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AICTE has been conducting the National level GRADUATE PHARMACY APTITUDE TEST (GPAT) since 2010 for facilitating institutions to select suitable students for admission in postgraduate Pharmacy programmes approved by AICTE.

From 2013 GPAT is being conducted as computer based online test.

The notification is issued to announce the schedule for conducting computer based online GPAT for admission for academic year 2015-16.

The testing window will be open for two days i.e. on 23rd and 24th February 2015 in 58 cities. The candidates will have option of selecting date and city for appearing in the test.

Eligibility for GPAT - 2015

Bachelor’s degree holders in Pharmacy (4 years after 10+2, including lateral entry candidates) and those who are in the final year of B. Pharmacy course ONLY are eligible for appearing in GPAT-2013 Examination.

[B. Pharmacy 1st year to 3rd year students are NOT ELIGIBLE to appear in GPAT-2013 Examination. Any inquiry in this regard will not be entertained]

Pre-requisites before starting the GPAT Registration:

We suggest you have the following ready before starting the GPAT registration process

• A Computer with good Internet connectivity so that there is no breakage of Internet during registration
• All your qualification details as you need to enter them while registering for GPAT exam
• You need to upload your scanned photo while registering, hence keep ready a scanned clear photo of yours taken on a white background. The size of this photo should be 140 x 160 (60Kb)
• You need to upload your scanned signature while registering, hence keep ready your scanned clear signature done on a white background. The size of this signature file should be 60 x 90 (30Kb)
• A Valid e-mail id which you will be using at least for the next 6 months. All communication will be done on this e-mail id which you will enter while registering for GPAT exam
• A Valid mobile number as all information via SMS will be sent to this number
• A valid Credit / Debit card in case you want to pay ONLINE
• A Printer connected to your system as you will have to PRINT 3 copies of CHALLAN in case you are planning to pay by CASH at the bank

• Step 1) Read Instructions and Self Registration: First time you will enter as NEW USER. Here you will read the instructions carefully, accept the declaration and proceed. Now you need to do Self Registration. Here you need to enter few basic details. Please ensure you enter the correct details on this Self Registration form and verify it before you click on SUBMIT button on this page. Once you SUBMIT this page, you cannot edit any data entered on this page. Submitting this page will generate a unique 6 digit password. This password will be shown on your screen and will be sent to you via e-mail and sms. From now onwards, whenever you wish to login to the registration portal, you will come as an EXISTING USER and login with your e-mail id and this unique 6 digit password. This completes your self registration
• Step 2) Payment Process: You can do the payment in either of the two modes mentioned below
  
  • Mode i) ONLINE PAYMENT: You can select ONLINE PAYMENT mode and then do the payment using Credit card / Debit card / Net Banking
    
    Once your payment is successfully done, you will receive a confirmation E-mail and SMS. Once you have received the successful payment confirmation, you can proceed with the remaining part of registration process
  • Mode ii) CASH Payment in SBI bank: You can select this option to pay by CASH at any of the designated SBI bank branch. Once you select this option and proceed, you will see a CHALLAN on your screen with your details already filled in it. You need to take 3 PRINT OUTS of this CHALLAN, fill in the details wherever required in all the copies, and walk in to your nearest SBI bank branch with CASH on the next day of generation of Challan. Cash Deposit will be accepted only from the next day of your Challan generation
    
    E.g. If you Generate and Print the Challan copies on 13th November 2014, then walk in to the nearest SBI bank branch with Challan copies and CASH for depositing from 14th November, 2014 onwards. Similarly if you PRINT the CHALLAN copies on 14th November 2014, then walk in to the nearest SBI bank branch with Challan copies and CASH from 15th November 2014 onwards.
    
    NOTE: The last date to pay CASH in bank is 13th January 2015 and from there onwards to complete registration is 15th January 2015. Submission of final application after payment will not be possible after 15th January 2015.
    
    In return to the CASH Deposit, the bank will give you one copy of CHALLAN with their stamp and a JOURNAL number written on it. Please ensure the JOURNAL number written is clearly visible before you leave the bank.
    
    Now that you have deposited the CASH and got the acknowledgement CHALLAN, you need to wait for 48 hours. In these 48 hours, your payment will get updated in the registration portal.
    
    You will receive an e-mail and sms confirming that your payment data has got updated in the registration portal. Then you need to re login to the portal proceed with the remaining part of registration process
• Step 3) Now that you are done with the payment, you need to fill the remaining part of the form. Once you have filled the complete form, we suggest you once again check the complete data entered by clicking on VIEW/MODIFY button. Clicking on VIEW/MODIFY button will allow you to modify your data in case you want to modify
  
  Once you are sure that all the data entered is accurate, you will have to accept a declaration and click on I AGREE. The system will re-confirm to you for SUBMIT. Once you confirm, your form will get finally SUBMITTED and no change in the data is possible after this SUBMIT
  
  You will see a message on your screen stating “Thank you for successfully registering for the AICTE GPAT 2015 exam. Please login from 2nd Feb 2015 onwards to download your exam ADMIT CARD. For latest updates, please visit
  www.aicte-gpat.in”
  
  Here you can click on PREVIEW button to view your filled form.
  
  If you wish, you can PRINT your filled form and keep a copy with you for reference
  
  This completes the registration process
  
  NOTE -: The detailed instructions are also available under “NEWS TAB-'How to Apply'” on the home page
  
  In case of any query you can contact our helpline number mentioned under the Helpline tab. Please visit our website www.aicte-gpat.in for all the latest updates

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• The detailed merit list will be provided to the respective State Governments for allotting the students through central counseling or otherwise as per their notified admission procedure
• In case there is no central counseling Scores awarded will be used for admission in the AICTE approved Institutes/University Departments.

Note: Fee once remitted shall not be refunded under any circumstance.

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New Delhi – 110 001

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