Why Pharmacy?
A well-rounded career
A vital part of the health care team
Outstanding career opportunities
Excellent earning potential
A trusted profession
3. EACH YEARS ENGINEERS OUT PUT
IN GUJARAT FROM B.E COLLEGES
Types of Colleges Number of colleges Seat Intact
Government 16 8790
Grant In Aid 3 1194
Self Finance 100 53302
Public proprietor partnership 2 540
Total 121 62961Total 121 62961
*Diploma and Master of Engineering Data not Included
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5. Why Pharmacy?Why Pharmacy?
•• A wellA well--rounded careerrounded career
•• A vital part of the health care teamA vital part of the health care team
•• Outstanding career opportunitiesOutstanding career opportunities
•••• Excellent earning potentialExcellent earning potential
•• A trusted professionA trusted profession
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6. What Do Pharmacists Do?What Do Pharmacists Do?
•• EducateEducate patientspatients aboutabout prescriptionprescription andand overover--thethe--countercounter medicationsmedications
•• AdviseAdvise otherother healthhealth carecare professionalsprofessionals onon drugdrug decisionsdecisions forfor patientspatients
•• ProvideProvide expertiseexpertise aboutabout thethe compositioncomposition ofof drugs,drugs, includingincluding chemical,chemical,
biologicalbiological andand physicalphysical properties,properties, asas wellwell asas onon useuse
•• EnsureEnsure drugdrug puritypurity andand strengthstrength
•• EnsureEnsure drugsdrugs dodo notnot interactinteract inin aa harmfulharmful wayway
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9. Great Scope in:
1. USA:
2. Australia:
3. Canada:
4. Newzealand:
5. UK:
Scope in abroad
5. UK:
6. Gulf Countries:
SALARY: At least 50 USD $ per hour for registered pharmacist
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10. CAREER OPTIONS AFTER COMPLETING
B. PHARM OR M. PHARM
1. Teaching:
– M Pharm pass out students can get as assistant professor job in pharmacy degree colleges.
Assistant Professor Scale: Starting Salary
Rs. 43000 to 44000 (As per 15600 – 39100 AGP – 6000) per month
– M.Pharm, Ph.D plus 5 years of experiens get
as associate professor job in pharmacy degree colleges
Associate professor Salary: Starting Salary
Rs. 78000 to 80000 (As per 37400 – 67000 AGP 9000) per monthRs. 78000 to 80000 (As per 37400 – 67000 AGP 9000) per month
2. Pharmacist :
– Being in the health-related field, the D. Pharm or B Pharm
graduate can be Health-system Pharmacist or Hospital Pharmacist
or Community Pharmacist.
– Salary as Store Keeper/Junior Pharmacist near about
Rs.20000 per months in government sector
3. Quality Assurance Health Manager :
• The Pharmacy graduate can play an important role in the development
of clinical care plans, can investigate adverse medication events and in
some cases can suggest preventive measures. He can play a key role in
spreading awareness amongst the people about AIDS and the preventive
measures to be taken.
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11. 4. Medical Transcription - The B Pharm graduate can work with medicalpractitioners
to maintain the patient treatment history, the drug to which he/she is allergic etc.
5. Analytical Chemist of Quality Control Manager – The pharmacy graduate can play a crucial5. Analytical Chemist of Quality Control Manager – The pharmacy graduate can play a crucial
role in controlling product quality. The drug and the Cosmetics Act (1945), Rules 71(1) and 76(1)
says that the manufacturing activity should be taken up under the supervision of a technical man
whose qualification should be B Pharm, B Sc, B Tech or medicine with Bio-Chemistry.
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12. 6. Sales and Marketing: Ambitious achievers with pleasant personality and good
communication skills can opt for the job of Medical Sales Representative. The
companies prefer pharmacy graduates for this job, as they have a good knowledge
about the drug molecules, their therapeutic effects and the drug – drug interactions.
7. Clinical Research: B Pharm/ M Pharm degree holders can take up career in clinical7. Clinical Research: B Pharm/ M Pharm degree holders can take up career in clinical
research. The human testing phase is called the clinical trial. A pharmacist can work
as clinical research associate or clinical pharmacist and can rise to the position of
project manager. The clinical research associate plays an important role of
monitoring and overseeing the conducts of clinical trials, which are conducted on
healthy human volunteers. They have to see that the trials meet the international
guidelines and the national regulatory requirements.
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13. 8. Data Manager: A pharmacist can seek employment as “Data Manager” to store the
data in the computer and process it using software developed for the purpose.
9. Regulatory Manager: A pharmacy graduate can work as “Regulatory
Manager”(RM) in companies and contract research organisation. As an RM he has
to oversee regulatory documentation such as Clinical trial approval permission,
marketing approval permission etc.
