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Eligibility criteria for admission to the first year of degree course in Pharmacy:

• Candidate should be an Indian National and should have passed the HSC (Std.XI) examination of Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education or its equivalent examination with subjects English, Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics/ Biology/ Biotechnology/ Technical Vocational subject.
• Secured minimum 45 % marks (minimum 40 % marks in case of candidates of Backward class categories and Persons with Disability belonging only to Maharashtra State) in the subjects Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics/ Biology/ Biotechnology/ Technical Vocational subject added together (Maximum of marks obtained in Mathematics/ Biology/ Biotechnology/ Technical Vocational subject shall be considered for the purpose of addition).
• Obtained a non-zero score in subjects Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics/ Biology added together at MT-CET
• Rounding of the percentage of marks for deciding eligibility for admission.
  In case of percentage, marks (converted out of 10) in the subjects Physics, Chemistry, and Biology/ Mathematics/ Biotechnology/ Technical Vocational Subjects added together at HSC (Std.XI), comes infraction then percentage of marks shall be rounded off as explained in the example for the purpose of deciding the eligibility of the candidate.

Eligibility criteria of Candidates who have passed/ passing Diploma in Pharmacy and seeking admission to First Year of Pharmacy: 

• If seats remain vacant, Diploma holders who have passed the Diploma course in Pharmacy with a minimum of 45% marks and medium of instruction as English from AICTE approved Polytechnics can be considered for admission to First Year B. Pharm., as per the Government Rules.

Second Year B. Pharm. 

The Candidate must be an Indian National and should have passed Post-SSC or Post-HSC Diploma Course in Pharmacy with at least 50.00 % marks (45.00 % marks in case of candidates of Backward class categories belonging only to Maharashtra State) from an AICTE approved Institution with English as the medium of instruction at Diploma level.

(1) Maharashtra State Candidature Candidates:

(i) The candidate should be a citizen of India;

(ii) The candidate should have passed 10+2 examination or its equivalent examination with English as one of the subjects and Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics or Biology as optional subjects individually:

“Provided that, the students possessing 10+2 qualification from non-formal and non-class rooms based schooling such as National Institute of Open Schooling, open school systems of States etc. shall not be eligible for admission to B.Pharm Course”;

OR

(iii) Any other qualification approved by the Pharmacy Council of India as equivalent to any of the above examinations; and

(iv) The candidate should have appeared in all the subjects and should obtain non zero score in MHT-CET 2024 conducted by the Competent Authority.

 (2) All India Candidature Candidates:

(i) The candidate should be a citizen of India;

(ii) The candidate should have passed 10+2 examination or its equivalent examination with English as one of the subjects and Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics or Biology as optional subjects individually:

“Provided that, the students possessing 10+2 qualification from non-formal and non-class rooms based schooling such as National Institute of Open Schooling, open school systems of States etc. shall not be eligible for admission to B.Pharm Course”;

OR

(iii) Any other qualification approved by the Pharmacy Council of India as equivalent to any of the above examinations; and

(iv) The candidate should obtain non zero positive score in National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) or the candidate should have appeared in all the subjects in MHT-CET 2024 and should obtain non zero score in MHT-CET 2024 conducted by the Competent Authority;

Provided that, preference shall be given to the candidate obtaining non zero positive score in National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) over the candidates who obtained non zero score in MHT-CET 2024.

 (3) NRI / OCI / PIO, Children of Indian workers in the Gulf countries, Foreign National Candidature Candidates:

(i) The candidate should have passed 10+2 examination or its equivalent examination conducted by the respective State or Central Government authorities recognized as equivalent to 10+2 examination with English as one of the subjects and Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics or Biology as optional subjects individually:

Provided that, the students possessing 10+2 qualification from non-formal and non-class rooms based schooling such as National Institute of Open Schooling, open school systems of States etc. shall not be eligible for admission to B. Pharm Course; and

(ii) Any other eligibility criteria and requirement declared from time to time by the appropriate authority as defined under the Act.

B) Direct Second Year (Lateral Entry) Admission- for Maharashtra State Candidature Candidates and All India Candidature Candidates:-

(i) The candidate should be a citizen of India;

(ii) The candidate should have passed in D. Pharm. Course from an Institution approved by the Pharmacy Council of India under section 12 of the Pharmacy Act, 1948 (8 of 1948); and

(iii) Any other eligibility criteria and requirement declared from time to time by the appropriate authority as defined under the Act.