TABLE OF SPECIATION
3rd YEAR MBBS
 PHARMACOLOGY
 GENERAL PATHOLOGY
& MICROBIOLOGY
 FORENSIC MEDICINE
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PHARMACOLOGY
3RD PROFESSIONAL EXAMAMINATION: THEORY (2023)
Theory
Marks of theory paper
= 120
Time Allowed
= 03 hrs
Internal Assessment (20%)
= 30
Total Marks (MCQs:40%+SEQs:40%+IA:20%) = 150
Pass Marks
= 75
Paper-1: (*Marks of MCQ component shall be rationalized to 40% weightage out of 150)
80 x MCQs (1 mark each)
(80 Marks)
Time =80 min
Paper-2:
9x SEQs (7x6 Marks & 2x9 Marks)
(60 Marks)
Time = 100 min
*If a candidate obtains 70 marks is MCQs it will be rationalized as: (70/80*60=52.50)
Modules
General
pharmacology
Drugs acting
on Autonomic
Nervous
System (ANS)
TOPIC
Number of MCQs
(80)
Recall: 25
Application:55
Branches/division of Pharmacology,
Sources & active principles of drugs
1
Routes of administration of drugs
1
Pharmacokinetics
1
Pharmacodynamics
1
Factors modifying actions & doses of
drugs
Parasympathomimetics Drugs
Anti Cholinesterases, Myesthenia
gravis
Organophosphate poisoning & Oximes
1
1
1
1
Catecholamines
1
1
1
Skeletal Muscle Relaxants
1
Drug treatment of glaucoma
1
Drugs acting on Central Neurotransmission
Central
Gen Anesthetics
01 (6 marks)
1
Adrenergic Blockers
Central Sympathoplegics
01 (6 marks)
1
Cholinergic blockers
Non Catecholamines
9 x SEQs
(7x6 Marks, 2x9
Marks)
1
1
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Nervous
System (CNS)
Local Anesthetics (LA)
Aliphatic Alcohols
Sedatives/ Anxiolytics & Hypnotics
Anti-epilepsy drugs
Antipsychotic drugs
Anti-depressants
Drugs used in Parkinsonism
Drug treatment of Migraine
Non Narcotic Analgesics
a) Non-steroidal Anti- inflammatory
drugs (NSAIDs)
b) Drugs used in gout.
c) DMARDs/ Biological Agents
Opioids
Drug Dependence
Drugs acting on Cardiotonic drugs
Cardiovascular
Antihypertensive drugs
System (CVS)
Drug Treatment of IHD
Anti arrhythmic drugs
Diuretics
Blood
Chemotherapy
Thiazide
Loop/ K sparing
Osmotic
Carbonic Anhydrase inhibitors
Haematinics
Anticoagulants
Thrombolytic
Anti-platelets
Anti Hyperlipidemics
Introduction & General Principles of
Chemotherapy
Mechanism of Resistance
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
01 (6 marks)
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
01 (6 marks)
1
1
Penicillins
1
Cephalosporin
1
Sulfonamides
-
01 (9 marks)
1
Macrolides
1
Tetracyclines
1
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Chloramphenicol
Endocrinology
Reproductive
System
Respiration
1
Aminoglycosides
1
Quinolones
1
Anti- tuberculosis drugs
Misc Drugs: Clindamycin, Fusidic acids,
vancomycin, Nitrofurantoin, Linezolid
Anti fungal drugs
1
1
1
Anti viral drugs
1
Anti Malarial
1
Anti Amoebics
1
Anthelmintics
Antidiabetic drugs
Thyroid/Anti-thyroid drugs
Adrenal Hormones
Drug treatment of osteoporosis
Sex Hormones
Drug used in treatment of Infertility
Hormonal contraceptives
Oxytocic drugs &Uterine Relaxants
Expectorants & Antitussives
Drugs used in Bronchial Asthma
Antihistamines (H antagonists)
Prostaglandins
Anti emetics
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Gastrointestin
al System (GIT)
Antidiarrhoeals
Misc
-
01 (6 marks)
1
1
1
Purgatives/laxatives
1
Drugs used in Peptic Ulcer
1
Autacoids
01 (6 marks)
01 (6 marks)
1
Heavy Metal Poisoning & Antidotes
1
Drug – Drug interactions
1
TOTAL
80 (80 Marks)
