Diploma in Pharmacy shortly called as D. Pharm or D. Pharma is a two-year diploma course offered by pharmacy colleges and some of the polytechnics in India. This course is the minimum educational qualification needed for aspirants, who are interested in becoming a registered pharmacist. This course does not offer any specialization as is offered in the M. Pharm course, rather it teaches about the basic concepts of pharmaceutical science.

As mentioned earlier, a number of government and private polytechnic colleges and pharmacy colleges in India are offering this course and the list of government colleges offering this course in India in different states is given below:

Andhra Pradesh:

• Govt. Polytechnic for Women, Guntur

• Govt. Polytechnic, Hyderabad

• Govt. Polytechnic for Women, Kakinada

• S.V. Govt. Polytechnic, Tirupati

• Govt. Polytechnic for Women, Warangal

• Govt. Polytechnic, Visakhapatnam

• Sri G. Pulla Reddy Govt. Polytechnic, Kurnool

• Govt. Polytechnic for Women, Cuddapah

• Govt. Polytechnic for Women, Nizamabad

• Govt. Polytechnic for Women, Hindpur

• K.D.R. Govt. Polytechnic, Wanaparty

• Govt. Polytechnic for Women, Srikakulam

Bihar:

• Govt. Pharmacy Institute, Patna

Chandigarh:

• Govt. Polytechnic for Women, Chandigarh

Delhi:

• Delhi Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences & Research, (DIPSAR), Govt. of N.C.T. of Delhi

Gujarat:

• B.K. Mody Govt. Pharmacy, Rajkot

• Smt. R.D. Gardi Govt. Diploma Pharmacy College, Lakhta

Haryana:

• Govt. Polytechnic, Faridabad

• Govt. Polytechnic, Hissar

• Kalpana Chawla Govt. Poly. for Women, Ambala

Himachal Pradesh:

• Govt. Polytechnic College, Shimla

• Govt. Polytechnic for Women, Kandaghat

Jharkhand:

• Govt. Pharmacy Institute, Bariatu, Ranchi

Karnataka:

• Govt. College of Pharmacy, Bangalore

Kerala:

• Govt. College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kozhikode

• Deptt. of Pharmacy, Govt. Medical College, Gandhi Nagar

Madhya Pradesh:

• S.V. Govt. Polytechnic, Bhopal

• Govt. Kalaniketan (Poly.) College, Jabalpur

Maharashtra:

• Govt. Polytechnic, Jalgaon

• Govt. College of Pharmacy, Karad

• Govt. Polytechnic, Ratnagiri

• Deptt. of Pharmacy, Govt. Polytechnic, Amravati

Manipur:

• Govt. Polytechnic, Govt. of Manipur, Imphal

Punjab:

• Govt. Polytechnic College for Girls, Jalandhar

• Govt. Polytechnic, Bathinda

• Deptt. of Pharmacy, Govt. Medical College, Patiala

• Govt. Polytechnic Instt. for Women, Rupnagar

Uttar Pradesh:

• Govt. Polytechnic, Jagdishpur, Jaunpur

• Govt. Girls Polytechnic, Allahabad

• Govt. Polytechnic, Kheri

Uttarakhand:

• Govt. Polytechnic, Srinagar

• Govt. Polytechnic, Dwarahat

• Govt. Polytechnic, Naintal

• Govt. Polytechnic, Narendra Nagar

• Govt. Polytechnic, Chamoli

• Govt. Polytechnic, Lohaghat

• Govt. Polytechnic, Dehradun

• Govt. Polytechnic, Kashipur

• Govt. Polytechnic, Uttarkashi

West Bengal:

• Siliguri Govt. Polytechnic, Siliguri

All these colleges are approved by the Pharmacy Council of India to offer Diploma in Pharmacy course.

Eligibility for seeking admission to the Diploma in Pharmacy Course:

For seeking admission to the Diploma in Pharmacy offered by the afore-mentioned colleges, candidates must have completed their SSC or equivalent examination in biology/mathematics, chemistry and physics subjects.

Higher studies after Diploma in Pharmacy:

On completion of Diploma in Pharmacy course, candidates can go for degree programs in any of the fields like dentistry, medicine, pharmacy, pharmaceutical sciences, biomedical sciences, chemistry or any other health related fields. Some of the popular foreign universities are offering two-year exemption for the Science of Pharmacy degrees offered by them for diploma in pharmacy holders. They can become full-fledged pharmacist by continuing their education in their own field of education being pharmacy education.

Future job prospects of Diploma in Pharmacy holders:

On successful completion of this course candidates registering with Pharmacy Council of India or State Pharmacy Council can set up their own pharmacy/medical store to stock and sell medicine and to dispense them as per the rules prescribed by the council for medical practitioners. After completion of this course, candidates can also join as medical representative in Pharmacy companies.