GPAT 2025 is scheduled to be held on 25th May 2025 this year. Those candidates who will gain a high percentile and clear the cut off, will be eligible to get enrolled in the M. Pharma course in the participating institutions. According to the official notification from NBEMS, the GPAT Pharmaceutics syllabus 2025 will be the same as the syllabus under B. Pharm regulations, 2024.
Students can find the GPAT Pharmaceutics Syllabus on the official website of PCI(Pharmacy Council of India). The Bachelor of Pharmacy (B. Pharm.) Course Regulations, 2024, contain all the topics that will come in the GPAT paper.
GPAT Pharmaceutics Syllabus 2025 |
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Name of the Exam |
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Exam Date |
25 May, 2025 |
Exam Syllabus |
According to B. Pharm course regulations, 2024. |
Topics Included in Pharmaceutics Syllabus |
Pharmacy profession, dosage, cosmetics, emulsions, pre-formulation, etc |
Mode of the examination |
Computer-based Test(CBT) |
Medium of the examination |
English |
Duration of the examination |
3 hours (180 minutes) |
Type of Questions |
Objective-type Questions |
Total number of Questions |
125 |
Total marks |
500 |
Negative marking |
Yes |
The candidates should start preparing for the exam with the provided GPAT Pharmaceutics Important Topics present in B.Pharm syllabus.
Students can find the GPAT Pharmaceutics Detailed Syllabus here.
The GPAT Pharmaceutics syllabus 2025 contains topics such as:
Pharmacy Profession & Introduction to Pharmaceuticals Introduction to
Dosage form, biological products, Pharmaceutical Plant, location, layout
Ophthalmic preparations
Pre formulation
Packaging Materials Cosmetics
Pilot plant scale-up techniques, Dosage Form Necessities and
Allergenic extract Capsules Liquids (solutions, syrups, elixirs, spirits,
aromatic water, liquid for external uses)
Pharmaceutical Aerosols
Additives
Powders, Sources of drug information, Tablets, Parenteral - product
requiring sterile packaging, Suspensions, Emulsion,s Suppositories
Stability of formulated products
Prolonged Action Pharmaceuticals
Novel Drug delivery system
GMP and Validation Semisolids Allopathic dosage form Crude extract
Candidates can visit the official website of PCI to download the GPAT Pharmaceutics Detailed Syllabus in the form of B. Pharm course Regulations, 2024. Candidates who want to download the B. Pharm course Regulations, 2024, candidates can visit the official website of PCI(Pharmacy Council of India). A link for B. Pharm 2024 syllabus must be available there. Students can use the link to download the syllabus in PDF format.
In addition, students can use the direct link to the “Bachelor of Pharmacy (B. Pharm.) Course Regulations, 2024”:
A single click on this link will take you to find the GPAT Pharmaceutics detailed syllabus for all the semesters. GPAT 2025 aspirants should thoroughly read the B. Pharm syllabus. It will help them to cover each topic included in the syllabus to strengthen their preparation. .
Candidates can learn about the GPAT Pharmaceutics Important Topics here. The GPAT Pharmaceutics syllabus can be easily prepared well if its weightage is known.
GPAT Pharmaceutics Important Topics & Weightage |
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Pharmacy Profession & Introduction to Pharmaceuticals |
~2% |
Dosage Forms and Drug Delivery Systems |
~3% |
Parenterals and Sterile Products |
~3% |
Suspensions and Emulsions |
~2% |
Suppositories, Semisolids, and Liquids |
~2% |
Pharmaceutical Aerosols |
~2% |
Pharmaceutical Plant Layout and Design |
~2% |
Dosage Form Additives and Necessities |
~3% |
Powders and Capsules |
~2% |
Tablets: Formulation, Coating, and Troubleshooting |
~3% |
Ophthalmic Preparations |
~1% |
Preformulation and Stability Studies |
~2% |
Prolonged Action Pharmaceuticals |
~2% |
Novel Drug Delivery Systems |
~2% |
GMP, Validation, and Packaging Materials |
~3% |
Cosmetics and Pilot Plant Scale-Up Techniques |
~2% |
Candidates can prepare the Pharmaceutics subject according to the weightage of topics.
There are four major subjects in the GPAT 2025. Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Pharmaceutics, Pharmacognosy, and Pharmacology are the main subjects in the GPAT. Some other topics included in the B. Pharm syllabus are also in the GPAT. The maximum marks are 500 marks with a total of 125 questions in this exam. Candidates can go through the indicative pattern for GPAT 2025 here:
GPAT Pattern subject-wise (Indicative) |
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Types of Questions |
Number of Questions |
Maximum Marks |
Pharmaceutical Chemistry & allied subjects |
38 |
152 |
Pharmaceutics & Allied Subjects |
38 |
152 |
Pharmacognosy & Allied Subjects |
10 |
40 |
Pharmacology & Allied Subjects |
28 |
112 |
Other Subjects of B. Pharm course |
11 |
44 |
Total |
125 |
500 |
The Pharmaceutics and allied subjects carry 152 marks for 38 questions as per the latest notification for GPAT 2025. Candidates must prepare well for this scoring subject to gain high percentile.