Diploma in Pharmacy (D. Pharm.)
Duration: 2 Years. Eligibility: Grade 10+2 (PCM/PCB)
Bachelor of Pharmacy (B. Pharm.)
Duration: 4 Years. Eligibility: Grade 10+2 (PCM/PCB).
Pharm. D.
Duration: 6 Years. Eligibility: Grade 10+2 (PCM/PCB)
Duration: 3 Years. Eligibility: Grade 10+2+B. Pharm.
Master of Pharmacy (M. Pharm.)
Duration: 2 Years. Eligibility: Grade 10+2+B. Pharm.
Doctorate in Pharmacy (Ph.D.)
Duration: 3 Years. Eligibility: M. Pharm. (1st Class).
Pharmaceutics
Pharmaceutical Chemistry
Pharmacognosy
Pharmacology
The duration of the course is 2 academic years, with each academic year spread over a period of not less than 180 working days, in addition to the 500 hours of practical training spread over a period of not less than 3 months. The various subjects and curriculum activities covered during the course of 2 years is provided below:
The duration of the course is 4 academic years with 8 semesters.
These regulations shall be called as “The Revised Regulations for the B. Pharm. Degree Program (CBCS) of the Pharmacy Council of India, New Delhi”. They have come into effect from the Academic Year 2016-17. The regulations framed are subject to modifications from time to time by Pharmacy Council of India.
Candidate shall have passed 10+2 examination conducted by the respective state/central government authorities recognized as equivalent to 10+2 examination by the Association of Indian Universities (AIU) with English as one of the subjects and Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics (P.C.M) and or Biology (P.C.B / P.C.M.B.) as optional subjects individually. Any other qualification approved by the Pharmacy Council of India as equivalent to any of the above examinations.
Candidate shall have passed in D. Pharm. course from an institution approved by the Pharmacy Council of India under section 12 of the Pharmacy Act.
The course of study for B. Pharm. is over a period of eight semesters (four academic years) and six semesters (three academic years) for lateral entry students. The curricula and syllabi for the program shall be prescribed from time to time by the Pharmacy Council of India, New Delhi.
Medium of instruction and examination shall be in English.
Each semester shall consist of not less than 100 working days. The odd semesters shall be conducted from the month of June/July to November/December and the even semesters shall be conducted from December/January to May/June in every calendar year.
A candidate is required to put in at least 80% attendance in individual courses considering theory and practical separately. The candidate shall complete the prescribed course satisfactorily to be eligible to appear for the respective examinations.
As per the philosophy of Credit Based Semester System, certain quantum of academic work, viz. theory classes, tutorial hours, practical classes, etc. are measured in terms of credits. On satisfactory completion of the courses, a candidate earns credits. The amount of credit associated with a course is dependent upon the number of hours of instruction per week in that course. Similarly, the credit associated with any of the other academic, co/extra-curricular activities is dependent upon the quantum of work expected to be put in for each of these activities per week.
Courses are broadly classified as Theory and Practical. Theory courses consist of lecture (L) and /or tutorial (T) hours, and Practical (P) courses consist of hours spent in the laboratory. Credits (C) for a course is dependent on the number of hours of instruction per week in that course, and is obtained by using a multiplier of one (1) for lecture and tutorial hours, and a multiplier of half (1/2) for practical (laboratory) hours. Thus, for example, a theory course having three lectures and one tutorial per week throughout the semester carries a credit of 4. Similarly, a practical having four laboratory hours per week throughout semester carries a credit of 2.
The minimum credit points required for award of a B. Pharm. degree is 208. These credits are divided into Theory courses, Tutorials, Practical, Practice School and Project over the duration of eight semesters. The credits are distributed semester- wise as shown in Table IX. Courses generally progress in sequences, building competencies and their positioning indicates certain academic maturity on the part of the learners. Learners are expected to follow the semester-wise schedule of courses given in the syllabus.
The lateral entry students shall get 52 credit points transferred from their D. Pharm. program. Such students shall take up additional remedial courses of ‘Communication Skills’ (Theory and Practical) and ‘Computer Applications in Pharmacy’ (Theory and Practical) equivalent to 3 and 4 credit points respectively, a total of 7 credit points to attain 59 credit points, the maximum of I and II semesters.
