In exercise of the powers conferred by sections 10 and 18 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,

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L.-33004/99 सी.जी.-डी.एल.-अ.-25022022-233753 xxxGIDHxxx CG-DL-E-25022022-233753 xxxGIDExxx असाधारण EXTRAORDINARY भाग III—खण् ड 4 PART III—Section 4 प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY स.ं 109] नई दिल्ली, बृहस्ट्प जताार, फरारी 24, 2022/फाल्ग नु 5, 1943 No. 109] NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2022/PHALGUNA 5, 1943 Hkkjrh; Hks"kth ifj"kn vf/klwpuk ubZ fnYyh] 24 Qjojh] 2022 fMIyksek bu QkesZlh ,fXtV ,Xtkfeus'ku fofu;e] 2022 la- &Hkk-Hkss-ifj-—Hks"kth vf/kfu;e] 1948 ¼1948 dk 8½ dh /kkjk 10 }kjk ÁnRr 'kfDr;ksa dk Á;ksx djrs gq, Hkkjrh; Hks"kth ifj"kn, dsUnzh; ljdkj ds vuqeksnu ls fuEufyf[kr fofu;e cukrh gS] vFkkZr%& 1. lafa{kIr uke vkSj çkjaHk%& (i) bu fofu;eksa dks ßfMIyksek bu QkesZlh ,fXtV ,Xtkfeus'ku fofu;e] 2022Þ ds uke ls tkuk tk,xkA (ii) ;s jkti= esa Ádk'ku dh rkjh[k ls Áo`Rr gksaxsA 2. ifjHkk"kk,¡%& bu fofu;eksa esa] tc rd fd lanHkZ ls vU;Fkk visf{kr u gks& ¼d½ ^vf/kfu;e* ls vfHkçk; Hks"kth vf/kfu;e] 1948 ¼1948 dk 8½( ¼[k½ ßukekadu rFkk vH;kl ds fy, ik=rk çek.k i=Þ dk vFkZ fdlh mEehnokj dks fu/kkZfjr çkf/kdj.k }kjk tkjh fd;k x;k çek.k i=] ftlus ,fXtV ijh{kk mÙkh.kZ dh gS( ¼x½ ^Hkkjrh; Hks"kth ifj"kn~ ¼ihlhvkbZ½* ls vfHkçk; Hks"kth vf/kfu;e] 1948 dh /kkjk 3 ds v/khu xfBr Hkkjrh; Hks"kth ifj"kn( 1323 GI/2022 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART III—SEC.4] ¼?k½ ßjkT; QkesZlh ifj"knÞ ls vfHkçk; Hks"kth vf/kfu;e] 1948 dh /kkjk 19 ds rgr jkT; ljdkj }kjk xfBr jkT; ifj"kn( ¼³½ ^^vuqeksfnrÞ ls vfHkçk; Hkkjrh; Hks"kth ifj"kn }kjk Hks"kth vf/kfu;e] 1948 dh /kkjk 12 ;k /kkjk 14 ds rgr vuqeksfnr( ¼p½ ßfMIyksek bu QkeZslh ,fXtV ,Xtkfeus'kuÞ ls vfHkçk; fufnZ"V çkf/kdj.k }kjk ,d ita h—r Hks"kt ds :i esa ukekadu vkSj vH;kl gsrq fMIyksek bu QkesZlh /kkjd dks ?kksf"kr djus ds fy, vk;ksftr dh xbZ ijh{kk gS( ¼N½ ßijh{kk çkf/kdj.kÞ& ls vfHkçk; fdlh lkafof/kd Hkkjrh; fo'ofo|ky; ;k dasæ ;k jkT; ljdkj }kjk xfBr ,d fudk; gS vkSj ;g Hks"kth vf/kfu;e] 1948 dh /kkjk 12 ¼2½ ds rgr Hkkjrh; Hks"kth ifj"kn }kjk vuqeksfnr gksuk pkfg,( ¼t½ ßHks"kth jftLVjÞ& ls vfHkçk; Hks"kth vf/kfu;e] 1948 ds v/;k; IV ds v/khu jkT; Hks"kth ifj"kn }kjk rS;kj vkSj j[kk x;k Hks"ktKksa dk jftLVj gS( ¼>½ ßfu/kkZfjr çkf/kdj.kÞ ls vfHkçk; ihlhvkbZ }kjk fMIyksek bu QkesZlh /kkjdksa ds fy, ,fXtV ijh{kk vk;ksftr djus ds ç;kstukFkZ LFkkfir çkf/kdj.k gS vkSj blesa og çkf/kdj.k 'kkfey g S ftUgsa ihlhvkbZ }kjk ukeksfufnZ"V fd;k tk ldrk gS( ¼¥½ ßiath—r Hks"ktÞ ls vfHkçk; ,slk O;fä gS ftldk uke ml jkT; ds jftLVj esa ml le; ntZ gS ftlesa og ml le; fuokl dj jgk gS ;k Hks"kth dh viuh o`fÙk ;k mldk dkjksckj dj jgk gSA 3. mís';%& fMIyksek bu QkeZslh ,fXtV ,Xtkfeus'ku fofu;e ¼MhihbZbZ½ dk mís'; ;g lqfuf'pr djuk gS fd jkT; Hks"kth ifj"kn ds lkFk Hks"kth ds :i esa iathdj.k d s fy, vkosnu djus okys mEehnokj u s fMIyksek bu QkeZslh ¼Mh-QkekZ½ ikBîØe esa ,d O;kid O;kogkfjd çf'k{k.k dk;ZØe çkIr fd;k gS tSlkfd f'k{kk fofu;e] 2020 vFkok Hks"kth vf/kfu;e] 1948 dh /kkjk 12 ds rgr Hkkjrh; Hks"kth ifj"kn }kjk vuqeksfnr laLFkku eas le;&le; ij ykxw fofu;eksa esa çko/kku gS vkSj mlus nokvksa d s forj.k vkSj Hks"kth vH;kl d s vU; {ks=ksa esa rFkk viu s vuq'kklu] lR;fu"Bk] fu.kZ;] dkS'ky] Kku vkSj lh[ku s dh bPNk dks lq–<+ djus d s fy, vk/kkjHkwr