About The Program

Bachelors of Pharmacy is a Four- Year Undergraduate Course. The Course curriculum combines Pharmaceutics, Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Analysis, Pharmacology and Pharmacognosy where Students can learn the various methods of Drugs Formulations, Drug analysis, Natural and synthetic sources of Drug extraction methods and Mechanism of Actions of Drugs. The Course enables candidates to practice the profession of a pharmacist after the completion of the Degree.

The Regulatory Body for the Program is the Pharmacy Council of India (PCI), responsible for laying down all norms and regulations for the B. Pharmacy Course.

• Eligibility
  • B.Pharmacy : An Applicant should have passed the 10+2 examination with an aggregate of 50% and above marks conducted by the respective State/ Central Government Authorities with English as one of the subjects and Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics (PCM) or Biology (PCB / PCMB) as optional subjects.
    Any student possessing any other qualification as approved by the Pharmacy Council of India as equivalent to any of the above Examinations shall also be considered for admission to the B. Pharmacy Program.
  • B.Pharmacy (LE) : The Candidates should have a Diploma in the Pharmacy Course from any Institution as approved by the Pharmacy Council of India under Section 12 of the Pharmacy Act.
• Duration
  • 4 years (8 Semesters); 3 years (Six Semesters) for the lateral entry Students.
• Program Course Structure

  Program Structure
  First Year	Semester-I	Semester-II
  	Human Anatomy and Physiology I– Theory Pharmaceutical Analysis I – Theory Pharmaceutics I – Theory Pharmaceutical Inorganic Chemistry – Theory Communication skills – Theory Remedial Biology Remedial Mathematics – Theory Human Anatomy and Physiology – Practical Pharmaceutical Analysis I – Practical Pharmaceutics I – Practical Pharmaceutical Inorganic Chemistry – Practical Communication skills – Practical Remedial Biology – Practical	Human Anatomy and Physiology II – Theory Pharmaceutical Organic Chemistry I – Theory Biochemistry – Theory Pathophysiology – Theory Computer Applications in Pharmacy – Theory Environmental sciences – Theory Human Anatomy and Physiology II – Practical Pharmaceutical Organic Chemistry I– Practical Biochemistry – Practical Computer Applications in Pharmacy – Practical
  	Module I*: 1. Conference (Desirable) 2. Industrial Training (Desirable)
  	Semester-III	Semester-IV
  Second Year	Pharmaceutical Organic   Chemistry   II   – Theory Physical Pharmaceutics I – Theory Pharmaceutical Microbiology – Theory Pharmaceutical Engineering – Theory Pharmaceutical Organic Chemistry II – Practical Physical Pharmaceutics I – Practical Pharmaceutical Microbiology – Practical Pharmaceutical Engineering –Practical	Pharmaceutical   Organic    Chemistry    III– Theory Medicinal Chemistry I – Theory Physical Pharmaceutics II – Theory Pharmacology I – Theory Pharmacognosy and   Phytochemistry   I– Theory Medicinal Chemistry I – Practical Physical Pharmaceutics II – Practical Pharmacology I – Practical Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry I – Practical
  	Module II*: 1. Conference (Desirable) 2. Industrial Training (Desirable)
  	Semester-V	Semester-VI
  Third Year	Medicinal Chemistry II – Theory Industrial Pharmacy I– Theory Pharmacology II – Theory Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry II– Theory Pharmaceutical Jurisprudence – Theory Industrial Pharmacy I – Practical Pharmacology II – Practical Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry II – Practical	Medicinal Chemistry III – Theory Pharmacology III – Theory Herbal Drug Technology – Theory Biopharmaceutics and Pharmacokinetics – Theory Pharmaceutical Biotechnology – Theory Quality Assurance –Theory Medicinal chemistry III – Practical Pharmacology III – Practical Herbal Drug Technology – Practical
  	Module III*: 1. Conference (Compulsory) 2. Industrial Training (Compulsory)
  	Semester-VII	Semester-VIII
  	Instrumental Methods of Analysis – Theory Industrial Pharmacy II – Theory Pharmacy Practice – Theory Novel Drug Delivery System – Theory Instrumental Methods of Analysis – Practical Practice School	Biostatistics and Research Methodology Social and Preventive Pharmacy Pharma Marketing Management Pharmaceutical Regulatory Science Pharmacovigilance Quality Control and Standardization of Herbals Computer Aided Drug Design Cell and Molecular Biology Cosmetic Science Experimental Pharmacology Advanced Instrumentation Techniques Dietary Supplements and Nutraceuticals Project Work
  	* Module I, II, III & IV will be Evaluated in VIIth Semester under Practice School (BP706PS). Each Module has two components 1. Conference/Seminar & 2. Industrial training. Students have to submit a report for each module in the format provided by the University, and a copy of the certificate (for the participation & completion of Conference/Industrial Training) enclosed within the Report. # Course code from BP803ET to BP812ET are Elective Subjects, Students have to select only 2 out of these subjects.

• Scope of Pharmacy Profession:

  A career in the Pharmaceutical Sciences / Pharmacy is full of opportunities. A Pharmacy professional can venture into:

  • Research & Development:

    Pharmacy industry is one such industry that thrives on research and development. Highly skilled pharmacy professionals are required for research of new drugs, process development, formulation development, toxicological Studies and clinical trials.

  • Academics:

    Pharmacy graduates can also opt for Teaching Profession and can spread the light of Knowledge.

  • Hospital Pharmacist:

    Although it might be a trend of the US or Canada, but it is one that seems to be set in India as well. The pharmacists in the hospitals are the bestinformed individuals for prescribing a drug. Mostly in western countries, the diagnosis is made by the Doctors but the pharmacists decide the medicines and their dosage. Therefore, Pharmacy graduates have an important role and can earn attractive remuneration and can occupy strategic positions both in government and private hospitals.

  • Analysis & Testing:

    Analysis and testing go hand in hand with this industry specially in order to maintain proper Quality control (QC) and Quality Assurance (QA). Highly skilled pharmacy professionals are required by Pharmaceutical industries to deal with sensitive analytical techniques and sophisticated instrument.

  • Production & Manufacturing:

    Highly skilled Pharmacy professionals are required for production and manufacturing of Biologics, Parenteral, Pharma, Cosmetics, API, Hormones and Food Industries etc.

  • Regulatory Bodies

    There are bodies that control and regulate medicines. FDA is the regulatory body that deals with governing and implementing the rules and regulations for the Drug and Pharmaceutical industry. The opportunities as Drug Inspector (DI), Assistant Drug Controller, Deputy Drug Controller, Drug Controller of State and Drug Controller of India DCI) is an option one can aspire for.

  • Marketing Professionals:

    The Pharmaceuticals sales and marketing is considered to be a highly technical arena and hence one of the best when it comes to perks.