Course Description
Duration of Course: 4 years
No. of Seats: 100
Bachelor of Pharmacy is an undergraduate degree programme under allied health sciences. The course of study for B.Pharm extends over a period of four academic years (eight semesters).
For lateral entry students duration of course of study is three academic years (six semesters). It provides exposure to various facets of the Pharmacy profession viz.
drug synthesis, manufacture, quality control, dispensing, drugs from natural sources, drug efficacy and safety, etc.,
Eligibility
Admission Eligibility
- Candidates should have passed HSC or equivalent examination with English as one of the subjects and an aggregate of 40% in Physics, Chemistry, Biology or Mathematics or Botany & Zoology as optional subjects individually. (For SC/ST candidates not less than 35% aggregate is essential).
- Vocational stream / National Open School certificate is not eligible for admission
- The candidates who have passed any qualifying examination other than the Higher Secondary Course Examination conducted by the Government of Tamil Nadu shall submit the eligibility certificate from the Tamil Nadu Dr MGR Medical University and such admissions are provisional till the University approves.
- The candidates who have passed Diploma in Pharmacy examinations can be admitted directly to third semester. Duration of study is 3 years (Bachelor of Pharmacy LATERAL ENTRY).
Age Criteria
The minimum age for admission shall be 17 years on 31st December of the year in which admission is sought.
Approved by Pharmacy Council of India, New Delhi and All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE), New Delhi
Affiliated to The Tamilnadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University, Chennai.