About Course
Bachelor of Pharmacy (B.Pharm) is an undergraduate degree course in the field of Pharmacy education. The students those are interested in the medical field (except to become a doctor) can choose this course after the completion of class 12th (PCM/B).
After the completion of this degree, the students can practice as a Pharmacist. Pharmacists can work in a range of industries related to the prescription, manufacture & provision of medicines. The duration of this course is 4 years.
The B.Pharm is one of the popular job oriented course among the science students after class 12th. In this course the students study about the drugs and medicines, Pharmaceutical Engineering, Medicinal Chemistry etc. This course provides a large no. of job opportunities in both the public and private sector.
Eligibility Criteria
First year B. Pharm:
- Candidate shall have passed 10+2 examination conducted by the respective state/central government authorities recognized as equivalent to 10+2 examination by the Association of Indian Universities (AIU) with English as one of the subjects and Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics (P.C.M) and or Biology (P.C.B / P.C.M.B.) as optional subjects individually.
- Any other qualification approved by the Pharmacy Council of India as equivalent to any of the above examinations.
B. Pharm lateral entry (to third semester):
- A pass in D. Pharm. course from an institution approved by the Pharmacy Council of India under section 12 of the Pharmacy Act.
- As per the philosophy of Credit Based Semester System, certain quantum of academic work viz. theory classes, tutorial hours, practical classes, etc. are measured in terms of credits. On satisfactory completion of the courses, a candidate earns credits. The amount of credit associated with a course is dependent upon the number of hours of instruction per week in that course. Similarly, the credit associated with any of the other academic, co/extra-curricular activities is dependent upon the quantum of work expected to be put in for each of these activities per week.
- Courses are broadly classified as Theory and Practical. Theory courses consist of lecture (L) and /or tutorial (T) hours, and Practical (P) courses consist of hours spent in the laboratory. Credits (C) for a course is dependent on the number of hours of instruction per week in that course, and is obtained by using a multiplier of one (1) for lecture and tutorial hours, and a multiplier of half (1/2) for practical (laboratory) hours. Thus, for example, a theory course having three lectures and one tutorial per week throughout the semester carries a credit of 4. Similarly, a practical having four laboratory hours per week throughout semester carries a credit of 2.
- The minimum credit points required for award of a B. Pharm. degree is 208. These credits are divided into Theory courses, Tutorials, Practical, Practice School and Projectover the duration of eight semesters. The credits are distributed semester-wise as shown in Table IX. Courses generally progress in sequences, building competencies and their positioning indicates certain academic maturity on the part of the learners. Learners are expected to follow the semester-wise schedule of courses given in the syllabus. The lateral entry students shall get 52 credit points transferred from their D. Pharm program. Such students shall take up additional remedial courses of ‘Communication Skills’ (Theory and Practical) and ‘Computer Applications in Pharmacy’ (Theory and Practical) equivalent to 3 and 4 credit points respectively, a total of 7 credit points to attain 59 credit points, the maximum of I and II semesters.
- A regular record of attendance both in Theory and Practical shall be maintained by the teaching staff of respective courses.
- The course of study for B. Pharm shall include Semester Wise Theory & Practical as given in Table – I to VIII. The number of hours to be devoted to each theory, tutorial and practical course in any semester shall not be less than that shown in Table – I to VIII.
Program/Course credit structure
Credit assignment
Theory and Laboratory courses
Minimum credit requirements
Academic work
Course of study
Course Structure
Table-I: Course of study for semester I
Course code | Name of the course | No. of hours | Tutorial | Credit Points |
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BP101T | Human Anatomy and Physiology I-Theory | 3 | 1 | 4 |
BP102T | Pharmaceutical Analysis I - Theory | 3 | 1 | 4 |
BP103T | Pharmaceutics I - Theory | 3 | 1 | 4 |
BP104T | Pharmaceutical Inorganic Chemistry - Theory | 3 | 1 | 4 |
BP105T | Communication skills - Theory * | 2 | - | 2 |
BP106RBT | Remedial Biology/ | 2 | - | 2 |
BP106RMT | Remedial Mathematics - Theory * | 2 | - | 2 |
BP107P | Human Anatomy and Physiology - Practical | 4 | - | 2 |
BP108P | Pharmaceutical Analysis I - Practical | 4 | - | 2 |
BP109P | Pharmaceutics I - Practical | 4 | - | 2 |
BP110P | Pharmaceutical Inorganic Chemistry - Practical | 4 | - | 2 |
BP112RBP | Pharmaceutical Inorganic Chemistry - Practical * | 2 | - | 1 |
BP111P | Communication skills - Practical * | 2 | - | 1 |
BP112RBP | Remedial Biology - Practical * | 2 | - | 2 |
Total | 32/34$/36# | 4 | 27/29$/30# |
# Applicable ONLY for the students who have studied Mathematics / Physics / Chemistry at HSC and appearing for Remedial Biology (RB)course.
