Graduate Pharmacy Aptitude Test (GPAT-2012) is an All India examination conducted by The M. S. University of Baroda, Vadodara on behalf of All India Council for Technical Education, New Delhi. The REGISTRATION (process for application by the Applicants) will be ONLINE for GPAT-2012 Examination (the actual examination will be a paper/pencil examination).

The M. S. University of Baroda, Vadodara is the sole authority for conducting the examination and declaring the result for GPAT- 2012.

NEW IN GPAT - 2012?

• Registration of the Applicants will be ONLINE
• Admit Cards to be downloaded from the website by the applicants. No hard copy of the Admit cards would be sent to the applicants
• GPAT-2012 Examination Result to be displayed for all the appearing candidates on the website
• GPAT-2012 score card to be issued only to the ‘Qualified Candidates’
• There would be two categories of the ‘Qualified Candidates’. One category would be of candidates in the upper merit list who would be eligible for scholarship/fellowship as well as for admission in M. Pharm courses. Second category would be of the candidates who would be eligible for admission into M. Pharm courses but will NOT be eligible for scholarship/fellowship.

Schedule for GPAT - 2012

Eligibility:

Bachelor’s degree holders in Pharmacy (4 years after 10+2, including lateral entry candidates) and those who are in the final year of B. Pharmacy course ONLY are eligible for appearing in GPAT-2012 Examination.
[B. Pharmacy 1st year to 3rd year students are NOT ELIGIBLE to appear in GPAT-2012 Examination. Any inquiry in this regard will not be entertained]

Exam Structure:

GPAT-2012 Examination will be a paper-pencil examination. It will consist of a single paper of 3 hours duration containing 150 questions, each of three (03) marks. The question paper will consist of multiple choice objective questions only. Each question will have four choices for the answer. The candidates will have to mark the correct choice on an Optical Response Sheet (ORS) by darkening the appropriate bubble against each question.

The marking pattern will be as given below :

• Three (03) marks will be awarded for each right answer
• Zero (00) mark for no attempts.
• One (01) mark will be deducted for each wrong answer.

NOTE: There will be negative marking for wrong answers.

How to Apply GPAT -2012:

Registration of the applicants will be ONLINE. The details will be provided in due course of time. (It will be Up by December 31, 2011)

a. The application fee is Rs. 1000/- for General & OBC Category candidates, and Rs. 500/- for SC/ST/PD* Category candidates. The application fee is inclusive of bank charges.
Application fee once remitted to the bank will be NON-REFUNDABLE under any circumstances. (* Person with Disability)

b. The mode of applying for GPAT-2012 Examination will be ONLINE. The detailed process of ONLINE application is described at appropriate place in the website. Once the ONLINE application process is completed by a candidate, a printout of the completed application form having photograph and signature of the applicant along with the original GPAT copy of the bank challan has to be sent to GPAT Office. The last date for receipt of the duly completed printout of application form at GPAT Office is 27th February 2012 (Monday) up to 17.00 Hrs.

c. The application details (i.e. personal details like corrections in name, date of birth, category etc. and other details like examination city/choice of examination center etc.) will not be modified under any circumstance. However, in case of extraordinary situations, a change will be entertained on request in writing, on case to case basis by remitting a fee of Rs. 400/- in favor of “GPAT” as DD/cheque payable at Vadodara.

WEBSITES:

• GPAT Examination Cell - http://www.gpat.in
• The M. S. University of Baroda, Vadodara - http://www.msubaroda.ac.in

Other Information:

a. GPAT-2012 result will be announced on 31st May 2012, 17: 00 Hrs. The result will be available on the websites, as listed in Section 9.

b. GPAT-2012 score is valid for ONE YEAR ONLY from the date of announcement of the result.
c. The machine-gradable Optical Response Sheets (ORS) are graded and scrutinized with extreme care. There is no provision for re-grading/re-checking or re-totaling. Photocopy/printout of the scanned copy of the machine-gradable Optical Response Sheet (ORS) will be made available on demand with the payment of Rs. 300/- (cheque or DD in favor of “GPAT”) upto 30th June 2012 ONLY. No correspondence in this regard will be entertained beyond this time period.

GPAT Scorecard a. GPAT scorecard will be made available on the website at an appropriate time. All qualified applicants will get one printed scorecard.
b. Duplicate scorecards will not be issued. In case of extraordinary situations like theft or loss, duplicate scorecard will be issued. For this, the affected candidate has to apply to the GPAT Office in writing giving one’s application details, original FIR copy and a DD/Cheque for Rs. 300/- in favor of “GPAT” payable at Vadodara.

Exam Syllabus:

• PHARMACOGNOSY
• PHARMACOLOGY
• PHARMACEUTICAL CHEMISTRY
• PHARMACEUTICS

See Also:

• GPAT Exam Paper: 2010

Courtesy: gpat.in

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