D.Pharm

Diploma in Pharmacy is a 2-year-long career-oriented, diploma course. Students who wish to pursue a long-term career in the medical field of pharmaceutical sciences, and start a career in the pharmaceutical industry, can take admission to the D Pharm course.

D Pharma syllabus is designed to prepare candidates to work under the supervision of a licensed pharmacist in hospitals, community pharmacies, and other pharmaceutical-related fields. Candidates can also pursue MBA in Pharmaceutical Management after this course, though they would need to complete their undergraduate degree first.

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Course Duration (In years)
H.Sc. (10+2) in Science Stream with PCB/ PCM
Eligibility
60
Intake

D.Pharm Subjects List

  • FIRST YEAR
  1. Pharmaceutics
  2. Biochemistry
  3. Clinical Pathology
  4. Pharmaceutical Chemistry
  5. Human Anatomy
  6. Physiology
  7. Pharmacognosy
  8. Health Education & community pharmacy

Practical Subjects

  1. Pharmaceutics – I
  2. Pharmaceutical Chemistry – I
  3. Pharmacognosy
  4. Biochemistry & Clinical Pathology
  5. Human Anatomy & Physiology
  • SECOND YEAR
  1. Pharmaceutics-II
  2. Pharmaceutical Jurisprudence
  3. Pharmaceutical Chemistry-II
  4. Drug store and Business Management
  5. Pharmacology & Toxicology
  6. Hospital & Clinical Pharmacy

Practical Subjects

  1. Pharmaceutical Chemistry-I

Minimum Qualification

i. Candidate shall have passed 10+2 examination conducted by the respective state/central government authorities recognized as equivalent to 10+2 examination by the Association of Indian Universities (AIU) with English as one of the subjects and Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics/Biology as optional subjects individually.
ii. Any other qualification approved by the Pharmacy Council of India as equivalent to any of the above examinations. Provided that a student should complete the age of 17 years on or before 31st December of the year of admission to the course.

D.Pharm

Topics studied in D Pharmacy include Pharmaceutics, Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Pharmacognosy, Biochemistry, etc. Top organizations that hire D.Pharma graduates are Sun Pharmaceuticals Industries Limited, Reddy’s Laboratories, Intas Pharmaceuticals Limited, Mankind Pharma Limited, Wockhardt Limited, Aurobindo Pharma Limited, Cadila Healthcare Limited and more.
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R.M. Mehta, Dr. Kasture, Dr. Wadodkar, Archana Dhole, Vikas Dhole, P.K. Sharma, P.C. Dandiya, Rahul Phate, Dr. N. Murugesh are some of the top authors whose books students follow in the first year of D Pharmacy.