GPAT Exam Analysis 2025 (Available): Check Difficulty Level of Paper & Exam Review

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GPAT 2026 exam analysis will comprise details like the difficulty level of the exam, different types of questions asked, sections from which the maximum questions are asked, and memory-based questions asked in the exam. Along with it, the exam analysis of GPAT 2025 will comprise details like whether there is any repetition of questions and the expected GPAT cutoff based on the applicant’s input. According to the students and coaching experts, the GPAT exam can be summarised as a moderate level. There were around 10-15 questions directly from the concepts, while around 15-20 questions were a bit confusing. Students who appeared in the exam will be told that 15-20 questions will be repeated from the previous year GPAT question papers.

The GPAT 2026 exam will be conducted for a total of 125 questions. The GPAT exam analysis 2026 will comprise 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 Bifurcation of Subjects & Marks
GPAT Expected Cutoff 2026

GPAT 2026 Exam Analysis

Till the time the GPAT 2026 exam analysis is released by the top coaching institutes and students, one can check the GPAT previous year exam analysis section-wise.

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.

Overall, the 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.

Commonly asked questions

Q: 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.

Q: 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.

GPAT Bifurcation of Subjects & Marks

Students must have an idea about 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 was difficult and from which sections the minimum and maximum questions were asked in the exam.

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

Along with knowing the bifurcation, students must have a basic idea about the GPAT exam pattern, which can be checked below on this page.

GPAT Exam Pattern

GPAT 2026 Exam Pattern
Exam mode	Computer-Based Test (CBT) / Online
Medium of the exam	English only
Duration	3 Hours / 180 Minutes
Total number of Questions	125
Total marks	500
Negative marking	Yes

Applicants can check the exam pattern of GPAT 2026, which comprises details like duration, exam mode, total marks, and total number of questions.

Commonly asked questions

Q: 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.

Q: 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.

Q: 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 Expected Cutoff 2026

Applicants must have a basic idea about the expected GPAT 2026 cutoff. Since the exam has not been conducted so far, this table was created based on the data from the previous year. After completion of the exam, the table below will be modified. The category-wise GPAT 2026 cutoff percentile range is mentioned in the table given below:

S. No.	Cut-off Percentile	Category
1.	90-95	UR
2.	90-95	EWS
3.	90-95	OBC
4.	70-75	SC
5.	50-55	ST
6.	5--55	UR-PwBD
7.	45-50	EWS-PwBD
8.	45-50	OBC-PwBD
9.	40-24	SC-PwBD
10.	50-55	ST-PwBD

Commonly asked questions

Q: What is the expected cutoff for GPAT 2025?

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.

Q: 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.

Q: 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.

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