HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (K) DEPARTMENT. Read: Letter No. B6/600/2017/DME dated: of the Director of Medical Education, Thiruvananthapuram

S GOVERNMENT OF KERALA ABSTRACT Health and Family Welfare Department -Medical Education Department-Prospectus for admission to Post Graduate Courses in Pharmacy (M.Pharm and Pharm D [Post Baccalaureate]) - Academic Year 2017-18 - Approved - Orders Issued ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (K) DEPARTMENT GO(Rt)No. 1645/1 7/HEFWD Dated, Thiruvananthapuram: 12.06.2017 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Read: Letter No. B6/600/2017/DME dated: 01.06.2017of the Director of Medical Education, Thiruvananthapuram ORDER The Director of Medical Education as per the letter read above has submitted draft prospectus for admission to Post Graduate Courses in Pharmacy (M.Pharm and Pharm D [Post Baccalaureate]) for academic year 2017-18, for approval of Government. Government after having examined the matter in detail are pleased to approve the prospectus for admission to Post Graduate Courses in Pharmacy (M.Pharm and Pharm D [Post Baccalaureate]) with certain modifications. A copy of approved prospectus is appended herewith as Annexure to the Government order. The Director of Medical Education and Commissioner for Entrance Examinations shall take immediate steps for conduct of admission to the aforementionedcourses. (By Order of the Governor) IC K. B. BAHULEVAN JOINT SECRETARY The Director of Medical Education, Thiruvananthapuram The Commissioner for Entrance Examinations, Thiruvananthapuram All Institutions (through Director of Medical Education) The President, Kerala State Self Financing B Pharm Management Association, St. James Hospital, Chalakudy, Thrissur Stock File/Office Copy Forwarded/By Order elll~ Section Officer

z I iwilifil (Approved vide GO(Rt) No. 1645/17/H&FWD Dated: 12/06/2017) 2017 GOVERNMENT OF KERALA DIRECTORATE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM

Clause Item contents 1 Introduction 4 2 Institutions and Courses 4 3 Eligibility for Admission 5 4 Duration 6 5 Selection 6 6 Centralised Allotment (SWS) 6 7 Reservation of Seats 7 8 Criteria for selection under Reserved Category 8 9 HowtoApply 12 10 Production of Original Certificated 16 11 Preparation of Rank list 17 12 Centralised Allotment Process 17 13 Post-Allotment Activities 22 14 Seat Allotment Protocol 23 15 Dates of Allotment 24 16 Fee 24 17 Transfer of fee to Colleges/Refund of Course fee/ Liquidated damages 24 18 Changes in date of Centralised Allotment 25 19 Disputes 25 20 Change of College or Course 25 21 Preventive measures against ragging 25 22 Powers to make additions/modifications 26 Page No.

INTRODUCTION 1.1 Prospectus for Admission to various Post Graduate courses in Pharmacy in academic year 2017-18 that has been approved by the Government of Kerala, is published herewith. It contains general information and rules relating to the admission for academic year 2017-18, and other related information. Candidates are required to go through the Prospectus carefully and acquaint themselves with all the relevant information. Candidates are also requested to visit the official website of the Commissioner for Entrance Examinations (CEE), Government of Kerala viz. www.cee.kerala.ciov.in regularly for notifications, updates and announcements connected with admissions. The Prospectus is as per the Pharmacy Council of India Regulations No.14-136/2014.PCI dt 10/12/2014. 1.2 The Prospectus issued in earlier years for these courses are not valid for the year 2017. This Prospectus sets out the rules and regulations for selection and admission to the following Post Graduate courses conducted by various institutions within the State of Kerala. 2 INSTITUTIONS and COURSES 2.1 Master of Pharmacy (M.PHARM) M. Pharm course is conducted by the following Government and self financing institutions. The number of seats with specialization in self financing colleges shall be published before the allotment process. 2.1.1 Government Colleges: (1) College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Government Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram, (ii) College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Government Medical College, Kozhikode The seats Government available at various colleges are given in Annexture-I 2.1.2 Self-financing Colleges: Academy of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Pariyaram, Kannur Al-Shifa College of Pharmacy, Perinthalmanna, Malappuram Crescent College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kannur Dale View College of Pharmacy and Research Centre,Thiruvananthapuram Devaki Amma Memorial College of Pharmacy, Malappuram Grace College of Pharmacy, Kodunthirappully P.O., Palakkad Jamia Salafiya Pharmacy College, Salafi Gramam, Pulikkal, Malappuram Malik Deenar College of Pharmacy, Seethangoli, Bela Post, Kasaragod National College of Pharmacy, Manassery p.o, Mukkam(via), Kozhikode Nehru College of Pharmacy, Nila Garden, Pampadi,Thiruvillwamala Nirmala College of Pharmacy, Muvattupuzha,Ernakulam Pushpagiri College of Pharmacy, Thiruvalla,Pathanamthitta Sree Krishna College of Pharmacy and Research Centre, Thiruvananthapuram St. James College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chalakudy St. Joseph's College of Pharmacy, Alappuzha Ezhuthachan College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Thiruvananthapuram JDT Islam College of Pharmacy, Kozhikode

