GPAT Syllabus 2025: The The National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS) will release the official notification for the GPAT 2025 examination on its official website. Aspiring candidates must thoroughly go through the GPAT exam syllabus to effectively prepare for the exam.
Along with the syllabus, candidates must also carefully go through the GPAT exam pattern 2025 and marking scheme before beginning their exam preparation. The exam will contain various questions from subjects like physical chemistry, organic chemistry, pharmaceutics etc. There will be a total of 125 questions in the exam and the total marks are 500. The GPAT exam will be conducted in the Computer Based Test (CBT) mode.
Candidates need to strategically approach the GPAT exam preparation by keeping in mind the exam syllabus, marking scheme and exam pattern. Candidates should also refer to the previous year's questions papers and try to solve as many mock tests as possible to comprehensively prepare for the GPAT exam 2025.
GPAT Syllabus 2025: Subject-wise
The candidates need to have a clear understanding of the syllabus before they start preparing for the exam. Candidates can refer to the following subject-wise GPAT syllabus:
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Subjects
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Topics
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Physical Chemistry
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- Composition and physical states of matter
- Colligative Properties
- Thermodynamics
- Refractive Index
- Solutions
- Electrochemistry
- Ionic Equilibrium
- Kinetics
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Physical Pharmacy
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- Matter, properties of matter
- Micromeritics and powder rheology
- Surface and Interfacial Phenomenon
- Viscosity and Rheology
- Dispersion Systems
- Complexation
- Buffer
- Solubility
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Organic Chemistry
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- General Principles
- Different classes of compounds
- Protection and deprotection of groups
- Aromaticity and chemistry of aromatic compounds
- Different aromatic classes of compounds
- Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
- Carbonyl Chemistry
- Heterocyclic Chemistry
- Bridged rings
- Kinetic & thermodynamic control
- Stereochemistry
- Carbohydrates
- Amino acids & proteins
- Pericyclic reactions
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Pharmaceutical Chemistry
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1. Pharmaceutical Inorganic Chemistry
- Pharmaceutical Impurities
- Monographs
- Isotopes
- Dentifrices, desensitizing agents, & anticaries agents
2. Medicinal Chemistry
- Therapeutic classes of drugs
- Various classes of therapeutic agents
- Different classes of therapeutic drugs
- Different classes of therapeutic drugs
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Pharmaceutics
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- Pharmacy Profession & Introduction to Pharmaceuticals
- Introduction to dosage form
- Sources of drug information
- Allopathic dosage form
- Crude extract
- Allergenic extract
- Biological products
- Pharmaceutical Plant, location, layout
- Dosage Form Necessities and Additives
- Powders
- Capsules
- Tablets
- Parenterals - product requiring sterile packaging
- Suspensions
- Emulsions
- Suppositories
- Semisolids
- Liquids(solutions, syrups, elixirs, spirits, aromatic water, liquid for external uses)
- Pharmaceutical Aerosols
- Ophthalmic preparations
- Preformulations
- Stability of formulated products
- Prolonged Action Pharmaceuticals
- Novel Drug delivery system
- GMP and Validation
- Packaging Materials
- Cosmetics
- Pilot plant scale-up techniques
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Pharmacology
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- General Pharmacology
- Neurohumoral transmission in autonomic and central nervous system
- Pharmacology of peripheral nervous system
- Pharmacology of central nervous System
- Pharmacology of cardiovascular system
- Drugs acting on urinary system
- Drugs acting on Respiratory system
- Pharmacology of Endocrine system
- Chemotherapy
- Autacoids and their Antagonists
- Pharmacology of drug acting on the gastrointestinal tract
- Chronopharmacology
- Immunopharmacology
- Vitamins & Minerals
- Principles of toxicology
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Pharmacognosy
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- Introductory Pharmacognosy
- Classification of crude drugs
- Factors influencing quality of crude drugs
- Techniques in microscopy
- Introduction to phytoconstituents
- Principles of plant classification
- Pharmaceutical aids
- Animal products
- Plant products
- Toxic drugs
- Enzymes
- Natural pesticides and insecticides
- Adulteration and evaluation of crude drugs
- Quantitative microscopy
- Biogenetic pathways
- Carbohydrates & lipids
- Tannins
- Volatile oils
- Resinous drugs
- Glycosides
- Alkaloids
- Extraction and Isolation Techniques
- Phytopharmaceuticals
- Quality control and Standardization of herbal drugs 25. Herbal formulations
- Worldwide trade of crude drugs and volatile oils
- Herbal cosmetics
- Traditional herbal drugs
- Plants based industries and research institutes in India
- Patents
- Ayurvedic system of medicine
- Homoeopathic system of medicine
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Pharmaceutical Analysis
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- Importance of quality control in pharmacy
- Acid-base titrations
- Non-aqueous titrations
- Oxidation-reduction titrations
- Precipitation titrations
- Complexometric titrations
- Gravimetry
- Extraction techniques
- Potentiometry
- Miscellaneous methods of analysis
- Calibration
- General principles of spectroscopy
- Ultraviolet-visible Spectrometry
- Spectrofluorimetry
- Flame photometry & atomic absorption spectrometry 16. Infrared spectrometry
- Proton nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometry
- Mass spectrometry
- Polarography
- Nephelometry & Turbidimetry
- Chromatography
- Miscellaneous
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Biochemistry
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- Cell
- Carbohydrates
- Proteins
- Lipids
- Vitamins
- Biological oxidations & reductions
- Enzymes
- Nucleic acids
- Hereditary diseases
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Biotechnology
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- Plant Cell and Tissue Culture
- Animal Cell Culture
- Fermentation Technology and Industrial Microbiology.
