Graduate Pharmacy Aptitude Test (GPAT-2012), the all India Examination will be conducted by The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara on behalf of All India Council for Technical Education, New Delhi on 6th May 2012 (Sunday).
The registration (process for application by the Applicants) will be ONLINE for GPAT-2012 Examination (the actual examination will be a paper/pencil examination) commencing from 14th January 2012 (Saturday).
The Scores in Graduate Aptitude Test for Engineering (GATE) have been in use till the year 2010 for admission in Master’s Programme in Pharmacy (M. Pharm) and also for awarding fellowships/scholarships to Pharmacy Graduates along with engineering graduates
The registration (process for application by the Applicants) will be ONLINE for GPAT-2012 Examination (the actual examination will be a paper/pencil examination) commencing from 14th January 2012 (Saturday).
The Scores in Graduate Aptitude Test for Engineering (GATE) have been in use till the year 2010 for admission in Master’s Programme in Pharmacy (M. Pharm) and also for awarding fellowships/scholarships to Pharmacy Graduates along with engineering graduates
Pattern of GPAT Examination:
GPAT-2012 Examination will be similar to that of GPAT-2011 Examination, wherein the candidate will mark the correct answer out of four options in an Optical Response Sheet (ORS) by darkening the appropriate bubble with the help of pencil
GPAT-2012 Examination will be similar to that of GPAT-2011 Examination, wherein the candidate will mark the correct answer out of four options in an Optical Response Sheet (ORS) by darkening the appropriate bubble with the help of pencil
Examination Cities: Ambala, Amritsar, Chandigarh, Dehradun, Hisar, Kurukshetra, Moga, Shimla, Yamunanagar, Agra, Bareilly, Delhi, Faridabad, Gurgaon, Jaipur, Meerut, Noida, Rohtak, Allahabad, Bhubaneshwar, Durgapur, Guwahati, Kanpur, Kolkata, Lucknow, Varanasi, Bhopal, Gwalior, Indore, Jabalpur, Jhansi, Ahmedabad, Rajkot, Surat, Udaipur, Vadodara, Aurangabad, Jalgaon, Kolhapur, Mumbai, Nagpur, Nanded, Nashik, Panaji, Pune, Bangalore, Chennai, Chidambaram, Coimbatore, Ernakulum, Mangalore, Thiruchirapalli, Thiruvananthpuram, Guntur, Hyderabad, Karimnagar, Khammam, Kurnool, Mahboobnagar, Nellore, Rajamundry, Tirupati, Vijayawada, Vishakhapattanam, Warangal.
GPAT Qualification:
Admission to postgraduate programmes with MHRD and other government scholarships/assistantships in pharmacy colleges/institutes is open to those who qualify through GPAT. Candidates, who qualify GPAT examination and have Four years Bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy, are eligible for admission to Masters/Doctoral programmes in Pharmacy. To avail the scholarship, the candidate must secure admission to such a postgraduate programme, as per the prevailing procedure of the admitting institution. However, candidates with Master’s degree in Pharmacy may seek admission to relevant Ph.D. programmes with scholarship/assistantship without appearing in the GPAT examination. Some institutions specify GPAT qualification as mandatory even for admission of self-financing students to postgraduate programmes. GPAT qualified candidates are also eligible for the award of Junior Research Fellowship in CSIR Laboratories and CSIR/UGC sponsored projects
Admission to postgraduate programmes with MHRD and other government scholarships/assistantships in pharmacy colleges/institutes is open to those who qualify through GPAT. Candidates, who qualify GPAT examination and have Four years Bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy, are eligible for admission to Masters/Doctoral programmes in Pharmacy. To avail the scholarship, the candidate must secure admission to such a postgraduate programme, as per the prevailing procedure of the admitting institution. However, candidates with Master’s degree in Pharmacy may seek admission to relevant Ph.D. programmes with scholarship/assistantship without appearing in the GPAT examination. Some institutions specify GPAT qualification as mandatory even for admission of self-financing students to postgraduate programmes. GPAT qualified candidates are also eligible for the award of Junior Research Fellowship in CSIR Laboratories and CSIR/UGC sponsored projects
Eligibility:
The following candidates are eligible to appear for GPAT-2012:
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 are eligible for appearing in GPAT-2012 examination.
The following candidates are eligible to appear for GPAT-2012:
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 are eligible for appearing in GPAT-2012 examination.
Application Fee & Submission Process:
(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 http://www.gpat.in. 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 M.S. University of Baroda, Vadodara. 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.
(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 http://www.gpat.in. 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 M.S. University of Baroda, Vadodara. 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.
GPAT Schedule:Online Application website opens on 14th January 2012 (Saturday)
Online Application website closes on 20th February 2012 (Monday)
Last date for receipt of ONLINE filled printout of Application form with photograph & signature of the applicant, and original GPAT copy of bank challan as a proof of payment for examination fee, at ‘GPAT Office, The M.S. University of Baroda, Vadodara’ is 27th February 2012 (Monday) (upto 17.00 Hrs) Date of Examination (GPAT-2012 Examination) (GPAT - 2012) is 6th May 2012 (Sunday, 14.00-17.00 Hrs)
Declaration of GPAT-2012 Result on 31st May 2012 (Thursday, 17.00 Hrs)
Online Application website closes on 20th February 2012 (Monday)
Last date for receipt of ONLINE filled printout of Application form with photograph & signature of the applicant, and original GPAT copy of bank challan as a proof of payment for examination fee, at ‘GPAT Office, The M.S. University of Baroda, Vadodara’ is 27th February 2012 (Monday) (upto 17.00 Hrs) Date of Examination (GPAT-2012 Examination) (GPAT - 2012) is 6th May 2012 (Sunday, 14.00-17.00 Hrs)
Declaration of GPAT-2012 Result on 31st May 2012 (Thursday, 17.00 Hrs)
For further information, announcements and results, visit the websites listed below:
GPAT Examination Cell - http://www.gpat.in
The M. S. University of Baroda, Vadodara - http://www.msubaroda.ac.in
GPAT Examination Cell - http://www.gpat.in
The M. S. University of Baroda, Vadodara - http://www.msubaroda.ac.in
