Pharmacy practiceDiploma
D.Pharm
The Diploma in Pharmacy, popularly known as D.Pharm, is a two-year course whose main goal is to educate and train students for…
- Duration
- 2 years
- Intake
- 60
B.Pharm
Undergraduate programme · 4 years
Overview
About the programme
The B.Pharm degree is a four-year programme following the semester pattern under PCI regulations. It is a versatile interdisciplinary programme that prepares graduates with a sound knowledge and understanding of the science, technology and practice of pharmacy.
Selection is based on the marks secured in the Higher Secondary (plus two) examination. Candidates who have passed the Diploma in Pharmacy examination are also eligible.
Eligibility
Candidates of all categories except Scheduled Castes / Scheduled Tribes must have obtained individual pass marks in Physics, Chemistry, Biology or Botany and Zoology, or Mathematics, both in theory and practical, with a minimum of 35% marks, and not less than 50% aggregate marks in these subjects in the qualifying examination (academic stream) after 12 years of study (10 + 2). Candidates of Scheduled Castes / Scheduled Tribes must have obtained individual pass marks in the same subjects with a minimum of 35% marks and not less than 40% aggregate marks in these subjects. A pass in English with a minimum of 35% marks is mandatory for all categories. Or: a pass in the Diploma in Pharmacy examination conducted by the Board of Examinations of the Government of Tamil Nadu, or any other board recognised as equivalent by the University.
Career opportunities
- Pharmaceutical industry: manufacturing, quality control and quality assurance
- Research and development
- Hospital and community pharmacy
- Drug regulatory affairs
- Sales and marketing
- Teaching
Higher studies
- M.Pharm
- Pharm.D (post baccalaureate)
- MBA (pharmaceutical management)
- Research (Ph.D)
