Nazareth College of Pharmacy has been designed to be the centre of excellence for Pharmaceutical Sciences in Kerala. The profession of pharmacy has transformed into a hub for the ”Global Healthcare” and evolved as a multidisciplinary, multifaceted curriculum.
Its involvement is deep as it has an important role in all events: from discovery of new drug molecule to its evaluation, development, approval for human consumption, manufacture and every other important aspect.
Our academic system has been framed taking into consideration the responsibility of students to meet the demands of hi-tech pharmaceutical industry, at the same time ensuring that they confidently serve the requirements of patient care and pharmacy practice.
Since its inception, we have made conscious efforts to inculcate research aptitude in its students at all levels to keep them abreast of the requirements of the industry. The efforts are visible in the sizeable number of publications at both national and international level. Through the years, the Institute has been able to establish strong bonds with the industry at local as well as national levels for training and placement activities.
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Clause No. |
Content |
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1.1 |
Eligibility for Admission |
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1.2 |
Mode of Selection to the Course |
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1.3 |
Number of Seats |
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1.4 |
Academic Requirements for Conduct of Course |
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1.5 |
Registration of Students |
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1.6 |
Course Fees |
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1.7 |
Syllabus and Medium of Instruction |
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1.8 |
Attendance and Course Period |
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1.9 |
Condonation of Shortage of Attendance |
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1.10 |
Leave and Holidays. |
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1.11 |
Monitoring Learning Progress |
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1.12 |
Transfer During Course & Internship |
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1.13 |
Duration Permitted for Completion of the Course |
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1.14 |
Internal Assessment (Conducted by College) |
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1.15 |
Examinations |
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1.16 |
Criteria for Pass |
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1.17 |
Grace Marks |
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1.18 |
Criteria for Promotion |
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1.19 |
Carry over Benefit |
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1.20 |
Issuance of Mark lists and Certificates |
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1.21 |
Declaration of Class (Regular/Supplementary) |
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1.22 |
Declaration of Rank |
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1.23 |
Attempt/Chance |
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1.24 |
Partial Appearance in Examinations |
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1.25 |
Condonation of Break of Study |
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1.26 |
Internship |
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1.27 |
Transcript |
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1.28 |
Stipend |
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1.29 |
Eligibility for Award of Degree |
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1.30 |
Saving Clause |
These Regulations shall be called ‘KUHS B.Pharm Course Regulations 2022’ and shall be binding on the course “BACHELOR OF PHARMACY”(abbreviated as B.Pharm) Course Code – 009 affiliated to the Kerala University of Health Sciences unless otherwise mentioned herein and shall come into force from the date of their publication in the official gazette. These regulations are applicable for all students admitted to B.Pharm course from the admission year 2022 unless otherwise specified.
In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires-
(i) ‘KUHS’ or ‘University’ means Kerala University of Health Sciences
(ii) 'Act', 'Statutes', 'Ordinances' and 'Regulations' mean respectively the Act, Statutes, Ordinances and Regulations of the Kerala University of Health Sciences.
(iii) 'Laws of the University' means the Act, Statutes Ordinances, Regulations and Rules of the University as the case may be.
(iv) “College” or “Institution” means those which are conducting course(s) having affiliation with KUHS.
(v) 'Registration' means registration in the Kerala University of Health Sciences as a student for undergoing courses mentioned under these Regulations.
(vi) ‘SGPA’ means Semester Grade Point Average.
(vii) ‘CGPA’ means Cumulative Grade Point Average.
(viii) ‘Faculty’ means Faculty mentioned in Act, Statutes, Ordinances, Regulations of KUHS
(ix) ‘Pass Board’ means pass board mentioned in Examination Ordinances and Regulations.
(x) ‘Council’ means Apex Regulatory or Statutory Council or Commission constituted by Government of India.
(xi) ‘Competent Authority’ means an authority approved by Government of India / Government of Kerala /Regulatory Councils / Kerala University of Health Sciences.
(xii) ‘State’ means the State of Kerala.
