Apex School of Pharmaceutical Sciences – Academic Information
Rules & Syllabus for the Bachelor of Pharmacy (B. Pharm) Course
CHAPTER- I: REGULATIONS
- Short Title and Commencement
These regulations shall be called as “The Revised Regulations for the B. Pharm. Degree Program (CBCS)of the Pharmacy Council of India, New Delhi”. They shall come into effect from the Academic Year 2016-17. The regulations framed are subject to modifications from time to time by Pharmacy Council of India.
2. Minimum qualification for admission
2.1 First year B. Pharm:
Candidate shall have passed 10+2 examination conducted by the respective state/central government authorities recognized as equivalent to 10+2 examination by the Association of Indian Universities (AIU) with English as one of the subjects and Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics (P.C.M) and or Biology (P.C.B / P.C.M.B.) as optional subjects individually. Any other qualification approved by the Pharmacy Council of India as equivalent to any of the above examinations.
2.2. B. Pharm lateral entry (to third semester):
A pass in D. Pharm. course from an institution approved by the Pharmacy Council of India under section 12 of the Pharmacy Act.
3. Duration of the program
The course of study for B.Pharm shall extend over a period of eight semesters (four academic years) and six semesters (three academic years) for lateral entry students. The curricula and syllabi for the program shall be prescribed from time to time by Pharmacy Council of India, New Delhi.
4. Medium of instruction and examinations
Medium of instruction and examination shall be in English.
5. Working days in each semester
Each semester shall consist of not less than 100 working days. The odd semesters shall 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.
6. Attendance and progress
A candidate is required to put in at least 80% attendance in individual courses considering theory and practical separately. The candidate shall complete the prescribed course satisfactorily to be eligible to appear for the respective examinations.
7. Program/Course credit structure
As per the philosophy of Credit Based Semester System, certain quantum of academic work viz. theory classes, tutorial hours, practical classes, etc. are measured in terms of credits. On satisfactory completion of the courses, a candidate earns credits. The amount of credit associated with a course is dependent upon the number of hours of instruction per week in that course. Similarly, the credit associated with any of the other academic, co/extra-curricular activities is dependent upon the quantum of work expected to be put in for each of these activities per week.
7.1. Credit assignment
7.1.1. Theory and Laboratory courses
Courses are broadly classified as Theory and Practical. Theory courses consist of lecture (L) and /or tutorial (T) hours, and Practical (P) courses consist of hours spent in the laboratory.
Credits (C) for a course is dependent on the number of hours of instruction per week in that course, and is obtained by using a multiplier of one (1) for lecture and tutorial hours, and a multiplier of half (1/2) for practical (laboratory) hours. Thus, for example, a theory course having three lectures and one tutorial per week throughout the semester carries a credit of 4. Similarly, a practical having four laboratory hours per week throughout semester carries a credit of 2.
7.2. Minimum credit requirements
The minimum credit points required for award of a B. Pharm. degree is 208. These credits are divided into Theory courses, Tutorials, Practical, Practice School and Project over the duration of eight semesters.
The credits are distributed semester-wise as shown in Table IX. Courses generally progress in sequences, building competencies and their positioning indicates certain academic maturity on the part of the learners. Learners are expected to follow the semester-wise schedule of courses given in the syllabus.
The lateral entry students shall get 52 credit points transferred from their D. Pharm program. Such students shall take up additional remedial courses of ‘Communication Skills’ (Theory and Practical) and ‘Computer Applications in Pharmacy’ (Theory and Practical) equivalent to 3 and 4 credit points respectively, a total of 7 credit points to attain 59 credit points, the maximum of I and II semesters.
8. Academic work
A regular record of attendance both in Theory and Practical shall be maintained by the teaching staff of respective courses.