xvtii.nazareth College of Pharmacy, Pathariamthitta xix. Mar Dioscorus College of Pharmacy, Thiruvananthapuram 2.2 Doctor of Pharmacy (Post Baccalaureate) [Pharm D (PB)] Pharm. D (PB) course is conducted in the following self financing colleges. Al Shifa College of Pharmacy, Perinthalmanna, Malappuram. National College of Pharmacy, Mukkam, Kozhikode. St. James College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chalakudy Sree Krishna College of Pharmacy and Research Centre, Parassala, Thiruvananthapuram The seats at various colleges are given in Annexture-Il 2.3 Admission/Allotment Admission/allotment of students to all M. Pharm seats in Government Colleges shall be based on criteria and conditions detailed in this prospectus and fee structure for admissions in 201 7-18 academic year. Fifty percent of total seats for M. Pharm and Pharm. D (PB) courses respectively in self financing colleges are set apart for admissions under Government merit quota and the remaining fifty percent seats under Management quota. Admission/allotment of students under Government merit seats in self financing colleges shall be based on criteria and conditions detailed in this prospectus, terms and conditions in the agreement that would be executed between the Managements and Government regarding admissions and fee structure for admissions in 2017-18 academic year and Government order(s) regarding allotment. 2.4 Admission for M. Pharm and Pharm.D (PB) 2017 may be conducted on the basis of Two online counseling allotments and one spot allotment. 3 ELIGIBILITY FOR ADMISSION 3.1 Nativity Only Indian citizens of Kerala origin are eligible for admission to the courses covered in this prospectus. To prove nativity, the candidate has to produce any one of the following certificate along with the application form itself: The true copy of relevant page of Secondary School Leaving Certificate of the candidate showing the place of birth in Kerala. The true copy of relevant page of Secondary School Leaving Certificate showing place of birth in Kerala either of the parents of the candidate with corroborative certificate to establish the relationship between the parent and the candidate. The true copy of the relevant page of the Passport of the candidate, issued by the Government of India showing the place of birth in Kerala or of either of the parents of the candidate showing the place of birth in Kerala along with corroborative certificate to establish the relationship between the parent and the candidate. A Certificate of Birth issued by an authority competent to register birth (Panchayat, Municipality, Corporation) of the candidate or of either of the parents of the candidate along with corroborative certificate to establish the relationship between the parent and the candidate, showing the place 5

of birth in Kerala. e. A Certificate issued by the Village Officer/Tahsildar in prescribed format (Annexure III) showing that the candidate or his/her father/mother was born in Kerala. 3.2 Academic Eligibility 3.2.1 M.Pharm: The candidates who have passed the B.Pharm Degree examination from any of the Universities in Kerala or from any other Universities recognised by the Kerala University of Health Sciences as equivalent thereto from an institution recognized by the All India Council of Technical Education, New Delhi and Pharmacy Council of India, with a minimum of 55% marks for all the Three years of B.Pharm Examination (B.Pharm II, Ill, IV year) taken together, will be eligible for admission. For service candidates seeking admission against the reserved quota, the minimum marks required shall also be 55%. Candidates who have passed their B.Pharm course from Universities outside Kerala will be eligible for admission only if their qualifying examination is recognized by the Kerala University of Health Sciences before the last date specified for submission of academic data. I 3.2.2 Pharm D(PB): The candidates who have passed the B.Pharm Degree examination from any of the Universities in Kerala or from any other Universities recognized by the Kerala University of Health Sciences as equivalent thereto from an institution recognized by the All India Council of Technical Education, New Delhi and Pharmacy Council of India, with a minimum of 50% marks for all the Three years of B.Pharm Examination (B.Pharm II, III, IV year) taken together, will be eligible for admission. Candidates who have passed their B.Pharm course from Universities outside Kerala will be eligible for admission only if their qualifying examination is recognized by the Kerala University of Health Sciences before the last date specified for submission of academic data. 3.2.3 For candidates belonging to SC/ST communities a minimum of 50% marks for all the Three years of B.Pharm Examination (B.Pharm II, III, IV year) taken together, will be eligible for admission. 3.2.4 All applications claiming Service Quota shall be forwarded through the Heads of concerned Departments (DME/DHS/DIMS/DRUGS CONTROLLER). 3.3 Age There is no upper age limit for General Quota candidates. For Service candidates refer clause 8.1 All applicants should satisfy the requirements for admission as specified in Clause 3.2 before the last date fixed for submission of academic data. 4 DURA11ON 4.1 M.Pharm The duration of the M.Pharm course shall be of two academic years full time with each academic year spread over a period of not less than two hundred working days. 4.2 Pharm.D [Post Baccalaureate] The duration of the course shall be for three (3) academic years (two years of study and one year intern ship or residency)

