L M College of Pharmacy

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.

The average salary package offered in BPharm placements 2023 by Nirma University is INR 7 lakh while for the same placements period average salary for LM College of Pharmacy is INR 2.5 lakh. This means that Nirma University saw a higher average salary package offered for BPharm in placements 2023 than other universities.

Although Nirma University might have a higher salary package offered, the tuition fees to study BPharm at Nirma University are much higher than at LM College of Pharmacy. The tuition fees of LM College of Pharmacy is INR 8,400, whereas, the tuition fees for BPharm at Nirma University is INR 8.8 lakh.

The BPharm programme has courses that are taught over semesters, such as Human Anatomy and Physiology, Pharmaceutical Organic Chemistry, Pharmaceuticals, etc. In addition to that, there are other courses as well which are taught only once, such as Computer Application in Pharmacy and Pathophysiology.

There are varying courses with varying credits depending on the lecture hours or if they have practical hours. In the first semester, there are courses with only two credits with two theoretical teaching hours, whereas, in the last semester the minimum credit for a course is four.

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.

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.

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.

The median salary package for BPharm at LM College of Pharmacy saw a slight jump between 2021-2022, from INR 2 LPA in 2021 to INR 2.5 LPA in 2022. According to Shiksha student reviews, the median salary package this year might have seen a massive jump as the lowest salary package offered this year was around INR 4.2 LPA.

According to Shiksha student reviews, some of the major recruiters of the year 2023 were Zydus, Cadilla, Intas, etc. The placement in 2023 for BPharm stood at 70% which rose from the 52% combined placement rate for BPharm and MPharma in 2022.

According to verified students’ reviews on Shiksha, the highest package offered during LM College of Pharmacy placements 2023 was  INR 10 LPA and the lowest package for the same year was INR 4.2 LPA. Recruitment was high for the year 2023 as 70% of students who stood for placements were placed.

The salary package saw a big jump because in the years before that 2.5 LPA was the median package for the BPharm course, whereas, according to Shiksha student reviews INR 4.2 LPA was the lowest package offered this year.