Diploma in Pharmacy (D.Pharma.) 

at LM College of Pharmacy, Navrangpura

If you have a diploma in pharmacy you can apply for to Diploma to Degree programme (D to D) in the university and enrol yourself in the Bachelor’s in Pharmacy programme of the institution. You can also continue your diploma into a bachelor’s programme if you’re a diploma student at the same university.

If you’re a native of the state of Gujarat and have completed your diploma degree from an educational institute based in Gujarat, you can apply for the Mukhyamantri Yuva Swavalamban Yojana (MYSY) scholarship to help fund your education while you make the transition from Diploma to Bachelors.

Yes, since BPharm is an undergraduate programme. You can apply for the course if you have done your Diploma in Pharmacy. You can take lateral-entry admission into the BPharm programme through the Diploma to Degree admission programme of the university.

LM College of Pharmacy provides a fresher’s admission programme and a Diploma to Degree programme (D to D) for students applying for admission after their Diploma. This helps the students to carry forward their education after getting an experiential understanding of the field of Pharmacy.

The university has not released the average package offered to BPharma and MPharma students for the year 2023. As per NIRF report 2023, students can check course-wise median package offered in the last three years:

The university has not released the highest package offered to BPharma and MPharma students for the year 2023. However, the highest package offered to BPharma students was INR 6 LPA during the recent placement drive. The same has been outlined below:

Note: The placement stats mentioned above are gathered from Shiksha review. Hence, the stats may vary further.

 The table below showcases list of a few top companies that visited the campus during the recent placement drive:

Note: The list of companies visited is collated from various external sources.

Yes, LM College of Pharmacy offers better placements than SAL Education. LM College has a higher average salary package, impressive placement percentages, and involvement of renowned companies like Zydus and Cadila, giving it a competitive edge over SAL Education

The alumni of LM College of Pharmacy are working in Healthcare Services (20%) followed by Business Development (19%), Research (14%) among others. To know the function-wise alumni placements, students can check out the pie chart below:

NOTE: The 'Others' category illustrates the combined data of diverse domains such as Quality Assurance, IT, Marketing, Media and Communication, Program and Project Management, Product Management, Community and Social Services and Engineering sectors.

DISCLAIMER: The statistics on alumni placements presented above were compiled from various online sources and hence, are indicative.

The top recruiters of LM College of Pharmacy include major pharmaceutical companies and institutions. The college has a strong placement record, with 25 B.Pharm and 37 M.Pharm students placed during the placement drive of 2021-22. LM College of Pharmacy's campus attracted distinguished recruiters, including Zydus Cadila Pharmaceuticals Limited, SUN Pharma, Piramal Pharma Solutions, RITE AID, and Shoppers, signifying notable industry engagement. 

Yes, there are multiple Pharmacy colleges better ranked than LM College of Pharmacy in India. As per NIRF rankings 2024, LM College of Pharmacy is ranked #52 in the Pharmacy category which means there are 51 colleges in India which are ranked better ranked than LM College of Pharmacy this year. Some of them include Jamia Hamdard, Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, JSS College of Pharmacy, etc.

It is to be noted that colleges ranked better than LM College of Pharmacy also have higher tuition fees and higher minimum cut-offs. Candidates can compare pharmacy colleges and make a decision taking into account the rank, tuition fees, cut-offs etc.

Although reservation policy is not mandated for private institutions, LM College of Pharmacy follows the admission process laid out by the Admission Council for Professional Courses (ACPC), which is a public institution. Thus, it has to follow the reservation policy laid down by the government of India.

According to the current reservation policy, 49.5% of seats are reserved for SC/ST/OBC categories, whereas 10% are reserved for Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) and 4% of seats are reserved for persons with benchmark disabilities (PwD). Along with the reservation of seats, ACPC also releases category-wise cut-offs.