Post : Lecturer, Pharmacy
No of posts : 47 (UR-25, SC-11, ST-02, OBC-5, EWS-04)
Pay Scale : Rs. 15600- Rs. 39100, Grade Pay- Rs. 5400
(Revised Pay Scale Rs. 56100- Rs. 177500, Level-10)
Nature of post : Gazetted, temporary, with contributory pension, Group ‘B’.
Educational Qualification
(1) B.Pharma or equivalent degree with first class from a recognized University/Pharmacy Institute.
(2) Knowledge of Hindi.
Preference will be given to such candidate who possesses the following qualification.
(i) Post Graduate Degree in the relevant subject.
(ii) Passed GPAT (Graduate Pharmacy Aptitude Test) examination.
(iii) One year industrial or academic experience.
Note : Experience of only Government/Government aided educational institutions/Public Undertakings or Limited Organizations will be accepted and will be counted only if the candidate has acquired the prescribed educational qualification.
Preferential Qualification
After educational qualification, the preferences will be taken into consideration in their order and in case of equal preferences, such candidate will be given preference in case of direct recruitment in order, who-
(i) has served in the Territorial Army for a minimum period of two years, or
(ii) has obtained ‘B’ or ‘C’ certificate of National Cadet Corps (NCC).
Age Limit : Minimum age limit 21 years, Maximum age limit- 42 years
Decisive date of age calculation : The minimum age of the candidate should be 21 years and maximum 42 years on the decisive date of age calculation i.e. 01 July 2024. That is, the candidate should not be born after 01 July 2003 and before 02 July 1982.
Relaxation in maximum age limit : For candidates of various categories / sub-categories, relaxation in the upper age limit will be permissible as per their reservation category and sub-category as per the Government orders issued from time to time by the Government of Uttarakhand and currently in force.
(i) For Uttarakhand Scheduled Caste / Scheduled Tribe / Uttarakhand Other Backward Class, relaxation of 05 years in the maximum age limit is permissible by Government Order No. 1399/XXX(2)/2005, dated 21 May, 2005.
(ii) For the dependents of freedom fighters of Uttarakhand, relaxation of 05 years in the maximum age limit is allowed by Government Order No. 1244/ XXX(2)/2005, dated 21st May, 2005.
(iii) For the disabled candidates of Uttarakhand, relaxation of 05 years in the maximum age limit is allowed by Government Order No. 1244, dated 21st May, 2005 for the posts of Group “A” and “B”. (iv) According to Government Order No. 17/2/1981-Personnel-2, dated 28th February, 1985,
Former servicemen of Uttarakhand, including emergency commissioned officers/short service commissioned officers of the Army, and commissioned officers who have served for at least five years in the Army, relaxation of up to five years from the prescribed maximum age limit will be given on the basis of service period. This relaxation will also be admissible to those soldiers/officers who are due to be released within a period of six months but will not be admissible to the following-
(a) Those who have been dismissed on account of misconduct or inefficiency,
(b) Those who have been released on account of physical unfitness or disability which is considered a defect in the military service.
Fee
To apply for the post in question, it is mandatory for the candidates to deposit the following application fee through online medium i.e. Net Banking/Debit Card/Credit Card.
Application fee + Processing fee including tax
Unreserved : Rs. 172.30
Uttarakhand Scheduled Caste : 82.30
Uttarakhand Scheduled Tribe : 82.30
Uttarakhand Other Backward Classes : 172.30
Uttarakhand is economically weak : 172.30
orphan children living in government homes : No fess
Uttarakhand Divyangjan (identified category of disabled) : 22.30
Note
- Candidates of Uttarakhand freedom fighter’s dependent/Uttarakhand women/Uttarakhand ex-servicemen/Uttarakhand skilled sportsperson belonging to any class or category, such as unreserved category or Scheduled Caste or Scheduled Tribe or Other Backward Class category or Uttarakhand economically weaker section, will have to pay the prescribed fee for the same class/category.
