadavpur University, Kolkata
• Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi
• Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai
• Delhi Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research, New Delhi
• Department of Pharmaceutics, IIT BHU, Varanasi
• Andhra University, Vishakhapatnam
• University Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chandigarh
• Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara
• Amrita School of Pharmacy, Kochi, etc.

GPAT 2020 Answer Key

NTA released GPAT answer key online, on gpat.nta.nic.in. It can be downloaded from GPAT login, using application number, password / date of birth. Along with, candidates can also download question paper, and response sheet. Candidates can use GPAT answer key 2020 to cross-check their answers and calculate their probable score. The calculation of marks is to be done by adding and deducting the marks as per the marking scheme.

The formula to be used for calculating score is 4 X (no. of correct answers) – 1 X (no. of wrong answers)

Those who are not satisfied with the option marked in GPAT answer key can submit an objection in it. For submitting a challenge, candidate need to pay an amount of Rs. 1000 per question by credit / debit card / net banking.

GPAT 2020 Question Paper and Response Sheet

NTA has released question paper and response sheet for GPAT 2020 at gpat.nta.nic.in. To download these, candidates need to log in using application number, password / date of birth. The responses marked by the candidate in the exam is available in the question paper itself. Candidates can view / download GPAT question paper and response sheet for a limited time period only. Use these to cross-check your answers wih that provided in the answer key.

GPAT 2020 Reservation

In case of institutes run by the central government, the rervation of seats among the various categories is as follows:

Category	Reservation
GEN-EWS	10%
SC	15%
ST	7.5%
OBC NCL	27%

Note: Each category also has 5% horizontal reservations for Persons with Disabilities (PwD)

Admission Based on GPAT 2020 Scores

The candidates who qualify GPAT 2020 scores have to apply to the individual participating institutes of GPAT 2020. Around 800 colleges accept GPAT scores for admission in M.Pharm courses. There is no centralized counselling after GPAT 2020 result. It is the responsibility of the candidates to check the websites of the individual colleges of admission and apply for them with their GPAT scores.

The top 10 GPAT participating colleges are:

1. Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai
2. National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Mohali
3. Delhi Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research, New Delhi
4. Jadavpur University, Kolkata
5. University Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chandigarh
6. Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology, Hisar
7. Punjabi University, Patiala
8. Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi
9. University College of Pharmaceutical Science, Kakatiya University, Warangal
10. National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Hyderabad

GPAT 2020 Admit Card

NTA releases admit card for GPAT 2020 on candidate’s login, available at gpat.nta.nic.in. To download the admit card, candidates have to enter application number and date of birth or password. All applicants are advised to download and print their admit card as it acts as an entry pass at the GPAT exam center and also it is their id proof as it contains their photograph and signature.

Apart from admit card, candidates are also required to go to the exam center along with a valid photo id proof (PAN card / Driving License / Voter ID / Passport / Aadhaar Card / ration card) and a passport size photograph. GPAT admit card contains the candidate’s roll number, name, exam date, venue, time, important instructions, etc.

GPAT 2020 Exam Centers

The GPAT exam is conducted across various cities of the nation. Candidates can check the GPAT 2020 Exam centers below.

JAMMU	NASHIK
SRINAGAR (J & K)	PUNE
DHANBAD	SOLAPUR
JAMSHEDPUR	THANE
RANCHI	IMPHAL
BELAGAVI (BELGAUM)	SHILLONG
BENGALURU	AIZAWL
GULBARGA	DIMAPUR
DHARWAD/HUBBALLI(HUBLI)	KOHIMA
MANGALURU (MANGALORE)	BERHAMPUR-GANJAM
MYSURU(MYSORE)	BHUBANESWAR
UDUPI/MANIPAL	SAMBALPUR
ERNAKULAM/ANGAMALY/MOOVATT UPUZHA	PUDUCHERRY
KOTTAYAM	AMRITSAR
KOZHIKODE	BHATINDA
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM	LUDHIANA
THRISSUR	JAIPUR
LEH	JODHPUR
KAVARATTI	KOTA
BHOPAL	UDAIPUR
GWALIOR	SIKAR
INDORE	CHENNAI
JABALPUR	COIMBATORE
SAGAR	MADURAI
AHMEDNAGAR	TIRUCHIRAPPALLI
AMRAVATI	TIRUNELVELI
AURANGABAD (MAHARASHTRA)	HYDERABAD/SECUNDERABAD/RAN GA REDDY
DHULE	KARIMNAGAR
KOLHAPUR	WARANGAL
MUMBAI/NAVI MUMBAI	AGARTALA
NAGPUR	AGRA
NANDED	ALLAHABAD/PRAYAGRAJ
BAREILLY	LUCKNOW
GHAZIABAD	MEERUT
GORAKHPUR	VARANASI
NOIDA/GREATER NOIDA	DEHRADUN
KANPUR	ROORKEE
SILIGURI	KOLKATA