5 SELECTION - 5.1.1 Selection of candidates, including service quota candidates, will be made based on the rank of the qualified candidate in GRADUATE PHARMACY APTITUDE TEST(GPAT)-2017 conducted by All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), New Delhi and subject to other eligibility criteria prescribed in this prospectus. Those who are not qualified in GPAT-2017 are not eliqible for admission. 5.1.2 Selection of candidates under service quota will be based on service seniority and other eligibility criteria including qualified rank in GPAT-2017. 6 CENTRALISED ALLOTMENT(SWS) The allotment to respective colleges/courses/branches is through a Single Window Centralized Allotment Process based on the options filed by the candidate online. The Commissioner for Entrance Examinations (CEE), Kerala will prepare the rank list and conduct the online allotment process. 7 RESERVATION OF SEATS 7.1 M.Pharm 7.1.1 Service Quota One seat is reserved in College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Government Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram for B. Pharm Degree holders in the Drugs Control department. In the absence of qualified hands from the Drugs Control department, this seat will be filled among the staff (Technicians and Pharmacists on rotation basis) of Directorate of Medical Education and Directorate of Health Services on rotation basis. In the absence of qualified persons from Medical Education Services and Health Services Department, the seat will be filled by B. Pharm holders from Employees State Insurance Department. For the academic year 2017, this seat is reserved in the subject Pharmacy Practice. 7.1.2 Community Reservation Community reservation (distributed equally among all the subjects) is as follows:- Community Seats (% Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes 10 Socially and Educationally Backward Classes 9 7.1.3 Reservation for Physically Disabled (PD) Three percent (3%) of the total seats are reserved for Physically Disabled (PD) candidates. The seats reserved for PD is in the subject Pharmacy Practice. The eligibility criteria are as follows: The visually handicapped, hearing disabled, mentally challenged and Locomotory disabled involving upper limb are not eligible for admission. Candidates with locomotor disability of lower limb between 40 and 50% would be allowed the benefit of admission under disability. An attested copy of the certificate of disability from the District Medical Board certifying the degree of percentage of disability issued not earlier than 12 months orior to the submission of addlication has 7

to be attached with the application form. iv. A Medical Board constituted by the Government shall assess the fitness of the candidates to undergo the course prior to the admission. This Board will have the power to review the Certificates issued by the District Medical Boards. 7.2 Pharm. D (Post Baccalaureate) Community reservation as per Clause 7.1.2 will be observed for admission to Pharm. D (PB) course. 7.3 Un-availed Reserved seats If there are no candidates in the rank list of reserved category (7.1.1, 7.1.2 or 7.1.3) the same will be filled up by eligible candidates included in the Rank list of General Merit candidates. 8 CRITERIA FOR SELECTION UNDER RESERVED CATEGORY 8.1 Service Quota 8.1.1 The candidate selected should have at least five years of service for superannuation after completion of the course. The selection under the service quota will be based on the qualified rank of the candidate in GPAT 2017.All applications claiming service quota shall be forwarded through the Heads of concerned Department (DME/ DHS/DIMS/ Drugs Controller). 8.1.2 The candidates admitted under service quota will have to serve the Government continuously for a period of not less than five years immediately after the completion of the course and shall not be permitted to avail Leave Without Allowance during that period for taking up employment elsewhere. In the event of any violation of these conditions, he/she will have to pay Rs.5,00,000/- (Rupees Five Lakhs Only) and stipend or salary drawn during the period of study as penalty to Government. Service candidates will have to execute a bond at the time of admission in this respect as given in Annexure IV. 8.1.3 Service candidates who are selected for M. Pharm course under Service reservation quota who fail to join the course/discontinue the course after joining, other than on medical grounds will not be eligible for applying to the course under Service reservation quota for three consecutive years after the year of selection. 8.2 Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes Quota The candidates who apply under this category should produce the Certificate from the Tahsildar of the Taluk concerned, that he/she belongs to Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribes (Ref: Annexure V and VI). 8.2.1 Claim for Reservation under Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes Quota 8.2.1(a) Candidates claiming reservation under Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes quota should obtain the Caste/Community Certificate from a Revenue Officer not below the rank of a Tahsildar, in the prescribed format (Annexure VII). The following certificate should also be got recorded by the Revenue Official below the said certificates: "The Certificate is issued after observing the guidelines issued in Government Circular No. 18421 /E2/SCSTDD dated 15-12-1987".

8.2.1(b) The applications for the reserved seats of Scheduled Castes! Scheduled Tribes candidates which do not contain Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes Certificates (Community Certificate) from the Tahsildar in the prescribed form provided in the body of the application will not be considered on any account against the seats reserved for Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes candidates (vide G.O. (MS)No.31!90/SCSTDD dated 25-05-1990). The community certificate should clearly specify that the candidate himself/herself (not the father or mother) belongs to the Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes. The Community Certificates obtained earlier for other purposes will not be accepted. The candidates who are reconverted to Hinduism from Christianity of Scheduled Caste origin should produce community certificate from the Tahsildar concerned along with a copy of Gazette Notification regarding re-conversion. 8.2.1(c) The claim for reservation under Schedule Caste/Schedule Tribes quota will also be subjected to verification and clearance by the Screening Committee constituted for the purpose by Government vide G.O. (MS) No.23/89/SCSTDD dated 22-05-1989 and as authorised by Section 6 of the Kerala (Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes) Regulation of issue of Community Certificates Act - 1996 (Act 11 of 1996). 8.2.1(d) The Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes claims in respect of those who have migrated from one State to another will be subjected to the provisions of GO (MS) No. 10/86/SCSTDD dated 12-02-1986. Only the children of those who had migrated to this State before the promulgation of the Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order 1950 and the Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order 1950, and who ordinarily reside in this State can claim Scheduled Castes/ Scheduled Tribes benefits from the State of Kerala. They must be able to prove this, if required. 8.2.1(e) Children of inter-caste marriage who claim reservation under Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes quota should produce necessary certificates to this effect from the Revenue Authorities (Annexure VIII). Their Scheduled Castes/ Scheduled Tribes claim will be subjected to verification and clearance by the Screening Committee constituted by the Government vide G.O. (MS) No. 23/89/SCSTDD dated, 22-05-1989. The application of such candidates for the reserved seats of Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes which do not contain Certificate from the Tahsildar concerned in the prescribed form provided in the body of the application will not be considered on any account (vide. G.O.(MS) No.31/90/SCSTDD dated 25-05- 1990). The Community Certificate should clearly specify that the candidate himself/herself (not the father/mother) belongs to the Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes. There is no separate reservation quota for the children born of Inter caste married Couples of whom one is a Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribes. Those who produce Tatse certificates for claiming reservation under Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes quota shalt be LiabLe for the penalties stipulated in Section 15 of the Act referred to in the clause 8.2.1.(c). candidates and their guardians who make such applications are warned that in addition to prosecution they will have to suffer the following consequences if the Scheduled Castes/ Scheduled Tribes certificate produced