A regular record of attendance both in Theory and Practical shall be maintained by the teaching staff of respective courses.
The course of study for B. Pharm shall include Semester Wise Theory & Practical as given below.
These regulations shall be called as “The Revised Regulations for the Master of Pharmacy (M. Pharm.) Degree Program – Credit Based Semester System (CBSS) of the Pharmacy Council of India, New Delhi”. They have come into effect from the Academic Year 2016-17. The regulations framed are subject to modifications from time to time by the authorities of the university.
A Pass in the following examinations
Note: It is mandatory to submit a migration certificate obtained from the respective university where the candidate had passed his/her qualifying degree (B. Pharm.)
The program of study for M. Pharm. shall extend over a period of four semesters (two academic years). The curricula and syllabi for the program shall be prescribed from time to time by Pharmacy Council of India, New Delhi.
Medium of instruction and examination shall be in English.
Each semester shall consist of not less than 100 working days. The odd semesters shall be conducted from the month of June/July to November/December and the even semesters shall be conducted from the month of December/January to May/June in every calendar year.
A candidate is required to put in at least 80% attendance in individual courses considering theory and practical separately. The candidate shall complete the prescribed course satisfactorily to be eligible to appear for the respective examinations.
As per the philosophy of Credit Based Semester System, certain quantum of academic work viz. theory classes, practical classes, seminars, assignments, etc. are measured in terms of credits. On satisfactory completion of the courses, a candidate earns credits. The amount of credit associated with a course is dependent upon the number of hours of instruction per week in that course. Similarly, the credit associated with any of the other academic, co/extra-curricular activities is dependent upon the quantum of work expected to be put in for each of these activities per week/per activity.
Courses are broadly classified as Theory and Practical. Theory courses consist of lecture (L) and Practical (P) courses consist of hours spent in the laboratory. Credits (C) for a course is dependent on the number of hours of instruction per week in that course, and is obtained by using a multiplier of one (1) for lecture and a multiplier of half (1/2) for practical (laboratory) hours. Thus, for example, a theory course having four lectures per week throughout the semester carries a credit of 4. Similarly, a practical having four laboratory hours per week throughout semester carries a credit of 2. The contact hours of seminars, assignments and research work shall be treated as that of practical courses for calculating credits. i.e., the contact hours shall be multiplied by 1/2. Similarly, the contact hours of journal club, research work presentations and discussions with the supervisor shall be considered as theory course and multiplied by 1.
The minimum credit points required for the award of M. Pharm. degree is 95. However, based on the credit points earned by the students under the head of co- curricular activities, a student shall earn a maximum of 100 credit points. These credits are divided into Theory courses, Practical, Seminars, Assignments, Research work, Discussions with the supervisor, Journal club and Co-Curricular activities over the duration of four semesters. Courses generally progress in sequence, building competencies and their positioning indicates certain academic maturity on the part of the learners. Learners are expected to follow the semester-wise schedule of courses given in the syllabus.
A regular record of attendance both in Theory, Practical, Seminar, Assignment, Journal club, Discussion with the supervisor, Research work presentation and Dissertation shall be maintained by the department / teaching staff of respective courses.
The candidate should have completed 17 years of age on or before 31st day of December of the year of admission to the course.
The duration of the course shall be six academic years (five years of study and one year of internship or residency) full time with each academic year spread over a period of not less than two hundred working days. The period of six years duration is divided into two phases:
A candidate is required to put in at least 80% attendance in theory and practical subjects separately. The candidates should complete the prescribed course satisfactorily to be eligible to appear for the examination. 75% attendance is compulsory to be eligible to take up sessional examination.
Medium of instruction and examination shall be in English.
The course of study for Pharm. D. shall include the subjects as given below
Internship or residency training including postings in special ity units. Student should independently provide the clinical pharmacy services to the allotted wards.
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Affiliated to Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Bengaluru
Recognized and approved by Pharmacy Council of India, New Delhi, and AICTE
Accredited by NAAC A++ grade. The 1st Pharmacy College in the country to have earned this recognition.
