Bachelor of Pharmacy and Diploma in Pharmacy (Regulation of Admission and Payment of Fees) Rules, 2013

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    "title": "Bachelor of Pharmacy and Diploma in Pharmacy (Regulation of Admission and Payment of Fees) Rules, 2013",
    "short_title": "Bachelor of Pharmacy and Diploma in Pharmacy (Regulation of Admission and Payment of Fees) Rules, 2013",
    "act_number": "Published vide Notification No. GH/SH/19 /2013/PVS",
    "act_year": 2013,
    "act_type": "STATE",
    "location": "Gujarat",
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    "description": "Bachelor of Pharmacy and Diploma in Pharmacy (Regulation of Admission and Payment of Fees) Rules, 2013",
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            "number": "1",
            "title": "1. Short Title and Commencement.",
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            "number": "2",
            "title": "2. Definitions.",
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            "content": "(a) \"Act\" means the Gujarat Professional Technical Educational Colleges or Institutions (Regulation of Admission and Fixation of Fees) Act, 2007;\n(b) \"Admission\" for the purpose of these rules means admission of candidates in the Bachelor of Pharmacy and Diploma in Pharmacy Courses;\n(c) \"Gujarat Board\" means the Gujarat Secondary and Higher Secondary School Examination Board established under section 3 of the Gujarat Secondary and HigherSecondary Education Act, 1972;\n(d) \"Gujarat Common Entrance Test (GUJCET)\" means the common of entrance test conducted by the Gujarat Board for the purpose of admissions to the professional courses;\n(e) \"Help Center\" means the Centre notified by the Admission Committee for facilitation of the candidate for off campus online admission process;\n(f) \"JEE (Main)\" means 'Joint Entrance Examination' conducted by JEE Apex Board (JAB), New Delhi for the purpose of admissions to the professional courses;\n[(g) \"AIPMT\" means all India Pre-Medical/Pre-Dental Entrance test (AIPMT) conducted by the Central Board of Secondary Education, New Delhi for the purpose of admissions to the MBBS courses;\n(h) \"Percentile marks\" means the percentile obtained by the candidate by considering the total number of students who have appeared in their respective Board, and have appeared in JEE(Main)/AIPMT/GUJCET of the corresponding academic year;]\n(i) \"Pharmacy Course\" for the purposes of these rules Pharmacy Course means the Bachelor of Pharmacy and the Diploma in Pharmacy Courses, in the Professional Educational Colleges or Institutions of the State;\n(j) \"Qualifying Examination\" means the Higher Secondary School Certificate Examination (Standard XII,10+2 pattern) passed in the Science Stream or equivalent examination;\n(k) \"Website\" means the official website of the admission committee to carry out off campus online admission process;\n(l) \"Supernumerary seats\" shall have the meaning assigned to it in clause (//) of section 2 of the Act.",
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            "number": "3",
            "title": "3. Admissions to Pharmacy Courses.",
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            "content": "(1) All the Government Seats shall be filled in on the basis of merit list prepared by the Admission Committee constituted under section 4 of the Act, for admissions to the First Year of the Bachelor of Pharmacy and Diploma in Pharmacy Courses.\n(2) All the Management Seats shall be filled in by the management of the respective Professional Educational College or Institution, on the basis of inter-se merit list of the students whose names appear in the merit list prepared by the Admission Committee.",
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            "number": "4",
            "title": "4. Seats Available for Admission.",
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            "content": "A. Government Seats. -(1) All the sanctioned seats of the Bachelor of Pharmacy and Diploma in Pharmacy Courses in the Government Colleges or Institutions of the State,\nA. Government Seats.\n(2) All the sanctioned seats of the Bachelor of Pharmacy and Diploma in Pharmacy Courses in the aided Colleges or Institutions,\n(3) Seventy-five percent of the total sanctioned seats of the Bachelor of Pharmacy and Diploma in Pharmacy Courses in the unaided Colleges or Institutions, and\n(4) All supernumerary seats of the professional courses in the Government colleges or institutions and in the aided and unaided Colleges or Institutions.\nB. Management Seats. -(1) Twenty-five percent seats of the total sanctioned seats of the Bachelor of Pharmacy and Diploma in Pharmacy Courses in the unaided Colleges or Institutions, including fifteen percent Non-Resident Indian seats.\nB. Management Seats.\n(2) The intimation received in respect of sanction of seats by the Admission Committee three days prior to the commencement of the first counseling program shall be considered as available seats.\n(3) If any unaided College or Institution requests to fill up the Management Seats by the Admission Committee, three days prior to the commencement of the counseling program, such Management Seats shall also be considered as available forgiving admissions, and\n(4) If any unaided College or Institution requests to fill up the Management Seats (up to 5% of the sanctioned intake) from the out of State students, such seats shall be filled by the Admission Committee on the basis of [\"JEE(Main)/AIPMT\" conducted in the corresponding academic year] . Intimation for filling up such seats shall be made by unaided College or Institute three days prior to the commencement of the counseling program. Such seats, if remains vacant after the counseling programs, shall be filled as vacant seats by the College or Institute.",