New in exam center allocation: In GPAT 2020, the candidates can select one exam city of their choice right after the payment of the application fee. The application process remains incomplete if this is not done. The exam center is allotted as per the preference of the candidates.

GPAT 2020 Exam Pattern

The candidates can check below the exam pattern of GPAT 2020. The exam pattern helps the candidates to know the exam day question paper format beforehand:

• Number of Questions: Total Number of questions in the exam is 125.
• Type of Questions: MCQ
• Duration of the exam: The total duration of the exam is 3 hours (180 minutes).
• Medium of exam: English only

The marking scheme can be checked from the table below:

Correct answer	+4
Incorrect answer	-1
Unanswered	no marks

The questions paper have questions from Pharmaceutics, Pharmacology, Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Pharmacognosy and other related subjects of Pharmacy.

GPAT 2020 Exam Day Instructions

On the exam day, the candidates have to follow certain rules and times. The same is available below:

• The candidates shall report at the Examination Centre two hours before the commencement of the examination to complete the frisking and registration formalities well before the time.
• Registration desk closes 60 minutes prior to the examination.
• The candidate must show, on-demand, the Admit Card downloaded/printed from the NTA’s website for entry in the examination room/hall.
• A candidate who does not possess the valid Admit Card shall not be permitted for the examination under any circumstances.
• A seat indicating roll number is allocated to each candidate. Candidates should find and sit on their allocated seats only. Any candidate found to have changed room/hall or the seat on his/her own other than allotted, his/her candidature shall be canceled.
• For those who are unable to appear on the scheduled date of tests for any reason, the NTA shall not be responsible for the conduct of re-test, under any circumstance.

GPAT 2020 Application Form

The notice for extend of GPAT 2020 application form released on gpat.nta.nic.in. Candidates can check it from below.

The application form GPAT 2020 released on the official website, gpat.nta.nic.in. Candidates can only apply online, by following the steps below:

GPAT 2020 Application Fee: Candidates can pay fee via Net Banking or Debit Card or Credit Card or UPI or Paytm Services. The amount of CMAT exam fee is as follows:

Category	Fee Amount
Male General / EWS / OBC-NCL	Rs. 1600
Male SC / ST / PwD	Rs. 800
Females of All Category / Transgender	Rs. 800

– What’s New in GPAT 2020? –

– Earlier, NTA announced that the exam date for GPAT 2020 is January 24, 2020. However, as per the information brochure the exam date of January 28, 2020.
– The application fee of GPAT for General candidates has increased by Rs. 200 and for reserved category it has increased by Rs. 100. Now the fee amount of Rs. 1600 and Rs. 800, respectively.

Center for GPAT 2020 Examination

The applicants will select the City for examination after submitting exam fees on a first-come-first-served basis. Nonetheless, the applicant should check the seat availability before submitting the fees. It may be noted that if the last few seats in a city are open, they may be taken up by the time the payment formalities are completed. The applicants can choose any available city that will be allocated to the applicant immediately after payment of application fee.

The city of examination once chosen and allotted cannot be changed and any request in this
regard will not be entertained. NTA will allocate the examination centre in the chosen city, which will be displayed in the admit card.

