About the course:
The course of study in Diploma in Pharmacy comprises of Part-I and Part-II. There shall be an examination in the first year on the subjects of Part-I and an examination in the second year comprising the Part-II subjects.
Duration of course:
The course of academic training is of 2 years duration with minimum of 180 working days per year followed by a practical training not less than 500 hours covered in around 3 months.
Eligibility to D.Pharm course :
A pass in any of the following examinations with Physics, Chemistry and Biology.
01. |
Intermediate examination in science. |
02. |
The first year of the three year degree course in science. |
03. |
10 + 2 examination in science. |
04. |
Pre degree examination |
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or |
05. |
Any other qualification approved by the pharmacy council of India as equivalent to any of the above examinations. |
Curriculum:
Part-I
Subject |
Theory (in Hours) |
Practicals (in Hours) |
| Pharmaceutics-I |
|
100 |
| Pharmaceutical Chemistry-I |
75 |
75 |
| Pharmacognosy |
75 |
75 |
| Biochemistry and Clinical Pathology |
50 |
75 |
| Human Anatomy and Physiology |
75 |
50 |
| Health Education and Community Pharmacy |
50 |
- |
| Total |
400 |
375=775 |
Part-II
Subject |
Theory (in Hours) |
Practicals (in Hours) |
| Pharmaceutics-II |
75 |
100 |
| Pharmaceutical Chemistry-II |
100 |
75 |
| Pharmacology and Toxicology |
75 |
50 |
| Pharmaceutical Jurisprudence |
50 |
- |
| Drug Store and Business Management |
75 |
- |
| Hospital and Clinical Pharmacy |
75 |
50 |
| Total |
450 |
275=725 |
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