Bachelor of Pharmacy

Admission Criteria

Bachelor of Pharmacy

Four-Year Honours Programmes

Eligibility for Admission

Bachelor of

Pharmacy

 

(1)        A candidate must pass SSC/equivalent and HSC/equivalent examinations from the science discipline/group as per the national curriculum.

(2)       Candidates from the Science Group must obtain a total GPA of 9.00 combining the SSC/equivalent and HSC/ equivalent examination with a minimum A grade in Physics, Chemistry, Biology and a minimum A- (A Minus) grade in English at the HSC level.

(3)        Candidates from the General Certificate of Education (GCE) ‘O’ and ‘A’ level backgrounds must pass a minimum of 05 (five) and 02 (two) subjects, respectively, having a minimum of 26.5 points in total after conversion based on the following scale:

Old System

New System (9-1 System)

Grade

Point

Grade

Point

A*/A

5.00

9/8

5.00

B

4.00

7

4.50

C

3.50

6

4.00

D

3.00

5

3.50

 

 

4

3.00

Note:   Grades/marks obtained below 'D' in the previous system and '4' in the newly introduced system will not be considered.

(4)        Candidates from the International Baccalaureate (IB) must pass a minimum of 06 (six) subjects, having a minimum of 30 points based on the rating scale used in their curriculum (7, 6, 5, 4). Ratings of 1, 2 and 3 will not be considered in point calculation.

(5)        Candidates will have to sit for a 1-hour written test (MCQ) of 60 marks. Students must have Biology in HSC or equivalent as their compulsory/ optional subject (4th subject).

(6)        The marks distribution is as follows:

Sec-A: Mathematics               - 20

Sec-B: Biology                       - 20

Sec-C: Physics                        - 20

Sec-D: Chemistry                   - 20

(7)       Each candidate will appear three out of the four sections. Candidates must appear for Sec-B and any two sections from the rest