ગુજરાત ગૌણ સેવા પસંદગી મંડળ, ગાંધીનગર

જાહે રાત ક્રમાંક : ૨૪૫/૨૦૨૪૨૫ ની સ્પધાાત્મક કસોટીનો વવગતવાર

અભ્યાસક્રમ અંગેની અગત્યની સૂચના

મંડળ દ્વારા જાહે રાત ક્રમાંક : ૨૪૫/૨૦૨૪૨૫, સાયન્ટીફીક આસીસ્ટન્ટ (રસાયણ

જુ થ), વગા-૩ સંવર્ગની MCQ પદ્વતિથી સ્પર્ાગત્મક પરીક્ષાનં આયોજન કરવાનો તનર્ગય
લીર્ેલ છે , જેની સંબંતર્િ ઉમેદવારોએ નોંર્ લેવી. સદર સંવર્ગની પરીક્ષાનો તવર્િવાર
અભ્યાસક્રમ નીચે મજબ રહે શે.

DETAILED SYLLABUS of EXAM

PART: A (60 MARKS)

(1) Reasoning & Data Interpretation (30 Questions, 30 Marks):

1. Problems on Ages
2. Venn Diagram
3. Visual reasoning
4. Blood relation
5. Arithmetic reasoning
6. Data interpretation (charts, graphs, tables)
7. Data sufficiency
(2) Quantitative Aptitude (30 Questions, 30 Marks):
1. Number Systems
2. Simplification and Algebra
3. Arithmetic and Geometric Progression
4. Average
5. Percentage
6. Profit-Loss
7. Ration and Proportion
8. Partnership
 9. Time and Work
10. Time, Speed and Distance
11. Work, Wages and chain rule

PART: B (150 MARKS)

(1) Constitution of India (10 Questions, 10 Marks)

1. Preamble of the Constitution
2. Fundamental rights
3. Directive principles of state policy
4. Fundamental Duty
5. Power, role and responsibility of President, vice president and
governor
6. Parliamentary system
7. Amendment of Indian constitution, emergency provisions in
Indian constitution
8. Centre – State Government and their relation
9. Judicial System of Indian Constitution
10. Constitutional body
(2) Current Affairs (10 Questions, 10 Marks)
1. Current events of state, national and international importance
(3) Comprehension (Gujarati {5 marks} & English {5 marks})
(10 Questions, 10 Marks)
1. to assess comprehension, interpretation and inference skills
A paragraph given with set of question on the basis of paragraph
Or statement and assertion type question can be asked
(4) Questions and Its Applications related to Technical Qualification
(120 Questions, 120 Marks)

