UPSSSC Veterinary Pharmacist Syllabus 2026

UPSSSC Veterinary Pharmacist Syllabus and Exam Pattern 2026 - Overview

UPSSSC Veterinary Pharmacist Selection Process 2026

• Document Verification: Shortlisted candidates are required to produce original documents for verification.

Main Written Exam Pattern

• The written examination consists of 100 objective-type multiple-choice questions carrying 100 marks in total.
• Each question carries 1 mark.
• Total exam duration is 2 hours (120 minutes).
• Negative marking is applicable: 0.25 mark (¼) is deducted for every wrong answer.
• Part 1 (Subject-related Knowledge) carries the highest weightage of the three parts, at 65 out of 100 marks.

1. Anatomy of Livestock and Poultry

• Study of the skeletal system, major bones, and joints
• Structural layout of digestive, respiratory, and circulatory systems
• Location of uro-genital systems
• Nervous systems
• Sense organs
• Superficial lymph nodes

2. Introduction to Livestock Management

• Basic terminology for managing cattle, buffalo, sheep, goat, horses, camels, and pigs
• Animal housing designs
• Daily routine management such as grooming, washing, dipping, and shearing
• Handling pregnant animals
• Newborn calf rearing
• Methods such as dehorning and castration

3. Introduction to Livestock Breeds and Economic Traits

• Identification of popular native, exotic, and crossbred livestock breeds
• Basic systems of breeding, including in-breeding and cross-breeding
• Maintaining essential livestock farm records
• Farm economics

4. Basics of Animal Nutrition and Health

• Types of livestock feeds
• Fodders
• Balanced ration formulation
• Nutritional deficiencies
• Primary signs of poor health in farm animals

5. Basics of Animal Physiology

• Elementary knowledge of the physiological functions of various organs of livestock and poultry

6. Basics of Clinical Pathology

• Introduction to common laboratory tools
• Sterilization practices
• Routine sample processing
• Blood analysis
• Urine analysis
• Fecal analysis

7. Elementary Parasitology

• Identification of common internal parasites, including worms and flukes
• Identification of external parasites, including ticks, mites, and lice
• Life cycles of parasites
• Common deworming schedules

8. Fundamentals of Pharmacology

• Basic classification of veterinary medicines and their sources
• Methods of drug administration, including oral administration, injections, and ointments
• Basic concepts of drug dosage calculation
• Side effects of medicines
• Storage rules for medicines

9. Clinical Biochemistry & Introduction to Gynaecology

• Understanding blood serum parameters
• Elementary knowledge of livestock reproduction
• Pregnancy diagnosis assistance

10. Basics of Clinical Veterinary Medicine

• Basic knowledge of different livestock and poultry diseases
• Identification of diseases on the basis of gross physical examination
• Identification based on physiological parameters and their methods
• General principles of prevention and control of diseases

11. Veterinary Clinical Pharmacy

• Compounding techniques
• Preparation of mixtures, lotions, ointments, powders, and tinctures
• Dispensing science
• Correct labelling of medicines
• Reading prescriptions correctly
• Packing medicines
• Inventory control
• Cold-chain management for vaccines
• Tracking expiry dates
• Maintaining narcotic drug registers

12. Preliminary Surgical Procedures

• Introduction to surgical instruments
• Sterilization
• Autoclave operations
• Preparing animals for surgery, including shaving and antiseptic cleaning
• Wound dressing
• Bandaging
• Post-operative animal monitoring
• Suture care

13. Pharmacist Jurisprudence

• Laws governing the sale, storage, and distribution of animal medicines in India
• Ethics of a veterinary pharmacy practitioner

14. Farm Management & Extensions

• Maintaining daily hygiene on a dairy or poultry farm
• Bio-security on a dairy or poultry farm
• Communicating basic health practices to farmers
• Helping organize animal health camps

15. Hospital Practice Training

• Complete hands-on training inside a veterinary polyclinic setup
• Handling emergency cases
• Assisting veterinarians during physical examinations
• Managing incoming pharmacy stock

16. Computer and Information Technology Concepts (Part 2)

• History, introduction, and application of Computer, Information Technology, Internet, and World Wide Web (WWW)
• Hardware and Software
• Input and Output devices
• Internet Protocol / IP Address
• IT gadgets and their application
• Creation of e-mail ID and use/operation of e-mail
• Operation of Printer, Tablet, and Mobile
• Important elements of Word Processing (MS-Word) and Excel Processing (MS-Excel)
• Operating System, Social Networking, and e-Governance
• Digital Financial Tools and Applications
• Future Skills and Cyber Security
• India's achievements in the field of Computer and Information Technology