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CSIR NET EXAM

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Any pharma graduate can apply for this exam in order to achieve Ph.D and fellowship programs.
Get qualify and take stipend starting from 18,000 Rs till 5 years.

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Human Resource Development Group

Council of Scientific & Industrial Research

CSIR-Research Grants

Research Fellowships & Associateships

GENERAL

1. The EMR Division under HRD Group of Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) provide CSIR Research Fellowships and Associateships to bright young men and women for training in methods of research under the expert guidance of faculty members/scientists working in University Departments/Institutes of National Importance/National Laboratories and Institutes of CSIR in various fields of Science & Technology and Medical Sciences. List of CSIR Laboratories is at Annexure- I.

2. The CSIR Fellowships/Associateships are tenable in Universities/IITs/Post-Graduate Colleges/Government Research Establishments including those of CSIR, R&D establishments of recognized public or private sector, industrial firms and other recognized institutions. However, CSIR reserves the right to determine the place best suited to provide necessary facilities in the area of science and technology in which the awardee is to specialize.

3. The CSIR Fellowships / Associatships are tenable in India. Only bonafide Indian citizens, residing in India are eligible for the award of research Fellowship/Associateships. The programme is aimed at National Human Resource Development for S&T.

4. The award of CSIR Fellowship / Associateships is for fixed tenure and does not imply any assurance or guarantee for subsequent employment by CSIR to the beneficiary. The authority to award / terminate vests with CSIR. The awardee shall not lay claim to permanent absorption in CSIR, after the expiry of Fellowship / Associateship.

5. SUBJECT OF RESEARCH

Preference is given to a subject / topic of research relevant to the research programmes of CSIR laboratories and nationally important S&T areas.

6. CSIR JUNIOR RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP (JRF)

A certain number of JRFs are awarded each year by CSIR to those holding MSc or equivalent degree, with minimum 55% marks after qualifying the National Eligibility Test ( NET) conducted by CSIR twice a year June and December.

7. APPLICATION PROCEDURE

Applications for JRF are invited twice a year through press advertisement on all India basis in the prescribed application form.

8. AGE LIMIT

The upper age limit for applying for the award of JRF shall be 28 years, which is relaxed upto 5 years in the case of candidates belonging to Schedule Castes/Schedule Tribes, Women, Physically Handicapped and OBCs .

9. SELECTION PROCEDURE

The Selection for award of JRF shall be made on the basis of a competitive written test called the National Eligibility Test (NET), conducted by CSIR at national level twice a year in the following areas (1) Chemical Sciences (2) Earth, Atmosphere, Ocean and Planetary Sciences (3) Life Sciences, (4) Mathematical Sciences and (5) Physical Sciences. From June 2011, CSIR has introduced a Single Paper MCQ (Multiple Choice Question) based test comprising of three parts. Part-A shall be common to all subjects comprising question on General Science and Research Aptitude. Part-B shall contain subject-related conventional MCQ and Part-C shall contain higher value questions that may test the candidate’s knowledge of scientific concepts and/or application of the scientific concepts. Negative marking for wrong answers shall be done.

The candidates who qualify the test are informed individually. The Fellowship is awarded on receipt of necessary details of the qualifying degree examination, proposed place of research work, research topic, the name of supervisor and the concurrence of the Institution to provide all the necessary facilities. The validity of the offer of this award will be one year, which will not be extendable.

Application Format of theUndertaking by a Research Fellow / Associate on Acceptance of the Award of Research Fellowship / Associateship (Click here to download)

10. PHD REGISTRATION AND TERMINATION OF FELLOWSHIP

CSIR Junior Research Fellows should register for PhD within a period of two years from the date of joining their fellowship, failing which the fellowship may be terminated. In exceptional circumstances, CSIR may consider giving extension for an additional period of one year. During the extended period, the Junior Research Fellowship will, however, not be upgraded to Senior Research Fellowship. If at the end of 3^rd year also, the fellow is not registered for PhD, the fellowship will be terminated.

The Fellowship shall stand terminated from the date of PhD viva-voce or from the date the Fellow resigns and his/her resignation has been accepted by CSIR. The fellowship may also be terminated if the institution where it is tenable refuses to provide facilities to the fellow on disciplinary grounds and so informs CSIR.

11. STIPEND & TENURE

i. The stipend of a JRF selected through CSIR-UGC National Eligibility Test (NET) will be Rs 16000/ p.m for the first two years. In addition, annual contingent grant of Rs. 20,000/- per fellow will be provided to the University / Institution. The guidelines for utilization of contingent grant are given in Annexure – II

ii. On Completion of two years as JRF and if the fellow is registered for PhD, the fellowship will be upgraded to SRF (NET) and the stipend will be increased to Rs. 18000/- p.m for the 3rd and subsequent years, on the basis of assessment of Fellows’ research progress/ achievements through interview by an Expert Committee consisting of the Guide, Head of the Department and External Member from outside the University/ Institution who is an expert in the relevant field, not below the rank of Professor/ Associate Professor. As far as possible the External Member should be the chairman of three members Committee. Where the guide happens to be the Head of the Department, the Dean, Faculty of Science or any senior member of the Department may be associated as the third member of the Committee (Annexure III). In the event of the Committee not recommending upgradation or the fellow has not registered for PhD, the candidate will continue as JRF with a stipend of Rs 16000/- p.m for the 3rd year or his fellowship may be terminated depending upon the decision of the Committee. The progress of research work of JRF will be assessed again at the end of 3rd year for such upgradation.

It is expected that Fellows will have published work to their credit by the end of 3rd year. This shall form an important quantitative and qualitative criterion for judging the progress made by the candidate. If the work of JRF is still not found satisfactory for upgradation, the fellowship will be terminated. Extension of tenure for the 4^th year of SRF (NET) will be on the basis of the progress report and recommendation of the guide. The 5th year extension as SRF(NET) is permissible on the recommendation of a three member assessment Committee and progress report duly supported by publications in the form of reprints/preprints/manuscripts of the paper published, accepted or communicated for publication(Annexure IV).

The total tenure as JRF plus SRF(NET) will not exceed five years. This will include the tenure of Fellowship awarded by UGC/DST/DBT/ICMR/ICAR etc or any other funding agency/Institution. The order for continuation at the same rate of stipend as SRF(NET), continuation at the same rate of stipend as JRF or otherwise will be issued by the EMR Division of HRDG, CSIR. Extension may not also be granted if the fellow does not acknowledge the support of CSIR in his research publication(s).