1. Analytical Chemistry: Introduction, The nature of analytical chemistry, The role

of analytical chemistry, Classification of analytical methods (classical and
instrumental), Quantitative analytical methods, An internal role for chemical
analysis.
2. Synthetic Drugs: General Classification, Chemotherapy, Antipyretics, Analgesics,
Hypnotics, Sedatives, Anaesthetics, Antimalerials, Antiseptics, Cardiovascular
drugs, Methods of preparation and uses of Antipyrine, Phenacetin, n-Hexyl
resorcinol, Alprazolam, Zaleplon, Benzocaine, Lidocaine, Chloroquine, Atenolol,
Sulphadiazine, Trimethoprim and Tolbutamide.
3. Steroids: Occurrence, nomenclature, basic skeleton, Diel's hydrocarbon and
stereochemistry, Isolation, structure determination and synthesis of cholesterol,
Bile acids. Androsterone, Testosterone, Estrone, Progesterone, Aldosterone,
Biosynthesis of steroids.
4. Alcohol & Alcoholism: Introduction, fermentation processes, conditions for
fermentation- ethyl alcohol from molasses, characteristics of enzymes, alcoholic
beverages, manufacture of beer, manufacture of spirits, manufacture of wines,
manufacture of power alcohol, importance of power alcohol as a fuel, Chemistry
and Bio chemistry of Ethyl and Methyl Alcohol, Physiological effect of Alcohol
and Alcohol poisoning.
5. Errors and treatment of Analytical data: Definition terms of mean and median.
Precision standard deviation, relative standard deviation. Accuracy, absolute error,
relative error. Types of error in experimental data determination (systematic),
indeterminate (or random) and gross, Sources of errors and its effects upon the
analytical results, Methods for reporting analytical data, Statistical evaluation of
data indeterminate error, The uses of statistics.
6. Quality Control Management System: Definition of Accreditation, History and
development of ISO, Importance of accreditation in Analytical Laboratories,
Introduction to Quality, Quality Assurance, Quality control, Quality system,
Validation Criteria of new test methods and calibration, GLP concepts.
7. Forensic Chemistry:
 Analysis of chemicals and beverages: - Analysis of Jaggery, examination
of chemicals in trap cases (phenolphthalein), analysis of illicit liquor
including methyl, ethyl alcohol and other volatile compounds by Gas Head
Space Analysis.
 Fire and Arson: Chemistry of fire, definition, scientific investigation and
evaluation of clue materials, analysis of arson exhibits by instrumental
methods, managements of arson case.
8. Forensic Toxicology and poisons:
A. Toxicology: Introduction and concepts of forensic toxicological
examination and its significance,
B. Poisons: Classification, Extraction, isolation of poison (General
procedure) Gaseous and volatile poison, analysis of acidic drugs, basic
drugs and neutral organic poison,
C. Preparation of Aldrine, Malathion, Parathion, Methoxychlor.
9. Forensics Explosive: Definition, classification, types, nature, composition,
chemistry and characteristics of explosives i.e RDX, PETN, NG-NC, TNT,
TETRYL, ANFO etc. Explode mechanism, pyrotechniques, IEDs, Specific
approach to scene of explosion, Systematic examination of explosive and explosion
residue in the laboratory using chemical and instrumental techniques and
interpretation of results, explosive act.
10. Crime Scene Management respect to forensic chemistry:
11. Narcotic drugs & psychotropic substances: Introduction to Controlled
Substances, Classification of controlled substances, Precursor chemicals,
Clandestine drug laboratories, Mandatory provisions of NDPS Act, 1985;
Commonly abused drugs, Drug dependence, Drug Tolerance, Designer Drugs,
Drug profiling, Systematic analysis of Drug of abuse by various chemical and
instrumental methods.
12. Oils and Fat: Introduction, distinction between oils and fats properties,
classification, edible oils, manufacture of oil by solvent extraction, animal fats and
oils, processing of animal fats and oils, mineral oils, difference between animal,
vegetable and mineral oils, hydrocarbon oils and essential oils.
13. Alkaloids: Classification, General method of determining structure, analytical and
synthetic, methods, structure of Coniine, Nicotine, Atropine and Papaverine.
14. Synthetic Dyes: Classification of Dyes- Anionic and Cationic dyes, Mordant and
Vat dyes, Reactive and Dispersed dyes, Synthesis of Alizarin, Malachite green,
Indigo, Congo red, Eosin.
15. Phase Rule: Binary system: Zn-Cd and Pb-Ag, Zeotropic and azeotropic mixtures,
Steam distillation, Zone refining.
Osmosis: Desalination and reverse osmosis, Electro dialysis, Electrochemistry and
pollution control, Removal of Cu, Ag and Fe from waste water.
16. Solvent Extraction Separation: Principles of solvent extraction, choice of solvent,
distribution coefficient, distribution ratio, percentage (%), extraction. The
extraction process, solvent extraction of metals, selective extraction and separation
efficiency.
17. Nano technology: Introduction and preparation, Introduction to Nanomaterials,
Optical, magnetic and chemical properties of Nanomaterials, Preparation of
Nanoparticles: Chemical Approaches: Chemical reduction; Nano chemical
synthesis; Sol-Gel Synthesis; Self-assembly, Physical Approaches: Aerosol spray;
Gas condensation; Laser vaporization and vapour deposition; Sputtering.
Nanostructured materials: Quantum dots, wells & wires; Carbon Nanotubes
(CNTs): Single walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs), Multiwall carbon nanotubes
(MWNTs), Graphenes, Fullerenes, Metal/Oxide nanoparticles (NPs), Nanorods,
Nanotubes and Nanofibres, Semiconductor quantum dots, Polymer NPs.
Characterization techniques for Nanomaterials –I: Particle size Analyser (Laser
scattering), Optical Microscopy: Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM),
Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM), Scanning Tunnel Microscopy (STM).
Characterization techniques for Nanomaterials-II: X-ray Diffraction (XRD),
Auger Emission Spectroscopy, Electron Spectroscopy for Chemical analysis
(ESCA)
Application of Nanomaterials: Applications Solar energy conversion and catalysis,
Polymers with a special architecture, Liquid crystalline systems, Applications in
displays and other devices, Advanced organic materials for data storage, Photonics,
Chemical and biosensors, Nano medicine and Nano biotechnology.
18. INSTRUMENTATIONS:
 1. Fundamentals of Spectroscopy: Classification of spectra i.e. line, band,
continuous spectra/absorption, emission spectra; Wave properties of
electromagnetic radiation; Particle/photon properties of electromagnetic
radiation; Electromagnetic spectrum.
19. UV-VIS Spectroscopy: Theory; Beer and Lambert’s law-limitations and
deviations from the law; Terminologies associated with absorption measurements;
Types of transitions; Factors affecting spectral characteristics (structural and non-
structural); Effect of conjugation; Wood ward Fieser rule; Photometric titrations;
Instrumentation, applications (in analysis of organic compounds and inorganic
complexes), advantages and limitations of UV Visible spectroscopy; Quantitative
analysis of binary mixtures of absorbing substances by simultaneous equation
method; Calibration of UV Visible Spectrophotometer as per standard methods.
20. Fluorescence Spectroscopy: Introduction: luminescence, photoluminescence;
Theory of Fluorescence and Phosphorescence; Jablonski diagram; Factors affecting
fluorescence intensity (structural and non-structural); Instrumentation, applications,
advantages and limitations of fluorescence spectroscopy.
21. IR Spectroscopy: Theory of absorption of Infrared radiation by molecules;
Molecular vibrations; Factors influencing vibrational frequencies; Calculation of
vibrational frequencies (Hooke’s law); Sample handling techniques;
Instrumentation (Dispersion and FTIR spectrometer) and applications of IR
Spectroscopy; Calibration of IR Spectrophotometer as per Pharmacopoeia.
 22. Atomic Spectroscopy: Basics of atomic spectroscopy; Principle of atomic
absorption and atomic emission spectroscopy; Interferences in atomic
spectroscopy; Factors affecting atomic spectroscopy like solvents, buffers, other
ions, etc; Flame Photometry; Atomic emission spectroscopy with plasma and
electrical discharge sources; Instrumentation (including radiation sources like
hollow cathode lamp), applications, advantages and limitations of atomic
absorption and atomic emission spectroscopy.
23. Mass Spectrometry: Theory; Ionization techniques, Ion separating techniques;
Different types of ions and their significance in mass spectra, Fragmentation rules
and rearrangements; Instrumentation and applications of mass spectrometry.
Overview of GC-MS and GC-MS-MS, interpretation of results of Isomers.
24. Nuclear Magnetic Resonance spectroscopy: Fundamental Principles-nuclear
spin, magnetic moment; Proton NMR spectroscopy-theory, chemical shift and
factors affecting chemical shift, spin-spin coupling, coupling constant, relaxation
process, Instrumentation and applications of PMR; Brief overview of C13 NMR.
25. X-ray spectroscopy Introduction; Generation of X–rays; X-ray diffraction,
Bragg’s law; Applications of X- ray diffraction, EDXRF: Principle instrumentation,
how does it works & Applications of EDXRF.
 Raman spectra: Basic principle, Instrumentation, application of Raman
spectra, comparison of IR and Raman spectra.
26. Gas Chromatography: Introduction; Theory and Principle of Gas-
Chromatography; Mobile phase, Stationary phases for GSC and GLC;
Instrumentation (including temperature programming and derivatization) and
applications of GC. Principle and applications of Gas chromatography with Head
Space Technique.
 High Performance Liquid Chromatography: Introduction; Theory,
Classification and Principle of HPLC; Mobile phase, Stationary phases for
normal and reversed phase HPLC; Instrumentation (including significance of
guard column) and applications of HPLC; Comparison of HPLC with GC;
Overview of LC-MS, LC-MS/MS. Basic principle, theory and applications of
partition, adsorption, ion-exchange, size exclusion, Super critical fluid and
Affinity chromatography.

