Sorry to post this fact: GATE-PY No more…

Dear Friends I feel sorry to bring to your notice that Pharmacy Paper is no more in GATE exam from 2010.

Please go through few of the facts mentioned below. 

Organizing institute for GATE 2009 is IIT Roorkee. 

GATE 2008 Paper structure:

Ø      Maximum marks 150

Ø      Time 3 hours

Ø      90 questions (objective type)

Ø      1/4^th negative marking

GATE 2009 Paper structure:

ü      Maximum marks 100

ü      Time 3 hours

ü      60 questions (objective type)

ü      1/3^rd negative marking

Question paper pattern for GATE 2009:

Q.1 to Q.20: Will carry one mark each (sub-total 20 marks). [¹/₃  mark will be deducted for each wrong answer.]

Q.21 to Q.50: Each question will carry two marks each (sub-total 60 marks). [²/₃ mark will be deducted for each wrong answer.]

Q.51 through Q.56 (3 pairs) will be common data questions. Each question will carry two marks. (sub-total 12 marks) [²/₃  mark will be deducted for each wrong answer.]

Question pairs (Q.57, Q.58) and (Q.59, Q.60) will be linked answer questions. Each question will carry two marks. (sub-total 8 marks).

The answer to the second question of the each pair will depend on the answer to the first question of the pair.

If the first question in the linked pair is wrongly answered or is un-attempted, then the answer to the second question in the pair will not be evaluated. [There will be negative marks only for wrong answer to the first question of the linked answer question pair i.e. for Q.57 and Q.59, ²/₃ mark will be deducted for each wrong answer. There is no negative marking for Q.58 and Q.60.].

 Important dates:

Exam Date: February 8^th Sunday 2009.

Results announcement date: March 15^th Sunday 2009.

Commencement of sale of brochure and offline application forms: 22^nd September 2008.

Commencement of online application form submission: 22^nd September 2008

Last dates for issue of brochure and application form: Oct 17^th 2008 (by post from GATE offices), Oct 24^th 2008 (at bank counters), Oct 29^th 2008 (at GATE office counters).

Last dates for submission: Oct 24^th 2008 (Online submission), Oct 29^th 2008 (Offline/ Online application at zonal GATE office)

 Special Notice from IIT’s:It has been decided to discontinue the offering of Pharmaceutical Sciences (PY) paper with effect from GATE 2010.

What is the impact of this decision on present B.Pharm 3^rd year students, on PG admissions, stipend distribution etc? I request you all to post your views in this concern.