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    NBE GPAT 2027 - Dates, Application, Eligibility, Syllabus, Pattern, Admit Card, Result

    NBE GPAT 2027 - Dates, Application, Eligibility, Syllabus, Pattern, Admit Card, Result

    Team Careers360Updated on 18 Sep 2026, 11:14 AM IST

    The National Board of Examinations (NBE) conducts the Graduate Pharmacy Aptitude Test (GPAT). The authority will release GPAT 2027 applicaiton form at the official website: natboard.edu.in. Eligble candidates will have to fill the GPAT application form 2027 within specified dates. A direct link for GPAT 2027 application form filling will be provided below, after availbility.

    This Story also Contains

    1. NBEMS GPAT 2027: Overview
    2. GPAT Admission Process 2027
    3. GPAT syllabus 2027
    4. GPAT exam centres 2027
    5. GPAT 2027 cutoff
    6. GPAT 2027 preparation tips
    7. GPAT 2027 exam analysis
    8. GPAT statistics: Previous years
    NBE GPAT 2027 - Dates, Application, Eligibility, Syllabus, Pattern, Admit Card, Result
    NBE GPAT

    The authority releases the GPAT admit card for the registered candidates. The qualified candidates are eligible for the GPAT counselling process, which is conducted by the respective institutes across the country. Qualified candidates will be required to apply separately in NBE GPAT participating institutes as per the cutoff scores released by the respective colleges. Read the article on GPAT 2027 for more information on exam patterns, preparation tips, admission process, exam centres and other details.

    NBEMS GPAT 2027: Overview

    Particulars

    Details

    Name of the Exam

    Graduate Pharmacy Admission Test

    Common name

    GPAT

    Conducting Authority

    National Board of Examinations (NBE)

    Exam level

    National

    Purpose of GPAT exam

    Admission to postgraduate in Pharmacy (M. Pharm)

    Mode of Exam

    Online

    Exam Type

    Computer-based test

    Type of Questions

    Multiple Choice Questions

    Total number of Questions

    125

    GPAT total marks

    500

    Exam Duration

    3 hours

    GPAT 2027: Important Dates

    Candidates are advised to keep track of the official dates related to GPAT 2027 from the table mentioned below.

    NBE GPAT dates

    GPAT 2027 events

    Dates

    GPAT 2027 notification date

    To be announced

    Release of GPAT 2027 registration form


    To be announced

    Last date to submit GPAT application form


    To be announced

    Last date to submit the application fee


    To be announced
    GPAT first correction window
    To be announced
    GPAT form pre correction window for image
    To be announced

    GPAT form final correction window dates

    To be announced
    City intimation slipTo be announced

    Release of GPAT 2027 admit card

    To be announced

    GPAT exam date 2027

    To be announced

    GPAT 2027 result date

    To be announced
    GPAT scorecardTo be announced
    Parul Institute of Pharmacy, Vadodara

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    GPAT Admission Process 2027

    The GPAT admission process begins with the submission of the GPAT application form on the official website. Candidates who meet the eligibility criteria must register online, fill in their personal, academic and contact details, upload the required documents and pay the prescribed application fee within the specified deadline. After successful submission, candidates should keep a copy of the completed application form for future reference. The GPAT admit card is issued to successfully registered candidates before the examination. Candidates can download the admit card online using their login credentials and should verify details such as their name, roll number, exam date, timing and examination centre. After appearing for the GPAT examination, the result and scorecard are released for qualified candidates. Candidates can then participate in the GPAT counselling process conducted by participating institutes as per their admission rules. The participating colleges consider GPAT scores for admission to postgraduate pharmacy programmes, subject to their eligibility criteria, seat availability and other applicable requirements. Candidates must complete the document verification, fee payment and other admission formalities within the prescribed schedule to secure their admission.

    GPAT syllabus 2027

    Candidates can check the table below to know the syllabus of GPAT.