is found to be false and the candidate does not belong to any Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes Communities under Section 1601 the Act: "16- Benefits secured on the basis of false community certificates to be withdrawn" Whoever not being a person belonging to any of the Scheduled Tribes secured admission in any education institutions against a seat reserved for such castes or tribes or secures any appointment in the Government, Government undertakings, local Authority or in any other Company or Corporation owned or controlled by the Government or in any aided institutions against a post reserved for such castes or tribes or enjoys any other benefits intended exclusively for such castes or tribes by producing a false Community Certificate shall, on cancellation of the false Community Certificate, be removed by cancelling the irregular admission in the concerned educational institutions, or as the case may be removed from the said service forthwith and any benefit enjoyed by him as aforesaid shall be withdrawn forthwith. Any amount paid to such person by Government or any other agency by way of scholarship, grant, allowance, stipend or any other financial benefit shall be recovered as if it is an arrear of ixiblic revenue due as land. Any Degree, Diploma or any other educational qualifications acquired by such person after securing admission in any educational institution on the basis of a false community certificate shall also stand cancelled on cancellation of the community certificate obtained by him. 8.3 Claim for reservation under socially and economically backward classes (SEBC) Leaving the seats set apart for persons with disabilities, 9 % of the remaining seats under State quota shall be reserved for candidates belonging to Socially and Educationally Backward Classes. The percentage breakup of seats as per the SEBC reservation is as follows. (1 ). Ezhava (EZ).3% Muslim (MU) 2 % Other Backward Hindu (BH) - 1 % Latin Catholic (LC) 1 % Other Backward Christian (BX) 1 % Kudumbi (KU) - 1 % The List of SEBC Communities - see Annexure IX Reservation to the Socially and Educationally Backward Classes will be in accordance with the provisions in G.O. (P) 208/66/Edn. Dated 02.05.1966, G.O(MS) No95/08/SCSTDD dt 6/10/2008, G.O. (Rt) No.3742/09/HaFWD dated 24.12.2009 and G.O(P) No.1/2015/BCDD dt 1/1/2015 and as amended from time to time. Candidates belonging to Socially and Educationally Backward Classes as per G.O. (P)208/66/Edn. Dated 02.05.1966 and G.O(P) No.1/2015/BCDD dt 1/1/2015 Should produce a certificate to the extent that the candidates belongs to the community which is designated as a Socially and Educationally Backward Class and does not belong to the category of Creamy layer, in the proforma given as Annexure XIII of the prospectus. Only the claims of the candidates of those communities that are included in the SEBC list as Annexure IX will be considered. Claims by candidates belonging to other communities, which are not included in the list, will be rejected even if certificates from the concerned Revenue Officers have been obtained and furnished along with the application form. 10

(iv) Candidates claiming reservation under SEBC Quota should invariably produce Non- Creamy layer Certificate from the Village Officer concerned. The above certificate should be obtained in the prescribed format. The candidature/allotment/admission of the candidates who furnish fake Non- Creamy layer certificate is liable to be cancelled. Such candidates are also Liable to be debarred from appearing for the allotment/admission process for a period extending up to two years. Applicants claiming reservation under 'Latin Catholic' quota should produce a community certificate from the concerned Village Officer specifying that they belong to Latin Catholic Community. The certificate obtained from the Village Officer in support of the community claim cannot be subjected to any change at any subsequent stage. Reservation under SEBC for children of inter-caste married couples: Children of Inter caste married couple with either the father or mother or both belonging to a community included in SEBC list, are eligible for reservation under SEBC. Such candidates should furnish a Non-Creamy layer certificate specifying the community of the candidate from the Village Officer in the proforma available. Candidates with father and mother belonging to different communities, both of which are included in the SEBC list, can avail communal reservation under any one of the communities of their parents, to be mentioned by the candidate in the relevant column of the online application. (For example a candidate born out of inter-caste marriage between an Ezhava and a Muslim can claim the reservation benefit applicable either to Ezhava or Muslim only and not against both). The claim made in the online Application will be final and cannot be changed subsequently. (vii)candidates who are children of Inter-Caste married couple of whom one is SC/ST, will be eligible for educational and monetary benefits admissible to SC/ST as per para 2 (ii) of GO (Ms) No.25/2005/SCSTDD dated 20.6.2005, and if eligible for reservation under SEBC, will be granted the same, based on the Non-Creamy layer certificate in Annexure XIII and the inter-caste marriage certificate in Annexure VIII of the prospectus issued by Village Officer and to be obtained. (viii)the reservation benefits under SEBC are given to the castes and communities listed in Annexure IX. Any candidate whose community is not included in any of 11

