The Graduate Pharmacy Aptitude Test (GPAT) is the national test for pharmacy graduates: M.Pharm. programmes use its score for admission, and it makes a candidate eligible for the scholarship the bulletin describes. The National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS) holds it under an agreement with the Pharmacy Council of India. As of 14 November 2026 there was no bulletin for GPAT 2027. Last year’s cycle is the best guide to what is coming.
How GPAT 2026 ran
| Step | GPAT 2026 |
|---|---|
| Online application | 23 December 2025 to 12 January 2026 |
| Edit window | 16 to 19 January 2026 |
| Admit card | 2 March 2026 |
| Exam | 7 March 2026 |
| Result | By 7 April 2026 |
The whole cycle took about fifteen weeks from the first day of the form to the result. If NBEMS keeps to a similar season, the GPAT 2027 bulletin would come around the end of 2026; watch natboard.edu.in from December.
The paper
- 125 multiple-choice questions in 3 hours.
- Computer based, on one day, in one session.
- 4 marks for a right answer, 1 mark off for a wrong one.
- The syllabus follows the B.Pharm. course: pharmaceutics, pharmaceutical chemistry, pharmacology and pharmacognosy carry most of the paper, with the other subjects of the course after them.
NAAC A++
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NAAC A++
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- Holders of a B.Pharm. degree.
- Students in the final year of B.Pharm., provided the result is declared before M.Pharm. admission begins, as the 2026 bulletin put it.
- The bulletin of each year sets the details: read the eligibility section of the 2027 bulletin when it is out.
What the score does and does not do
A GPAT score does not by itself give an M.Pharm. seat or a scholarship; the bulletin says so plainly, and NBEMS has no part in counselling. Each university decides its own M.Pharm. admission. The score makes a candidate eligible, and the admitting university does the rest.
GPAT and Central Universities
At most Central Universities the M.Pharm. seats are filled through CUET PG, which NTA has scheduled for March 2027, and a few name GPAT in their admission documents. A B.Pharm. student who wants every option sits both. The GPAT page of this site lists the B.Pharm. and M.Pharm. programmes of Central Universities with the test each one names, and the CUET PG page covers the CUET route.
What to do now
- Revise the four core subjects of B.Pharm. first; they carry most of the paper.
- Practise on a computer with timed papers of 125 questions in 3 hours.
- Check natboard.edu.in from December for the GPAT 2027 bulletin, and keep your B.Pharm. marksheets and a photo ID ready for the form.
