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
A pass in any of the following examinations with Physics, Chemistry and Biology with 60% marks in aggregate of the above subjects.
Intermediate examination in science
The first year of the three year degree course in science
10 + 2 examination in science.
Pre degree examination or
Any other qualification approved by the pharmacy council of India as equivalent to any of the above examinations.
Curriculum:
Part-I
| Subject |
No. of hours of Theory |
No. of hours Practicals |
| 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 |
No. of hours of Theory |
No. of hours of Practical |
| 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 |
|
