B. Pharmacy is one of the popular job oriented undergraduate degree Program among the science students after HSc. It is a four year program to be completed in eight semesters (each semester is of 6 months).
This program is about the manufacture, quality control, research and development of drugs. The program is highly career oriented and opens up excellent opportunities in Pharma industry.
4 years
September
100 Seats
Physics/Chemistry/Biology (or) Mathemetics (or) Botany/Zoology
All categories of candidate except SC/ST community should have minimum of 40% aggregate marks in HSc with science subjects (Physics, Chemistry & Mathematics, or Physics, Chemistry & Biology or Physics, Chemistry, Botany & Zoology). Diploma in Pharmacy holders (from a PCI recognized institute) is eligible to pursue this course under section 12 of the Pharmacy Act. The curricula and syllabi for the program shall be prescribed by Pharmacy Council of India, New Delhi and The Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R Medical University, Chennai.
Each semester shall consist of not less than 100 working days. The odd semesters shall be conducted from the month of June/July to November/December and the even semesters shall be conducted from December/January to May/June in every calendar year. Candidate is required to put in at least 80% attendance in individual courses considering theory and practical separately. The candidate shall complete the prescribed course satisfactorily to be eligible to appear for the respective examinations.
After B.Pharm, students can pursue higher studies like M.Pharm degree for improving their skills and knowledge with monthly stipend after qualifying the GPAT examination. After Qualifying in GRE, TOEFL, IELTS entrance examinations they can pursue MS (Pharm), MBA and other pharmacy related courses in USA, UK, Canada and Australia etc.
B.Pharm graduate can directly join in Pharm.D Post Baccalaureate (PB) 3 years Program. B.Pharm candidate can take up the role of a medical scientific writer, Industry pharmacists, Formulation Development (F&D) Associate, Drug Inspector/Analysis, Marketing professional, whole sale and retail sale of drugs. They can also serve as lecturer in D. Pharm institution.
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Course of study for semester I |
Course of study for semester II |
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Human Anatomy and Physiology I–Theory |
Human Anatomy and Physiology II – Theory |
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Pharmaceutical Analysis I – Theory |
Pharmaceutical Organic Chemistry I – Theory |
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Pharmaceutics I – Theory |
Biochemistry – Theory |
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Pharmaceutical Inorganic Chemistry–Theory |
Pathophysiology – Theory |
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Communication skills – Theory * |
Computer Applications in Pharmacy – Theory * |
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Remedial Biology/Remedial Mathematics – Theory# |
Environmental sciences – Theory * |
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Human Anatomy and Physiology – Practical |
Human Anatomy and Physiology II –Practical |
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Pharmaceutical Analysis I – Practical |
Pharmaceutical Organic Chemistry I– Practical |
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Pharmaceutics I – Practical |
Biochemistry – Practical |
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Pharmaceutical Inorganic Chemistry –Practical |
Computer Applications in Pharmacy – Practical* |
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Communication skills – Practical* |
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Remedial Biology – Practical |
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Course of study for semester III |
Course of study for semester IV |
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Pharmaceutical Organic Chemistry II – Theory |
Pharmaceutical Organic Chemistry III– Theory |
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Physical Pharmaceutics I – Theory |
Medicinal Chemistry I – Theory |
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Pharmaceutical Microbiology – Theory |
Physical Pharmaceutics II – Theory |
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Pharmaceutical Engineering – Theory |
Pharmacology I – Theory |
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Pharmaceutical Organic Chemistry II – Practical |
Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry I– Theory |
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Physical Pharmaceutics I – Practical |
Medicinal Chemistry I – Practical |
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Pharmaceutical Microbiology – Practical |
Physical Pharmaceutics II – Practical |
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Pharmaceutical Engineering –Practical |
Pharmacology I – Practical |
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Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry I – Practical |
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Course of study for semester V |
Course of study for semester VI |
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Medicinal Chemistry II – Theory |
Medicinal Chemistry III – Theory |
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Industrial Pharmacy I– Theory |
Pharmacology III – Theory |
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Pharmacology II – Theory |
Herbal Drug Technology – Theory |
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Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry II– Theory |
Biopharmaceutics and Pharmacokinetics – Theory |
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Pharmaceutical Jurisprudence – Theory |
Pharmaceutical Biotechnology – Theory |
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Industrial Pharmacy I – Practical |
Quality Assurance –Theory |
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Pharmacology II – Practical |
Medicinal chemistry III – Practical |
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Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry II – Practical |
Pharmacology III – Practical |
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Herbal Drug Technology – Practical |
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Course of study for semester VII |
Course of study for semester VIII |
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Instrumental Methods of Analysis – Theory |
Biostatistics and Research Methodology |
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Industrial Pharmacy II – Theory |
Social and Preventive Pharmacy |
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Pharmacy Practice – Theory |
Pharma Marketing Management |
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Novel Drug Delivery System – Theory |
Pharmaceutical Regulatory Science |
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Instrumental Methods of Analysis – Practical |
Pharmacovigilance |
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Practice School* |
Quality Control and Standardization of Herbals |
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Computer Aided Drug Design |
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Cell and Molecular Biology |
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Cosmetic Science |
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Experimental Pharmacology |
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Advanced Instrumentation Techniques |
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Dietary Supplements and Nutraceuticals |
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Project Work |
#Applicable ONLY for the students who have studied Mathematics / Physics / Chemistry at HSC and appearing for Remedial Biology course.
* Non University Examination (NUE)