12. CSIR SENIOR RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP (SRF)

A certain number of SRFs will be awarded each year by CSIR directly to those possessing the following qualification and experience:

Candidates having M.Sc./BE/B.Tech. or equivalent degree with at least 55% marks & one publication in SCI Journal and should have completed at least 2 years of post M.Sc. /BE/B.Tech. research experience;

ME/ M.Tech or equivalent degree in engineering/technology with at least 60% marks;

B.Tech./ B.E. or equivalent degree with at least 60% marks and 2 years of research experience;

MBBS/BDS or equivalent degree with at least 60% marks and one year of internship;

B.Pharm/ BVSc/ B.Sc(Ag) or equivalent degree with at least 55% marks and one publication in SCI Journal and should have completed at least 3 years of research experience;

MVSc/MSc(Ag) or equivalent degree with at least 55% marks and one publication in SCI Journal and should have at least one year of research experience;

M Pharm. or equivalent degree with at least 55% marks and one publication in SCI Journal and should have at least one year research experience;

M Pharm or equivalent degree in pharmaceutical sciences with at least 60% marks.

13. AGE LIMIT

The upper age limit for applying for the award of SRF shall be 32 years. The upper age limit is relaxable upto 5 years in the case of candidates belonging to scheduled castes/tribes, women, physically handicapped and OBC applicants.

14. APPLICATION PROCEDURE

On-line Applications for SRF are invited every year on all India basis through press advertisement. The information with respect to inviting applications is also made available on our website www.csirhrdg.res.in. Applicants are required to apply on-line and the hardcopy of this on-line application duly completed and forwarded through the proposed Supervisor and Head of the Department/Institution and should be submitted within the prescribed date.

15. SELECTION PROCEDURE

Selection will be made through interview whereby the assessment of academic record and published/project work is tested by discipline-wise high-level expert Committees.

Merely fulfilling of eligibility criteria may not entitle a candidate for being called for interview. Candidates will be called for interview after screening on the basis of criteria adopted by CSIR depending on the number of fellowships available. CSIR reserves the right to call or not to call a candidate for interview.

The validity of the award letter shall be six months from the date mentioned in the award letter. No extension beyond six months will be considered. Decision of CSIR in matters of selection for interview or for award of Fellowships etc. shall be final and binding on the candidate.

16. TENURE

The tenure of SRF will initially be 2 years. Extension of tenure for the 3^rd year will be issued by EMR Division of HRDG after receiving the recommendation of three member Expert Committee consisting of Guide, Head of Department and external Professor in the relevant field duly supported by detailed progress report and publications in the form of reprints/preprints/ manuscripts or paper communicated for publication (Annexure V). The tenure of SRF in Engineering & Medical Sciences is four years. Extension for 3^rd & 4^thyears will be issued by EMR Division according to the procedure outlined above. The total tenure as JRF & SRF combined will not exceed 5 years. The total period of tenure as Research Fellow/ Associate will include any other fellowship of equivalent status from any other agency/institute and is computed after deducting the tenure of fellowship/associateship already availed. A Research Fellow/Associate who joins on the first day of the month, his/her tenure will be completed on the last day of the previous month. In other cases the tenure will be completed on the last day of the same month of joining the Fellowship.

SRF will be terminated from the date of PhD viva-voce or completion of tenure, whichever is earlier.

17. STIPEND

An SRF in a science discipline is entitled to a stipend of Rs.18000/- pm for all the three years. The stipend in case of graduates in medical & pharmaceutical, veterinary and engineering subjects will be Rs. 18000/- pm for all the four years. The stipend in case of postgraduates in medical & pharmaceutical, veterinary and engineering subjects will be Rs. 18000/- pm for 1^st, 2^ndyear and later enhanced to Rs. 20000/- pm for subsequent (3^rd & 4^th) years depending on progress of research having been assessed as satisfactory.

GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS

18. AWARD OF FELLOWSHIP AND RELEASE OF GRANTS

The Fellowship will be awarded to the selected applicants by a formal letter giving details of the grant and the conditions governing it, under intimation to the University/Institution, which forwarded their applications. The offer should be availed within one year in case of JRFs and six (6) months for SRF/RA from the date mentioned in the award letter. The grant money is payable in one or two installments during the financial year on presentation of claim bill, in triplicate, in prescribed proforma (Annexure VI) duly signed by the Finance Officer/Head of the Institution. The first payment will be made after the receipt of the joining report of the fellow along with other necessary documents as mentioned in the award letter, through the Guide duly forwarded by the Executive Authority of the institute in whose favour the grant is to be released. Subsequent annual payments will be made only after receipt of (a) the progress report of the Research Fellow in the prescribed proforma (Annexure-V) for the period ending 31 March and previous one year report, (b) statement of accounts of expenditure incurred during the current financial year ending 31 March, along with the claim bill for the next financial year from the concerned institution. The sponsor Institution/University may advance money for payment of stipend to the fellow and to meet the contingent expenditure on his/her joining the fellowship for subsequent years, which may be adjusted subsequently on receipt of the grants from the CSIR for the Fellowship. The unspent amount of earlier payments on account of stipend will be adjusted in making the fresh payment. The accounts should be maintained on ledger type system by the grantee Institution for the Research Fellow (Annexure-VII). The university/Institution shall be responsible for proper utilization of grant and for rendering the account to the CSIR-HRD Group.

19. CONTINGENT GRANT

An annual contingent grant of Rs.20,000/- per fellow is provided to the University/Institution. For less than one year, the contingent grant will be admissible on pro-rata basis. Part of this grant may be utilized in the interest of research work, purchase of books, etc. The unspent balance of contingency grant at the end of a year may be carried forward to the next year. The guidelines for utilization of the contingent grant are given in Annexure-II. The CSIR Research Fellows will be given Rs.3000/- (lump sum) extra on submission of PhD thesis in e-form. For details, Head, CSIR’s Unit for R&D of Information Products (URDIP), ‘JOPASANA’, 85/1, Paud Road (Near Vanaz Engineering Company), Kothrud, Pune -411 038, Maharashtr, may be contacted. The website address of URDIP is www.urdip.res.in.

20. PROGRESS REPORT

The preparation of annual progress report on the research work done shall be essential part of the Fellow’s work. Each Research Fellow shall submit his/her annual research report in the prescribed proforma (Annexure-IV) within a period of 15 days after completion of one year tenure to CSIR (HRD Group) through his/her Guide/Head of the Department at the time of claiming the grant for the next financial year. It is essential to give upto date and full information against all the columns of Annexure-IV. The results should be presented quantitatively in Tables/Figures and discussed in terms of the objectives and conclusions drawn should also be given. Fragmentary reports shall not be entertained. The progress report should be always accompanied by copies of published papers, re-prints and pre-prints of papers accepted for publication, manuscripts of papers communicated for publication duly acknowledging financial assistance of CSIR. Attendance record must accompany the annual report. The Guide/Head of Department shall bring out in his assessment report the share of originality and initiative of the fellow in carrying out the research work. If thesis is submitted for higher degree, this may be reported by the guide of the department to CSIR and the result when announced.

21. PUBLICATION/PATENT

(A) Publication The results of Fellow's research work may be published in standard refereed journals at the discretion of the Guide. IT SHOULD BE ENSURED THAT THE ASSISTANCE PROVIDED BY CSIR is ALWAYS ACKNOWLEDGED IN ALL SUCH PUBLICATIONS. One copy of the published research papers should be sent to CSIR.

