The duration of the course shall be for three academic years (two 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 three years duration is divided into two phases – Phase I – consists of the First and Second academic years. Phase II – consisting of Internship or residency training during the third year involving posting in speciality units. It is a phase of training wherein a student is exposed to actual pharmacy practice or clinical pharmacy services and acquires skills under supervision so that he or she may become capable of functioning independently.

Only such students who produce a certificate from the Head of the Institution in which he or she has undergone the Pharm.D(PB) course, in proof of his or her having regularly and satisfactorily undergone the course of study by attending not less than 80% of the classes held both in theory and in practical separately in each subject shall be eligible for appearing at the examination.

1. Theory examination shall be of three hours and the practical examination shall be of four hours in duration. The practical examination shall be evaluated jointly by an internal and an external examiner appointed by the University.
2. A Student who fails in theory or practical examination of a subject shall re-appear both in theory and practice of the same.
3. Practical examination shall also consist of a viva –voce (Oral) 70 marks for practical examination in each subject are inclusive of 10 marks viva voce.
4. Clerkship examination – Oral examination shall be conducted after the completion of the clerkship of students.

1. A regular record of both theory and practical class work and examinations conducted in an institution imparting training for Pharm.D(PB) course, shall be maintained for each student in the institution
2. There shall be at least three periodic sessional examinations during each academic year and the highest aggregate of any two performances shall form the basis for calculating sessional marks.
3. The sessional marks in practicals shall be allotted on the following basis:- Actual performance in the sessional examination (20 marks); Day-to-day assessment in the practical class work, promptness, viva-voce, record maintenance, etc. (10 marks).

All students who have appeared for all the subjects and passed the first year annual examination are eligible for promotion to the second year and, so on. However, failure in more than two subjects shall debar him or her from promotion to the next year’s classes.

Internship is a phase of training wherein a student is expected to conduct actual practice of pharmacy and health care and acquires skills under supervision so that he or she may become capable of functioning independently. Every student has to undergo a one-year internship as per university regulations.

Hospital posting-Every student shall be posted in a constituent hospital for a period of not less than fifty hours to be covered in not less than 200 working days in each of the first & second-year courses. Each student shall submit a report duly certified by the preceptor and duly attested by the Head of the Department or Institution as prescribed. In the third year, every student shall spend half a day in the morning hours attending ward rounds on daily basis as a part of clerkship. Theory teaching may be scheduled in the afternoon.

Project work.- To allow the student to develop data collection and reporting skills in the area of community, hospital and clinical pharmacy, a project work shall be carried out under the supervision of a teacher. The project topic must be approved by the Head of the Department or the Head of the Institution. The same shall be announced to students within one month of the commencement of the fifth-year classes. Project work shall be presented in a written report and as a seminar at the end of the year. External and internal examiners shall do the assessment of the project work.

Pharm D: 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 –Phase I – consists of the First, Second, Third, Fourth and Fifth academic year. Phase II – consisting of internship or residency training during the sixth year involving posting in speciality units. It is a phase of training wherein a student is exposed to actual pharmacy practice or clinical pharmacy services and acquires skills under supervision so that he or she may become capable of functioning independently.

Only such students who produce a certificate from the Head of the Institution in which he or she has undergone the Pharm.D. course, in proof of his or her having regularly and satisfactorily undergone the course of study by attending not less than 80% of the classes held both in theory and in practical separately in each subject shall be eligible for appearing at the examination.

1. Theory examination shall be of three hours and the practical examination shall be of four hours in duration. The practical examination shall be evaluated jointly by an internal and an external examiner appointed by the University.
2. A Student who fails in theory or practical examination of a subject shall re-appear both in theory and practice of the same.
3. Practical examination shall also consist of a viva –voce (Oral) 70 marks for practical examination in each subject are inclusive of 10 marks viva voce.
4. Clerkship examination – Oral examination shall be conducted after the completion of the clerkship of students.

1. A regular record of both theory and practical class work and examinations conducted in an institution imparting training for Pharm.D course, shall be maintained for each student in the institution
2. There shall be at least three periodic sessional examinations during each academic year and the highest aggregate of any two performances shall form the basis for calculating sessional marks.
3. The sessional marks in practicals shall be allotted on the following basis:- Actual performance in the sessional examination (20 marks); Day-to-day assessment in the practical class work, promptness, viva-voce, record maintenance, etc. (10 marks).

All students who have appeared for all the subjects and passed the first year annual examination are eligible for promotion to the second year and, so on. However, failure in more than two subjects shall debar him or her from promotion to the next year’s classes. Any one of the two subjects i.e. either Remedial Mathematics or Biology can be carried forward to 2nd year Pharm.D as an additional failed subject along with 2 failed subjects of 1st year.

