Career as B Pharmacy Course

There are many career options that one can choose after passing class 12th. Here in this article, I am sharing with you the complete details about the Career after B Pharmacy Course. We will get to see the required eligibility criteria for admission in the course,  complete details about the admission process and what are the career options available after the completion of the course etc. To get complete details about this, check our blog below:

There are many types of courses available in Pharmacy. One has an option of pursuing diploma course, certificate course, Under-Graduate Course as well as the master’s degree course etc. Here in this, we will see the details about the B Pharmacy which is an undergraduate course and will see the Career as B Pharmacy Course. let’s see the details.

What is B Pharmacy Course:

The pharmacy is very broad in scope, there are a lot of career opportunities in this field. If you are interested in the medical field (Except for Doctor) then it is the best course you can choose after completing your class 12^th.  In this course, the students study drugs and medicines. Pharmacy deals with researching and testing various medicines and drugs and spread awareness about the dosage among the patients.

It is a four-year undergraduate degree course in the medical field conducted by lots of institutes of both government and private. The admission in B pharmacy course is done on the basis of entrance exam which is conducted at both a national level and state level such as NEET, UPSEE, GPAT, BITSAT, MHT-CET, PUCET, KCET, KEAM, West Bengal Joint Entrance Exam etc. After this entrance exam, a merit list is being prepared and according to that students are enrolled. Let’s see the details about the required eligibility criteria to get admission to the course:

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B.Pharm: B.Pharm is a 4-year undergraduate degree course in the pharmacy where students basically study medicines and drugs. The fees for B.Pharm is 40,000 to 1,00,000.

B.Pharm (LATERAL): B.Pharm is basically a lateral entry to the pharmacy. The duration of this course is 3 years. The student must have a Degree or Diploma in biochemistry or a Diploma in pharmacy in order to get admission. The average fee of this course is 40,000 to 1,00,000.

B.Pharm AYURVEDA: It is a 4 years pharmacy program with a bachelor’s degree in Ayurveda. The student must have a degree or Diploma in Ayurvedic Pharmacy or Naturopathy. The average fee for this course is 20,000 to 1,20,000.

Diploma in Pharmacy (D.Pharm): It is a two-year pharmacy degree program where students study human anatomy, pharmacology, pharmaceutical studies. The average fee is 9,000 t0 2,00,000 depends upon the institute.

These are the course that one has purse after the completion of class 12th. Now let’s see the details about the Career as B Pharmacy Course.

Career as B Pharmacy Course:

The field of Pharmacy is growing in India. There is a number of opportunities in India after the competition of the Bachelor Degree course. There are a number of colleges that conducts the placement drive after the completion of the course. It becomes very easy for one to get placed well through the college placement drive. One just needs to join a better college that conducts a college placement drive. Here is the list of the Institutes that offers jobs to the freshers after the Bachelor Degree course:

Name of the Institute	Location	Average Salary (INR)
Jamia Hamdard University	New Delhi	3,50,000
Institute of Chemical Technology	Mumbai	3,50,000
Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS)	Pilani	5,50,000
Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences	Manipal	4,00,000
JSS College of Pharmacy	Ooty	3,20,000
Annamalai University	Annamalainagar	2,30,000
Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda	Vadodara	2,50,000
Amrita School of Pharmacy	Kochi	2,00,000
Birla Institute of Technology	Ranchi	2,20,000
SRM Institute of Science and Technology	Chennai	2,80,000

The demand for pharmacists never gets low, there are a lot of areas where only the B.pharma degree holders are recruited. And they are offered a good salary with less burden of work. The salaries of various job profiles of B.pharma are;-

• Medical representative – 3-6 LPA
• Clinical researcher – 5 LPA
• Pharmacy business – 7-10 LPA
• Drug inspector – 8-14 LPA
• Medical writer – 4-6 LPA
• Formulation development associate – 5 LPA
• Drug safety associate – 3.5 LPA
• Sales or Marketing executive – 4 LPA

Government Jobs in Pharmacy:

Government Hospital Pharmacist	Staff Nurse	Medical Transcriptionist
Teacher	College Professor	Drug Therapist
Government Scientist	Quality Control Associate	Drug Technician

Top Recruiters for B Pharmacy Course:

Lupin	Johnson & Johnson
Cipla	GlaxoSmithKline
Piramal	Amgen
Pfizer	Merck
AbbVie	Sun Pharmaceuticals
GlaxoSmithKline	Aurobindo Pharma

Higher Studies Program after B.Pharmacy:

• Master in Pharmacy
• Sc. Pharmaceutical Chemistry
• MBA in Pharmaceutical management
• Drug store management course.

Eligibility Criteria for B.Pharmacy Course:

The eligibility criteria for B.Pharma is very simple and easy. Those students who want to get admission in B pharma must meet the following criteria.