(B) Patent The commercial exploitation of the results and ownership of patent rights pertaining to investigations concerning the intellectual work of the CSIR research fellows/associates will be as follows: (i) Public funded educational/research institution, to which a fellow is associated, may seek patent right at their own cost and/or commercial exploitation of the results of the investigation concerning the Intellectual work of the fellow and all rights would vest exclusively with the Institution concerned. All matters concerning ownership of IP and its licensing/exploitation would be governed by the IP policy of the concerned institutions. (ii) In case an institution, to which a fellow is associated, is not in a position to seek patent rights and/or commercial exploitation of the results of the investigation concerning the intellectual work of the fellow, CSIR at its own cost may seek the patent rights and/or commercial exploitation of the results of the intellectual work of the fellow and all rights would vest exclusively with CSIR.
(Issued vide CSIR OM NO. F.No. 6/IPR/2011/EMR-I dated 29th July 2011)

22. OBLIGATIONS OF RESEARCH FELLOW

i. He/She has to be a full time researcher and submit himself/herself to the disciplinary regulations of the University/ Institute/ Laboratory where he/she is working. Regular attendance of the fellow may be ensured by the department by keeping an attendance register.

ii. In case a fellow decides to appear for competitive examination, he/she would invariably seek permission from the guide and inform CSIR about it.

iii. The Research Fellow is not to take any assignment other than related to his/her approved research programme, paid or unpaid. However, if required, the fellow may assist the host institute in its academic work/other activities, as per guidelines of its PhD programme, provided such assignments should not hamper the progress of research work of the fellow.

iv. Once a Research Fellow accepts the Fellowship and joins, it is incumbent on him/her to continue the research for the normal tenure of the fellowship or for such lesser duration in which the original objectives of the research problem have been achieved.

v. No Fellow shall discontinue his/her Fellowship without prior approval of CSIR. In case he/she wishes to discontinue the fellowship prior to completion of the tenure on attainment of original objectives of research, he/she must submit the resignation to CSIR through the Guide one month in advance, indicating specific reasons for not continuing the Fellowship. The Fellowship shall cease from the date stipulated in the CSIR letter approving the resignation.

vi. The research Fellow must send a detailed consolidated report of the research work done during the entire period of Fellowship on completion of the tenure/resignation of the Fellowship through the Guide to CSIR, in the prescribed proforma (Annexure VIII), within one month.

vii. During the tenure of the Fellowship, the Fellow shall correspond with CSIR only through the Guide with the approval of the Head of the Institution.

viii. The Research Fellow shall keep CSIR informed about his/her getting the higher degree, submission of thesis for Ph.D., MD, MDS, MS, MPhil, ME etc. and submission/acceptance/publication of any research paper arising out of the research work done during the tenure of the fellowship. He/She must acknowledge the support of CSIR in the publication(s). One copy each of all the research papers published must be sent to CSIR at each stage of publication/ manuscript/reprint.

23. TEMPORARY TEACHING & RESEARCH JOB

A Research Fellow on the recommendation of Guide, and provided that his/her University/ Institute has no objection, may be permitted by CSIR to take up temporary paid lectureship/research job in a recognized R&D Institution/University, College/Institute of repute/Recognized R & D Institution/PDF studies in India & abroad for a period not exceeding one year during the entire tenure of the Fellowship (JRF & SRF together). The Research Fellow will not be entitled to any extension of the Fellowship for such periods. The Fellow will not be entitled to stipend or contingency during such leave. Such leave period will be counted in the tenure. Such leave can be taken only after joining and working as Research Scholar at least for one year. Fellow has to report for duty at the same place from where he proceeded on leave.

24. LEAVE

Leave with stipend not exceeding 30 days for each completed year of tenure may be allowed by the Guide after the request has been communicated to CSIR. The leave will be treated as part of the Fellow’s tenure. The leave due can be carried over to the next year, however not more than 90 days can be accumulated at any time during the tenure. Of this not more than 30 days can be availed in a calendar year. During the first year of Fellowship or any uncompleted year, leave may be granted on pro-rata basis. Sanction of leave without stipend may be considered by CSIR under special circumstances. In case a Fellow proceeds on leave before termination of Fellowship, he/she must join back before the expiry of tenure; failing which the tenure will be deemed to have terminated with effect from the date he/she proceeded on leave. The fact of joining back from leave should be communicated to CSIR immediately.

25. The Guide can grant leave to a Fellow in his/her charge with the concurrence of the Head of the Institution/Department if the leave is due as prescribed in para 24 above. If leave is not due, such cases will be decided by CSIR only. The Fellow should not be allowed to proceed on leave to visit abroad for attending conferences/seminars etc. without prior approval of the CSIR well in advance. The entire duration of such foreign visits if funded by any national/international agency, whether partially or fully, would be treated as leave without stipend.

26.(i) Women Fellows with less than two surviving children are entitled to full stipend plus HRA, during the period of absence upto 180 days on grounds of maternity. Such leave shall be sanctioned by the Guide under intimation to CSIR. The Fellowship amount for leave period will be paid after the fellow resumes duty and submits a medical certificate in support of actual confinement. It is expected that the Fellow will make up for the research work during the remaining tenure.

26.(ii) Male Fellows of CSIR with less than two surviving children are entitled for 15 days paternity leave during confinement of his wife on submission of relevant documentary proof.

27. TRANSFER OF FELLOWSHIP

The fellow should carefully choose the host institution, guide/supervisor, availability of necessary infrastructural and other research facilities etc. to carry out his/her research before joining. Request for transfer of fellowship will not be entertained except on compelling circumstances for which the fellow & his/her guide should submit proper justification. The No Objection Certificate should be produced by the Fellow/ Associate from supervisor and Head of Department of University/Institute from where transfer is sought and consent of the Guide/Host Institute where Fellowships is sought to be transferred by giving reasons of transfer. However, no transfers will be allowed in the last six months of the tenure of fellowships & also after submission of Ph.D. thesis.

28. TERMINATION OF FELLOWSHIP

Senior Research Fellowship will be terminated from the date of viva-voce of PhD or on completion of fellowship tenure, whichever is earlier. The fellowship shall also stand terminated from the date the Fellow resigns and his/her resignation has been accepted by CSIR. The Fellowship may be terminated by the CSIR on the recommendation of the Supervisor and Head of the Department/Institution. The fellowship may also be terminated if the institution where it is tenable, refuses to continue to provide facilities to the fellow on disciplinary grounds and so informs CSIR.

29. If a fellow leaves without permission, stipend due at any time shall not be paid to him/her by the Institution, till all University and other dues are cleared and certified by the University/Institution. Responsibility in such cases shall be that of the University/Institution concerned.

30. The unspent balance of grant lying with the Institution at any time due to termination /resignation of the Fellow must be refunded to CSIR immediately by means of a demand draft in favor of Deputy Secretary, EMR, CSIR Complex, New Delhi.

31. Research Fellows must settle their claims within one year of leaving the Fellowship. No claim will be admitted by CSIR after one year of leaving the Fellowship.

