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JKSSB Laboratory Assistant / Technician Syllabus & Exam Pattern

Official 120-mark written examination syllabus for Laboratory Assistant covering Pharmaceutical Jurisprudence & Drug Regulatory Acts (DPCO, D&C Act, Pharmacy Act, MTP, Poisons Act, DMRA, M&TP), Pharmaceutics, Dosage Forms & Biopharmaceutics (Tablets, Capsules, Dissolution, BCS Class, Renal Clearance), Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Limit Tests & Instrumental Analysis (Sulfate, Iron, Turbidimetry, Nephelometry, UV-Vis, Cleanroom Class 100, D-value), Medicinal Chemistry & Drug Pharmacology (Barbiturates, Benzodiazepines, TCAs, NSAIDs, Steroid Chiral Centers), and Pharmacognosy, Phytochemistry & General Knowledge.

📜 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 Regulatory Acts

25 Marks
DPCO 1995/2013, CDSCO Enforcement, Collective Trademarks & Pharmacy Act 1948 (PCI Reconstitution)
Declared: 9 MarksObserved in PYQs: 0 Solved MCQs (0 Papers)
MTP Act 1971 & 2021 Amendments (Unmarried Women), Poisons Act 1919 Rules & DMRA 1954 Prohibited Ads
Declared: 8 MarksObserved in PYQs: 0 Solved MCQs (0 Papers)
M&TP Act (Bonded Labs, Penalties), Animal Welfare Board, IAEC, CPCSEA New Delhi & CDL Kasauli
Declared: 8 MarksObserved in PYQs: 0 Solved MCQs (0 Papers)
UNIT 2

Pharmaceutics, Dosage Forms & Biopharmaceutics

25 Marks
Tablet Defects (Mottling), Capsule Sizes (Size 5 Smallest), Gelatin Bloom Strength & Hausner Ratio
Declared: 9 MarksObserved in PYQs: 0 Solved MCQs (0 Papers)
Macrogol PEG Ointments, Bubble Point Filter Integrity, Ophthalmic Isotonicity & Lyophilization
Declared: 8 MarksObserved in PYQs: 0 Solved MCQs (0 Papers)
Passive/Facilitated Diffusion, BCS Class IV (Low Sol/Perm), Renal Clearance & Endotoxin Testing
Declared: 8 MarksObserved in PYQs: 0 Solved MCQs (0 Papers)
UNIT 3

Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Limit Tests & Instrumental Analysis

20 Marks
IP Limit Tests for Sulfates (BaCl2), Iron (Thiocyanate), Chlorides & Prothrombin Time Assay
Declared: 7 MarksObserved in PYQs: 0 Solved MCQs (0 Papers)
Microbial Potency Assays, Class 100 (ISO 5) Cleanrooms, Monocyte Activation Test & D-value Kinetics
Declared: 7 MarksObserved in PYQs: 0 Solved MCQs (0 Papers)
Colorimetry (Beer-Lambert), Turbidimetry vs Nephelometry (90° Scattering) & UV pi->pi* Transitions
Declared: 6 MarksObserved in PYQs: 0 Solved MCQs (0 Papers)
UNIT 4

Medicinal Chemistry, Pharmacology & Drug SAR

20 Marks
Topiramate (CA Inhibitor), Diethyl Malonate Barbiturate Precursor, Alprazolam 1,2,4-Triazole & TCAs
Declared: 7 MarksObserved in PYQs: 0 Solved MCQs (0 Papers)
Buspirone Spiro System, Mefenamic Acid (COX-1/2), Aspirin (2-Acetoxybenzoic) & Sulindac E-Z Isomerism
Declared: 7 MarksObserved in PYQs: 0 Solved MCQs (0 Papers)
Sulpiride Benzamide, Sterane 6 Chiral Centers, 6-Methylprednisolone, Spironolactone & beta-1,4 Digoxin
Declared: 6 MarksObserved in PYQs: 0 Solved MCQs (0 Papers)
UNIT 5

Pharmacognosy, Phytochemistry & General Awareness

30 Marks
Rauwolfia (Lignified Parenchyma), Nux Vomica (Strychnine), Belladonna, Tannin Goldbeater & Opium Latex
Declared: 10 MarksObserved in PYQs: 0 Solved MCQs (0 Papers)
Amphoteric Morphine, Codeine Methyl Ether, Murexide Test, Ashwagandha Withanolides, Senna & Ephedra
Declared: 10 MarksObserved in PYQs: 0 Solved MCQs (0 Papers)
Constitution Article 14 Equality, Cosmology, Battle of Plassey 1757, 1928 Hockey Gold, Sansad Bhavan & IGST
Declared: 10 MarksObserved in PYQs: 0 Solved MCQs (0 Papers)

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