In exercise of the powers conferred by clause k of sub section 1 of Section 28 of the Institute of Teaching and Research in Ayurveda

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-03052024-254025 EXTRAORDINARY PART III—Section 4 PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 308] NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, MAY 2, 2024/VAISAKHA 12, 1946 2852 GI/2024 (1) [Advt.-III/4/Exty./077/2024-25] INSTITUTE OF TEACHING AND RESEARCH IN AYURVEDA NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 29th April, 2024 F. No. L-12015/25/2021-AS-Pt.1A.—In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (k) of sub-section (1) of Section 28 of the Institute of Teaching and Research in Ayurveda Act, 2020 (16 of 2020), the Institute of Teaching and Research in Ayurveda, with the prior approval of the Central Government, hereby makes the following regulations, namely: - 1. Short title and commencement. - (1) These regulations may be called the Institute of Teaching and Research in Ayurveda, Bachelor of Pharmacy- Ayurveda [B. Pharm. (Ayu.)] Regulations 2024. (2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette. 2. Definitions. - (1) In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires,- (a) "Act" means the Institute of Teaching and Research in Ayurveda Act, 2020 (16 of 2020); (b) "Controller of Examinations" means Controller of Examinations appointed by the Institute; (c) "Deputy Director" means the Deputy Director (Pharmacy); (d) "Lectures" means didactic teaching i.e. classroom teaching; (e) "Non-lectures" includes Practical and demonstrative teaching and the demonstrative teaching includes small group teaching or tutorials or seminars or symposiums or assignments or pharmacy training or laboratory training or field visits or skill lab training or integrated learning, etc. as per the requirement of the concerned subject. (f) "Under Graduate programme" means the Bachelor of Pharmacy (Ayurveda) degree programme; (2) Words and expressions used herein and not defined but defined in the Act shall have the same meaning respectively assigned to them in the Act. 3. Eligible criteria for Admission.- (1) The eligibility to seek admission in Bachelor of Pharmacy (Ayurveda) shall be as under:- (a) The candidate shall have passed the intermediate (10+2) or its equivalent examination from any examination board with the Physics, Chemistry, Biology and English and have obtained minimum of fifty per cent. marks taken together in Physics, Chemistry and Biology at qualifying examination in the case of General category and forty per cent. marks in the case of the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes: Provided that in respect of persons with disability, candidate specified under the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 (49 of 2016), the minimum qualifying marks in the said examination in Physics, Chemistry and Biology shall be forty-five per cent. in the case of General category and forty per cent. in the case of the Scheduled Castes, the Scheduled Tribes and the Other Backward Classes. (b) Admission through Diploma of Pharmacy (Ayurveda) programme: Admission may be made on maximum of twenty per cent. seats out of the total number of intake capacity permitted for Bachelor of Pharmacy (Ayurveda) programme rest of the seats may be filled up by following the eligibility criteria mentioned in clause (a) of sub-regulation (1) of regulation 3. (c) No candidate shall be admitted to Bachelor of Pharmacy (Ayurveda) degree programme unless he or she has attained the age of seventeen years on or before the 31st December of the year of admission in the first year of the degree programme. (2) National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test.- (a) There shall he a uniform entrance examination for all medical institutions at the under-graduate level namely the National Eligibility-cum- Entrance Test (NEET) for admission to under-graduate programme in each academic year and shall be conducted by an authority designated by the Institute of Teaching and Research in Ayurveda. (b) In order to consider for admission to Bachelor of Pharmacy (Ayurveda) degree programme for an academic year, it shall be necessary for a candidate to obtain a minimum of marks at fifty percentile in the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test for Under Graduate programme held for the said academic year: Provided that in respect of, - (i) candidates belonging to the Scheduled Castes, the Scheduled Tribes and the Other Backward Classes, the minimum marks shall be at 40th percentile; (ii) candidates with benchmark disabilities specified under the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 (49 of 2016), the minimum marks shall be at 45th percentile in the case of General category and 40th percentile in the case of the Scheduled Castes, the Scheduled Tribes and the