Pharmacy education in India is still in its developing stages and it is yet to bloom in its fullest extent in the nation. Here, the pharmacist perform a job of a drug seller according to the decision of physicians and most of the pharmacist are not practicing independently in the country. To meet the need for pharmacist in the nation courses like Bachelor of Pharmacy, Master of Pharmacy and Diploma in Pharmacy are being offered in the nation and even students turning up towards pharmaceutical courses are increasing these days.

Pharmacy education in West Bengal:

The quality of Pharmacy education has improved in the state of West Bengal and the pharmacy colleges in the state offer the best education. Most of the pharmacy colleges in the state are affiliated to the West Bengal University of Health Sciences, which is specially meant for conferring degrees in the field of medicine and its related fields like pharmacy, nursing, etc…

List of pharmacy courses offered in West Bengal:

Pharmacy courses are being offered in the state of West Bengal at different levels and here is the list of pharmacy courses offered in West Bengal:

• B. Pharm

• M. Pharm

• Diploma in Pharmacy

• Pharm. D

Admission is offered to B. Pharm course to candidates with higher secondary qualification in science stream, while for M. Pharm course, admission is offered to candidates with B. Pharm from a recognized university. Diploma course in pharmacy is being offered to candidates with class X or class 10+2 qualification.

List of pharmacy colleges in West Bengal:

• Gupta College of Technological Sciences

• Deptt. of Pharmaceutical Technology, Jadavpur University

• Guru Nanak Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences & Technology

• NIPER Kolkata

• NSHM College of Pharmaceutical Technology

• BCDA College of Pharmacy & Technology

• Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Institute of Pharmacy

• Dr. B.C. Roy College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Sciences

• Institute of Pharmacy Jalpaiguri

• Institute of Pharmacy Kalyani

• Institute of Pharmacy Bankura

• Calcutta Institute of Pharmaceutical Technology & Allied Health Science

• Siliguri Govt. Poly. Govt. of West Bengal

• Women’s Polytechnic Chandernagore

• Sree Ramkrishna Silpa,Vidyapith Govt. Polytechnic

• Cooch Behar Polytechnic, Govt. of West Bengal

• Contai Polytechnic P.O. Darua

• Jnan Chandra Ghosh Polytechnic Govt. of West Bengal

• Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Institute Of Pharmacy