Full form of B. Pharm/ B. Pharmacy is Bachelor of Pharmacy. Whenever a cure for a disease is found, Pharmacy has a really big role in researching and testing it before it is available for treatment. The medicine which includes diagnosing the cause of disease and then, treatment to eradicate the disease or to prevent it from growing in the environment; Pharmacists are becoming an integral part of the healthcare industry for this and making the sector a success. It is a major segment of healthcare Industry contributing with research in medicinal drugs as well as developing, manufacturing and supply of medications in Market.
As a Pharmacy practitioner who understands medicines majorly work in research and development of drugs, work on medical complications by altering the drugs. Also, to quality check and control as per the regulations of Pharmacy Council of India. The Pharmacy industry offers not just developing drugs but also, testing for quality check, regulating labs as per the standards. The Pharmacy sector is divided into different segments including Hospital/clinical pharmacy, Industrial pharmacy, Marketing and Pharmacy Regulators etc.
A Bachelor of Pharmacy degree is the gateway for entering Pharmacy sector in Medical and Health Care Industry. One who pursues this degree studies core subjects including Pharmaceutics, Pharmacology, Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Pharmacognosy.
Student admitting through Lateral entry gets admission in 2nd year of B. Pharmacy course.
Duration of Course:
3 years divided into 6 semesters.
Eligibility:
(i) All those candidates who have passed the Diploma in Pharmacy from an institution affiliated to the Punjab State Board of Technical Education & Industrial Training or any other recognized University or any other recognized State Board of Technical Education shall be eligible to apply. Further, the diploma in Pharmacy and the Institute where the candidate has studied must be duly approved by the pharmacy Council of India / AICTE. Also the Candidate should have obtained at least 45% marks (40% in case of candidates belonging to SC/ST category) in the above mentioned qualifying Examination.
(ii) Students directly admitted to the Pharmacy 2nd year have to pass those subjects of Pharmacy 1st year which have not been covered under D. Pharmacy.
Basis of Admission:
Inter-se-merit in the qualifying examination. (D. Pharmacy)
Sanctioned Intake: 6 seats
Fee structure:
Rs. 3,28,000/- (3rd Sem – Rs. 58,000/-, 4th to 7th Sem. Rs. 53,000/- and 8th Sem. 58,000/-)
Affiliations and Approvals:
Permanently affiliated to IKG-PTU Jalandhar, Approved by Pharmacy council of India, New Delhi and All India Council for Technical Education, New Delhi.
