List of Useful Books for GPAT Exam

Graduate Pharmacy Aptitude Test (GPAT) is a common entrance examination for admission to M.Pharma. Courses in recognised universities and private colleges which offering Post Graduation studies in Pharma. GPAT is a objective type entrance examination with questions mostly from B.Pharmacy syllabus. There will be emphasis on analytical chemistry as well. Students those appearing for GPAT have to study standard text books for good score in GPAT. Details of exam available on GPAT official website at http://www.gpat.in/ . Following is the list of some useful books for GPAT from various subjects:

General Useful Books for GPAT:

1. Comprehensive Pharmacy Review : Leon Shargel
2. Remington : The Science and Practice of Pharmacy : Alfonso R Gennaro
3. The Theory And Practice Of Industrial Pharmacy : Lachman
4. Comprehensive GATE Questions : Vidya Sagar
5. GATE : A Companion : N.N. Inamder

Books for Pharmaceutical Analysis:

1. Spectroscopy – Silverstein
2. Instrumental methods of Chemical Analysis – B. K. Sarma
3. Text Book of Pharmaceutical Analysis – K. A. Connors
4. Instrumental methods of Chemical Analysis – Chatwal

Useful For Microbiology:

1. Industrial microbiology: Cascida
2. Microbiology : Pelzar
3. Industrial microbiology : Prescott and Dunn

Useful Books for Pharmacognosy:

1. Text Book of Pharmacognosy – C. K. Kokate
2. Text Book of Pharmacognosy – T. E. Walis
3. Text Book of Pharmacognosy – Treas and Evans

NIPER-The Best in Pharma Education and Research

National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER) is the premier institute for Pharma Education in India. NIPER has centers at SAS Nagar (Mohali), Hyderabad, Ahmadabad, Hajipur, Kolkata, Guwhati and Rae Barelli. NIPER offer MS, M.Tech. MBA and M.Pharm with Pharmaceutical specialisation. The course content for MS Pharm coursed in NIPERs is different from other institutions offering M.Pharm courses. The course content is highly inter disciplinary in nature. The infrastructure in NIPERs allows the student to have excellent training and hands on experience in the practicals related to the above courses. Complementary courses like personality development and training to face the interviews will be given from the 3rd semester onwards. The first two semesters will have course structure and 3rd and 4th semesters are meant for the dissertation work of the student in the relevant disciplines.Campus placements will be conducted where in Multi National and big pharma companies will recruit the students by conducted written / oral interviews in the campus of NIPERs. Each month, students will be exposed to the lectures of eminent personalities, scientists in all the four disciplines. The students of NIPER thus, will come out of the institute with excellent knowledge, and training in the specific field which is needed for the pharma industry.

To succeed in NIPER JEE:

NIPER conducts JEE for admission to PG courses. The candidate who appears for NIPER JEE is expected to possess understanding of the basic concepts of Pharmacy at the degree (B.Pharm) level. A thorough knowledge of the basic principles of Pharmacology, Pharmaceutics, Physical Pharmacy, Physiology, Biochemistry and organic chemistry is needed. In addition the candidate is expected to have an up to date knowledge on current news related to drug licensing, new drugs that are released in the market, knowledge about IPR related issues of drugs and their development.

Choosing the right post graduation programme after graduation (B.Pharmacy) is a turning point in one’s life. Hence, the student who is serious about writing NIPER JEE exam should spend at least 5 to 6 hrs a day on the preparation.

NIPER JEE 2011 Dates and Results:

NIPER JEE online entrance examination will be conducted on 3rd July 2011 from 10.00 to 12.00 noon. The last date for online registration is 15th June, 2011. The last date of receipt of filled registration form along with demand draft is 22nd June, 2011.The date of Declaration of result of written test (website-www.niper.gov.in/niperjee2011.html) is 7th July, 2011. More details can be found in the web site www.niper.nic.in. This site gives information about NIPER Mohali and remaining 6 NIPERS loacated in Hyderabad, Ahmadabad, Kolkata, Guwhati, Rae Barelli and Hazipur.

About NIPER, Hyderabad:

NIPER Hyderabad started in the year 2007 with 3 disciplines viz Medicinal Chemistry, Pharmacology & Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Analysis. In the year 2010 one more specialization called Pharmaceutics has been introduced. With all these 4 specializations, the intake of students in NIPER Hyderabad is 75. The break up of allotments of seats in NIPER Hyderabad can be found in www.niper.nic in or www.niperhyd.ac.in.

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