What is the marking scheme for Graduate Pharmacy Aptitude Test 2025?
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The marking scheme for the Graduate Pharmacy Aptitude Test (GPAT) 2025 will be as follows: Four marks will be awarded for every correct answer. One mark will be deducted for every incorrect answer. No marks will be awarded or deducted for unanswered questions. Hence students are advised to attempt only those questions in which they are quite confident.
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The Graduate Pharmacy Aptitude Test (GPAT), which is required for admission to MPharma or comparable programmes, is administered by the National Testing Agency (NTA). All 800 participating institutes and universities accredited by the All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE) accept GPAT scores. The GPAT 2024 exam has the option of negative marking. For each right response, four marks will be given; for each wrong response, one mark will be subtracted. In the GPAT 2024 exam, a specific amount of questions from different subjects will be asked. The All India Council for Technical Education will propose the GPAT Syllabus 2024 (AIC
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As per the marking scheme of GPAT 2024 exam, each correct answer will be awarded 4 marks and for every incorrect answer -1 mark will be deducted. The GPAT marking scheme clearly mentions that no mark will be deducted for unattempted questions.
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Applicants who appeared in the GPAT exam or those who are planning to appear in the exam must have a basic idea about the GPAT cutoff marks 2025. The GPAT 2025 Cutoff Data Table is given below:
| Category | GPAT Cut off Percentile | GPAT Cutoff Marks | Cut-Off GPAT 2025 Rank | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UR | 96.2390225 | 216 | 1820 | ||||||||
Delhi Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research considers GPAT scores for admission to MPharm programme. However, it is not mandatory to have GPAT score. Aspirants are also allotted seat based on their qualifying exam marks. However, the first preference is given to GPAT-qualified candidates. For MPharm, 15% of the total seats are filled by non-Delhi aspirants with a valid GPAT score. Rest 85% is filled by graduates passed out from Delhi colleges/ universities with a valid GPAT score.
Yes, students can get scholarship based on their GPAT score under Pradhan Mantri Scholarship for Pharmacy Post Graduate Studies offered by PCI. The scholarship is offered to MPharm student who have qualified GPAT. A scholarship of INR 12,400 per month is offered to selected students for 24 months.
No, GPAT scores are not compulsory to get admission into the MPharm course at Poona College of Pharmacy. Because the college also accepts relevant BV-PHARMPG scores. Therefore, candidates with scores in any of the entrance exams from these two can get admission into the MPharm course. Thus, GPAT is one of the accepted entrance exams for admission to the MPharm course. However, it is not compulsory.
The approximate subject-wise weightage in GPAT is as follows:
Pharmacology – 25–30 questions
Pharmaceutics – 20–25 questions
Pharmaceutical Chemistry – 15–20 questions
Pharmacognosy – 10–15 questions
Other subjects (Biochemistry, Microbiology, etc.) – 10–15 questions
This distribution may vary slightly year to year, but the core subjects consistently have the highest weightage.
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