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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.

The National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER) conducts Joint Entrance Exam every year for admission to M.Pharm, M.S. (Pharm), M.Tech. (Pharm) and MBA (Pharm) courses in NIPERs located at SAS Nagar, Hajipur, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Ahmadabad, Gawhati and Rae Barelli. The details of exam nature, preparation method and useful books for NIPER JEE have been discussed in this article. NIPER JEE exam consists of 200 objective type questions which should be completed in 2 hrs. There is a negative marking of 0.25 for a wrong answer. The questions cover the basic courses of B.Pharm. In addition, around 10 to 15 questions related to GK, General english (such as synonyms and antonyms), expansion of acronyms and abbreviations such as CPCSEA, INSA etc.

Standard and nature of questions:

The questions will be of high standard and will be in multiple choice type with negative marking of 0.25 per a wrong answer. Emphasis will usually be given to organic chemistry unlike GPAT where more emphasis is on medicinal chemistry. The student should be thorough in organic chemistry, particularly IUPAC names, stereo chemistry and writing the structures and interpretation of spectra. Apart from this, the questions cover remaining areas of B.Pharm course as mentioned above.

The student should practice organic chemistry which requires more time. Efforts should be made to solve the problems related to organic chemistry from books such as IL Finar and Morrision and Boyd etc. At least 5 to 6 hours of practice is needed for gaining confidence. it should be remembered that the 200 questions need to be answered in 120 min which means that around 30 sec need to be spent for each question. Hence, in order to score more marks, one should be thorough with the subject.

Useful Books for NIPER JEE:

There are no specific books for this exam. One needs to study the books prescribed for the B.Pharm course. As it is said earlier, emphasis should be laid down on the basic principles of these subjects. A book called Comprehensive Review of Pharmacy by Leon Shargel will give an over view of all subjects of B.Pharm course as a bird’s eye view. The student should practice particularly by writing more on a paper which prepares him to face the exam.

The question of language does not arise as the medium of instruction for B.Pharm course is English. However, since the preparation for this exam involves reading study material out side the syllabus of B.Pharm, the Telugu and other regional language medium students should exercise more caution and put more effort in understanding the subject. They should write write while preparing for NIPER JEE exam as writing on a paper in a points form. This will help them to frame the MCQ for them selves as a model question.

The candidate should be more careful and should put more effort for preparing this exam. He should spend at least 6 hrs in reading the subjects. Occasional group discussions with the peer group will sharpen the knowledge, allows them to memorize the points. Some libraries will have online access of the text books where student resources will be an additional help. Since 200 questions need to be answered in 120 minute with a negative marking, the student should be thorough in the subject areas in B.Pharm course.

All the Best!