Diploma in Pharmacy (Part-I and Part-II):-

"¹5[Minimum qualification for admission to Diploma in Pharmacy Part-I course -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 the three year degree course in Science,

(3)      10+2 examination (academic stream) in Science;

(4)   Pre–degree examination;

(5)    Any other qualification approved by the Pharmacy Council of India as equivalent to any of the above examination.

 Provided that there shall be reservation of seats for Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes candidates in accordance with the instructions issued by the Central Govt. /State Govts./Union Territory Admns. as the case may be from time to time]

Duration of the course:-

The duration of the course shall be for two academic years with each academic year spread over a period of not less than one hundred and eighty working days in addition to 500 hours practical training spread over a period of not less than 3 months.

 

Course of study:-

The course of study for Diploma in Pharmacy Part-I and Diploma in Pharmacy Part-II shall include the subjects as given in the Tables I & II below. The number of hour devoted to each subject for its teaching in Theory and Practical, shall not be less than that noted against it in columns 2 and 3 of the Tables below.

TABLE-I

Diploma in Pharmacy (Part- I)

Subject	No. of hours of Theory	No. of hours of Practical
Pharmaceutics	75	75
Pharmaceutical Chemistry	75	75
Pharmacognosy	75	75
Human Anatomy & Physiology	75	75
Social Pharmacy	75	75
	375  +	375  = 750

 

 

TABLE-II
Diploma in Pharmacy (Part-II)
Subject	No. of hours of Theory	No. of hours of  Practical
Pharmaceutics-II	75	100
Pharmaceutical Chemistry-II	100	75
Pharmacology  & Toxicology	75	50
Pharmaceutical Jurisprudence	50	-
Drug Store and Business Management	75	-
Hospital and Clinical Pharmacy	75	50
	450	+275   =  725

 

Approval of the authority conducting the course of study:-

The course of regular academic study prescribed by Pharmacy Council of India shall be conducted in an institution, approved by the Pharmacy Council of India under sub-section (1) of Section 12 of the Pharmacy Act, 1948.

Examinations:-

There shall be an examination for Diploma in Pharmacy (Part-I) to examine students of the first year course and an examination for Diploma in Pharmacy  (Part-II) to examine students of the second year course . Each examination may be held twice every year. The first examination in a year shall be the annual examination and the second examination shall be supplementary examination of the Diploma in Pharmacy (Part-I) or Diploma in Pharmacy (Part-II), as the case may be. The examinations shall be of written and practical (including oral) nature, carrying maximum marks for each part of a subject, as indicated in Table III and IV below: -

²TABLE --III

DIPLOMA IN PHARMACY (PART-I) EXAMINATION

	Maximum marks for Theory				Maximum marks for Practicals
Subject	Examination	*Sessional	Total		Examination	*Sessional	Total
Pharmaceutics	80	20	100		80	20	100
Pharmaceutical chemistry	80	20	100		80	20	100
Pharmacognosy	80	20	100		80	20	100
Human Anatomy and Physiology	80	20	100		80	20	100
Social Pharmacy	80	20	100		80	20	100
			500		+		500=1000

*Internal assessment

²TABLE-IV

DIPLOMA IN PHARMACY (PART-II) EXAMINATION

	Maximum marks for Theory				Maximum marks for Practicals
Subject	Examination	*Sessional	Total		Examination	*Sessional	Total
Pharmaceutics-II	80	20	100		80	20	100
Pharmaceutical chemistry-II	80	20	100		80	20	100
Pharmacology & Toxicology	80	20	100		80	20	100
Pharmaceutical Jurisprudence	80	20	100		-	-	-
Drug Store and Business Management	80	20	100		-	-	-
Hospital and Clinical Pharmacy	80	20	100		80	20	100
			600		+		400=1000

*Internal assessment.

Minimum marks for passing the examination: A student:-

shall not be declared to have passed Diploma in Pharmacy examination unless he /she secures at least 40% marks in each of the subject separately in the theory examinations, including sessional marks and at least 40% marks in each of the practical examinations including sessional marks. The candidates securing 60% marks or above in aggregate in all subjects in a single attempt at the Diploma in Pharmacy (Part-I) or Diploma in Pharmacy (Part-II) examinations shall be declared to have passed in first class the Diploma in Pharmacy (Part-I) or Diploma in Pharmacy (Part-II) examinations, as the case may be. Candidates securing 75% marks or above in any subject or subjects shall be declared to have passed with distinction in the subject or those subjects provided he/she passes in all the subjects in a single attempt.

Eligibility for promotion to Diploma in Pharmacy (Part-II):-

All candidates who have appeared for all the subjects and passed the Diploma in Pharmacy Part-I examination are eligible for promotion to the Diploma in Pharmacy Part-II class. However, failure in more than two subject shall debar him/ from promotion to the Diploma in Pharmacy Part-II class.