NIPER JEE 2023 Exam Pattern, Marking Scheme, Syllabus, & Preparation

NIPER JEE 2023 Exam Pattern will consist of 200 Multiple type questions and each question will carry one mark. There is a negative marking in the paper and 0.25 marks will be deducted for every incorrectly answered question. The exam will be conducted for a duration of 2 hours in online mode. National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research conducts a Joint Entrance examination (NIPER JEE) every year for admission to M. Pharm, M.S.(Pharm.), M.Tech.(Pharm.), MBA (Pharm.) and Ph.D. courses (Pharmaceutical and Biological Sciences disciplines). NIPER JEE 2023 will be conducted on June 12, 2023.

NIPER JEE 2023 Question paper will comprise questions that will be objective in nature and you need to select one out of the given 4 options.
The syllabus would consist of Chemistry, Biotechnology, Pharmacology, and Pharmaceutical subjects, the syllabus for which is given below.
The medium of NIPER JEE 2023 is English.

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Pattern Highlights

NIPER JEE 2023 Exam Pattern Highlights

Exam Mode- Online
Number of papers- 1
Number of sections – 1
Question Paper Type – MCQ (Multiple Choice Questions)
Total Marks - 200 marks
Exam duration – 2 hours
Exam language – English

Marking Scheme

NIPER JEE 2023 Marking Scheme

The marking scheme for NIPER JEE is very simple. The exam has 200 questions. NIPER JEE Marking Scheme 2023 is as follows.

Marks Awarded for Right Answer	+1
Marks Deducted for Incorrect Answer	-0.25

Syllabus 2020

NIPER JEE 2023 Syllabus

Subject	Topics
Natural Products	Secondary metabolites
	Phytochemistry
	Methods of extraction, isolation and characterization of natural products
	Biosynthetic pathways
	Important therapeutic classes
	Primary metabolites
	Marine natural products
	Plant growth regulators
	Spectroscopy
	Dietary antioxidants
Stereochemistry	Pharmacology and toxicology
	Evaluation of formulation, principles and methods of release control in oral formulations
	Bioavailability, bioequivalence studies
	Compartmental modeling
	Packaging
	Dosage forms
	Additives of formulation, types, examples, advantages, disadvantages, drug excipient interaction, incompatibility, various types of incompatibilities
	(TDDS)
	Fischer, sawhorse and newmon projection formulas
	Standardization of natural products
	Various adrenergic, cholinergic and other receptors
	Pharmaceutics and formulation (Pharmaceutical Technology)
	Pharmacokinetics
	Pharmacodynamics
	Pharmacological effect, desired, undesired, toxic, adverse effects
	Bioavailability, bioequivalence, various factors of ADME
	Drug metabolism
	Drug interactions, agonist, antagonist, protein binding, drug distribution, distribution volume, excretion pathways
	Pharmacological screening
	Mechanism of drug action
	Drug-receptor interaction
	Detailed study of CNS pharmacology Transdermal drug delivery systems
	Diseases
	Chemotherapy and pathophysiology
	Bioassay methods
	Drug delivery systems (DDS)
	Carriers in DDS
	Biological sources of important classes of natural products
	Parenteral
	Drug targeting
	Complexation
	Solubilization
	Dosage form development- stages, implications of dosage form
	Viscosity measurements
Pharmaceutical analysis	Stability testing of pharmaceuticals, various stability tests, kinetic studies, shelf life determination, thermal stability, formulation stability
	Various analytical techniques
	Tests: physical and chemical tests, limit tests, microbiological tests, biological tests, disintegration and dissolution tests.
	Solubility
	Transdermal drug delivery systems (TDDS): principles, absorption enhancers, evaluation of TDDS.
	Carriers in DDS: polymers and their classification, types, carbohydrates, surfactants, proteins, lipids, prodrugs etc.
	Drug delivery systems (DDS): NDDS models, osmotic pumps, various release patterns
	Osmolality, osmolality, osmotic pressure, conductivity, Preservatives, Media for bioassay.
	Spectroscopic methods
	Electrophoresis
	UV-Visible
	NMR
	XRD
	IR
	Fluorimetry
	HPLC
	IR
	GC
	LCMS
	Mass
	NMR Peaks
	Particle sizing
	Chromatography- detailed QA and QC: GLP, TQM, ISO system
	Preformulation, cyclodextrin inclusion compounds
	Crystallinity, polymorphism, solvates and hydrates, crystal habits, porosity, surface area flow properties.
	Dosage forms, Stages of dosage form development
Biotechnology and biochemistry	Pharmaceutical technology
	Classification of enzymes and their functions mechanism of action of
	Genetic Engineering
	Blotting techniques(Western, southern)
	Gel electrophoresis
	Gene cloning
	Immunoassays, protein
	RNA synthesis
	DNA synthesis
	rDNA technology
Gene expression	Mutation
	Replication
	Transcription, translation
	Recombination, bacteriophages
Cloning	Fermentation
Cloning	Methods, isolation of nucleic acids, enzymes in cloning
Chemistry	Basic organic chemistry and biochemistry Stereochemistry
	Osazone test
	Mutarotation
	Medicinal chemistry and Bulk Drugs
	Keto-enol tautomerism
	IUPAC nomenclature
	Introduction to thermal methods of analysis
	Introduction to Redox reactions
	Imine-enamine
	Hybridization
	Amino acids proteins
	type of stereoisomer
	Basic methods of synthesis of various organic compounds
	Named reactions
	Various Heterocycles, Heterocycle synthesis, reactions
	Tautomerism
	Spectroscopy
	Resolution methods
	Reaction kinetics, first second third and pseudo first order reactions, radio labeling for determination of mechanism.
	Racemic mixture
	R and S nomenclature
	Reactions like Cannizarro’s reaction
	Pericyclic reactions
	Ester hydrolysis
	Huckel’s rule reaction mechanisms-
	E and Z isomerism
	Common condensation reactions like Aldol, Claisen Perkin, Dickmann, Darzen
	Chromatography
	Carbohydrates classification
	Aromaticity
Aptitude	Simple Mathematics
Aptitude	logical reasoning and data analysis,
	questions based on English language
Pharmacology	Bioavailability, bioequivalence, various factors of ADME
	Bioassay methods, various requirements. Brief knowledge of the statistical tests.
	Chemotherapy and pathophysiology- knowledge of antibiotics, their mode of action and the microorganisms responsible for various common diseases.
	Diseases: study of the pharmacology of the diseases and drugs used with mode of action especially of diabetes, malaria, leishmaniasis, TB, hypertension, myocardial ischemia, inflammation, and immunomodualtion.
	Study of basis of threshold areas of work in NIPER in pharmacology dept. Mentioned in brochure.
	Detailed study of CNS pharmacology specially opiod receptors
	Pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, pharmacological effect, desired, undesired, toxic, adverse effects.
	Drug metabolism: various pathways and other details.
	Drug interactions, agonist, antagonist, Mechanism of drug action, drug-receptor interaction.
	Various adrenergic, cholinergic and other receptors
	partial agonist, protein binding, drug distribution, distribution volume, excretion pathways etc.
Phytochemistry	Methods of extraction, isolation and characterization of natural products.
	Various separation techniques used for isolation of natural products.
	Biosynthetic pathways.
	Primary metabolites, their examples
	Secondary metabolites, various classes of secondary metabolites (eg. Alkaloids, glycosides, tannins, lignans, saponins, lipids, flavonoids, coumarins, etc.).
	Important therapeutic classes: antidiabetics, hepatoprotectives, immmunomodulators, neutraceuticals, natural products for gynaecological disorders, anti-cancer, anti-viral (mainly anti-HIV), adaptogens etc.
	Dietary antioxidants, Marine natural products, Plant growth regulators.
	Fischer projection formulas.
	Biological sources of important classes of natural products. (Selected ones only)
	Standardization of natural products, analytical pharmacognosy.
	What is difference between natural products and pharmacognosy ?
	Some knowledge about types and preparation of ayurvedic formulatios like asava, arista etc.

