Hi Bhupender!

There are 2 courses of PharmD:

1. PharmD 6 year - Programme.
2. PharmD Post-Baccalaurate 3 year - Programme.

Eligibility Criteria for 6 year Programme:

• Passed 12th Board Exams in PCB.
• Minimum average percentage in 12th should be 55%.
• Diploma candidates can also apply.

Admission Process:

• Admission to both the Programmes is done by Entrance Exams.
• Entrance Exams can be conducted by Central, State or by Universities.
• Based on the Merit List admission takes place.

Some Popular PharmD Entrance Exams:

• Manipal Entrance Test for PharmD.
• Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham for PharmD.
• SRMJEEE for PharmD.

Top Colleges in North India:

• L.M. College of Pharmacy, Ahmedabad.
• Poona College of Pharmacy, Pune.
• Bharat Institute of Technology, Meerut.
• Government College of Pharmacy, Aurangabad.
• Indira College of Pharmacy, Pune.

Hope this is helpful!

All the best!

Hi there,

I hope you are doing well. Pharm d is a 6 year program. 5 year program and 1 year internship. Candidates must have completed his/her 12th from a recognized board. Pharm D graduates are capable of performing many tasks that MBBS graduates are capable of doing.

Following are the best colleges in North India:

1. Teerthankar Mahaveer University, Moradabad
2. Jamia Hamdard
3. SGT university

These are the good and reputed colleges.

Hope that helps

Dear Student,

After your 12th board exam, for you to pursue your degree in Pharm.D you will be required to give the required entrance exams as some of the institutions have an entrance exam as their eligibility criteria for admission. You are also required to have a background in Physics, Chemistry, Biology (PCB) or Physics, Chemistry, Math(PCM) or Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Math (PCMB) as it is a requirement for eligibility for studying Pharm.D in India.

given below are some of the top colleges in North India to pursue a degree in Pharm.D ,

• Jamia Hamdard, Delhi
• National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Mohali , Punjab
• University Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences , Chandigarh
• Birla Institute of Technology & Science -Pilani , Rajasthan
• Dr. Harisingh Gour Vishwavidyalaya-Sagar , Madhya Pradesh
• Birla Institute of Technology , Jharkhand
• Delhi Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research , Delhi
• I.S. F. College of Pharmacy , Punjab
• Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya , Madhya Pradesh

Pharma D stands for Doctor of Pharmacy and is a Professional pharmaceutical course for 6 years. It is a doctoral programme. It has 5 years of Academics and 1 year internship. This cannot be mistaken for M.Pharmacy. You can add Dr. After your internship. Once you complete the course, you can provide clinical pharmacy services like participating in ward rounds and meetings in the hospitals. You can prepare drug related protocols and patient information leaflets. You can also provide poison information to physicians. You can review medication order and identify patients who are at risk for adverse drug interaction. You can be involved in Community services and patient medication counselling. Abroad opportunities are also good. Once you complet the course, you can work in Clinical research organisations, pharmacovigilance, pharmacoeconomics, community services, etc.

Few top colleges are:

Jamia Hamdard

National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research

University Institute of Pharmaceutical sciences

Institute of Chemical Technology