(xiii) ‘Internal examinations’ and ‘Internal marks’ means Sessional examinations and Ses- sional marks mentioned in the B.Pharm Course Regulations, 2014 of the Pharmacy Council of India.
(i) Admission to B. Pharm Course:
(a) The eligibility for admission to B.Pharm course shall be as stipulated by the Pharmacy Council of India(PCI).
(b) Usual relaxation of age and marks in the qualifying examination for SC/ST/OEC/Differently Abled and SEBC candidates as fixed by the competent authority.
(c) Candidate shall be an Indian citizen unless otherwise exempted by competent authority.
(d) Every candidate before admission to the course shall submit to the principal of the institution a certificate of medical fitness from an authorized medical officer certifying that the candidate is fit to undergo the course.
Note: The aforementioned criteria for eligibility for B.Pharm admission shall be applicable from the admission year 2024-25.
(a) The eligibility for admission to B.Pharm Lateral Entry course shall be as stipulated by the Pharmacy Council of India(PCI).
Note: The aforementioned criteria for eligibility for B.Pharm(Lateral Entry) admission shall be applicable from the admission year 2023-24.
As per KUHS Academic General Regulations 2022
As per KUHS Academic General Regulations 2022
Minimum standard requirements for offering B.Pharm course in terms of land, Infrastructure equipment, Teaching Facilities, Faculty and other human resources etc., shall be in compliance with the approved Minimum Standard Requirements of KUHS for B. Pharm Course (MSR of the course).
As per KUHS Academic General Regulations 2022
As per KUHS Academic General Regulations 2022
As per KUHS Academic General Regulations 2022
(a) Total duration of course period is 4 years (8 semesters).
(b) Each semester shall consist of not less than 100 working days. The odd semesters shall normally be conducted from the month of June/July to November/December and the even semesters shall be conducted from December/ January to May/ June in every calendar year.
(c) Each candidate should put in at least 80 % of attendance in Theory & 80 % attendance in practical in each course in each semester to register for examinations. No relaxation is permitted under any circumstances including maternity/medical leave.
(d) Head of the institution should submit Attendance Performance Certificate (APC) for each candidate at the time of registration for examination.
No condonation of shortage of attendance is permitted.
As prescribed by the Government and/or KUHS from time to time.
Program Committee
(a) The B. Pharm program shall have a Program Committee constituted by the Head of the institution in consultation with all the Heads of the departments.
(b) The composition of the Program Committee shall be as follows:
A senior teacher shall be the Chairperson; One Teacher from each department handling B. Pharm courses; and four candidate representatives of the program (one from each academic year), nominated by the Head of the institution.
(c) Duties of the Program Committee:
i. Periodically reviewing the progress of the classes.
ii. Discussing the problems concerning curriculum, syllabus and the conduct of classes.
iii. Discussing with the course teachers on the nature and scope of assessment for the course and the same shall be announced to the candidates at the beginning of respective semesters.
iv. Communicating its recommendation to the Head of the institution on academic matters.
v. The Program Committee shall meet at least thrice in a semester preferably at the end of each Internal Assessment Examination and before the end semester exam.
As per KUHS Academic General Regulations 2022
(a) The duration of course is 8 semesters including practical training (4 years).
(b) In lateral entry, the duration of course is 6 semesters including practical training (3 years).
(c) The maximum permitted time period to complete the course is twice the actual duration of the Course i.e. Eight Years.
(d) For Lateral entry, the maximum permitted time period to complete the course is twice the actual duration of the Course i.e. Six Years.
(a) There shall be a minimum of two Internal assessment Examinations (having similar maximum Marks) in the University examination pattern for each theory/ practical of a course separately as per the schedule fixed by the college(s). The average of the 2 examinations shall be taken as the internal assessment marks of that course.
(b) Minimum 50% marks in each subject for the theory and practical separately are required for registering the examination of that course.
(c) The class average of all the internal assessment marks of theory and practical in each course in all the eight semesters shall not exceed 75% of the maximum marks for regular examinations and 80% for supplementary examinations. By any cause, if a candidate has to re-appear in the University examination, candidate’s internal assessment Examination marks once entered shall not be changed for adjusting the class average.
