Nirma University student tops in national pharmacy test

Nirma University student tops in national pharmacy test

An Ahmedabad student from the Institute of Pharmacy at Nirma University has topped the Graduate Pharmacy Aptitude Test (GPAT) this year.
Parth More, a student of Institute of Pharmacy at Nirma University scored 70.67% in the GPAT securing the first position in the country. It should be noted that the entrance test to the masters programme in pharmacy (MPharm) course was nationally centralized for the first time this year, through a common test called GPAT.
Talking about his achievement, Parth said, "The results were scheduled to be declared by around 5 pm. A friend called me at 5:10pm and told me that I topped the exam at the national level." He said that he could not believe it and so rushed to the nearest cyber café to check the result himself. "I was very happy when I found that I had topped at the national level and rushed home to share the news with my family," he said.
Parth said he had expected to make it to the top in the state but not at the national level. His father retired from the All Indian Insurance Company around 5 years ago and is at present undergoing kidney dialysis. More's mother is a housewife.
Parth's studies were supported by his two elder sisters. While his eldest sister Chaitasi More is a teacher with a government school in Dani Limbda his other sister teaches at a private school in Ahmedabad.
Talking about her son, Jashodaben More, said, "He tried his level best to cut down on unnecessary expenses so as not to burden us further.In the last four years he has been to the theatre just twice."
Talking about his plan for M.Pharm, Parth said, "Along with National Institute of Pharmacy Education and Research (NIPER) in Chandigarh, I also plan to appear for the entrance tests for other institutes including Bombay College of Pharmacy and LM College of Pharmacy."
After his M.pharm, Parth plans to do a Ph.D.
Of the around 65 students from Nirma University who appeared for the GPAT this year, 56 qualified for the test.A total of 32,598 students from across the country had appeared for the combined entrance test this year.
Earlier, the Graduate Aptitude Test for Engineering (GATE) scores were taken into consideration for admission to MPharm courses.

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