Bachelor of Pharmacy (B.Pharm. Lateral Entry) 

at Parul University, Vadodara

Yes, Parul University offers a BPharm (lateral entry) course. It is a three-year course divided into six semesters. Candidates selected for admission are directly admitted to the second year of the course. Admission to the programme shall be granted on a merit basis. The eligible students can visit the university website to register and apply.

The university admits candidates to the UG course based on merit in the last qualifying examination. Thus, the applicant's scores in Class 12 are considered. Apart from this, the candidates must fulfil the course-specific eligibility requirements. Apart from this, no other exam score is required to get a seat in the BPharm course.

Parul University offers BPharma for 4 years. Admission to this course is based on merit and entrance. Candidates must score a minimum of 50% aggregate in Class 12 and pass institution-level exams. The fee for BPharm may vary from INR 3.3 Lacs to INR 4.4 Lakh. 

Definitely, one can pursue B Pharma after completing D Pharma. The process is slightly different in terms that once a candidate completes a D Pharma, instead of taking admission to B Pharma directly and starting from the first year, the candidate can take admission to lateral entry. In this case, the candidate has to take admission in 2nd year and then the B Pharma shall be of three-year duration. This is a popular method of pursuing a B Pharma, wherein the candidates wish to expand their knowledge base as well as pursue a higher degree in Pharmacy.

Yes, students can go abroad after completing BPharma. In general, students opt to pursue master's after this course. Indian students generally go to UK, USA, and Germany. 

Parul University offers direct admission to most of the undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral courses in the stream of Management, Science, Commerce, etc., which are based on scores of candidates in their previous qualifying exams. There is no requirement to qualify for any entrance exam for admission to various courses at Parul University. Aspirants only need to fulfil the minimum eligibility criteria for the respective courses before applying for admission at Parul University. However, for BTech admission, the university accepts score of JEE Main/ GUJCET entrance exam, followed by GUJCET counselling process.

Parul University Vadodara is a private university that was established under the Gujarat Private Universities (Second Amendment ACT and is accredited with an A+ Grade by NAAC (National Assessment and Accreditation Council), NABH, Central Council for Homeopathy, Bar Council of India, and the National Medical Commission. Being a private university, the fee for various courses can be a little high but the students can apply for scholarships offered by the university. The scholarships offered by the university are Cultural Scholarships, Sports Scholarships, and Defence Scholarships.

Parul University offers decent placements for courses like BTech, MBA, MCA, etc. The key highlights of Parul University placements for the Class of 2023 and 2024 are tabulated below:

Particulars	Placement Statistics (2023)	Placement Statistics (2024)
the highest Package	INR 30 LPA	INR 46 LPA
Average Package	INR 4 LPA	INR 4.50 LPA
Total students placed	2,100	2,212
Total recruiters	2,500	1,300
Super dream offers	NA	54
Dream offers	NA	9

Parul University offers direct admission to most of the undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral courses in the stream of Management, Science, Commerce, etc., which are based on scores of candidates in their previous qualifying exams. There is no requirement to qualify for any entrance exam for admission to various courses at Parul University. Aspirants only need to fulfil the minimum eligibility criteria for the respective courses before applying for admission at Parul University. However, for BTech admission, the university accepts score of JEE Main/ GUJCET entrance exam, followed by GUJCET counselling process.

Parul University is a private university established in 2015, under the Gujarat Private Universities (Second Amendment) Act. It is accredited with A+ Grade by NAAC,  NABH,  BCI,  Central Council for Homeopathy (CCH),  and the National Medical Commission (NMC). Parul University Vadodara is a member of AIU and has 175+ national awards and rankings.