10. Career in Regulatory bodies: A Pharmacist can be absorbed in the Regulatory
bodies like Food and Drug Administration. Pharmacist having experience in clinical
trial centres can also work as an inspector to inspect the clinical trial process. For
these government jobs the student needs to appear and pass the MPSC examination.
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14. 11. Biotechnology is a fast growing branch and the B Pharm graduates can opt for post
graduate diploma programme in Bioinformatics.
12. The B Pharm Science programme is considered as a paramedical programme. The B
Pharm Science graduates can therefore work in hospitals as hospital pharmacist or
community pharmacist.
13. Since they have a good knowledge of therapeutic effects of drugs and that of drug-
drug interaction, they are more suitable for a job in clinical research. They can opt
for the post of clinical pharmacist or clinical research associate in a clinical research
laboratory.
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15. DURATION OF COURSE
• D.Pharmacy – 2 years
• B.Pharmacy – 4 Years (For D2D Students 3 Years)
• M.Pharmacy – 2 Years
• Ph.D – Minimum 3 years to 7 years
ELIGIBILITY
12th science pass with physics, chemistry and Biology/Maths
45% for open category students and 40 for reserve category students
Gujcet (Current) / NEET / JEE (Main)
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16. PHARMACY COLLEGES IN GUJARAT
B.PHARMACY COLLEGES
TYPES OF COLLEGE TOTAL COLLEGES SEAT INTAKE
D.PHARMACY COLLEGES
TYPES OF COLLEGE TOTAL COLLEGES SEAT INTAKE
GOVERNMENT 1 60
GRANT –IN - AID 7 470
TOTAL 8 530
GOVERNMENT 1 100
GRANT –IN - AID 3 135
SELF FINANCE 78 4890
TOTAL 82 5125
M.PHARMACY COLLEGES
TYPES OF COLLEGE TOTAL COLLEGES SEAT INTAKE
GOVERNMENT & GRANT –IN - AID 4 157
SELF FINANCE 63 4865
TOTAL 67 5022
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18. A. R. COLLEGE OF PHARMACY
& G. H. PATEL INSTITUTE OF PHARMACY
• RUN UNDER THE CHARUTAR VIDYAMANDAL’S
• LOCATED MIDDLE OF THE VALLABH VIDYANAGAR
• NEAR TO RAILWAY STATION:
– 1 KM – VALLABH VIDYANAGAR RAILWAY STATION
– 5 KM – ANAND RAILWAY STATION– 5 KM – ANAND RAILWAY STATION
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19. CHARUTAR VIDYAMANDAL’S
A. R. COLLEGE OF PHARMACY &
G. H. PATEL INSTITUTE OF PHARMACY,
VALLABH VIDYANAGAR
(Affiliated to Gujarat Technological University, Approved by AICTE, PCI, CTE & Accredited by
AICTE-NBA & International Accreditation Organization)
CONTACT
Near Motabazar, Vallabh Vidyanagar – 388120
Email: arghpharmacy@yahoo.co.in, Website: www.arghpharmacy.ac.in
Phone No: (02692) 230788 Fax: 230788
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20. PROGRAMMES UNDER ARGH
Sr.
No.
Name of Programme Number of Seats Established in Duration
1 Diploma in Pharmacy (D. Pharm.) 60 1981 2 years
2 Bachelor in Pharmacy (B.Pharm.) 60 1982 8 semesters(4 years)
3
Master in Pharmacy (M.Pharm.)
– Quality Assurance
18 1999
4 semesters(2 years)
4
Master in Pharmacy (M.Pharm.)
– Pharmaceutics
18 2004
4 semesters(2 years)
5
Master in Pharmacy (M.Pharm.)
– Clinical Pharmacy
10 2005
4 semesters(2 years)
6
Master in Pharmacy (M.Pharm.)
– Pharmacognosy
10 2005
4 semesters(2 years)
7
Master in Pharmacy (M.Pharm.)
– Pharmacology
10 2008
4 semesters(2 years)
8
Master in Pharmacy (M.Pharm.)
– Medicinal Chemistry
18 2010
4 semesters(2 years)
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21. • Class Rooms
• Library• Library
• Laboratories
• Computer Lab
• Hostel
• Play Ground
• Canteen
• Animal House
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23. • The institute has well equipped spacious library having:
– 16125 volumes of books covering each subject,
– 22 National, 7 International journals and
– 178 e-journals.
• The library also provides various periodicals:
– Compact discs (CD's) and newspapers for current awareness.
– Reading room facility also available with approximately 100 seats seating capacity.
– The information center has adequate number of computers with broadband Internet
/Wi-Fi connectivity along with printers, SOUL Software is also provided.
• The institute also provides the basic facilities like copier machine, scanner etc.