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09 (60 Marks)
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Pre-Annual/ Annual Professional Exam: Practical (2023)
Practical
Internal Assessment
Total marks
Pass Marks
Gen Viva Voce
= 120
= 30
= 150
= 75
Practical
Int
Examiner
Ext
Examiner
OSCE/Practic
al
Notebook
30
30
55
5
Gen Viva +
Practical
Internal
Evaluation
120
30
Total
150
* Lab work: 03 Practical (Observed) (Pharmacodynamics) of 10 marks each = 30 Marks
05 Unobserved stations of 05 marks each
= 25 Marks
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GENERAL PATHOLOGY & MICROBIOLOGY
3RD PROFESSIONAL EXAMAMINATION: THEORY (2023)
Theory
Marks of theory paper
= 120
Time Allowed
= 03 hrs
Internal Assessment (20%)
= 30
Total Marks (MCQs:40%+SEQs:40%+IA:20%) = 150
Pass Marks
= 75
Paper-1: (*Marks of MCQ component shall be rationalized to 40% weightage out of
150)
80 x MCQs (1 mark each)
(80 Marks)
Time =80 min
Paper-2:
9x SEQs (7x6 Marks & 2x9 Marks)
(60 Marks)
Time = 100 min
*If a candidate obtains 70 marks is MCQs it will be rationalized as: (70/80*60=52.50)
TOPICS
COURSE
Number of MCQs (80)
Recall
(20)
Cell Injury, Cell
death &
Adaptations
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Inflammation &
repair
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Disorders of
the Immune
system
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General Pathology
2
Cellular adaptations
Ischemia & cell injury
Necrosis & apoptosis
Intracellular
accumulations
1
Acute Inflammation
Chronic inflammation
Wound healing &
tissue repair
2
Immune system
Hypersensitivity I, II,
III & IV, HLA system
Tissue transplantation,
tolerance &
autoimmunity
Autoimmune disease
Immune deficiency
syndrome, AIDS
Lab diagnosis of
immunological
diseases
Application(60)
Number of
SAQs/SEQs
(7x6 Marks each
2x9 Marks each)
5
1
5
4
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Hemodynamic

disorder,
Thrombo
embolism
and
shock
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Genetics
& 
Paediatric
disorders
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Neoplasia
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Edema, hyperemia &
congestion
Thrombosis &
Embolism
Hemorrhage & Shock
Infarction
Amyloidosis
Introduction, Mendelian
disorder
Multifactorial disorders
Cytogenetic disorders
Diagnosis of genetic
disorders
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General
Microbiology
Introduction,
biohazards in
microbiology lab,
infection control
measure
 Bacterial growth and
genetics
 Sterilization and
disinfection
 Bacterial
pathogenesis, Normal
Flora
 Gram positive cocci
 Gram-negative cocci
 Gram positive rods
 Gram negative rods
 Mycobacteria
Special
Bacteriology
4
1
3
2
Introduction,
Carcinogenesis
Pathogenesis of tumours
Mechanism of spread
of malignant tumor
Clinical features of tumor
& lab diagnosis
1
Environmental diseases
Harmful effects of
smoking, radiation
and alcohol
Microbiology
Environmental
diseases

1
1
5
2
1
-
2
6
1
2
10
2
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 Mycoplasma
Spirochetes,
Chlamydia, Rickettsia
Virology
 Classification, principles
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Mycology
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Parasitology
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2
5
1
of
viral
diagnosis
Rabies