32. ACCOMMODATION / HRA

All Research Fellows may be allowed hostel accommodation wherever available and those residing in hostel provided by University/Institute will not be eligible for HRA. Reimbursement of hostel fee is not permissible. Where this is not possible, house rent allowance will be allowed as per the rules of the host institutions. In no case it should exceed the rates payable to Central Government Employees in that area. The basis for calculating HRA will be the actual stipend of the Research Fellow. The concerned institution will send HRA claim bill, in triplicate separately in respect of the Fellows who fulfill the requisite conditions of the host institution.

33. MEDICAL BENEFITS

33.1 All Research Fellows may be provided medical facility as per Central /State Government Medical norms. This will be limited to the fellow only and not for his/her family members/dependents.

33.2 The host institute may get the fellows/associates medically examined at the time of joining or thereafter.

34. OVERHEAD CHARGES

34.1 For maintaining and timely submission of the accounts of CSIR grants, the beneficiary University/Institution is entitled to claim from CSIR the overhead charges at the following rates.

a) For Research Fellows and Associates : Rs.500/- per year per fellow without any ceiling on the total amount.

b) The rates are made applicable from the financial year 1998-99 onwards.

34.2 The admissibility of the overhead charges shall be subject to the timely submission (within six months) of the following statement/documents to CSIR.

a) Consolidated list of research fellows/associates working/terminated in the particular year with their date of termination of fellowship/associateship.

b) Year-wise information with respect to the PhD degrees awarded to CSIR Research Fellows (JRF/SRF)/PhD theses submitted by CSIR Research Fellows (JRF/SRF).

c) Consolidated utilization certificate in respect of all the fellows during the financial year in question.

d) Statement of Accounts of CSIR grants head-wise and year-wise. Audited statement by statutory auditors or government auditors may be sent later on.

e) Details of refunds of unspent balance of terminated Fellowships/Associateships along with cheque/draft number, date & issuing bank branch etc.

f) Abstract of claim for overhead charges.

34.3. Payment of the overhead charges to the employees maintaining accounts of CSIR shall be made only on authorization by CSIR and on receipt of the statement/documents mentioned above.

34.4. The utilization of overhead charges will be at the discretion of the institute/university.

35. SRF (EXTENDED)

For those meritorious candidates who have submitted their PhD thesis and are awaiting the award of PhD degree and have at least one publication in SCI journal may apply for SRF (Extended). The tenure will be for a maximum period of one year only. This tenure of SRF (Ext) will be counted in case the candidate applies and get selected as CSIR RA, after getting the PhD degree. The upper age limit for SRF (Ext) is 33 years. SRF (Extended) will be governed by rules as applicable to Research Associates (RA).

36. CSIR RESEARCH ASSOCIATESHIP (RA)

A certain number of RA-ships may be awarded each year directly by CSIR to young research workers who have shown promise in original research and propose to pursue research work in science, engineering, medicine or technology on specific projects. The Associate will do full time research work on problems stated in his/her application and approved by CSIR.

37. ELIGIBILITY

Persons possessing PhD/MD/MS/MDS or equivalent degree or having 3 years of research, teaching and design and development experience after MVSc/MPharm/ME/MTech with at least one research paper in Science Citation Indexed (SCI) journal will be eligible to apply for RA.

38. AGE LIMIT

The upper age limit for applying for award of RA shall be 35 years. The upper age limit is relaxable upto 5 years in the case of applicants belonging to scheduled castes/tribes, women, physically handicapped and OBC candidates.

39. APPLICATION PROCEDURE

Same as given at “Para-14”.

40. SELECTION PROCEDURE

Same as given at ‘Para-15’

41. STIPEND

The consolidated stipend of RA will be one of the following.

a) Rs.22000/- (fixed)

b) Rs.23000/- (fixed)

c) Rs.24000/- (fixed)

The stipend may normally be fixed at Rs.22000/-. However, a selected RA may be placed in the higher stipend if there is ample justification and such recommendation is made by the discipline wise Selection Committee and approved by DG, CSIR.

42. TENURE

Research Associateship (RA) will be tenable initially for a period of one year. It may be extended further at the discretion of CSIR. In such a case the progress of RA would be assessed each year by high level discipline wise Assessment Committee consisting of one external member not below the rank of Professor, Supervisor of the candidate and Head of the department. If the supervisor happens to be the Head of the department, another professor of the same Department may be associated with the Committee. External member should be preferably chairman of the three members Committee. However the order for extension or otherwise will be issued by the EMR Division after having considered by the high level discipline wise Committee’s report, together with the detailed progress report duly supported by reprints/ preprints/manuscript of the papers published, accepted or communicated. The total tenure of RA is 3 years including the tenure of associateship awarded by UGC/DST/ICMAR/ICAR etc. and the period availed by him/her as SRF(Ext) awarded by CSIR.

43. AWARD OF ASSOCIATESHIP AND RELEASE OF GRANTS.

The procedures will be the same as applicable in case of the Fellowship (as explained at Para: 14-18).

44. CONTINGENT GRANT

The Contingent grant is Rs.20,000/-p.a. The details in para 19 of the Fellowship will be applicable for utilization of this grant.

45. The associate shall present yearly reports on the progress of his /her work, through the supervisor and the Head of the Department in the University/Institution, in the prescribed proforma (Annexure IV).

46. The associate shall, at the expiry of the Associatship submit a comprehensive report of the work done during the entire period of Associateship, through the supervisor, to CSIR in the published work (manuscript, reprints) (Annexure-VIII).

47. If an Associate wishes to leave the Associateship before the end of the tenure, it should be with the prior approval of CSIR.

48. The Asociateship can be terminated, if the CSIR is not satisfied with the progress or conduct of the Research Associate.

49. For the rules regarding selection, payment of funds, utilization of the contingent grant, submission of progress report, tenure, publications and the patents, leave for temporary or paid lectureship research job etc. the general rules applicable to JRFs & SRFs will apply to RAs also.

50. DELEGATION OF POWERS TO DIRECTORS

The Director of CSIR laboratory/Institute is empowered to upgrade the JRF to SRF and extend the tenure of SRF and RA after following the prescribed procedure and eligibility. The order is to be issued by the laboratory and only a copy of the order is required to be sent to Head, HRDG for monitoring. Director is also empowered to sanction leave (without stipend also), accept resignation etc. under intimation to HRDG. This will apply in case of those Fellows/Associates who are awarded Fellowship/Associateship by HRD Group of CSIR. Director is also empowered to sanction leave without stipend to fellow/associate proceedings abroad upto the period of one year only under intimation to HEAD, HRDG. Director of CSIR Laboratory/Institute is also empowered to change the guide of a research fellow/associate under intimation to HRDG.

51. GENERAL

CSIR may send whenever considered necessary its officers for reviewing the work of the fellows and Associates, inspection of accounts, attendance, etc, in Universities/Institutes where the Research Fellows/Associates are placed.

52. Any kind of paid or honorary, part-or-full-time employment or private practice even in honorary capacity is not permissible during the tenure of Fellowship/Associateship.