• The student must have completed 10 + 2 from any recognised board.
• There must be physics, chemistry and biology or mathematics at 10 + 2 level with aggregate 50% marks.
• The minimum age is 17 years and the maximum age is 25 years.
• Entrance exams are conducted at the national and college level also, students need to clear the entrance exam to get enrollment in the B.Pharma course.
• Those students who have a 3-year diploma in pharmacy (D pharma) degree are also eligible.

Syllabus of B Pharmacy:

The B.Pharmacy is a 4-year degree course, the syllabus is divided into 8 semesters ie,  2 semesters per year. The Exact Syllabus of teh course may vary as per the colleges but here is the syllabus that is covered by most of the colleges in India.

SEMESTER I:

• Human Anatomy and Physiology I – Theory
• Human Anatomy and Physiology – Practical
• Pharmaceutical Inorganic Chemistry – Practical
• Pharmaceutical Inorganic Chemistry I – Theory
• Communication Skills – Theory
• Communication Skills – Practical
• Remedial Biology/ Remedial Mathematics – Theory
• Remedial Biology – Practical
• Pharmaceutical Analysis I – Practical
• Pharmaceutical Analysis I – Theory
• Pharmaceutics I – Theory
• Pharmaceutics I – Practical

SEMESTER II:

• Human Anatomy and Physiology II – Theory
• Human Anatomy and Physiology II – Practical
• Biochemistry – Theory
• Biochemistry – Practical
• Computer Applications in Pharmacy – Theory
• Computer Applications in Pharmacy – Practical
• Pharmaceutical Organic Chemistry I – Theory
• Pharmaceutical Organic Chemistry I – practical
• Path physiology – Theory
• Environmental Science – Theory

SEMESTER III:

• Pharmaceutical Organic Chemistry II – Theory
• Pharmaceutical Organic Chemistry II – Practical
• Pharmaceutical Microbiology – Theory
• Pharmaceutical Microbiology – Practical
• Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry I – Practical
• Physical Pharmaceutics I – Practical
• Physical Pharmaceutics I – Theory
• Pharmaceutical Engineering – Practical
• Pharmaceutical Engineering – Theory

SEMESTER IV:

• Physical Pharmaceutics II – Theory
• Physical Pharmaceutics II – Practical
• Medicinal Chemistry I – Theory
• Medicinal Chemistry I – Practical
• Pharmacology I – Theory
• Pharmacology I – Practical
• Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry I – Theory
• Pharmaceutical Organic Chemistry III – Theory

SEMESTER V:

• Pharmacognosy Phytochemistry II – Theory
• Pharmacognosy Phytochemistry II – Practical
• Pharmacology II – Theory
• Pharmacology II – Practical
• Industrial Pharmacy I – Theory
• Industrial Pharmacy I – Practical
• Medical Chemistry II – Theory
• Pharmaceutical Jurisprudence – Theory
• Herbal Drug Technology – Practical

SEMESTER VI:

• Medical Chemistry III – Theory
• Medical Chemistry III – Practical
• Pharmacology III – Theory
• Pharmacology III – Practical
• Herbal Drug Technology – Theory
• Biopharmaceutics and Pharmacokinetics – Theory
• Pharmaceutical Biotechnology – Theory
• Quality Assurance – Theory

SEMESTER VII:

• Pharmaceutical Analysis III – Theory
• Pharmaceutical Analysis III – Practical
• Pharmacokinetics and Biopharmaceutics I
• Pharmacognosy IV
• Pharmacology IV – Theory
• Pharmacology IV – Practical
• Pharmaceutical Technology IV – Theory
• Pharmaceutical Technology IV – Practical

SEMESTER VIII:

• Medical Chemistry IV – Theory
• Medical Chemistry IV – Practical
• Pharmacokinetics and Biopharmaceutics II
• Biopharmaceutics
• Pharmacognosy
• Clinical Pharmacy – Theory
• Pharmacokinetics
• Clinical Pharmacy – Practical

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Top Colleges for B.Pharmacy in India:

College Name	Location	Fees
Delhi Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research	New Delhi	INR 35,350
ICT Mumbai	Mumbai	INR 341,400
Government College of Pharmacy, Amravati	Maharashtra	INR 97,500
Pharmacy College, Saifai	Uttar Pradesh	INR 86,200
Jadavpur University	Kolkata	INR 9,600
Madras Medical College, Chennai	Chennai	INR 646,000
School of Pharmacy Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya, Indore	Madhya Pradesh	INR 325,344
University Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences	Chandigarh	INR 58,660
Madurai Medical College	Tamil Nadu	INR 320,000
Annamalai University	Tamil Nadu	INR 145,520
Dibrugarh University	Assam	INR 23,280

B.Pharmacy Course Fees Structure:

The fees of this differ from college to college. Government colleges demand fewer fees as compared to private colleges but getting admission to government colleges is quite tough because of high competition. There are also some private institutes that demand fewer fees. The minimum fees for B pharma are 50,000 and a maximum of 10,00,000.

To get better as a Career as B Pharmacy Course. One must join the better colleges and gain proper education with proper practical training. This is the field where your education will take you further.

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