9. Course of study
The course of study for B. Pharm shall include Semester Wise Theory & Practical as given in Table – I to VIII. The number of hours to be devoted to each theory, tutorial and practical course in any semester shall not be less than that shown in Table – I to VIII.
| Course code | Name of the course | No. of hours | Tuto rial | Credit points |
| BP101T | Human Anatomy and Physiology I– Theory | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| BP102T | Pharmaceutical Analysis I – Theory | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| BP103T | Pharmaceutics I – Theory | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| BP104T | Pharmaceutical Inorganic Chemistry – Theory | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| BP105T | Communication skills – Theory * | 2 | – | 2 |
| BP106RBT BP106RMT | Remedial Biology/ Remedial Mathematics – Theory* | 2 | – | 2 |
| BP107P | Human Anatomy and Physiology – Practical | 4 | – | 2 |
| BP108P | Pharmaceutical Analysis I – Practical | 4 | – | 2 |
| BP109P | Pharmaceutics I – Practical | 4 | – | 2 |
| BP110P | Pharmaceutical Inorganic Chemistry – Practical | 4 | – | 2 |
| BP111P | Communication skills – Practical* | 2 | – | 1 |
| BP112RBP | Remedial Biology – Practical* | 2 | – | 1 |
| Total | 32/34$/36# | 4 | 27/29$/30# |
#Applicable ONLY for the students who have studied Mathematics / Physics / Chemistry at HSC and appearing for Remedial Biology (RB)course.
$Applicable ONLY for the students who have studied Physics / Chemistry / Botany / Zoology at HSC and
appearing for Remedial Mathematics (RM)course.
* Non University Examination (NUE)
Table-II: Course of study for semester II
| Course Code | Name of the course | No. of hours | Tutorial | Credit points |
| BP201T | Human Anatomy and Physiology II – Theory | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| BP202T | Pharmaceutical Organic Chemistry I – Theory | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| BP203T | Biochemistry – Theory | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| BP204T | Pathophysiology – Theory | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| BP205T | Computer Applications in Pharmacy – Theory * | 3 | – | 3 |
| BP206T | Environmental sciences – Theory * | 3 | – | 3 |
| BP207P | Human Anatomy and Physiology II –Practical | 4 | – | 2 |
| BP208P | Pharmaceutical Organic Chemistry I– Practical | 4 | – | 2 |
| BP209P | Biochemistry – Practical | 4 | – | 2 |
| BP210P | Computer Applications in Pharmacy – Practical* | 2 | – | 1 |
| Total | 32 | 4 | 29 |
*Non University Examination (NUE)
Table-III: Course of study for semester III
| Course code | Name of the course | No. of hours | Tutorial | Credit points |
| BP301T | Pharmaceutical Organic Chemistry II – Theory | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| BP302T | Physical Pharmaceutics I – Theory | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| BP303T | Pharmaceutical Microbiology – Theory | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| BP304T | Pharmaceutical Engineering – Theory | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| BP305P | Pharmaceutical Organic Chemistry II – Practical | 4 | – | 2 |
| BP306P | Physical Pharmaceutics I – Practical | 4 | – | 2 |
| BP307P | Pharmaceutical Microbiology – Practical | 4 | – | 2 |
| BP 308P | Pharmaceutical Engineering –Practical | 4 | – | 2 |
| Total | 28 | 4 | 24 |
Table-IV: Course of study for semester IV
| Course code | Name of the course | No. of hours | Tutorial | Credit points |
| BP401T | Pharmaceutical Organic Chemistry III– Theory | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| BP402T | Medicinal Chemistry I – Theory | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| BP403T | Physical Pharmaceutics II – Theory | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| BP404T | Pharmacology I – Theory | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| BP405T | Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry I– Theory | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| BP406P | Medicinal Chemistry I – Practical | 4 | – | 2 |
| BP407P | Physical Pharmaceutics II – Practical | 4 | 2 | |
| BP408P | Pharmacology I – Practical | 4 | – | 2 |
| BP409P | Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry I – Practical | 4 | – | 2 |
