What is the expected cutoff for GPAT 2026?

The GPAT 2026 cutoff will be announced with the results. Till then, have a look at the GPAT expected cutoff marks below- Category Cutoff Marks General/ UR 215 - 230 OBC 120 - 140 EWS 120-140 SC 95 - 110 ST 75 - 95

What is a good score in GPAT?

The score of around 170-200 is considered as a good score in GPAT exam. Candidates should prepare well for the exam to obtain good scores and get shortlisted for the counselling process.

Is the GPAT exam hard or easy?

The GPAT exam is generally of easy to moderate level in terms of difficulty. In the past few years, the GPAT question paper has been of moderate level. The exam includes application-based as well as numerical-based questions, especially in these areas- Pharmacology Pharmaceutics Pharmaceutical Chemistry

What is the expected cutoff for GPAT?

The GPAT 2025 cutoff is 216 marks for the UR category. Last year, the GPAT cutoff was 148 (General category); 120 (OBC category); 94 (SC category); 75 (ST category); 122 (EWS category). Candidates who appeared for the GPAT exam are shortlisted based on the cut-off marks published by the participating institutes on their individual website. The cutoff will be released by NBEMS along with the result.

What is meant by GPAT cutoff?

GPAT cutoff refers to the minimum scores which candidates must obtain in order to qualify for the exam or to be eligible to participate in the counselling or the selection process at the participating institutes. The GPAT cutoff is shared by NBEMS on the official website for the candidates who wish to apply to MPharma colleges. Every institute has set their individual admission criteria which the applicants need to follow to seek admission to the preferred course and college.

Who declares GPAT cutoff?

NBEMS the official exam conducting body is the responsible authority to release the GPAT cutoff at the official website. The GPAT cutoff will also be released by the participating institutes that accept GPAT scores. NBEMS doesn't conduct the counselling for M.Pharma admissions. It will be responsible for releasing the merit list of GPAT 2025 along with the result mentioning the status of qualifying, name of candidates. Once the GPAT cutoff is announced by individual colleges/institutes, candidates can check the cutoff score on their individual websites to seek admission in the preferred course and college.

What is difficulty level of GPAT exam in recent years?

For last few years, the GPAT exam difficulty level has been moderate to difficult. While the core pharmaceutical sciences questions remain conceptual, the exam has increasingly included application-based and numerical questions, especially in Pharmacology, Pharmaceutics, and Pharmaceutical Chemistry.

What is the GPAT cutoff 2026?

The GPAT cutoff 2026 has been released by the NBEMS along with the results. The cutoff marks have been announced category-wise for General, OBC, SC, ST and PwBD candidates. Have a look at the GPAT cutoff scores below- Category of Candidate EWS Status PwBD Status Cut-off Percentile Cut-off Score GENERAL NO NO 96.2586493 213 GENERAL NO YES 48.9825988 104 GENERAL YES NO 90.8238059 180 GENERAL YES YES 50.0270437 105 OBC-NCL (Central List) -- NO 90.0870992 177 OBC-NCL (Central List) -- YES 45.7149785 100 SC -- NO 76.4664192 142 SC -- YES 46.5766455 101 ST -- NO 59.1939124 116 ST -- YES 57.3847847 114

What is GPAT exam analysis?

The exam analysis of GPAT comprised various things in the exam. Some of the factors that contributed to the GPAT exam analysis are the types of the questions, the total number of the questions asked in the exam, sections from which maximum and minimum questions were asked in the exam.

Is there any sectional time limit in the GPAT exam?

As per the directive of the exam conducting authority there is no sectional time limit to attempt different sections of the GPAT question paper. Candidates will get overall 180 minutes (3 hours) to attempt the questions in the exam. Candidates can switch between the sections to attempt the questions.

What is the weightage distribution among different subjects in GPAT?

The approximate subject-wise weightage in GPAT is as follows: Pharmacology – 25–30 questions Pharmaceutics – 20–25 questions Pharmaceutical Chemistry – 15–20 questions Pharmacognosy – 10–15 questions Other subjects (Biochemistry, Microbiology, etc.) – 10–15 questions This distribution may vary slightly year to year, but the core subjects consistently have the highest weightage.

