PGCET Pharmacy Syllabus

Can you please provide the Syllabus for the PGCET Pharmacy Exam?

[Kiran Chandar]

PGCETis a AP State Level Common entrance Test taken by University College of Engineering, Osmania Uni- versity on behalf of A.P. State Council of Higher Education (APSCHE), a statutory Body of the Government of A.P., Hyderabad.

Eligibility Criteria:
Applicants must have passed B.Pharmacy for admission into relevant PG courses.
Applicants in the final year are also eligible.


PGCET Pharmacy syllabus



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 Vas- cular 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, Antituber- cular, 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, crystallinity, polymor- phism 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 fo llowing: Absorption spectroscopy (UV,visible & IR ) .Fluorimetry, Fla me photometry, Potentiometry.Conductometry and Plarography. Pharmacopoeial assays and chromatography methods.Quality assurance and quality control methods, concepts of GMP and GLP and forensic pharmacy.


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.



List of few questions asked in PGCET Pharmacy Exam is given below:
morphine adverse effect
hydroxy benzyl pencillin otherwise called as
Antagonist Of Vitamin K
Moa Of Taxol
liberman buchard test is for
borntager test is for ...?
chloramphenicol active form
critic acid cycle is for..??
Thymidine Analogue In Treating Aids
example of Ppar Gamma
Antidote Of Methanol
Ocimum Santum family name
Fid Otherwise Called As
sodium and potassium can be detected by flame photometry
hooks law is applicable to I.R Spectrometry
vancomycin mechanism of action
chemical classification Of Doxepin
moa of Acetazolamide
Example Of 8- amino quinolines
losartan comes under (Category)
reserpine (catecholamine depletor)
methotrexate moa
murexide reagennt give wic colour
carvone category