| Total | 31 | 5 | 28 |
Table-V: Course of study for semester V
| Course code | Name of the course | No. of hours | Tutorial | Credit points |
| BP501T | Medicinal Chemistry II – Theory | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| BP502T | Industrial Pharmacy I– Theory | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| BP503T | Pharmacology II – Theory | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| BP504T | Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry II– Theory | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| BP505T | Pharmaceutical Jurisprudence – Theory | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| BP506P | Industrial Pharmacy I – Practical | 4 | – | 2 |
| BP507P | Pharmacology II – Practical | 4 | – | 2 |
| BP508P | Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry II – Practical | 4 | – | 2 |
| Total | 27 | 5 | 26 |
Table-VI: Course of study for semester VI
| Course code | Name of the course | No. of hours | Tutorial | Credit points |
| BP601T | Medicinal Chemistry III – Theory | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| BP602T | Pharmacology III – Theory | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| BP603T | Herbal Drug Technology – Theory | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| BP604T | Biopharmaceutics and Pharmacokinetics – Theory | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| BP605T | Pharmaceutical Biotechnology – Theory | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| BP606T | Quality Assurance –Theory | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| BP607P | Medicinal chemistry III – Practical | 4 | – | 2 |
| BP608P | Pharmacology III – Practical | 4 | – | 2 |
| BP609P | Herbal Drug Technology – Practical | 4 | – | 2 |
| Total | 30 | 6 | 30 |
Table-VII: Course of study for semester VII
| Course code | Name of the course | No. of hours | Tutorial | Credit points |
| BP701T | Instrumental Methods of Analysis – Theory | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| BP702T | Industrial PharmacyII – Theory | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| BP703T | Pharmacy Practice – Theory | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| BP704T | Novel Drug Delivery System – Theory | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| BP705P | Instrumental Methods of Analysis – Practical | 4 | – | 2 |
| BP706PS | Practice School* | 12 | – | 6 |
| Total | 28 | 5 | 24 |
* Non University Examination (NUE)
Table-VIII: Course of study for semester VIII
| Course code | Name of the course | No. of hours | Tutorial | Credit points |
| BP801T | Biostatistics and Research Methodology | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| BP802T | Social and Preventive Pharmacy | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| BP803ET | Pharma Marketing Management | 3 + 3 = 6 | 1 + 1 = 2 | 4 + 4 = 8 |
| BP804ET | Pharmaceutical Regulatory Science | |||
| BP805ET | Pharmacovigilance | |||
| BP806ET | Quality Control and Standardization of Herbals | |||
| BP807ET | Computer Aided Drug Design | |||
| BP808ET | Cell and Molecular Biology | |||
| BP809ET | Cosmetic Science | |||
| BP810ET | Experimental Pharmacology | |||
| BP811ET | Advanced Instrumentation Techniques | |||
| BP812ET | Dietary Supplements and Nutraceuticals | |||
| BP813PW | Project Work | 12 | – | 6 |
| Total | 24 | 4 | 22 |
Table-IX: Semester wise credits distribution
| Semester | Credit Points |
| I | 27/29$/30# |
| II | 29 |
| III | 26 |
| IV | 28 |
| V | 26 |
| VI | 26 |
| VII | 24 |
| VIII | 22 |
| Extracurricular/ Co curricular activities | 01* |
| Total credit points for the program | 209/211$/212# |
* The credit points assigned for extracurricular and or co-curricular activities shall be given by the Principals of the colleges and the same shall be submitted to the University. The criteria to acquire this credit point shall be defined by the colleges from time to time.
$Applicable ONLY for the students studied Physics / Chemistry / Botany / Zoology at HSC and appearing for Remedial Mathematics course.
#Applicable ONLY for the students studied Mathematics / Physics / Chemistry at HSC and appearing for Remedial Biology course.
10. Program Committee
- 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.