- Recombinant DNA Technology
- Process and Applications
- Biotechnology Derived Products
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Microbiology
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- Introduction to Microbiology
- Microscopy and staining technique
- Biology of Microorganisms
- Fungi and Viruses
- Aseptic Technique
- Sterilization & Disinfection
- Microbial spoilage
- Vaccines & Sera
- Microbial Assay
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Pathophysiology
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- Basic principles of cell injury and adaptation
- Basic mechanisms of inflammation and repair
- Disorders of fluid, electrolyte and acid-base balance
- Disorders of homeostasis: white blood cells, lymphoid tissues, and red blood cells related diseases
- Immunopathology including amyloidosis
- Infectious diseases
- Neoplastic diseases
- Pathophysiology of common diseases
- Laboratory tests for Liver function tests and kidney function tests
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Biopharmaceutics and Pharmacokinetics
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- Bio-pharmaceutics
- Bio-availability & Bio-equivalence
- Bio-pharmaceutical statistics
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Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics
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Basic concepts and general principles
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Human Anatomy and Physiology
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- Cell physiology
- The Blood
- Gastrointestinal tract
- Respiratory System
- Autonomic nervous system
- Sense organs
- Skeletal System
- Central Nervous system
- Urinary System
- Endocrine Glands
- Reproductive System
- Cardiovascular system 13. Lymphatic system
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Pharmaceutical Engineering
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- Fluid flow
- Heat transfer
- Evaporation
- Distillation
- Drying
- Size reduction and size separation
- Extraction
- Mixing
- Crystallisation
- Filtration and Centrifugation
- Dehumidification and humidity control
- Refrigeration and air conditioning
- Material of constructions
- Automated process control systems
- Industrial hazards & safety precautions
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Pharmaceutical Management
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- Introduction to management
- Planning and Forecasting
- Organization
- Research Management
- Inventory Management
- Communication
- Marketing Research
- Leadership and motivation
- Human resource and development (HRD)
- GATT
- World trade organization (WTO) and trade-related intellectual property rights (TRIPS)
- Standard institutions and regulatory authorities
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Pharmaceutical Jurisprudence
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Basic Concepts like historical background, relevant acts and rules
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Dispensing and Hospital Pharmacy
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- Basic Concepts
- Compounding and dispensing of certain prescriptions
- Reading and counselling of prescriptions from the clinical practice
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GPAT Exam Pattern 2025
The GPAT examination 2025 shall be a multiple choice questions test delivered using computers network (CBT) as per scheme prescribed below.
Sections
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No. of Questions
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Maximum Marks
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Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Allied Subjects
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38
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152
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Pharmaceutics and Allied Subjects
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38
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152
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Pharmacognosy and Allied Subjects
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10
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40
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Pharmacology and Allied Subjects
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28
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112
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Other Subjects
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11
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44
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Total
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125
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500
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GPAT 2025 Marking Scheme
Candidates can go through the GPAT marking scheme 2025 given in the table below.
| Response |
Marks |
| Correct response |
4 marks |
| Incorrect response |
1 mark shall be deducted |
| Unattempted question |
Zero |
Note - There shall be 25% negative marking for incorrect answers. No marks will be deducted for unattempted questions
GPAT Exam 2025 - Preparation Tips
Candidates are advised to keep in mind the following preparation tips in order to prepare well for the GPAT exam:
- Go through the syllabus carefully: Candidates must ensure that before they begin preparing for the GPAT exam, they must thoroughly read the syllabus and understand what the exam is actually about.
- Know the exam pattern and marking scheme well: Along with the syllabus, candidates should also have a clear understanding of the GPAT exam pattern and marking scheme. Since there is a provision for negative marking in the exam, candidates should consider this point while preparing for the exam.
- Refer to the relevant books: Candidates are advised to create a concise booklist for the examination and then stick to it. This will help them stay focused during the preparation period.
- Make your own notes: Instead of referring to the books again and again, candidates are advised to make their own notes. This will help them prepare more comprehensively for the GPAT exam.
- Repeated Revision: Simply learning the concepts won’t be enough. Candidates need to repeatedly revise their concepts.
- Consistency and Discipline is the key: Candidates should be consistent, patient and disciplined while preparing for the exam no matter how challenging the preparation period may be
- Take care of your health: Along with studying well, it is also important for the candidates to take care of their health. This includes taking breaks from time to time, sleeping well and eating nutritious food.
