GPAT previous year question papers from 2019 to 2026 are free to download here, one paper for each year and both shifts of 2023, with NTA’s answer keys for 2021 and 2022 and a key at the end of each 2023 shift paper. GPAT has 125 questions for 500 marks in 3 hours with −1 for a wrong answer, and the 2024 to 2026 papers set by NBEMS are the closest match to GPAT 2027, expected in March 2027.
GPAT Previous Year Question Papers
Pick a year to open its GPAT paper; 2021 and 2022 also have the answer key beside the paper.
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GPAT Question Papers by Year
| Year | Papers | Answer key | |
|---|---|---|---|
| GPAT 2026 | 1 paper | Not available | View papers |
| GPAT 2025 | 1 paper | Not available | View papers |
| GPAT 2024 | 1 paper | Not available | View papers |
| GPAT 2023 | 2 papers | Not available | View papers |
| GPAT 2022 | 1 paper | Yes | View papers |
| GPAT 2021 | 1 paper | Yes | View papers |
| GPAT 2020 | 1 paper | Not available | View papers |
| GPAT 2019 | 1 paper | Not available | View papers |
GPAT Paper at a Glance
| Questions | 125 multiple-choice questions |
|---|---|
| Marks and time | 500 marks, 3 hours |
| Marking | +4 for a correct answer, −1 for a wrong one |
| Mode and medium | Computer-based test, English only |
| Conducted by | NBEMS for the Pharmacy Council of India (NTA ran GPAT from 2019 to 2023) |
| Papers on this page | 9 papers from 2019 to 2026 (2 shifts in 2023), with answer keys for 2021, 2022 and both 2023 shifts |
| Next exam | GPAT 2027: March 2027 (expected). Application: December 2026 (expected) |
What a GPAT Paper Looks Like
The GPAT 2025 PDF is from the NBEMS exam of 25 May 2025, held from 2 PM to 5 PM. Its first page gives 3 hours, 125 questions and 500 marks, with +4 for a correct answer and −1 for a wrong one. The questions are in English with four options and carry no section labels: the paper moves from pharmacy law and pharmacognosy through chemistry and analysis to pharmaceutics and pharmacology. Each question is followed by an answer and a short solution.
These questions are from the 2025 paper. The answers are the ones printed in the PDF, and each is a standard textbook fact.
Q1. Trikatu in Ayurveda is a combination of:
- Black mustard, Long pepper, Ginger
- Black pepper, Long pepper, Betal
- Black pepper, Long pepper, Ginger
- Black pepper, Small pepper, Ginger
Answer: (3) Black pepper, Long pepper, Ginger
GPAT 2025 paper, Q13 · answer printed in the PDF
Q2. Which of the following is used to evaluate disinfectant?
- Widal test
- VRDL test
- Chick Martin test
- None of these
Answer: (3) Chick Martin test
GPAT 2025 paper, Q16 · answer printed in the PDF
Q3. Debye is a unit of:
- Dipole moment
- Field effect
- Dissociation constant
- Bond energy
Answer: (1) Dipole moment
GPAT 2025 paper, Q28 · answer printed in the PDF
Q4. Which of the following is an antidote for organophosphorus poisoning?
- Pralidoxime
- Naloxone
- Physostigmine
- Sodium thiosulfate
Answer: (1) Pralidoxime
GPAT 2025 paper, Q91 · answer printed in the PDF
Q5. Bambuterol is a prodrug of
- Salmeterol
- Terbutaline
- Albuterol
- Theophylline
Answer: (2) Terbutaline
GPAT 2025 paper, Q93 · answer printed in the PDF
Final keys change GPAT scores. NTA dropped two questions (question IDs 51 and 72) in the 2022 final key and four in 2023, and in 2026 NBEMS gave full marks for 7 technically incorrect questions and corrected the key for 4 more.
How to Use GPAT Previous Year Papers?
- Work at about 86 seconds a question. 125 questions in 3 hours leaves 86 seconds each. If a question passes 2 minutes, mark it and come back.
- Guess only after ruling out options. With +4 and −1, a blind guess among four options averages +0.25 marks. Ruling out one option raises that to about +0.67, and ruling out two to +1.5.
- Score yourself on 2021 and 2022 first. Those papers have NTA’s own keys, so your marks are exact. Then solve 2024 and 2025, the NBEMS years, for the current style.
- Measure against the cut-off. The General cut-off was 213 out of 500 in 2026 and 216 in 2025. Compare each practice score with those numbers.
- Plan for March 2027. GPAT 2027 is expected in March 2027, about four months away. One full paper a week covers every year here about twice before the exam.