Source: http://www.pharmabiz.com/NewsDetails.aspx?aid=156450&sid=1
The Pharmacy Council of India (PCI) has extended the time limit for the
existing pharmacy institutions to submit online applications for
continuation of approval, introduction of new courses, and raise in
admission in the pharmacy courses along with various other services in
the academic session 2023-24.
While in its initial notification
the PCI mandated the institutions which are looking for these approvals
may have to apply within a time limit till February 20, 2023, it has now
extended the time limit to February 27, 2023.
“All the
institutions are requested not to wait for the last date as crowding may
slow down the server, hence application be submitted at the earliest
within the stipulated date,” said the Council. “The consequences of
failure to apply will rest on the institutions as no further extension
will be given by the Council,” it added.
The PCI has initiated
the approval process by opening its portal on February 3, to apply for
continuation of approval, introduction of new courses, raise in
admission in the pharmacy courses along with various other services.
It
added that for those who are looking for approval for new institutions,
the Council may come up with an announcement separately.
The
portal has facilities for the institutions to submit applications for
the Diploma in Pharmacy (D Pharm) course, Bachelor of Pharmacy (B Pharm)
course, and the Master of Pharmacy (M Pharm) course, under the Schemes
framed under the relevant Acts.
The institutions who want to
change the name of institution or trust, change the address or location
of the institution, change the examining authority, hospital, or close
down the course of the institution, have to apply within the format
during the timeframe.
During approval process for the academic
year 2023-24, for introduction of new pharmacy courses by existing
institutions, the institution will have to apply on the portal along
with requisite Pharmacy Education Regulatory Charges (non-refundable)
along with Goods and Services Tax (GST) and submit certain documents
mandatorily at the time of application for consideration of the
application. The PCI has later decided not to charge the security
deposit from the pharmacy institutions for the academic year 2023-24 and
to revise the Pharmacy Education Regulatory Charges (PERC) for pharmacy
courses for new and existing instructions with significant reduction in
various charges.
All institutions that are already approved by
the PCI for conduct of course and approved under Section 12 for
registration as a pharmacist for the pharmacy courses, have to
mandatorily apply on the PCI portal, submitting all the requisite
information and Pharmacy Education Regulatory Charges for consideration
of approval.
Institutions already having approval for 2023-24 or
beyond 2023-24 academic sessions shall also mandatorily apply in
Standard Inspection Format (SIF) and pay the mandatory charges for
retention of already granted approval, it added.
“Applying for
approval is entirely the responsibility of the institutions and failure
to apply will result in not being reflected in the approved list of
Institutions on the Council’s website leading to ‘No Admission Year’,”
said the statutory body.
