Pharm.D.(Doctor of Pharmacy)
Courses Name	Year	Intake
Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.)	06 Years (Full Time)	30

Course Syllabus for Pharm.D.

Departments:

Pharm.D. Course Details:
The duration of the course shall be six academic years (five years of study and one year of internship or residency) full time with each academic year spread over a period of not less than two hundred working days. The period of six years duration is divided into two phases –
Phase I –consisting of First, Second, Third, Fourth and Fifth academic year.
Phase II –consisting of internship or residency training during sixth year involving posting in speciality units. It is a phase of training wherein a student is exposed to actual pharmacy practice or clinical pharmacy services and acquires skill under supervision so that he or she may become capable of functioning independently.

The syllabus for the program shall be prescribed by Pharmacy Council of India. The medium of instruction and examination shall be in English.

Eligibility for Pharm.D. : As per norms set by DTE Maharashtra
1.Maharashtra State Candidature Candidates-

oThe candidate should be an Indian National;

oPassed HSC or its equivalent examination with subjects Physics and Chemistry as compulsory subjects along with one of the Mathematics or Biology and obtained at least 50 % marks (at least 45 % marks in case of candidates of Backward class categories and Persons with Disability belonging only to Maharashtra State) in the above subjects taken together

OR

oPassed Diploma Course in Pharmacy from institutes affiliated to State Board and having approval of competent central authority and State Government and obtained at least 50 % marks (at least 45 % marks in case of candidates of Backward class categories and Persons with Disability belonging only to Maharashtra State) ;

oThe candidate should have appeared in all the subjects and obtained non zero score in the CET conducted by the Competent Authority.

2.All India Candidature Candidates –

oThe candidate should be an Indian National

oPassed HSC or its equivalent examination with subjects Physics and Chemistry as compulsory subjects along with one of the Mathematics or Biology and obtained at least 50 % marks (at least 45 % marks in case of candidates of Backward class categories and Persons with Disability belonging only to Maharashtra State) in the above subjects taken together

OR

oPassed Diploma Course in Pharmacy from institutes affiliated to State Board and having approval of competent central authority and State Government and obtained at least 50 % marks (at least 45 % marks in case of candidates of Backward class categories and Persons with Disability belonging only to Maharashtra State);

oThe candidate should have obtained non-zero positive score in the NEET or the candidate should have appeared in all the subjects in CET and should obtain non-zero score in CET; However, preference shall be given to the candidate obtaining non-zero positive score in NEET over the candidates who obtained non zero score in CET.

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES AFTER COMPLETION OF PHARM.D/PHARM. D.P B.

1. Clinical Pharmacist
   
2. Marketing and insurance sector
   
3. Pharmacovigilance
   
4. Medical writing
   
5. Business development
   
6. Application scientists
   
7. Medical affairs
   
8. Academics
   
9. Business analyst
   
10. Pharmacology industry