SGPGI Pharmacist Syllabus, Exam Pattern, Eligibility

The same scheme applies to every post in an advertisement. The Examination Cell restated it for 2026-27 in a notice of 1 June 2026.

• Computer Based Test, multiple choice, 2 hours.
• English only.
• Minimum qualifying marks: 50 per cent for General, EWS and OBC; 45 per cent for SC and ST. The 2026-27 backlog has only OBC, SC and ST rows.
• Negative marking: the 2023-24 advertisement deducted one third of a mark per wrong answer. The 2026-27 advertisement doesn't state a figure yet, so check the scheme notice for your cycle.

Ties, in order

1. Total marks.
2. Older candidate first.
3. Fewer wrong answers.
4. Higher marks in the core section.
5. Earlier application number.

If a post is examined in more than one shift, scores are normalized to the shift with the highest average, unless that shift is much smaller; no shift under 70 per cent of average attendance can be the base. The 2023-24 Pharmacist paper ran over two days, so this applied.

Two documents, both described by the Institute as indicative.

Part B: Pharmacist Grade-II core subject, 60 marks

This is essentially the Diploma in Pharmacy curriculum, eleven heads over eight pages:

Part A: General Aptitude, 40 marks

Common to every post in the advertisement:

• Reasoning: verbal and non-verbal, analogies, series, coding-decoding, statement and conclusion, Venn diagrams, space visualisation, embedded figures, pattern folding.
• General Knowledge: current events, everyday science, India and its neighbours (history, culture, geography, economy, policy, research).
• Mathematics: arithmetic (percentage, ratio, averages, interest, profit and loss, discount, partnership), elementary geometry and mensuration, trigonometry with heights and distances, and charts.
• General English: error spotting, fill in the blanks, synonyms, antonyms, spelling, idioms, one word substitution, voice, narration, sentence rearrangement and comprehension, at Matriculation to Higher Secondary level.

A B.Pharm without a D.Pharm doesn't meet the essential criterion, and desirable qualifications earn no marks. Registration is a separate requirement that neither qualification gives you. A higher qualification on top of the diploma is fine.

Decisive date

Qualifications, experience and age are reckoned on 1 July 2023 for the 2023-24 cycle and 1 January 2026 for 2026-27. The rule: 1 January if the advertisement comes out between 1 January and 30 June, 1 July if between 1 July and 31 December.

Age

Reservation

UP policy: SC 21, ST 2, OBC 27 and EWS 10 per cent vertically; Divyang 4, ex-servicemen 5, dependants of freedom fighters 2 and women 20 per cent horizontally, on identified posts only.

• Reserved candidates from outside UP are treated as unreserved. Certificates must be UP-issued and verifiable online.
• For 2026-27, the EWS certificate must be valid for 2026-27 on 2025-26 income.
• Women must use a caste certificate from the father's side.
• Divyang candidates needing a scribe must bring their own.

Selection is on the Common Recruitment Test alone. There's no skill test for this post, and no interview under the UP Direct Recruitment to Junior Level Posts (Discontinuation of Interview) Rules 2017.

Nothing is checked before the exam. Everyone who pays sits provisionally. If you turn out not to meet the criteria, even after making the merit list, you lose the post without notice. Check your diploma and registration against the decisive date before paying.

1. Online application and fee.
2. Admit card from the Institute website.
3. Computer Based Test.
4. Roll-number-wise provisional marks, with a corrigendum if grievances are upheld.
5. Normalization if there were several shifts.
6. Category-wise merit lists. The unreserved list includes reserved candidates; reserved lists only their own category.
7. Document verification, with a checklist, character certificate template, two declarations and an undertaking for missing documents.
8. Review Selection Committee for doubtful cases.
9. Appointment or clarification letter lists, not in rank order.

No TA or DA. Disputes go to Lucknow courts. Canvassing or unfair means disqualify you.

Pay Level 5, Group C, under UP Government pay rules. Neither advertisement gives a rupee figure or lists allowances.

Where the post sat among the 2023-24 posts:

In 2026-27 it shares Level 5 with Technician (Dialysis), Sanitary Inspector Grade-I and Receptionist. Grade-II is the entry grade; the Institute has pharmacist grades above it.

Apply online only, through the Institute website. In 2026-27 the application portal ran from 19 May to 16 June 2026.

Fee, 2023-24

Fee, 2026-27 backlog

Non-refundable. Horizontal categories pay by their original category. Each post needs its own application and fee. You can't print the application until the bank has adjusted the fee, and no application is accepted after the closing date.

Have ready

• Colour photo and signature, JPG or JPEG, 80 KB maximum
• Class 10 and 12 mark sheets and certificates, D.Pharm, and any degree
• Pharmacy Act 1948 registration certificate
• Caste, sub-category and domicile certificates, and any experience certificate
• A working e-mail and mobile number

You can correct the form except mobile, e-mail, Aadhaar and category. Nothing changes after final submission. Regular employees need an NOC. If you applied under an earlier advertisement, read the special note on page one first: in 2023-24, I-34/G applicants didn't need to reapply.

