Diploma in Pharmacy is a Two Year Full Time course followed by a practical training. approved by All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India. Diploma in Pharmacy program is a Diploma certificate course. It is well known by the short names of D Pharm. Diploma in Pharmacy is the minimum qualification required to practice or work as a pharmacist in India. the curriculum and syllabi for the course is prescribed by Board of Technical Education, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
The objective of the course is to familiarize students with different aspects of pharmaceutics which include different dosage form and their classification, manufacturing process and uses. Further, it includes the packing of pharmaceuticals and their size reduction, size separation, mixing, drying, filtration, extraction, distillation and sterilization processes students to a level where they can handle any situation independently to achieve higher degree of excellence in professionalism
1. D.Pharm is the minimum qualification you required to be a Registered Pharmacist in India.
2. D.Pharm is required for higher academic degrees like B. Pharma. and M. Pharma.
3. It enables one to study Ph.D (Pharmacy) in Pharmaceuticals, Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Pharmacology, Pharmaceutical Marketing & Management
1. Chemist Shop
2. Health Centres
3. Hospitals
4. Pharmaceutical Firms
5. Drug Control Administration
6. Research Agencies
7. Food and Drug Administration
1. Pharmacist
2. Medical Transcriptionist
3. Quality Analyst
4. Scientific Officer
5. Technical Supervisor