GPAT 2016: Notifications, Exam Date, Syllabus, Admit Card

GPAT Syllabus
PHARMACEUTICS

• Matter, Properties of Matter
• Micromeretics and Powder Rheology
• Surface and Interfacial Phenomenon
• Viscosity and Rheology
• Dispersion Systems
• Complexation
• Kinetics and Drug Stability
• Identification of Microbes
• Control of microbes by physical and chemical methods
• Sterilization
• Immunology and Immunological Preparations
• Genetic Recombination
• Antibiotics
• Pharmaceutical Legislations
• An elaborate study of the followings
• Prescription
• Incompatibilities
• Community Pharmacy
• Organization and Structure of hospital pharmacy
• Hospital Formulary
• Drug Store Management and Inventory Control
• Drug distribution Systems in Hospitals
• Central Sterile Supply Unit and their Management
• Manufacture of Sterile and Non-sterile Products
• Drug Information Services
• Records and Reports
• Nuclear Pharmacy
• Fluid Flow
• Heat transfer
• Evaporation
• Distillation
• Drying
• Size Reduction
• Mixing
• Filtration and Centrifugation
• Crystallization
• Dehumidification and Humidity Control
• Refrigeration and Air Conditioning
• Material of Construction
• Material Handling Systems
• Plant location
• Industrial Hazards and Safety Precautions
• Automated Process Control Systems
• Liquid Dosages Forms
• Semisolid Dosage Forms
• Suppositories
• Extraction and Galenical Products
• Blood Products and Plasma Substitutes
• Pharmaceutical Aerosols
• Ophthalmic Preparations
• Cosmeticology and Cosmetic Preparations
• Capsules
• Micro-encapsulation
• Tablets
• Parenteral Products
• Surgical products
• Packaging of Pharmaceutical Products
• Designing of dosage forms
• Performance evaluation methods
• Introduction to biopharmaceutics
• Pharmacokinetics
• Clinical Pharmacokinetics
• Bioavailability and bioequivalence

PHARMACEUTICAL CHEMISTRY

• Inorganic pharmaceutical & medicinal chemistry
• Importance of inorganic compounds in pharmacy and medicine;
• Gastrointestinal Agents
• Major Intra- and Extra-cellular Electrolytes
• Essential and Trace Elements
• Topical Agents
• Gases and Vapors
• Dental Products
• Miscellaneous Agents
• Pharmaceutical Aids Used in Pharmaceutical Industry
• Acids, Bases and Buffers
• Inorganic Radiopharmaceuticals
• Importance of basic fundamentals of physical chemistry in pharmacy
• The Liquid State
• Solutions
• Thermodynamics
• Thermochemical equations; Phase rule; Adsorption
• Photochemistry
• Chemical Kinetics
• Quantum Mechanics
• Stereochemistry
• Nucleophilic and Electrophilic Aromatic Substitution Reactions
• Elimination reactions; Conservation of Orbital Symmetry and Rules
• Biochemistry in pharmaceutical sciences
• Enzymes
• Co-enzymes
• The Citric Acid Cycle
• Lipids Metabolism
• Biological Oxidation
• Metabolism of ammonia and nitrogen containing monomers
• Purine biosynthesis
• Biosynthesis of Nucleic Acids
• Mutation
• Genetic Code and Protein Synthesis
• Medicinal Chemistry Basic Principles
• Drug metabolism and Concept of Prodrugs; Principles of Drug Design (Theoretical Aspects)
• 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
• Microbial Transformations
• Enzyme Immobilization
• Fundamentals of volumetric analysis
• Acid Base Titrations
• Oxidation Reduction Titrations
• Precipitation Titrations
• Gravimetric Analysis
• Non-aqueous titrations
• Complexometric titrations
• Miscellaneous Methods of Analysis
• Conductometry
• Coulometry
• Polarography
• Amperometry
• Chromatography
• Quality assurance

PHARMACOLOGY

• Immunopathophysiology
• Pathophysiology of Common Diseases
• Fundamentals of general pharmacology
• Pharmacology of Peripheral Nervous System
• Pharmacology of Central Nervous System
• Pharmacology of Cardiovascular System
• Drugs Acting on the Hemopoietic System
• Drugs acting on urinary system
• Autacoids
• Drugs Acting on the Respiratory System
• Drugs acting on the Gastrointestinal Tract
• Pharmacology of Endocrine System
• Chemotherapy
• Principles of Toxicology
• Basic Concepts of Pharmacotherapy
• Important Disorders of Organs, Systems and their Management
• CNS Disorders

