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The Pharmacy Council of India (PCI) has instructed all the pharmacy colleges to implement the newly introduced syllabus for B. Pharm and M. Pharm courses and also submit compliance of implementation of the same and regulations to PCI by August 1, 2017 . The council has instructed the colleges running the pharmacy courses to strictly follow the statutory provisions contained in the rules for B. Pharm and M. Pharm courses for approval under section 12(1) and 12(2) of the Pharmacy Act, 1948. The further extension of approval of pharmacy institutions under section 12(1) and of the universities under section 12(2) of the Pharmacy Act, 1948 shall depend on the implementation of the B Pharm and M Pharm courses of study and syllabus prescribed by the PCI. The PCI has recently come up with the final notification on M Pharm and B Pharm syllabus with an aim to make the syllabus of the said courses more of industry oriented by introducing uniform syllabus for the courses across the ...

Pharmacy Council of India (PCI) has published final scheme & Syllabus for M. Pharm course implemented from 2016-17 academic sessions. This syllabus is based on notification in the gazette of India no. 362, dated December 11 th 2014. The full text syllabus is available at http://www.pci.nic.in/CollegesCourses/Syllabus_M_Pharm.pdf As pharmabiz reports here: http://www.pharmabiz.com/NewsDetails.aspx?aid=98755&sid=1 The new M Pharm syllabus will be more of practical oriented rather than theory and the students will have an option to work with the industry and get a practical experience along with the stipend. The new syllabus is all set and will appear on the PCI website since November 17, 2016 . The council has assured that the new syllabus will benefit the students as well as the industry. Dr B Suresh, president of PCI says, " The new syllabus of M Pharm is a new approach to postgraduate education. The two-year course will include a theory based educ...