n{krk çkIr dh g S rkfd ,Xtkfeus'ku mÙkh.kZ djus d s ckn] og ,d iath—r Hks"kt cu lds tks vius O;kkolkf;d dk;ksaZ vkSj mÙkjnkf;Roksa dk ogu djus ds vfrfjä vius O;kolkf;d dkS'ky dk mi;ksx dj ldsA 4. vko`fÙk%& fMIyksek bu QkesZlh ,fXtV ,Xtkfeus'ku vk;ksftr djus dh ;kstuk vkSj ijh{kk ds ikBîØe dk fooj.k] mEehnokjks dh tkudkjh ds fy,] Hkkjrh; Hks"kth ifj"kn }kjk le;&le; ij crk;k tk,xkA mEehnokj] çR;sd o"kZ nks ckj vk;ksftr ijh{kk eas ;k fofu/kkZfjr çkf/kdj.k }kjk ?kksf"kr ijh{kk dk;ZØe ds vulq kj] ftruh ckj vko';d gks] ,fXtV ,Xtkfeus'ku ns ldrk gSA ijh{kk vk;ksftr djus dh çfØ;k bl laca/k esa Hkkjrh; Hks"kth ifj"kn }kjk ?kksf"kr ;kstuk ds vuqlkj gksxhA fu/kkZfjr çkf/kdj.k }kjk vH;FkhZ dks ijh{kk dh rkjh[k vkSj ijh{kk dsaæ dk vkoaVu] ijh{kk dsaæksa dh miyC/krk ds vk/kkj ij fd;k tk,xkA 5. mEehnokj dk fMIyksek bu QkesZlh ,fXtV ,Xtkfeus'ku ds :i esa iathdj.k%& ¼d½ fdlh Hkh O;fä dks mEehnokj ds :i esa rc rd jftLVªh—r ugha fd;k tk,xk tc rd fd mlus Hkkjrh; Hks"kth ifj"kn }kjk Hks"kth vf/kfu;e] 1948 dh /kkjk 12 d s rgr vuqeksfnr fdlh laLFkk ls Hks"kth ikBîØe esa fMIyksek mÙkh.kZ ugha fd;k gksA ¼[k½ mls lHkh çklafxd nLrkostksa ds lkFk ,d fu/kkZfjr QkWeZ eas ,d vkosnu djuk gksxk ftlesa mlds }kjk ihlhvkbZ }kjk vuqeksfnr ijh{kk mÙkh.kZ djus vkSj fu/kkZfjr ijh{kk 'kqYd dk çek.k n'kkZ;k x;k gksA 6. ,fXtV ,Xtkfeus'ku vk;ksftr djus dh çfØ;k%& ¼d½ ihlhvkbZ] ,fXtV ,Xtkfeus'ku vk;ksftr djus ds ç;kstukFkZ] fu/kkZfjr çkf/kdj.k ds :i esa tkus okyk çkf/kdj.k LFkkfir djs ;k fdlh çkf/kdj.k dks fofu/kkZfjr çkf/kdj.k ukefufnZ"Ve djs tks ihlhvkbZ }kjk le;&le; ij fu/kkZfjr dh tkus okyh ijh{kkvksa dk lapkyu djsxkA ¼[k½ QkekZL;wfVDl] QkekZdksykWth] QkekZdksXukWlh] QkekZL;qfVdy dsfeLVªh] ck;ksdfseLVªh] gkfLiVy ,aM fDyfudy QkesZlh] QkekZL;qfVdy T;wfjLçqMasl ,aM Mªx LVksj eSustesaV esa cgqfodYih; ç'uksa ds rhu isij gksaxsA ijh{kk dh Hkk"kk vaxzsth gksxhA çR;sd isij dh ijh{kk rhu ?kaVs dh vof/k dh gksxhA[भाग III—खण् ड 4] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3 ¼x½ mEehnokj dks dsoy rHkh mÙkh.kZ ?kksf"kr fd;k tk,xk] tc og çR;sd isij esa vyx ls U;wure 50 izfr'kr vad çkIr dj ysrk gSA ¼?k½ vH¸kFkhZ dks rhuksa isij ,d gh ç;kl esa mÙkhk.kZ djus gksaxsA gkykafd] ijh{kk esa cSBus ds ç;klksa dh la[;k ij dksbZ çfrca/k ugha gksxkA ¼³½ lQy mEehnokj dks ukekadu vkSj vH;kl ds fy, ik=rk dk çek.k i= tkjh fd;k tk,xk ftls Hks"kth ds :i esa ita hdj.k ds fy, jkT; Hks"kth ifj"kn ds le{k çLrqr fd;k tk,xkA 7. mEehnokj dk fMIyksek bu QkesZlh ,fXtV ,Xtkfeus'ku mÙkh.kZ djus ds ckn Hks"kth ds :i esa iathdj.k%& fMIyksek bu QkesZlh ,fXtV ,Xtkfeus'ku mÙkh.kZ djus d s ckn] mEehnokj] Hks"kth vf/kfu;e] 1948 esa Hks"kth ds :i eas iathdj.k dk ik= gksxk vxj og /kkjk 32¼2½ esa of.kZr 'krksaZ dksa iwjk djrk gSA ita hdj.k ds fy, vkosnu] jkT; Hks"kth ifj"kn ds jftLVªkj dks lacksf/kr fd;k tk,xk vkSj blds lkFk fu/kkZfjr 'kqYd vkSj nLrkost layXu gksaxs tSlkfd vf/kfu;e dh /kkjk 46¼2½¼th½ esa mYys[k fd;k x;k gSA bu fofu;eksa d s ykxw fd, tkus ds ckn] QkesZlh eas fMIyksek dk vuqeksfnr ikBîØe iwjk dju s okys vkSj fMIyksek bu QkesZlh ,fXtV ,Xtkfeus'ku eas vgZrk çkIr djus okys mEehnokj gh Hks"kth vf/kfu;e] 1948 dh /kkjk 33 ds rgr Hks"kt ds :i esa iathdj.k ds fy, ik= gksaxAs 8. ;s fofu;e mu O;fä;ksa ij ykxw ugha gksaxs ftuds uke jkT; ds Hks"ktKksa ds jftLVj esa igys l s ntZ gaSA vpZuk eqn~xy, jftLVªkj&lg&lfpo [जाज्ञापन-III/4/असा./663/2021-22] PHARMACY COUNCIL OF INDIA NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 24th February, 2022 Diploma in Pharmacy Exit Examination Regulations, 2022 No. 14-285/2021-PCI.