All India Council for Technical Education

Press Note released on 08.03.2013

Sub: Launch of Computer Based Online Graduate Pharmacy Aptitude Test (GPAT)-2013 for admission in Post Graduate Pharmacy Programme.

About GPAT The Scores in Graduate Aptitude Test for Engineering (GATE) have been in use till the year 2010 for admission in Masters Programme in Pharmacy (M. Pharm) & Engineering and also for awarding fellowships/scholarships to Pharmacy Graduates along with engineering graduates. Graduate Pharmacy Aptitude Test (GPAT) an all India Examination was then launched by All India Council for Technical Education, New Delhi separately with effect from academic year 2011-12 for admission in Masters Programme in Pharmacy (M. Pharm) and for award of fellowships. The first GPAT examination i.e. GPAT-2010 and the subsequent one for 2011 and 2012 was conducted in paper pencil mode by All India Council for Technical Education, New Delhi in association with M. S. University of Baroda, Vadodara. Computer Based Online GPAT-2013 AICTE has been conducting computer based online common management admission test (CMAT) as entrance test for admission into post graduate management programmes. Considering the success of online CMAT, AICTE has decided to conduct GPAT also online from 2013. The GPAT-2013 will be conducted online in 57 cities from 16th May to 18th May, 2013 and scores awarded will be used for admission in the post graduate pharmacy programs at national level for year 2013-14. The respective Secretaries of the state dealing with technical education have been requested to inform all concern in their respective States & jurisdiction to notify the change in the pattern of the exam for academic year 2013-14. The State Governments are required to register online free of charge for accessing detailed merit list and scores of qualified students for academic year 2013-14. Advantages accrued due to online GPAT The National level test will be conducted for three days from 16th May to 18th May, 2013 in two shifts at 57 cities/locations. The online test will facilitate students to select the city and date of appearing in examination. Choice of 3 cities for online examination in the order of preference may be exercised. Choice of 3 dates for online examination in the order of preference may be exercised. Allotment will be based on first come first served. Actual allotment however will be subject to availability of the slots in a particular city. The complete process of examination including registration, allotment of centre, printout of admit card, capturing the photograph and biometric, writing the test, announcement

of result, display of merit list, downloading score cards is online, which offers higher grade of transparency & accountability in the process and also saves the time. Phone support availability: 8th March, 2013 to 30th June, 2013 (24X7) Helpline number : 022-66258304, Fax Number: 022-25814283 & E-mail Id: customercare@aicte-gpat.in

Important Dates for GPAT 2013 Registration window opens on Last Date for Online Registration Last Date for Generation of Cash Challan Last Date for Payment of Fees on SBI Counter Last Date for Final Submission of online Form (through cash payment) Print out of Hall ticket Online test dates Test Timings Declaration of result Print out of Score Cards Pattern of examination for GPAT-2013 GPAT-2013 is a multiple choice test of 3 hours duration with 125 questions. For each correct answer 4 marks are awarded and for each wrong answer 1 mark shall be deducted. Test Venues The GPAT will be conducted in following cities from 16th May to 18th May, 2013. Ahmadabad Gurgaon Madurai Rajkot Allahabad Guwahati Mangalore Ranchi Amravati Gwalior Meerut Shimla Amritsar Hyderabad Mumbai Surat Aurangabad Indore Mysore Thiruvananthpuram Bangalore Jabalpur Nagpur Tirupati Bareilly Jaipur Nanded Udaipur Bhavnagar Jammu Nasik Vadodara Bhopal Kanpur Nellore Varanasi Bhubaneswar Kochi Noida Vijayawada Chandigarh Kolhapur Panaji Visakhapatnam Chennai Kolkata Patna Warangal Dehradun Kozhikode Pune Delhi Kurnool Raipur Gulbarga Lucknow Rajahmundry Admission Process The Institutes and central admission authorities will use scores awarded to the students for allotment of seat in the registered pharmacy institutes. Further details of GPAT will be available on www.aicte-gpat.in 08.03.2013 08.04.2013 08.04.2013 09.04.2013 11.04.2013 From 29.04.2013 16.05.2013 to 18.05.2013 09.30 am - 12.30 pm (1st Shift) 02.30 pm - 5.30 pm (2nd Shift) 31.05.2013 From 31.05.2013 to 30.06.2013