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26. • 18 well equipped laboratories including Pharmacology/Clinical Pharmacy
laboratories.
• This laboratory provides facilities for conducting various Animal experiments for
screening the biological activity of drugs and to perform bioassays.
• The Laboratory is also used to process different body fluid samples for• The Laboratory is also used to process different body fluid samples for
biopharmaceutical analysis and for clinical analysis i.e. analysis of various
components of blood, urine and other body fluids.
• The lab is equipped with analgesiometer, convulsiometer, rotarod apparatus, aerosol
histamine chamber, Eddy plate, Lagendroff's assembly, physiographs, Animal
operation table, surgical instruments, and digital plethysmograph.
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29. • The fully air conditioner computer lab is having computers with latest configuration
with broadband Internet connection in all of them.
• The college whole campus is under the wi-fi connection.
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30. • A large number of students from all over Gujarat and from the States near and far away from it live in
hostels on the campus. Most of these hostels have been initially constructed with donations from well
wishers of Charutar Vidya Mandal which maintains them and creates amenities in them.
• Ranak Hostel, and Square Hostel provide accommodation to girl students
• Girnar Hostel, Vindhya Hostel accommodation to boys students
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31. Largest Indoor and Out Door Play Ground for Sports Activities
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33. • The air conditioned animal house is established and is duly approved by CPCSEA
(Committee for the Purpose of Control and Supervision in Experimentation on
Animals) (vide registration no. 1149/ac/07/CPCSEA for "Teaching & research"), for
housing of laboratory animals like Wistar Albino rats and mice, rabbits, Guinea pigs
etc…
• The college has also framed an Institutional Animal Ethical Committee (IAEC) for
the control and supervision of experiments on animals.
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50. • The eminent faculties of A. R. College of Pharmacy are well known not only in India but
through the World. Out of total 21 teaching faculties 14 faculties members are doctorate
and other are perusing their PH.D.
• The Principal and Professor, Dr. A. K. Saluja has more than 32 years of academic and
industrial experience in the field of Pharmacy. He is also the Head of Pharmacognosy
Department. Dr. M. R. Kukkur & Mrs. D. C. Nagada also the back bone of this
Department
• Department of Pharmaceutics of A. R. College is the hub of experts from Pharmacy
Colleges of Gujarat in relation to experienced and knowledgeable staffs like Dr. J. R.Colleges of Gujarat in relation to experienced and knowledgeable staffs like Dr. J. R.
Parikh, HOD and Professor of Department of Pharmaceutics has 26 years of experience,
Dr. V. A. Patel, Associate Professor, has 29 Years of Experience, Dr. N.P Chotai,
Associate Professor, has 30 years of experience. Other members Dr. A. B. Solanki,
Mr. S. P. Pawar, Mr. S. Pande, Mr. H. K. Patel and Mr. R. M. Suthar also the bigheads of
this Department.
• Department of Pharmacology consist Dr. N. N. Shah, HOD has 25 years of experience,
Dr. P. D. Sachdeva, Associate Professor has 18 years of experience as well as Dr. V. J.
Galani and Dr. N. D. Trivedi are the credit of this colleges.
• Dr. R.S. Mehta, HOD and Associate Professor, Department of Pharma chemistry has 28
years of experience. Dr. A. D. Captain, Dr. V. V. Karkhanis, Dr. V. M. Vaghela, Dr. R. B.
Patel & Dr. D. V. Thakkar are the leading light of this college.
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53. Following organization approached or recruited students of our institute.
• Wockhardt Limited, Mumbai.
• Claris Lifesciences Limited, Ahmedabad.
• Lincoln Pharmaceuticals Ltd, Ahmedabad.
• Priti Industries, Bhavnagar.
• Elysium Pharmaceuticles Ltd, Vadodara.
• Infodesk India Pvt. Ltd., Vadodara.• Infodesk India Pvt. Ltd., Vadodara.
• Collabera Inc., Vadodara.
• Appollo Pharmacy, Ahmedabad.
• Oxygen Healthcare Pvt. Ltd, Ahmedabad.
• Torrent Phamaceuticals Ltd, Ahmedabad
• Rushan Pharma Ltd, Gandhidham
• Vasu Healthcare Ltd, Vadodara.
• Marck Biosciences Ltd, Kheda.
• Cognizant Technological Solution, Mumbai.
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54. Placement details of the students:
• Eight (8) Companies approached Training and Placement Cell, A R
College of Pharmacy for the recruitment of our students.
• Many students from this college were recruited by the various
organizations. Salary offered to the students from Rs 96,000- to 2,
20,000- per annum.
• Majority of the students have taken admission in postgraduate courses
in various premier institutes in India and abroad after completion of
B.Pharm.
• Also, many students who completed their M.Pharm are now perusing
Ph.D.
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