M.Pharm entrance exam specifically cover questions from topics like Pharmacology, Pharmaceutics, Clinical Pharmacy, Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry, Biochemistry, Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. In order to prepare for the test, students can go through books like Modem Pharmaceutics by Banker G S, Modem Pharmacology by C.R.Craig and R.E.Stitzel, Clinical Pharmacology by D.R.Laurence, and Pharmaceutical Analysis by Kasthore and Wadodkar.

Main Topics covered under M.Pharm Entrance Exams

• Pharmaceutics
• Pharmacology
• Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry
• Pharmaceutical Analysis
• Medicinal Chemistry
• Clinical Pharmacy
• Biochemistry
• Pharmaceutical Microbiology and Biotechnology

Reference Books for Pharmaceutics

• Textbook of Hospital Pharmacy by Allwodd M C and Fell J T
• Introduction to Pharmaceutical Dosage Forms by Ansel H C
• Pharmaceutics - The Science of Dosage Form Design by Aulton M E
• Modem Pharmaceutics by Banker G S and Rhode C T
• Advances in Pharmaceutical Sciences by Bean H S and Beckett A H
• Drugs and Pharmacy Laws in India by Bharati H K
• Pharmaceutical Statistic by Bolton Sanford
• Chemical Stability of Pharmaceuticals by Connores KA, Amiden GLand Stella V J
• Pharmaceutical Dosage Forms and Drug Delivery Systems by Lea and Febiger
• Pharmaceutical Process Validation by Loftus B T and Nash Robert
• Biopharmaceutis and Pharmacokinetics by Notari R E
• Tutorial Pharmacy by S.J Carter
• Dispensing Pharmacy by Cooper and Gunn’s
• The theory and practice of Professional Pharmacy by N.K.Jain and S.N.Sharma

Reference Books for Pharmacology

• The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics by Alfred Goodman Gilman
• Pharmacology by H.P.Rang and M.M.Dale
• Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapeutics by R.S.Satoskar and S.D.Bhandarkar
• Modem Pharmacology by C.R.Craig and R.E.Stitzel
• Lewis’s Pharmacology by James Crossland
• Essentials of Pharmacotherapeuties by F.S.K. Barar
• Essentials of Medical Pharmacology by K.D.Tripathi
• Clinical Pharmacology by D.R.Laurence and P.N.Bennett

Reference Books for Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry

• Thin Layer Chromatography Springer by E. Stahl
• Textbook of Pharmacognosy by T.E. Wallis
• Plant Drug Analysis by S.B.Wagner Zgainsky
• Pharmacognosy by V.E. Tylor, L.R. Brady and S.B. Robbers
• Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry by Jean Brunet
• Indian Medicinal Plants by Kirtikar and Basu
• Pharmacognosy by K. Kokate, P.P. Purohit and S.B. Gokhle
• Cultivation and Utilization of Medicinal & Aromatic Plants by C.K.Atal and B.M. Phytochemical Methods by Kapoor and J.B. Harborne

Reference Books for Pharmaceutical Analysis

• Pharmaceutical Analysis by Kasthore and Wadodkar
• Organic Spectroscopy by William Kemp
• Modem Inorganic Pharmaceutical Chemistry by Diseher L A
• Instrumental Methods of Analysis by H.H.Willard, L.L Merritt and J.A. Dean
• Instrumental Method and Chemical Analysis by Chatwal G and Anand Sham
• Inorganic Analysis by Longman
• A Textbook of Pharmaceutical Analysis by K.A. Connors

Reference Books for Medicinal Chemistry

• The Basic Science of Poisons by Casarett
• Textbook of Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry by John H Block
• In organic Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry by Block and Roche
• Foyes principle of Medicinal Chemistry by Thomas Lemke
• Essentials of Physical Pharmacy by Subramanyam
• Essentials of Physical Chemistry by Bhal and Tuli

Reference Books for Clinical Pharmacy

• Pharmacist year Book by Dandiya, R.K. Khar and N. Gumbani
• Pharmaceutical Sciences by Remington
• Hospital Pharmacy by Allwood and Fell
• Hospital Pharmacy by 2.W.E Hassan
• Hospital & Clinical Pharmacy by Pratibha Nand and R.K. Khar
• Clinical Pharmacy & Therapeutics by 3.Heifindaletal
• Clinical Pharmacy - A Practical Approach by William Hughes

Reference Books for Biochemistry

• An Introduction to Practical Biochemistry by Plumer D T
• Biochemistry Topics by Lehninger A L
• Laboratory Manual in Biochemistry by Jayaraman J
• Textbook of Biochemistry by Harrow B and Mazur A
• Fundamentals of General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry by John McMurry
• Lehninger principles of biochemistry by Albert L. Lehninger

Reference Books for Pharmaceutical Microbiology and Biotechnology

• Pharmaceutical microbiology by Hugo and Russel
• Pharmaceutical microbiology by Harrish M. Baillere
• Microbial Biotechnology - Fundamentals of Applied Microbiology by Alexander N. Glazer and Hiroshi Nikaido
• Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology by Alexander Steinbüchel

Candidates can also refer sample question papers as part of the preparation for exam. It is also possible to download E - books related to specific topics for studying for this exam.