GPAT Syllabus 2021

GPAT Syllabus 2021: The syllabus of GPAT will be prescribed by the AICTE. Candidates can check the updated syllabus of GPAT online from the official website of authority as well as from this page after the official announcement.

GPAT officially known as Graduate Pharmacy Aptitude Test is a national level entrance examination that is managed and organized by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) every year. The exam will conduct for admission into the Master’s programme of Pharmacy (M.Pharma) in various recognized and reputed pharmacy colleges.

Candidates planning to appear for Graduate Pharmacy Aptitude Test (GPAT) can check the complete details about GPAT syllabus 2021 from the article mentioned below on this page.

GPAT Syllabus 2021

Aspirants preparing for the GPAT can obtain the latest and updated GPAT Syllabus 2021 from the official website of conducting authority after the official release.

The authority will upload the syllabus in PDF format only. Candidates are advised to know the GPAT syllabus before starting your preparations because with the good understanding of subjects candidates can prepare themselves accordingly.

All the topics listed in the GPAT Syllabus 2021 will be asked in the exam. So, it is must for all candidates to download the GPAT Syllabus for better preparation.

Examination scheme

The exam will comprise a total of 125 questions to be answered in 180 minutes i.e. 3 hours. For each correct answer, four marks will be rewarded and for each wrong answer, 1 mark will be deducted. GPAT Syllabus 2021 will be divided into four major sections as mentioned below:

• Pharmaceutics Syllabus
• Pharmaceutical Chemistry Syllabus
• Pharmacology Syllabus
• Pharmacognosy Syllabus

Major topics covered under the above sections are as follows:

Pharmaceutics Syllabus

• Physical Pharmacy
• Stoichiometry
• Microbiology in Pharmacy
• Pharmaceutical Jurisprudence & Ethics
• Introduction to Dispensing and Community Pharmacy
• The Importance of unit operations in manufacturing
• Dosages Forms, designing & evaluation

Pharmaceutical Chemistry Syllabus

• Inorganic Pharmaceutical & medicinal chemistry
• Physical Chemistry and its importance in pharmacy
• Organic Chemistry and its importance in pharmacy
• Biochemistry
• Medicinal Chemistry
• Pharmaceutical Analysis

Pharmacology Syllabus

• Fundamentals of general pharmacology
• Basic Concepts of Pharmacotherapy
• Immunopatho physiology
• Patho physiology of Common Diseases

Pharmacognosy Syllabus

• Volatile Oils
• Studies of Traditional Drugs
• Sources of Drugs
• Carbohydrates
• Fibers
• Alkaloid Containing Drugs
• Glycoside Containing Drugs

General Syllabus

• Terpenes
• General Techniques of Biosynthetic Studies
• Basic Metabolic Pathways/Biogenesis
• The role of plant-based drugs on the National economy
• Glycosides
• Alkaloids
• Applications of plant tissue culture in pharmacognosy
• Marine pharmacognosy

GPAT Syllabus PDF