Recommended Books

NIPER JEE 2023 Recommended Books

Book	Author	Subject
Advanced Organic chemistry	Bahl and Bahl	reactions, various methods of synthesis of organic compounds
Organic chemistry	Morrison Boyd	reactions, various methods of synthesis of organic compounds
Pharmacology	Rang and Dale	-
Biochemistry	U.Satyanarayana	-
Biotechnology	U.Satyanarayana	-
Elementary Organic Spectroscopy	YR Sharma	Principles and chemical applications
Medicinal chemistry	Williams and Lemke	Pharmacy
Mass Spectroscopy	Silverstein	Pharmaceutical analysis
Pharmaceutical Bioassays	Kasture	Bioassay and Screening
Analytical chemistry	Garry Christen ()	Chemical Methods

NIPER JEE Preparation Tips

Early Preparation: It is advised that candidates start their NIPER JEE preparation as early as possible to avoid last minute stress. Make a study plan and stick to the same.
Pattern and Syllabus: Before you start preparing for the exam, a thorough understanding of the pattern nd syllabus is of vital importance.
Study Plan: Creating a proper time table by allowing a particular amount of time to each topic helps to properly learn the subjects.
Revise: Daily practice and revision of the topics and formula already learnt helps candidates to prepare in an advanced way.
Be Healthy: For best preparation of any exam, it is vital to maintain a healthy lifestyle. Avoid staying up late, spending too much time on scree, and ensure a proper diet.

Important Instructions

NIPER JEE 2023 Important Instructions

These are the following instructions you need to follow for NIPER JEE 2023.

You should bring your own HB pencil
You should darken the circle properly in ORS sheet
Half or partially darkened circles will not be considered for evaluation
Write down your registration number clearly on the first sheet
No other stray marks should be made on the ORS sheets.
The duly filled application form needs to be sent to the institute.
Answers must be marked as per directions specified in the ORS sheet, question booklet and by the invigilators in the examination hall just before the commencement of examination.
The circles need to be darkened only using black ball pen.

*The article might have information for the previous academic years, which will be updated soon subject to the notification issued by the University/College

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