Admission

(i.) Course being offered , intake and eligibility criteria

COURSES BEING OFFERED AND NUMBER OF SEATS:-

VARIOUS CERTIFICATE, GRADUATE AND POST GRADUATE PROGRAMS ESTABLISHED AND PURVIEWED BY THE PHARMACY COUNCL OF INDIA; D. PHARM AND B. PHARM AT NNMCOP:

B. Pharm: Candidates 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/Biology as optional subjects, with 50 % marks in Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics/Biology put together and 50% marks in Mathematics/Biology separately.

D.Pharm.: A pass in any of the following Examinations with Physics, Chemistry and Biology or Mathematics:

1. Intermediate examination in science,
2. The first year of three-year degree course in science,
3. 10+2 examination (academic stream) in science,
4. Pre-degree examination, or
5. Any other qualifications approved by PCI as equivalent to any of the above examinations. N.B: However, candidates who have passed their qualifying examination from outside the state of U.P shall produce the certificate of recognition and equivalency of qualifying examination from AKTU, UP. This should be furnished at the time of admission.

Eligibility for admission to the candidates belonging to OBC, OEC, SC/ST will be as per the requirements of the PCI, UP BOARD AND AKTU. (Individual Member Colleges will have the right to fix higher eligibility criteria for admission in all courses as per the existing norms of the governing board of Uttar Pradesh).

(ii) List of documents to be submitted with application

1. 12th / 10th certificate in proof of the date of birth
2. Mark list of qualifying examination.
3. Caste Certificate / Community certificate and income certificate to prove eligibility for reservation in the case of eligible candidates.
4. Candidates should enclose a self-addressed envelope (25x12 cm size) with Indian postage stamp.
5. Candidates who have passed their 12TH from boards outside U.P must attach the Equivalency / Eligibility Certificate.

(iii) Medium of instruction and examinations Medium of instruction and examination shall be in English.

(iv) Working days in each semester

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.

(v) Attendance and progress

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.

(vi) Credit assignment

Theory and Laboratory courses

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.

Minimum credit requirements

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 Projectover 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 credit points respectively, a total of 7 credit points to attain 59 credit points, the maximum of I and II semesters.