UPCPMT 2012 on June 3!
By Madiha Jawed
UP-CPMT or Uttar Pradesh Combined Pre Medical Test is an entrance examination taken by aspirants seeking admission into various undergraduate degree programs in the medical and dental institutes in Uttar Pradesh. These medical courses include:
- Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS)
- Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS)
- Bachelor of Homoeopathic Medicine and Surgery (BHMS)
- Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery (BAMS)
- Bachelor of Unani Medicine and Surgery (BUMS)
The exam is conducted by CSM Medical University - Lucknow, on behalf of the Government of Uttar Pradesh. The authority governing UPCPMT 2012 is the Directorate General of Medical Education and Training, UP. A total of 41 government/private institutes take in aspirants through UP-CPMT. Out of these, 8 institutes offer MBBS, 15 Institutes offer BDS and rest of the institutes offer BAMS/BHMS/BUMS.
Dates to remember:
| Events | Dates |
| Sale of application forms | April 19, 2012 |
| Last date of sale of application forms | May 8, 2012 |
| Last date of submission of filled form | May 12, 2012 |
| Download of Admit card | May 22, 2012 |
| UPCPMT 2012 entrance exam | June 3, 2012 |
Eligibility requirements:
- Applicant must be a resident of Uttar Pradesh
- Applicant must have successfully cleared 10+ or equivalent examination with atleast 50% aggregate marks (40% in case of SC/ST) in Physics, Chemistry and Biology.
- In addition to this, applicant must also have cleared English as a subject.
- Applicants appearing for class XII exams in 2012 are also eligible to apply.
Pattern:
This objective type entrance exam of 200 marks encompasses two papers of two hours each. The test abides by the 10+2 or HSC syllabus pattern employed by most of the education boards in India.
| Paper | Topics |
| Paper 1 | Botany and Zoology ( 100 marks) |
| Paper 2 | Chemistry and Physics (100 marks) |
Individuals qualifying the first two papers, take a third paper that assesses their ‘Hindi language usage'.
Syllabus:
Biology (Botany and Zoology)
- Biology and Human Welfare
- The Unit of Life; Structure and Function
- Biotechnology
- Genetics and Evolution
- Ecology
- Diversity
- Structure and Function - Plants
- Reproduction and Development in Humans
- Structure and Function - Animals/Plants
- Growth and Movement in Plants
Chemistry
- The d-and f-Block Elements
- Isolation of Elements
- Surface Chemistry
- Some Basic Principles of Organic Chemistry
- States of Matter
- Solid State Chemistry
- Some Basic Concepts in Chemistry
- Solutions
- s-Block Elements
- Organic Compounds
- Redox Reactions
- Chemical Energetic
- Purification and Characterization of Carbon Compounds
- Polymers
- Chemical Kinetics
- p-Block Elements
- Hydrogen
- Atomic Structure
- Hydrocarbons
- Chemical Thermodynamics
- Equilibrium
- Environmental Chemistry
- Classification of elements
- Electrochemistry
- Coordination Compounds
- Chemical Bonding
- Bio-molecules
Physics
- Work, Energy and Power
- Thermal and Chemical Effects of Currents
- Waves
- Ray Optics and Optical Instruments
- Oscillations
- Solids and Semiconductor Devices
- Rotational Motion
- Magnetism
- Description of Motion in One Dimension
- Magnetic Effect of Currents
- Laws of Motion
- Introduction and Measurement
- Heat and Thermodynamics
- Gravitation
- Atoms, Molecules and Nuclei
- Description of Motion in Two and Three Dimensions
- Electrostatics
- Electromagnetic Induction and Alternating Currents
- Electrons and Photons
- Electromagnetic Waves
- Current Electricity
Exam Centres:
| Agra | Aligarh | Allahabad | Azamgarh |
| Bareilly | Faizabad | Ghaziabad | Ghazipur |
| Gorakhpur | Jaunpur | Jhansi | Kanpur |
| Lucknow | Meerut | Moradabad | Muzaffarnagar |
| Noida | Saharanpur | Varanasi |