D.Pharma. or Diploma in Pharmacy is an undergraduate Diploma Course in the medical field of Pharmacy. Pharmacy is a medical field involved in the preparation, dispensing and appropriate use of medication meant for therapeutic purposes. The course provides the minimum qualification to become a Registered Pharmacist in India. It is also offered as D.Pharm. in various medical institutes which is one and the same thing. Pharma.D. is another course which might sound similar but it is not; Pharma.D. is Post Graduate Course. Pharmacy Council of India (PCI) is the regulatory body of Pharmacy education in India and as such only the institutes approved by the PCI under sub-section (1) of Section 12 of the Pharmacy Act, 1948 can offer it. There is no specialization in D.Pharma. and the course only provides the basic concepts of pharmaceutical science.
Diploma in Pharmacy or D. Pharma. is a 2-year full-time Diploma course divided into 2 years. D.Pharma. has been designed to prepare candidates to work under the supervision of a licensed pharmacist in hospitals, community pharmacies, and other related pharmaceutical fields.
Passed in 12th with Physics-Chemistry-Math or Physics-Chemistry-Biology
2 years
4 Years
10+2 / equivalent examination with Physics and Chemistry as compulsory subjects with Mathematics or Biology from any recognized board.
Minimum 45% marks for general and 40% in case of SC/ST category.
3 Years
Passed D.Pharm. programme from an institution approved by the Pharmacy Council of India. The admission will be on the merit of D.Pharm. percentage.