—In exercise of the powers conferred by sections 10 and 18 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, namely – 1. Short title and commencement:– (i) These regulations may be called the “Diploma in Pharmacy Exit Examination Regulations, 2022” (ii) They shall come into force from the date of their publication in the Official Gazette. 2. Definitions:- In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires – (a) ‘Act’ means the Pharmacy Act, 1948 (8 of 1948); (b) “Certificate of eligibility for enrolment and practice” means a certificate issued by the prescribed authority to a candidate who has passed exit examination; (c) ‘PCI’ means the Pharmacy Council of India established under section 3 of the Pharmacy Act, 1948; (d) “State Pharmacy Council” means the State Council constituted by the State Government under section 19 of the Pharmacy Act, 1948; (e) “Approved” means approved by the Pharmacy Council of India under section 12 or section 14 of the Pharmacy Act, 1948; (f) ‘Diploma in Pharmacy Exit Examination’ means an examination held by the prescribed authority to declare a Diploma in Pharmacy holder eligible for enrolment and practice as a registered pharmacist;4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART III—SEC.4] (g) “Examining Authority”- means a statutory Indian University or a body constituted by the Central or State Government and shall be approved by the Pharmacy Council of India u/s 12(2) of the Pharmacy Act, 1948; (h) “Pharmacy Register” - means a register of pharmacists prepared and maintained by the State Pharmacy Council under Chapter IV of the Pharmacy Act, 1948; (i) “Prescribed Authority” means an authority established by the PCI for the purpose of conducting exit examination for Diploma in Pharmacy holders and includes an authority which may be designated so by the PCI; (j) “Registered Pharmacist” means a person whose name is for the time being entered in the register of the State in which he is for the time being residing or carrying on his profession or business of pharmacy. 3. Objective:- The objective of the Diploma in Pharmacy Exit Examination (DPEE) is to ensure that a candidate applying for registration as pharmacist with the State Pharmacy Council has undergone pharmacy education and a comprehensive practical training programme in Diploma in Pharmacy (D.Pharm) course as provided in the Education Regulations, 2020 or the regulations that may be in force from time to time in an institution approved by Pharmacy Council of India under section 12 of the Pharmacy Act, 1948 and acquired core competencies in dispensing of medicines and other areas of pharmacy practice and to reinforce his discipline, integrity, judgement, skills, knowledge and quest for learning so that after having passed the examination he is able to become a registered pharmacist who is able to exercise his professional skills in addition to carrying his duty and responsibilities professionally. 