As per KUHS Examination manual, ordinances and prescribed syllabus of the course from time to time.
For declared to be passed and eligible for getting grade in a course of B. Pharm program
(a) A candidate must obtain minimum 50% marks for internal assessment in theory and practical (including viva voce) separately in each course.
(b) A candidate must obtain minimum 50% mark separately for University theory examination in each course.
(c) A candidate must obtain minimum 50% mark separately for University Practical including viva voce examination in each course.
(d) Those who fail in theory paper of a particular course and if they pass the practical of that course, they will have to appear for theory paper of that particular course only. Those who fail in Practical of a particular course and if they pass in the theory paper of that course they
will have to appear for that particular practical only.
(e) If the candidate does not fulfil any one of the pass criteria and at the same time secure aggregate of 50% or above (Internal assessment examination and End semester theory and practical), the candidate will fail and hence the letter grade shall be “F” and Grade point shall be “0”.
(f) The Semester Grade Point Average (SGPA) of a semester shall be awarded only to those candidates who pass all courses in that semester.
(g) The Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) shall be awarded only to those candidates who pass the entire course.
(a) For B. Pharm courses, the University may grant a maximum of 5 marks or as per University regulations as grace mark, either in a course alone or distribute it among courses(theory/practical) so as to make the candidate eligible for a course pass/whole pass.
(b) The granting of grace mark is at the discretion of the concerned pass board constituted by the Controller of Examinations and will not be the right of the candidate.
(a) A candidate shall be eligible to carry forward all the courses of I, II and III semesters till the IV semester examinations. However, candidate shall not be eligible for promotion to V th semester until all the courses of I and II semesters are successfully completed.
(b) A candidate shall be eligible to carry forward all the courses of III, IV and V semesters till the VI semester examinations. However, candidates shall not be eligible for promotion to VII semester until all the courses of I, II, III and IV semesters are successfully completed. Candidate shall not be eligible to register for examination of VIII semester until all the courses of I to VII semesters are successfully completed.
(c) A candidate shall be eligible to carry forward all the courses of V, VI semesters till the VII semester examinations. However, candidate shall not be eligible to get the course completion certificate until all the courses of all semesters are successfully completed.
(d) A candidate shall be eligible to get candidate’s CGPA upon successful completion of the courses of I to VIII semesters within the stipulated time period as per the norms specified in clause 26.
Lateral Entry
(e) A lateral entry candidate shall be eligible to carry forward all the courses of III, IV and V semesters till the VI semester examinations. However, candidate shall not be eligible to attend
the courses of VII semester until all the courses of III and IV semesters are successfully completed.
(f) Candidate shall not be eligible to register for examination of VIII semester until all the courses of III to VII semesters are successfully completed.
(g) A lateral entry candidate shall be eligible to get candidate’s CGPA upon successful completion of the courses of III to VIII semesters within the stipulated time period as per the norms specified in clause 26.
(h) A lateral entry candidate shall be eligible to carry forward all the courses of V and VI semesters till the VII semester examinations. However, candidate shall not be eligible to get the course completion certificate until all the courses of III, IV, V, VI, VII and VIII semesters are successfully completed.
(a) A candidate shall be eligible to carry forward all the courses of I, II and III semesters till the IV semester examinations. However, candidate shall not be eligible to attend the courses of V semester until all the courses of I and II semesters are successfully completed.
(b) A candidate shall be eligible to carry forward all the courses of III, IV and V semesters till the VI semester examinations. However, candidate 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. Candidate shall not be eligible to register for examination of VIII semester until all the courses of I to VII semesters are successfully completed.
(c) A candidate shall be eligible to carry forward all the courses of V and VI semesters till the VII semester examinations. However, candidate shall not be eligible to get the course completion certificate until all the courses of all the semesters are successfully completed.
(d) A lateral entry candidate shall be eligible to carry forward all the courses of III, IV and V semesters till the VI semester examinations. However, candidate shall not be eligible to attend the courses of VII semester until all the courses of III and IV semesters are successfully completed.
