NIRF Placement Report: Pharma Grads Prefer Higher Education Over Jobs

Edited By Atul Ade | Updated on Dec 29, 2023 09:06 AM IST

As per NIRF 2023, 100 pharmaceutical institutions were ranked for their contribution to providing world class education and facilities in this stream. The NIRF report contains comprehensive data on student intake, enrollment figures, graduates, placement statistics, salaries, and various programme-related details.

NIRF Placement Report: Pharma Grads Prefer Higher Education Over Jobs

In this article, Careers360 has analysed the top 10 colleges offering a four-year undergraduate pharmacy programme. This analysis covers the percentage of students who graduated, placement data, median salary provided and students opting for higher studies in the academic year 2021-22.

In the analysis of colleges offering UG programmes, it was found that the percentage of students graduating within the minimum stipulated time is high. Yet the students refrained from getting placed. This might be because of limited lucrative job opportunities after completing just a Bachelor of Pharmacy (BPharm). Even the top pharma institutes provide an average salary after graduation. The Pharma graduates focus on receiving higher education rather than getting placed.

Let us first look at the top 10 Pharma colleges across India.

Top 10 Colleges Offering Four-year Undergraduate BPharm Degree:

Name of the College	Rank
Jamia Hamdard	2
Birla Institute of Technology & Science -Pilani	3
JSS College of Pharmacy	4
Institute of Chemical Technology	5
JSS College of Pharmacy	7
Panjab University	8
Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manipal	9
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham	10
SVKM`s Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies	11
S.R.M. Institute of Science and Technology	15

The centres of the National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research located in Hyderabad, Mohali, Guwahati, Ahmedabad and Raebareli were ranked first, sixth, twelfth, thirteenth and fourteenth respectively. But we are leaving them out as they only provide a postgraduate programme in pharmacy.

Graduated With Higher Numbers

Overall 97.20 per cent enrolled students graduated in the minimum stipulated time of four years.

Name of the College	2021-22
Jamia Hamdard	96.97
Birla Institute of Technology & Science -Pilani	93.41
JSS College of Pharmacy	98.18
Institute of Chemical Technology	100.00
JSS College of Pharmacy	100.00
Panjab University	100.00
Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manipal	90.91
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham	100.00
SVKM's Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies	96.55
SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai	96.00

College Placement

Students prefer to go for a master’s programme after completing their undergraduate pharmacy programme. Still, 43.98 per cent of students from these colleges opted to go for work.

Name of the College	2021-22
Jamia Hamdard	36.72
Birla Institute of Technology & Science -Pilani	64.71
JSS College of Pharmacy	82.41
Institute of Chemical Technology	14.81
JSS College of Pharmacy	40.00
Panjab University	4.00
Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manipal	23.00
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham	38.33
SVKM's Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies	78.57
SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai	57.29

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Students Opted For Higher Education

About 51 per cent of graduated students prioritised higher studies over placements. SVKM's Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies has the lowest percentage of graduates opting for higher studies. It has the second-highest percentage of students placed in 2021-22.

Name of the College	2021-22
Jamia Hamdard	55.47
Birla Institute of Technology & Science -Pilani	12.94
JSS College of Pharmacy	16.67
Institute of Chemical Technology	81.48
JSS College of Pharmacy	60.00
Panjab University	96.00
Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manipal	77.00
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham	61.67
SVKM's Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies	7.14
SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai	41.67

Median Salary Package

Around 96 per cent of pharmacy graduates of Panjab University opted for higher education. This is because of the below-average median salary package the college provides. It provides the lowest median salary among the top ten pharmacy colleges in 2021-22.

Median Salary Offered In Rs, p.a

Name of the College	Median Salary
Jamia Hamdard	4.25
Birla Institute of Technology & Science -Pilani	10
JSS College of Pharmacy	7.8
Institute of Chemical Technology	7.6
JSS College of Pharmacy	8
Panjab University	2.4
Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manipal	3
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham	4
SVKM's Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies	5.13
S.R.M. Institute of Science and Technology	5.42

With the high percentage of students graduating from top pharmacy institutes, it's obvious that they are looking at a good pay package. Pursuing a higher education seems like a better option if one wants to have an edge during placements and look forward to better career prospects with good financial security.

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