A candidate who has passed the B. Pharm degree examination from Kerala University of Health Sciences or an examination equivalent to any other universities recognized by Kerala University of Health Sciences with not less than a total of 50% marks for the B. Pharm degree examination shall be eligible for admission to M. Pharm degree course. The candidate should have undergone a B. Pharm degree course in an institution approved by AICTE and PCI.
The Selection of students for the M. Pharm course shall be made based strictly on merit as decided by the competent authority approved by the Government of Kerala/Kerala University of Health Sciences and as per guidelines of the Pharmacy Council of India.

The total academic duration of the M.Pharm course including submission of the dissertation is 2 years. The course of study is a semester system that includes 4 semesters extending for 6 months each from the commencement of the academic term. The candidates who have qualified in all the 3 semesters (I, II & III) shall be eligible for promotion to the fourth semester.

English shall be the medium of instruction for all the subjects of study for examinations of the M. Pharm course.

a) Attendance, conduct and condonation option:
Candidates who have attended a minimum of 80% of the theory and practical classes separately in each prescribed subject shall be permitted to appear for the end-semester examinations conducted by the university
Condonation of shortage of attendance (10%) shall be vested with a committee constituted by the Principal/Head of the respective college, with the Principal/Head as the Chairman and 5 members (senior teachers) in the Committee. Condonation applies only once to the student of M. Pharm during the course of study.

b) Internal assessment
Candidates obtaining a minimum of 50% marks separately in both theory and practical shall be eligible for appearing in the University examination

In order to successfully qualify for M. Pharm degree course, a candidate should have obtained the following marks:
– 50% of marks in the University Theory Examination
– 50% of marks in the University Practical examination.
– 50% of marks in aggregate in Theory, Practical IA & Oral taken together
– 50% of marks in aggregate in Dissertation, Seminar & Viva Voce taken together for the approval of the Dissertation

There shall be end-semester university examinations at the end of each semester I, II & III. An examination for the dissertation on the research project shall be conducted at the end of the fourth semester in the respective branch.