Executive Summary:
This notification from the Pharmacy Council of India amends the Master of Pharmacy (M.Pharm) Course Regulations, 2014. It addresses pass percentage relaxation for experienced candidates, seat reservations for specific categories, and registration requirements for students admitted to postgraduate pharmacy courses. The regulations took effect on the date of publication in the Official Gazette: March 12, 2020.
Key Points / Main Content:
* **Amendments to M.Pharm Course Regulations:** These regulations are called the Master of Pharmacy (M.Pharm) Course Amendment Regulations, 2020.
* **Relaxation in Pass Percentage:**
* Candidates with at least 5 years of professional experience after completing a B.Pharm course are eligible for a pass percentage relaxation from 55% to 50% for admission to the M.Pharm program.
* **Reservation of Seats:**
* Reservation of seats for students belonging to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, and Other Backward Classes will be in accordance with the instructions issued by the Central Government/State Government/Union Territory Administration.
* **Percentage of Marks for SC/ST Candidates:**
* For SC/ST candidates, the prescribed percentage of marks will be 50% of the maximum aggregate marks of the four years of B.Pharm.
* **Registration Requirement:**
* Every student admitted to a postgraduate pharmacy course must have registration with the State Pharmacy Council or obtain it within one month from the date of admission. Failure to do so will result in cancellation of admission.
Impact Analysis:
* **Students:**
* Impact: Relaxed pass percentage criteria for experienced B.Pharm graduates applying for M.Pharm, reservation of seats for specific categories, and mandatory registration with the State Pharmacy Council.
* Action Required: Experienced candidates should be aware of the relaxed pass percentage. All admitted students must obtain registration with the State Pharmacy Council within one month of admission.
* **Pharmacy Institutions:**
* Impact: Must implement the revised admission criteria, reservation policies, and ensure student compliance with the registration requirement.
* Action Required: Update admission procedures to reflect the changes, verify student registration status, and inform students about the registration requirement.
* **Central Government/State Government/Union Territory Administration:**
* Impact: Their instructions regarding seat reservations for specific categories must be followed.
* Action Required: Issue updated guidelines for seat reservations as needed.
Key Entities Referenced
Master of Pharmacy M.Pharm Course Regulations, 2014: Regulations governing the Master of Pharmacy course, which are being amended by this notification.
Master of Pharmacy M.Pharm Course Amendment Regulations, 2020: The title of the new regulations that amend the 2014 M.Pharm course regulations.
Pharmacy Act, 1948: The Act of the Parliament of India that empowers the Pharmacy Council of India.
Pharmacy Council of India: A statutory body established under the Pharmacy Act, 1948 responsible for regulating pharmacy education and practice in India.
Central Government: The Union Government of India, which approves the regulations made by the Pharmacy Council of India.
Scheduled Castes: A group of historically disadvantaged communities in India, also known as Dalits, who are entitled to reservation in educational institutions and employment.
Scheduled Tribes: A group of indigenous communities in India who are entitled to reservation in educational institutions and employment.
Other Backward Classes: A group of communities in India that are socially and educationally disadvantaged, and are entitled to reservation in educational institutions and employment.
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MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
(PHARMACY COUNCIL OF INDIA)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 12th March, 2020
F. No. 14-136/2019-PCI.—In exercise of the powers conferred by section 10 of the Pharmacy
Act, 1948 (8 of 1948), the Pharmacy Council of India with the approval of the Central Government
hereby makes the following regulations further to amend the Master of Pharmacy (M.Pharm) Course
Regulations, 2014, namely:—
1. (1) These regulations may be called the Master of Pharmacy (M.Pharm) Course (Amendment)
Regulations, 2020.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
2. In the Master of Pharmacy (M.Pharm) Course Regulations, 2014, in regulation 3(a),
(i) After the words “provided that”- for provisos (a), (b), (c) the following provisos shall be
substituted namely:-
(a) For candidates having not less than 5 years professional experience, after passing B. Pharm
course, there shall be a relaxation in pass percentage from 55% to 50% for admission to
M.Pharm programme.
(b) There shall be reservation of seats for the students belonging to the Scheduled Castes,
Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes in accordance with the instructions issued by
the Central Government/State Government/Union Territory Administration, as the case may
be, from time to time.
(c) For SC/ST candidates the prescribed percentage of marks will be 50 % of the maximum
marks (aggregate of four years of B.Pharm).
(d) Every student, selected for admission to postgraduate pharmacy course in any of the
pharmacy institution in the country should have obtained Registration with the State
Pharmacy Council or should obtain the same within one month from the date of his
admission, failing which the admission of the candidate shall be cancelled.
ARCHNA MUDGAL, Registrar-cum-Secy.
[ADVT.-III/4/Exty./498/19]
Note : The principal regulations were published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary Part III–Section 4,
No. 362 vide notification No.14-136/2014-PCI dated the 10th December, 2014.
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