- 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 student representatives of the program (one from each academic year), nominated by the Head of the institution
- Duties of the Program Committee:
- Periodically reviewing the progress of the classes.
- Discussing the problems concerning curriculum, syllabus and the conduct of classes.
- Discussing with the course teachers on the nature and scope of assessment for the course and the same shall be announced to the students at the beginning of respective semesters.
- Communicating its recommendation to the Head of the institution on academic matters.
- The Program Committee shall meet at least thrice in a semester preferably at the end of each Sessionalexam (Internal Assessment) and before the end semester exam.
11. Examinations/Assessments
The scheme for internal assessment and end semester examinations is given in Table – X.
11.1. End semester examinations
The End Semester Examinations for each theory and practical course through semesters I to VIII shall be conducted by the university except for the subjects with asterix symbol (*) in table I and II for which examinations shall be conducted by the subject experts at college level and the marks/grades shall be submitted to the university.
Tables-X: Schemes for internal assessments and end semester examinations semester wise
11.2. Internal assessment: Continuous mode
The marks allocated for Continuous mode of Internal Assessment shall be awarded as per the scheme given below.
Table-XI:Scheme for awarding internal assessment: Continuous mode
| Theory | ||
| Criteria | Maximum Marks | |
| Attendance (Refer Table – XII) | 4 | 2 |
| Academic activities (Average of any 3 activities e.g. quiz, assignment, open book test, field work, group discussion and seminar) | 3 | 1.5 |
| Student – Teacher interaction | 3 | 1.5 |
| Total | 10 | 5 |
| Practical | ||
| Attendance (Refer Table – XII) | 2 | |
| Based on Practical Records, Regular viva voce, etc. | 3 | |
| Total | 5 |
Table- XII: Guidelines for the allotment of marks for attendance
| 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 |
11.2.1. Sessional Exams
Two Sessional exams shall be conducted for each theory / practical course as per the schedule fixed by the college(s). The scheme of question paper for theory and practical Sessional examinations is given below. The average marks of two Sessional exams shall be computed for internal assessment as per the requirements given in tables – X.
Sessional exam shall be conducted for 30 marks for theory and shall be computed for 15 marks. Similarly Sessional exam for practical shall be conducted for 40 marks and shall be computed for 10 marks.
Question paper pattern for theory Sessional examinations
For subjects having University examination
| I. Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) | ||
| (Answer all the questions) | = | 10 x 1 = 10 |
| I. Long Answers (Answer 1 out of 2) | = | 1 x 10 = 10 |
| II. Short Answers (Answer 2 out of 3) | = | 2 x 5 = 10 |
| —————– | ||
| Total | = | 30 marks |
For subjects having Non University Examination
| I. Long Answers (Answer 1 out of 2) | = | 1 x 10 = 10 |
| II. Short Answers (Answer 4 out of 6) | = Total = | 4 x 5 = 20 —————— 30 marks |
| —————— |
Question paper pattern for practical sessional examinations
| I. Synopsis | = | 10 |
| II. Experiments | = | 25 |
| III. Viva voce | = | 05 |
| —————— | ||
| Total | = | 40 marks |
| —————— |
12. Promotion and award of grades
A student shall be declared PASS and eligible for getting gradein a course of B.Pharm. program if he/she secures at least 50% marks in that particular course including internal assessment.For example, to be declared as PASS and to get grade, the student has to secure a minimum of 50 marks for the total of 100 including continuous mode of assessment and end semester theory examination and has to secure a minimum of 25 marks for the total 50 including internal assessment and end semester practical examination.
13. Carry forward of marks
In case a student fails to secure the minimum 50% in any Theory or Practical course as specified in 12,then he/she shall reappear for the end semester examination of that course. However his/her marks of the Internal Assessment shall be carried over and he/she shall be entitled for grade obtained by him/her on passing.
14. Improvement of internal assessment
A student shall have the opportunity to improve his/her performance only once in the Sessional exam component of the internal assessment. The re-conduct of