53. The stipend of research fellow/associate is exempt from the payment of income tax under 10(16) of IT Act,

54. These terms and conditions supersede all previous instructions issued in regard to JRF/SRF/RA. However, any relaxation would require approval of DG, CSIR. In all matters decision taken by CSIR shall be final

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PATENTS ACT , 1970

CHAPTER XXI- PATENT AGENTS

125. Register of patent agents :- (1) The controller shall maintain a registered to be called the register of patent agents in which shall be entered the names, addresses and other relevant particulars, as may be prescribed , of all persons qualified to have their names so entered under section 126.

(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), it shall be lawful for the Controller to keep the register of patent Agents in computer floppies , diskettes or any other electronic form subject to such safeguards as may be prescribed.

126. Qualifications for registration as patent agents :- (1) A person shall be qualified to have his name entered in the register of patent agents in he fulfils the following conditions, namely :-

(a) he is a citizen of India;

(b) he has completed the age of 21 years

(c) he has obtained a [degree in science , engineering or technology from any university established under law for the time being the force] in the territory of India or possesses such other equivalent qualifications as the Central Government may specify in this behalf , and, in addition,-

(d) he has paid such fee as may be prescribed.

127. Rights of Patent Agents :- Subject to the provisions contained in this Act and in any rules made there under, every patent agent whose name is entered in the register shall be entitled.

(a) to practice before the controller ; and

(b) to prepare all documents, transact all business and discharge such other functions as may be prescribed in connection with any proceedings before the Controller under this Act.

128. Subscription and verifications of certain documents by patent agents :- All applications and communications to the Controller under this Act may be signed by a patent agent authorized in writing in this behalf by the person concerned.

129. Restriction on practice as patent agents :- (1) No person, either along or in partnership with any other person , shall practice, describe or hold himself out as a patent agent , or permit himself to be so described or held out, unless he is registered as a patent agent or, as the case may be , unless he and all his partners are so registered.

(2) No company or other body corporate shall practice, describe itself or hold itself out as patent agents or permit itself to be so described or held out.

Explanation :- For the purpose of this section, practice as a patent agent includes any of the following acts, namely:-

(a) applying for or obtaining patents in India or elsewhere.

(b) Preparing specifications or other documents for the purpose of this Act or of the patent law of any other country.

130. Removal from register of patent agents and restoration :- (1) The controller may removes the name of any person from the register when he is satisfied, after giving that person a reasonable opportunity of being heard and after such further enquiry if any , as it thinks fit to make-

(i) That his name has been entered in the register by error or on account of misrepresentation or suppression of material fact;

(ii) That he has been convicted of any offence and sentenced to a term of imprisonment or has been guilty of misconduct in his professional capacity which in the opinion of the Controller renders his unfit to kept in the register.

(2) The Controller may, on application and on sufficient cause being shown, restore to the register the name of any person removed therefrom.

PATENT RULES 2003

CHAPTER XV - PATENT AGENTS

108. Particulars to be contained in the register of patent agents :- (1) The register of patent agents maintained under section 125 shall contain the name , nationality , address of the principal place of business, address of branch offices, if any , the qualification and the date of registration of every registered patent agent.

(2) Where the register of patent agents is in computer floppies,diskettes or any other electronic form, it shall be maintained and accessed only by the person who is duly authorized by the Controller and no entry or alteration of any entry or rectification of any entry in the said register shall be made by any person who is not so authorized by the Controller.

(3) (i) Copies of register of patent agents shall be maintained in each of the branch offices;

(ii) The register of patent agents shall also contain specimen signatures and photographs of the person registered as patent agents.

109. Application for registration of patent agents :- (1) Every person who desires to be registered as a patent agent shall make an application in Form 22.

(2) The applicant shall furnish such other information as may be required by the Controller.

(3) A person desirous to appear in the qualifying examination under rule 110 shall make a request to the Controller along with the fee as specified in the first schedule.

110. Particulars of the qualifying examination for patent agents :- (1)The qualifying examination referred to in clause (c)(ii) of sub-section (1) of section 126 shall consists of a written test and a viva voce examination.

(2) The qualifying examination shall consist of the following papers and marks, namely:-

Paper I – Patent Act and Rules 100

Paper II- Drafting and interpretation of

Patent specification and other documents 100

Viva Voce 100

(3) The qualifying marks for each written paper and for the viva voce examination shall be fifty per cent each , of total marks and a candidate shall be declared to have passed the examination only if he obtains an aggregate of sixty per cent of total marks.

111. Registration of patent agents :- After a candidate passes the qualifying examination specified in Rule 110 and after obtaining any further information which the controller considers necessary he shall, on receipt of the fee specified therefore in the first schedule, enter the candidate’s name in the register of patent agents and issue to him a certificate of registration as a patent agent.

112. Details to be included in an application for the registration of a patent agent :-An application by a person entitled to be registered as a patent agent under sub-section (2) of section 126 shall also be made in Form 22.

113. Registration of patent agents under section126(2) :- On receipt of an application for the registration of a person as a patent agent under rule 112, the Controller may if he is satisfied that the said person fulfils the conditions specified in sub-section (2) of section 126 enter his name in the register of patent agents.

114. Disqualification for registration as a patent agent :- A person shall not be eligible to be registered as patent agent, if he-

(i) has been adjudged by a competent court to be unsound mind ;

(ii) is an undischarged insolvent.

(iii) Being a discharged insolvent, has not obtained from the Court a certificate to the effect that his insolvency was caused by misfortune without any misconduct on his part.

(iv) Has been convicted by a competent Court, whether within or outside India of an offence to undergo a term of imprisonment , unless the offence of which he has been convicted has been pardoned or unless on an application made by him, the Central Government has, by order in this behalf , removed the disability.

(v) Being a legal practitioner has been guilty of professional misconduct.

(vi) Being a chartered accountant, has been guilty or negligence or misconduct.

INDIAN PATENT AGENT

PHARMACY COUNCIL

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An official site of pharmacy council of India, Here you will find he detail information of Pharmacy council of India.

Pharmacy Council Of India

COLLEGES IN INDIA

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You will find here all the details of all the colleges just check it out all the links.

List of colleges.

Check it out.

Top Colleges

GUJARAT COLLEGES

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Here you will find different Pharmacy colleges in Gujarat with their address and contact details.

M.Pharm Colleges approved by GTU

B.Pharm colleges approved by GTU

D.Pharm colleges approved by GTU

Link where you will find the important details about gujarat colleges.

JOBS UPDATES

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These are the some of the links where you will find the list of various job vacancies in different pharma industries.

Join and just check it out in which area job is available.

Pharma jobs available

Find latest Pharma vacancies here.

GPAT GUIDE

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You can get various details regarding updates and news of GPAT (Graduate Pharmacy Aptitude Test)
This exam is conducted every year in India in order to get admission in M.Pharm colleges in India with or without scholarship based on rank.