the categories belonging to SEBC list will not be considered for reservation benefits. He/She will not be eligible for relaxation of qualifying marks also. (ix)those candidates claiming reservation under SEBC Quota the certificates in proof of the same shall be submitted along with the printout of the application. Late submissions will not be accepted. (x)the seats un-availed by the SEBC category candidates will be transferred to GeneraL Merit. 9 HOWTOAPPLY 9.1 A qualified candidate in GPAT-2017 seeking admission to the courses should apply online through the website www.cee.kerala.gov.in of the Commissioner for Entrance Exa minations. Application fee General / SEBC candidates (including service category) : Rs. 600/- SC/ST candidates : Rs. 300/- 9.2 Step wise procedure for applying online: There are S steps for the online submission of application and all the steps are mandatory. Candidates should complete all steps and the candidates are advised to keep the printout of the application for future reference. For the online submission of application, candidate has to visit the website www.cee.kerala.aov.in where he/she can find the link "M. Pharm and Pharm. D (PB) 2017 - Online Application". 9.2.1. Step 1: Registration This is a one-time process. Candidate should provide GPAT-2017 testing ID and Date of birth for entering the registration page. Date of birth must be same as that of GPAT-2017 registration page. Candidates will be prompted to enter mobile number and create a password and as outcome of the registration process. A system generated unique Application Number will be displayed which the candidate has to note down and use for the rest of the application submission process as well as the allotment process. Candidates are advised to create a strong, unique password. The requirements of a strong password are: a minimum length of 8 characters a minimum of one alphabet character [a-z or A-Z] a minimum of one number (0-9) a minimum of one symbol [! @ # $ % ^ & *] The candidate has to re-enter the password for confirmation. Don't use a shared password or disclose the password to others. Be informed that the application number and password will be required through the remaining stages until the end of the admission process for accessing all the online facilities related to M. Pharm and Pharm. D (PB) 2017. 9.2.2. Step 2: Fill Application 12

All the basic information required for I I I During the filling up of application, processing your application are to be filled in lfrequently click 'Save buttoni at this stage. Before filling the details, please Iavailable in the home page tol read the Prospectus carefully. The data provided here will be used for processing the application. Any mistake in filling this page or providing false/incomplete/wrong information will affect the candidate's eligibility for admission or claim for reservation under any category. It is obligatory that the candidate should fill all the mandatory items in the application. Candidates should take utmost care while filling the Online Application. Applicant should ensure that the data provided are correct before proceeding to the next step. Final Submission of Application If the candidate is sure that the information provided in step 2 are correct, click the link 'Final Submission'. Note: - No modification will be possible after the Final submission. 9.2.3. Step 3: Pay Application Fee Two payment methods are available for remitting the application fee. Online Payment e-challan Online Payment: The Application fee can be paid through online payment! Those having an Internet banking account, Credit card or Debit card can make use of this feature. Candidates availing this facility should read and follow each of the instructions given in the website carefully in order to ensure that the payment is successful. On successful payment, the candidate will be guided back to the home page wherein he/she will find the 'Payment' tab at the top turned green and the candidate can take printout of the application. If the payment transaction was unsuccessful, a message to that effect will be displayed on the screen and the candidate would be guided back to the homepage. On the other hand, if the candidate fails to receive the final confirmation (success or failure) message and is uncertain about the outcome of the transaction, due to communication failure or otherwise, he/she can re-login to the home page and inspect the 'Pay Application Fee' tab at the top to see if it's green or not. If it has not turned green, the payment has not succeeded and the candidate may try for online payment afresh or resort to the e-challan payment mode. If the candidate's account is debited for an unsuccessful transaction, the amount will be reverted to his/her account within five working days. e-challan Payment (Post Office): When the mode of payment is e-challan, the applicant needs to take printout of e-challan by clicking the link 'Print e-challan'. Payment can be made in cash at any of the Head and Sub Post Offices in Kerala. The e-challan should be handed over to post office counter along with the required cash. 13

The post office's official will make necessary entries both in their online portal and e-challan form. The counter foil of the e-challan must be collected back from the post office official. It must be ensured that the official has recorded the Transactiion ID pertaining to the payment on the counterfoil of the e- Challan and put the office stamp and his/her initials at the designated places on the counterfoil. If the payment was successful, the 'Pay Application Fee' tab in the candidate's home page turns green. Candidates are advised to login to the website and examine the 'Pay Application Fee' tab to make sure that the fee status has been updated by the post office official. If the payment tab has not turned green, the candidate should immediately contact the concerned post office and get the payment status updated. The list of Post Offices for collecting application fee is published in the website. 9.2.4. Step 4: Upload Signature and certificates: Upload Signature of Candidate On a plain white sheet, the candidate should put his/her signature with black/blue ink. Scanned image of Signature must be clear. Scan this signature and crop around the signature. Do not scan the full sheet. Scanned image file should be injpg format. (jpeg) Dimensions of the image of signature must be 150 pixels width and 100 pixels height. File size should be below 30 KB. Upload Documents/Certificates The uploaded document should be in PDF format. The file size must not exceed 300 KB. The document should be clear enough to read. Read before uploading Doc u ments/certificates igxe.~ The Originals of the uploaded documents should be furnished before the admitting authority as and when required. The uploaded documents will be verified with the original documents by the admitting authority and the documents will be accepted only after this verification. It is the responsibility of the candidate to ensure the correctness and clarity of the documents uploaded. Uploading of any false or bogus documents may lead to disqualification of the candidacy. Certificates/Documents to be uploaded Each of the required Certificates must be scanned into a PDF file and uploaded. The scans should be of the original documents and in colour (if the original document was issued in colour). 14

