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Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm D.)

Hillside College of Pharmacy and Research Centre, Bangalore was established in the year 2005 under Bheemchandra Educational Trust®. Our college is affiliated to Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Bangalore; approved by Pharmacy Council of India (PCI), New Delhi and All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), New Delhi.

ELIGIBILITY :Candidates who have passed 10+2 examination / two year P.U.C. examination of Karnataka P.U.C. Board or an equivalent examination of any other approved board or university established by law in India with English as one of the subject and Physics, Chemistry as compulsory subjects along with one of the following subject – Mathematics or Biology or P.C.M.B. Minimum eligibility should be based on the aggregate of P.C.M. or P.C.B. The candidates shall have passed subjects of English, Physics, Chemistry and Biology / Mathematics individually also

Candidates who have passed D. Pharmacy course from institutions approved by Pharmacy Council of India U/S 12 of Pharmacy Act, 1948, are only eligible to be admitted to first year Pharm. D course.

DURATION :  6 years

Hillside College of Pharmacy and Research Centre, Bangalore is one of the top pharmacy colleges in Bangalore with sophisticated laboratory facilities and a well equipped digital library. Students are educated by the best, qualified and experienced teachers. Our college also provides separate hostels for men and women each with all modern facilities, for boarding and other recreational activities. The hostels have their own mess to provide good and hygienic food to the students.In case of students belonging to SC / ST / Category–I / OBC, the minimum percentage of marks for admission to B. Pharmacy course shall be not less than 35% in P.U.C. or its equivalent examination (P.C.B, or P.C.M. or P.C.M.B.), P.C. and Computer Science, P.C and Electronics and D. Pharmacy. candidates are eligible for direct admission to second year B. Pharmacy. The curriculum and syllabus for the course will be prescribed from time to time by the Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Bangalore (RGUHS). 

Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm D.) a good career?

There are potential non-traditional job opportunities for PharmD graduates in India in various areas. One of the promising career options is pharmacovigilance, the science related to collection, detection, assessment, monitoring and prevention of adverse effects associated with drugs

What is the benefits of Pharm D?

After completion and during the course Pharm D candidate may provide the clinical pharmacy services in the hospital,[3,4] work in the areas Clinical research organizations (CRO), Pharmacovigilance, Pharmaco-economics, community services,[5] research and academics

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