Diploma holders who have passed the Diploma course in Pharmacy with minimum of 50% marks and medium of instruction as English from the Polytechnic institutes or MSBTE or AICTE approved autonomous Polytechnics in Maharashtra State (for Maharashtra State Candidates) or such polytechnics situate inside/outside the state of Maharashtra (for outside Maharashtra State candidates) Eligibility Criteria for Direst Admission at the entry level of Semester-III (i.e. the Second Year B.Pharm) of the course. The candidate who has passed the final examination leading to the Diploma in Pharmacy conducted by the Board of Technical Education, Maharashtra State or equivalent examination from the Institute approved by the Pharmacy Council of India and with a minimum First Class (60% i.e. 600 out of 1000 at part – II examination for the Diploma in Pharmacy Course) as per ER -91 (i.e. post HSC two year Diploma Course) be held eligible for admission to Semester -III