The pharmacy offers a course named Diploma in Pharmacy (D.Pharm), which is a foundation course in the field of pharmacy with a duration of 2 years. It is an entry-level tertiary pharmacy credential. For pursuing this degree, students have to complete the higher secondary education in the science stream with physics, chemistry, and either biology or maths as subjects. It course covers the basics related to the Pharmacy field.
D.Pharma is a short-range program for students who want to swoop into pharmaceutical business and pharmacy jobs. The syllabus of D.Pharma covers all the aspects of healthcare, including biochemical areas that concern the preparation of medicines and implementing them for the right diagnosis. It provides an outline of the theory and various principles and practices involved in the science of pharmacy.
Scope after D.Pharma
The scope after the completion of the D.Pharma course is not only limited to the private sector but students can also look for jobs in the government sector too. There are a plethora of career opportunities at pharmacies of government and private hospitals, private pharmacy stores, pharmaceutical companies, etc.
| Job Profiles | Top Recruiting Areas |
| Pharmacist | Health Centers |
| Scientific Officer | Pharmaceuticals Firms |
| Quality Analyst | Chemist Shops |
| Production Executive | Research Agencies |
| Medical Transcriptionist | Hospitals |
Top Recruiting Organizations
- Mankind
- Cipla
- Sun Pharmaceuticals Industry Ltd.
- INTAS Biopharmaceuticals
D.Pharma Syllabus
D.Pharma curriculum covers all the facets of healthcare, including biochemical areas that concern the preparation of medicines and implementing those for the right diagnosis.
| Year I | Year II |
| Pharmaceutics – 1 | Pharmaceutics – 2 |
| Biochemistry and Clinical Pathology | Pharmacology and Toxicology |
| Pharmacognosy | Drug Store and Business Management |
| Human Anatomy and Physiology | Pharmaceutical Jurisprudence |
| Pharmaceutical Chemistry – 1 | Hospital and Clinical Pharmacy |
| Health Education and Community Pharmacy | Pharmaceutical Chemistry – 2 |
D.Pharma Eligibility
The Eligibility Criteria for admission in D.Pharma:
- Candidates must have passed the 10+2 exam from a recognized board with Physics, Chemistry, and Biology or Mathematics as core subjects with a minimum aggregate marks criteria provided by the examining authority of government, universities/institutes, etc.
- Relaxation of 5% is provided for the candidates belonging to SC/ST/Other Backward classes.
D.Pharma Entrance Exam
For admission in D.Pharma, almost every other institute or university in India select candidates according to the merit list prepared on the basis of entrance exam scores and ranks. Some institutes or universities accept the national level exams or state level exam ranks while some of them conduct their own entrance exam. Listed below are some of the popular D.Pharma exams in India:
- Graduate Pharmacy Aptitude Test (GPAT) conducted by All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE)
- Annamalai University All India Medical Entrance Exam Pharmacy (AU AIMEE Pharmacy) conducted by Annamalai University
- Uttar Pradesh State Entrance Examination (UPSEE) conducted by Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Technical University (AKTU), Uttar Pradesh
- NIPER Joint Entrance Exam (NIPER JEE) conducted by the National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER)
Best College for D.Pharma
- Jamia Hamdard University, New Delhi
- MCOPS, Manipal
- JSS College of Pharmacy, Udagamandalam
- Annamalai University, Chidambaram
- SPPSPTM, Mumbai
- MAHE, Manipal
- DIPSAR, New Delhi
- Chitkara University, Patiala
