Ans. This course provides huge possibilities and excellent placement opportunities for students. Once the student has completed his masters in pharmacy, they can get placed in various sectors such as laboratories, cosmetics, or government sectors as well.

Some of these placement opportunities can be found in:

1. Industry of Pharmaceutical Research
2. Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Units (PPMUs)
3. Cosmetic Industry
4. Analytical Laboratories of the Government
5. Clinical Research
6. Pharmacovigilance
7. Medical Coding
8. Government Medical Services.

Ans. M. Pharm's course fee is dependent on various factors, such as

•  Location 
• The specialisation you opted for
• type of institution ( whether it's a government or private)

Average fees for the first year may range widely from 29K to 5L, but this may increase a lot more higher in private institutions, course fee varies with the specialisation.

Average Fees for Masters in pharmacy in below mentioned specialisations are 

• Pharmacology: INR 1,20,000 to INR 6,00,000 
• Pharmaceutics: INR 1,00,000 to INR 5,00,000
• Industrial pharmacy : INR 1,00,000 to INR 3,00,000
• Pharmaceutical chemistry : INR 40,000 to INR 1,00,000

Ans. The latest syllabus for M.Pharmacy ( pharmaceutical analysis) includes the below mentioned subjects: 

• Modern Pharmaceutical Analytical Techniques Advanced Instrumental Analysis:
• Advanced Pharmaceutical Analysis: Modern Bio-Analytical Techniques
• Pharmaceutical Validation Quality Control and Quality Assurance
• Food Analysis Herbal and Cosmetic Analysis
• Practical Pharmaceutical Analysis IPractical Pharmaceutical Analysis II
• Seminars/Assignments

Ans. GPAT is a graduate pharmacy aptitude test conducted by NTA and it is held for M pharmacy admission programs. Candidates can apply for the GPAT exam online and the scorecard stays valid for about 3 years. The GPAT consists of 125 multiple-choice questions with a grade of +4 for each correct answer and a grade of -1 for each incorrect answer.

Ans. A GPAT scholarship is given by AICTE to financially weaker students who are currently enrolled in an M Pharmacy course and are full-time first-year students with a valid GPAT score card.

Documents required to obtain this: 

• GPAT scorecard (scanned)
• Bank passbook (scanned)
• Aadhaar card’s copy (Students from J&K, Meghalaya and Assam are exempted)
• Scanned copy of caste certificate
• the Non-Creamy Layer (NCL) certificate’s copy, not more than a year old (only for OBC candidates).

Ans. The top recruiters in field of M pharmacy are : 

• Apollo Hospitals
• IQVIA
• Teva Pharmaceuticals
• AG Medical Communications
• Sun Pharmaceuticals
• Novartis
• Novozymes
• Cipla
• Dr Reddy's Laboratories
• Lupin
• Aurobindo
• Zyduscadila
• Glenmark Pharmaceuticals
• Abbott India
• Biocon
• Wockhardt
• Ranbaxy
• Adani Group
• Taj Pharmaceuticals, etc