Other Backward Classes: Provided further that where sufficient numbers of candidates in the respective category fail to secure minimum marks in the National Eligibility-cum- Entrance Test held for any academic year for admission to undergraduate programme, the Institute of Teaching and Research in Ayurveda in consultation with the Central Government may at its discretion lower the minimum marks required for admission to undergraduate programme for candidates belonging to respective category and marks so lowered by the Institute of Teaching and Research in Avurveda shall be applicable for that academic year only. (3) Two seats shall be reserved for foreign national candidates, approved by the Central Government: Provided that sub-regulation (1) and (2) shall not be applicable for said foreign national candidates and for these candidates any other equivalent qualifications approved by the Central Government may be allowed. 4. Reservation Policy.- The reservation for different categories (i.e. the Scheduled Cast, the Scheduled Tribe, the Other Backward Class, Economically Weaker Section, Person with benchmark disabilities) shall be as per the orders and instructions issued by the Central Government at the time of admission. 5. Counseling.- (1) On declaration of the results of the qualifying examination as stated in regulation 3, the counseling and admission to the Under Graduate degree programme of the Institute shall be conducted by Ayush Admissions Central Counselling Committee (AACCC) of Ministry of Ayush, Government of India, New Delhi on the basis of All India common merit list and the allotted candidates shall present physically for verification of their credentials and the admission shall be granted to the eligible candidates. (2) No candidate who has failed to obtain the minimum eligibility marks under this regulation shall be admitted to under-graduate programme in the said academic year. 6. Enrolment of the students.- (1) The student shall be enrolled as a student of the Institute within six months of his admission. (2) The enrolment fee shall be determined by the Institute and shall be paid once only irrespective of the number of times the student appears for examinations of the Institute. (3) The Controller of Examinations shall maintain the record of the enrollment. (4) On enrollment, every student shall receive an enrollment number under which his name has been entered in the register and that number shall be quoted by the student in all communications to the Institute. 7. Fee structure.- The students shall have to pay an annual fee like admission fee, examination fee, tuition fee and other fees notified by the Institute. 8. Duration of degree programme.- The duration of the Bachelor of Pharmacy (Ayurveda) degree programme shall be four years including 12 weeks of compulsory internship: Provided that, if any student due to any reason leaves the degree programme in between with the due permission of authority of the institute, he shall be allowed to complete the degree programme within maximum duration of ten years from the date of admission. 9. Degree to be awarded.- The nomenclature of degree shall be Bachelor of Pharmacy (Ayurveda). The student shall be awarded Bachelor of Pharmacy (Ayurveda) Degree after passing all the examinations and completion of the laid down programme of study extending over the laid down period and the compulsory internship extending over twelve weeks on payment of necessary fees, either in person or in absentia at his option at the succeeding convocation of the Institute. 10. Medium of Instruction.- The medium of instruction for the Bachelor of Pharmacy (Ayurveda) degree programme shall be English or Hindi. 11. Study pattern and syllabus.- (1) The Under Graduate programme shall be conducted in Four years and taught in horizontal integration model while keeping the total duration and subjects as specified in these regulations. (2) The first year shall ordinarily start in month of September or October. (3) The subsequent years shall start after the completion of the final examinations of the preceding year. (4) Each integrated teaching module shall be structured in terms of curriculum. (5) Minimum four hours of theory classes and minimum three hours of non-lecture activities per day shall be conducted. (6) The academic curriculum or syllabus shall be approved by Academic Council of the Institute and subjected to modification with respect to contents of a subject as well as allotment of subject to particular year. 12. Number of subjects or courses, teaching hours and marks distribution.