13,July 2020
The Pharmacy field offers with lots of career opportunities (Career option after B.Pharm and D.Pharm). If you wish to make your carrier in the field of pharmacy you can choose one of the several courses. It may be diploma, degree or PG course. Bachelor of Pharmacy (B. Pharm) is an undergraduate degree course in the field of Pharmacy. The B.Pharm is one of the popular job oriented course among the science students after class 12th. In this course the students study about the drugs and medicines, Pharmaceutical Engineering, Medicinal Chemistry etc. This course provides a large no. of job opportunities in both the public and private sector.
There are various carrier options available for the science students after the completion of B.Pharm degree. The students can go for higher studies in the Pharmacy i.e. Master of Pharmacy. This field is one of the evergreen fields in the medical sector, with the increasing demand of Pharma professional every year.After the completion of this degree, the students can practice as a Pharmacist. Pharmacists can work in a range of hospitals as well as in various industries related to the prescription, manufacture & provision of medicines. The Pharmaceutical industry offers not just developing drugs but also, testing for quality check as per the standards.
A Bachelor of Pharmacy Course makes you able to enter
the Pharmacy sector in Medical and Health
Care Industry. One who pursues this degree studies
core subjects including Pharmaceuticals,
Pharmacology, Pharmaceutical Chemistry and
Pharmacognosy.
Bachelor of Pharmacy (B.Pharm) is an undergraduate
degree program in the field of Pharmacy. The
students those are interested in the paramedical
field can choose this course after the completion
of class 12th (PCM/B). B.
pharm syllabus - including
health care & biochemical science.
The Pharmacy
Courses are approved by the All India Council of
Technical Education (AICTE) & Pharmacy Council of
India (PCI).
Course Level |
Undergraduate |
Full Form |
Bachelor in Pharmacy |
Duration |
4 years |
Examination Type |
Semester |
Eligibility |
Class XII with 55-60% with Science subjects. D Pharma (For lateral entry into second year of B Pharm) |
Admission Process |
Merit and Entrance Examinations |
Course Fee |
The average B.Pharm course fee ranges from INR 40,000 to 1 lakh per annum. The fees may differ according to universities/colleges standards. Entrance exam which the candidates take to get admission will also be a factor for deviation in fees. |
Course Subjects |
Human Anatomy & Physiology, Pharmaceutical Analysis ,Pharmaceutics , Pharmaceutical Inorganic Chemistry, Communication skills ,Remedial Biology Remedial Mathematics ,Biochemistry Pathophysiology ,Computer Applications in Pharmacy ,Environmental sciences ,Physical Pharmaceutics ,Pharmaceutical Microbiology Pharmaceutical Engineering, Medicinal Chemistry |
Average Initial Salary |
INR 3.5 - 6 LPA |
Distance Education |
No |
Top Recruiting Companies |
Covance , Medical Clinics, Government Drug research Institutes, Novartis, Baxter, Novo Nordisk, GlaxoSmithKline, Hospitals Nestle, Abbott, Cipla etc. |
Job Positions |
Drug Safety Associate, Medical Writer, Clinical Research Associate, Pharmaceutical Scientist, Drug Inspector, sales and marketing Positions in Pharma/ Biotech firms, etc. |
B Pharmacy Higher Studies |
M Pharm, PhD, PharmD, LLB, MBA in Healthcare Management, MBA |
Apart from direct B Pharmacy admission on the basis
of Class XII results, many entrance
examinations are conducted for taking admission in
government as well as private colleges for B
Pharmacy courses.
Few of the B Pharmacy
Entrance Exams are as follows:
College |
Location |
Average Annual Fees |
Jamia Hamdard University |
New Delhi |
INR 1.2 lakhs |
Institute of Chemical Technology |
Mumbai |
INR 85,350 |
Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS) |
Pilani |
INR 4.23 lakhs |
Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences |
Manipal |
INR 2.85 lakhs |
JSS College of Pharmacy |
Ooty |
INR 1.44 lakhs |
Annamalai University |
Annamalainagar |
INR 36,380 |
Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda |
Vadodara |
INR 8,400 |
Amrita School of Pharmacy |
Kochi |
INR 85,000 |
Birla Institute of Technology |
Ranchi |
INR 2.57 lakhs |
SRM Institute of Science and Technology |
Chennai |
INR 1.82 lakhs |
Banasthali Vidyapith |
Pune |
INR 1.62 lakhs |
Poona College of Pharmacy |
Jaipur |
INR 1.02 lakhs |
Other Related Advanced Courses after Bachelor of Pharmacy (B. Pharm):
M Pharm, PhD, PharmD, LLB, MBA in Healthcare Management, MBA
Dr. Alok Bhardwaj
(Associate professor)