Pharmacy is a branch of health sciences that deals with the preparation, dispensing and proper utilization of drugs. A pharmacist is required to explain the mode and precautions regarding the use of medicines dispensed in a hospital pharmacy, prepare special formulations normally not available in the market, assist the physician in rendering necessary information about various drugs, their contra-indications, incompatibility, etc.
There are various programs in Pharmacy conducted by different universities in India. The main courses in Pharmacy are 2 years Diploma in Pharmacy (D.Pharm), 4 years Bachelor of Pharmacy (B.Pharm), 2 years Master of Pharmacy (M.Pharm) and Ph.d programmes.
Careers360 presents a list of public and private pharmacology colleges in India.
Top public pharmacology institutes in India*:
Rank | Public Institutes | Research Output (150) | Impact (150) | Student & Faculty Quality (100) | Learning (100) | Total |
1 | National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Mohali | 150.00 | 95.88 | 90.91 | 95.55 | 432.34 |
2 | 79.22 | 77.99 | 77.27 | 43.32 | 277.80 | |
3 | 55.85 | 95.84 | 40.91 | 58.13 | 250.73 | |
4 | 71.40 | 78.04 | 38.64 | 61.22 | 249.30 | |
5 | 56.88 | 55.22 | 34.09 | 100.00 | 246.19 | |
6 | 37.28 | 73.13 | 31.82 | 26.46 | 168.69 | |
7 | 26.14 | 74.73 | 29.55 | 35.21 | 165.63 | |
8 | National institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Hyderabad | 7.48 | 75.51 | 54.55 | 4.37 | 141.91 |
9 | Delhi Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research, New Delhi | 21.12 | 60.86 | 13.64 | 44.90 | 140.52 |
10 | 25.71 | 54.24 | 20.45 | 39.77 | 140.17 | |
11 | 16.96 | 44.80 | 25.00 | 14.97 | 101.73 | |
12 | University College of Pharmaceutial Science, Kakatiya University, Warangal | 12.55 | 55.15 | 20.45 | 13.08 | 101.23 |
13 | 8.90 | 59.27 | 20.45 | 12.56 | 101.18 | |
14 | 14.58 | 48.46 | 20.45 | 9.42 | 92.91 | |
15 | 6.82 | 34.56 | 18.18 | 30.05 | 89.61 | |
16 | 2.36 | 45.21 | 31.82 | 4.91 | 84.30 | |
17 | 6.03 | 30.57 | 29.55 | 4.80 | 70.95 | |
18 | National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Raebareli | 32.69 | 6.82 | 11.66 | 54.06 | |
19 | National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Kolkata | 2.98 | 39.97 | 4.55 | 2.27 | 49.77 |
20 | National institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Ahmedabad | 2.68 | 17.07 | 20.45 | 3.14 | 43.34
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Top private pharmacology institutes in India*:
Rank | Private Institutes | Research Output (150) | Impact (150) | Student & Faculty Quality (100) | Learning (100) | Total (500) |
1 | 58.20 | 69.76 | 98.00 | 26.22 | 252.18 | |
2 | 65.06 | 81.82 | 11.73 | 184.58 | ||
3 | 29.27 | 71.01 | 50.00 | 29.83 | 180.11 | |
4 | Poona College of Pharmacy, Bharati Vidyapeeth University, Pune | 25.78 | 63.58 | 70.45 | 16.33 | 176.14 |
5 | 2.45 | 96.43 | 72.73 | 0.57 | 172.18 | |
6 | 27.43 | 71.29 | 47.73 | 21.22 | 167.67 | |
7 | 51.70 | 56.82 | 20.41 | 155.50 | ||
8 | 39.25 | 79.55 | 11.86 | 153.11 | ||
9 | 12.09 | 59.51 | 70.45 | 6.41 | 148.46 | |
10 | 10.94 | 50.69 | 68.18 | 7.60 | 137.41 | |
11 | 54.17 | 63.64 | 8.29 | 137.16 | ||
12 | RC Patel Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Shirpur | 11.33 | 44.15 | 79.55 | 0.17 | 135.20 |
13 | 4.53 | 31.97 | 79.55 | 3.31 | 119.36 | |
14 | 8.12 | 50.45 | 56.82 | 2.58 | 117.97 | |
15 | 45.27 | 54.55 | 5.34 | 116.06 | ||
16 | 8.19 | 41.02 | 61.36 | 3.51 | 114.08 | |
17 | 40.73 | 50.00 | 6.54 | 110.02 | ||
18 | 8.30 | 44.68 | 31.82 | 23.81 | 108.61 | |
19 | 7.00 | 54.68 | 43.18 | 0.89 | 105.75 | |
20 | 7.87 | 44.25 | 43.18 | 6.80 | 102.10
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*The list is based on Careers360 ranking released in May 2016.