- (1) Bachelor of Pharmacy (Ayurveda) degree programme shall have lecture class and Non-lecture class, and Non-Lectures involves practical performance, demonstration, dispensing, etc. activities. (2) Total 200 days for teaching during each year which exclude two examinations, two vacations (summer and Diwali) and other Government holidays. (3) The Institute shall determine the teaching pattern and subjects in each session. (4) Bachelor of Pharmacy (Ayurveda) degree programme shall comprises of following subjects with their teaching hours and examination shall be held as per subjects taught during each session during the tenure of four years. The details thereof shall be as per the following tables, namely: - Table 1 Bachelor of Pharmacy- Ayurveda First year (Total working days: 200 Maximum working hours: 1400) +-----+-------------------------------------------------+-----------------+---------------------+--------------+----------------+ | Sr. | Subjects | No. of hours | No. of hours | Total marks | Total marks | | No. | | Lectures | Non-Lectures | Theory | Practical | +=====+=================================================+=================+=====================+==============+================+ | 1 | Rasashastra and Bhaishajya Kalpana-I (Ayurvedic | 60 | 100 | 100 | 100 | | | Pharmaceutics) | | | | | +-----+-------------------------------------------------+-----------------+---------------------+--------------+----------------+ | 2 | Dravyaguna Vigyana- I (Materia Medica) | 60 | 100 | 100 | 100 | +-----+-------------------------------------------------+-----------------+---------------------+--------------+----------------+ | 3 | Sharira (Kriya Sharira, Rachana Sharira, Anatomy| 60 | 100 | 100 | 100 | | | and Physiology) | | | | | +-----+-------------------------------------------------+-----------------+---------------------+--------------+----------------+ | 4 | Pharmaceutical Chemistry (Organic and Inorganic)| 60 | 100 | 100 | 100 | +-----+-------------------------------------------------+-----------------+---------------------+--------------+----------------+ | 5 | Dispensing, Community Pharmacy and Hospital | 60 | 100 | 100 | 100 | | | Pharmacy | | | | | +-----+-------------------------------------------------+-----------------+---------------------+--------------+----------------+ | 6 | Fundamentals of Ayurveda and Swasthavritta | 60 | --- | 100 | --- | +-----+-------------------------------------------------+-----------------+---------------------+--------------+----------------+ | 7 | Pharmaceutical Biochemistry | 60 | 100 | 100 | 100 | +-----+-------------------------------------------------+-----------------+---------------------+--------------+----------------+ | 8 | Sanskrit and Samhita | 60 | --- | 100 | --- | +-----+-------------------------------------------------+-----------------+---------------------+--------------+----------------+ | | Total | 480 | 600 | 1400 Marks | | +-----+-------------------------------------------------+-----------------+---------------------+--------------+----------------+ | | | 1080 Hrs. | | | | +-----+-------------------------------------------------+-----------------+---------------------+--------------+----------------+ Table 2 Bachelor of Pharmacy- Ayurveda Second year (Total working days: 200 Maximum working hours: 1400) +-----+-------------------------------------------------+-----------------+---------------------+--------------+----------------+ | Sr. | Subjects | No. of hours | No. of hours | Total marks | Total marks | | No. | | Lectures | Non-Lectures | Theory | Practical | +=====+=================================================+=================+=====================+==============+================+ | 1 | Rasashastra and Bhaishajya Kalpana-II (Ayurvedic| 70 | 110 | 100 | 100 | | | Pharmaceutics) | | | | | +-----+-------------------------------------------------+-----------------+---------------------+--------------+----------------+ | 2 | Dravyaguna Vigyana- II (Materia Medica) | 70 | 110 | 100 | 100 | +-----+-------------------------------------------------+-----------------+---------------------+--------------+----------------+ | 3 | Pharmacognosy of Ayurvedic Drugs- I | 70 | 110 | 100 | 100 | +-----+-------------------------------------------------+-----------------+---------------------+--------------+----------------+ | 4 | Pharmaceutical Analysis of Ayurvedic Drugs- I | 70 | 110 | 100 | 100 | +-----+-------------------------------------------------+-----------------+---------------------+--------------+----------------+ | 5 | Physical Pharmacy and Pharmaceutics | 70 | 110 | 100 | 100 | +-----+-------------------------------------------------+-----------------+---------------------+--------------+----------------+ | 6 | Pharmaceutical Microbiology | 70 | 110 | 100 | 100 | +-----+-------------------------------------------------+-----------------+---------------------+--------------+----------------+ | | Total | 420 | 660 | 1200 | | +-----+-------------------------------------------------+-----------------+---------------------+--------------+----------------+ | | | 1080 