NIRF Placement Report: Pharma Grads Prefer Higher Education Over Jobs
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.
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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Updated by Aditi Narendra