Uttarakhand Pharmacy Council Registration Name Mismatch

The register is the root. The certificate, the renewals and the national records copy it, and the drug licence quotes it.

1. The class 10 certificate fixes the name and the date of birth.
2. The pharmacy college admits the student in that name, and the diploma or degree carries it.
3. The registration application is filled by the candidate, with the qualification, marksheets, identity proof and address proof. Guides to the state council's registration list these.
4. The council enters the register from that application and issues the certificate.
5. Every later record copies the certificate.

The candidate types the name once, in the registration form. Type it from the pharmacy qualification, with Aadhaar already brought into line, and the chain holds.

Step 1: Lay out class 10, class 12 and the pharmacy qualification

With every marksheet. Write the name and the father's name from each.

Step 2: Mark any paper that differs from class 10

Have it corrected by the board or university that issued it.

Step 3: Correct Aadhaar to the qualification name

The council takes identity proof, and the national registers read Aadhaar.

Step 4: If your name has changed, complete the Gazette

Before the registration form, and ask the council how it will enter you.

Step 5: Read the council's current registration instructions

For its list of papers and its fee.

Step 6: Fill the form in the qualification name

In full, with the father's name as on the qualification.

Step 7: Check the certificate the day you receive it

A slip pointed out at once is the council's to correct.

Step 8: Give your employer and the drug licence the name as on the certificate

Letter by letter.

• Under the Act, a renewal fee may be required to keep a name on the register. The period and the fee are the state council's to set.
• A renewal is made in the name on the register. It is a natural moment to ask for a correction or a change, with the papers.
• A registration that has lapsed is restored on the council's order and the fee. Do that first, and ask for the name to be put right alongside.
• Guides list identity proof with a renewal. Where it is now in a different name from the register, expect a question.
• Keep every renewal slip. They show an unbroken registration.

• The central pharmacy council keeps a central register, built from the state registers.
• Guides report that pharmacist registration is being linked to a national digital registry of health professionals, through the central council's online system.
• They stress that a national registry profile is not the same as state registration. The state register is the legal registration, and one does not renew the other.
• The national profile is built on Aadhaar. Where Aadhaar and the state register differ, the linking can fail.
• So the order is the same as everywhere: Aadhaar and the state register in one name first, then the national profile.

Read name change in ABHA health ID.

Step 1: Ask the council what it requires for a change of name

And which Gazette it accepts.

Step 2: Fix the exact new name

The spelling that will go on the register, Aadhaar and the drug licence.

Step 3: Make the affidavit

State the old name, the new name, your father's or husband's name and your address. Sign before a notary.

Step 4: Publish the newspaper notice

In a daily local leading newspaper. Keep the original newspaper.

Step 5: Type the form and sign the undertaking

Two typed copies of the specimen, signed in your old name with two witnesses, and the undertaking.

Step 6: Prepare the CD, photographs and certificate

The same text on a CD in MS Word, two self-attested photographs with identity proof, and a certificate that both copies match.

Step 7: Pay the charge on BharatKosh

Commonly Rs 1,100 for an adult. It is not refunded.

Step 8: Send the file yourself, then apply to the council

Send it to the Controller of Publications, Department of Publication, Civil Lines, Delhi 110054. With the published Gazette, update Aadhaar and PAN, then apply to the council, and then have the drug licence amended.

A pharmacist in Government service follows the service procedure for a change of name as well. See name change for government employees.

A typical case we handle: a pharmacist in Haridwar was registered as "Pooja Kumari", the name on her diploma. After marriage her Aadhaar read "Pooja Saini", and the drug control office questioned the licence application for the store she was joining. She asked us for a Gazette. We told her to ask the council first, since a marriage certificate is commonly enough for a married name. She applied for a change of name with the certificate and her Aadhaar, and the licence was then issued on her fresh registration certificate. This is an illustrative example of the type of case we handle, not a named client review.

When you do not need us

For a slip against the qualification, on Aadhaar or on the certificate, and usually for a married surname. We are useful where a pharmacist has changed a name by choice, or the council asks for a Gazette notification.

How do I correct my name in a pharmacy council registration?

Apply to the council, with your qualification and identity proof.

How does a pharmacist change a name after marriage?

By a change of name application, usually on the marriage certificate.

Is a gazette needed for a pharmacist's name change?

For a change by choice. Ask the council about marriage.

Which name should I register in?

The name on your pharmacy qualification, in full.

Does the registration number change with the name?

No. The entry is corrected, and a fresh certificate issued.

Does the drug licence have to be changed too?

Yes. It names the pharmacist as registered.

Can I apply to the Uttarakhand Pharmacy Council online?

Yes. In August 2025 the state health minister launched online registration and renewal at the council, so pharmacists can now apply online for registration, renewal, transfer of registration and a no-objection certificate.

Which documents does the Uttarakhand Pharmacy Council ask for at registration?

The health department's page lists a notarised affidavit on Rs 10 non-judicial stamp paper, the Uttarakhand domicile certificate and ration card, the provisional certificate, the diploma or degree and all marksheets, and, for a diploma, a 500-hour practical training certificate. Each should carry one name.

What is the registration fee at the Uttarakhand Pharmacy Council?

The health department's page lists Rs 300 for fresh registration and Rs 1,000 for a transfer from another state. Confirm the current fee with the council.

Why does the council want my domicile certificate and ration card?

They are on the council's list of papers for fresh registration. Where either carries a different name or spelling from your diploma, correct it before you apply.

What is the HPR card for pharmacists?

After a pharmacist completes the health professionals registry profile with e-KYC, the state pharmacy council examines it, and once approved an HPR card is generated. It holds identity, qualification, employment and registration details, so the names must agree.

Is a course needed to renew pharmacist registration?

The Pharmacy Council of India has directed state councils to make its Rational Use of Medicines course mandatory under their continuing education programme for renewal of pharmacist registration.