- As per Uttarakhand Government Order No. 1673/XXX (2)/2010, dated 10 November, 2010 and Government letter No. 232/XXX(2)/2018/30(05)/2014 dated 26 September, 2018, exemption in application fee will be allowed for Divyangjan candidates suffering from disability for the advertised posts, but processing fee of Rs. 22.30 including tax will be payable.
- In case a candidate applies for more than one post, separate application fee will be payable for each application.
General Instructions
(1) Candidates are cautioned to apply and appear in the examination only after being fully satisfied that they fulfil all the conditions of the advertisement/examination.
(2) The Commission does not give any advice to the candidates regarding their eligibility. Therefore, candidates should study the advertisement carefully and apply only when they are satisfied that they are eligible as per the conditions of the advertisement. They should carefully study the syllabus published at the end of the advertisement. No fee will be refunded in cases of applications rejected on the grounds of being overage, underage, ineligible on the grounds of educational qualification or violation of rules, procedure etc.
(3) Candidates applying for the examination should ensure that they fulfil all the eligibility conditions for admission to the examination. Their admission at all the stages of the examination will be purely provisional. Mere issue of Admit Card to a candidate will not imply that his/her candidature has been finally confirmed by the Commission. If at any stage it is found that the candidate was ineligible or his/her application should have been rejected or was not eligible to be accepted at the initial stage, his/her candidature will be cancelled and even if he/she is finally selected, the recommendation of the Commission will be withdrawn.
(4) No change in the details mentioned by the candidate in the original application form will be permissible under any circumstances.
(5) Candidates should ensure that their signatures at all places in their application form, attendance list etc. and in all correspondence with the Commission should be identical and there should not be any variation in them. If any variation is found in the signatures made by the candidates at different places, the Commission can cancel his candidature.
(6) The candidature of those candidates who are not found eligible as per the terms of the advertisement will be cancelled and they will not have any claim for admission in the examination. The decision of the Hon’ble Commission regarding the candidature/qualification/eligibility of the candidates will be final.
(7) Candidates working under Central or State Government / Public Establishment are required to inform their service employer for departmental No Objection Certificate before filling the online application form and the candidate will have to submit the “No Objection Certificate” issued by the service employer when asked by the Commission in due course during the selection process.
(8) If a candidate does not deposit the prescribed fee or deposits less than the prescribed fee, his application form / candidature will be rejected. The fee deposited for the written (main) examination will not be refunded under any circumstances.
(9) Candidates will have to answer the questions themselves in the examination. Arrangement of Shrut Lekhak will be permissible as per the guidelines (Appendix-6) regarding providing Shrut Lekhak and other facilities to Divyangjan candidates approved by Uttarakhand Public Service Commission in compliance with Government Order No. 374 (1)/XXX(2)/2019-30(5)/2014, dated 20 November, 2019. Disability less than 40 percent Guidelines regarding providing dictation and other facilities to candidates holding the post are available at (Appendix-7).
(10) In all correspondence with the Commission, candidates must mention their name along with the name of the advertised post/examination, advertisement number, date of birth of the candidate, father/husband’s name, registration number and roll number (if mentioned).
(11) Admit cards will not be sent to the candidates by post but online admit cards will be issued on the Commission’s website. Candidates will be able to download the admit card from the Commission’s website on the basis of registration number and date of birth of online application. In this regard, a press release will also be published in the major daily newspapers of the state and on the Commission’s website psc.uk.gov.in for the information of the candidates.
(12) As per the decision of Uttarakhand Public Service Commission, any candidate giving wrong facts in his application form which cannot be confirmed on the basis of certificates, can be debarred from all the upcoming examinations of the Commission and criminal punitive action can also be taken against him.
