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(Affiliated to Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Karnataka)
Regulations, Scheme of examination and Syllabus for Master of Pharmacy (M.Pharm) in Industrial Pharmacy (Pharmaceutics), Pharmacy Practice and Bulk Drugs
1.
Eligibility
A candidate who has passed B.Pharm degree examination of Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences or B.Pharm examination of any other Indian University established by law in India or any other degree courses in Pharmacy recognized as equivalent by RGUHS or Pharmacy Council of India (PCI) and/or All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE) for this purpose and who has secured not less than 55% of the maximum marks prescribed for the qualifying examination shall be eligible for admission to the M.Pharm course.
Further pharmacy teachers having recognized B.Pharm qualification and with minimum of 5 years of teaching experience in an institution approved by AICTE and PCI will be eligible provided they have scored not less than 50% of the maximum marks (aggregate of four years of B.Pharm).
For SC/ST (Karnataka) Category-I candidates the prescribed percentage of marks will be 50% of the maximum marks in the qualifying examinations.
2.
Duration
The course of study including submission of a dissertation on the research project assigned shall be of 24 months (2 years) duration from the commencement of Academic term.
The study of M.Pharm course shall be of annual system which include M.Pharm Part-I, extending for 12 months from the commencement of the academic term and M.Pharm Part-II of 12 months duration.
At the end of M.Pharm part-I there shall be a university examination of M.Pharm part-I. At the end of M.Pharm part-II the candidate shall submit a dissertation on the topic approved by the university.
3.
Course of study
The various subjects of specialization offered by this institute are as shown below
Industrial Pharmacy
Pharmacy Practice
Bulk Drugs
During course of study, candidates in M.Pharm Part-I shall undergo a compulsory course in Modern Pharmaceutical Analysis common to all branches of specialization except in Pharmacy practice branch. The student studying Pharmacy Practice shall study Clinical Pharmacy Practice subject in the first year M.Pharm. The subject of Pharmacy Ethics shall be studied by candidates belonging to all the branches. There shall be three spesialised subjects in each branch of M.Pharm course in addition to the common subject mentioned earlier.
4.
Attendance
A candidate pursuing M.Pharm Course shall study in the concerned department of the institution for the entire period as a full time student. No candidate is permitted to work in any laboratory/college/industry/pharmacy, etc., while studying postgraduate course. No candidate should join any other course of study or appear for any other examination conducted by this university or any other university in India or abroad during the period of registration.
Each year shall be taken as a unit for the purpose of calculating attendance
Every student shall attend symposia, seminars, conference, journal review meeting and lectures during each year as prescribed by the department/college/university and not absent himself/herself without valid reasons.
Candidate who has put in a minimum of 80% of attendance in the theory and practical assignments separately shall be permitted to appear for M.Pharm part - I examination.
Candidate who has put in a minimum of 80% of attendance in M.Pharm part - II examination shall only be eligible to submit the dissertation.
Any student who fails to complete the course in the manner stated above shall not be permitted to appear for the University examinations.
5.
Monitoring Progress of studies
Every candidate shall maintain a work diary and record of his/her participation in the training programme conducted by the department such as journal reviews, seminars etc. The work diary shall be scrutinised and certified by the head of the department and Head of the institution, and presented in the university practical examination if called for. Special mention may be made of the presentations by the candidate as well as details of experiments or laboratory procedures, conducted by the candidate. The presentations will be assessed by the faculty members and peers using relevant checklists.
6.
Examination
There shall be an examination for M.Pharm Part-I at the end of one calendar year. For M.Pharm Part-II the examination shall be an evaluation of dissertation and viva voce at the end of 12 months (one year) after the commencement of M.Pharm part-II course.
Scheme of examinations
A.
Sessional Examinations:
There shall be a minimum of two sessional tests in each subject of specialization conducted at regular intervals at the end of the first term and second term respectively both in theory and in practical which include seminars.
The sessional marks shall be awarded out of a maximum of 50 in theory and practical as follows:
Theory
Written Test
:
30 marks (average of two)
Seminar
:
20 marks
Total
:
50 marks
Practicals
Practicals Test
:
30 marks
Lab.Works
:
20 marks
Total
:
50 marks
B.
