Organisation : Tamil Nadu Health & Family Welfare (PME-1) Department
Announcement : Diploma in Pharmacy 2017-2018 Admission
Application Form : http://www.indianjobtalks.com/uploads/76970-form.pdf
Notification : http://www.indianjobtalks.com/uploads/76970-Pharma.pdf
Home Page : http://www.tnhealth.org/

Diploma in Pharmacy Admission :
Admission to Diploma in Pharmacy 2017-2018 session As per G.O. (D) No.1424, Health & Family Welfare (PME-1) Department, Dated: 12.07.2017 and as amended from time to time.

AGE LIMIT :
Candidates must have completed 17 years of age and should not have completed 30 years as on 31st December 2017 (For SC/ST candidates maximum age enhanced to 35 years).Evidence should be produced.

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION :
Candidates should have passed in all the subjects of the qualifying Examination of the Higher Secondary Certificate Examination (Academic) conducted by the Tamil Nadu State Board or any other equivalent examination in the following group of subjects with minimum eligible marks.

(a) Physics, Chemistry, Botany and Zoology.(or)
(b) Physics, Chemistry, Biology or Mathematics with any other subjects

PROCEDURE FOR FILLING AND SUBMISSION OF APPLICATION:-
** Before filling up the application form and scrutiny form, read all the instructions carefully.
** Fill up the Application Form and Scrutiny Form legibly, neatly and correctly. The information will be processed by using a computer. Any mistake committed by the candidate will prejudice the selection.
** Cutting, overwriting and erasing in the Application form and in the Scrutiny Form should be strictly avoided.

(a) Application with incomplete or insufficient particulars or without enclosures or those received after the last date mentioned will be summarily rejected.
(b) Filled up applications without the signature of the candidate will be rejected.

The Government orders issued and to be issued from time to time pertaining to any of the matters contained in the Prospectus should be read as part and parcel of this Prospectus and such Terms and Conditions in the Government Orders are deemed to have been incorporated in the Prospectus.

Candidates should affix recent passport size photographs taken with name and date in the place provided in the application form (duly attested by Group A or Group B Officer of the Government of Tamil Nadu or Central Government or the Head of the Institution last studied) and in the Scrutiny Form.

All the entries in the application form should be written legibly by the candidate in his / her own handwriting. The candidate should ensure that all information including the marks in the qualifying examination furnished by him/ her in the application and the enclosures are correct.

The candidate is informed that if after proper scrutiny of the application, the marks furnished in the application are not correct or any other information is found to be incorrect, then;
(i) He/ She has to forfeit the admission no matter at what stage of the course,he/she will be at that time.
(ii) He/ She will be debarred from pursuing any studies for a period of three years.
(iii) Legal action will be initiated against the candidate and the parent/ guardian for furnishing incorrect information.
(iv) Criminal action will be initiated against the candidate for furnishing false Mark sheets/false Community certificate/false nativity Certificate

No Documents enclosed with the application will be returned. Candidates are required to enclose only Photocopies of the following certificates along with the application.
(i) Mark sheet(s) of H.S.C.examination/any other equivalent examination duly endorsed by the competent authority. Photo copy of both the sides of the mark sheets should be enclosed
(ii) Transfer certificate obtained after the completion of H.S.C. (Academic) or equivalent courses.
(iii) Nativity certificate (wherever necessary).
(iv) Permanent Community Certificate Card( If applicable)
(v) Candidates seeking Admission against Special Category seats should submit necessary certificates obtained from appropriate authorities in the prescribed form and submit them along with the application to the Selection Committee. (Please see format in the Annexure I & II.)
(vi) X standard Mark Sheet .
(viii) Certificate for proof of study from VIII standard to XII standard.

Note:
(i) The candidates belonging to Scheduled Tribe should produce Community Certificate obtained from Revenue Divisional Officer.
(ii) Producing a false community, Nativity or any other certificate, if detected later at any point of time during the course of study will result in expulsion of the candidate and also initiation of criminal proceedings against the candidate as well as the parents as per law.
(iii) Genuineness of community certificate will be verified before entering the second year of the course.
(iv) Community certificate obtained from other states will not be considered and such candidates will be treated as belonging to the Open Category.

** Applications can only be downloaded from the Websites and the filled in application along with necessary enclosures should be sent in a large sized cover measuring 38cm x 28 cm super-scribed "APPLICATION FOR DIPLOMA IN PHARMACY COURSE 2017-2018 SESSION" to the Secretary, Selection Committee, Kilpauk, Chennai-10 before the last date along with a Demand Draft for 250/- towards the cost of application form which is non refundable drawn in favour of “The Secretary, Selection Committee” and payable at Chennai.

The name of the Candidate and the name of the course should be written on the reverse of the Demand Draft. The template with requisite details available for downloading should be printed and pasted on the cover.

** SC/ SCA and ST candidates who are natives of Tamil Nadu are exempted from payment of the cost of the Application Form.
** AR Number will be assigned by the Selection Committee.
** Candidates can track their applications on the above websites by entering their Plus Two Examination Register Number and year of the first appearance as entered in the application.

Important Dates :
Notification : 10.09.2017
** Commencement of downloading : 11.09.2017
** Last date for downloading : 21.09.2017 upto 5.00 PM
** Last date for receipt of application : 22.09.2017 upto 5.00 PM
** Expected date for declaration of Merit : 1st week of October 2017
** Allotment of seats by Personal appearance : 2nd week of October 2017
Last date of admission: The time mentioned in the allotment order of the candidate.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR FILLING UP THE APPLICATION :
1. APPLICATION CONSIST OF TWO PARTS: -
Part 1 : Application Form
Part 2 : OMR Sheet
The Application Form contains 19 items. Sub group of the items of the application is reproduced in the OMR Sheet.

2. METHODS OF ENTERING PARTICULARS IN THE APPLICATION: -
Particulars required by an item are to be entered in the Application in long hand or in coded form depending on the item.

“Address for Communication” for example, is written in long hand. For certain items, like “Medium of Instruction”, several alternative responses are listed in tabular form. Each alternative is assigned a code. You must encircle the code which will signify your response to that item.

In the case of certain items, like Native District, you respond by writing a code in the box or boxes provided.

3. SUPPORTIVE DOCUMENTS: -
Documents / Certificates are required in support of the data furnished by the candidate for the following :- Date of Birth, Community Certificate if applicable, Marks in qualifying examination, Nativity Certificate if applicable and claim for Special Category seats if applicable.

Only Attested Photocopies should be submitted along with the application. The originals should be produced at the time of counselling and admission. Attestation of photo copies should be done by Grade A or Grade B Officers of the Central / State Government or by the Head of the Institution wherein the candidate studied last.

An attested passport size photograph should be affixed to the application form as instructed.

4. APPLICATION FORM: -
GENERAL POINTS
Instructions for filling up the Application form are given, item-wise. you must adhere strictly to these instructions.

Two factors may be taken notice of (1) The format in which you furnish your data is of decisive importance (2) The item-descriptions and column-headings in an item might use abbreviated words and / or short ended form of sentences.

Explanation / elucidation would be given in the instructions.In view of the foregoing, it is essential that you read the instructions for an item, and then fill up the particulars in the application.