PHARMACOGNOSY

• Sources of Drugs
• Classification of Drugs
• Cultivation, Collection, Processing and Storage of Crude Drugs
• Quality Control of Crude Drugs
• Introduction to Active Constituents of Drugs
• Systematic pharmacognostic study of the followings
• CARBOHYDRATES and derived products
• Lipids
• RESINS
• TANNINS
• VOLATILE OILS
• Phytochemical Screening

GLYCOSIDE CONTAINING DRUGS

• Saponins
• Cardioactive glycosides
• Anthraquinone cathartics
• Others
• ALKALOID CONTAINING DRUGS
• Pyridine-piperidine
• Tropane
• Quinoline and Isoquinoline
• Indole
• Imidazole
• Steroidal
• Alkaloidal Amine
• Glycoalkaloid
• Purines

STUDIES OF TRADITIONAL DRUGS

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

Eligibility for GPAT - 2016

Bachelor's degree holders in Pharmacy and those who are in the final year of B. Pharmacy course ONLY are eligible for appearing in GPAT-2015 Examination.

Only B. Pharmacy final year students are ELIGIBLE to appear in GPAT-2015 Examination.

GPAT Result 2016

The All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) conducts the Graduate Pharmacy Aptitude Test (GPAT) for admissions to post-graduate Pharmacy courses. This year GPAT was conducted between 25 - 27 February, 2014. The exam was spread over two sessions. The morning session held from 9:30 am to 12:30 pm and the evening session held from 2:30 pm to 5:30 pm.

The GPAT Result 2014 is expected to be declared on March 15. Result scores will also be used to determine the eligibility of students for scholarships and other financial assistance.

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GPAT 2013-2014 IMPORTANT DATES

Registration window opens on : 06/11/2013
Last Date for Online Registration : 07/01/2014
Print out of Hall ticket : From 10/02/2014
Computer based test dates : 25/02/2014 to 27/02/2014
Test Timings : 9:30 am to 12:30 pm and 2:30 pm to 5:30 pm
Declaration of result : 15/03/2014
Print out of Score Cards : 15/03/2014 to 14/04/2014

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About GPAT

GPAT is popularly known as graduate pharmacy aptitude test. AICTE was established in the year 1945 under ministry of Human resource development. This ministry of human resource development is responsible for the technical development and education management system. The notification for the year 2014 has been declared; through this examination students can get admission in pharmacy institute. As far as the educational qualification is concerned, the candidate must have completed its B.pharm from any recognized university. Adding on, there is a specific procedure to apply for these examinations. Applications can be accepted online, or candidates can download the form, print it and then can fill it and after all the formalities are completed, students can post it to the concerned address. GPAT consists of 125 multiple choice questions that needs to be completed in 3 hours. Correct answers are worth 4 marks and one mark is deducted for a wrong answer. The examination is based on 4 topics that are pharmaceutics, pharmaceutical chemistry, pharmacology and pharmacognosy. All these topics are covered in these examinations. The application fee of these examinations is Rs 1200 for the general category and for the reserved category it is Rs 600.

Apart from application form and question paper, some dates are of extreme importance for the students appearing for these examinations. These are ; online registration begins on 6th November 2013, online registration ends 7th January 2014, hall ticket available; 10thfeb 2014; computer based test dates -25thfeb 2014, and last but not the least is result declaration ; 15th march 2014.

Once the result is declared the next step is that of counseling procedure. The counseling procedure is extremely easy to follow. The allotment of subjects is done through computerized distribution parallel counseling. There will be no separate counseling letter that is sent to the students. Students are supposed to report on the reporting time as per the schedule. Also it is important for the students to attend the counseling in person and there should be maximum one guardian present along the student. Students are also required to carry original documents and they should be attested, otherwise they will not be considered valid. In a nutshell, it is important that every guideline should be followed. The counseling process has different stages and levels. These stages involve depositing of certain amount of fee and the counseling for different subjects is included. Students who are eligible are called for counseling.