University Examination (M.Pharm part- I)
There shall be two university examinations annually conducted at an interval of not less than four months. There shall be four theory papers in final examination, Each paper shall be of 3 hours duration carrying 100 marks each. In each paper, there shall be two long essay questions of 20 marks each, five short essay questions of ten marks each and two short notes of five marks each. One of the short note question would be on Pharmacy ethics in Paper I. There shall be four practical examinations in all the respective branches. The duration of each practical examination is six hours carrying 100 marks in each.
C.
Criteria for pass
A candidate who has secured 50% of the maximum marks in each subject in theory and practical separately including sessional marks and annual examination marks together shall be declared to have passed in the M.Pharm Part-I examination, provided the candidate secures a minimum of 40% marks (excluding sessionals) in theory and practical separately, shall appear for both theory and practical in the subsequent examination in that subject.
D.
Re- sessional examination
Candidates who want to improve their sessional marks may be permitted to take re-sessional examination after the announcement of results only once in one or more theory/practical papers. In respect of practical resessional, earlier in the laboratory work remains unchanged (out of 20 marks)
Candidates who fail in M.Pharm Part-I examination shall be permitted to register for M.Pharm Part-II course. However, such candidate shall not be permitted to submit the dissertation unless the candidate complete the M.Pharm Part-I examination and passes both in theory and practical at a time together.
M.Pharm part- II
DISSERTATION
Every candidate pursuing M. Pharm course is required to carry out work on a selected research project under the guidance of a recognized postgraduate teacher. The results of such a work shall be submitted in the form of a dissertation.
The dissertation is aimed to train a postgraduate student in research methods and techniques. It includes identification of the problem, formulation of a hypothesis, review of literature, getting acquainted with recent advances, designing of a research study, collection of data, critical analysis, and comparison of results and drawing conclusions.
The dissertation should be written under the following headings
1.
Introduction
2.
Aims or Objectives of study
3.
Review of literature
4.
Material and Methods
5.
Results
6.
Discussion
7.
Conclusion
8.
Summary
9.
References
10.
Tables
11.
Annexure
The written text of dissertation shall be not less than 50 pages and shall not exceed 150 pages excluding references, tables, questionnaires and other annexures. It should be neatly typed with double line spacing on one side of the bond paper (A4 size, 8.27" x 11.69") and bound properly. Spiral binding should be avoided. The dissertation shall be certified by the guide and co-guide if any, Head of the Department and Head of the Institution. The dissertation shall be submitted at least two month before the end of M. Pharm Part II term.
A guide shall be a full time post graduate teacher of an institution affiliated to RGUHS and recognized by RGUHS as a guide for supervision of dissertation work. However a Co-guide can be opted where required. The Co-Guide shall also be a postgraduate teacher recognized by RGUHS as guide.
Synopsis: A candidate shall submit synopsis to the Registrar, RGUHS of the intended project WI through the guide, HOD and Head of the institution, not later than nine months from the date of admission to M.Pharm Part I on or before the date specified by RGUHS.
Submission of dissertation
Three copies of the dissertation duly certified by the Guide, Head of the Department and the Principal, shall be submitted to the Registrar, Evaluation, RGUHS, through the Principal two months before the final examination notified by RGUHS.
E.
VIVA-VOCE EXAMINATION
The Viva-Voce examination shall aim at assessing the depth of knowledge, logical reasoning, confidence and oral communication skills.
The Viva-Voce examination shall be held after the submission of dissertation. If any candidate fails, submit the dissertation on or before the date prescribed, his/her Viva- Voce shall be conducted during subsequent examination which shall not be earlier than six months from the date fixed in the first instance.
Examiners:
There shall be at least two examiners in each branch/specialization, out of them one shall be external examiner and the other one shall be the internal examiner. The internal examiner ordinarily be the guide.
F.
Distribution of marks for M.Pharm Part - II examination
Total- 200 marks, Dissertation - 150 marks, Viva- Voce - 50 marks.
The dissertation and viva-voce shall be valued, by the examiners together appointed by the university.
Scheme of evaluation of M. Pharm. Dissertation
1.
Literature Review
30 marks
2.
Materials and Methods
60 marks
3.
Result, Discussion and Conclusion
60 marks
TOTAL
150 marks
G:
Minimum marks for passing M.Pharm Part-II
The minimum marks for pass in M.Pharm Part II shall be 50% of the marks of dissertation and vi voce and an aggregate of 100 marks out of 200 marks.
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