Hepatitis Viruses
Polio virus
Herpes viruses
HIV/AIDS
Measles, mumps and
rubella
VHF & COVID
Rotavirus, norovirus
and
other
important viruses
Tumor
viruses/Papilloma
viruses
Superficial Mycosis
Deep Mycosis
Opportunistic pathogenic
fungi
Introduction to
parasitology, Spread of
parasites and its
prevention
Entamoeba
histolytica,
Giardia
lamblia,
Trichomonas
vaginalis Cryptosporidium
parvum
Malaria
Leishmania,
Trypanosomes
Cestodes-I & II,
Trematodes, Ascaris
lumbricoides, Enterobius
vermicularis, Ancylostoma
and Necator, Trichuris,
Trichinella, Strongyloides,
Nematodes
1
3
2
5
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Infectious
diseases/syndro
mes
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Respiratory tract infection
Meningitis
STDs
Urinary tract infections
Diarrhea/Dysentery
Infections in
1
3
-
immunocompromised
80 (80 Marks)
TOTAL
09 (60 Marks)
Table of specifications for Pre-Annual/Annual Professional Exam: Practical
Practical
Internal Assessment
Total marks
Pass Marks
Gen Viva Voce
Int
Examiner
Ext
Examiner
= 120
= 30
=150
= 75
Practical
*OSPE
Practical
Performance
Internal
Evaluation
Total
30
150
Notebook
30
30
36
20
04
*Marks Distribution (OSPE/Practical):
Unobserved stations (OSPE): 3 x 12 Stations= 36 marks from list below:
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General Pathology
1. Identify following on slides
a. Hyperplasia and Atrophy
b. Metaplasia and Hydropic change
c. Fatty Change
d. Intracellular accumulations (Melanin,
Hemosiderin)
e. Coagulative necrosis and caseous
necrosis
f. Acute inflammation
g. Chronic inflammation
h. Lipoma
i. Leiomyoma
j. Basal cell carcinoma
k. Squamous cell Carcinoma
l. Hyperaemia/Congestion
m. Coronary thrombus
n. Atherosclerosis
o. Myocardial Infarction
p. Calcification
q. Malarial parasites
r. LD bodies
s. Granuloma
t. Lipoma
u. Leiomyoma
v. Basal cell carcinoma
w. Squamous cell Carcinoma
2. Interpret report of lipid profile
Microbiology
1. Identify different types of blood culture
bottles
2. Demonstrate understanding of blood
culture collection technique
3. Identification of different bacteria
4. Interpret Culture and Sensitivity of
selected bacteria
5. Identification of fungi and yeast
Interpret ELISA report for HIV B & C
x. Practical/ Performance: 5 x 4 Practical = 20 marks (Select from the list given below)
S. No
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Practical Topic
Gram Stain
ZN Stain
Catalase Test
Coagulase test
Oxidase Test
S. No
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
Practical Topic
Urine R.E
Biochemical/ Sugar set
Stool R/E/ Ova / Cyst
Pregnancy Test
Focusing of microscope at low high and oil
immersion for identification of tissue
Motility Test
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3rd Professional MBBS Examination (2023)
FORENSIC MEDICINE
Theory
Marks of theory paper
= 80
Time Allowed
= 03 hrs
Internal assessment (20%)
= 20
Total Marks (MCQs:40%+SEQs:40%+IA:20%)= 100
Pass Marks
= 50
Paper-1:
40 x MCQs (1 mark each)
(40 Marks)
Paper-2:
7x SEQs (5x6 Marks & 2x5 Marks)
(40 Marks)
Modules
Thanatology &
Autopsy
TOPIC
Time =40 min
Time = 140 min
Number of MCQs
(40)
Recall:13 Application:27
7 x SEQs
(5x6 Marks &
2x5 Marks)
Medico-legal aspect of Brain
death, Sudden and unexpected
deaths
Indicators of Death, aspects of,
causes, manner, mode and
mechanisms of death.