Hrs. | | | | +-----+-------------------------------------------------+-----------------+---------------------+--------------+----------------+ Table 3 Bachelor of Pharmacy- Ayurveda Third year (Total working days: 200 Maximum working hours: 1400) +-----+-------------------------------------------------+-----------------+---------------------+--------------+----------------+ | Sr. | Subject | No. of hours | No. of hours | Total marks | Total marks | | No. | | Lectures | Non-Lectures | Theory | Practical | +=====+=================================================+=================+=====================+==============+================+ | 1 | Rasashastra and Bhaishajya Kalpana-III (Ayurvedic| 60 | 110 | 100 | 100 | | | Pharmaceutics) | | | | | +-----+-------------------------------------------------+-----------------+---------------------+--------------+----------------+ | 2 | Dravyaguna Vigyana- III (Materia Medica) | 60 | 110 | 100 | 100 | +-----+-------------------------------------------------+-----------------+---------------------+--------------+----------------+ | 3 | Pharmacognosy of Ayurvedic Drugs- II | 60 | 110 | 100 | 100 | +-----+-------------------------------------------------+-----------------+---------------------+--------------+----------------+ | 4 | Pharmaceutical Analysis of Ayurvedic Drugs- II | 60 | 110 | 100 | 100 | +-----+-------------------------------------------------+-----------------+---------------------+--------------+----------------+ | 5 | Pharmaceutical Technology of Ayurvedic Drugs- I | 60 | 110 | 100 | 100 | +-----+-------------------------------------------------+-----------------+---------------------+--------------+----------------+ | 6 | Pharmacology and Toxicology of Ayurvedic Drugs-I| 60 | 110 | 100 | 100 | +-----+-------------------------------------------------+-----------------+---------------------+--------------+----------------+ | 7 | Pharmaceutical Engineering | 60 | --- | 100 | --- | +-----+-------------------------------------------------+-----------------+---------------------+--------------+----------------+ | | Total | 420 | 660 | 1300 Marks | | +-----+-------------------------------------------------+-----------------+---------------------+--------------+----------------+ | | | 1080 Hrs. | | | | +-----+-------------------------------------------------+-----------------+---------------------+--------------+----------------+ Table 4 Bachelor of Pharmacy- Ayurveda Fourth (Final) year (Total working days: 200 Maximum working hours: 1400) +-----+-------------------------------------------------+-----------------+---------------------+--------------+----------------+ | Sr. | Subject | No. of hours | No. of hours | Total marks | Total marks | | No. | | Lectures | Non-Lectures | Theory | Practical | +=====+=================================================+=================+=====================+==============+================+ | 1 | Rasashastra and Bhaishajya Kalpana-IV (Ayurvedic| 60 | 110 | 100 | 100 | | | Pharmaceutics) | | | | | +-----+-------------------------------------------------+-----------------+---------------------+--------------+----------------+ | 2 | Dravyaguna Vigyana- IV (Materia Medica) | 60 | 110 | 100 | 100 | +-----+-------------------------------------------------+-----------------+---------------------+--------------+----------------+ | 3 | Pharmacognosy of Ayurvedic Drugs- III | 60 | 110 | 100 | 100 | +-----+-------------------------------------------------+-----------------+---------------------+--------------+----------------+ | 4 | Pharmaceutical Analysis of Ayurvedic Drugs- III | 60 | 110 | 100 | 100 | +-----+-------------------------------------------------+-----------------+---------------------+--------------+----------------+ | 5 | Pharmaceutical Technology of Ayurvedic Drugs- II| 60 | 110 | 100 | 100 | +-----+-------------------------------------------------+-----------------+---------------------+--------------+----------------+ | 6 | Pharmacology and Toxicology of Ayurvedic Drugs- | 60 | 110 | 100 | 100 | | | II | | | | | +-----+-------------------------------------------------+-----------------+---------------------+--------------+----------------+ | 7 | Forensic Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Management | 60 | --- | 100 | --- | +-----+-------------------------------------------------+-----------------+---------------------+--------------+----------------+ | | Total | 420 | 660 | 1300 | | +-----+-------------------------------------------------+-----------------+---------------------+--------------+----------------+ | | | 1080 hrs. | | | | +-----+-------------------------------------------------+-----------------+---------------------+--------------+----------------+ 13. Compulsory Internship:- (1) The duration of Internship shall be twelve weeks at a Government recognised Good Manufacturing Practice certified pharmacy anywhere in India. (2) The student shall acquire adequate