DURATION: 2 YEARS

About Programme:

Diploma in Pharmacy is a two- year full time Programme which aims to train the students to play an important role in hospital pharmacy, community pharmacy and assist the pharma industry at various levels. The Programme is affiliated to Pharmacy Council of India (PCI), New Delhi and designed as per the norms of PCI. It will enable students to practice pharmacy profession in a strong, skillful and determined manner.

Programme Objectives:

• The design of Programme will make the admitted candidate strong in the Foundational Knowledge of the pharmacy profession.
• Candidate will become sound in the various fields.It will develop the qualities like Patient-centered care (Caregiver), Problem Solver and Educator (Educator), Patient Encouragement (Advocate), Health and wellness Promoter, Population-based care (Provider), Interprofessional collaboration (Collaborator) and Communication (Communicator).
• Candidate will learn to communicate effectively, verbally and nonverbally when interacting with an individual, group, or organization. Self-consciousness (Self-aware) to Examine and reflect on personal knowledge, skills, abilities, beliefs, biases, motivation, and emotions that could enhance or limit personal and professional growth. Novelty and Free enterprise (Innovator) will be the most demanding and challenging quality which will get develops in candidate during completion of the course. By getting engaged in innovative activities using creative thinking to envision better ways of accomplishing professional goals can be achieved. Proficiency (Professional) will get inculcated to exhibit behaviours and values those are consistent with the trust given to the profession by patients, other healthcare providers and society.

Programme Design:

D Pharma programme is designed for students to have profundity in knowledge about medicines and prescription handling. Students will become expert in the various types of medicines there effects in human body as well as adverse effects. Under this course they will get the hands on training of handling of above said so they can do it efficiently at the retail and wholesale counters. Students will go through internship for the same. Program also teaches about hospital pharmacy and role of pharmacist for the community.

Programme Delivery:

• Continuous assessment and evaluation
• Developing curiosity, discover, design and develop solution through lab practical
• Guest lectures, seminars and conference by pharmacy practitioners
• Case studies based on community and industrial pharmacy.
• National Immersion Programme*
• Group assignments, presentations, business plan
• Global Classroom through ICT
• Live projects, group projects, winter projects and summer internship
• Social awareness programs in Tuberculosis, Obesity, HIV – AIDS, Diabetes etc.

Certifications* :

• The certification programmes shall be organized at various schools/ departments as per the branches or programmes, required for Technical and Professional Managerial skills with leading and reputed Industry, Professionals and Certifying organizations.
• Students can also pursue courses on online platforms such as a Massive Open Online Courses MOOCs*, Coursera*, National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning (NPTEL*) etc.

Intake:60 Students

Eligibility:

1. Passed HSC (10+2) or its equivalent examination with English as one of the subject & Physics and Chemistry as compulsory subjects along with Mathematics or Biology as optional subjects individually.
2. Any other Qualification approved by Pharmacy Council of India as equivalent any of the above examination.

Selection Process:

All Eligible students willing to apply should submit their academic credentials in online application form. Based on above, a merit list will be prepared. (for details please refer admission handbook)

Opportunities:

1. Own medical shops
2. Whole sales, retails and hospital pharmacists
3. Industries as supervisors.