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thereby experience odds in the results. A lot of competition is there among the aspirants
Most of the aspirants who worked hard and expected a top rank in the exam are
surprisingly fell below the cut-off line and disqualified. This doesn’t mean that hard work
fails in the exam but it is not in the right direction. So success in GPAT is a vector unit – It
You should work hard on the right area which fetches you more score in GPAT but not on the
Suppose you have more interest in learning drugs and their mechanisms and you spent
lot of your preparation in pharmacology and became strong in the pharmacology before
This is an exam with collection of subjects but not only pharmacology. No doubt those
questions from pharmacology give you good score but you are losing more score from
other areas. So how you spend your time and how you allocate it for each subject is a key
factor in the success. Here we will present most successful strategies for getting a top
score in GPAT.
The first step in preparation of any competitive exam is to relax and never get tensed
thinking of the exam and its results. A calm mind can grasp the concept quickly and store
it in the layers of the brain for a longer period. Never confused and worried by viewing
GPAT syllabus.
GPAT is an all India level exam and the aspirants appear for it all are equal. The questions
will be same for all, so if you have a tough question, it will also be tough for your fellow
aspirant.
So never think negative and be confident to breathe the winds of success. You can win the
exam whatever and wherever you are, if you follow a right strategy in your preparation.
2. DON’T BE OVERCONFIDENT
This is another side of the frame what we have discussed above. You should feel confident
to get a success in GPAT yet within the limits. Suppose to know how the questions are
asked previously, you have gone through few previous question papers and found very
simple questions.
All these are very simple and straightforward and everybody can merely answer. But if you
bind with an illusion that GPAT is a very simple exam and you can easily get the top rank
with very little effort, again you can be below the cut-off marks after the declaration of
results.
Never come to the conclusion on the strength of the paper just by seeing few questions
as GPAT is a collection of questions from direct, logical and advanced levels. Even, the
strength of the paper is highly variable from year to year. So neither underestimate nor
overestimate the exam, but just do hard work with a right plan.
3. MAKE A PLAN
The secret behind each success story is a right plan. Plan is like a weapon which gives you
half of the success in your entire journey. Make a plan in a right way based on how many
subjects you can cover within a stipulated period of your preparation. Be realistic while
you make a plan and never overload your plan with lot of topics.
Suppose if you planned such that you will complete entire pharmaceutics in ten days
which is practically not possible, it may result in failure of plan and ultimately loss of your
preparation. Better, divide the entire topics into different modules and put the deadline
Suppose you have divided the entire subjects for GPAT in to three modules. In the first
module, you have to put those subjects which are important and take more time for
and analysis are logical, more scoring and even require more time for preparation.
So if you put all these in first module and complete before the deadline, you can easily
complete other modules which comparatively require less time. In the above table we
have given a sample of a ideal plan, but you can change the subjects in the each module
4. BE FLEXIBLE
We can plan our destination but not the exact result. Suppose you have planned well and
executed successfully to some extent but later due to some reasons you are not
completed the task within the time, then don’t worry and just re-plan your things from
that point and never lose your hope. No one is perfect even your plan. So sometimes it
may get breaks in the curve but don’t lose the plan. Work better such that you can restore
Getting success without a plan is like a walking in a dark room for search of the door.
Sometimes you may get into the door but not always. So if you plan
GPAT is a composition of all the subjects each with variable weightage. So don’t stick to a
particular subject and spend long time on it neglecting other subjects. You should give
proper balance to every subject according to its key role in the exam. As we discussed
earlier, you should study according to the exam not according to your interests.
Prepare your own short notes for each topic in a logical way. If possible prepare flow
charts or tables to cover the entire topic in nut shell. Don’t prepare lengthy notes which
take lot of time to study and difficult to remember. Instead, prepare short notes using
various symbols, shortcuts and any notations so that you can prepare as well as revise it
in short time.
Go for real exam. If you prepare the notes in a right way, it’s sure that you can visualize
even the exact position of the concept in your notes during the exam if you read a
Reading may give short term memory but writing provides you a long term ever lasting
memory. Most of the concepts you may feel well familiar after reading but when you put
it on the paper for practice you can realize your mistakes. So practicing on the paper is
You can easily review your weak points and can work accordingly. The best practice is to
put the concept on the paper without seeing any text book or material and then compare
back it with that to realize your mistakes. As you practice more, you become the master
on the topic.
Preparation without any assessment is like a running in a desert. You may run
continuously but may not reach the goal. So, it is the best practice to attempt test papers
after completion of each topic to strengthen your preparation and even focus your weak
areas.
Even test papers simulate exam condition so that you can test your performance before
you attempt real exam. More the number of test papers you attempt more the gain you
have.
Another best aspect in the preparation is to practice the previous year question papers so
that you can easily learn the exam pattern and know the key areas in various subjects.
Every question in GPAT will have high importance either clinically or industrially. So get
the answers for each question and expand your knowledge by studying all the concepts
But never be discouraged if you see a tough question in these papers from the topic you
have already prepared. Keep this fact in your mind that all questions are not of academic
level but few questions may be designed in advanced level. Don’t over think of these
questions but just do the best with normal questions. You can surely get the best score.
Concepts are of two types volatile and non-volatile. Sometimes you can remember the
concept very easily and you never forget it anytime, so it non-volatile. But few concepts
require logic or even memory which are volatile and if not revised at proper time they
may be evaporated form your brain.
For example, while you study tablets you can easily remember that tablets can be
prepared by dry granulation and wet granulation but you may not remember the
ingredients used in each technique for a longer time. So to catch the volatile concept and
keep it still in your brain you should revise the concept regularly. Allot some time in your
plan for revision of the topics you completed. Revision makes you feel more confident in
topic.
So, these are the most proven best tips and tricks for GPAT preparation
in order to secure a top rank in the exam.