GPAT 2021 Exam Analysis: Know the difficulty level, questions asked per section
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GPAT 2021 candidates’ reactions on the exam were found to be in between moderate to tough as compared to previous year. NTA conducted GPAT 2021 on February 27, 2021.
GPAT 2021 exam for the admissions in to MPharm course. The national level exam was conducted on February 27, 2021 in two shifts, one from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm and other from 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm. The exam was a computer-based test. Shiksha went to one of the exam centre in Noida to get students' reaction and reviews of the exam and found that most of the candidates have termed the exam moderate to tough as compared to last year’s question paper.
According to the candidates there were 28 questions from each Pharmaceutics, Pharmacology and Chemistry. The Pharmacology and Pharmaceutics were the easiest section. Pharmaceutics section was divided in to two sections. Questions were basic in nature and were concept based. Basic conceptual question on the dosage forms and their bioavailability were asked from both pharmaceutics and pharmacology, respectively.
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“The chemistry section had questions which were asked indirectly,” said Umesh Kumar, who also appeared for the GPAT exam last year. “The exam was tough as compared to last year”, he added. Check the video below for the detailed exam analysis by the GPAT 2021 candidates' themselves.
What After GPAT 2021 Exam?
GPAT 2021 result is expected to be announced in the first week of March 2021 by the NTA. Candidates will be able to check the result on the official website of NTA by logging in to their accounts using name and roll number. NTA will also release the official answer key just before the GPAT 2021 result announcement. The answer key will help the candidates to assess an estimate of their score. If any candidate feels unsatisfied with any answer in the answer key, he/she can also challenge the answer key. In order to challenge the answer key candidates have to pay a fee of Rs 1,000 per question.
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Student Forum
Anything you would want to ask experts?Answered 5 days ago
The GPAT score is valid for three years. Candidates who have qualified the GPAT exam can participate in the counselling process till next three years for admissions to MPharma course.
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Contributor-Level 6
Answered 5 days ago
Have a look at the best GPAT colleges that accept MPharma admissions after the exam results-
- Panjab University
- Central University of Rajasthan
- Central University of Punjab
- NIPER, Hyderabad
- BBAU, Lucknow
- Jamia Hamdard
- Gujarat Technological University
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered a week ago
Candidates can download the GPAT response sheet by following the process shared below-
- Visit the website.
- Click on the application link under GPAT exam.
- Login using the User ID and password.
- Download the response sheet.
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Contributor-Level 6
Answered a week ago
Getting 96 percentile in GPAT exam generally implies obtaining around 180 to 210 marks out of the total 500. However, the marks may vary depending on the difficulty level of question paper. For example, in GPAT 2025, the topper scored 216 marks at 96.23 percentile.
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Contributor-Level 6
Answered a week ago
There are not the exact repeated questions in the GPAT exam. However, sometime the intent remains the same and the language of question changes. In 2025, there were some questions from GPAT previous years question papers.
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered a week ago
Candidates can download the official GPAT question paper PDF when the NBEMS releases the provisional answer key. Have a look at the process below-
- Visit natboard.edu.in.
- Click on GPAT exam.
- Go to the application link.
- Login using the details.
- Download the question paper PDF.
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Contributor-Level 6
Answered a week ago
The official NBEMS GPAT 2026 question paper is available now. Candidates can download the official question paper now. Moreover, memory-based question paper with answers is available now. Check here the GPAT question paper 2026 with answers.
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Contributor-Level 6
Answered a week ago
Candidates can download the GPAT answer key PDF using the process shared below-
- Visit the website- natboard.edu.in.
- Go to the application link.
- Login using the required credentials.
- Download the answer key.
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Contributor-Level 6
Answered a week ago
The NBEMS GPAT 2026 answer key release date was March 12, 2026. Candidates can download the answer key along with the GPAT response sheet PDF using their login details.
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Contributor-Level 6
Answered a week ago
The GPAT 2026 answer key was released on March 12, 2026. The NBEMS displayed the provisional answer key along with the response sheet and question paper at natboard.edu.in.
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Contributor-Level 6
Is the GPAT score valid for 3 years?