Physicochemical
changes
subsequent to death
Death Certification
Post-mortem
Assessment of Fatal period and
post-mortem interval.
Post-mortem artefacts
02
03
01 (06 marks)
02
04
01(06 marks)
Risks and Hazards of autopsy
Autopsy Protocol.
Biological
and non-Biological
materials
for
laboratory
examination
Exhumation procedures, its value
and limitations
Parameters & methods of
identification
Personal
identification
&
Special techniques and objective
Legal aspect of
methods of identification
Reproduction
Methods of determination of age,
sex and race with their medico-
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and
sexual legal aspects.
offences
Methods to trace evidence,
Locard’s Principle of exchange
and its medico-legal significance
Sexual Offences and Relevant
Sections of Law (Zina and
Hudood Ordinance)
Infanticide, criminal and nonaccidental violence or abuse to a
newborn, infant or child
Mechanical injuries
Traumatology
Asphyxia
&
Regional Injuries
Drugs
Special trauma: Transportation
injuries, Police torture, and
Deaths in Custody.
02
06
02 (05 marks)
03
05
01 (06 marks)
Heat, Cold, Electrical injuries
Violent death, Mechanical,
chemical and environmental
asphyxia death and their
medicolegal implications
Medical Ethics, Powers and jurisdiction of courts
consent
&
negligence,
Procedures for inquest, and legal
Professionalis Procedures.
m,
Important Legal terms, Application
Professional
of relevant Legal sections of the
Misconduct,
Law in relation penal code
to medical
Role of a medical doctor in the
man,
medico-legal system, Medical
Forensic
Psychiatry
& evidence in courts.
Legal
Procedure of Court attendance
Procedure
and recording of evidence
Law in relation to medical man
True and feigned insanity
Procedure of restraint of the
mentally ill
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Limitations to civil and criminal
responsibilities of mentally ill
General
Toxicology
Scope of forensic aspects of
toxicology, Common Toxicants in
our environments and their abuse
Sources of poisons
Mechanism of action, Sign and
symptoms of poisoning
02
03
01 (06 marks)
02
06
01 (06 marks)
40 (40 Marks)
07 (40 Marks)
Management of poisoning
Autopsy findings of death due to
poisoning
Special
Toxicology
Alcohol
Opiates, Opioids and other
narcotics
Salicylates and paracetamol
Hypnotics and Sedatives
Stimulants (Cocaine), cannabis
Poisonous Plants
Venomous insects (Snakes)
Inorganic elements, Antimony,
Arsenic, lead, Mercury,
Phosphorus
Volatile Poisons and corrosives
Pesticides, Herbicides and
Insecticides
TOTAL
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Pre-Annual/Annual Professional Exam: Practical
Practical
Internal Assessment
Pass Marks
Gen Viva Voce
Internal
Examiner
20
Ext
Examiner
20
= 80
= 20
= 50
Lab Work
Practical/OSCE
30
Practical Notebook
and
Forensic
Daybook marks 5+5
Internal
Evaluation
Total
20
100
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INTERNAL ASSESSMENT - THEORY
INTERNAL ASSESSMENT WEIGHTING: 20%
Exams
Weightings
Attendance in Lectures:
10%
>90% = 10
80-89% = 7
75-79% = 5
End of Block/ clinical rotation (theory) Examination
45%
Continuous assessment (average score of all tests attempted
after every learning session during the academic year)
Pre-Annual Exam
Total
20%
25%
100%
INTERNAL ASSESSMENT STRUCTURE - PRACTICAL
INTERNAL ASSESSMENT WEIGHTING: 20%
Exams
Weightings
Attendance in Practicals:
10%
>90% = 10
80-89% = 7
75-79% = 5
*End of Block/ clinical rotation (OSCE) Examination
45%
*Continuous assessment of practical/ clinical skills and attitude
20%
Pre-Annual Exam
25%
Total
100%
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