experience in all the departments of Pharmacy. (3) Internship program will be during the tenure of course. (4) Internship orientation programme: - (a) the institute shall conduct a mandatory three days orientation programme before the commencement of the internship; (b) the orientation programme shall be conducted with an aim to make the intern to acquire the requisite knowledge about the rules and regulations of the of Ayurvedic drug manufacturing, legal aspects, batch manufacturing records and various types of product certifications. (c) The period of orientation shall be excluding the prescribed internship period and those students who have completed the orientation programme only shall be allowed to start their internship; (d) The manual for conducting the orientation shall be determined by the Institute. (5) Completion of Internship Programme: On successful completion of internship programme, the concerned pharmacy shall issue certificate to the intern and In-charge of Pharmaceutical Training and Placement Cell of the Institute shall verify the certificate. (6) After verification, the In-charge of Pharmaceutical Training and Placement Cell of Institute shall generate No Objection Certificate and submit to the office of Deputy Director (Pharmacy). (7) Only after receiving No Objection Certificate, office of Deputy Director (Pharmacy) shall issue provisional certificate. (8) Leave for an intern: No any kind of leave or absence is permitted to an Intern and in extra ordinary conditions, relaxation may be granted by the Deputy Director (Pharmacy). 14. Co-curricular activities.- The students shall actively participate in various activities viz. workshops, seminars, yoga, sports and cultural activities, drug tour, industry visit, National Service Scheme etc. organised by the Institute. 15. Examinations.- (1) The enrolled students shall be eligible for appearing in the examination after completion of the stipulated time of their year term. (2) The minimum attendance required to be eligible for appearing in the examination shall be seventy-five per cent. of the total lectures and practical in each subject separately. Provided that on account of bonafide illness, the Deputy Director (Pharmacy) may condone the attendance of the concerned student up to five per cent. in each subject and if a student falls short in attendance by five to ten per cent., then the Deputy Director (Pharmacy) shall refer the case to the Director and the Director has power to sanction the same. (3) All the examinations shall be held on such dates and time as decided by the Controller of Examinations. (4) The eligible students shall have to pay stipulated examination fee and submit the examination form duly filled within the prescribed time as notified by the Controller of Examinations of the Institute. 16. Year of examinations.- (1) There shall be formative and summative assessment. The formative assessment shall be carried out at the end of every teaching module and the summative assessment shall be at the end of every subject. (2) The examination shall ordinarily be held and completed by the end of each year and the student failed in two subjects of any year shall be allowed to keep the term and examination of the next year, however the student shall not be allowed to keep term of subsequent year unless the student passes all the subjects or courses of previous examination. There shall be no separate class for the students who could not keep the term and student has to attend the class along with regular student batch or with junior batch as applicable. (3) The final examination shall be ordinarily held and completed by the end of fourth year and the subsequent supplementary examination of final year shall be held in every six months. (4) The student shall not be allowed to appear in final year examination, unless the student passes all the subjects or courses of previous all examinations. (5) The maximum duration of completion of course excluding internship shall not exceed ten years from the date of admission. 17. Examination pattern and promotion.- (1) The pattern of theory examination question paper will be designed by the examination control board of the institute. (2) The question paper shall be bilingual, in English language and Hindi and the answers may be written in English or Hindi languages. (3) The minimum marks required for passing the examination shall be fifty per cent. in theory and in practical separately in each subject as mentioned in marks distribution table of these regulations. (4) A student obtaining sixty-five per cent. and above marks shall be awarded first class and seventy-five per cent. and above marks shall be awarded distinction and these award shall be applicable for supplementary examinations. (5) In case a student fails to appear in regular examination for cognitive reasons, he or she shall appear in supplementary examination as regular student, whose non-appearance in regular examination shall not be treated as a trial. (6) Students shall be eligible for joining the compulsory internship only after passing all first three years examinations within the prescribed limit. 