M.S. / M.B.A / M.Tech. (Pharm.)

Qualifying Criteria for award of Masters degree in various programmes :

Requirements for Master of Pharmacy/Master of Technology (Pharm.)/Master of Sciences (Pharm.)/Master of Business Administration (Pharm.)

• The minimum credit requirement for Masters Degree shall be 50 valid credits including a minimum of 28 credits of course work and balance credits of project work.
• The credit requirement for Master of Business Administration (Pharm.) degree shall be a minimum of 90 valid credits including a minimum of 75 credits of course work and balance credits of project work.
• The minimum Cumulative Grade Point Average requirement for the award of the degree shall be 6.00. If Cumulative Grade Point Average is more than 5.50 but below 6.00 in any semester, a candidate may be permitted to continue in the program subject to fulfillment of ordinance 18.
• If Cumulative Grade Point Average is below 5.50 in any semester, the student shall be permitted to improve his or her Cumulative Grade point Average by repeating to a maximum of 2 theory courses irrespective of grade earned.
• If the student after availing the maximum number of repeat examinations as per Ordinance 18 above, fails to clear the course(s) or fails to secure minimum Cumulative Grade point Average shall have to discontinue the program.
• The minimum period for completion of the Masters Program shall be 3 years from the date of joining the Program.

Ph.D Programme Overview

Requirements in undertaking Doctor of Pharmacy:

• The M.S. (Pharm.) degree holders of the institute getting into the Ph.D program will have to complete doctoral courses of minimum 12 credits and all other students will have to complete minimum of 28 credits (not less than 16 credits from the specialization).
• The minimum Cumulative Grade Point Average requirement will be 6.50.
• If Cumulative Grade Point Average is above 6.00 but below 6.50 he or she will be asked to take more courses in order to make up the required Cumulative Grade Point Average.
• If Cumulative Grade Point Average is below 6.00 at the end of any semester he or she will have to discontinue the Ph.D program.
• A student will be formally registered or admitted to the candidacy of Ph.D degree only after clearing the comprehensive examination which he or she will be permitted to take only after the submission of a research plan and completion of the course work.
• A maximum of two attempts (not in the same semester) will be allowed to any student to clear the comprehensive examination.
• A student must formally register for Ph.D after having completed the comprehensive examination.
• The student will be required to be registered for a period of not less than three years but in exceptional cases the minimum registration period may be reduced to two years with the approval of the Senate.