27. Current Trends and Recent Advancements in the Above Fields.

ખાસ નોંધ:
(૧) Part-A માં િમામ પ્રશ્નો અંગ્રેજીમાં રહે શે.
(૨) Part-B માં ર્જરાિી કોમ્પ્પ્રીહે ન્સનના પ્રશ્નો ર્જરાિીમાં અને અંગ્રેજી કોમ્પ્પ્રીહે ન્સનના
પ્રશ્નો અંગ્રેજીમાં િેમજ શૈક્ષતર્ક લાયકાિને સંબંતર્િ તવષય અને િેની ઉપયોર્ીિાને
લર્િા પ્રશ્નો ર્જરાિી અને અંગ્રેજી એમ બન્ને ભાષામાં રહે શે.
(3) જાહે રાિ ક્રમાંક:૨૪૫/૨૦૨૪૨૫ ના અનસંર્ાને િા.૨૮/૦૮/૨૦૨૪ ના રોજ મંડળની
વેબસાઇટ પર પ્રતસધ્ર્ કરવામાં આવેલ અન્ય સચનાઓ યથાવિ રહે શે.
સ્પર્ાગત્મક પરીક્ષાની િારીખ માટે નો તવર્િવાર કાયગક્રમ મંડળની વેબસાઈટ પર
મૂકવામાં આવશે. જેની સંબંતર્િ ઉમેદવારોએ નોંર્ લેવા આથી જર્ાવવામાં આવે છે .

સ્થળ: ગાંધીનગર (હસમુખ પટે લ)

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