Best Pharmacy Institutes in India 2026 - Courses, Fees, Admissions

There are around 4,900+ best Pharmacy colleges in India. Of these, 2,100+ colleges are private, 350+ colleges are owned by the government and 80+ are under semi-government institutions. Jamia Hamdard, AIIMS Delhi, ICTM, NIPER Hyderabad, BITS Palani, PGIMER, CMC and JSS are the top college options. GPAT, NEET, MHT CET, JEECUP and CUET are the popular entrance tests for admission. D.Pharma, B.Pharma and M.Pharma are some of the top courses offered.

Best Pharmacy Colleges in India - Highlights 2025

The table below contains the key highlights for the best B Pharma colleges in India -

Parameters	Statistics
No. of Colleges	4,900+ colleges
Annual Fee	Free of cost: 4 colleges Less than INR 1 lakh: 1,234 colleges INR 1-2 lakh: 1,006 colleges INR 2-3 lakh: 1,142 colleges INR 3-5 lakh: 699 colleges > INR 5 lakh: 388 colleges
Top Colleges	Jamia Hamdard, AIIMS Delhi, ICTM, NIPER Hyderabad, BITS Palani, PGIMER, CMC and JSS
Top Specialisations	Pharmaceutical, Pharmacology, Quality Assurance, Pharmacognosy, Pharmacy Practice, etc.
Admission Process	Merit-based or entrance-based like JEECUP, GPAT, NEET, etc.

Note - This info is taken from the official website and can vary.

Best Pharmacy Colleges in India: NIRF Ranking 2025

The table below shows the top Pharmacy Colleges in India along with their NIRF ranking over the past three years -

Top Colleges	NIRF 2023	NIRF 2024	NIRF 2025
Jamia Hamdard University Delhi Ranking	2	1	1
BITS Pilani Ranking	3	3	2
Panjab University Chandigarh Ranking	8	7	3
JSS College of Pharmacy Ooty Ranking	4	4	4
NIPER Hyderabad Ranking	1	2	5
ICT Mumbai Ranking	5	5	6
JSS College of Pharmacy Mysore Ranking	7	6	7
Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences Ranking	9	8	8
NIPER Mohali Ranking	6	9	9
SRM IST Chennai Ranking	15	11	10

Note - This info is taken from the official website and can vary.

Best Pharmacy Colleges in India: Admissions 2025

Pharmacy courses can be pursued at Diploma, UG, PG and PhD levels. The course eligibility differ as per the course selected by the student. But given below are the broad eligibility requirements for the reference of candidates -

• DPharma: Pass Class 10 with Science subjects i.e. Physics, Chemistry, Biology and Math.
• BPharma: Pass Class 12 with a combination of either PCB or PCM and get at least 50% aggregate score.
• MPharma: Pass BPharma with at least a 50% aggregate score.

Note - This info is taken from the official website and can vary.

Best Pharmacy Colleges in India: Entrance Exams 2025

Please refer to the table below for the schedule of best entrance tests for admission -

Exam Name	Exam Dates	Exam Schedule
NEET	over for 2025	NEET Schedule
GPAT	over for 2025	GPAT Schedule
JEECUP	over for 2025	JEECUP Schedule
CUET	over for 2025	CUET Schedule

Note - This info is taken from the official website and may vary.

Predict your chances of getting into top Pharmacy colleges:

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Best Government Pharmacy Colleges in India

There are about 290+ top government B Pharmacy colleges in India and given below are the top 10 government Pharmacy colleges in India along with their tuition fees and accepted entrance exams/eligibility -

Public/Govt. Colleges	Tuition Fee	Eligibility / Exams
Jamia Hamdard Admission	INR 44,000 – INR 8.8 lakh	NEET and Merit-Based
AIIMS Delhi Admission	INR 2,110 – INR 3,330	INI CET, AIIMS, AIIMS PG
Institute of Chemical Technology Mumbai Admission	INR 60,000 – INR 1.45 lakh	NEET, GPAT, MHT CET
Panjab University Admission	INR 64,430 – INR 76,020	GPAT, PU CET (UG) and Merit-Based
JIPMER Puducherry Admission	INR 26,580	Merit-Based

Note - This info is taken from the official website and can vary.

Best Private Pharmacy Colleges in India

There are about 700+ top private pharmacy colleges in India and listed below are the best private top pharmacy institute in India along with their tuition fee and accepted entrance exam/course eligibility -

Private Colleges	Tuition Fee	Eligibility / Exams
CMC Vellore Admission	INR 3,600	NEET PG
JSS College of Pharmacy Ooty Admission	INR 1.16 lakh – INR 17.07 lakh	Merit-Based
JSS College of Pharmacy Mysore Admission	INR 40,000 – INR 15 lakh	Merit-Based
Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences Admission	INR 1 lakh – INR 15.85 lakh	MET, KCET and Merit-Based
Kasturba Medical College Manipal Admission	INR 1.72 lakh - INR 22.44 lakh	NEET PG, MET

Note - This info is taken from the official website and can vary.

D Pharma Colleges in India

There are about 3,500+ Pharm D best colleges in India. Among the top 10 Pharm D colleges in India. Some of them are mentioned below along with their tuition fees -

D Pharma Colleges in India	Tuition Fee
Jamia Hamdard	INR 44,000 - INR 2 lakh
JSS College of Pharmacy Ooty	INR 1 lakh
Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manipal	INR 1 lakh
Delhi Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research University	INR 40,000
Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences	INR 1 lakh

Note - This info is taken from the official website and can vary.

