M Pharma

Master of Pharmacy or M.Pharm is a two-year postgraduate pharmacy course for those who seek research and high-level jobs in the field of pharmacy. The course covers advanced topics in this field and with the process of turning a new chemical element into medicines or compounds that can be used for medicinal purposes.

The duration of the M.Pharma course offered by some of the courses can be more than two years. The course is highly career-oriented and opens up excellent opportunities for those who want to pursue research jobs in pharmacy domain. After the completion of the M.Pharm course students have a huge scope of research to work as  Research Associate, Research Assistant, Scientist, etc.

M.Pharm Course Highlights

Some of the major highlights of the M.Pharm course are as follows:

• To be eligible for Master of Pharmacy course, the students must have a minimum of 50% or equivalent CGPA in their Bachelor of Pharmacy or BPharmacy course from a recognized university or college from PCI (Pharmacy Council of India)
• Some colleges required a minimum of 60% or equivalent to be eligible for M.Pharm admissions.

M.Pharm Admission Process:

Admission to the M.Pharm course is done on the basis of entrance exams that are organized by the central pharmaceutical authorities or the state medical authorities. Some of the exams are also conducted by universities.

Cut-offs of different institutes offering the course is decided once the result is announced and the merit list is prepared to shortlist students for M.Pharm. Popular entrance exams for M.Pharma are:

• GPAT
• NIPER Exam
• APPGECET Pharmacy
• BITS HD Pharmacy
• AIPSSCET

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Second Year:

India has come a far way in the pharmaceutical domain and there are various pharmaceutical industries that offer lucrative jobs to experts in this domain. Jobs are available in various hospitals and government pharmacies as well. With this postgraduate degree, candidates can also pursue teaching jobs in pharmacy colleges and guide budding pharmacists who want to pursue this career. Following are some of the popular employment sectors and job profiles in this domain:

Salaries after pursuing M.Pharma can vary from Rs. 4 lakh to Rs. 7 lakh per annum depending on the type of job that you are pursuing. Generally, the best salaries are earned by taking up jobs at pharmaceutical companies and government departments. Private pharmacies also make a lot of money and the owner can make up to Rs. 15 lakhs per annum.