Consistently ranked among the top Pharmacy institutes in India by the NIRF India ranking for the past three years, the School of Pharmaceutical Sciences at LPU offers practice-based teaching in essential skills for drug design, screening, product development, and clinical patient care. This training covers traditional fields of clinical and industrial pharmacy, as well as emerging areas like technical writing, regulatory affairs, insurance, pharmacovigilance, and clinical data management. The Pharmaceutical Sciences Discipline at LPU fosters a unique academic environment focused on research activities, stimulating creativity and critical thinking. The discipline is committed to recruiting, supporting, and developing highly skilled and motivated researchers. LPU's Pharmaceutical Sciences infrastructure is world-class, providing students with state-of-the-art global amenities to prepare for next-generation technology with a focus on research and development. The B Pharm. program, a four-year undergraduate course approved by PCI, is a prerequisite for pharmacist registration. Eligibility requires a pass with 60% aggregate marks in 10+2 (with English, Physics, Chemistry, and Biology or Maths), subject to qualifying LPUNEST. In addition to theoretical knowledge, LPU emphasizes the practical aspect of the course with state-of-the-art laboratories. The program aims to achieve outcomes such as understanding the nature and concepts of Pharmacognosy, Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Pharmaceutics, and Pharmacology, performing procedures according to laboratory standards, and effectively utilizing information and technology to optimize learning and patient care. The highest salary availed by LPU students was 8 LPA, while the average salary was 5 LPA. Graduates have been recruited by prominent companies such as Alembic Pharmaceuticals, Alkem Laboratories, Optum, Zyla Health, Dr. Lal Path Labs, Evalueserve, Nestle, Jubilant Biosys, Overseas Healthcare, Portea Medical, Roots Analysis, IDS Infotech, Chemical Brothers, Cognizant, Data Bridge Market Research, Eden Medical, Meditab, Fare Labs, Fortis Hospitals, and many more

Pharmaceutical Sciences Discipline is the gamut of research activities making it a unique academic environment that stimulates creativity and critical thinking, and providing impetus to recruiting, supporting, and developing highly skilled motivated researcher The discipline of Pharmaceutical Sciences at LPU offers world class infrastructural and state of the art global amenities, enabling students to prepare for gen-next technology and with a focus on research and development. B Pharm. is an undergraduate four years course (approved by PCI) which is a prerequisite for registration to practise as a pharmacist. It imparts skills to work in industry, clinical setups, drug control organisations, education and research sectors in pharmaceuticals. The eligibility is Pass with 60% aggregate marks in 10+2 (with English, Physics, Chemistry, and Biology or Maths) or equivalent, subject to qualifying LPUNEST

Apart from imparting theoretical knowledge, the university also aims at cementing the practical side of the course. There are state-of-the-art laboratories. The outcomes of the program are Understand the nature and concepts of Pharmacognosy, Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Pharmaceutics, and Pharmacology Perform procedures as per laboratory standards in the areas of Pharmacognosy, Pharmaceutical chemistry, Pharmaceutics and Pharmacology Effectively utilise information, and technology to optimise learning and patient care The highest salary availed by LPU students was 8 LPA while the average salary was 5 LPA. The students have been recruited by companies like Alembic Pharmaceuticals, Alkem Laboratories, Optum, Zyla Health, Dr. Lal Path Labs, Evalueserve, Nestle, Jubilant Biosys, Overseas Healthcare, Portea Medical, Roots Analysis, IDS Infotech, Chemical Brothers, Cognizant, Data Bridge Market Research, Eden Medical, Meditab, Fare Labs, Fortis Hospitals, Mohan Dia Oswal Hospital, Shriman Hospitals, Healthians, Pharmazz, Rusan Pharma, Indegene Life Systems, Innodata, ZITM Diagnostics, Redcliffe Life Diagnostics, Trish Veda Naturals Pvt. Ltd., WNS, CRO Pharma, DRDO INMAS, Pulsus Healthcare, Wipro, Cryoviva Biotech, Translumina Therapeutics, Cadila Pharmaceuticals, Ampath, Ravenbhel Pharmaceuticals, APCER Life Sciences, Allied Analytics etc.

In Mumbai, B. Pharm courses are offered by the following institutions:

Bombay college of Pharmacy, University of Mumbai, Kalina, Santacruz (E), Mumbai 400 049

K.M. Kundanani College of Pharmacy, 47, R. G, Thandani Marg, Worli Sea Face, Mumbai - 400 018

University Department of Chemical Technology (UDCT), University of Mumbai, Matunga, Mumbai 400 019

Mumbai Charitable Society's Inst. Of Pharmacy, Gen. Arunkumar Vaidya Chowk, Bandra Recl, Bandra (W), Bombay - 400 050

Bharti Vidyapeeth's College Of Pharmacy, Cbd, Belapur, Sector 8, New Bombay - 400 614

For admission to B. Pharm course, you have to pass the higher secondary (HSC) examination with English, Physics, Chemistry and Biology in the same sitting and secure at least 50% of the total marks in Physics, Chemistry and Biology taken together. The admission process is based on your merit in the higher secondary examination and is conducted by Directorate of Technical Education, Government of Maharashtra (for further details, check www.dte.org.in).

A pharmacy graduate can get a job in one of the following areas in a Pharmaceutical company

Production, Quality Assurance, Research & Development, Sales and marketing.

You can also get a job with a chemist (medicine store) all such requires to employ pharmacists by Law.

You can get a job as a pharmacist in hospitals, clinics and nursing homes.

You can join government regulatory agencies like the FDA as a drug inspector and over a period of time rise to the position of Drug Controller.

You can also pursue higher education and a subsequent career in research and development in areas such as Pharmaceutical Sciences, Biotechnology, Medical Technology, Biomedical Engineering, Microbiology, Biochemistry, Pharmacology, and Biomedical Sciences.

Prospects of a career in Pharmacy are looking good today with a lot of companies investing in research and development of new drug molecules, formulations and drug delivery systems. Indian Pharmaceutical companies are globalizing and at the same time more Multinational companies are coming to India in view of the prospects in the post patent era beyond 2005. Opportunities, specially in Sales and marketing and in research and development are increasing.