Eligibility for admission to second year (lateral entry) of B.Pharm.:

• Lateral entry in “B.Pharm. for Diploma holders” in third semester (second year) is open only in the institutions affiliated to AKTU, Lucknow. is open only in the institutions affiliated to AKTU, Lucknow.
• Candidates who have passed ‘three years Engg. Diploma from an Institution located in U.P. with minimum 45% marks (40% for SC/ST) OR ‘whose parents (Father or mother) are domicile of Uttar Pradesh’ and he/she has passed three years Engg. Diploma with minimum 45% marks (40% for SC/ST) recognized by the Board of Technical Education, U.P., in any branch of Engineering (except Agriculture Engg., Pharmacy and Architecture), are eligible for admission to Second year in any branch of Engineering / Technology.
• Candidates who have passed ‘three years B.Sc. degree and passed XII standard with mathematics as one of the subject' from any recognized University; securing minimum 45% marks (40% for SC/ST) in aggregate, are also eligible for admission to second year in any branch of Engineering/ Technology.
• Candidates who have passed 2/3 years Diploma in Pharmacy from an Institution located in U.P. with minimum 45% marks (40% for SC/ST)’ OR ‘whose parents are domicile of U.P.’ and he/she has passed 2/3 years Diploma in Pharmacy with minimum 45% marks (40% for SC/ST) recognized by the Board of Technical Education, U.P., are eligible for admission to second year of B.Pharm. only.

Eligibility for direct admission (lateral entry) to second year in private institutions under vacant seats:

The vacant seats in B.Pharm. course for lateral entry (second year) shall be firstly by the qualified candidates of UPTAC, who fulfill the eligibility as mentioned above. Their relative merit will be decided on their rank in UPTAC. There after, the vacant seats will be filled on merit by such candidates who have passed the qualifying examination securing minimum 50% (45% for SC/ST) marks in aggregate without any grace marks.