Acropolis Institute of Pharmaceutical Education

Acropolis Institute of Pharmaceutical Education & Research (AIPER) was established in 2005 is part of the prestigious Acropolis Group of Institutions, a leading education network committed to delivering high‐quality professional education in Madhya Pradesh. Located at the Manglia Square, Bypass Road campus in Indore, AIPER offers a vibrant learning environment with strong academic credentials. The institute is approved by the Pharmacy Council of India (PCI) and is affiliated with Rajiv Gandhi Proudyogiki Vishwavidyalaya (RGPV), Bhopal. AIPER aims to develop competent pharmacy professionals who are well‐versed in cutting‑edge pharmaceutical sciences, research, and industry requirements. Its goal is to blend strong theoretical foundations with hands‑on practical training so that graduates are ready to contribute meaningfully in healthcare, pharmaceutical research, regulatory affairs, and industry.

Directorate Of Technical Education(M.P) conduct counseling for Pharmacy and Other courses in Madhya Pradesh

B. Pharmacy eligibility for admission: Candidate shall have passed 10+2 examination conducted by the respective State. Central Government authorities recognized as equivalent to 10+2 examination by the Association of Indian Universities, AIU, with English as one of the subjects and Physics, (PCB,PCMB) as optional subjects individually. Any other qualification approved by the Pharmacy Council of India as equivalent to any of the above examinations. Chemistry, Mathematics (PCM) and or Biology.

D. Pharmacy eligibility for admission: A pass in 10+2 examination (science academic stream) with Physics, Chemistry and Biology or Mathematics. Any other qualification approved by the Pharmacy Council of India as equivalent to the above examination.

Reservation/Allotment of Seats:

Reservation of seats in B. Pharmacy / D. Pharmacy courses for J&K Migrants Seats: One seat per approved intake capacity in all autonomous pharmacy colleges, government/autonomous polytechnic colleges, grant-in-aid non-government institutions, and self-financed (university) institutions shall be reserved for the sons and daughters of Kashmiri displaced families. Candidates applying under this category must submit a certificate in the prescribed Format-7, issued by a competent authority of the Jammu and Kashmir administration. Additionally, the sons and daughters of officers and employees of the Madhya Pradesh Government who were posted in Jammu and Kashmir for anti-terrorism operations and have passed the qualifying examination from the state of Jammu and Kashmir will also be eligible under this reservation. These candidates must submit a certificate in the prescribed Format-8. Furthermore, one seat in each institution offering the B. Pharmacy course among autonomous, aided non-government colleges, and autonomous/self-financed (university) institutions, as designated by the Government of Madhya Pradesh shall be reserved for residents of the state of Jammu and Kashmir, from the pool of All India seats.

Mode of Admission:

The counselling process will be conducted by preparing the merit list on the basis of the marks obtained in the qualifying examination-

1. Admission Procedure of Online Off campus Counselling: If the State Government opts to conduct online off-campus counselling for a particular course, the competent authority designated by the State Government will finalize the detailed schedule and publish it on the official website, along with the complete admission process and relevant cut-off dates. The admission procedure for online off-campus counselling will be conducted in accordance with the Admission Rules, 2008, as published in the Madhya Pradesh Gazette and amended from time to time.

2. Procedure for admission against NRI seats:-Admission to all institutions in which 5% of the seats of the intake capacity will be permitted by the Pharmacy Council of India for admission to NRI candidates will be done as per the rules related to admission of NRI candidates published in the Madhya Pradesh Gazette, "Admission Regulations, 2011" dated 19th May, 2011.

3. Conversion of vacant seats of NRI to NRI:- The vacant seats for Indians, as well as the unfilled seats for Non-Resident Indians, shall be merged by the competent authority with the seats for the natives of Madhya Pradesh and these seats shall be filled by the competent authority as per the admission procedure for the seats for the natives of Madhya Pradesh.

Selection method for admission:

1. Surcharge in points: Students who have won gold medals in national-level sports competitions will be awarded a 10 percent weightage based on their qualifying exam marks upon submitting a certificate in Format-9 and will be awarded a place in the merit list. The candidate will be informed of their participation in national-level sports competitions and their gold medals.
2. Merit lists:- A Common Merit List will be prepared for B. Pharm and D. Pharm courses based on the marks obtained by candidates in the qualifying examination. In addition, separate merit lists will be generated for each category/class, including Unreserved (UR), Scheduled Castes (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST), and Other Backward Classes (OBC) (excluding creamy layer). Admissions to these courses will be carried out through counselling conducted by the competent authority, based on the respective merit lists. Allotment of institutions for B. Pharma and D. Pharma courses will be made to eligible candidates on the basis of merit in the qualifying examination.
3. Interse Merit of candidates securing same aggregate marks Interse Merit of candidates securing same aggregate marks in the qualifying examination will be determined in the following order -In case of equal marks, the candidate securing more marks in Biology/Mathematics will be placed higher in the merit list. In case of equal marks in Biology/Mathematics, the candidate securing more marks in Physics and in case of equal marks in Physics, the candidate securing more marks in Chemistry will be placed higher in the merit list. In case of equal marks in Chemistry, the candidate having more age will be placed higher in the merit list. Thereafter, in case of equality in age also, the candidates will be placed in the merit list on the basis of English alphabetical order of their names. A candidate who has secured a surcharge of 10 per cent marks shall be placed lower in the merit list than a candidate securing the same marks who has not secured such surcharge.

General information about the admission process: Admission to B. Pharma and D. Pharma courses under Madhya Pradesh domicile seats, All India seats, seats for displaced persons from Jammu and Kashmir, and Jammu and Kashmir domicile seats will be conducted strictly based on merit lists. All admissions will take place through a centralized counseling process. The counseling schedule will be published in leading newspapers, and the detailed timetable will be available on the official website of the competent authority/Directorate of Technical Education at https://dte.mponline.gov.in. No separate call letters will be issued to candidates for counseling.

