Rehabilitation Council

Rehabilitation Council

The Rehabilitation Council of India was set up as a registered society in 1986. However, it was soon found that a Society could not ensure proper standardization and acceptance of the standards by other Organizations. The Parliament enacted Rehabilitation Council of India Act in 1992. The Rehabilitation Council of India become Statutory Body on 22nd June 1993. The RCI Act was amended by the Parliament in 2000 to work it more broad based. The Act casts onerous responsibility on the Council. It also prescribes that any one delivering services to people with disability, who does not possess qualifications recognised by RCI, could be prosecuted. Thus the Council has the twin responsibility of standardizing and regulating the training of personnel and professional in the field of Rehabilitation and Special Education.

OBJECTIVES

To regulate the training policies and programmes in the field of rehabilitation of persons with disabilities

To bring about standardization of training courses for professionals dealing with persons with disabilities

To prescribe minimum standards of education and training of various categories of professionals/ personnel dealing with people with disabilities

To regulate these standards in all training institutions uniformly throughout the country

To recognize institutions/ organizations/ universities running master's degree/ bachelor's degree/ P.G.Diploma/ Diploma/ Certificate courses in the field of rehabilitation of persons with disabilities

To recognize degree/diploma/certificate awarded by foreign universities/ institutions on reciprocal basis

To promote research in Rehabilitation and Special Education

To maintain Central Rehabilitation Register for registration of professionals/ personnel

To collect information on a regular basis on education and training in the field of rehabilitation of people with disabilities from institutions in India and abroad

To encourage continuing education in the field of rehabilitation and special education by way of collaboration with organizations working in the field of disability.

To recognize Vocational Rehabilitation Centres as manpower development centres

To register vocational instructors and other personnel working in the Vocational Rehabilitation Centres

To recognize the national institutes and apex institutions on disability as manpower development centres

To register personnel working in national institutes and apex institutions on disability under the Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment

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All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE) | Medical Council of India (MCI) | Indian Council for Agricultural Research (ICAR) | National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) | Dental Council of India (DCI) | Pharmacy Council of India (PCI) | Indian Nursing Council (INC) | Bar Council of India (BCI) | Central Council of Homeopathy (CCH) | Central Council for Indian Medicine (CCIM) | Council of Architecture | Distance Education Council | Rehabilitation Council | National Council for Rural Institutes | State Councils of Higher Education

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Pharmacy Council of India (PCI)

Pharmacy Council of India (PCI)

The Pharmacy education and profession in India upto graduate level is regulated by the PCI, a statutory body governed by the provisions of the Pharmacy Act, 1948 passed by the Parliament.The Pharmacy Act 1948 was enacted on 4.3.48 with the following preamble- “An Act to regulate the profession of pharmacy. Whereas it is expedient to make better provision for the regulation of the profession and practice of pharmacy and for that purpose to constitute Pharmacy Councils". The PCI was constituted on 9.8.49 under section 3 of the Pharmacy Act.

Objectives

Regulation of the Pharmacy Education in the Country for the purpose of registration as a pharmacist under the Pharmacy Act. Regulation of Profession and Practice of Pharmacy.

Functions & Duties

To prescribe minimum standard of education required for qualifying as a pharmacist. (Ref.: section 10 of the Pharmacy Act)
Framing of Education Regulations prescribing the conditions to be fulfilled by the institutions seeking approval of the PCI for imparting education in pharmacy. (Ref.: section 10 of the Pharmacy Act)
To ensure uniform implementation of the educational standards through out the country. (Ref. : section 10 of the Pharmacy Act)
Inspection of Pharmacy Institutions seeking approval under the Pharmacy Act to verify availability of the prescribed norms. (Ref.: section 16 of the Pharmacy Act)
To approve the course of study and examination for pharmacists i.e. approval of the academic training institutions providing pharmacy courses. (Ref. : section 12 of the Pharmacy Act)
To withdraw approval, if the approved course of study or an approved examination does not continue to be in conformity with the educational standards prescribed by the PCI. (Ref.: section 13 of the Pharmacy Act)
To approve qualifications granted outside the territories to which the Pharmacy Act extends i.e. the approval of foreign qualification. (Ref. : section 14 of the Pharmacy Act)
To maintain Central Register of Pharmacists. (Ref. : section 15 A of the Pharmacy Act)

Contact Information

Address

Pharmacy Council of India,
Combined Councils’ Building,
Kotla Road,
Aiwan-E-Ghalib Marg,
New Delhi-110 002.

Pharmacy Council of India,
Post Box No. 7020,
New Delhi - 110002.

Tel : 011- 23239184, 23231348
Fax : 011- 23239184,
E-mail : pci@ndb.vsnl.net.in
Working Time : 9.30 A.M to 6.00 P.M.
Holidays : Saturday, Sunday and Gazetted holidays as declared by the Central Govt. from time to time.
Visiting Hours : 3.00 P.M. to 5.00 P.M. on working days.

For more info - Visit : http://www.pci.nic.in/

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All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE) | Medical Council of India (MCI) | Indian Council for Agricultural Research (ICAR) | National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) | Dental Council of India (DCI) | Pharmacy Council of India (PCI) | Indian Nursing Council (INC) | Bar Council of India (BCI) | Central Council of Homeopathy (CCH) | Central Council for Indian Medicine (CCIM) | Council of Architecture | Distance Education Council | Rehabilitation Council | National Council for Rural Institutes | State Councils of Higher Education

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Dentists Council of India (DCI)

Dentists Council of India (DCI)

Dentists Council of India, constituted under the Denstists Act, 1948, is a Statutory Body incorporated under an Act of Parliament to regulate the dental education and the profession of Dentistry throughout India. The Council is responsible for according recognition to dental degree awarded by various universities and also for maintaining uniform standards of dental education in India. The Dental Council of India (DCI) lays down minimum requirements in respect of staff and infrastructure and prescribes the syllabus and the scheme of examinations.

Contact Information

Dental Council of India
Aiwan-E-Galib Marg,
Kotla Road, Temple Lane
New Delhi – 110002
INDIA

Phone : +91-11-23238542, +91-11-23236740
Fax : +91-11-23231252
Telegram: “DENCONCIND”
E-mail : dciindia@hotmail.com

For more info - Visit : http://www.dciindia.org

Professional Councils


All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE) | Medical Council of India (MCI) | Indian Council for Agricultural Research (ICAR) | National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) | Dental Council of India (DCI) | Pharmacy Council of India (PCI) | Indian Nursing Council (INC) | Bar Council of India (BCI) | Central Council of Homeopathy (CCH) | Central Council for Indian Medicine (CCIM) | Council of Architecture | Distance Education Council | Rehabilitation Council | National Council for Rural Institutes | State Councils of Higher Education

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