DETAILS OF GPAT EXAM IN INDIA AND STUDY MATERIAL

BOOKS DOWNLOAD

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You can download various books on pharmacy, free of cost & It also contains various Pharmacopoeia and other useful book on different pharmaceutical subjects.

BOOKS DOWNLOAD

PHARMA COMPANIES

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Indian Pharma Companies

Sun pharma
Ranbaxy Labs
Cipla Limited.
Dr. Reddy's Laboratory Ltd.
Nicholas piramal
Aurobindo Pharma Limited.
INTAS Pharmaceuticals
French - India
Humanity
JUBLLIENT drug
AstraZeneca International,
Aagam Pharmaceuticals,
Around Biotech Pvt. Limited.
Alembic Ltd.
Ancalima Lifesciences Ltd.,
Arbro Pharmaceuticals Ltd.,
Balsam Pharma Pvt. Ltd.
Belco drug
Benzochem Lifesciences PTY LTD
Biomax Biotechnics,
Biomedical International
Cadila Pharmaceuticals Ltd.,
Calyx Pharma Limited.
Celogen Pharma Pvt.Limited
Century Pharmaceuticals Ltd.
Chandra Bhagat Pharma Pvt.
Ciron Drugs & Pharmaceuticals Pvt. Limited.
Claris Lifesciences Ltd.
Covalent Private Laboratories Ltd.
'Dr.Reddy Laboratories Ltd.
Fleming Laboratories Ltd.
G amphray Laboratories
Healthy Life Pharma
Buck Orgochem Ltd.,
Indoco Remedies Ltd.,
Jay Group
K-Genix Group
kalpdrum Enterprises
KLINTOZ Pharmaceuticals Pvt. Limited.
lenit drug
The Taka Pharmaceuticals Ltd.
Lifecare labs
Matrix Laboratories Ltd.
Merrill Pharma Pvt. Limited.
Micron Group,
Micron Group of Companies
Moraceae Laboratories Private Limited.
Obzone Pharmaceuticals Pvt. Ltd.
Ocean pharmacoat
Orchid Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals Limited.
Ortin Laboratories Limited,
Penam Pharmaceuticals Pvt. Limited.
Pfizer Inc.
Phaarmasia Ltd.,
Pharmed Medicare,
Plethico Pharmaceuticals
PSA Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals Private Limited,
Qualtra Pharmaceuticals Private Limited,
Radico treatment,
Selvok Pharmaceutical Co..
Shraddka export
SIFAM Pharmaceuitcals
Touch Bio-Tech Pvt. Limited.
SRS drug
Strides Arcolab Ltd.
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.,
Switzer Life Sciences Pvt. Limited.
Tashima Inc..
Thykn International (India)
Titan Pharmaceuticals,
Torrent Pharmaceuticals Ltd.,
Troikaa Pharmaceuticals Ltd.,
Ultra Tech Speciality Chemicals Pvt. Limited.
Visual Labs,
Wilson Drugs & Pharmaceuticals Ltd. (P)
World Chemical Corporation,
Yash Pharma,
Zeneca Life Science Molecules

Global pharma companies

Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Park, IL, USA
Aburaihan Pharmaceutical Company, Tehran, Iran
AC Biotec GmbH, Julich, Germany
ACI Pharm Inc, 292 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10001
Alanza Inc., Glencameron Road ,Canada
Albonova, Manuel Cordova Galarza
Alfredo Pablo Moro, Rodo – Capital Federal, Argentina
ALK Sverige AB, Sweden
Almirall, Almirall-Prodesfarma, Barcelona SPAIN
Alpha RX, 75 East Beaver Creek Road,Unit 10, Richmond Hill, USA
ALTANA Pharma, Byk-Gulden-Strasse 2, 78467 Konstanz, Germany
Alza Corporation, Palo Alto, CA
Ambrilia Biopharma Inc., Chemin du Golf Verdun, Quebe
Amgen, Thousand Oaks, CA
Amic Laboratories Ltd, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Amson Vaccines and Pharma, Pvt Ltd, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
Antec International, England
Antisoma, West Africa House, Hanger Lane, Ealing, London, UK
Apical Pharmaceutical Corporation, PO Box 227721 Miami, FL
Aristopharma Ltd, 7 Purana Paltan Line Dhaka-1000 Bangladesh
Aspen Pharmacare, Johannesburg, South Africa
AstraZeneca International, Alderley Park, Macclesfield, UK
Aventis
Avicennaco.com, 3rd Floor, No. 36, Vozara St., Tehran, Iran
Bakhtar Bioshimi Pharmaceutical Company, Tehran-Iran
Barakat Pharmaceutical Industries – Syria, Syria
Barr Laboratories, iNC., 2 Quaker Rd., Pomona, NY
Bayer Corporation
Bayer Pharmaceutical
Bedson S.A., Buenos Aires, Argentina
BeiQi Chemicals Co., Ltd., Pharmaceutical Intermediates, No.23 ChaoYang Road, TangShan, HeBei, China,
Berlex Laboratories, Inc., P.O. Box 1000, Montville NJ 07045-1000, USA
Bilim Pharmaceuticals, Turkey
Biomedic Laboratories, Luxembourg
Blansett Pharmacal, Blansett Pharmacal Co, Inc., P.O. Box 638, North Little Rock, AR
Blenheim Pharmacal, Inc., 119 Creamery Road North Blenheim, NY
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Bosnalijek d.d. Pharmaceuticals, Jukiceva 55, 71000 Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
BurnsAdler Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 6100 Fairview rd suite 725 Charlotte N.C
Caspian Tamin Pharmaceutical Company, Tehran, Iran
CCM Duopharma Biotech Berhad, Malaysia
CCM Pharmaceuticals, Malaysia
CDM Lavoisier, 7 rue Labie, 75017 Paris, France
Changzhou Siyao Pharmaceuticals, Changzhou Jiangsu, Chin
Cheiron Pharma Ltd, 28-30 Hansen St-11144 Athens, Greece
Chemical Diversity Labs, Inc., 11558 Sorrento Valley Road #5, San Diego, CA 92121 USA

INTRODUCTION

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Introduction To Pharmacy

Pharmacy health profession that links the health sciences with chemistry to ensure safe and effective use of medicines are charged with that. Derives from the Greek word???(Pharmakon), medication, medicine "(the earliest form of the word to the mother country is the Mycenaean Greek, Linear B syllabic script attested).

Provide drug information.

An installation which is prevalent in the sense of a pharmacy in the pharmacy, chemist or drug store (United States) is called. Word pharmacy its root word pharma which is the 15th since the 17th century was the term used is derived from.

Usually divided into three primary disciplines of pharmacy can be:

Pharmaceutical Technology
Pharmaceutical Chemistry
Pharmacognosy
Pharmacy Practice
Between these subjects and the other sciences, biochemistry, as boundaries are not always clear, and often, collaborative teams from various disciplines research together

The Pharmacy and Pharmacology sometimes considered a fourth discipline. In addition to the Drug Regulatory Affairs, Clinical Trails, toxicology, medical devices, formulations, nanomedicines etc. Various subjects are highly defined.

