Academic regulations.
Regulations governing programme structure, examinations, evaluation, attendance and promotion across our B.Pharmacy and Pharm.D programs.
The regulations below summarise the key rules for each program. The full regulation documents are available to download at the foot of the page.
B.Pharmacy regulations
The Revised Regulations for the B.Pharm Degree Program (CBCS), Pharmacy Council of India — effective from the Academic Year 2016-17.
Eligibility & admission
First year: a pass in 10+2 (or equivalent recognised by the Association of Indian Universities) with English, and Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics or Biology as optional subjects. Lateral entry to the third semester: a pass in the D.Pharm course from an institution approved by the Pharmacy Council of India.
Duration, medium & working days
Eight semesters (four academic years); six semesters (three academic years) for lateral-entry students. Medium of instruction and examination is English. Each semester consists of not fewer than 100 working days — odd semesters from June/July to November/December and even semesters from December/January to May/June.
Attendance
A candidate must put in at least 80% attendance in each course, counting theory and practical separately, to be eligible to appear for the respective examinations. A regular record of attendance in both theory and practical is maintained by the teaching staff.
Credit structure
A credit-based semester system: lecture and tutorial hours carry a multiplier of one and practical hours a multiplier of half. A minimum of 208 credit points is required for the award of the B.Pharm degree over eight semesters. Lateral-entry students carry 52 credits transferred from D.Pharm and take remedial courses worth 7 credits.
Internal assessment
Internal assessment combines a continuous mode (attendance, academic activities such as quiz/assignment/seminar, and student–teacher interaction) with two sessional examinations. The average of the two sessionals is computed: a theory sessional of 30 marks is computed for 15, and a practical sessional of 40 marks is computed for 10.
Promotion & pass criteria
A student is declared PASS in a course on securing at least 50% including internal assessment — a minimum of 50 out of 100 for theory (continuous assessment plus end-semester theory) and 25 out of 50 for practical. On failing, the student reappears for the end-semester examination; the internal-assessment marks are carried over.
Academic progression
Carry-forward rules govern progression: for example, a student may carry courses of semesters I–III up to the IV semester examinations but cannot attend V semester until all I and II semester courses are cleared, and cannot receive the course-completion certificate until semesters I–VI are cleared. An AB (absent) grade is treated as a fail for progression.
Attendance marks (Table XII)
| Percentage of attendance | Theory | Practical |
|---|---|---|
| 95 – 100 | 4 | 2 |
| 90 – 94 | 3 | 1.5 |
| 85 – 89 | 2 | 1 |
| 80 – 84 | 1 | 0.5 |
| Less than 80 | 0 | 0 |
Letter grades & grade points
| Percentage of marks | Letter grade | Grade point | Performance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 90.00 – 100 | O | 10 | Outstanding |
| 80.00 – 89.99 | A | 9 | Excellent |
| 70.00 – 79.99 | B | 8 | Good |
| 60.00 – 69.99 | C | 7 | Fair |
| 50.00 – 59.99 | D | 6 | Average |
| Less than 50 | F | 0 | Fail |
| Absent | AB | 0 | Fail |
End-semester examination schedule (Table XIII)
| Semester | Regular candidates | Failed candidates |
|---|---|---|
| I, III, V and VII | November / December | May / June |
| II, IV, VI and VIII | May / June | November / December |
Pharm.D regulations
Pharm.D Regulations 2008, Pharmacy Council of India — published in the Gazette of India (10 May 2008) under section 10 of the Pharmacy Act, 1948.
Duration
Six academic years — five years of study plus one year of internship or residency (Phase I: first to fifth year; Phase II: internship during the sixth year). Pharm.D (Post Baccalaureate) is three academic years — two years of study plus one year of internship — for candidates who have passed B.Pharm.
Eligibility for admission
A pass in 10+2 with Physics and Chemistry as compulsory subjects along with Mathematics or Biology; or a pass in D.Pharm from a PCI-approved institution; the candidate must complete 17 years of age on or before 31 December of the year of admission. Post-Baccalaureate entry requires a pass in B.Pharm.
Examinations
Every year there is an examination, held up to twice a year (an annual examination and a supplementary examination). Theory examinations are of three hours and practical examinations of four hours' duration; practical examinations include a viva-voce.
Sessional marks
30 sessional marks are allotted for each theory and each practical subject. At least two periodic sessional examinations are held each year and the highest aggregate of any two performances forms the sessional marks. For practicals, sessional marks are 20 for performance in the sessional examination and 10 for day-to-day assessment, viva-voce and record maintenance.
Minimum marks for passing
A student must secure at least 50% in each subject separately in the theory examinations (including sessional marks) and at least 50% in each practical examination (including sessional marks). Securing 60% or above in aggregate in a single attempt is a first class; 75% or above in a subject is a distinction in that subject, provided all subjects are passed in a single attempt.
Promotion
Students who appear for all subjects and pass the annual examination of a year are eligible for promotion to the next year. Failure in more than two subjects debars a student from promotion to the next year.
Practical training & internship
Every student is posted in a constituent hospital for not fewer than 50 hours over not fewer than 200 working days in each of the second, third and fourth years. In the fifth year, students attend daily morning ward rounds as clerkship and carry out a supervised project work. A one-year internship or residency completes the programme.
Examination scheme (per subject, each year)
| Assessment | Theory | Practical |
|---|---|---|
| End examination | 70 | 70 |
| Sessional | 30 | 30 |
| Total | 100 | 100 |
Each year comprises multiple subjects (six in the first year), each carrying 100 marks for theory and 100 for practical.