The Pharmacy Council of India (PCI) has come out with a draft Diploma in Pharmacy Exit Examination Regulations (DPEE), 2018.The draft DPEE has been put on the PCI website inviting comments from stakeholders by December 31, 2018.
students will have to appear for the exit exam. They can go for registration after clearing the exam.
The candidates may appear for the exit examination conducted twice every year or as frequently as may be required as per the schedule of examination announced by the Prescribed Authority.
The exit exam shall have three papers of multiple choice questions in Pharmaceutics, Pharmacology, Pharmacognosy, Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Biochemistry, Hospital and Clinical Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical jurisprudence and Drug Store Management. The language of the examination shall be English. The test for each paper shall be of three hours’ duration.
A candidate shall be declared as having passed only if he obtains a minimum of 50% marks in each paper separately. A candidate shall have to pass all the three papers in the same attempt.
However, there shall be no restriction on the number of attempts to appear in the examination. A certificate of eligibility for enrollment and practice shall be issued to the successful candidate which will be presented before the State Pharmacy Council for registration as a pharmacist.
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