Specializing in pharmacy practice recognized by the Board of Pharmaceutical Specialties include: cardiovascular, infectious disease, oncology, pharmacotherapy, nuclear, nutrition, and psychiatry.

Pharmacy History

The civilized world around Baghdad in the 9th century that the profession of pharmacy was initially to get confriguation. In Baghdad the first pharmacies or drug stores, 754 under the Abbasid Caliphate in Islamic studies Paleopharmacological use of medicinal plants in pre-history to attest to the Golden Age.Prior were established.

The earliest known compilation of medicinal substances Ariana Sushruta Samhita, an Indian Ayurvedic treatise attributed to Sushruta in the 6th century BC was. However, for 3 or 4th century AD, the earliest text as preserved dates.

9th century, these pharmacies were state-regulated. Advances made in the Middle East in botany and chemistry in medieval Islam, the drug led to significantly develop the drug.Muhammad ibn Zakariya Razi (Rhazes) of (865-915), for example, medical uses of chemical al-Qasim compounds.Abu has worked to promote (Abulcasis) al-Zahrawi (936-1013) to make higher and distillation process pioneered by the preparation of medicines. The first known chemical process, Mesopotamia, Egypt, and China by artisans. Alchemy as it gradually spread to Europe and eventually developed into chemistry. In Europe pharmacy-like shops began to appear during the 12th century.Emperor Frederick II in 1240 by a decree issued physician and apothecary professions were separated. The first pharmacy in Europe (still working) Trier, Germany was opened in 1241. In the late 19th century it sprouts out of medicine completely and started to develop as a separate profession.Practice in those days, compounding, distribution and general merchandising in wholesale lots for manufacturing the drug was restricted to medicine. Drugs are usually produced in contrast to the current era of complex drug treatments simple elixirs, spirits, and powders. The 19th century saw various milestones in the field of pharmacy is being set. In 1821, the first School of Pharmacy was founded in Philadelphia in America. The first U.S. Pharmacopoeia was published in 1820. American Pharmacists Association was founded in 1852.The first national formulary was published in 1888.

, Pharmacy was established in India

Pharmacy education in India established in 1937 at Banaras Hindu University Pharmacy (B. Pharma) was started with the introduction of the 3-year undergraduate.As was presented. Before India gained independence in 1947, there were 3 institutions offer degree programs in pharmacy. Punjab University Department of Pharmacy began in 1944, 1947, L & M College was established in Ahmedabad

At independence in 1947, the British rulers of India pharmacy business that was unorganized and inherited a system with no legal restrictions on the practice of pharmacy. Pharmacy practice after the concept was not until independence was realized. In 1948, the Pharmacy Act to practice pharmacy, the nation's first academic qualification as a minimum standard of behavior, education, and to regulate the profession of pharmacy was enacted. Currently, at least a diploma in pharmacy practice as a pharmacist is needed. Pharmacy Council of India (PCI) are implemented through the provisions of the Act.

Pharmacy education in India has been the traditional industry-oriented products. In contrast to the situation in developed countries, graduate pharmacists prefer placement in the pharmaceutical industry. India to practice as a pharmacist, a pharmacy diploma in less than needed, which is only 2 years and 3 months after the study of pharmacy awarded. The diploma-trained pharmacists are the mainstay of pharmacy practice.Pharmacy practice course was not given much attention.

Regulation in India

Pharmacy Council of India (PCI), 1948, under the Pharmacy Act, and the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), which was established under the AICTE Act of 1987: Pharmacy education in India is controlled by 2 organizations. PCI required for qualification as a pharmacist in relation to minimum standards of education makes the rules.Registration activity is decentralized and state pharmacy boards are responsible for the registration of pharmacists in their respective states. Thus, PCI DPharm recently launched programs and controls the PharmD program. B. Pharma for the program be accepted for registration purposes only qualification to be recognized by the PCI. PCI Mfamar and other higher-level degree program has no jurisdiction.

Except PharmD Pharmacy education at all levels are controlled by AICTE and these programs must be approved by. AICTE planning, designing, and maintaining norms and standards in technical education, which is mainly responsible for inclusion in pharmacy. The Pharmacy Act, the Pharmacy Practice Drug and Cosmetics Act, 1940, the manufacture, distribution, and sale of drugs is controlled by the contract.

AICTE's pharmacy educational programs, quality assurance (DPharm, b. Pharma and Mfamar) recognized by AICTE through Accreditation (NBA) formed by the National Board is responsible for. Unlike other countries, the rules of any continuing education to maintain licensure once they are given is not required. In addition, the registered pharmacist or competencies, standards of services is not any established norms.Practice and an assortment of non-practicing pharmacists.

Pharmacy in India, the current script

Drug education in a country's degree course in some developed countries to achieve sustainable and equitable development plays an important role in (B. Pharm.) Generally requires 5 years of academic study. In most European countries for the successful completion of a university degree leads to a one-year internship. PCI 2005 diary calendar, according to the total number of institutions accredited degree 220 12 506 students with intake. And as per AICTE, the degree of the total number of colleges after graduation, 30 institutions in various fields as well as 24 672 to 445, with intake of students.

SCOPE OF PHARMACY

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Pharmacy Career and Scope:

Drugs work best jobs in the world as one of the fruits of the industry - is the flower.Liberalization and globalization has led the industry in India. Take place in the health care industry, giving scope for a career in the pharmaceutical industry is the wave of positive change.
But a great talent pool in India is readily available. Therefore, the majority of the world's pharmaceutical giants are establishing their branches in India, India's pharmaceutical industry is making a lucrative career.

Pharmacists, therefore, drug treatment specialists and primary health professionals who optimize medication to provide patients with positive health outcomes are used.

Traditionally, a qualification in pharmacy as a drug store was associated with a life-long career. Pharmacy students' knowledge and training offers a wide array of career options. The program is no longer confined to laboratories or classrooms, and goes beyond the curriculum. Program, the career options are vast.
Pharmacy and health services associated with ancient times known as a branch.Unlike other courses in pharmacy as well as a product, service related discipline, its scope is two-fold.

It is related to your search for all stages of drug development, operation, safety, construction, utilization, quality control, packaging, storage, marketing, etc. Thus, today's pharmacy professional "drug experts" involved in the actual meaning . The profession of pharmacy "has been transformed into a hub for global health and a multidisciplinary, multi course develop.

Drugs and pharmaceutical industry is a multibillion dollar business. Rapidly changing global landscape and GATT and TRIPS in India, now only a matter of a couple of years in the implementation, the pharmaceutical industry and our professionals will play an important role in shaping the national economy. In this new decade, thus not only a pharmacy in the country of the rising demand of professionals, but also worldwide.Anticipating this demand, the government has taken specific steps to promote the unique discipline of having a mixture of both - technology, as well as the health sciences.

