PHARMACY PGECET

PGECET stands for Post Graduate Engineering Common Entrance Test. It is conducted for admission into M.E/M.Tech/M.Pharm/M.Arch/M.Plg. courses offered by Osmania University and its affiliated Engineering/Pharmacy colleges all over Andhra Pradesh every year.

PGECET is conducted across the A.P in three zones i.e.,

Zone 1 : Hyderabad
i) JNTU College of Engineering,
kukatpally,
Hyderabad.
ii) University college of Engineering,
Osmania University,
Hyderabad.

Zone 2 : Visakhapatnam
i) Andhra University College of engineering,
Visakhapatnam.

Zone 3 : Tirupathi
i) Sri Venkateshwara University college of Engineering,
Tirupathi.

The A.P State council of Higher Education, Hyderabad will hold the overall responsibility. It issues the separate notification for admission to above post graduation courses.

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA :

1. Eligibility requirement is as per each programme/course offered.

2. The candidate should have passed or appeared for the final year of B.E/B.Pharmacy /B.Arch/AMIE/B.Planning are eligible to appear for PGCET.

3. The candidate should be of Indian Nationality.

4. The candidate should satisfy local and Non-local status in Andhra
Pradesh.

EXAM PATTERN :

PGECET Question paper consists of 120 Multiple Choice Questions carrying One mark for Each Question.Candidates have to mark the correct answer in their revealant Optical Mark Reader (OMR) sheet with HB Pencil. The duration of exam will be of 2 Hours.

SYLLABUS :

PY - PHARMACY

Pharmacognosy & Phytochemistry: Chemistry of natural products, tests, isolation,purification & characterization
and estimation of phytopharmaceuticals belonging to the group of Alkaloids, Glycosides, Terpenoids, Steroids,
Bioflavanoids, Purines,lipids, proteins. Pharmacognosy of crude drugs and herbal products. Standardization of
raw materials. Modern techniques used for evaluation.

Pharmaceutical Chemistry: Structure, nomenclature, classification, synthesis, SAR and metabolism of the
following category of drugs, which are official in Indian Pharmacopoeia and British Pharmacopoeia.
Introduction to drug design. Stereochemistry of drug molecules. Hypnotics and Sedatives, Analgesics, NSAIDS,
Neuroleptics, Antidepressants, Anxiolytics, Anticonvulsants, Antihistaminics, Local Anaesthetics, Cardio Vascular
drugs - Antianginal agents Vasodilators, Adrenergic & Cholinergic drugs, Cardiotonic agents, Diuretics,
Antijypertensive drugs, Hypoglycemic agents, Antilipedmic agents, Coagulants, Anticoagulants, Antlplatelet agents.
Chemotherapeutic agents - Antibiotics, Antibacterials, Sulphadrugs. Antiproliozoal drugs, Antiviral, Antitubercular,
Antimalarial, Anticancer, Antiamoebic drugs. Diagnostic agents..

Pharmaceutics: Formulation, Development and Storage of different dosage forms and new drug delivery
systems. Biopharmaceutics and Pharmacokinetics and their importance in Pharmaceutical calculations. Study
of physical properties of drugs: Particle size and shape, pKa, solubility, partition coefficient, cristallinity, polymorphism
and hygroscopicity. Study of chemical properties of drugs: Hydrolysis, oxidation, reduction, recimization,
polymerization and their influence on formulation and stability of drug products.

Pharmacology: General pharmacological principles including Toxicology. Drug interaction and Pharmacology
of drugs acting on Central nervous system, Cardiovascular system, Autonomic nervous system, Gastro intestinal
system and Respiratory system. Pharmacology of Autocoids, chemotherapeutic agents including anticancer
drugs, Bioassays, Immuno Pharmacology. Drugs acting on the blood & blood forming organs. Clinical Pharmacy
Therapeutic Drug Monitoring Dosage regimen in Renal and hepatitic impairment. Drug - Drug interactions and
Drug -food interactions, Adverse Drug reactions. Medication History, interview and Patient counseling

Pharmaceutical Analysis and quality assurance: Concepts of qualitative and quantitative analysis, fundamentals
of volumetric analysis, methods-of expressing concentration, primary and secondary standards; concept of
error, precision, accuracy, specificity, sensitivity, detection limit, linearity and range. Ruggedness, standards,
standardization, calibration of analytical equipments. Principles, instrumentation and applications of the
following: Absorption spectroscopy (UV, visible & IR). Fluorimetry, Flame photometry,
Potentiometry.Conductometry and Plarography. Pharmacopoeial assays and chromatography methods.Quality
assurance and quality control methods, concepts of GMP and GLP and forensic pharmacy.
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Pharmaceutical Biotechnology: Isolation, classification and taxonomy of microorganisms. Pure culture techniques,
theory and practice of sterilization, microbial growth phases and kinetics, microbial transformation of
steroids. Fermentation technology- batch and continuous fermentation. General characteristics and manufacture
of antibiotics, vaccines and harmones. Application and scope of recombinant DNA technology in manufacture
of biological products such as insuline and human growth harmones. Biochemical role of hormones,
Vitamins, Enzymes, Nucleic acids, Metobolic path.ways-glycolosis and TCA cycle and transport across cell
membranes.

CONTACT :
University College of Engineering (A),
Osmania University,
Hyderabad - 500007. (AP).
Phone :040 - 69996715; 040 - 32444715
Website : www.osmaia.ac.in