What is the admission process of Pharm d after 12th?

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For Pharm.D admissions 2021, students must ensure they satisfy the basic eligibility criteria. The basic Pharm.D eligibility criteria for securing admission into the Pharm.D course is passing the 10+2 exams with a minimum of 50% from any recognized board or school. Pharm.D admission 2021 can be based in two ways. For Pharm.D in India, some colleges have a merit-based selection process followed by a personal interview. Other Pharm.D colleges may conduct an entrance exam to ensure they select the best suitable candidate in accordance with their requirements. Students must have Physics and Chemistry as their core subjects with Biology and Mathematics as electives for admission to Pharm.D. Applications for Pharm.D admissions 2021 may be availed by going to the college portal or by directly visiting the college admissions office.

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Hello Riya,

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Doctor of Pharmacy or Pharm.D is a professional pre-Ph.D. postgraduate doctorate of six years introduced by the Government of India and Pharmacy Council of India in 2008. Being the only pharmacy service, which is in direct contact with the patient health care system, the Doctor of Pharmacy was introduced with the aim to improve clinical pharmacy services in India. Students enrolled for the course are required to complete five years of classroom and hospital based didactic study programme, followed by one year of internship training in hospitals along with ongoing practicals and research projects. Pharm.D is a postgraduate degree and students can directly enroll for a P.hD program after completing the course. Student graduates in Pharm.D are entitled to prefix their name with “Dr.”. Doctor of Pharmacy is a degree that prepares students to be practice-ready, as they already have spent a significant amount of time training in areas related to direct patient care and research.

Eligibility Criteria:

• Candidates must have passed 10+2 from a recognized board with physics , chemistry , and biology / maths as compulsory subjects.
• Candidates must have graduated with a bachelor’s degree B. Pharm from a recognized university.
• Candidates studying D. Pharm (diploma of pharmacy) are eligible for lateral entry to the program.

Pharma D. Admission procedure:

There are various universities and colleges offering admission in Pharm.D courses across the country. The admission procedure and eligibility criteria might differ from university to university. Although, most universities consider GPAT scores as a parameter to admission for this programme. Students who clear the first stage of admission by legitimate GPAT scores are required to undergo counselling and personal interview. While there are some colleges that offer admission based on the merit qualification of a student which are the marks in bachelor’s degree in the same stream as pharm.D course. Also, there are colleges that conduct separate entrance examinations in order to admit students for the Pharm.D course.

Therefore you need to do B.Pharma after class 12th so as to get admission in Pharma D. course as your post graduate.

For further information related to Pharma D. course, please visit the link provided below:

https://www.careers360.com/courses/pharm-d-doctor-of-pharmacy

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