    GPAT 2027 syllabus

    • Pharmacology

    • Biopharmaceutics and Pharmacokinetics

    • Biotechnology

    • Pathophysiology

    • Physical Chemistry

    • Physical Pharmacy

    • Organic Chemistry

    • Dispensing and Hospital Pharmacy

    • Microbiology

    • Pharmacognosy

    • Human Anatomy and Physiology

    • Pharmaceutical Analysis

    • Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics

    • Pharmaceutical Chemistry

    • Pharmaceutical Jurisprudence

    • Pharmaceutical Management

    • Pharmaceutics

    • Pharmaceutical Engineering

    • Biochemistry

    GPAT Study Material
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    GPAT exam centres 2027

    Candidates need to choose the four most preferred exam cities while filling the GPAT application form 2027. The final GPAT exam centre allotted by NBE is mentioned on the candidate's admit card.

    GPAT exam cities 2027

    Sr. No.StateCity
    1Andhra PradeshKurnool
    2Andhra PradeshNellore
    3Andhra PradeshRajahmundry
    4Andhra PradeshVijayawada
    5Arunachal PradeshVisakhapatnam
    6Arunachal PradeshPapum Pare
    7AssamDibrugarh
    8AssamGuwahati
    9BiharMuzaffarpur
    10BiharPatna
    11ChhattisgarhBhilai Nagar
    12DelhiNew Delhi
    13GoaMadgaon
    14GoaMapusa
    15GujaratAhmedabad
    16GujaratGandhinagar
    17GujaratMehsana
    18GujaratRajkot
    19GujaratSurat
    20GujaratVadodara
    21GujaratVapi
    22HaryanaAmbala
    23HaryanaFaridabad
    24Himachal PradeshHamirpur
    25Jammu And KashmirJammu
    26JharkhandHazaribagh
    27JharkhandJamshedpur
    28Karnataka

    Belagavi (Belgaum)

    29KarnatakaBengaluru
    30Karnataka

    Mysuru (Mysore)

    31Karnataka

    Shivamogga (Shimoga)

    32KarnatakaErnakulam
    33KeralaKottayam
    34KeralaKozhikode
    35KeralaMalappuram
    36KeralaThrissur
    37Madhya PradeshBhopal
    38Madhya PradeshDurg
    39Madhya PradeshGwalior
    40Madhya PradeshIndore
    41Madhya PradeshJabalpur
    42Madhya PradeshAhilyanagar
    43MaharashtraAkola
    44MaharashtraAmbejogai
    45MaharashtraAmravati
    46MaharashtraBeed
    47MaharashtraBhandara
    48MaharashtraBuldhana
    49MaharashtraChandrapur
    50Maharashtra

    Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar

    51MaharashtraDhule
    52MaharashtraJalgaon
    53MaharashtraJalna
    54MaharashtraKashti
    55MaharashtraKolhapur
    56MaharashtraLatur
    57MaharashtraMumbai
    58MaharashtraNagpur
    59MaharashtraNanded
    60MaharashtraNashik
    61MaharashtraNavi Mumbai
    62MaharashtraOsmanabad
    63MaharashtraPalghar
    64MaharashtraPandharpur
    65MaharashtraParbhani
    66MaharashtraPune
    67MaharashtraRaigad
    68MaharashtraRatnagiri
    69MaharashtraSangli
    70MaharashtraSatara
    71MaharashtraSindhudurg
    72MaharashtraSolapur
    73MaharashtraThane
    74MaharashtraYavatmal
    75ManipurImphal
    76MeghalayaShillong
    77MizoramAizawl
    78OdishaBalasore
    79OdishaBhubaneswar
    80OdishaRourkela
    81OdishaSambalpur
    82OdishaAmritsar
    83PunjabBathinda
    84PunjabMohali
    85PunjabPatiala
    86RajasthanAjmer
    87RajasthanJodhpur
    88RajasthanSikar
    89RajasthanUdaipur
    90SikkimGangtok
    91Tamil NaduChennai
    92Tamil NaduCoimbatore
    93Tamil NaduMadurai
    94Tamil NaduSalem
    95Tamil NaduTiruchirappalli
    96Tamil NaduTirunelveli
    97Tamil NaduVellore
    98TelanganaHyderabad
    99TelanganaWarangal
    100TripuraAgartala
    101Uttar PradeshAgra
    102Uttar PradeshAligarh
    103Uttar PradeshKanpur
    104Uttar PradeshLucknow
    105Uttar PradeshMeerut
    106Uttar PradeshMuzaffarnagar
    107Uttar PradeshVaranasi
    108UttarakhandHaldwani
    109West BengalAsansol
    110West BengalBardhaman
    111West BengalKalyani
    112West BengalKolkata
    113West BengalMidnapur
    114West BengalSiliguri

