About the College
Allama Tayeebur Rahman College of Pharmacy, Badarpur, is the 12th venture of ERD Foundation, Guwahati, established in 2020, is affiliated to Srimanta Sankardeva University of Health Sciences, Guwahati. It is the third pharmacy college and is the first self-financed institute in the whole of the Barak Valley. Two programmes offered by the college are D. Pharma and B. Pharma approved by the Pharmacy Council of India. The college is well-equipped with required infrastructure, laboratories, well stocked Library, hostel and trained manpowers. The college is located in Taleem City, Hasanpur, Badarpur under Karimganj district of Assam, situated at a distance of 40 km from Silchar town and 340 km from Guwahati. Badarpur is a historical site for many reasons including trade and business, religious importance and water transport. Badarpur & Karimganj town is also located strategically near International Border (Bangladesh). Presently, Badarpur is well connected by road and railways. It is on the side of National Highway 44 which connects Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Tripura and rest of Barak Valley. The Badarpur Railway Junction connects with other parts of the country. Any one can reach to Badarpur by Air landing at Silchar Airport (Kumbirgram) & then by road journey of nearly one and a half hours.
About Affiliating University of ATCP
Srimanta Sankaradeva University of Health Sciences, Guwahati, Assam, India is established in 2009 as per the Act “The Srimanta Sankaradeva University of Health Sciences, Act, 2007”. The Srimanta Sankaradeva University of Health Sciences is the only Health University in the North Eastern Region with its jurisdiction in the whole of Assam. The University is located in Gauhati Medical College Building (2nd Floor) at Narakasur Hill Top, Bhangagarh, Guwahati-32. As the University is located in Guwahati, it is well connected by Air, Rail and Surface Transport. The Mission of the University shall be to create, uphold and develop an intellectual, philosophical, academic and physical environment which shall be conducive to free flow of ideas and exchange of information amongst various Faculties of the University, and to develop collaborative as well as autonomous institutions or research and higher learning, between this University and other Universities of Health Sciences, and other centres of excellence in the country and abroad, thereby opening a window to the world for the health professionals, health planners, health managers, health policy makers, bio-medical and social scientists, educators and academicians in Health Sciences of the country. It is established for uniformity in standards of education in all faculties of Health Sciences.
About Approving Authority of ATCP
- PCI Introduction The Pharmacy education and profession in India up to graduate level is regulated by the PCI, a statutory body governed by the provisions of the Pharmacy Act, 1948 passed by the Parliament. The Pharmacy Act 1948 was enacted on 4.3.48 with the following preamble- "An Act to regulate the profession of pharmacy. Whereas it is expedient to make better provision for the regulation of the profession and practice of pharmacy and for that purpose to constitute Pharmacy Councils". The PCI was constituted on 9.8.49 under section 3 of the Pharmacy Act. OBJECTIVES
- Regulation of the PCI for the purpose of registration as a pharmacist under the Pharmacy Act.
- Regulation of Profession and Practice of Pharmacy.
FUNCTIONS AND DUTIES
- To prescribe minimum standard of education required for qualifying as a pharmacist. (Ref.: section 10 of the Pharmacy Act)
- Framing of Education Regulations prescribing the conditions to be fulfilled by the institutions seeking approval of the PCI for imparting education in pharmacy. (Ref.: section 10 of the Pharmacy Act)
- To ensure uniform implementation of the educational standards throughout the country. (Ref. : section 10 of the Pharmacy Act)
- Inspection of Pharmacy Institutions seeking approval under the Pharmacy Act to verify availability of the prescribed norms. (Ref.: section 16 of the Pharmacy Act)
- To approve the course of study and examination for pharmacists i.e. approval of the academic training institutions providing pharmacy courses. (Ref. : section 12 of the Pharmacy Act)
- To withdraw approval, if the approved course of study or an approved examination does not continue to be in conformity with the educational standards prescribed by the PCI. (Ref.: section 13 of the Pharmacy Act)
- To approve qualifications granted outside the territories to which the Pharmacy Act extends i.e. the approval of foreign qualification. (Ref. : section 14 of the Pharmacy Act)
- To maintain Central Register of Pharmacists. (Ref. : section 15 A of the Pharmacy Act)
Course & Eligibility Details
| Course | Intake | Duration | Eligibility |
|---|---|---|---|
| D. Pharm | 60 | 2 Years | HS (10+2) Science (PCM or PCB) securing 50% marks in aggregate (5% relaxation for Reserved Categories). |
| B. Pharm | 60 | 4 Years ( 8 Semester) | HS (10+2) Science (PCM or PCB) securing 50% marks in aggregate (5% relaxation for Reserved Categories). |