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            "number": "5",
            "title": "5. Eligibility for Admission.",
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            "content": "(i) the Gujarat Board; or\n(ii) the Central Board of Secondary Education:\n(a) the school in which the candidate has studied, shall have been located in the State of Gujarat; or\n(b) the school in which the candidate has studied, shall have been located in the Union Territories of Daman and Diu or Dadra and Nagar Haveli and whose parents are of Gujarat origin; or\n(iii) the Council of Indian School Certificate Examination, New Delhi:\n(a) the school in which the candidate has studied, shall have been located in the State of Gujarat; or\n(b) the school in which the candidate has studied, shall have been located in the Union Territories of Daman and Diu or Dadra and Nagar Haveli and whose parents are of Gujarat origin; or\n(iv) the National Institute of Open Schooling:\n(a) the study centre/school in which the candidate has studied, shall have been located in the State of Gujarat; or\n(b) the study centre/school in which the candidate has studied, shall have been located in the Union Territories of Daman and Diu or Dadra and Nagar Haveli and whose parents are of Gujarat origin; or\n(v) the International School Board:\n(a) the study centre/school in which the candidate has studied, shall have been located in the State of Gujarat; or\n(b) the study centre/school in which the candidate has studied, shall have been located in the Union Territories of Daman and Diu or Dadra and Nagar Haveli and whose parents are of Gujarat origin; and\n(vi) have appeared in JEE (Main) / NEET/ GUJCET examinations conducted in the corresponding academic year.\n(i) has appeared in JEE (Main)/ NEET/GUJCET conducted in the corresponding academic year; and\n(ii) whose parents are serving in the category of services as shown below and who are transferred from other States to Gujarat and have resumed their duties in the place where they are transferred in Gujarat and shall remain so transferred in the State of Gujarat at the time of registration for admission, shall be eligible for admission and his candidature shall be included in the merit list prepared in accordance with the provisions of rule 11.\nCategory of Services:\n(a) Officers or Employees of Central Government; or\n(b) Officers or Employees of Public Sector Undertakings of Central Government or any State Government; or\n(c) Officers or Employees of nationalized banks; or\n(d) Officers or Employees of United Nations, UNICEF, World Health Organization and such other International Institutions located in Gujarat State; or\n(e) Gujarat Cadre Officers of Indian Administrative Service, Indian Police Service or Indian Forest Service working in Gujarat or working in other States on deputation; or\n(f) Officers or Employees of Gujarat Government posted outside Gujarat State for administrative reasons.\n(i) studied under Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya Scheme up to Standard VIII in any of the schools located in the State of Gujarat, and\n(ii) thereafter studied in any of the schools located out of the State of Gujarat under the said scheme, and\n(iii) passed the qualifying examination from a Navodaya Vidyalay located outside the Gujarat State, and\n(iv) appeared in the JEE (Main) / NEET/ GUJCET conducted in the corresponding academic year shall be eligible for admission and his candidature shall be included in the merit list prepared in accordance with the provisions of rule 11.",
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            "number": "6",
            "title": "6. Reservation of Seats.",
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            "content": "(a) Scheduled Caste :\n7 %\n(b) Scheduled Tribe :\n15 %\n(c) Socially and Educationally Backward Class,\n\t\t\t\tincluding Widows and Orphan of any caste:\n27 %",
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        {
            "number": "7",
            "title": "7. Reservation For Physically Disabled Candidates.",
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        },
        {
            "number": "8",
            "title": "8. Reservation for the Children of Defence Personnel and Ex-Servicemen.",
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        },
        {
            "number": "9",
            "title": "9. Distribution of Seats between Candidates of Gujarat Board and Other Boards.",
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            "number": "10",
            "title": "10. Supernumerary Seats.",
