M.Pharm. in Drug Regulatory Affairs 

at Poona College of Pharmacy, Erandwana

Poona College of Pharmacy does offer many scholarships and privileges to the MPharm students. The college provides privileges to students who are good academically,  weak economically, and belong to the SC or ST category. The college also offers government-aided scholarships to MPharm students. Check out the names of the offered scholarships below:

• EBC Scholarship
• Minority Scholarship
• Pragati and Saksham Scholarship
• PMSS Scholarship
• ONGC Scholarship
• Sahara India Welfare Scholarship, etc.

The official placement statistics have not been released yet. However, the college has released the NIRF report 2024, which incorporates the 2023 placement data. As per the report, 72 BPharma and 86 MPharma students were placed during 2023 placements. The median package for BPharma courses stood at INR 3.60 LPA and for MPharma courses, the median package recorded was INR 4.10 LPA. Check the complete insights of Poona College of Pharmacy placements 2023 from the table below:

To get admission into the PharmD course at Poona College of Pharmacy, candidates must complete the minimum eligibility criteria according to the Doctor of Pharmacy course chosen. Firstly, candidates must qualify for their Class 12 from PCM/ PCB with a minimum aggregate of 45% (40% for reserved category)/ BPharm course with an aggregate of 55%. 

For admission to PharmD, the college accepts BV PHARMUG scores, and for PharmD Post-Baccalaureate, the college accepts the scores of BV PHARMPG. Both of the entrance exams are conducted by BVDU under BVP CET. 

No, GPAT scores are not compulsory to get admission into the MPharm course at Poona College of Pharmacy. Because the college also accepts relevant BV-PHARMPG scores. Therefore, candidates with scores in any of the entrance exams from these two can get admission into the MPharm course. Thus, GPAT is one of the accepted entrance exams for admission to the MPharm course. However, it is not compulsory. 

According to unofficial online sources, a large share of Poona College of Pharmacy alumni primarily work in the Research sector with a 21% share. The other top sectors that involve the majorty of alumni are presented in the table below:

Poona College of Pharmacy offers eight specialisations in the MPharm course, from which most of the specialisations offer 15 seats, and only one specialisation has 10 seats. Check out the name of the specialisation offering 10 seats in the table below:

The Poona College of Pharmacy highest package details have not released officially. However, the median package is out. The course-wise median package from 2021 to 2023 drives is tabulated below:

NOTE: The above salary details are collated from the NIRF report 2024.

Yes, the college has an active placement cell. The official placement data has not been released. As per the details gathered from NIRF report, the course-wise total strength and the number of students placed over the past three years of Poona College of Pharmacy placements are mentioned below:

NOTE: The above details are fetched from NIRF report 2024.