B.pharm

Yes, Jamia Hamdard University has seats reserved for candidates who are Indian muslims. Out of the total seat intake, 50% of the seats are reserved for candidates belonging to the aforementioned category. The other 50% seats lie under the open merit category. Candidates applying for BPharm course of Jamia Hamdard can apply for the applicable category. However, students applying for reserved seats may have to present the relevant documents as well. 

There is no specific scholarship defined for the BPharm course aspirants. However, the applicants of the pharmacy programme can apply for tuition fee concession, freeships, and minority scholarships (if applicable). In order to avail of a scholarship, the aspirants must fulfil the criteria prescribed by the university. Some of the available Jamia Hamdard scholarship schemes are: 

• Khawaja Moinuddin Chishti Ajmeri
• Dr. L.M. Singhvi Gold Medallion (or Silver Shield)
• Hamdard National Foundation (HNF) Scholarship

Yes, after obtaining a graduation degree in pharmacy, candidates can secure a government job in pharmaceutical sciences or in any other field of their choosing. BPharma prepares students to make a career in pharmacy and introduces them to important concepts like drug synthesis, manufacture, quality control, safety etc.

After doing BPharma at LM College of Pharmacy, students can apply to work in government-run dispensaries or medical programmes. They can also study further to get into manufacturing and research of government-run drug programmes.

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.

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.

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, 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.

BPharm at LM College of Pharmacy is offered through offline mode. The classes happen on the campus and there are practical hours one needs to commit to in the campus laboratory. The examinations and viva also happen in offline mode.

Classes are divided into theory, practical and tutorials depending on the course. A student needs to complete the requisite hours to appear for the exam and secure the credits for the course each course contains credits in the range of two to six.

LM College of Pharmacy offers more seats for the BPharm programme than MSU Baroda. The student intake for BPharm for LM College of Pharmacy is 90 whereas the student intake for MSU Baroda in BPharm is only 40.

Although the cutoff rank of 2023 for both universities was almost the same, MSU Baroda saw a higher salary package in placements 2023 than LM College of Pharmacy. The reason for that might be that fewer candidates are appearing for placements at MSU Baroda than at LM College of Pharmacy.