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            "content": "(ii) the supernumerary seats not exceeding five percent of sanctioned intake of the colleges or institutions shall be filled on the basis of merit of the candidate, whose parents' annual income is less than Rs.4.5 lakhs from all sources of income;\n(iii) the supernumerary seats not exceeding 15% of the sanctioned intake of all the Government Colleges or institutions, grant-in-aid colleges or institutions or unaided Colleges or Institutions approved by AICTE shall be filled with the candidates falling under the category of Foreign Nationals or Persons of Indian Origin (PIO) or Indian workers in Gulf countries, subject to the condition that up to 1/3rd of the 15% shall be reserved in the different disciplines in all the colleges or institutions, for the Children of Indian workers in the Gulf Countries. The Foreign Nationals or Persons of Indian Origins (PIO) or the children of Indian Workers in the Gulf Countries admitted through Indian Council for Cultural Relation (ICCR) or Government of India nominee shall be included in their respective category;\n(iv) the supernumerary seats which remain vacant shall not be offered to any one other than the respective category;\n(v) the Tuition Fee Waiver Scheme shall be for the complete duration of the course and the candidate admitted under this scheme shall not be allowed to change the institution or the course in any circumstances.\n(b) such candidate shall be exempted from appearing in the JEE (Main) / NEET/ GUJCET.",
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            "number": "11",
            "title": "11. Preparation of Merit List.",
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            "content": "(i) The first merit list shall include the candidates who have passed the qualifying examination from the Boards for which the percentile marks are available. The merit list shall be prepared with sixty percent weightage of the percentile marks obtained in the theory subjects (Physics, Chemistry and Biology or Mathematics) combined with forty percent weightage of the percentile marks obtained in same subjects of the JEE (Main) / NEET/ GUJCET).\n(ii) The second merit list shall include the candidates who have passed the qualifying examination from the Boards for which the percentile marks are not available. This shall be based on sixty percent weightage of marks obtained in theory of the subjects (Physics, Chemistry and Biology or Mathematics) after converting it to 100 combined with the forty percentage weightage of the percentile marks obtained in the JEE (Main)/ NEET/ GUJCET).\n(a) Mathematics/ Biology and Physics\n(b) Mathematics/ Biology and Chemistry\n(c) Physics and Chemistry\n(d) Mathematics/ Biology\n(e) Physics\n(f) Chemistry\n(g) English\n(h) Aggregate marks",
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        {
            "number": "12",
            "title": "12. Correction of Marks.",
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        {
            "number": "13",
            "title": "13. Registration for Admission.",
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        {
            "number": "14",
            "title": "14. Admission Procedure.",
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            "content": "(1) The Admission Committee shall prepare merit lists of the eligible candidates who have applied under sub-rule (1) of rule 13, after verification of the documents submitted under sub-rule (5) of rule 13.\n(2) The merit lists shall be displayed on the web-site of the Admission Committee and by such other means, as the Committee may consider convenient.\n(3) The Admission Committee shall publish the schedule of online counselling program on its web-site, by advertisement in the prominent newspapers widely circulated in the State, and by such other means, as it may consider convenient.\n(4) The candidate shall be required to indicate his order of choices of courses and colleges or institutions, online. Allotment of seats shall be made on the basis of merit, category of the candidate and availability of seats. The allotment of seats shall be published on the web-site of the Committee. The candidates are required to obtain the print out of the Information letter and bank fee receipt copies from the website.\n(5) The candidate shall be required to pay such fee, as may be determined bythe Admission Committee.\n(6) The candidate, for securing his admission, shall produce at the Help Centre, the information letter, receipt of fee, all original documents and testimonials, for verification, within the specified time limit. Such candidate shall be eligible to participate in the successive rounds of counselling provided he has given option for the same. In case, the candidate fails to produce the aforesaid required documents within prescribed time limit, the admission offered to him shall be treated as cancelled.\n(7) Where considerable number of seats fall vacant and it appears to the Committee to fill the vacant seats, it may conduct the on-line admission process for readjustment (reshuffling) of seats. The candidate, who opts to partake in reshuffling process, shall be considered for such admission. The candidate may either give option for up gradation of choices already given or submit new choices. If the candidate gets the admission on the basis of up-gradation or new choice, then his earlier admission shall be treated as cancelled.",
