Syllabus
Drugs Control Laboratory Bihar Scientific Assistant Syllabus (Pharmacy and Chemistry)
Drugs Control Laboratory Bihar, Health Department
Official exam pattern and syllabus for Drugs Control Laboratory Bihar Scientific Assistant Syllabus (Pharmacy and Chemistry), as published by Drugs Control Laboratory Bihar, Health Department. Confirm every detail in the official notice before applying or paying any fee.
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| Details | The document is the written exam syllabus for Scientific Assistant posts in the Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences and Chemistry subjects. |
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| Location | Bihar |
Selection process
- Objective type MCQ test of 100 questions for 400 marks in 2 hours
- Each correct answer carries 4 marks
- 1 mark is deducted for each incorrect answer
Format of examination - Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences
| Sr. No. | Subject | Total Marks | Total Questions | Exam Type | Time Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences | 400 | 100 | Objective Type | 2 Hours |
Format of examination - Chemistry unit-wise distribution
| Unit | Marks | Questions |
|---|---|---|
| Unit-I | 40 | 10 |
| Unit-II | 80 | 20 |
| Unit-III | 40 | 10 |
| Unit-IV | 40 | 10 |
| Unit-V | 40 | 10 |
| Unit-VI | 40 | 10 |
| Unit-VII | 80 | 20 |
| Unit-VIII | 40 | 10 |
| Total | 400 | 100 |
Pharmacy syllabus topics
| Heading | Topics |
|---|---|
| Historical background and development of Profession of Pharmacy and Guidelines | History of pharmacy profession in India; pharmacopoeias (IP, BP, USP, NFI, Extra pharmacopoeia); GMP, GLP, USFDA, ICH and WHO guidelines |
| Forensic Pharmacy | Drugs and Cosmetic Act 1940; Pharmacy Act 1948; Drugs and Magic Remedy Act 1954; Medical and Toilet Preparation Act 1955; Prevention of Cruelty to Animal Act; Drug Price Control Order 1995; Medical Te |
| Manufacturing Pharmacy | Tablet and tablet coating; Capsule; Blood fluid and electrolytes; Parenteral preparation and quality control; Emulsion, suspension; Ointment and cream; Ophthalmic solutions; Surgical dressing; Biologi |
| Cosmetics | Formulation and preparation of lipsticks, shampoo, cold cream, vanishing cream, tooth paste, hair dyes and sun screen |
| Pharmaceutical Chemistry/Analysis | Limit test; Bio-assay; Sterility test; Pyrogen test; Colorimeter, fluorimeter, nephelometer, turbidimeter and electrophoresis; Kerl Fischer titration; Alcohol determination; Microbiological assay of v |
| Medicinal Chemistry | Steroids; antihistaminic agents; sedatives and hypnotics; psycho-therapeutic agents; analgesics; cardiovascular agents |
| Pharmacognosy | Rauwolfia, ipecacuanha, belladonna, cinchona, aloe, nux vomica, cinnamon, digitalis, opium, kurchi, brahmi, tulsi, bael and ephedra |
| Pharmacology and Toxicology | Mode of action; drug receptor interaction; drug antagonist; metabolism, excretion and distribution; routes of administration; bioavailability; drug dependence and addiction; adverse drug reaction, dru |
| Hospital and Clinical Pharmacy | Handling of prescription; incompatibility; storage conditions of drugs; clinical pharmacy |
| Anatomy, Physiology and Health Education | Circulatory, digestive, sense organs, reproductive, urinary, respiratory and nervous systems; nutrition, first aid, population control, AIDS control |
Chemistry syllabus topics
| Unit | Topics |
|---|---|
| Unit-I | Chemical kinetics (rate laws, order and molecularity, Arrhenius, collision and transition state theory, catalysis); electrochemistry (conductance, Ostwald dilution law, Kohlrausch law, Debye Huckel th |
| Unit-II | Analytical chemistry and instrumental methods (UV-Visible, IR, HPLC, mass, GCMS, AAS, colorimeter, fluorimeter, nephelometer, turbidimeter, electrophoresis, Kerl Fischer titration, potentiometric titr |
| Unit-III | Inorganic chemistry (periodic classification and properties; chemical bond, lattice energy, VSEPR, Fajan rule; compounds of boron, diborane, borazine, silicones, silicates) |
| Unit-IV | Organic chemistry (hybridisation and geometry, bond cleavage, reaction intermediates; types of reactions) |
| Unit-V | Electron displacement effects; stereochemistry (optical and geometrical isomerism, racemisation, resolution, Walden inversion, R-S notation, conformation of cyclohexane) |
| Unit-VI | Carbohydrates; amino acids, proteins, DNA and RNA; hormones and vitamins |
| Unit-VII | Pharmaceutical chemistry (terminology, classification and nomenclature of drugs, assay methods, drug types such as analgesics, antibiotics, antiseptics, anaesthetics, antacids, antimalarial, antidepre |
| Unit-VIII | Introduction to IP, BP, USP, NFI and Extra pharmacopoeia; GMP, GLP, USFDA, ICH and WHO guidelines |
Details may change through corrigendum or date extension. Check the official notice before applying or paying fees.