Nativity Proof: Uploading Nativity proof is mandatory for all candidates. For details of Nativity condition and the documents to be uploaded see Clause 3.1 of the Prospectus. Community or Non-Creamy Layer Certificate: It is applicable only for those candidates who wish to avail any communal reservation and/or fee concession. Such candidates should upload Non-Creamy Layer Certificate (for SEBC/OEC) or Community Certificate (SC/ST). See Clause 8.2 and 8.3 of the prospectus for community reservation details. I. SC/ST candidates : Original Community Certificate obtained from Revenue officer not below the rank of Tahsildar. H. SEBCIOEC candidates : Original Non Creamy layer Certificate obtainedfrom the Village Officer concerned in the proforma available. III. Candidates belonging to the communities listed in Annexture Xl: Original Community (Annexture XII) and Income Certificates (Annual family income is up to Rs, 6 Iakhs) from the village officer available in the prescribed format. Income Certificate : Candidates belonging to the communities listed in Annexture XI, whose family income is up to Rs. 6 Iakhs are eligible for educational concession. For cliaming this, upload Income Ceritificate (Annexture XIII) obtained from the Village Officer. Inter-Cast Marriage Certificate : Those candidates who wish to avail inter-caste benefit as mentioned in the Clause 8.2.1(e) of the Prospectus, need to upload the same in PDF format. Candidates who are children of Inter-Caste married couple of whom one is SC/ST, will be eligible for educational and monetary benefits admissible to SC/ST as per Para 2 (ii) of GO (MS) No.25/2005/SCSTDD dated 20.06.2005, based on the Inter-Caste marriage Certificate issued by Tahsildarto be uploaded. Candidates who are the children of Inter- Caste married couple with either the father or mother belonging to a community included in SEBC list: Non-Creamy Layer certificate specifying the community of the candidate from the Village Officer _in the proforma to be upload. Certificate for claiming Persons with Disabilities (PD): For claiming PD reservation as per Clause 7.1.3, Certificate of disability obtained from the District Medical Board is required to be uploaded. Document to prove age (for Service Candidates only): Relevant page of the Secondary School Leaving Certificate/Indian Passport /Birth certificate. Service Declaration (Annexture XIV and XV) Remember:The Original of the uploaded documents should be furnished before the admission authority as and when 9.2.5. Step 5: Print Application After completing uploading of all the necessary certificate/documents, take a printout of the application and the uploaded documents by clicking on the link 'Print Application'. Candidates are advised to keep the printout of the 15

application for future reference. No need to send the printout of the application or any supporting documents to the office of the CEE. For In-Service Candidates: - The print out of the application (including printout of uploaded documents) along with the following documents should be forwarded to the Head of the concerned Department. Declaration (in original) to the effect that she/he has not undergone M.Pharm and Pharm.D (PB) Course under Service Quota. Details of service from the Head of the Department (for Non Gazetted) and from Accountant General (for Gazetted employees). DO NOT SEND THE PRINTOUT OF APPUCATION TO THE OFFICE OF THE. CEE 9.3 Documents to be furnished at the time of admission before the Admitting authority. Candidates should produce all the Original Documents at the time of admission. First page of the printout of the application. Proof for Date of Birth: Secondary School Leaving Certificate/Birth certificate/indian Passport. B.Pharm Degree/Pass Certificate. Score card of GPAT-2017. Originals of all the Uploaded documents/certificates. Additional documents in original to be presented by the Service Candidates: Declaration to the effect that he/she has not undergone M.Pharm and Pharm.D (PB) Course under Service Quota (Annexture XIV and XV) Details of service from the Head of the Department (for Non Gazetted) and from Accountant General (for Gazetted employees). Service Quota Candidates should send the printout of the anglication, along with all the required documents, by Registered of Insurance Medical Services), before the time and date notified by the Commissioner for Entrance Examinations. 10 PRODUCTION OF ORIGINAL CERTIFICATES AU certificates in original are to be produced at the time of Admission. In case of any doubt about any certificate furnished by the candidates, such certificate will be accepted only if found correct on further verification. The Allotment given will 16

