Pattern of GPAT Exam

I want to fight the Graduate Pharmacy Aptitude Test (GPAT) . Will you please provide the GPAT exam pattern for an idea ?

[Arun Vats]

Graduate Pharmacy Aptitude Test is directed by the All India Council for Technical Education, New Delhi to provide the admission in all post-graduate pharmacy programmes.

Exam Pattern :

GPAT is a computer based test

The exam consists of questions from following sections :

Pharmaceutics 125 questions

Pharmaceutical Chemistry

Pharmacology

Pharmacognosy

Time Duration -- 3 Hours

Total marks--500 marks

The qualifying marks for General and OBC category students are 125 marks

Qualifying marks for SC, ST and PD are 100 marks

Negative marking of -1 mark for each incorrect answer

Correct answers are worth 4 marks each

Few reference books for preparation –

The Pearson Guide to GPAT and other entrance examinations in Pharmacy 2nd Edition List Price: Rs.499

Key To Success Gpat-2012 , 5E (English) 5th Edition List Price: Rs.375

GPAT & GATE Pharmacy – Solved Papers 1988-2011 (English) 2nd Edition List Price: Rs.225

Pharmacy Quiz GPAT Pharmacy Competitive Exams (English) 2nd Edition

The Pearson Guide to GPAT and Other Competitive Examinations in Pharmacy (English) List Price: Rs.475

GPAT And Gate Pharmacy (English) 2nd Edition List Price: Rs.595

GPAT: A Companion For Pharmacy (English) List Price: Rs.770

Sir I am looking for the GRADUATE PHARMACY APTITUDE TEST (GPAT) Pattern so can you please provide me the same

[Pathak]

GRADUATE PHARMACY APTITUDE TEST (GPAT) is a national level entrance exam conducted by All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) every year

Pattern of GPAT Exam

You have to appear for a single test. The total time duration of the exam will be
3 hours.

You are equired to appear for CBT at their alloted examination center only.

The online question paper will carry 125 multiple choice questions.

Each correct answer will lead to addition of 4 marks and each wrong answers will
lead to deduction of one marks.

GPAT Exam syllabus


PHARMACEUTICS
Introduction to Physical pharmacy
• Matter, Properties of Matter:
State of matter, change in the state of matter, latent heats and vapor pressure, sublimation critical
point, Eutectic mixtures, gases, aerosols-inhalers, relative humidity, liquid. Complexes, liquid
crystals, glassy state, solids- crystalline, amorphous and polymorphism.
• Micromeretics and Powder Rheology:
Particle size and distribution, average particle size, number and weight distribution, particle
number, methods for determining particle volume, methods of determining particle size- optical
microscopy, sieving, sedimentation; measurements of particle shape, specific surface area;
methods for determining surface area; permeability, adsorption, derived properties of powders,
porosity, packing arrangement, densities, bulkiness & flow properties.
• Surface and Interfacial Phenomenon:
Liquid interface, surface and interfacial tensions, surface free energy, measurement of surface and
interfacial tensions, spreading coefficient, adsorption at liquid interfaces, surface active agents,
HLB classification, solubilization, detergency, adsorption at solid interfaces, solid-gas and solidliquid
interfaces, complex films, electrical properties of interface.
• Viscosity and Rheology:
Newtonian systems, Law of flow, kinematic viscosity, effect of temperature; non-Newtonian
systems: pseudoplastic, dilatant, plastic; thixotropy, thixotropy in formulation, negative
thixotropy, determination of viscosity, capillary, falling ball, rotational viscometers.
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Dispersion Systems:
Colloidal dispersions: Definition, types, properties of colloids, protective colloids, applications of
colloids in pharmacy; Suspensions and Emulsions: Interfacial properties of suspended particles,
settling in suspensions, theory of sedimentation, effect of Brownian motion, sedimentation of
flocculated particles, sedimentation parameters, wetting of particles, controlled flocculation,
flocculation in structured vehicles, rheological considerations; Emulsions-types, theories, physical
stability.

GPAT Exam syllabus



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GPAT exam is attended by the candidates who are interested to go in pharmaceutical companies. Your stuff is very useful for such candidates. Best of luck!!