Do I need to clear an entrance exam for B.Pharm?

Not at the colleges we place into, in any of our four states (Karnataka, Bihar, Jharkhand or Delhi NCR). The Pharmacy Council of India does not prescribe one either. Some colleges outside our network, and some state counselling processes, do run their own, so check with us about any college we have not placed into.

I did my 10+2 from an open school. Can I take admission in B.Pharm?

No. The Pharmacy Council of India regulation states that students with a 10+2 qualification from non-formal and non-classroom schooling, such as the National Institute of Open Schooling or a state open-school system, are not eligible for B.Pharm. D.Pharm does not carry this restriction, and you can move to the second year of B.Pharm after finishing it.

I have done D.Pharm. Do I start from the first year?

No. A D.Pharm pass from an institution approved by the Pharmacy Council of India gets you lateral entry into the second year of B.Pharm.

Is Biology compulsory?

No. Physics and Chemistry are required, and you may offer either Mathematics or Biology as the third subject.

B.Pharm admission: Bachelor of Pharmacy

Duration: 4 academic years, full time.
Who can apply: 10+2 with English, Physics, Chemistry + Maths or Biology · age 17 · not via NIOS or open school
Full rules
A pass in 10+2 with English as one subject, plus Physics, Chemistry and either Mathematics or Biology. You must complete 17 years of age on or before 31 December of the year you take admission. Students who passed 10+2 through NIOS or a state open-school system are not eligible.
Entrance exam: None at our institutes · PCI prescribes none
Full rules
None at the institutes we work with, in any of the four states we place into. The Pharmacy Council of India prescribes no entrance exam for B.Pharm either. Colleges outside our network, and some state counselling processes, may still set one, so if you are looking at a college we have not placed into, ask us before you assume.
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)

B.Pharm is a four-year pharmacy degree. It goes further than the diploma: alongside dispensing and pharmacology you study pharmaceutical chemistry, formulation and quality control, which is what employers in manufacturing and regulation look for.

The Pharmacy Council of India sets the course structure nationally. One rule catches students out every year, so it is worth stating plainly: if you completed 10+2 through NIOS or a state open school, you cannot take direct admission to B.Pharm. D.Pharm has no such restriction, and finishing it gets you into the second year of B.Pharm.

The regulation itself does not fix a minimum percentage. States and individual colleges set their own cut-offs, and they move every year, so treat any percentage you read online as a guess until someone checks it against this year’s counselling notification.

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