18. Final Assessment.- The final assessment of theory shall be done in the regular examination based on full syllabus, and final practical assessment in examination shall be Practical and Viva voce as per the guidelines issued by the concern authority. 19. Double evaluation system.- (1) There shall be two evaluations for an answer book by two different eligible examiners so that lopsided nature in single evaluation and consequent unpleasant situation is mitigated. (2) After double evaluation, in case of variation of both the scores up to twenty per cent. of the total marks then the average of both the scores shall be considered as final score. (3) In case of fractional scores, if the fraction is 0.5 or above, it shall be rounded up to next highest digit and if the score is below 0.5 it shall be rounded up to the lower digit value. (4) At the end of double evaluation, if the variation between two independent scores is more than twenty percent of the total marks, then such answer books shall be considered for evaluation by third eligible examiner. 20. Examinership.- (1) The eligibility to be an examiner in the theory and practical examination shall be a minimum of three years of teaching experience in the concerned subject. (2) There shall be two examiners in the practical, one internal examiner from the Institute and the other external examiner from any recognized college or Institute. 21. Control of unfair means and disorderly conduct.- (1) No student shall use unfair means or indulge in disorderly conduct at, or in connection with the examination and doing so shall be considered as on punishable offence depending upon the nature and gravity of the offence as per the provision of Examination of the Institute. (2) On receipt of a report or on detection of a case regarding the misconduct of any student at any examination or tests, the Examination Disciplinary Action Committee appointed by the Director shall have the power to punish the student after following the procedures as laid down therein and any one or more of the following punishment may be awarded by the committee to the student where a charge of misconduct at an examination is held proved against the student, namely; - (a) cancelling or rejecting his admission to an examination and forfeiting fees if any, paid by him; (b) cancelling his result of the examination with which the charge is connected; (c) debarring him for a specific period which may be five years or more or permanently from joining any course of the institute; (d) appearing in any of the Institutional examination as per the level of punishment given in schedule below. Schedule: The schedule below provides punishment in column (3) of unfair means or Acts mentioned in column (2) of said schedule. +-----+----------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+ | Sr. | Unfair Means or Acts | Punishment | | No. | | | +=====+====================================================+=======================================+ | (1) | (2) | (3) | +-----+----------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+ | (1) | Writing questions or answers or anything on any | Cancelling the result of respective | | | material other than answer book inside the | subject | | | examination hall. | | +-----+----------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+ | (2) | Possession of material(s) relevant to the subject | Disqualification from appearing | | | of the examination in examination hall namely:- | in examinations for two exams | | | (a) papers, books or notes; or | | | | (b) written notes on any part of the clothes worn | | | | by the student or on any part of his or her body, | | | | or table or desk; or | | | | (c) foot-rule or instruments like set-squares, | | | | protractors, slide rulers, etc. with notes written | | | | on them. | | +-----+----------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+ | (3) | Copying is found or established from answer-book | Disqualification from appearing | | | or it is otherwise established that the student | in examinations for two exams | | | has, | | | | (a) copied or taken help from any papers, books, | | | | notes, answer-book or any other sources in any | | | | manner during the examination or at any time | | | | thereafter; or | | | | (b) allowed another student to copy from his or | | | | her answer-book; or | | | | (c) received help from or has helped another | | | | student; or | | | | (d) exchanged his or her answer-book or apart | | | | thereof with another student. | | +-----+----------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+ | (4) | On passing or attempting