GPAT 2020 Eligibility Criteria

The GPAT 2020 eligibility criteria is important to note, as at the time of admission and as per the date candidates provide via their application form, admission is granted in M.Pharma courses. Check the eligibility criteria of GPAT 2020 below:

Educational Qualification:

• A bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy is mandatory
• There is no minimum percentage of marks required

Duration of graduation course:

• Candidates must have completed 4 years of graduation after 10+2
• Lateral entry candidates must also complete 4 years of graduation after 10+2

Age limit:

There is no age limit to apply for GPAT.

Nationality:

The candidate must be a citizen of India.

GPAT 2020 Syllabus

National Testing Agency has defined the below-given syllabus. The candidates can check the important topics in the syllabus here and download the entire syllabus using the direct link below:

1. Physical chemistry
2. Physical pharmacy
3. Organic chemistry
4. Pharmaceutical chemistry
   • Pharmaceutical inorganic chemistry
   • Medical chemistry
5. Pharmaceutics
6. Pharmacology
7. Pharmacognosy
8. Pharmaceutical analysis
9. Biochemistry
10. Microbiology
11. Biotechnology
12. Pathophysiology
13. Biopharmaceutics and pharmacokinetics
14. Clinical pharmacy and therapeutics
15. Human anatomy and physiology
16. Pharmaceutical engineering
17. Pharmaceutical management 
18. Pharmaceutical jurisprudence
19. Dispensing and hospital pharmacy

To check the entire syllabus click here.

NTA Recommended Book for GPAT 2020

National Testing Agency (NTA) has recommended the following books for CMAT 2020 Preparation:

For Pharmaceutics and related subjects:

Book name	Link to buy
Pharmaceutics: Drug Delivery and Targeting, By Yvonne Perrie, Thomas Rades, Pharmaceutical Press	Buy now
Introduction to the Pharmaceutical Sciences, By Nita K. Pandit	Buy now
Aulton’s Pharmaceutics: The Design and Manufacture of Medicines	Buy now
Remington: Essentials of Pharmaceutics	Buy now
Pharmaceutical Dosage Forms and Drug Delivery, Second Edition	Buy now

For Pharmaceutical Chemistry/Medicinal Chemistry:

Book name	Link to buy
Organic Chemistry – Morrison & Boyd	Buy now
Organic Chemistry – I.L. Finar	Buy now
Wilson and Giswolds Text Book of Organic, Medicinal & Pharmaeutical Chemistry	Buy now
Foye’s Principle of medicinal Chemistry	Buy now
Stereochemistry Conformation and mechanism by P.S. Kalsi	Buy now

GPAT 2020 Preparation Tips

To crack the national level pharma exam the candidates need to have some useful tips up their sleeves and thus here are some important tips for all the aspiring candidates

Preparation Books: Candidates are advised to buy and read those books that have an easy to understand language for you. (check the list of books recommended by NTA). The selection of right books for for preparation is very crucial part.

Strategy: Preparing for the exam with an effective strategy helps a lot. Students must distribute the time for all the subjects. Students should begin with the difficult topics first and then go for the easy topics. Approach the exam preparation with a calm and analytical mind

Syllabus for GPAT 2020: Before starting the prepration of GPAT 2020, Candiadtes must understand the depth of Syllabus of GPAT 2020. The students should be aware of the weightage that each topics carries.

National Testing Agency

National Testing Agency, is a premier, specialist, autonomous and self-sustained testing body. It came in into existence on July 07, 2018, when Prakash Javadekar confirmed the formation of NTA. With its inception, it took over all the national level entrance exams that CBSE used to hold. And now NTA is responsible for conducting all the major entrance exams of the nation at the national level for admission in various courses. The major entrance exams that NTA hold are:

1. JEE Main
2. NEET
3. UGC NET
4. CSIR NET
5. DUET
6. ICAR AIEEA UG and PG
7. IGNOU
8. GPAT
9. CMAT
10. IIFT MBA
11. NCHM-JEE
12. JNUET
13. AIAGPET

Official GPAT 2020 Notice and Information Brochure

NTA released CMAT 2020 notice and brochure together on new website of GPAT, which is gpat.nta.nic.in. You can check it from the link below.

• Click Here to download GPAT 2020 Information Brochure.
• Click Here to download GPAT 2020 Notice.

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