be cancelled if it is found Later that false certificates have been produced or that the admission has been secured by fraudulent means. 11 PREPARATION OF RANK LIST 11.1 Rank list wilt be prepared based on the qualified rank of the candidate in GRADUATE PHARMACY APTITUDE TEST (GPAT)-2017 conducted by All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), New Delhi. 11.2 The service candidates should apply as stipulated in clause 9.2.5 of this Prospectus. The controlling officer/head of department (DME/ DHS/ DIMS/ Drugs Controller) concerned will verify the application and documents and forward it to Commissioner for Entrance Examinations, Kerala for further action. Service quota for Post Graduate Course can be claimed only once during the period of whole service. 12 CENTRALISED ALLOTMENT PROCESS 12.1 AN OVERVIEW The Centralized Allotment Process for all Seats in Government Colleges and Govt. Seats in Self Financing Colleges for which the allotment is made by the Commissioner for Entrance Examinations, Kerala through a Single Window System (SWS). The allotments will be strictly based on the options exercised by the candidate, the qualified rank list of GPAT-2017 Examination and eligible reservation(s) of the candidate and availability of seats. Candidates are advised to visit the website ww.wicee.keràia.gov.in and keep a constant watch on the leading print and electronic media, pertaining to notifications/instructions regarding allotment. 12.2 Registering Options 12.2.1 The Registration of College/Course Options can be done only after publication of the Rank list. It need not be registered at the time of submission of Application or at the time of submission of Academic details. The time schedule for registering options will be notified separately. The details of colleges and courses will be made available in the website at the time of registration of options. 12.2.2 Candidates can access the website www.cèèkeraia1uóv.in and follow the instructions given therein to register their options. The steps involved in registering options are summarized below: Accessing the website Logging on the candidate's Home page Registering of options using the course and college codes Saving the Options registered. Viewing the list of options registered. Logging off from the Home page. Applications of candidates who do not comply Stage I and Stage II of Submission of Application by vide Clause 9 and who do not give their options online within the time schedule will not be considered for allotment. Options submitted by Fax, e- mail, post, courier, hand delivery etc will not be considered for allotment. 17

12.2.3Any candidate, who wishes to register his/her options, should have the 'Application number 'Registration ID' and the 'Password' which he/she has created, readily available with him/her. 12.2.4All options available to a candidate, based on the courses he/she has applied for, can be registered through a single registration. Options to all eligible courses/colleges will have to be registered as per his/her relative order of preference in different streams taken together using the numbers 1,2,3 etc. The most preferred option among all options available in the various streams may be registered using the number 1, the next preferred using the number 2 and so on. 12.2.5 A candidate can register all the available options if he/she desires so. However, it is not compulsory that he/she should exercise all the options. Candidate will be considered only against the options registered by him/her. If a candidate himself/herself to be considered only in Govt. College, he/she may file options only is those colleges. 12.3 Adding/Deleting/rearranging options On entering the Home page, the candidate should click on the button 'Add/ Delete/ Rearrange Options'. The facility for Adding /Deleting/ Rearranging options will be activated only after this. 12.3.1 To Add a College-Course Option In the Home page, the available Course- College List can be seen Course-wise, with a blank box against each to the right to enter the preference number of the option. The candidate may register an option by giving the preference number (option no) in the box against the preferred Course- College. After entering the preference number of his/her preferred Course- College he/she must click the 'SAVE' button to save the registered option. The registered options will be displayed in the order of preference number under the title "Selected Course- College Preference List". 12.3.2 To Delete an option Enter '0' (zero) in the preference no. box in the selected list displayed under the title "Selected Course-College Preference list" and click the 'Update' button. 12.3.3 To Re-arrange options. To change the preference no of an existing option, enter new preference no in the selected list against the course-college under the title "Selected Course-College Preference List" and click the 'Update' button. The candidate can take a printout of registered options by clicking the 'Print Options' button. 12.4 Trial Allotment Based on the options registered up to a specified time point a Trial Allotment will be published. Candidates may Add/ delete/ Rearrange their options based on the results of the Trial Allotment. There is no guarantee that the results of the Trial Allotment will be retained in the actual Allotment. 12.5 Adding/Deleting/Rearranging of options can be carried out as many times as needed till the closing time for registration of options. The options in the 'Home page' of the candidate at the time specified for closing of registration of options will alone are considered for processing. The candidates may keep a printout of this for future reference. lu

Candidates may collect the futt details of cotteges such as Location, accessibility, facilities avaitabte, fee to be remitted etc. before filing options. The detaited addresses and tetephone numbers of the colleges will be provided in the website white registering the options online. Candidate shall take utmost care in finding out the respective codes of colleges and courses of their choice from the List given in the website while registering their options online. 12.6 Processing of Options and Allotment: Allotment Schedule and Allotment Memo: After the period earmarked for registering options, the options will be processed and the allotment for all courses will be published on the website, www.cee.kerala.gov.in, on the date notified by the CEE. The allotment memo, the printout of which can be taken from the website, will show the course and college to which the candidate is allotted and the fee to be remitted for the course allotted. The schedule of allotment will be notified separately. Remittance of Fee: The Commissioner for Entrance Examinations will collect a token amount of Fee of Rs. 5,000/- (rupees Five Thousand Only) from the candidates who got admission to Government Colleges and Government seats in Self Financing Colleges. The balance amount of fee will be remitted in the college concerned at the time of admission. Those candidates who do not remit the fee on or before the date prescribed for the same will lose their allotment as well as the eligibility for further online allotments. The second allotment will be published on the date specified. Candidates who have not received any allotment in the first allotment and who have received an allotment in the second allotment will have to remit the prescribed fee for the course allotted. If a candidate has a different allotment than the one received in the first allotment, the fee for which is higher than that remitted as per the first allotment, he/she will have to remit the difference in fee. The amount to be remitted in this manner will be shown in the allotment memo of the candidate. The same process will be repeated in the subsequent allotments. Service candidates are also required to remit the tuition fees. Fee remitted by service quota candidates will not be refunded/reimbursed under any circumstances. Admission for all courses: Candidates allotted to courses, and who remit the fee as prescribed, should take admission in the college allotted as per the schedule prescribed by the CEE. Candidates who do not take admission will lose their allotment as well as the claims for further allotments. No extension of time for reporting to the college will be granted under any circumstances. The candidates are liable to pay admission fee as prescribed by the University concerned at the time of admission. Online Option Confirmation Ive

