| Full Form |
Bachelor of Pharmacy |
Doctor of Pharmacy |
Master of Pharmacy in Pharmaceutics |
Master of Pharmacy in Pharmacology |
Master of Pharmacy in Pharmaceutical Analysis |
Diploma in Pharmacy |
| Duration |
4 Years |
6 Years |
2 Years (PG) |
2 Years (PG) |
2 Years (PG) |
2 Years |
| Purpose |
Fundamental knowledge of drug manufacturing, chemical compositions, and medical distribution |
Direct clinical hospital support, checking drug interactions, optimizing patient dosage |
Advanced drug formulation design, stability testing, and pilot plant scaling |
Biological effects, toxicity mechanisms, and therapeutic actions of chemicals on live tissues |
Validation methods, quality control testing, and structural checking of pharmaceutical raw materials |
Basic entry-level training to operate retail pharmacy counters and hospital drug store inventories |
| Eligibility |
12th Pass PCB or PCM, Min 45-50% |
12th Pass PCB/PCM OR valid D.Pharma |
B.Pharma with min 55% |
B.Pharma with min 55% |
B.Pharma with min 55% |
12th Pass PCB or PCM, Min 40-45% |
| Subjects |
Pharmaceutics, Medicinal Chemistry, Pharmacognosy, Human Anatomy, Pharmacology |
Clinical Pharmacy, Therapeutics, Toxicology, Hospital Pharmacy, Biostatistics |
Advanced Physical Pharmaceutics, Cosmetic Science, Novel Drug Delivery Systems (NDDS) |
Advanced Pharmacology, Cellular Neurobiology, Clinical Research Methodology |
Advanced Instrumental Analysis, Quality Control, Bioanalytical Methods |
Pharmaceutics, Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Pharmacognosy, Biochemistry, Health Education |
| Conducted By |
Pharmacy Council of India (PCI) and State Technical Universities |
Pharmacy Council of India (PCI) and affiliated medical bodies |
NIPER / State Boards |
NIPER |
NIPER / State Boards |
State Board of Technical Education / State Paramedical Councils |
| Exam Name |
MHT-CET / WBJEE / KCET / UPSEE / NMIMS-NPAT |
NEET-UG / State Ayush-Pharmacy CETs |
GPAT / NIPER JEE |
GPAT / NIPER JEE |
GPAT / NIPER JEE |
State Diploma CETs / Merit-based Allotment |
| Paper Type |
Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) + some State boards have Descriptive Papers |
Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) — NEET UG Pattern |
Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) — GPAT Pattern |
Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) — GPAT Pattern |
Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) — GPAT Pattern |
Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) + Practical Assessment |
| Question Style |
Physics, Chemistry, Biology MCQs (PCB based) |
PCB based MCQs similar to NEET UG |
Pharmacy subjects MCQs — B.Pharm syllabus based |
Pharmacy subjects MCQs — B.Pharm syllabus based |
Pharmacy subjects MCQs — B.Pharm syllabus based |
Pharmacy basics, Chemistry, Biology MCQs |
| Top Colleges |
Jamia Hamdard (Delhi), BITS Pilani, Jadavpur University (Kolkata) |
JSS College of Pharmacy (Ooty/Mysore), Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences |
NIPER (Mohali), NIPER (Hyderabad), ICT Mumbai |
NIPER (Mohali), Jamia Hamdard (Delhi), BITS Pilani (Hyderabad) |
NIPER (Ahmedabad), NIPER (Mohali) |
Government Polytechnic colleges and state paramedical training academies |
