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    GPAT Cutoff 2026- Qualifying Marks, Previous year Cut off (2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021)

    GPAT Cutoff 2026- Qualifying Marks, Previous year Cut off (2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021)

    Manisha TiwariUpdated on 16 Mar 2026, 02:49 PM IST

    The National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS) will release the category-wise GPAT 2026 cutoff scores for admission to M.Pharm programmes. The GPAT cutoff 2026 will be released with the result declaration. Last year, the GPAT cutoff for general category was 216, for EWS it was 172 marks, for OBC 168, for SC 119, and for ST it was 85 marks. The NBE also releases the equivalent rank for the cutoff marks.

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    1. GPAT 2026 cutoff
    2. GPAT Cut Off: Previous Year Marks
    3. GPAT merit list 2026
    4. GPAT result 2026
    5. GPAT counselling 2026
    GPAT Cutoff 2026- Qualifying Marks, Previous year Cut off (2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021)
    GPAT cutoff

    Candidates who aspire to get admission to postgraduate pharmacy courses will have to secure GPAT passing marks above or equal to the GPAT cutoff 2026. Candidates who appear for the GPAT exam will be shortlisted based on the cut-off marks, specified by the participating institutes. The GPAT cutoff 2026 varies as per the categories and will be determined on various factors like the total number of candidates appearing for the exam, difficulty level of the exam, and seat availability. To grant admission to M.Pharm courses, institutes will conduct the GPAT counselling process.

    GPAT 2026 cutoff

    NBE is the responsible authority to release the GPAT 2026 cutoff at the official website, natboard.edu.in. The GPAT cut off 2026 will be published by the authority along with the scorecard. It must be noted by the candidates that the minimum qualifying score of GPAT 2026, for each category varies each year depending on various factors. Candidates securing the minimum qualifying GPAT 2026 cutoff scores will be considered to be qualified for the entrance exam.

    GPAT 2026 Expected Cutoff

    CategoryExpected Cutoff Marks (Out of 500)
    General (UR)210 – 230
    EWS165 – 175
    OBC-NCL160 – 170
    SC110 – 120
    ST80 – 95
    PwBD70 – 85
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    GPAT Cut Off: Previous Year Marks

    The previous year cutoff marks of GPAT exam are provided in the table below.

    GPAT 2025 cutoff

    Category

    Cut-off Percentile

    Cut-off Score

    Cut-off GPAT 2025 Rank

    UR

    96.2390225

    216

    1820

    UR-PwBD

    63.1199355

    95

    17766

    EWS

    90.9465021

    172

    4328

    EWS-PwBD

    48.3369395

    77

    24371

    OBC

    90.2231556

    168

    4648

    OBC-PwBD

    45.1996097

    74

    26009

    SC

    76.4456323

    119

    11127

    SC-PwBD

    45.1996097

    74

    26145

    ST

    55.457978

    85

    21027

    ST-PwBD

    51.1433541

    80

    23431

    GPAT 2024 cutoff

    Category

    Cut-off Percentile

    UR

    96.15414

    UR-PwBD

    55.1562

    EWS

    90.7069

    EWS-PwBD

    46.32063

    OBC

    90.09176

    OBC-PwBD

    49.70896

    SC

    75.4353

    SC-PwBD

    45.53011

    ST

    54.17503

    ST-PwBD

    52.27117

    GPAT 2023 cutoff

    Category

    Cutoff scores

    General

    96.18

    OBC

    90.57

    SC

    77.10

    ST

    57.74

    General (EWS)

    90.16

    GPAT Cut off 2022

    Category

    Cutoff scores

    Total candidates

    General

    148

    14265

    OBC-NCL

    120

    23104

    SC

    94

    5420

    ST

    75

    1478

    EWS

    122

    6008

    GPAT Cut off 2021

    Category

    Cutoff scores

    Total candidates

    Increase in comparison to 2019 cutoff

    General

    359-186

    1782

    23

    OBC-NCL

    185-152

    1179

    21

    SC

    185-114

    688

    11

    ST

    183-87

    340

    11

    EWS

    185-155

    458

    51

    GPAT cutoff scores 2020

    Category

    Cutoff scores

    Total candidates

    Increase in comparison to 2019 cutoff

    General

    163

    1974

    22

    OBC-NCL

    131

    1350

    14

    SC

    103

    727

    8

    ST

    76

    373

    2

    EWS

    104

    489

    --

    GPAT cutoff 2019

    Category of candidates

    GPAT Qualifying marks

    No. of Qualifiers

    Unreserved

    141

    1952

    Other backward classes

    117

    1103

    Scheduled caste

    95

    626

    Scheduled tribe

    74

    313

    Trend of year-wise GPAT Cutoff scores

    Category

    2013

    2014

    2015

    2016

    2017

    2018

    General and OBC

    145

    125

    125

    115

    113

    115

    Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe

    100

    100

    100

    90

    82

    90

    Physically Handicapped

    100

    100

    100

    90

    82

    90

    GPAT merit list 2026

    NBE releases the GPAT 2026 merit list for candidates along with the announcement of results. The merit list of GPAT 2026 is prepared based on the candidate’s performance. In the merit list, the qualifying status along with the candidate’s name, roll number, category, score, rank, percentile and qualifying status are mentioned. As per the cutoff marks of GPAT 2026, the scores mentioned on the merit list should be the basis of the aspirant's ranks.

    GPAT result 2026

    The authority announces the GPAT result 2026 on the official website in the form of scorecard for all appeared candidates. Candidates who appear in the examination can check the GPAT result in online mode by entering the application number and password/DOB. Aspirants can download their individual GPAT scorecard 2026 after the declaration of results.

    Factors determining GPAT 2026 cutoff

    Candidates are advised to go through the determining factor of GPAT cutoff, such as:

    • The number of candidates appearing in the GPAT entrance exam 2026

    • Total number of seats available

    • Difficulty level of the exam

    • The category under which admission will be granted

    Ideally, if the number of seats increases in the entrance exam, the GPAT 2026 cutoff for a particular list would come down, and go up if seats are decreased. Similarly, if the number of GPAT applicants increases, competition would rise, and so will be the cutoff.

    GPAT counselling 2026

    NBE is the exam conducting body responsible for the M.Pharm entrance exam but it does not conduct the counselling for GPAT. GPAT counselling 2026 is conducted by the participating institutes. After the declaration of GPAT 2026 result, eligible candidates have to apply separately at the participating institutes as per their preference.

    Those candidates who are shortlisted in the merit list are called for further counselling procedure at the participating institutes. Candidates appearing for the counselling will have to carry all the required documents at the time of counselling for the document verification.

    Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

    Q: Who is the competent authority to release GPAT cutoff 2026?
    A:

    The NBE releases the GPAT 2026 cutoff for aspirants who successfully appeared for the M.Pharm entrance exam.

    Q: When will the GPAT cutoff be released?
    A:

    The authority will release the cutoff percentile of GPAT 2026 at natboard.edu.in. 

    Q: Why is the GPAT cutoff 2026 important?
    A:

    The cutoff of GPAT 2026 is the minimum qualifying marks required by the candidates to get admission to M.Pharm.

    Q: How will the GPAT cutoff 2026 be determined?
    A:

    The GPAT 2026 cutoff will be determined on various factors like total number of appeared candidates, difficulty level of the exam, availability of total seats for granting admission.

    Q: What are the GPAT 2026 qualifying marks?
    A:

    Qualifying Marks for GPAT varies every year.

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