    GPAT 2027 cutoff

    NBE is the responsible authority to release the GPAT 2027 cutoff at the official website, natboard.edu.in. It must be noted by the candidates that the minimum qualifying score of GPAT 2027, for each category varies each year depending on various factors. Candidates securing the minimum qualifying GPAT 2027 cutoff scores are considered to be qualified for the entrance exam. Aspiring candidates can also go through the previous year's cutoff of GPAT.

    GPAT cutoff 2026

    Sl. No.Category of CandidateCut-off PercentileCut-off Score

    Cut-off GPAT 2026 Rank

    1GENERAL96.25864932132059
    2GENERAL - PwD48.982598810427489
    3GENERAL - EWS90.82380591804979
    4GENERAL - PwD and EWS both50.027043710526913
    5OBC-NCL (Central List)90.08709921775431
    6OBC-NCL (Central List) PwD45.714978510029552
    7SC76.466419214212820
    8SC - PwD46.576645510128712
    9ST59.193912411622213
    10ST - PwD57.384784711423181

    GPAT 2027 preparation tips

    Candidates preparing for the pharmacy test should first understand the GPAT exam patternbefore preparing. It is sheer hard work, diligence and sincerity that helps candidates ace GPAT 2027.

    Some of the GPAT experts and previous years’ toppers have sworn by a few studying tips and tricks that will definitely help future aspirants as well. To know the GPAT preparation tips, candidates can check the list below:

    • Numerical questions must be practised thoroughly every day. Topics like depression in freezing point, biopharmaceutics, dose based on body weight and age, and alligation method are commonly assessed in the form of numerical.

    • Learn and remember all the formulae by heart.

    • Try to make short notes and flashcards for vital topics like Pharmacognosy, Organic Chemistry, Mass spectrometry, NMR spectroscopy, etc. Doing so will prove beneficial in the last few days before GPAT 2027 is conducted, when candidates are left with little time for revision.

    • Candidates must focus on the uses, mechanisms and unique side effects of various drugs. One can make use of abbreviations in order to remember the names.

    • It must be ensured that candidates strengthen their hold on basic concepts. This will help them understand tougher sections and eventually complete the syllabus on time. While making a timetable for studying, candidates must allot some time for revision so that they can retain all that they have learnt throughout the day.

    GPAT 2027 exam analysis

    GPAT exam analysis helps the candidates understand the difficulty level, type, and number of questions asked from the syllabus in the exam. As per the previous year's GPAT exam analysis by experts, "the overall difficulty level of the question paper in both shifts was moderate. The experts also added that the GPAT question paper exhibited a well-organised format and encompassed crucial aspects of pharmacy. The questions aimed to assess candidates' understanding and analytical skills. The experts noted that the paper did not contain any significant unexpected elements."

    GPAT statistics: Previous years

    The authority released the statistics of the NBE GPAT exam. The same has been updated here. Candidates can check the GPAT statistics from the tables below.