(e) A lateral entry candidate shall be eligible to carry forward all the courses of V and VI semesters till the VII semester examinations. However, candidate shall not be eligible to get the course completion certificate until all the courses of all semesters are successfully completed. Candidate shall not be eligible to register for examination of VIII semester until all the courses of I to VII semesters are successfully completed.
As per KUHS Academic General Regulations 2022
(a) Letter grades and grade points allocations:
Based on the performances, each candidate shall be awarded a final letter grade at the end of the semester for each course. The letter grades and their corresponding grade points are given in Table below.
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Percentage of Marks obtained |
Letter Grade |
Grade Point |
Performance |
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90.00–100 |
O |
10 |
Outstanding |
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80.00–89.99 |
A |
9 |
Excellent |
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70.00–79.99 |
B |
8 |
Good |
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60.00–69.99 |
C |
7 |
Fair |
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50.00–59.99 |
D |
6 |
Average |
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Less than 50 |
F |
0 |
Fail |
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Absent |
AB |
0 |
Fail |
(b) A candidate who remains absent for any end semester examination shall be assigned a letter grade of AB and a corresponding grade point of zero. Candidate should reappear for the said evaluation/examination in due course.
The performance of a candidate in a semester is indicated by a number called ‘Semester Grade Point Average’ (SGPA). The SGPA is the weighted average of the grade points obtained in all the courses by the candidate during the semester. For example, if a candidate takes five courses(Theory/Practical) in a semester with credits C1, C2, C3, C4and C5 and the candidate’s grade points in these courses are G1, G2, G3, G4 and G5, respectively, and then candidates’ SGPA is equal to:
C1G1+ C2G2+C3G3+C4G4+C5G 5
C1+C2+ C3+ C4+C 5
The SGPA is calculated to two decimal points. The SGPA of a semester shall be awarded only to those candidates who pass all courses in that semester.
The CGPA is calculated with the SGPA of all the VIII semesters to two decimal points and is indicated in final grade report card/final transcript showing the grades of all VIII semesters and their courses. The CGPA shall reflect the failed status in case of F grade(s), till the course(s) is/are passed. When the course(s) is/are passed by obtaining a pass grade on subsequent examination(s) the CGPA shall only reflect the new grade and not the fail grades earned earlier. The CGPA is calculated as:
C1+C2+ C3+ C4+C5+ C6+ C7+C 8
where C1, C2, C3, .......C8 is the total number of credits for semester I, II, III, ….VIII and S1,S2, S3, S8
is the SGPA of semester I, II, III,...... VIII.
The class shall be awarded on the basis of CGPA as follows:
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First Class with Distinction |
CGPA of 7.50 and above |
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Passed with First Class |
CGPA of 6.00 to 7.49 |
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Passed with Second Class |
CGPA of 5.00 to 5.99 |
(a) Ranks shall be awarded on the basis of CGPA.
(b) Only those candidates who have passed all the examinations in the regular University examination from 3 rd to 8 th semester and completed the course within the minimum prescribed course duration alone shall be considered for the rank.
(c) However, candidate who fails in one or more courses during the B. Pharm program shall not be eligible for award of rank.
If a candidate registers for an examination and fails to attend the whole examination, that appearance will not be considered as an attempt/chance.
Partial appearance is permitted in all university examinations provided the candidate should satisfy
80% attendance in all course of the respective examinations including the courses in which the candidate is not appearing or ineligible to appear due to lack of internal assessment marks.
Condonation of Break of Study shall be as per the norms of KUHS from time to time.
Not Applicable
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 which should be submitted along with the application for the provisional degree certificate.
The official transcript shall be issued by the Head of the Institution in the model format approved by the University or the requesting agency. The University will endorse the same only if specifically requested.
As per the regulations of the respective Regulatory councils/State Government Orders/directions from time to time.
As per KUHS Academic General Regulations 2022
If these Course Regulations are silent on any particular aspect of this Course, the stipulations made in the Academic Regulations of KUHS and/or that of Pharmacy Council of India shall be applicable mutatis mutandis .
Nazreth College of Pharmacy, Othera P.O, Thiruvalla, Pathanamthitta Dist., Kerala, INDIA - 689546
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