Hello I am a 12 th studying medical student how can I pursue a career in pharmacy and what are some good colleges in North India and I want to know about their admission process and eligibility criteria. Also I want to know that what are the jobs I can opt after that in both govt. and private.
Hello,
First of all eligibility criteria for Bachelor of Pharmacy is passed 10+2 from a recognized board with 50% or above aggregate (depending on the norms of university) having Physics, Chemistry, Maths/Biology,English as main subjects.
Admission process varies among universities, some conduct entrance exams while for others it's based on the merit of the qualifying examination.
Some of the best universities for BPharm are Jamia Hamdard University, Institute of Medical Sciences(BHU), Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences,Delhi Institute of Pharmaceutical Science and Research, Amity University, Dr. D.Y. Patil College of Pharmacy, University Institute of Pharmaceutical Science(Chandigarh) etc. To know more details regarding BPharm Colleges, visit at https://pharmacy.careers360.com/colleges/list-of-bpharma-colleges-in-india
There are many entrance exams that takes place for admission to BPharm, such as
MET
by Manipal Academy of Higher Education,
PUCET
by Punjab University, and
in Jamia Hamdard(Delhi) NEET scores are accepted for BPharm admission,
BITSAT
and other than this state level exams such as
WBJEE, KCET, MHT CET, KEAM, AP EAMCET, TS EAMCET, UPSEE,OJEE
are also there.
Job opportunities for BPharma are there in
Hospitals, Medical Clinics, Government Drug research Institutes,
Indian Companies like
Dr. Reddys Laboratories, Sun Pharmaceuticals, ,Cipla, and
international drug research companies such as
Johnson & Johnson,Pfizer,Amgen,Merck,GlaxoSmithkline, Nestle, Abbott,
etc. Job profile includes that of
Drug Inspector, Pharmaceutical Scientist, Medical Writer, Drug Safety Associate, Clinical Research Associate, sales and marketing executive in Pharma/ Biotech firms,
etc. In addition to this,
you can also open your own chemist shop.
You can appear for drug inspector exam conducted by UPSC or state PScs.other than this you can appear for UPSC.State PSCs. banking/insurance exams, SSC CGL/CPO, CDS etc which are based on the eligibility criteria of graduation.You can also pursue higher studies, such as MPharma , Pharm D / MBA in healthcare management for better opportunties.