One institute: Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, an autonomous body set up in 1983 under a UP State Legislature Act, on 550 acres on Raebareli Road, 15 km from central Lucknow. The Director is the appointing authority; the Examination Cell runs the test and the Recruitment Section the rest.

"Common" means common to the posts in one advertisement. It isn't the AIIMS Common Recruitment Examination, which serves 32 institutions, and results aren't pooled with any other hospital.

Others who sat the same paper:

The 2026-27 backlog has 47 posts across twelve advertisements: SC 21, ST 4, OBC 22.

A Computer Based Test in major cities of India. You give city preferences in the form; the exact centre is on the admit card. The Institute can drop or add cities and its allotment is final. English only. Divyang candidates bring their own scribe. No TA or DA.

The 2023-24 Pharmacist paper ran on 15 and 16 December 2023. For the 2026-27 backlog, no date or cities had been announced as at 12 September 2026; they'll appear on Current Openings.

Live: Advt. No. I/10/12/Rectt/2026-27, backlog

Concluded: Advt. No. I/28/3/Rectt/2023-24, 43 posts

Download the admit card from sgpgims.org.in with your registration or application number and date of birth. It isn't posted, and it shows your centre and reporting time. You only get one once the bank has adjusted your fee.

An admit card doesn't confirm eligibility; that's checked at document verification. For 2023-24 the Institute put up a mock test link three days before the paper. Keep your application number and password: you need them for every later stage.

Results come in stages on the recruitment archive: roll-wise provisional marks within days (15 and 17 December 2023), a corrigendum (23 December 2023), provisional selection (12 March 2024), the document verification list (27 November 2024), then appointment letter lists:

See the first, second and third lists. None is in rank order and none shows scores. The Institute doesn't say whether later lists add to or replace earlier ones. Ages ranged from 20 years 10 months to 43 years 10 months, and four of the 46 letters went to women.

A clarification letter isn't a rejection. The Review Selection Committee list of 6 March 2025 named those found eligible.

No cut-off has been published for Pharmacist Grade-II. The Institute's Merit List cut-off file of 19 May 2024 covers the other I/28 posts but has no row for I/28/3.

Posts examined on the same days give a sense of the range:

Hospital Attendant Grade-II, 77 posts on the same day, closed at 78.0003 unreserved, nearly thirty marks above the floor. CSSD Assistant's 20 posts went unfilled. Scores fall on thirds because of the one-third penalty.

Check the qualification first. D.Pharm plus Pharmacy Act registration on the decisive date. Nobody checks before the exam, so a gap only shows up after you've passed.

Bank the aptitude 40. Both halves count towards the 50 or 45 per cent floor, and the aptitude syllabus is the same every cycle.

Revise your D.Pharm notes for Part B, and don't skip drug store management and hospital pharmacy: ABC and VED analysis, lead time, safety stock, economic order quantity, unit dose, floor ward stock, satellite pharmacy, the formulary, drug information bulletins. They're the heads closest to the job.

Learn the named crude drugs in pharmacognosy: aloes, rhubarb, castor oil, ispaghula and senna as laxatives; digitalis and arjuna as cardiotonics; rauwolfia, vinca, chaulmoogra oil, cinchona, ergot. Named lists become one-line questions.

Don't guess blind under a one-third penalty; guess once you've ruled out an option. Confirm the penalty in your cycle's scheme notice.

Use the official mock when the Institute posts it, and read the document verification checklist early so you know which certificates you're missing.

No previous year papers or answer keys are available for SGPGI Pharmacist. SGPGIMS doesn't release them.

It does publish the Part B and Part A syllabi with each advertisement, and roll-wise provisional marks a few days after the paper, on its recruitment archive. For 2023-24 it also posted a mock test link three days before the exam.

• sgpgims.org.in, the Institute home page
• Current Openings and Recruitment Archive
• Backlog advertisement I/10/1-12/Rectt/2026-27 and its application portal
• CBT scheme notice, 1 June 2026 and deadline extension, 3 June 2026
• Advertisement I/28/01-07/Rectt/2023-24
• Part B syllabus and Part A syllabus
• Merit list cut-off marks, Advt. I-28
• Final result, 25 January 2025

The helpdesk e-mail and phone are published with each cycle's exam schedule.

Is a B.Pharm enough?

No. You need a Diploma in Pharmacy and Pharmacy Act registration.

Is there a vacancy open now?

One backlog post, OBC and earmarked for a person with a disability. Applications closed on 16 June 2026; no exam date was announced as at 12 September 2026.

Can unreserved candidates apply to the current cycle?

No. All 47 backlog posts are SC, ST or OBC.

What is the exam pattern?

100 marks in 2 hours: 60 core, and 10 each of English, General Knowledge, Reasoning and Mathematical Aptitude. English only.

Is there negative marking?

One third of a mark in 2023-24. Check the scheme notice for 2026-27.

What was the cut-off?

None was published for Pharmacist.

What is the pay?

Pay Level 5, Group C. No rupee figure is given.

What does it cost?

₹1,180 for UR, OBC and EWS; ₹708 for SC and ST.

Is there an interview?

No interview and no skill test.