(a) Requirements for Master of Pharmacy/Master of Technology (Pharm.VMaster of Sciences (Pharm.)/ Master of Business Administration (Pharm.).—
(1) 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.
(2) The credit requirement for Master of Business Administration (Pharm.) degree shall be a minimum of 90 valid credits including a minimum of 75 credits course work and balance credits of project work.
(3) The minimum Cumulative Grade Point Average required 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, the candidate may be permittedtocontinueintheprogramsubjecttofulfilmentof Ordinance 18.
(4) 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 course irrespective of the grade earned.
(5) IfastudentafteravailingmemaximumnumbCTofrepeatexanmauonsasrj^ the course(s)orfailsto secure mmunursC îulauveGradePomt Average sliaU
(6) The maximum period for completion of the Masters Programme shall be 3 years from the date of joining the Programme.
(b) Requirements in undertaking Doctor®* Philosophy.—
(1) The M.S. (Pharm.) degree holders of the Institute getting into the Ph.D. programme will have to complete doctoral courses of minimum 12 credits and all other students will have to complete minimum of 28 Credits (not les than 16 credits from the specialization).
(2) TheminimumCumulativeGradePoaifAveragerequirementwillbe6.50.
(3) 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.
(4) 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. programme.
(5) 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.
(6) A maximum of two attempts (not in the same semester) will be allowed to any student to clear the comprehensive examination.
(7) A student must formally register for Ph.D. after having completed the comprehensive examination.
(8) 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.