Instructions for the Applicant

Applications will not be accepted unless all relevant information is submitted.

Membership categories

• Full membership of the Society is open to any person who is a registered as a pharmacist at the SLMC.
• Provisional membership is open to any person who has passed the pharmacists examination conducted by the Medical College Council or any University who is awaiting registration as a Pharmacist at the SLMC.
• Guest membership is open to foreign pharmacists who are registered in their own countries who wish to participate in the activities of the Society during their stay in Sri Lanka.
• Student membership of the Society is open to those who are undergoing training in pharmacy at the Faculty of Medicine or any other Institute recognized by the medical Council or to those who are registered as apprentice pharmacists at the Ceylon Medical College Council eligible to sit for the external pharmacist’s examination. The student membership for the above categories is limited for three years from the date of registration. Those following degree courses in pharmacy at any of Universities in Sri Lanka could also apply for student membership which will last until they are attached to the university as students.
• Institutional membership is open to any company or association or institution desirous of supporting the activities of the Society subject to approval by the Council.

For Student Membership, the application should be submitted through the Master Pharmacist or through the relevant institution/academy where the student is undergoing training. The indenture form should be attached by the students who have registered for an external pharmacist’s examination.

Life Membership fee can be paid either in full or by five consecutive installments of Rs. 1,000/= each within one year period.

Applications should accompany the membership fees paid by cash /bank deposit(deposit slip to be emailed) or cheque drawn in favour of the Treasurer, Pharmaceutical Society of Sri Lanka.