Candidates who are having valid options and who are willing to participate in the second allotment/subsequent allotments have to log in to his/her Home page and confirm their options by clicking the 'Confirm' button available in his /her Home page. Candidates can delete their unwanted options or alter their priority for existing options only after the online option confirmation. If a candidate who does not confirm the higher order options by clicking the 'Confirm' button available in his /her Home page, his/her higher order options will not be available in subsequent phases. 5. After each allotment, the options below the 'allotted one' of the candidate will automatically be removed from the option list of the candidate. For example, if a candidate had registered 10 options in all, and if he/she is allotted his/her 511 option, all options from 6 to 10 will be removed from the option list. Since the 5' option is the allotted one, it will not be seen in the option list. Options from 1 to 4 only will remain valid and will be considered for future allotments. 6. If a candidate is satisfied with an allotment and does not want to be considered against his/her remaining options, he/she will have the facility to cancel all the remaining options. He/she may also cancel specific options among the remaining options as per his/her desire. The candidate will also have the facility to alter the priority of the remaining options. But the candidate will not be permitted to register any fresh options to the existing ones. 7. The facility for confirmation and cancellation/deletion/alteration will be available for a specified period of time as notified, after which the facility will be withdrawn. A candidate retaining all or any of the options after each allotment is bound to accept the next allotment, if any, given to him/her. If the candidate fails to accept the allotment, he/she will lose all the allotments/admission and will not be considered for any further allotments to any course or college. 8. Forfeiture of the claims in CAP: The claims in Centralised Allotment Process conducted by the CEE will be cancelled under the following reasons. by Nonpayment of tuition fee as specified in the allotment memo. Non joining of the course/college within the stipulated time as specified by the CEE. Discontinued with TC to join courses other than the courses allotted the CEE or for any other reason. 9. Last Rank Details: The last rank details of the allotment will be published after each allotment and will be made available on the website. The last rank given will be the rank of the candidate and not the position in the category list. 20

12.7 Claims for fee concession 12.7.1 Claim for fee concession to SC/ST and OEC Candidates: Candidatesbelonging to Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe communities allotted against merit seats or against the seats reserved for them are exempted from payment of fees. Candidates belonging to Other Eligible Communities (OEC) admitted against merit seats or against Government seats through SEBC reservation are also exempted from payment of fees. [G.O (P) No. 50/2009/SCSTDD dated 02/0712009.]They should furnish Non-Creamy layer certificate obtained from the Village officer concerned in the prescribed format along with the printout of the application as per GO(P) No.1/2015/BCDD dated 1/01/2015. The List of OEC Communities is given in Annexure X. 12.7.2 Claim for fee concession to candidates belonging to communities in Annexure. XI Candidates belonging to the communities listed in Annexure -XI, whose family income is up to Rs.6 lakhs are eligible for educational concession as per GO(Rt) No.2319/15/HaFWD dated 21/07/2015. They should provide community and income certificates (financial year 2015-16) from the village officer in the prescribed format. Note: Income from salary: In the case of candidates whose parents are employed, the Basic Pay and Dearness Allowance of the employee(s) are to be taken into account for the purpose of calculating total annual family income. Inclusion of Interim relief in the annual income will be as per the orders of Revenue Department. HRA, Special pay, Deputation pay, TA, PTA, honorarium etc. need not be counted for calculating the annual family income. 12.7.3 The SC/ST Development Department will take steps to reimburse the fees to the Students admitted under SC/ST quota for M.Pharm Course. 12.7.45C/ST/OEC candidates, who get allotment, in Govt. seats shall remit a token amount of Rs.100/- (as part of Caution Deposit) by cash. 12.7.5 Those candidates who fail to remit the fee on or before the date specified will lose their current allotment as well as the eligibility for further allotments except for spot allotments, if any conducted. 12.7.6 If a candidate is satisfied with an allotment and does not want to be considered for further allotment(s), he/she must delete all the remaining higher options. A candidate retaining all or any of his/her higher options after an allotment is bound to accept the new allotment, if any granted. In such cases, he/she will not be permitted to retain the earlier allotment if any under any circumstances. 12.8 SECOND/FURTHER ALLOTMENT AND REMITTANCE OF FEE: The second/further allotment list will be published on the date to be notified. If a candidate has a different allotment than the one accepted in the previous allotment, the fee for which is higher than that remitted as per the previous allotment, he/she will have to remit the difference in fee through the same method as prescribed in clause 12.6 The amount to be remitted in this manner will be shown in the Allotment Memo of the candidate. If the Fee/Difference in fee is not remitted he/she will lose the new allotment. He/she will not be considered for any further allotments except for spot allotments, if any conducted. 12.9 SPOT ALLOTMENT(S): To facilitate filling up of maximum number of Seats in Government Colleges/ Self Financing Colleges, to which Commissioner for Entrance Examinations, Kerala makes allotment, if required, spot allotment(s) will be 21