University of Pune, Nagpur, Vadodara, Chandigarh etc. Some of the universities, the pharmaceutical sciences pharmacy education by setting up a separate faculty have given a special status. State Board of Pharmacy Education in India in the 12th after a two-tier system of science, two courses, namely (D.Pharm) diploma and degree (B.Pharm) can opt for any of. The diploma students in the second year B.Pharm degree course can be.

Pharmacy colleges, namely the regulatory bodies, the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), Pharmacy Council of India (PCI) and related to the college is affiliated to the University. As the pharmaceutical industry today is in the process of globalization of pharmacy education. In order course materials, the required standards of education, technical faculty, facilities and infrastructure in international uniformity, the colleges are approved and internationally recognized certifications from regulatory agencies are going to.

Career Opportunities:

A career in pharmacy, a young career aspirant, leading to a brighter future will complete a vista of opportunities. Employment, working conditions, job satisfaction and monetary gain are excellent.

Various businesses, professional pharmacy, can opt for, are discussed below:

Production and manufacturing:

Produce a professional pharmacy (chemist, executives, managers, executive vice president) individual, bulk drugs and intermediates involved in the production of dosage forms or formulations and can serve as.

Cosmetics, soaps, toiletries segment hire pharmacy professionals in the industry. Other opportunities exist in areas where there are areas of dental products. Dentistry is a specialized field and therefore its production. Dental care and hygiene like toothpaste, mouthwashes, dental cavity fillers, etc., including dedicated products

Blood and plasma products in other as yet untapped in India but all over the world and has enormous potential in the country is fast approaching. Products, different groups of blood, blood bags, hemoglobin, plasma, serum, clotting factors, antigens, antibodies, etc.

Biological and biotechnological products, surgical dressings, medical instruments and equipment, Ayurvedic / Homeopathic / Unani drugs produced in its production, including the presence of pharmacy professionals.

Other areas where professionals are required to veterinary pharmacy, perfumery, fragrances, nutraceuticals are in the production of

R & D:

It forms the heart of any industry, as it is important for growth and sustenance.

- New Drug Discovery Research (NDDR): A new drug has assumed prime importance in the post-GATT era.
- Formulation and Development (D & F): its products, namely, the quality of its formulations and dosage forms lies the success of any pharmaceutical company.

Testing and analysis:

Any drug or dosage form for human use are of excellent quality and purity, free from any defects. Permissible limits of impurities, which either the manufacturing process, equipment, raw materials, through the handling or storage are very strict. Therefore, quality control (QC) and quality assurance (QA), the integral areas of medicine and the pharmaceutical industry. Highly specific and sensitive analytical procedures and trained staff to handle sophisticated equipment is required. PhDs in Mfamar and form analysis / QA For this work of love.

Marketing:

Pharm. Sales and marketing a high-tech sector and provides excellent opportunities for pharmacy graduates. Additional qualifications like MBA adds to your arsenal.can enter.Monetary rewards and incentives are the best.

Hospital Pharmacy:

Pharmacist expert advice that every dose of the drug incompatibilities be informed of, and about the side effects of drugs demanded by the body.

Community Pharmacy:

Community pharmacy services to patients through a Pharmacist ie products, is a critical link between drugs. The patients, pharmacists and other health professionals, especially medical specialists, a vital link between the acts.

- Drugs and counseling patients about the use of dosage forms

- Providing topical medications / dosage forms for patients, as well as information on the medical staff.

- Maintain patient records and history

- Diseases like diabetes diagnostic kits for use by patients themselves, including high blood pressure, etc.

Dosage forms to provide home care supplies.

Academics:

There are excellent opportunities for professionals in the teaching profession. A.I.C.T.E.Eligibility criteria as per the entry level as a lecturer is M.Pharm. Job satisfaction and social status of a profession as noble profession of teaching is considered to be associated with. Hierarchy and senior lecturer, reader, assistant in high positions.Professor, professor, principal, etc. The emoluments are satisfactory.

In addition to teaching academic related opportunities by research and training programs, including the situation.

Regulatory Affairs:

F.D.A. locally (Food and Drug Control Administration) drug and pharma industry for the regulatory and operational rules and regulations to implement the body. F.D.A. State and sub-branches across the country in all branches. Excellent employment opportunities for pharmacy graduates and a drug (D), Inspector, Deputy Drug Controller Senior DI, ranging from assistant level. Drug Controller, Drug Controller and finally DCI (Drug Controller of India). This highly respected and sought after profession. Bachelor of Pharmacy is the minimum eligibility.

Reach out to India with the process of globalization, geographic barriers have become obsolete.The drugs and medicine. Companies have realized this fact and stepped in the global competitive business.In addition, the product completely in accordance with specifications set by the relevant regulatory authority is needed.Sample U.S.F.D.A.Obtaining approval from the USA, TGA Australia & N Zealand for the MCA, MCM andFor UK and European countries and ICH guidelines is going to be similar to the international level.

Since the multibillion dollars worth of business involved, the branch has assumed great importance and extreme rise in the GATT era, bound. There are several major players in drugs and medicine. In their companies already established in the different regulatory affairs departments. Regulatory experts are in great demand. Since, in highly technical Pharmacy professionals again fit into these positions.

Similarly, patents and trademarks, IPR Experts in high demand as far as drugs are.Industry is concerned.

Documentation Library Information Services and Pharma. Journalism:

As well as regulatory affairs, patenting processes and issues a lot of work and related documentation submitted to regulatory authorities, including a highly specialized and technical manner. Pharmacy professionals are again fitting the bill. Most of the Indian Pharma. For this purpose a high-tech companies and skilled workers have established departments with separate documentation.

Similarly, R & D and QC Department of Pharma.Industry is concerned. Also, with the rapid advent of information technology, bio-informatics and electronic data retrieval systems, the field is already scaling new heights.

Pharma in the full field of journalism and of great merit. Pharmacy graduates on the editorial staff of expert technical staff in different aspects such as the need to cover.There is already a very lucrative business in the region.

Consultancy:

Highly technical and experienced pharmacy professionals as beautiful self-employed entrepreneurs to earn even after retirement age, it is an ideal opportunity. Consultancy services in Pharmacy offered in various fields against very attractive financial fees are

Regulatory Affairs

- Documentation

- Approval

Manufacturing processes

- Analytical range

- Research

Market survey and sales promotion -

Information Retrieval

- Data Management

Turn key projects, etc.

Opportunities in Abroad:

United States, Canada, European countries like Britain, France, Germany, South Africa, African countries, Nigeria, Yemen, Gulf countries like Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Singapore, Southeast Asian countries as a qualified pharmacy professionals in various courtiers golden Opportunities abound, Korea, Japan, etc. and N.Zealand including the Australian continent.

Along with the opening of higher education and excellent job opportunities are plenty of research in developed western countries. Drug carriers in these countries is one of the highest rewarding careers.

Monetary benefit most exciting job in a foreign country, such as profiles in African countries, and as chemists and pharmacists in hospitals, mainly in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, such as Nigeria, Yemen and Gulf countries.

Developing employment opportunities in the West are manifold and almost one in ten businesses discussed above.