ABOUT GPAT 2013: Notification/Announced by AICTE, New Delhi

Graduate Pharmacy Aptitude Test (GPAT 2013) is an all India Examination for admission to M.Pharm programmes in Pharmaceutical Sciences to be conducted under All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), New Delhi.

IMPORTANT DATES

online Application website open - 08th March, 2013
online Application website close -  08th April, 2013
Print out of Hall tickets - from 29th April 2013
Dates of GPAT 2013 Examination - 16th-18th  May, 2013 (Online)
Result of GPAT-2013 Examination- 31 May, 2013

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ELIGIBILITY

Any candidate who holding B. Pharm degree or appearing in the Final year examination of B. Pharma in the year 2013 only are eligible for appearing for GPAT-2013 examination.

Candidates who are in Final Year of B.Pharm / Completed B.Pharm degree after lateral entry into B.Pharm after D.Pharm are also eligible to appear for GPAT 2013

B. Pharm first year to third year students are not eligible for GPAT 2013

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Some Frequent Query Related to GPAT-2013/GPAT

Q. 1-  I am a B. Pharmacy third year/Second Year student. Am I eligible for GPAT-2013?

ANS. No, B. Pharmacy third year students are not eligible to appear in GPAT-2011 examination.

Q.2- I am a Bangaldeshi/Bhutani/foreign national student studying in B. Pharmacy final year in India. Can I appear in GPAT-2013 examination?

ANS.Yes, you can appear in GPAT-2011 examination but your admission into a postgraduate course in pharmacy and scholarship will be governed by the rules/norms set by MHRD, Government of India.

Q. 3- I belong to SC/ST category. How many seats in M. Pharm are reserved for SC/ST category students?

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Q. 4- If I qualify in GPAT-2013 Examination then am I assured of scholarship in M. Pharmacy?

ANS. Qualifying in GPAT-2013 examination is the minimum eligibility criteria for getting a scholarship in M. Pharmacy. But, qualifying in GPAT-2013 has nothing to do with reservation policy for admissions into M. Pharmacy courses. Seats in the M. Pharmacy course like other courses are reserved as per state/central government policy. Scholarship to the GPAT-2013 qualified candidates would be given by AICTE, New Delhi as per the rules/norms prevalent at that time.

Q.5-. Am I eligible for registration for Ph. D. after qualifying in GPAT-2013 examination?

ANS. Although the GPAT-2011 scorecard is valid only for one year but this is for the purpose of obtaining scholarship in M. Pharmacy. After completing M. Pharm degree if someone is interested in getting registered for Ph.D. degree then GPAT scorecard is valid beyond one year and the applicants need not appear in separate entrance/eligibility examination for Ph.D. registration conducted by universities.

Q.6- How many times can I appear in GPAT examination? & What is the upper age limit for appearing in GPAT-2013 examination?

ANS. Currently, there is no such limit for appearing in GPAT-2013 examination for applicants who are otherwise eligible as per the laid down criteria given under ‘Eligibility’.

Q.7. I am a Pharmacy graduate. Whether I need to appear for GPAT-2013, JAM-2013 or GATE-2013 examination?

ANS. In order to be eligible for scholarship in M. Pharmacy course, Pharmacy graduates need to appear only in GPAT-2013. GPAT is the new name for GATE for Pharmacy graduates from 2011 onwards.

Q.8-. I am studying in Jaipur and our final year examinations will start in the month of Oct. 2013. Is my GPAT-2013 scorecard valid for admission to M. Pharm 2014?

ANS. GPAT-2013 scorecard valid for one year from the date of announcement of the result.

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