L M College of Pharmacy Navrangpura Ahmedabad Answered Questions

The career opportunities in pharmacy one can pursue after doing the programme are to become a Pharmacist or do an MBA in Pharmaceutical Management. One can take placement opportunities from the placement round in the institution or can carry on their studies to do a post-graduation in Pharmacy.The course objective is to equip students with an essential understanding of the pharmaceutical sciences and help them delve into the industry of pharmacy as retailers, distributors, manufacturers, or researchers. Candidates can decide in what aspect they would like to work in the pharmaceutical sciences field and decide accordingly.

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.

LM College of Pharmacy was set up in 1947 by the philanthropic trust, Ahmedabad Education Society, Navrangpura, Ahmedabad. Its first programme was the Bachelor of Pharmacy programme and at the time it was affiliated with Bombay University.This makes the institution more than 77 years old. LM College of Pharmacy is now affiliated with Gujarat Technical University and is approved by both the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) and the Pharmacy Council of India (PCI). Now the university carries close to 10 courses ranging from a diploma in pharmacy to a doctorate in pharmacy.

Yes, the BPharm course at LM College of Pharmacy has both theoretical and practical elements which means students have to pass both theory and practical exams to pass the courses in the program and the hours of the programme are also divided into theory and practical depending on the course.Students have to complete certain minimum credits to complete the programme, credits are divided as per the hours of certain courses and if they have a theory or practical elements. The minimum credit score is two while the maximum credits a course can have is six.

There are 90 seats available for BPharm at LM College of Pharmacy, out of which 49.5% of seats are reserved for the SC/ST/OBC category, while 14% of seats are reserved for Economically Weaker sections (EWS) and People with Benchmark Disabilities (PwD).The cut-offs for the year 2023 for 90 seats of BPharm at LM College of Pharmacy stood at 900023 which dropped from 800149. This meant that admission into the institution was easier in 2023 than in 2022. Cut-offs for the year 2024 will be announced as soon as the admissions process ends, candidates should apply for admissions as soon as they get their accepted entrance results.

According to the NIRF Report, 62 out of 119 BPharm and M.Pharma students were placed during LM College of Pharmacy Placements in the year 2022. Furthermore, the median package for LM College of Pharmacy BPharm rose 25% compared to 2021.According to Shiksha student reviews, placements at LM College of Pharmacy stood at 70% for the year 2023 with the highest salary package being INR 10 LPA and the lowest salary package being INR 4.2 LPA.

LM College of Pharmacy admissions happens through the GUJCET/NEET/JEE Main entrance exams. These exams happen on different dates from March to June. Candidates should be up to date with cut-offs and the exam dates of these entrance exams if they want to apply for LM College of Pharmacy.Once the exam results are announced, the counselling process begins. This year the counselling process will start from Sep 10, 2024, and the academic term starts from September 17, 2024. If there are vacant seats to be filled in the BPharm programme subsequent rounds of counselling will follow.

If you are a native of the state of Gujarat and have a diploma in pharmacy you can avail the Mukhyamantri Yuva Swavalamban Yojana (MYSY). The eligibility for the scholarship is a minimum of 65% marks at the Diploma level examination.The scholarship is available for students who have completed a diploma programme from a Gujarat-based educational institution and are natives of Gujarat. Candidates appearing for Diploma to Degree programme (D to D) at the university can use this scholarship to fund their education.

No, LM College of Pharmacy is not a top-ranked college in the national and global rankings but if we look at the Pharmacy colleges in the state of Gujarat, it is part of the top-ranked colleges in the state. It has consistently ranked in the Top 5 colleges in the state as per NIRF rankings for Pharmacy 2024.Among Pharmacy universities rankings nationwide, LM College of Pharmacy holds ranking #52 in NIRF rankings 2024. This is an improvement from 2023 where the NIRF ranking for LM College of Pharmacy was #58.

Yes, LM College of Pharmacy is approved by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) and Pharmacy Council of India (PCI). Furthermore, the LM College of Pharmacy is affiliated with Gujarat Technical University.LM College of Pharmacy offers diploma and undergraduate programmes in Pharmacy as grant-in-aid programmes, as well as, programmes like Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D), Pharm.D Post Baccalaureate (PB), Post-graduation in Pharmacy as self-financed programmes. The grant-in-aid programmes are funded by public institutions and the self-financed programmes are self-financed by the institution.