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Examination:
The Examination for diploma course in pharmacy (part-I) to examine
students of the first year course and the Examination for diploma
course in pharmacy (part-II) to examine students of the second year
course. Each examination may be held twice every year. The first
examination in a year shall be the annual examination and the second
examination shall be supplementary examination of part I & Part II
as the case may be. The examination shall be written and practical
(including oral) nature, carrying maximum marks for each part of the
subject.
Part-III (Practical Training):
After completion of completion of Part-I & Part-II
the student shall be completed Part-III, at state/central/authorized
drug house (Medical Shop) for 750 hrs mandatorily i.e. about a
period of three months to him registered at respective to state
pharmacy council to become a legally qualified pharmacist.
Practical Training:
The goal of the practical training for the students is to provide a
real time, supervised experience on the professional tasks
emphasized in their course of study. Further, it helps them to apply
their acquired knowledge and skills in the professional working
environment. The practical training intensively prepares the
students with adequate competencies and qualifications required for
the career opportunity in the future.
Teaching Learning Process:
curricula and syllabus of the course program
implemented as per CIAAN-2004 of MSBTE and continuous evaluation &
student assessment are conduct as per guidelines. Industry oriented
research aspect is being planned under industry institute
interaction.
Sessional Examination:
In an academic year three sessional examination are carried out with
20 marks allotted for each subject. The average of best two
sessional examination marks obtained will be sent to the MSBTE
Mumbai as a sessional marks.
Assignments:
The purpose the assignments are to encourage the students for self-
directed learning. Further, the assignments will provoke critical
thinking; enhance the skills such as literature search, data mining,
data interpretation, report formatting, time-management, and written
communication. This is also a mode of self- assessment for the
student about the level of understanding of the concepts of a
particular course. The teachers shall apply their knowledge and
wisdom in choosing the assignment topics at a micro level in
alignment with the topics given in the syllabus. The assignments
shall be evaluated against a set of criteria.
A
typical format for the assessment of an assignment is given in
Appendix -1.
Field Visits:
The purpose of field visits is to provide a real-world experience to
the students. The field visits will help them to realize that what
they learn within the walls of the classroom/ laboratory can help
them solve the problems they see in the world around them. Also,
this is helpful to the teachers to widen their horizons of knowledge
and broadening the scope of the syllabus. Every student shall submit
a report describing their objectives, experience, learning points,
etc. pertaining to the field trip, in the typical format given in
Appendix-2.
Guidelines for the conduct of theory examinations
Sessional Examinations
There shall be two or more periodic sessional (internal assessment)
examinations during each academic year. The duration of the
sessional exam shall be 90 minutes. The highest aggregate of any two
performances shall form the basis of calculating the sessional
marks. The scheme of the question paper for theory sessional
examinations shall be as given below.
I.
Long Answers (Answer 3 out of 4) 3 x 5 = 15
II. Short Answers (Answer 5 out of 6) 5 x 3 = 15
III. Objective type Answers (Answer all 10 out of 10) 10 x 1 =10
(Multiple Choice Questions / Fill-in the Blanks /
One word OR one Sentence questions)
Total = 40 marks
Internal assessment:
The marks secured by the students out of the total 40 shall be
reduced to 20 in each sessional, and then the internal assessment
shall be calculated based on the best two averages for 20 marks.
Final Board / University Examinations
The scheme of the question paper for the theory examinations
conducted by the examining authority MSBTE shall be as given below.
The duration of the final examination
shall be 3 hours.
I.
Long Answers (Answer 6 out of 7) = 6 x 5 = 30
II. Short Answers (Answer 10 out of 11) = 10 x 3 = 30
III. Objective type Answers (Answer all 20) = 20 x 1 = 20
(Multiple Choice Questions / Fill-in the Blanks /
One word OR one Sentence questions)
Total = 80 marks
Guidelines for the conduct of practical examinations
Sessional Examinations
There shall be two or more periodic sessional (internal assessment)
practical examinations during each academic year. The duration of
the sessional exam shall be three hours. The highest aggregate of
any two performances shall form the basis of calculating the
sessional marks. The scheme of the question paper for practical
sessional examinations shall be as given below.
I.
Synopsis = 10
II. Experiments = 50*
III. Viva voce = 10
IV. Practical Record Maintenance = 10
Total = 80 marks
*
The marks for the experiments shall be divided into various
categories, viz. major experiment, minor experiment, spotters, etc.
as per the requirement of the course.
Internal assessment: The marks secured by the students out of the
total of 80 shall be reduced to 10 in each sessional, and then the
internal assessment shall be calculated based on the best two
averages for 10 marks from the sessional and other 10 marks shall be
awarded as per the details given below.
Actual performance in the sessional examination = 10 marks
Assignment marks (Average of three) = 5 marks*
Field Visit Report marks (Average for the reports) = 5 marks$
Total = 20 marks
Note:
1.
For the courses having either assignments or field visit/s, the
assessments of assignments or field visit/s shall be done directly
for 10 marks and added to the sessional marks.
2.
For the courses not having both assignment and field visit, the
whole 20 marks shall be calculated from the sessional marks.
Final Board / University Examinations
The scheme of the question paper for the practical examinations
conducted by the examining authority MSBTE shall be as given below.
The duration of the final examination shall be 3 hours.
I.
Synopsis = 10
II. Experiments = 60*
III. Viva voce = 10
Total = 80 marks
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*
The marks for the experiments shall be divided into various
categories, viz. major experiment, minor experiment, spotters, etc.
as per the requirement of the course. |