Diploma in Pharmacy

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. Curriculum:

Part-I

Subject No. of hours of Theory No. of hours of Practicals
Pharmaceutics-I

75

100
Pharmaceutical Chemistry-I
75
75
Pharmacognosy
75
75
Biochemistry and Clinical
50
75
Pathology
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