GPAT Syllabus

A list of the important subjects/ topics covered under the GPAT exam syllabus are as follows:-

• Pharmacy Profession & Introduction to Pharmaceuticals: Pharmacy as a career, evaluation of Pharmacy, earlier period middle to modern ages
• Introduction to dosage form
• Sources of drug information
• Allopathic dosage
• Crude extract
• Allergenic extract
• Biological products

Candidates can check and download the GPAT syllabus from the official NTA website. There are 5 five sections in GPAT 2024 exam namely Pharmaceutical Chemistry & Allied Subjects, Pharmaceutics & Allied Subjects, Pharmacognosy & Allied Subjects, Pharmacology & Allied Subjects, and other subjects. The National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS) the exam conducting body of the GPAT exam decides and releases the GPAT exam pattern. The GPAT exam syllabus will also released by NBEMS. The GPAT official notification revealed the updated GPAT exam pattern which remained the same this year as well.

The GPAT notice and curriculum are exclusively available in English on the official website. Since English is also the language of the exam, students are asked to study exclusively in English. However, you can use a translation programme to translate English to Hindi if you just want the curriculum in Hindi.

The GPAT 2025 exam syllabus was released by NBEMS. The GPAT exam pattern was last modified in the academic year 2016-17, preceding which the examination was conducted twice a year. At present, the GPAT exam is conducted once a year in a computer-based format.

Since this year's exam-conducting authority has changed, we may expect a change in the syllabus this year also. It will be released in the official notification. 

Some of the important topics that are covered in the GPAT syllabus 2025 under Pharmaceutical Management in the GPAT exam are Introduction to Management, Planning and Forecasting, Organisation, Research Management, Inventory Management, Communication, Marketing Research, Leadership and Motivation, Human Resources and Development (HRD), GATT, World Trade Organisation (WTO) and Trade-Related Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS), Standard Institutions and Regulatory Authorities.