Pharmacy Council of India has mandated exit exam for D.Pharm candidates to register as pharmacist under section 12 of the Pharmacy Act, 1948. No person shall be registered as a Diploma in Pharmacy Exit Examination candidate unless he has passed Diploma in Pharmacy course from an institution approved by the PCI.
PCI mentioned that the objective of the Diploma in Pharmacy Exit Examination (DPEE) is to ensure that a candidate applying for registration as pharmacist with the State Pharmacy Council has undergone pharmacy education and a comprehensive practical training programme in Diploma in Pharmacy (D.Pharm).
The details regarding the scheme for conducting the DPEE and the syllabus of the test shall be announced by the Pharmacy Council of India from time to time for the information of the candidates.
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 procedure of conducting the test shall be in accordance with the scheme announced by the PCI in this regard. The date of examination and the examination centre will be allotted to the candidate by the Prescribed Authority based on the availability of the examination centres.
There shall be three papers of multiple choice questions in Pharmaceutics, Pharmacology, Pharmacognosy, Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Biochemistry, Hospital and Clinical Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Jurisprudence and Drug Store Management.
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.
PCI also notified that this regulation shall not apply to the persons whose names are already entered in the register of pharmacists for the state.