Is there a negative marking in the GPAT exam?

Yes, candidates whose answer is incorrect will score a negative marking of -1 mark each per question. There is no negative marking for the unattempted questions. The maximum marks of the question paper are 500. Candidates will be given 3 hours to complete the test. Carefully attempt the questions to avoid negative marking.

GPAT Exam Analysis 2026 (OUT): Check Difficulty Level of Paper & Exam Review

Updated on Sep 4, 2026 14:57 IST

By Mridula Sharma, Senior Executive

GPAT Exam Analysis 2026: Check the exam analysis and review of GPAT 2026 exam based on the student reactions and expert opinions. The analysis informs candidates about the difficulty level of GPAT 2026 question paper, types of questions asked, sections from which the maximum questions came, and memory-based questions.

The GPAT exam comprises a total of 125 questions. The GPAT exam analysis informs about the demarcation of the questions asked in the exam from topics like pharmaceutical chemistry, pharmaceutics, pharmacognosy, pharmacology, and other B.Pharma subjects. Read more to know the details and various parameters involved in deciding exam analysis and GPAT cutoff.

Table of contents

GPAT 2026 Exam Analysis
GPAT Previous year's Exam Analysis
GPAT Cutoff 2026
GPAT Paper Pattern 2026

GPAT 2026 Exam Analysis

Candidates can know the overall difficulty level as well as subject-wise difficulty level through the GPAT paper analysis shared below:

Section	Difficulty Level	Good Attempts
Pharmaceutical Chemistry	Moderate	25-30
Pharmacology	Moderate	20-25
Pharmaceutics	Easy to Moderate	20-25
Pharmacognosy	Easy to Moderate	15-20
Miscellaneous (Analysis, Biochemistry, Microbiology)	Easy to Moderate	15-20
Total	Moderate	90-100

Also Read: GPAT 2026 Answer Key & Question Paper Solution

GPAT Previous year's Exam Analysis

Go through the GPAT question paper analysis of previous years exam sessions:

GPAT 2025 Exam Analysis

Overall, the 2025 GPAT exam was easy to moderate. A few questions were lengthy and time-consuming. Around 15-20 questions were repeated in the exam from the GPAT previous year question papers.

Pharmaceutical Chemistry: The questions that were asked in this section were easy.
Pharmacology: The level of questions from this section was easy to moderate.
Pharmacognosy: There was a mix of questions from this section, both easy and moderate.
Pharmaceutics: The level of questions was moderate to difficult.

GPAT 2024 Exam Analysis

The GPAT 2024 exam was of easy to moderate difficulty level. Candidates found the question paper easy to attempt. Even the questions did not require much calculations. Mostly, one liners came in the exam.

GPAT Cutoff 2026

Applicants must have a basic idea about the GPAT 2026 cutoff. Have a look at the cutoff below-

Category of Candidate	EWS Status	PwBD Status	Cut-off Percentile	Cut-off Score	Cut-off GPAT 2026 Rank
General	NO	NO	96.2586493	213	2059
General	NO	YES	48.9825988	104	27489
General	YES	NO	90.8238059	180	4979
General	YES	YES	50.0270437	105	26913
OBC-NCL (Central List)	--	NO	90.0870992	177	5431
OBC-NCL (Central List)	--	YES	45.7149785	100	29552
SC	--	NO	76.4664192	142	12820
SC	--	YES	46.5766455	101	28712
ST	--	NO	59.1939124	116	22213
ST	--	YES	57.3847847	114	2318

GPAT Paper Pattern 2026

Students must have an idea about the GPAT 2026 exam pattern to understand the bifurcation of the topics from which questions are asked in the GPAT exam. By knowing the bifurcation, applicants can check the level of difficulty of the exam, as to which section is difficult and from which sections the minimum and maximum questions are asked in the exam. Have a look at the exam pattern below-

Subject	Number of questions	Maximum marks
Pharmaceutical Chemistry & Allied Subjects	38	152
Pharmaceutics Chemistry & Allied Subjects	38	152
Pharmacology & Allied Subjects	28	112
Other Subjects of B.Pharm course	11	44
Pharmacognosy & Allied Subjects	10	40
Total	125	500