India, July 31 -- The Higher and Technical Education department has issued a stern warning to pharmacy colleges, that have failed to adhere to norms prescribed by the Pharmacy Council of India (PCI), stating that the Centralised Admission Process (CAP) for B.Pharm and D.Pharm courses may be halted for non-compliant institutions.

The directive was announced by Chandrakant Patil, minister of Higher and Technical Education on July 29, following a high-level meeting to review the compliance status of pharmacy colleges recognised between 2022 and 2025. Convened in Mumbai, the meeting saw participation from top officials, including additional chief secretary B. Venugopal Reddy and director of Technical Education Vinod Mohitkar.

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