The National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS) released the Graduate Pharmacy Aptitude Test (GPAT 2026) exam city intimation slip today. The exam is scheduled for March 7 . A total of 114 cities nationwide will host the test.
Exam City and Admit Card Information
The exam city slip is available via registered email IDs. Candidates must download this slip to confirm their assigned examination location. The official NBEMS website, natboard.edu.in, will provide the GPAT admit card 2026 download link from March 2 . Hall tickets will not be issued to candidates found ineligible before the exam.
Computer-Based Test Familiarization
NBEMS also launched a GPAT demo test link today. This tool allows candidates to practice the computer-based test (CBT) format. The GPAT exam, a prerequisite for MPharm admissions, will take place on March 7. Results are expected on April 7 .
Previous Year’s Statistics
In 2025, 47,142 candidates took the GPAT. Only 4,714 candidates, approximately 10%, qualified for MPharm admissions and scholarships.
GPAT 2026 Exam Cities
The GPAT 2026 exam will be conducted in the following cities:
| State | City |
|---|---|
| Andhra Pradesh | Kurnool, Nellore, Rajahmundry, Vijayawada, Visakhapatnam |
| Arunachal Pradesh | Papum Pare |
| Assam | Dibrugarh, Guwahati |
| Bihar | Muzaffarpur, Patna |
| Chhattisgarh | Bhilai Nagar |
| Delhi | New Delhi |
| Goa | Madgaon, Mapusa |
| Gujarat | Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar, Mehsana, Rajkot, Surat, Vadodara, Vapi |
| Haryana | Ambala, Faridabad |
| Himachal Pradesh | Hamirpur |
| Jammu And Kashmir | Jammu |
| Jharkhand | Hazaribagh, Jamshedpur |
| Karnataka | Belagavi (Belgaum), Bengaluru, Mysuru (Mysore), Shivamogga (Shimoga) |
| Kerala | Ernakulam, Kottayam, Kozhikode, Malappuram, Thrissur |
| Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal, Durg, Gwalior, Indore, Jabalpur |
| Maharashtra | Ahilyanagar, Akola, Ambajogai, Amravati, Beed, Bhandara, Buldhana, Chandrapur, Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar, Dhule, Jalgaon, Jalna, Kashti, Kolhapur, Latur, Mumbai, Nagpur, Nanded, Nashik, Navi Mumbai, Osmanabad, Palghar, Pandharpur, Parbhani, Pune, Raigad, Ratnagiri, Sangli, Satara, Sindhudurg, Solapur, Thane, Yavatmal |
| Manipur | Imphal |
| Meghalaya | Shillong |
| Mizoram | Aizawl |
| Odisha | Balasore, Bhubaneswar, Rourkela, Sambalpur |
| Punjab | Amritsar, Bathinda, Mohali, Patiala |
| Rajasthan | Ajmer, Jodhpur, Sikar, Udaipur |
| Sikkim | Gangtok |
| Tamil Nadu | Chennai, Coimbatore, Madurai, Salem, Tiruchirappalli, Tirunelveli, Vellore |
| Telangana | Hyderabad, Warangal |
| Tripura | Agartala |
| Uttar Pradesh | Agra, Aligarh |
| West Bengal | Asansol, Bardhaman, Kalyani, Kolkata, Midnapur, Siliguri |