(13) Candidates are not allowed to use photo camera, mobile phone, pager, scanner pen, Bluetooth device, watch or any other type of communication device or any other electronic device during the examination in the examination center premises. If they are found violating these instructions, then other action can be taken against them including debarment from appearing in this or all the examinations conducted by the Public Service Commission in future. Candidates are advised in their own interest not to bring any prohibited material including photo camera, mobile phone, pager, scanner pen, watch or any other type of communication device or any other electronic device to the examination center.
(14) Unfair means strictly prohibited: No candidate shall copy or cause to be copied from the answer sheet of any other candidate or give or attempt to give or obtain or attempt to obtain improper assistance of any description.
SYLLABUS FOR LECTURER, PHARMACY, GOVERNMENT POLYTECHNICS
GENERAL PHARMACY & DISPENSING PHARMACY
History of Pharmacy, Introduction to official Books, Principles of dispensing: Definition of prescription & its parts, handling, pricing of the prescription, detection of overdose in prescription, common Latin terms & abbreviations useful in the interpretation of prescription & their translation into English. Preparation of dosage forms (Syrups, elixirs, infusions, decoctions, tinctures, spirits, extracts, jellies, lotions, liniments, douches, gargles, enemas, inhalations, sprays, eye drops, ear drops & nasal drops, aromatic water), Pharmaceutical Dosage forms: Dispensing of powders, creams, ointments, pastes, gels, suppositories, with special reference to closures & containers required to dispense the above dosage forms, Extraction Process, Posology, Pharmaceutical Calculations, Incompatibility
PHYSICAL PHARMACY
States of matter, Micromeritics and Powder Rheology, Surface and Interfacial Phenomenon, Viscosity and Rheology, Disperse Systems (Colloidal Dispersions, Suspensions, Emulsions), Kinetics and Drug Stability, Complexation, Solubility and Distribution Phenomenon
PHARMACEUTICAL UNIT OPERATIONS
Concept of Unit Operations, Fluid Flow, Material Handling Systems, Size reduction & size separation, Filtration, Mixing, Centrifugation, Crystallization, Dehumidification and Humidity Control, humidification operations, refrigeration, Heat Transfer, Evaporation, Distillation, Drying, lyophilization
HOSPITAL & COMMUNITY PHARMACY
Organization of a hospital & hospital pharmacy, Hospital formulary, Drugs store Management & inventory control, Central sterile supply unit & its management, Surgical products, Pharmacy of Biological products, Radio diagnostic techniques, Blood products and plasma substitutes
COMMUNITY PHARMACY
Organization & structure of retail & wholesale drug store, Concept of health, Theories of concept of disease, demographic cycle & family planning methods. Communicable Disease: Causative agents, modes of transmission, prevention & control (Respiratory infections, Intestinal Infections, Arthropod borne infection, Surface infections, Sexually transmitted diseases).
PHARMACEUTICAL TECHNOLOGY
Preformulation Studies, Semisolid Dosage Forms, Tablets, Capsules, Microencapsulation, Pharmaceutical Process Validation, Parenteral Products, Ophthalmic Preparations, Pharmaceutical Aerosols, Sustained and Controlled Drug Delivery System, Novel Drug Delivery Systems, Packaging of Pharmaceutical Products, Stability Testing Protocols, Cosmetology and Cosmetic Preparations, Quality Control and Quality Assurance (including c-GMP) GLP, ISO 9000, TQM, Quality Review and Quality, Documentation, Regulatory Control, Regulatory Drug Analysis, Interpretation of Analytical Data. BIOPHARMACEUTICS AND PHARMACOKINETICS
Drug Absorption, Drug Distribution, Bioavailability and Bioequivalence, Drug Biotransformation, Drug Excretion, Pharmacokinetics, Compartment Models, Non-Compartment Models, Dosage Regimen PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT
Plant Location and layout of an Industry, Planning and Decision making, Production Planning and Control, Personnel Management, Pharmaceutical Marketing, Sales forecasting, Salesmanship, Market Research, Finance, Accountancy. PHARMACEUTICAL MICROBIOLOGY
Definition of microbiology & application of microbiology in pharmacy, Structure of bacterial cell, Classification of microbes and their taxonomy, General microbiological techniques, Control of microbes by physical and chemical methods, Microbial genetics and variation, Microbial attack and host defense, virulence and pathogenicity, primary and specific defense mechanisms of body, infection and its transmission, interferons, Microbial standardization of antibiotics, vitamins and amino acids, Immunology and Immunological preparations, Genetic engineering, Biologicals products obtained by fermentation (production of penicillin, streptomycin, tetracycline, vitamin C, riboflavin, citric acid, statin) Aseptic techniques, source of contamination and method of prevention, design of aseptic area.
