L M College of Pharmacy

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.

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.

The BPharm programme at LM College of Pharmacy is four years long. The course material spans over eight semesters with certain courses taking place over certain semesters. The course has both theoretical and practical elements.

There is a minimum credit threshold one needs to complete to pass a semester and the programme, the credits for different courses are determined by teaching hours and whether they have practical hours or not. The credits for a course range from two credits to six credits.

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.

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.

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.