The GPAT 2023 preparation tips will improve candidate preparation methods. It also helps them to obtain good results in the entrance test. GPAT is a national entrance exam aimed at offering admission to several renowned institutes for PG Pharmacy courses. Through this article, the candidate will obtain complete information about the preparation tips for GPAT 2023.

There are various professional pharmacy courses are available for candidates in the different participating institutions of India. Every year, there are many applicants who may appear for this examination to get admission in Pharmacy Courses.

Here, we are providing detailed information on GPAT through this content in which includes GPAT preparation tips and tricks, Exam Pattern and Syllabus of GPAT, etc.

GPAT Preparation Tips and Tricks

The GPAT is the national level entrance examination and candidates can give this examination as per their eligibility criteria. With the help of some preparation tips and tricks, candidates have to prepare for the GPAT Examination.

The following are the preparation tips and tricks have mentioned below for candidates and they have to read carefully.

• Candidates should keep concentrate on numerical solving skills to solve the question paper easily in the examination.
• All of the students required to plan everyday study routine and with this planning, candidates will be able to make an adjustment of time for study.
• Applicants have to make sure that they go through all the drug schedules and remember them as well.
• It is beneficial for candidates to do a small revision at the end of every day of whatever they studied.
• They have to make sure; they get good sleep and eat on time.
• Do a light overall revision before the day of the exam.
• Download previous year’s papers to practice

Important Details of GPAT 2023

• The GPAT 2023 Entrance test is officially Held from January 2023.
• The Online Registration Process begins in November 2021, and the last online registration date will be in November 2023.
• The GPAT 2023 admission test will be carried out online.
• The document will be in English.
• The questioned document will include multiple-choice questions.
• A total of 125 questions will be taken during the exam for a duration of 3 hours.
• For each correct answer, 4 points will be awarded and for each incorrect answer, 1 point will be deducted.

GPAT Books for Preparation

The candidates should be careful with the selection of the right book, which is the first and most important step for the preparation for the GPAT 2023 Exam. At present market is flooded with lots of books that boast of covering the whole syllabus of GPAT but only a few of them are up to the deal.

For best preparation, candidates should first go through the textbooks thoroughly and they should have a good objective book to get familiar with the pattern of the examination.

The whole Syllabus of the GPAT can is divided into four main subjects, i.e. Pharmacology, Pharmacognosy, Pharmaceutical Chemistry, and Pharmaceutics. Each subject has its own weightage in the GPAT and should be studied from a thorough and good book. Below I am giving you the name of standard books one must follow while preparing for the GPAT

Pharmacology

KD Tripathi is the best book for Pharmacology and if a student has studied it thoroughly, then he doesn’t have to look for any other book for Pharmacology. All the questions asked in the GPAT are of the level of KD Tripathi.

Pharmacognosy

C.K. Kokate is the easiest and comprehensive textbook for Pharmacognosy. It covers almost all the syllabus of Pharmacognosy of GPAT.

Pharmaceutics

No single book can provide you the full syllabus of GPAT for Pharmaceutics. You have to study different books on different topics.

• The Biopharmaceutics part should be studied from the Brahamankar.
• Sterilization and Parenteral portions are best given in the Remington and should be studied from there.
• The formulation part should be studied from the book of Lachman as the formulation is best explained in this book.

Pharmaceutical Chemistry

Like Pharmaceutics, you have to follow different books for the different topics of Pharmaceutical Chemistry.

• Basic organic chemistry is best given in the Morrison Boyd and you should study it from there.
• Spectroscopy is explained in detail in the YR Sharma and Pavia. One should refer to one of the two books for spectroscopy.
• Medicinal Chemistry should be studied from Foye’s textbook of Medicinal Chemistry but for the classification part, you must refer to S.N. Pandey’s textbook of Medicinal Chemistry.
• The analysis part should be studied from Vogel’s or Chatwal’s textbook of analysis.

Besides these books, you should also refer to Indian Pharmacopoeia for the study of microbiology and to refer other basic topics for the preparation of GPAT. For objective questions, one can refer to either Piyush’s or Inamdar’s textbooks for GPAT preparation. Both of the books are different in style and are extremely helpful in the preparation of GPAT.

GPAT Exam Format

• The GPAT Examination is conducted through online mode.
• The candidates will take the test on a pre-assigned computer at the test center assigned to them.
• There are 125 questions in the test and the total marks will be 500.
• The duration of the test is 180 minutes.
• Negative Marking – 4 marks will be given for every correct answer and 1 mark will be deducted for every wrong answer.