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        {
            "number": "15",
            "title": "15. Fee.",
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        {
            "number": "16",
            "title": "16. Documents to be Attached with the application.",
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            "content": "(i) S.S.C. Examination (Std. X) Mark-sheet,\n(ii) H.S.C. Examination (Std. XII) Mark-sheet,\n(iii) JEE (Main)/ NEET/GUJCET Mark-sheet,\n(iv) School Leaving Certificate or Transfer Certificate,\n(v) Caste certificate for a candidate belonging to Scheduled Castes (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST) and Socially and Educationally Backward Classes (SEBC), issued by the authority empowered by the State Government in this behalf,\n(vi) Non Creamy Layer (NCL) certificate of the family, issued after 1st April of the relevant academic year, by the authority empowered by the State Government in this behalf,\n(vii) Certificate of Physical Disability, issued and duly signed by the Civil Surgeon/ competent Medical Authority, in case the candidate is a Physically Handicapped candidate,\n(viii) Certificate of Ex-Serviceman, duly issued by the Director, Sainik Welfare Board, Gujarat State or by the District Sainik Welfare Officer,\n(ix) A copy of certificate of In-Serviceman duly issued by the Commanding Officer of the respective unit in which he is serving,\n(x) A copy of certificate of income issued by the authority empowered by the State Government in this behalf, if applicable,\n(xi) Photograph of candidate for other State / other than Gujarat Secondary and Higher Secondary School Examination Board, and\n(xii) Such other certificates as the Admission Committee deems necessary.\n(i) On payment of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten thousand) to the Admission Committee as security deposit by the candidate. If the candidate submits the required documents within a period of three working days, the remaining amount of the security deposit shall, after deducting Rs. 500/- (Rupees Five hundred) towards the administrative expenditure, be refunded;\n(ii) In the event of failure to submit original certificates and testimonials within the time limit as aforesaid, the provisional admission may be cancelled and the security deposit may be forfeited.",
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        {
            "number": "17",
            "title": "17. Ineligibility for admission on production of false documents.",
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            "is_definition": false,
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        },
        {
            "number": "18",
            "title": "18. Cancellation of Admission and Refund of Fee.",
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            "content": "(b) In case of a candidate withdrawing his candidature after completion of admission process, for any reason whatsoever, he may request in writing to the college or institution in which he is granted admission, for refund of fee paid by him. In such case the fee shall be refunded, by such college or institution, as per the directions of the Admission Committee.",
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        {
            "number": "19",
            "title": "19. Vacant Seats.",
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            "content": "(i) names of the candidates whose name appears in the merit list of the Admission Committee,\n(ii) candidates who has cleared the qualifying examination in the supplementary examination, [and have appeared in GUJCET/JEE (Main) examination of corresponding year]\n(iii) names of the candidates who have passed qualifying examination from outside the Gujarat State and have appeared in JEE (Main) / [AIPMT] / GUJCET conducted in the corresponding academic year, giving priority to the candidates of Gujarat origin.\n(iv) After allotting the seats to candidates mentioned in sub-clause (i), (ii) and (iii) above, if any seat remains vacant, the institute shall invite application from the candidates who have passed Diploma Pharmacy / Degree Science course and grant admission on merit. Such candidates shall be eligible for admission in first year of Degree Pharmacy only.",
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        {
            "number": "20",
            "title": "20. Admission to Unaided Colleges or Institutions.",
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        {
            "number": "21",
            "title": "21. Penalty.",
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        {
            "number": "22",
            "title": "22. Interpretation.",
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    "metadata": {
        "Act ID": "Last Updated 12th June, 2019 [guj272]",
        "Act Number": "Published vide Notification No. GH/SH/19 /2013/PVS/102013/280/S, dated 14.5.2013",
        "Enactment Date": "",
        "Act Year": "2013",
        "Short Title": "Bachelor of Pharmacy and Diploma in Pharmacy (Regulation of Admission and Payment of Fees) Rules, 2013",
        "Type": "STATE",
        "Location": "Gujarat"
    },
    "updated_at": "2026-09-29 21:55:19"
}