PharmD

Pharm.D is a professional degree honored for students who undergo their graduation course in Pharmacy Doctoral Programme. The Pharm D took its origin from a latin word ‘Pharmacaie Doctor’ signifying ‘Doctor of Pharmacy’. The pharmacy education in India is under the Pharmacy Council of India (PCI) which initiated the 6 years Pharm.D course in India from the year 2008. The course is registered under the Pharmacy Act of 1948.

The Pharm.D course comes in two types:

• One is Pharm.D course with duration of five years and besides this students will have to work as an intern or do the residency for 1 year.
• Second one is Pharm.D (post Baccalaureate) where in the duration of the course is 3 years including 2 years theoretical study plus one year internship or residency as per PCI.

Pharmacy Council of India is the sole body that decides the number of admissions taken for the Pharm.D course. It differs from time to time. Currently it offers admission for 30 seats in Pharm.D and 10 Seats for Pharm.D (PB) every year. The course does not confine to theoretical study alone. It broadens its programme towards penetrative laboratory experiments and many research objects. Only few colleges in India offers Pharm.D course recognized by PCI.

Advantages or Benefits of Doing Doctor of Pharmacy

• As the Pharma.D is course that offers doctoral pharmacy, those who perform pharmacy as their profession under the Pharmacy Act will be entitled to prefix ‘Dr’ before their name.
• Pharm. D course is registered under the Pharmacy Act of 1948 for undergoing pharmacy as a profession.
• After graduation in Pharm.D, students can opt for Ph.D programmes if they are qualified.

Eligibility Criteria for PHARM D program

For Pharm.D (6 year course):

All the aspirants who apply for Pharm.D course must have cleared their higher secondary board examination with chemistry or physics as obligatory subjects together with Biology or Math.

Those who pass in D.Pharm course can also apply provided the institution from which they took the degree should be recognized under section 12 of the Pharmacy Act lay down by the Pharmacy Council of India.

For Pharm.D (Post Baccalaureate):

Those who have passed B.Pharm from an institute recognized by the Pharmacy Council of India under the division 12 of the Pharmacy Act can apply for Pharm.D (Post Baccalaureate).

Admission Procedure for Pharm.D program

The performance of students in the qualifying board exam is the main criteria for selection towards Pharm.D program. Students will be selected based on the merit list prepared by the institution on the basis of the applications received from applicants.

Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D) Colleges in India

• Amrita School of Pharmacy, Kerala
• Annamacharya College of Pharmacy, Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Andhra Pradesh
• Annamalai University, Chidambaram
• B.L.D.E.A’s College of Pharmacy, Bijapur
• B.V.V. Sangha’s Hanagal Shri Kumareshwar College of Pharmacy, Bagalkot
• Bansal College of Pharmacy, Madhya Pradesh
• Bapuji Pharmacy College, Davangiri
• Bharat Institute of Technology, Hyderabad, Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University
• Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani
• Chalapathi Institute of Pharmaceutical Science, Guntur, Acharya Nagarjuna University.
• College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Andhra Pradesh
• Deccan School of Pharmacy, Hyderabad
• GIET School of Pharmacy , EG District, Andhra University
• Hyderabad Karnataka Education Society’s, College of Pharmacy, Gulbarga
• J.S.S. College of Pharmacy, J.S.S. University,  Karnataka
• Jagadguru Sri Shivathreeswara University (J.S.S University), Karnataka
• KLE College of Pharmacy, Belgaum
• KMCH College of Pharmacy, Coimbture, The Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University
• KVSR Siddhartha College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Vijayawada, Acharya Nagarjuna University
• M.L.R Institute of Pharmacy, Andhra Pradesh
• M.S. Ramaiah College of Pharmacy, Bangalore
• Malla Reddy College of Pharmacy, Andhra Pradesh
• Malla Reddy College of Pharmacy, Osmania University, Secunderabad
• Manipal College of pharmaceutical Sciences, Karnataka
• Modern Institute of Technology, Haridwar
• N.E.T Pharmacy College, Karnataka
• Nandha College of Pharmacy, ERODE, The Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University.
• Navodaya Education Trust’s N.E.T. College of Pharmacy, Raichur
• North Maharashtra University, Maharashtra
• P. Rami Reddy Memorial College of Pharmacy, Kadapa, Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University.
• PES College of Pharmacy, Bangalore
• Poona College of Pharmacy, Bharti Vidhyapeeth, Pune.
• PSG College of Pharmacy, Coimbatore, The Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University
• Raghavendra Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ananthapur,Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University
• Ramachandra College of Pharmacy, Chennai, Sri Ramachandra University
• Ramakrishna Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Coimbatore. Dr. M.G.R. Medical University
• S.J.M College of Pharmacy, Karnataka
• Satara College of Pharmacy, Maharashtra
• Shri Ramnath Singh Instt. of Pharmaceutical Sciences & Technology, Rajiv Gandhi Proudyogiki Vishwavidyalaya, Gwalior
• Shri Vishnu College of Pharmacy, Andhra Pradesh
• Smt. Sarojini Ramulamma College of Pharmacy, Seshadrinagar, Mahabubnagar, Osmania University
• Sri Adichunchanagiri College of Pharmacy
• Sri Jagadguru Mallikarjuna Murugharajendra College of Pharmacy, Chittradurga
• Sri Venkateswara Colege of Pharmacy, Hyderabad, Osmania University
• SRM College of Pharmacy, Kattankulathur.
• St. Peters Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hanmakonda  Kakatiya University, Vidyaranyapuri
• Talla Padmavathi College of Pharmacy, Andhra Pradesh
• Talla Padmavathi College of Pharmacy, Warangal, Kakatiya University, Vidyaranyapuri
• The Oxford College of Pharmacy, Bangalore
• V.E.L.S University, Tamil Nadu
• Vaagdevi College of Pharmacy, Warangal, Kakatiya University
• Vinayaka Missions’s College of Pharmacy, Salem
• Vishweshwarapura Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Bangalore