The Graduate Pharmacy Aptitude Test is an annual all
India
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examination conducted by
National Testing Agency on computer based test mode only, to evaluate candidates for admission of
Pharmacy
Pharmacy is the science and practice of discovering, producing, preparing, dispensing, reviewing and monitoring medications, aiming to ensure the safe, effective, and affordable use of medicines. It is a miscellaneous science as it links heal ...
graduates into the
Masters (M. Pharm) programmes. Until 2018, it was conducted by
All India Council for Technical Education
The All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) is a statutory body, and a national-level council for technical education, under the Department of Higher Education. Established in November 1945 first as an advisory body and later on in ...
,
New Delhi
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. The results are also used to determine eligibility of students for
scholarships and other financial assistance.
The syllabus and the pattern of question paper remains the same under NTA. There is no increase in the exam fees currently being charged.
This includes about a 70 pages of syllabus which comprises all of the subjects included in all years of Bpharm course.
See also
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List of Public service commissions in India
References
External links
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GPAT 2020 Pharmacy education in India
PAT 2021 Qualifying Topics
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