$ Applicable ONLY for the students who have studied Physics / Chemistry / Botany / Zoology at HSC and appearing for Remedial Mathematics(RM)course.
* Non University Examination (NUE)
Table-II: Course of study for semester II
Course code | Name of the course | No. of hours | Tutorial | Credit Points |
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BP201T | Human Anatomy and Physiology II - Theory | 3 | 1 | 4 |
BP202T | Pharmaceutical Organic Chemistry I - Theory | 3 | 1 | 4 |
BP203T | Biochemistry - Theory | 3 | 1 | 4 |
BP204T | Pathophysiology - Theory | 3 | 1 | 4 |
BP205T | Computer Applications in Pharmacy - Theory * | 3 | - | 3 |
BP206T | Environmental sciences - Theory * | 3 | - | 3 |
BP207P | Human Anatomy and Physiology II - Practical | 4 | - | 2 |
BP208P | Pharmaceutical Organic Chemistry I - Practical | 4 | - | 2 |
BP209P | Biochemistry - Practical | 4 | - | 2 |
BP210P | Computer Applications in Pharmacy - Practical* | 2 | - | 1 |
Total | 32 | 4 | 29 |
Table-III: Course of study for semester III
Course code | Name of the course | No. of hours | Tutorial | Credit Points |
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BP301T | Pharmaceutical Organic Chemistry II - Theory | 3 | 1 | 4 |
BP302T | Physical Pharmaceutics I - Theory | 3 | 1 | 4 |
BP303T | Pharmaceutical Microbiology - Theory | 3 | 1 | 4 |
BP304T | Pharmaceutical Engineering - Theory | 3 | 1 | 4 |
BP305P | Pharmaceutical Organic Chemistry II - Practical | 4 | - | 2 |
BP306P | Physical Pharmaceutics I - Practical | 4 | - | 2 |
BP307P | Pharmaceutical Microbiology - Practical | 4 | - | 2 |
BP 308P | Pharmaceutical Engineering - Practical | 4 | - | 2 |
Total | 28 | 4 | 24 |
Table-IV: Course of study for semester IV
Course code | Name of the course | No. of hours | Tutorial | Credit Points |
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BP401T | Pharmaceutical Organic Chemistry III - Theory | 3 | 1 | 4 |
BP402T | Medicinal Chemistry I - Theory | 3 | 1 | 4 |
BP403T | Physical Pharmaceutics II - Theory | 3 | 1 | 4 |
BP404T | Pharmacology I - Theory | 3 | 1 | 4 |
BP405T | Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry I - Theory | 3 | 1 | 4 |
BP406P | Medicinal Chemistry I - Practical | 4 | - | 2 |
BP407P | Physical Pharmaceutics II - Practical | 4 | - | 2 |
BP408P | Pharmacology I - Practical | 4 | - | 2 |
BP409P | Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry I - Practical | 4 | - | 2 |
Total | 31 | 5 | 28 |
Table-V: Course of study for semester V
Course code | Name of the course | No. of hours | Tutorial | Credit Points |
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BP501T | Medicinal Chemistry II - Theory | 3 | 1 | 4 |
BP502T | Industrial PharmacyI - Theory | 3 | 1 | 4 |
BP503T | Pharmacology II - Theory | 3 | 1 | 4 |
BP504T | Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry II - Theory | 3 | 1 | 4 |
BP505T | Pharmaceutical Jurisprudence - Theory | 3 | 1 | 4 |
BP506P | Industrial PharmacyI - Practical | 4 | - | 2 |
BP507P | Pharmacology II - Practical | 4 | - | 2 |
BP508P | Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry II - Practical | 4 | - | 2 |
Total | 27 | 5 | 26 |
Table-VI: Course of study for semester VI
Course code | Name of the course | No. of hours | Tutorial | Credit Points |
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BP601T | Medicinal Chemistry III - Theory | 3 | 1 | 4 |
BP602T | Pharmacology III - Theory | 3 | 1 | 4 |
BP603T | Herbal Drug Technology - Theory | 3 | 1 | 4 |
BP604T | Biopharmaceutics and Pharmacokinetics - Theory | 3 | 1 | 4 |
BP605T | Pharmaceutical Biotechnology - Theory | 3 | 1 | 4 |
BP606T | Quality Assurance - Theory | 3 | 1 | 4 |
BP607P | Medicinal chemistry III - Practical | 4 | - | 2 |
BP608P | Pharmacology III - Practical | 4 | - | 2 |
BP609P | Herbal Drug Technology - Practical | 4 | - | 2 |
Total | 30 | 6 | 30 |