Original Certificate: Candidates must present their original certificates for verification during the counseling process, after which the documents will be returned. Apart from the Transfer Certificate (TC) and Migration Certificate, no other original documents are required to be submitted to the admitting institution. In Centralized or Institution Level Counseling (CLC) conducted through the Counseling Portal, candidates must deposit the prescribed fee—as determined by the Government or the Admission and Fee Regulatory Committee (AFRC)—and submit their original TC and Migration Certificate to the allotted institution upon seat allotment. If a candidate chooses to deposit any fees or submit original documents to any institution or individual outside the official counseling process, they shall do so at their own risk and responsibility. Transfers between institutions will not be allowed in the first year of the course, and admissions to the first year will not be permitted after the official last date.

M. Pharmacy eligibility for admission:- As per the Pharmacy Council of India (PCI) notification dated 12th March 2020, the minimum qualification for admission to the M. Pharm programme is a B. Pharm degree from an Indian university established by law and approved by the PCI, with a minimum aggregate of 55% marks over four years. For candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST), the minimum required marks are 50% in aggregate. Additionally, every student admitted to a postgraduate pharmacy course in any institution across the country must be registered with the respective State Pharmacy Council or must obtain such registration within one month from the date of admission. Failure to do so will result in the cancellation of admission. It is the sole responsibility of the Director/Principal of the institution to ensure strict compliance with the PCI notification regarding M. Pharm admissions. The Candidates should be an Indian National.

Reservation of seats:

Procedure of Admission :

Admission Procedure of Online Off Campus Counselling: The competent authority declared by the State Government for online off campus counseling, shall finalize the detailed programme and shall make it available on its website declaring its procedure, process of admission and deferent cut off dates.

General Information of admission: The counseling schedule will be published in various newspapers and will also be available on the official website of the competent authority/Commissioner, Technical Education, Madhya Pradesh, Bhopal at https://dte.mponline.gov.in. No separate call letters will be issued to candidates for counseling. Additionally, transfer of institution after admission during the course will not be permitted.

Original Documents: During the counseling process, candidates will have to produce their original certificates for verification, after verification their original certificates will be returned by the Institution. Candidates must not deposit any other original certificates except TC and migration in the admitted institution.

Note: - In Centralized/Institution Level Counseling (CLC) through the Counseling Portal, after allotment of the Institute/Course, the candidate has to pay the fee prescribed by the Govt./Admission and Fee Regulatory Committee (AFRC) and the original TC/Migration to be deposited in the allotted institute. Apart from this, if the candidate deposits any fee or submits/surrenders his/her original documents to any institution or person for obtaining admission through any means, then the candidate himself will be responsible for the same.

The sequence of admission shall be as under:

1. In the counselling of MP domiciled seats, if a candidate of reserved category gets a place in the merit list of unreserved category, he shall first be allotted a seat in unreserved category. If he does not get a seat as per his preference in unreserved category, he shall be allotted a seat in reserved category as per his eligibility. After such allotment, the vacant reserved seats shall be mutually converted and allotted in the following order- i.e. Scheduled Tribes to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Castes to Scheduled Tribes, Scheduled Tribes/ Scheduled Castes to Other Backward Classes, Other Backward Classes to Scheduled Tribes.
2. After conducting counselling for reserved categories and allocating seats to reserved category candidates, the vacant seats, if any, shall be merged with unreserved seats and after that allotment shall be made again on unreserved seats.
3. If seats remain vacant after the first round of counselling conducted on the basis of GPAT (Common Entrance Test) merit, the competent authority may decide to hold a second round of counselling. This may be conducted either separately, based on entrance test marks, and/or simultaneously, based on the percentage of marks obtained in the qualifying examination (as per the degree awarding criteria of the respective university/institution). The decision will depend on the number of vacant seats in a particular course and the approximate number of candidates still seeking admission. During counselling based on qualifying examination marks, all available seats will be treated as unreserved, and allotments will be made accordingly, based on a combined merit list of candidates from all categories.
4. After selecting a seat and institution, the candidate must report to the allotted institution on or before the cut-off date mentioned in the admission slip issued by the Competent Authority during counselling. At the allotted institution, the candidate is required to complete all admission formalities and pay the remaining fees. All candidates must pay the applicable fees as per the prevailing rules of the Government of Madhya Pradesh on the date of admission.
5. If, after aforesaid round of counselling seats still remains vacant, they shall be filled at the institutional level as counselling procedure declared by the Competent Authority.
6. After giving admission to the domicile candidates of Madhya Pradesh in the last round of counselling, candidates from other states can be given admission on the vacant seats.

Domicile Requirements: A citizen of India seeking admission to educational institutions in Madhya Pradesh must submit a local resident certificate in the prescribed Form 6 (Annexure-4), as mandated by the Government of Madhya Pradesh under Letter No. C-3-7-2013-3-1 dated June 29, 2013, issued by the General Administration Department, Ministry, Bhopal. This certificate must be issued by a competent authority, specifically the Deputy Tehsildar or Tehsildar.

Manner of Admission and declaration of merit list:

Following shall be the admission procedure for M. Pharmacy Courses-

1. Competent Authority shall notify the online counselling programme.
2. The first round of counselling shall be conducted based on a valid NBEMS score for candidates who have qualified the GPAT examination. If seats remain vacant after this round, the competent authority may decide to conduct a second round of counselling either separately based on entrance test marks and/or simultaneously based on the aggregate percentage of marks obtained over four years of the B. Pharm qualifying examination.
3. M. Pharmacy Courses Candidates shall have to complete all the necessary process/steps of the online counselling.