Exam pattern and the tips for preparation of Graduate Pharmacy Aptitude Test

I want to give the exam of Graduate Pharmacy Aptitude Test and for that I want to get the exam pattern and the tips for preparation of Graduate Pharmacy Aptitude Test so can you provide me that?

[Kiran Chandar]

As you want to get the exam pattern and the tips for preparation of Graduate Pharmacy Aptitude Test so here it is for you:

Paper Pattern:
The computer based GPAT 2014 exam consists of 125 multiple choice questions to be completed in 3 hours. Correct answers are worth 4 marks each and negative marking of -1 mark for each incorrect answer is applicable.

The exam is broadly based on 4 topics:

1. PHARMACEUTICS
Important topics include: Introduction to Physical pharmacy, Importance of microbiology in pharmacy, Introduction to pharmaceutical jurisprudence & ethics, Introduction to dispensing and community pharmacy, Importance of unit operations in manufacturing, Dosages Forms, designing & evaluation, Biopharmaceutics & Pharmacokinetics

2. PHARMACEUTICAL CHEMISTRY
Important topics include: Inorganic pharmaceutical & medicinal chemistry, Physical Chemistry and its importance in pharmacy, Organic Chemistry and its importance in pharmacy, Biochemistry, Medicinal Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Analysis

3. PHARMACOLOGY
Important topics include: Immunopathophysiology, Pathophysiology of Common Diseases, Fundamentals of general pharmacology, Pharmacology of Peripheral Nervous System, Drugs Acting on the Hemopoietic System,Autacoids, Drugs Acting on the Respiratory System, Gastrointestinal Tract, Pharmacology of Endocrine System, Chemotherapy, Principles of Toxicology, Basic Concepts of Pharmacotherapy

4. PHARMACOGNOSY
Important topics include: Sources of Drugs, Crude Drugs, Systematic pharmacognostic study, Steroidal, Purines, Studies of Traditional Drugs, morphology, chemical nature of chief constituents, pharmacology, categories and common uses and marketed formulations of indigenous drugs, General Techniques of Biosynthetic Studies and Basic Metabolic Pathways/Biogenesis, Glycosides, Role of plant-based drugs on National economy.

Preparation Tips:
Candidates must have their basics strong

Study ALL topics given in detailed syllabus apart from important topics

Candidates must solve previous year question papers as much as they can

Practice sketching molecular structures, it will help you remember them easily

Candidates must make notes of important chapters

Candidates must use flash cards to memorize definitions

Practice numericals, although there are not many numerical problems in exam paper, regular practice will score you easy marks on the 3-4 numerical questions that do come in the question paper