Internship is a phase of training wherein a student is expected to conduct actual practice of pharmacy and health care and acquires skills under supervision so that he or she may become capable of functioning independently. Every student has to undergo a one-year internship as per university regulations.

Every student who has passed the examinations for the Pharm.D. (Doctor of Pharmacy) as the case may be, shall be granted a certificate by the examining authority.

Hospital – Every student shall be posted in the constituent hospital for a period of not less than fifty hours to be covered in not less than 200 working days in each of the second, third & fourth-year courses. Each student shall submit a report duly certified by the preceptor and duly attested by the Head of the Department or Institution as prescribed. In the fifth year, every student shall spend half a day in the morning hours attending ward rounds on daily basis as a part of clerkship.

Project – To allow the student to develop data collection and reporting skills in the area of community, hospital and clinical pharmacy, a project work shall be carried out under the supervision of a teacher. The project topic must be approved by the Head of the Department or the Head of the Institution. The same shall be announced to students within one month of the commencement of the fifth-year classes. Project work shall be presented in a written report and as a seminar at the end of the year. External and internal examiners shall do the assessment of the project work.

The standard duration for a Bachelor of Pharmacy (B. Pharm) degree is four years, divided into eight semesters. Students entering through the lateral entry option, typically with a diploma in pharmacy, complete the course in three years (six semesters).

Four-year program: The standard course of study for direct entry students is eight semesters over four academic years.

Three-year program (Lateral Entry): For students with a Diploma in Pharmacy (D. Pharm), the program is six semesters over three academic years.

Semester structure: Each semester is generally about six months long and includes a mix of theoretical classes, laboratory work, and practical training.

Attendance

The candidate is required to put in a minimum of 80% of attendance in both theory and practical separately in each subject before admission to the examination. A candidate lacking the prescribed attendance in any one subject, in theory, or practical, shall not be permitted to admit for the entire examination. He/she will have to make up for the shortage subsequently to appear for the next university examinations.

Sessional Exams

Theory: Two sessional examinations (evenly placed) shall be conducted during the semester. The average marks of the examinations shall be computed and constitute the internal assessment marks of theory.

Practical: Students are expected to perform the number of experiments listed in the respective syllabus. Students are required to maintain practical records for each practical subject, which should be produced at the time of practical examination to be certified by the external examiner. While awarding the sessional marks for practical experiments, the following consideration should be taken into account. Marks for practical experiments shall be awarded on the basis of the preparedness of the candidate, manipulative skill, results, knowledge of the experiments, regularity in recording the reports and viva-voce. A regular record of theory and practical sessional marks shall be maintained for each student in the institution.

Project work evaluation: The project shall be submitted for evaluation towards the end of the Final semester.

A candidate will be permitted to register for the university examination only if He/she acquires the required attendance for each subject as per the university regulations.

A student shall be eligible to carry forward all the courses of I, II and III semesters till the IV semester examinations. However, he/she shall not be eligible to attend the courses of V semester until all the courses of I and II semesters are success fully completed.

A student shall be eligible to carry forward all the courses of III, IV and V semesters till the VI semester examinations. However, he/she shall not be eligible to attend the courses of VII semester until all the courses of I, II, III and IV semesters are successfully completed.

A student shall be eligible to carry forward all the courses of V, VI semesters till the VII semester examinations. However, he/she shall not be eligible to get the course completion until all the courses of I to VIII semesters are successfully completed.

A lateral entry student shall be eligible to carry forward all the courses of III, IV and V semesters till the VI semester examinations. However, he/she shall not be eligible to attend the courses of VII semester until all the courses of III and IV semesters are successfully completed.

A lateral entry student shall be eligible to carry forward all the courses of V, VI semesters till the VII semester examinations. However, he/she shall not be eligible to get the course completion certificate until all the courses of all semesters are successfully completed.

Every candidate shall be required to work for at least 150 hours spread over four weeks in a Pharmaceutical Industry/Hospital. It includes Production unit, Quality Control department, Quality Assurance department, Analytical laboratory, Chemical manufacturing unit, Pharmaceutical R&D, Hospital (Clinical Pharmacy), Clinical Research Organization, Community Pharmacy, etc. After the Semester−VI and before the commencement of Semester−VII, and shall submit satisfactory report of such work and certificate duly signed by the authority of training organization to the head of the institute.

In the VII semester, every candidate shall undergo practice school for a period of 150 hours evenly distributed throughout the semester.

In the VIII semester, all the students shall undertake a project under the supervision of a teacher and submit a report.