Nalanda College of Pharmacy, Cherlapally Admission 2025: Dates, Registration, Fees, Eligibility

Nalanda College of Pharmacy, situated in Cherlapally, is a prestigious institution for imparting pharmaceutical education programs. The college runs an orderly admission process for its undergraduate and postgraduate pharmacy programs. This admission process is directed at finding the best candidates, adopting a competitive approach involving entrance exams plus merit selection.

Undergraduate programs like B.Pharma admit students mainly through the TS EAMCET for the Telangana State Engineering Agriculture and Medical Common Entrance Test; this examination in due course takes place in April/May every year. For postgraduate programs like M.Pharma, admissions would be based on GPAT and TS PGECET.

The college has a total student capacity of 306 for various courses. For B.Pharma, 70% of seats are filled through TS EAMCET counseling while others are under management quota based on intermediate merit. In M.Pharma admission, 70% of seats (category-A) are filled by TS PGECET/GPAT while the remaining 30% (category-B) are filled by the management giving preference to the candidates who have qualified in PGECET.

Application Process

For B.Pharma, application procedures vary:

1. Attend TS EAMCET, normally conducted in April/ May.
2. Those who qualify for TS EAMCET will need to enroll for counseling.
3. Use the counseling process to select Nalanda College of Pharmacy.
4. In case of being awarded a seat, attending the college for document verification and admission will be required.
5. For students applying under the management quota, directly submit applications to the college based on Intermediate marks.

For M.Pharma programs:

1. Take GPAT (conducted nationally) or TS PGECET (for Telangana state).
2. Qualified candidates can apply through the centralized counseling process for Category-A seats (70%).
3. For Category-B seats (30%), candidates apply directly through the college.
4. Attend counseling/interview as and when indicated by the college.
5. If selected, proceed to complete the admission formalities by submitting the necessary documents and payment of fees.

For D.Pharma:

1. Application must be made as indicated by the Regional Joint Director, SBTET, Hyderabad.
2. Selections are based on merit in the Intermediate examination.
3. Short-listed candidates will have to take part in counseling.
4. Selected candidates must then complete admission formalities in College.

Degree-Wise Admission Process

B.Pharma: B.Pharma is a 4-year program, admissions to which are made mainly through TS EAMCET. The college has approved an intake of 100 seats for this program. Candidates must qualify in TS EAMCET and participate in the counseling process. 70% of the seats are filled through the above process, while 30% are under management quota based on intermediate merit.

M.Pharma: Nalanda College of Pharmacy offers M.Pharma in three specializations, namely Pharmacology, Pharmaceutics, and Pharmaceutical Analysis and Quality Assurance, with 15 seats in each specialization. Admissions are based on GPAT and TS PGECET. 70% of the seats are filled through this process of centralized counseling and 30% are through management quota, with the preference for candidates who qualify in PGECET.

D.Pharma: The diploma in pharmacy course offered by the college has an intake of 60 seats. Admissions are based on merit in the Intermediate examination, under the process supervised by the Regional Joint Director, SBTET, Hyderabad.

The list of required documents generally involves:

• TS EAMCET/GPAT/TS PGECET rank card (if applicable)
• 10th and 12th mark sheets and certificates
• Transfer certificate
• Migration certificate (if applicable)
• Caste certificate (if applicable)
• Recent passport-size photographs
• Any other documents specified by the college or regulatory authorities.