4. Frequency:- The details regarding the scheme for conducting the Diploma in Pharmacy Exit Examination and the syllabus of the test shall be announced by the Pharmacy Council of India from time to time for the information of the candidates. The candidates may appear for the exit examination conducted twice every year or as frequently as may be required as per the schedule of examination announced by the Prescribed Authority. The procedure of conducting the test shall be in accordance with the scheme announced by the Pharmacy Council of India in this regard. The date of examination and the examination centre will be allotted to the candidate by the Prescribed Authority based on the availability of the examination centres. 5. Registration as a Diploma in Pharmacy Exit Examination candidate:- (a) No person shall be registered as a Diploma in Pharmacy Exit Examination candidate unless he has passed Diploma in Pharmacy course from an institution approved by the Pharmacy Council of India under section 12 of the Pharmacy Act, 1948. (b) He shall be required to make an application in a prescribed form together with all relevant documents showing the proof of his passing the approved examination and the examination fee as may be prescribed by the PCI. 6. Procedure of conducting Exit Examination:- (a) The PCI may, for the purposes of conducting exit examination, establish an authority to be known as the Prescribed Authority or designate an authority as the Prescribed Authority that shall conduct the examinations as may be decided by the PCI from time-to-time. (b) There shall be three papers of multiple choice questions in Pharmaceutics, Pharmacology, Pharmacognosy, Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Biochemistry, Hospital and Clinical Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Jurisprudence and Drug Store Management. The language of the examination shall be english. The test for each paper shall be of three hours’ duration. (c) A candidate shall be declared as having passed only, if he obtains a minimum of 50% marks in each paper separately. (d) A candidate shall have to pass all the three papers in the same attempt. However, there shall be no restriction on the number of attempts to appear in the examination. (e) A certificate of eligibility for enrolment and practice shall be issued to the successful candidate which will be presented before the State Pharmacy Council for registration as a pharmacist.[भाग III—खण् ड 4] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 5 7. Registration of the candidate as pharmacist after passing Diploma in Pharmacy Exit Examination:- After having passed the Diploma in Pharmacy Exit Examination, a candidate shall be entitled to registration as a pharmacist subject to fulfilment of the conditions enumerated in section 32(2) of the Pharmacy Act, 1948. The applications for registration shall be addressed to the Registrar of the State Pharmacy Council and shall be accompanied by the prescribed fee and the documents as referred to in section 46(2)(g) of the Act. After coming into force of these regulations, the candidates who have completed the approved course of Diploma in Pharmacy and having qualified in the Diploma in Pharmacy Exit Examination only will be eligible for registration as pharmacists under section 33 of the Pharmacy Act 1948. 8. These regulation shall not apply to the persons whose names are already entered in the register of pharmacists for the state. ARCHNA MUDGAL, Registrar-cum-Secy. 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