Graduate Pharmacy Aptitude Test (GPAT) 2010 | GPAT 2010 exam details | GPAT schedule 2010 | GPAT complete information

ABOUT GPAT 2010

Graduate Pharmacy Aptitude Test (GPAT 2010) is an all India Examination to be conducted by The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara on behalf of All India Council for Technical Education, New Delhi.

The Scores in Graduate Aptitude Test for Engineering (GATE) have been in use till the year 2009 for admission in Master’s Programme in Pharmacy (M.Pharm) and also for awarding fellowships/scholarships to Pharmacy Graduate along with engineering graduates. The Organizing Committee for GATE has expressed its inability to include Pharmacy graduates in GATE with effect from the year 2010, owing to operational problems due to large number of candidates appearing for GATE examination.

Therefore, in order to facilitate admission of Pharmacy graduates in M.Pharm as also to award fellowships/scholarships to Pharmacy graduates, AICTE decided to organize and conduct an examination in the name of Graduate Pharmacy Aptitude Test (GPAT) with effect from academic year 2010-11. Accordingly, a National Monitoring Committee (NMC) was constituted for monitoring the issues pertaining to the policy as well as conduct of GPAT examination.

NMC has recommended for the conduct of 1st GPAT examination for Pharmacy graduates, i.e. GPAT-2010 by ‘The M.S.University of Baroda’, Vadodara–390 002, who have agreed to conduct the examination on May 02, 2010 throughout the country.

The M.S.University of Baroda, Vadodara is the sole authority for conducting GPAT-2010 examination through out the country and declaring the result for the year 2010.

ELIGIBILITY FOR GPAT 2010

Persons holding Bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy (4 years after 10+2) or appearing in the Final year examination of B. Pharmacy (4 years after 10+2) in the year 2010 only are eligible for appearing for GPAT-2010 examination.
Persons Who are in Final Year of B.Pharm / Completed B.Pharm degree after lateral entry into B.Pharm after D.Pharmacy are also eligible to appear for GPAT 2010.

Exam Structure of GPAT 2010

The GPAT-2010 examination will consist of a single paper of 3 hours duration containing 100 questions carrying a maximum of 100 marks. The question paper will consist of only multiple choice objective-type questions. 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. There will be negative marking for each wrong answer that is 1/3 (one-third) mark will be deducted.

How to obtain application form:

From selected branches of Bank of Baroda
A. GPAT Office by sending a request letter along with a Demand Draft for appropriate amount.
B. Over the counter from GPAT Office by hand after submitting a Demand Draft for appropriate amount.
C. The SC/ST/PD applicants desirous of purchasing of application form from Designated Branches of Bank of Baroda / GPAT Office should attach latest outhorised photocopy of releavant cirtificate.
D. SC/ST/PD Applicants
E. There is no concession in Application fee for OBC cataegory

How to apply:
Duly filled-in Application Form with appropriate enclosures must be sent by :
a. Registered or Speed post to :
The Co-ordinator, GPAT 2010
The M.S.University of Baroda,
Shri G.H.Patel Pharmacy Building,
Opp. University Main Office,
Donors’ Plaza,Fatehganj,
Vadodara-390 002
on or before Friday, 12th March 2010, 17.00 hrs.
b. May also be submitted in person at the GPAT Office on the address given in (a) counter as per the above given timings.

IMPORTANT DATES FOR GPAT-2010

Issuing of application forms 25th January, 2010

Last date for issue of Application Form : 22nd February, 2010 at banks 1st March, 2010 at M.S. University of Baroda, Vadodara

At the M.S. University of Baroda, Vadodara (11:00 am to 05:00 pm):

Last date for receipt of completed OMR Application Form : 12th March, 2010

Date of GAPT 2010 Examination: 2nd May 2010 (2:00 – 5:00 pm)

Announcement of the result of GPAT 2010: 24th May 2010

For more details visit: http://www.gpat.in