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GPAT is conducted for a duration for a duration of three hours in computer based mode in English only, the syllabus includes topics such as 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 , you can check out the detailed syllabus at https://gpat.nta.nic.in/WebInfo/File/GetFile?FileId=6&LangId=P The entrance test has 125 questions with each one carrying four marks, there is negative marking scheme, for each wrong attempt one mark is to be deducted.

First step towards preparation of any exam is to be well acquainted with the syllabus and paper pattern which I have already mentioned above, some of the most recurring questions have come from topics such as mass and nmr spectrometry, uv,rv which you can get to know in more detailed manner by going through the previous year papers at https://pharmacy.careers360.com/articles/gpat-question-papers, choosing the appropriate study materials are imperative in order to succeed in the exam, some of the best books to prepare for GPAT are The Pearson Guide to GPAT and Other Entrance Examination in Pharmacy;Pearson Education by Akaberi Shah Baser.Compete Pharma (A Guide For Preparation Of GPAT/NIPER/BITS/CEEB/CET And Other Pharma Competitive Exams); AITBS Publishers by Tarun Kumar Das, Synopsis for GPAT;Dhawan Book Publication by Dr. Surendra H. Bodakhe, Dr. Sanjay Gupta, Prof. Vijay Juyal, Dr. Munish Ahuja, GPAT: A Companion-Career Publications by Nazma N. Inamdar, GPAT Cracker (2017) ; Piyush Book Publications by Dr. Sanjar Alam and others. Firstly you should focus on building your foundation strong as it's very important in order to understand the in-depth study, also practice numerical on a regular basis as questions often comes from these areas, and with regular practice you can also fetch more marks, you can also make short notes on formulae.