ABOUT COURSE ADMISSION INFO COURSE SYLLABUS INSTITUTIONS
Course Title Diploma in Pharmacy
Category Diploma
Duration 36 Months
Cost Range(NRs.) NA
Academic Year Yearly
Evaluation Method Percentage
Affiliated to Council for Technical Education and Vocational Training (CTEVT)
Faculty Pharmacy & Nursing


Course Description
Government of Nepal has called for the provision of basic health care service for all persons by establishing a network of various aspects of medical services in remote and urban areas. The Council for Technical Education and Vocational Training (CTEVT) has been contributing towards the development of different levels of health personnel. In this connection, CTEVT has introduced a three-years Diploma in Pharmacy program to produce Pharmacy Assistants as middle level service providers in the pharmaceutical sector.

Objectives
The course aims to produce middle level pharmacy personnel with sound academic knowledge equipped with perfect technical skills who can face real life situation at the level they are aimed at. The course enables students

1. To prepare technically competent middle level pharmaceutical professionals resources who will demonstrate positive attitude and respect for the profession and socio cultural values.
2. To develop middle level pharmaceutical human resources for good pharmacy practice in the hospital as well as in the community settings.
3. To inculcate leadership quality in pharmacy assistants to manage rational supply of pharmaceuticals and to promote rational use of drugs within the health care service or at the private pharmacies.
4. To develop middle level pharmaceutical human resources in order to assist in the production and quality assurance of pharmaceuticals.

Practical Exposure
Students spend majority of time in practical areas in accordance with the course requirement. Various specialized hospitals pharmacies, urban as well as rural communities, pharmaceutical companies, retail pharmacies are the areas where students will be exposed to gain practical skills and knowledge under close supervision of highly qualified and skilled manpower. Besides, students will also be posted in our own well equipped Stupa Community Hospital (SCH) on rotation basis.

Evaluation system
Students must obtain a minimum of 90 % attendance in order to sit for the final examination held by CTEVT. Besides students must obtain pass marks in the internal assessment conducted by the faculty twice every year (40% in theory and 60% in practicum) in order to be qualified for the final examination. Internal assessment carries 20 percent and 40 percent of the total theory and practicum marks respectively in every subject. Final exam will be on the basis of written, practical and viva voce conducted by CTEVT.