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JKSSB Drug Control Officer (DCO / Drug Inspector) Syllabus & Exam Pattern

Official 120-mark written examination syllabus for Drug Control Officer (DCO / Drug Inspector) covering Pharmaceutical Jurisprudence & Drug Acts (Schedule S Cosmetics, Schedule J Incurable Diseases, DTAB 8 Ex-officio, Form 20, Form 24A, Form 12B, Misbranded Drug definition, UGC Act 1956, Pharmacy Act Section 15A/3(a), DMRA 1954, NPPA DPCO, MTP Penalties, TM Act Sec 5(1)), Pharmaceutics & Dosage Forms (Angle of Repose, Mottling, Fixed Oil 4:2:1, USP Dissolution Apparatus 1 Basket, Bioequivalence FDC, Loading Dose Vd*Cp, HEPA DOP Test, Liposomes, Griffin HLB Scale, Gelatin Type A pI 9.0, Tears pH 7.4, Noyes-Whitney), Pharmaceutical Analysis & Quality Control (SCDM Fungi Sterility, Rabbit Pyrogen, Dithizone Lead, Gutzeit Arsenic, Fluorimetry Stokes Shift, Vierordt Simultaneous Equation, Phenol Bathochromic Shift, Karl Fischer Moisture, Vitamin Assays, NMR Chemical Shift), Medicinal Chemistry, Pharmacology & SAR (Diazepam, Brufen Ibuprofen Structure, 1-Naphthol Propranolol, Digitalis C17 Butenolide, Astemizole, Indomethacin, Clonidine alpha2, Chlordiazepoxide, Risperidone 5HT2A, MAOI Cheese Effect, Esmolol Esterase), and Pharmacognosy & General Knowledge (Rauwolfia Stratified Cork, Senna Sennosides Leguminosae, Digitalis Scrophulariaceae, Nux Vomica Strychnine 1.25%, Ipecac Emetine, Ceylon Cinnamon vs Cassia, Ma Huang Ephedra, Thalleioquin Cinchona, Article 33 Armed Forces, de Broglie, Hari Parbat Fort 1808, Blue Revolution 7th Plan, Phillips Curve, NBFC Bank Credit Restrictions).

📜 Notification:Advt No. 04 of 2024 & Advt No. 03 of 2025 (OMR Examination 2025)
TOTAL MARKS
120 Marks
TIME DURATION
120 Mins
NEGATIVE MARKING
-0.25 Mark
UNITS / SECTIONS
5 Sections

Declared Weightage vs. Observed Exam History

The Declared Weightage represents the marks allocated in the official notification. The Observed Count reveals the actual number of solved questions asked in real past papers from our verified dataset.

UNIT 1

Pharmaceutical Jurisprudence, Drug Acts & Regulatory Affairs

25 Marks
D&C Act Schedules (Schedule S Cosmetics, Schedule J Incurable Diseases, Schedule X), Misbranded Drugs, Licensing Forms (Form 20 Retail, Form 24A Loan, Form 12B Import)
Declared: 9 MarksObserved in PYQs: 0 Solved MCQs (0 Papers)
DTAB Constitution (8 Ex-officio), PCI Reconstitution (5 Years, Sec 15A Central Register, 6 Central Govt Nominees), UGC Act 1956 Sec 4 & IVRI Izatnagar
Declared: 8 MarksObserved in PYQs: 0 Solved MCQs (0 Papers)
DMRA 1954 Penalties, Code of Ethics (Hawking), NPPA DPCO Pricing Formulas, MTP 1971 Penalties, IAEC Animals & Trade Marks Act 1999 Sec 5(1)
Declared: 8 MarksObserved in PYQs: 0 Solved MCQs (0 Papers)
UNIT 2

Pharmaceutics, Dosage Forms & Biopharmaceutics

25 Marks
Tablet Defects (Sticking Moisture, Mottling), Angle of Repose (25-30°), Primary Emulsion 4:2:1, USP Dissolution Apparatus 1 (Basket) & Liposomes
Declared: 9 MarksObserved in PYQs: 0 Solved MCQs (0 Papers)
Bioequivalence FDC, Renal Clearance, Loading Dose (Vd * Cp), Cmax, Large Volume Particulates (<25/mL), DOP HEPA Test & Noyes-Whitney
Declared: 8 MarksObserved in PYQs: 0 Solved MCQs (0 Papers)
Ophthalmic Anhydrous Ointments, Suppository Displacement Value, Griffin HLB Ranges, Gelatin Type A (pI 9.0), Tears pH 7.4, Cool Place (8-25°C) & Polymers
Declared: 8 MarksObserved in PYQs: 0 Solved MCQs (0 Papers)
UNIT 3

Pharmaceutical Analysis, Limit Tests & Quality Control

20 Marks
Sterility Media (SCDM Fungi 20-25°C), Rabbit Pyrogen Test, Limit Tests (Lead Dithizone Violet, Arsenic Gutzeit HgCl2, Thioglycolic Acid)
Declared: 7 MarksObserved in PYQs: 0 Solved MCQs (0 Papers)
Fluorimetry (Stokes Shift Higher Wavelength), UV-Vis Monochromators, Vierordt Simultaneous Equation, Phenol Bathochromic Shift & Beer-Lambert
Declared: 7 MarksObserved in PYQs: 0 Solved MCQs (0 Papers)
Turbidimetry Total Proteins, Karl Fischer Water Titration, Vitamin Assays (Thiamine Thiochrome, Ascorbic Ceric), Spirits vs Waters & NMR Chemical Shift ppm
Declared: 6 MarksObserved in PYQs: 0 Solved MCQs (0 Papers)
UNIT 4

Medicinal Chemistry, Pharmacology, SAR & Therapeutics

20 Marks
Diazepam Benzodiazepine, Brufen Ibuprofen Structure, 1-Naphthol Propranolol, Digitalis C17 Butenolide Lactone & Clonidine alpha2 Agonist
Declared: 7 MarksObserved in PYQs: 0 Solved MCQs (0 Papers)
Astemizole Benzodiazole, Indomethacin Indole, Diltiazem Benzothiazepine, Chlordiazepoxide & Procainamide Intermediates
Declared: 7 MarksObserved in PYQs: 0 Solved MCQs (0 Papers)
Risperidone 5HT2A/D2 Atypical Antipsychotic, TCAs (Imipramine, Amitriptyline), Morphine Constipation/Codeine 3-Methoxy, MAOI Hypertensive Cheese Effect & Esmolol Esterase
Declared: 6 MarksObserved in PYQs: 0 Solved MCQs (0 Papers)
UNIT 5

Pharmacognosy, Phytochemistry & General Awareness

30 Marks
Rauwolfia (Reserpine, Stratified Cork), Senna (Sennosides, Leguminosae, Tinnevelly), Digitalis (Scrophulariaceae) & Nux Vomica (Strychnine 1.25%, Lignified Trichomes)
Declared: 10 MarksObserved in PYQs: 0 Solved MCQs (0 Papers)
Ipecac Emetine, Ceylon Cinnamon Splintery Fracture vs Cassia Adulteration, Kurchi Rhombohedral Crystals, Belladonna Anisocytic Stomata, Tulsi & Cinchona Thalleioquin
Declared: 10 MarksObserved in PYQs: 0 Solved MCQs (0 Papers)
Constitution Article 33 Armed Forces, de Broglie Wavelength, Hari Parbat Fort 1808 (Atta Mohammed Khan), Pierre de Coubertin Medal, Blue Revolution 7th Plan, Phillips Curve & Tariff Producer Surplus
Declared: 10 MarksObserved in PYQs: 0 Solved MCQs (0 Papers)

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