Pharmacy courses

Three routes into pharmacy: a two-year diploma, a four-year degree and a six-year clinical doctorate, all regulated by the Pharmacy Council of India.

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Duration
D.Pharm is 2 years. B.Pharm is 4 years. Pharm.D is 6 years.
Who can apply
10+2 with science subjects. The exact subject combination differs between the three courses.
Entrance exam
None for D.Pharm or B.Pharm at our institutes · PCI prescribes none
Full rules

Neither D.Pharm nor B.Pharm needs an entrance exam at the institutes we work with, across all four states we place into. The Pharmacy Council of India prescribes none for either course. Colleges outside our network, and some state counselling processes, may still set one, so ask us before you assume it about a college we have not placed into.

Where we place students
Karnataka, Bihar, Jharkhand, Delhi NCR

Verified against: Pharmacy Council of India (checked on 9 Sept 2026); Owner approval (written) (checked on 10 Sept 2026)

Pharmacy has two common starting points. D.Pharm is a two-year diploma and the faster way to begin working in a pharmacy. B.Pharm is a four-year degree that opens more roles, including work in manufacturing, quality control and drug regulation.

If you finish D.Pharm you are not stuck there. The Pharmacy Council of India allows D.Pharm holders to join the second year of B.Pharm directly, so the diploma can become a degree without repeating a year.

Both courses need science at 10+2. Which one suits you usually comes down to how soon you want to start earning and how far you want to go later.

Pharmacy courses we place students in

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D.Pharm: Diploma in Pharmacy

2 years

A two-year diploma and the quickest recognised route to working in a pharmacy.

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B.Pharm: Bachelor of Pharmacy

4 years

A four-year pharmacy degree, and the usual route into manufacturing, quality control and drug regulation.

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Pharm.D: Doctor of Pharmacy

6 years

A six-year clinical doctorate in pharmacy, with a year of hospital internship built into it.

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