Diploma in Pharmacy (D.Pharma.) 

at Parul University, Vadodara

Candidates have to score the minimum marks prescribed by the university to get their Diploma certificate. The passing mark for the theory exam is 40% and for the practical exam also, it is 40%. Only the students who score the minimum marks in the course pass the programme and get their Diploma in pharmacy from Parul University.

Students after completing the DPharm course from Parul University can find job opportunities in clinics and hospitals. The Diploma holders can find jobs in the public and private sectors. There are various career options available for Pharmacy Diploma holders. Some of the career options that PU DPharm passouts can explore are:

• Unani Pharmacy and Hospital Pharmacist
• Unani Medical Research Institute Research
• Assistant Pharmaceutical Industry 
• Quality Control Officer Company
• Pharmaceutical Sales Representative

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.

The course curriculum of the Diploma programme has theory and practical subjects. Mentioned below are the subjects taught in the second year of PU DPharm course:

• Pharmaceutics – II
• Pharmaceutical Chemistry – II
• Pharmaceutical Jurisprudence
• Pharmacology and Toxicology
• Drug store and business management
• Hospital and clinical pharmacy

Parul University offers merit-based admission to most of the courses in the stream of Management, Science, Commerce, etc.,  Aspirants only need to fulfil the minimum eligibility criteria for the respective courses before applying for admission at Parul University. The universty accepts scores in NATA, JEE Main Paper-2, NEET, etc. for specific courses. Parul University also conducts Design Aptitude Test for admission to design courses.