to pass on the question | Disqualification from appearing | | | paper (or part thereof) outside | in examinations for two exams | +-----+----------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+ | (5) | Destruction of incriminating material(s) by | Disqualification from appearing | | | swallowing, running away with it or causing its | in examinations for three exams | | | disappearance or by any other means. | | +-----+----------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+ | (6) | Smuggling in or out of an answer-book or | Disqualification from appearing | | | replacing or getting it replaced after attempting | in examinations for three exams | | | answers (during or after the examination with or | | | | without the help or connivance of any person). | | +-----+----------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+ | (7) | Non delivery of answer-book to the supervisor or | Disqualification from appearing | | | destroying the answer book. | in examinations for two exams | +-----+----------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+ | (8) | Serious misconduct in the examination hall or | Permanently debarring the | | | misbehavior with staff or using force with the | student from Institute | | | staff appointed on exam duty inside or outside | | | | the examination hall. | | +-----+----------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+ | (9) | Disobedience, change of seat, misbehavior in or | Disqualification from appearing | | | around examination hall or writing another | in examinations for one exam | | | student's seat number on the answer-book. | | +-----+----------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+ | (10) | Approaching examiner for raising marks or for | Disqualification from appearing | | | writing the answer on blank pages or obstructing | in examinations for three exams | | | the conduct of an examination. | | +-----+----------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+ | (11) | Impersonation-impersonator (who writes for | Permanently debarring the | | | another student), if is a student of this institute| student from Institute. | | | as well as impersonated student. | | +-----+----------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+ | (12) | When answer-book contains, | Cancelling the result of respective | | | (a) abusive or obscene or threatening language; or | subject | | | (b) appeal to the examiner; or | | | | (c) distinctive mark or sign to disclose the | | | | identity. | | +-----+----------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+ | (13) | Admission to the examination on any kind of false | Disqualification from appearing | | | representation in the application form. | in examinations for one exam | +-----+----------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+ | (14) | If the student is found talking or doing any other | Disqualification from appearing | | | malpractice in the video footage or keeping mobile | in examinations for one exams | | | phone or any other electronic gadgets in the | | | | examination hall. | | +-----+----------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+ (3) Any unfair means or acts in any examinations is held proved against student which are not mentioned in Sub- regulations (3), the Examination Disciplinary Action Committee appointed by the Director shall have power to decide the punishment as per the case of unfair means or acts by the student. 22. Miscellaneous.- The scholars undergoing Bachelor of Pharmacy (Ayurveda) degree programme shall not be permitted to undertake any paid or unpaid appointments or service or work or engage himself or herself in self-employment and the scholar shall be directed to obtain 'No Objection Certificate' from the Institute while, submitting an application for any new job or appointments and the defaulters are liable for disciplinary action such as recovery of fees and termination of admission. 23. Vacations and Leaves.- (1) Two vacations including thirty days of summer and fifteen days of winter seasons as decided by the authority of the institute and no any kind of leave can be attached with vacation; however the Director shall have power to sanction extra leave in extra ordinary circumstances. (2) The duty or special leave shall be granted to the students, who are deputed or allowed by the authority to take part in the sports, seminar, etc., and such leave shall not exceed fifteen days in a year; however, the leave may be extended maximum up to fifteen days in special case by the Director. 24. Discretionary powers of authority: The Director of the Institute has the final authority for any discrepancy in the interpretation of provisions of these regulations, and for reasons to be recorded in writing, may relax any provisions of these regulations with the approval or ratification of the Governing Body of Institute.