B Pharma Colleges in India

There are about 2,300+ B Pharma colleges in India. Some of them are mentioned below along with their tuition fees -

Top Colleges	Tuition Fee
SRIHER B Pharma Courses	INR 5 lakh
Parul University B Pharma Courses	INR 3 lakh - INR 7 lakh
Pt. Bhagwat Dayal Sharma Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences B Pharma Courses	INR 37,540
Jamia Hamdard B Pharma Courses	INR 6.4 lakh - INR 9.6 lakh
Integral University - IUL B Pharma Courses	INR 5.6 lakh

Note - This info is taken from the official website and may vary.

State-Wise Best Pharmacy Colleges in India

Given below are the best Pharmacy colleges in different regions of India.

Best Pharmacy Colleges in Delhi NCR

Listed below are the best Pharmacy colleges in Delhi NCR that are part of the best M Pharm colleges in India -

College Name	Tuition Fee	Eligibility / Exams
Jamia Hamdard	INR 44,000 – INR 8.8 lakh	NEET, GPAT and Merit-Based
AIIMS Delhi	INR 2,110 – INR 3,330	INI CET, AIIMS, AIIMS PG
Delhi Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research University	INR 40,000 - INR 2.4 lakh	GPAT and Merit-Based
Amity University Noida	INR 2.76 lakh – INR 9.6 lakh	GPAT, GATE, etc.
Vardhaman Mahavir Medical College	INR 1.53 lakh	NEET PG

Note - This info is taken from the official website and can vary.

Best Pharmacy Colleges in Bangalore

Given below are the best Pharmacy colleges in Bangalore -

College Name	Tuition Fee	Eligibility / Exams
St. John's National Academy of Health Sciences	INR 15 lakh	NEET PG
M S Ramaiah Medical College	INR 6.46 lakh	NEET PG
M S Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences MSRUAS	INR 4.2 lakh – INR 22.38 lakh	RUASAT, Karnataka PGCET, KCET
Acharya B M Reddy College of Pharmacy	INR 1.07 lakh – INR 4.07 lakh	KCET
Krupanidhi College of Pharmacy	INR 1.07 lakh – INR 4.07 lakh	KCET

Note - This info is taken from the official website and can vary.

Best Pharmacy Colleges in Pune

Below mentioned are the best Pharmacy colleges in Pune that are part of the top ten pharmacy colleges in India -

College Name	Tuition Fee	Eligibility / Exams
Poona College of Pharmacy Courses	INR 3.68 lakh – INR 10.5 lakh	NEET, GPAT, BVP CET, etc.
Dr. D. Y. Patil Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research Courses	INR 12,000 – INR 5.84 lakh	NEET, GPAT, etc.
MIT-WPU Courses	INR 3 lakh – INR 7.65 lakh	GPAT
P.E. Society's Modern College of Pharmacy Courses	INR 2.52 lakh - INR 3.78 lakh	NEET, GPAT, MHT CET
AISSMS College of Pharmacy Courses	INR 4.11 lakh – INR 5.8 lakh	NEET, GPAT, etc.

Note - This info is taken from the official website and can vary.

Please refer below for the best Pharmacy colleges in popular states in India -

• Best Pharmacy Colleges in Maharashtra
• Best Pharmacy Colleges in UP
• Best Pharmacy Colleges in Karnataka
• Best Pharmacy Colleges in Madhya Pradesh

Please refer below for the best Pharmacy colleges in different regions of India:

• B Pharma Colleges in Delhi NCR
• B Pharma Colleges in Delhi
• Colleges for B Pharma in Lucknow

Highest Salary Offered by Best Pharmacy Colleges in India

Please refer below for the best Pharmacy colleges in India that give the highest ROI to their students in the form of placement package -

College Name	Tuition Fee	Annual Median Package
Jamia Hamdard Courses	INR 44,000 - INR 9 lakh	INR 5 LPA - INR 7 LPA
AIIMS Delhi Courses	INR 2,000 - INR 3,000	INR 20 LPA - INR 22 LPA
ICT Mumbai Courses	INR 1 lakh - INR 3 lakh	INR 5 LPA
Panjab University Courses	INR 64,000 - INR 76,000	INR 7 LPA

Note - This info is taken from the official website and can vary.

Best Low Costing Pharmacy Colleges in India

Given below are the top Pharmacy colleges in India that provide quality education at affordable cost:

College Name	Tuition Fee	Eligibility / Exams
Jamia Hamdard Fees	INR 44,000	Merit-Based
Panjab University Fees	INR 64,430 - INR 76,020	GPAT, PU-CET (UG) and Merit-Based
Jadavpur University Fees	INR 9,600 - INR 96,000	GPAT, CUET PG, WBJEE
Central University of Punjab Fees	INR 20,000 - INR 42,720	GPAT, CUET-PG
Delhi Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research University Fees	INR 40,000	Merit-Based

Disclaimer: This info is taken from official website.

Specialisations Offered by Best Pharmacy Colleges in India

Listed below are the top specialisations offered by various Pharmacy colleges in India -

Top Specialisations	No. of Colleges
Pharmaceutical	1122 (Jamia Hamdard, ICT Mumbai, Panjab University, etc.)
Pharmacology	798 (AIIMS Delhi, ICT Mumbai, CMC Vellore, etc.)
Quality Assurance	290 (Panjab University, JSS College of Pharmacy, Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, etc.)
Pharmacognosy	225 (LPU, Jadavpur University, Central University of Punjab, etc.)
Chemistry	56 (Banasthali Vidyapith, Poona College of Pharmacy, Nandha College of Pharmacy, etc.)

Best Pharmacy Colleges in India: Comparison 2025

Listed below is a comparison for the best Pharmacy colleges in India -

• Jamia Hamdard Comparison with other Colleges
• Institute of Chemical Technology Comparison with other Colleges
• NIPER Hyderabad Comparison with other Colleges
• BITS Pilani Comparison with other Colleges

Tasbiya Khan09-14-2025 18:02