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Students must note that no marks will be deduced for not attempting or skipping any question in GPAT exam. Students are advised to solve all questions in exam which they are only sure about. 

Yes, candidates whose answer is incorrect will score a negative marking of -1 mark each per question. There is no negative marking for the unattempted questions. The maximum marks of the question paper are 500. Candidates will be given 3 hours to complete the test. Carefully attempt the questions to avoid negative marking.

The applicants are required to submit the important documents. These documents are required by the institute for verification purposes. Candidates need to submit the following documents while filling out the CIT Coimbatore online application form:

• Class 10 and 12 mark sheets & passing certificates
• Bachelor's degree Certificate and mark sheet (if applicable)
• Master's degree Certificate and mark sheet (if applicable)
• Aadhaar Card
• Caste Certificate (if applicable)
• Passport-size photographs

There are mainly 5 sections in GPAT 2026 exam namely Pharmaceutical Chemistry & Allied Subjects, Pharmaceutics & Allied Subjects, Pharmacognosy & Allied Subjects, Pharmacology & Allied Subjects, and other subjects. The syllabus of the GPAT 2026 entrance examination majorly covers various dimensions of pharmaceutics. This year a new section on computational Biology and bioinformatics has been added to the syllabus.

In GPAT exam, generally there are 125 objective-type questions with 4 or more response options. Instead of writing the answer, the candidate has to choose the correct response from the options given and mark it. The exam pattern of GPAT 2026 clearly states that the medium for the examination will be English only. Any requests for a different medium/ language will not be entertained by the NBEMS.

The GPAT 2026 exam syllabus is released by NBEMS. The GPAT exam pattern was last modified in the academic year 2016-17, preceding which the examination was conducted twice a year. At present, the GPAT exam is conducted once a year in a computer-based format.

Since this year's exam-conducting authority has changed, we may expect a change in the syllabus this year also. It will be released in the official notification. 

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Doon Business School is a private institute approved by AICTE and UGC. The institute offers UG and PG courses across the streams of Management, Commerce, and others. The courses offered by Doon Business School include MBA, BBA, BCom, BCom Hons, etc. These courses are provided in affiliation with the Veer Madho Singh Bhandari Uttarakhand Technical University, HNB Garhwal University, and Sri Dev Suman University. Doon Business School Dehradun also offers various value-added certificate programmes to students.

National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS) the exam conducting body of GPAT exam decides and releases the GPAT exam pattern. The GPAT exam syllabus is also released by NBEMS. The GPAT official notification revealed the updated GPAT exam pattern, which remained the same this year as well. Once the official notification is out, candidates can start applying for the exam. The GPAT exam pattern guides the candidates to understand the exam structure and to prepare a sound strategy to crack the pharmacy entrance exam.

The reporting time of the GPAT test center varies on year-on-year basis. As the exam will be conducted in two shifts, first one in the morning session from 9 am to 12 noon and the second from 2:30 pm to 5:30 pm, therefore, the reporting time will be mentioned on the GPAT admit card. It is mandatory for the candidates to be present at the test centre at the reporting time mentioned on their admit card.