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GPAT Syllabus 2014 / AICTE GPAT Exam Pattern / Syllabus - www.aicte-gpat.in

GPAT 2014 Syllabus : Welcome on this page, Here on this section we are mentioned the details about GPAT 2014 syllabus. Graduate Pharmacy Aptitude Test (GPAT) is an entrance test for admission in Pharmacy Courses. GPAT is all India national level computer based test. Graduate Pharmacy Aptitude Test (GPAT) is an all India level national test. The test is conducted by AICTEs as entrance exam for getting admissions in top AICTEs and leading institutes of the country. This year the GPAT exam will be held in the month of February 2014. Based on GPAT percentile and scores, candidates are called for next stage of selection process which generally includes Group Discussion, Essay and Personal Interview. The pattern of the GPAT exam is objective type multiple choice questions are asked in the exam. There is negative marking in the exam, for each wrong answer 1 mark will be deducted & for correct answer candidate will get Three marks will be awarded There is no penalty for questions that are left unanswered.

GPAT 2014 Exam Details

Exam Name: Graduate Pharmacy Aptitude Test

Commonly Known As: GPAT

Exam Type: National Level examination

Exam Category: PG Exam

Conducting Authority: All India Council for Technical Education

Name of the Organization	All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE)
Course	M.Pharma programmers in Pharmaceutical Sciences
Eligibility	B.Pharma
Exam Date	25 February 2014 to 27 February 2014
Last date for application submission	07th January  2014

Important Dates for GPAT 2014 Examination :–

• Opening of online of Applications : 06th November 2013
• Last date for submission of online Application : 07th January 2014
• Issue of Admit Cards Online : 10th February 2014
• GPAT Computer based Test Date : 25th February to 27th February, 2014
• Result Declaration : 15th March 2014
• Print out of Score Cards : 15th March – 14th April, 2014

Eligibility for GPAT Examination :– Any candidate who holding B. Pharma degree or appearing in the Final year examination of B. Pharma in the year 2014 only are eligible for appearing for GPAT-2014 examination. Candidates who are in Final Year of B.Pharma / Completed B.Pharma degree after lateral entry into B. Pharma after D.Pharma are also eligible to appear for GPAT 2014.
Note :- For applicants, who belong to reserved category, are asked to have caste certificates at the time of interview. If their castes are not listed in Govt. Listed then Applicants will be treated as Gen. Candidates.

GPAT 2014 Exam Pattern :-

• GPAT 2014 will be a computer based test.
• The duration of GPAT 2014 Exam will be 3 hours and the total number of questions will be 125 multiple choice questions.
• For each correct response the student will be awarded 4 marks and for each wrong response 1 mark will be deducted.

GPAT Syllabus Details:

Generally GPAT Exam consists of Verbal Abilities, Quantitative Aptitude, Logical Reasoning and Data Interpretation sections. Here given below table, we are mentioned GPAT syllabus. So candidates must read this following table and get the topics regarding GPAT syllabus which will come in GPAT exam.

GPAT 2014 will be based on the syllabus of graduate level course in Pharmacy.

• Introduction to Physical pharmacy
• Introduction to dispensing and community pharmacy
• Importance of unit operations in manufacturing, Stoichiometry
• Importance of microbiology in pharmacy
• Introduction to pharmaceutical jurisprudence & ethics
• Biopharmaceutics & Pharmacokinetcs
• Dosages Forms, designing & evaluation

Pharmaceutical Chemistry :-

• Inorganic pharmaceutical & medicinal chemistry
• Physical Chemistry and its importance in pharmacy
• The Citric Acid Cycle
• Lipids Metabolism
• Pyrimidine biosynthesis:
• Biosynthesis of Nucleic Acids:
• Biochemistry
• Biochemistry in pharmaceutical sciences
• Enzymes
• Co-enzymes
• Biological Oxidation
• Metabolism of ammonia and nitrogen containing monomers
• Purine biosynthesis:
• Mutation:
• Genetic Code and Protein Synthesis:

Medicinal Chemistry 

• Basic Principles:
• Drug metabolism and Concept of Prodrugs; Principles of Drug Design (Theoretical Aspects):
• Enzyme Immobilization:
• Different techniques of pharmaceutical analysis, Preliminaries and definitions:
• Synthetic Procedures, Mode of Action, Uses, Structure Activity Relationships including Physicochemical Properties of the Following Classes of Drugs:
• Autacoids:
• Steroidal Drugs:
• Drugs acting on the central nervous system:
• Diuretics; Cardiovascular drugs:
• Thyroid and Anti thyroid drugs; Insulin and oral hypoglycemic agents;
• Drugs acting at synaptic and neuro-effector junction sites: Cholinergics, anti-cholinergics and cholinesterase inhibitors, Adrenergic drugs, Antispasmodic and anti-ulcer drugs, Local Anesthetics, Neuromuscular blocking agents;
• Anti-metabolites

Pharmaceutical Analysis 

• Fundamentals of volumetric analysis:
• Gravimetric Analysis:
• Conductometry:
• Coulometry:
• Polarography:
• Acid Base Titrations:
• Oxidation Reduction Titrations:
• Precipitation Titrations:
• Amperometry:
• Chromatography:
• Non-aqueous titrations:
• Quality assurance:
• Complexometric titrations;
• Miscellaneous Methods of Analysis:
• Extraction procedures including separation of drugs from excipients; Potentiometry:
• The Theoretical Aspects, Basic Instrumentation, Elements of Interpretation of Spectra, and Applications (quantitative and qualitative) of the Following Analytical Techniques:

Systematic pharmacognostic study of the followings:

• Carbohydrates and derived products:
• Lipids:
• Resins:
• Fibers:
• Tannin's:
• Volatile Oils:
• Phytochemical Screening:

Study of the biological sources, cultivation, collection, commercial varieties, chemical constituents, substitutes, adulterants, uses, diagnostic macroscopic and microscopic features and specific chemical tests of following groups of drugs:

GLYCOSIDE CONTAINING DRUGS: 

• Saponins :
• Cardioactive glycosides:
• Anthraquinone cathartics:
• Others:
• Psoralea, Ammi majus, Ammi visnaga, gentian, saffron, chirata, quassia.

ALKALOID CONTAINING DRUGS:

• Pyridine-piperidine:
• Tropane:
• Quinoline and Isoquinoline:
• Indole:
• Imidazole:
• Steroidal:
• Alkaloidal Amine:
• Glycoalkaloid:
• Purines:

Studies of Traditional Drugs: 
Common vernacular names, botanical sources, morphology, chemical nature of chief constituents, pharmacology, categories and common uses and marketed formulations of following indigenous drugs: Amla, Kantkari, Satavari, Tylophora, Bhilawa, Kalijiri, Bach, Rasna, Punamava, Chitrack, Apamarg, Gokhru, Shankhapushpi, Brahmi, Adusa, Atjuna, Ashoka, Methi, Lahsun, Palash, Guggal, Gymnema, Shilajit, Nagarmotha and Neem. The holistic concept of drug administration in traditional systems of medicine. Introduction to ayurvedic preparations like Arishtas, Asvas, Gutikas, Tailas, Chumas, Lehyas and Bhasmas.
General Techniques of Bio-synthetic Studies and Basic Metabolic Pathways/Bio-genesis:
Brief introduction to bio-genesis of secondary metabolites of pharmaceutical importance.

• Terpenes:
• Carotenoids:
• Glycosides:
• Alkaloids:
• Lignans, quassanoids and flavonoids. Role of plant-based drugs on National economy:
• Plant Tissue Culture:
• Marine pharmacology:

Natural allergens and photo sensitizing agents and fungal toxins. Herbs as health foods. Herbal cosmetics. Standardization and quality control of herbal drugs, WHO guidelines for the standardization of herbal drugs.

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