    Category-wise number of GPAT 2026 qualified candidates

    Category

    Total qualified candidates in GPAT 2026 exam

    General

    780

    General-EWS

    959

    OBC

    2247

    OBC-PwD

    61

    SC

    889

    SC-PwD

    11

    ST

    412

    ST-PwD

    3

    Total qualified candidates

    5,362

    Category-wise number of GPAT 2025 qualified candidates

    CATEGORYTOTAL QUALIFIED
    GENERALEWSNon-PwBDPwBDTotal

    NO62834662
    YES81117828
    OBC-NCL (Central List)-2003712074
    SC-77613789
    ST-3601361
    Total45181364714


    GPAT result statistics 2023: Registered candidates

    Gender

    General

    Gen- EWS

    OBC- NCL

    (Central List)

    SC

    ST

    PwD

    Total

    Female

    10189

    15424

    3394

    4035

    1096

    93

    34231

    Male

    7123

    16925

    5124

    3887

    920

    228

    34207

    Transgender

    1

    0

    0

    0

    0

    0

    1

    Total

    17313

    32349

    8518

    7922

    2016

    321

    68439


    GPAT 2023: Appeared candidates

    Gender

    General

    Gen- EWS

    OBC- NCL

    (Central List)

    SC

    ST

    PwD

    Total

    Female

    9024

    13939

    3112

    3627

    997

    87

    30786

    Male

    6589

    15564

    4751

    3547

    825

    213

    31489

    Transgender

    0

    0

    0

    0

    0

    0

    0

    Total

    15613

    29503

    7863

    7174

    1822

    300

    62275


    GPAT result statistics 2022: Registered candidates

    Gender

    General

    Gen- EWS

    OBC- NCL

    (Central List)

    SC

    ST

    PwD

    Total

    Female

    8866

    2554

    11698

    3024

    803

    78

    27023

    Male

    6213

    3709

    12658

    2749

    764

    184

    26277

    Transgender

    1

    0

    1

    0

    0

    0

    2

    Total

    15080

    6263

    24357

    5773

    1567

    262

    53302


    GPAT 2022: Appeared candidates

    Gender

    General

    Gen- EWS

    OBC- NCL

    (Central List)

    SC

    ST

    PwD

    Total

    Female

    8259

    2407

    10910

    2831

    746

    69

    25222

    Male

    6005

    3601

    12193

    2589

    732

    164

    25282

    Transgender

    1

    0

    1

    0

    0

    0

    2

    Total

    14265

    6008

    23104

    5420

    1478

    233

    50508


    GPAT statistics 2021

    GPAT-stats

    GPAT 2020 statistics

    Particulars

    General

    EWS

    OBC

    SC

    ST

    Total (PwD)

    Male

    8807

    958

    9480

    2797

    733

    22775 (149)

    Female

    11756

    883

    11433

    3097

    802

    27971 (79)

    Transgender

    -

    -

    1

    -

    -

    1 (--)

    Total

    20563

    1841

    20914

    5894

    1535

    50747 (228)


    Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

    Q: Since GPAT 2027 is computer-based, can I appear for the exam from any computer?
    A:

    No, the candidate can only attempt GPAT 2027 from a pre-assigned computer at one of the exam centres.

    Q: Is there any negative marking for GPAT?
    A:

    Yes, candidates will be given 4 marks for every correct answer whereas 1 mark will be deducted for every incorrect answer.

    Q: I just completed class XII. Can I appear for GPAT 2027?
    A:

    No. GPAT is an entrance examination for the PG course in Pharmacy. Therefore, having a bachelor’s degree is required to appear for GPAT 2027.  

    Q: How many choices do I get while selecting an exam conducting city for GPAT 2027?
    A:

    While filling the GPAT application form 2027, candidates can choose three cities in order of preference. Accordingly, the authority allocates a suitable exam centre to the candidates.

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    Hello Student, you can start shortlisting M.Pharm specializations and universities now. Depending on your interests, you could explore areas such as Pharmaceutics, Pharmacology, Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Pharmacognosy, or other available specializations. Since you are preparing for GPAT 2027, check the list of participating institutions and their individual admission requirements. While comparing

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    Yes, you can still pursue M.Pharm after graduation even if you did not appear for GPAT or NIPER JEE, but the options differ:

    • M.Pharm: Many universities/colleges offer admission through their own entrance test, merit, or state-level counselling, so GPAT is not universally mandatory. GPAT is primarily used for

    if you can you name your college or have any particular state in your mind, then i can guide you better? because every college has different admission process.