PHARMACEUTICAL CHEMISTRY
PHARMACEUTICAL ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
General principles, Pericyclic reactions, Aromaticity & chemistry of aromatic compounds, Chemistry of Amino acids & proteins, Chemistry of Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, Stereochemistry, Carbohydrates, Carbonyl Chemistry, Heterocyclic Chemistry, Protection & deprotection of groups, Bridged rings Kinetic & thermodynamic control. Stereochemistry: nomenclature, isomerism, stereoisomerism, conformational and configurational isomerism, optical activity, specification of configuration, reactions involving stereoisomers, chirality, conformations.
PHARMACEUTICAL INORGANIC CHEMISTRY
Acid & bases, buffers, Limit Test of Chloride, Iron, lead, Sulphur, arsenic, heavy metals, Dentifrices, desensitizing & anti-caries agents Pharmaceutical Impurities, Isotopes, Radiopharmaceuticals, Gastrointestinal agents, Topical agents.
MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY
Drug nomenclature, classification, MOA, SAR, synthesis of simple and prototype molecules, drug metabolism, therapeutic uses and side effect of different classes of therapeutic drugs (General and local anesthetics, diagnostic agents, coagulants and anti-coagulants, antiseptics and disinfectants, anti- protozoal, anti- malarial, anthelmintic, anti- bacterial, anti-mycobacterial, anti- viral, Anti-cancer, hypoglycemic, anti- convulsant, hypnotics and sedative, anti- hypertensive, adrenergic and cholinergic drugs. Computer Aided Drug Design (QSAR & Hansch analysis).
BIOCHEMISTRY
Biomolecules, Bioenergetics, Enzymes, Nucleic acids, Vitamins, Biological oxidations & reductions, Metabolism of Carbohydrates, lipids and Proteins.
PHARMACOLOGY
Human Anatomy and Physiology: Cell physiology, Introduction to genetics, Endocrine Glands, Gastrointestinal tract, Respiratory System, Autonomic nervous system, Central Nervous system, Cardiovascular system, Lymphatic system. Blood, Sense organs, Skeletal System Urinary System. Reproductive System. General Pharmacology, Principles of toxicology, Drugs acting on urinary system, Pharmacology of peripheral nervous system, Pharmacology of central nervous System, Pharmacology of cardiovascular system, Immunopharmacology, Drugs acting on Respiratory system, Pharmacology of Endocrine system, Neurohumoral transmission in autonomic and central nervous system, Vitamins & Minerals, Chemotherapy, Autacoids and their Antagonists, Pharmacology of drug acting on the gastrointestinal tract, Chronopharmacology. Pharmacological Screening methods.
