IMPACT OF RECENT EDUCATION REFORMS ON THE OUTCOMES OF STUDENT OF DIPLOMA IN PHARMACY IN PUNJAB

Over the past two decade the role of pharmacist is evolved from that of compounder and dispenser of medicines to experts on medicines. The involvement of pharmacist has increased within multidisciplinary health care system. Keeping in view the evolving roles of Pharmacist PCI has introduced the new syllabus after a gap of 30 years for Diploma in Pharmacy. This study aims to Aim: assess the impact of recent education reforms and changes in curriculum of Diploma in Pharmacy on the outcomes of students in Punjab. Methodology: A literature search was conducted to nd the recent reforms in pharmacy education and evaluation system. All the colleges of Punjab under Punjab State Board of Technical Education and Industrial Training (PSBTE & IT) were included in the study. The result of Diploma in Pharmacy under PSBTE & IT was available in open domain through PSBTE & IT website. There are 105 Result: colleges running course in Diploma in Pharmacy under the aegis of PSBTE & IT and PCI. In past year (academic year 2022-2023), PSBTE & IT has implemented various regulation reforms. The PCI has implemented new curriculum for Diploma in Pharmacy. This year 5477 students appeared for 2nd year examination of Diploma in Pharmacy and only 19.11% students passed in second year examination. There were 5 colleges in Punjab where the result was 100% and 20% colleges in Punjab where none of the students passed in Diploma in Pharmacy (2nd yr) examination. It Conclusion: can be concluded that regulation reforms implemented by PSBTE& IT has affected the examination system for Diploma in Pharmacy students and pass percentage of students have considerably decreased