CLINICAL PHARMACY AND THERAPEUTICS
Drugs used in pregnancy and lactation, Drug therapy in gastrointestinal, hepatic, renal, cardiovascular and Respiratory Disorders, Pharmacovigilance, Dietry suppliments and Neutraceuticals, essential drugs and rational drug usage, General Principles, preparation, maintenance, analysis of observational records in Clinical Pharmacy, Drug therapy in infections of respiratory system, urinary system, infective meningitis, TB, HIV, malaria and filaria, Drug therapy for thyroid and parathyroid disorders, diabetes mellitus, menstrual cycle disorders, menopause and male sexual dysfunction, Drug therapy for malignant disorders like leukaemia, lymphoma and solid tumours, Drug therapy for rheumatic, eye and skin disorders Clinical trials, type and phases of clinical trials, placebo, ethical and regulatory issues including Good clinical practice in clinical trials, Drug therapy for neurological and psychological disorders. PATHOPHYSIOLOGY Basic principles of cell injury and adaptation, Neoplastic diseases, Pathophysiology of common diseases, Laboratory tests for Liver function tests and kidney function tests, Immunopathology including amyloidosis, Infectious diseases, Basic mechanisms of inflammation and repair, Disorders of fluid, electrolyte and acid-base balance, Disorders of homeostasis: white blood cells, lymphoid tissues, and red blood cells related diseases, Bones and joints, STD. PHARMACOGNOSY AND PHYTOCHEMISTRY
Introductory Pharmacognosy, Classification of crude drugs, Plant products, Principles of plant classification, Pharmaceutical aids, Animal products, Traditional herbal drugs, Plants based industries and research institutes in India, Ayurvedic system of medicine, Toxic drugs, Natural pesticides and insecticides, Adulteration and evaluation of crude drugs, Quantitative microscopy, Factors influencing quality of crude drugs, Techniques in microscopy, Introduction to phyto- constituents, Biogenetic pathways, Carbohydrates & lipids Tannins Volatile oils, Resinous drugs, Glycosides Alkaloids, Flavonoids, terpenoids, Marine drug, Extraction and Isolation Techniques of Phytopharmaceuticals, Quality control and Standardization of herbal drugs, Herbal formulations, Regulatory issues, Worldwide trade of crude drugs and volatile oils, Herbal cosmetics.
PHARMACEUTICAL ANALYSIS
Quality control in pharmacy, Acid-base titrations, Non-aqueous titrations, Precipitation titrations, Gravimetry, Oxidation-reduction titrations, Complexometric titrations, Potentiometry, Polarography, Nephelometry & Turbidimetry, Flame photometry General principles of spectroscopy: Ultraviolet-visible Spectrometry, Infrared spectrometry, Spectrofluorimetry, atomic absorption spectrometry, Proton nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometry, Mass spectrometry, Principles and general classification of Chromatography, HPLC, HPTLC and GLC.
PHARMACEUTICAL JURISPRUDENCE
Historical background of Drug legislation in India, New Drug applications, Consumer Protection Act, Indian Pharmaceutical Industry and Rules there under Factory Act Shops and Establishment Act , Minimum Wages Act 1948, Prevention of Food Adulteration Act 1954 and Rules Industrial Development and Regulation act 1951, The Pharmacy Act 1948 Drugs and Cosmetics Act 1940, Rules 1945,Drug (Price Control) Order, National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority, Code of Ethics for Pharmacists, Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, Medicinal and Toilet Preparations (Excise Duties) Act 1955, Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act 1960, An Overview Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act 1970 and Rules 1975, Introduction to Intellectual Property Rights and Indian Patent Act 1970, Drugs and Magic Remedies (Objectionable Advertisements) Act 1954, Rules 1976.
COMPUTER AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
Computer language and programming, Computer application to pharmaceutical and clinical studies (Pharmaceutical Research & Development, Computational Modeling, Market Analysis, in Clinical Development, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Robotics. Environmental studies of Natural Resources, Eco system, Environmental pollution, Biomedical and Biochemical waste disposal management.
Important Dates
Advertisement publication date : 23 July, 2024
Last date for filling online application form : 12 August, 2024 (till 1159:59 PM)
Last date for submission of application fee through Net Banking/Debit Card/Credit Card/UPI : 12 August, 2024 (till 11:59:59 PM)
Date for making amendments/changes in online application form : 18 August, 2024 to 27 August, 2024 (till 11:59:59 PM)