Each candidate for the Pharm.D. degree is required to successfully earn 195 credit hours (Cr. Hrs.) as per the following details:

Each student is required to complete 6-8 weeks Field Experience (Pharmacy Practice Experience)/Internship during summer break usually after 6th semesters. The Field Experience (Pharmacy Practice Experience)/Internship can be completed in Community Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Industry, Regulatory and Sales & Marketing and Hospital & Clinical settings. The Field Experience (Pharmacy Practice Experience)/Internship shall be graded as pass / fail.

A pharmacognosy study tour is an integral part of the syllabus and is usually arranged after 2nd semester for the collection of medicinal plants from the country. It is mandatory for the students to prepare and submit a report about the medicinal plants. The report is formally evaluated in final examination.

Pharmaceutical industry visits, following 6th semester, are integral part of the syllabus. Students are required to prepare and submit a report about operations in Pharmaceutical industry. The report is formally evaluated in final examination.

Clerkships are mandatory for clinical training of students during 7th, 8th, 9th and 10th semester in a well reputed hospital.

Pharm. D students are required to complete three international certifications (non-credited, equivalent to 3 credit hours in total) each comprising of at least 16 hours.

It is mandatory for every student to complete 65 hours of community service during summer usually after 4th semester which is prerequisite for the award of degree.

A student is required to earn a minimum 2.00/4.00 CGPA on the completion of his/her degree requirements.

This is a five-year degree program comprising of 10 semesters with minimum of 195 Cr. Hrs. There will be a Fall and a Spring semester in each year. The summer session will be utilized for internships or deficiency courses. The maximum duration to complete Pharm.D. degree is seven years (further extendable to another year subject to approval of university’s statutory body).

• Contribute competently in the pharmaceutical profession by applying requisite knowledge and skills.
• Exhibit quest for learning and initiative through elevation in education or growth in professional status.
• Demonstrate ethical values and contribute positively towards the society.

• Knowledge: An ability to develop, integrate and apply knowledge from the pharmaceutical, basic medical, social/behavioral and clinical sciences to execute various services in pharmacy profession.
• Problem Analysis and Decision Making: An ability to identify and systematically analyze problems, synthesize and interpret information, explore and prioritize potential strategies and make logical and appropriate decision to reach a viable solution.
• Medication Use System Management: An ability to manage healthcare system using human, financial, technological and physical resources, appropriate techniques and tools to optimize quality, safety and efficacy of medications.
• Pharmaceutical Care: An ability to deliver customized pharmaceutical care to the patients by identifying patient needs, cultural sensitivity, socio-economic conditions and understand how population-based care in uences patient-centered care to develop evidence-based guidelines and provide best pharmaceutical care for individuals and communities.
• Drug Design and Development: An ability to demonstrate appropriate professional skills and techniques involved in drug manufacture, design, development and screening, quality control and quality assurance of pharmaceutical products.
• Sustainability: An ability to understand the impact of pharmaceutical solutions in societal contexts and demonstrate knowledge and need for sustainable development.
• Professionalism and Ethics: An ability to practice pharmacy in legal, ethical and professional ways and exhibit corporate social responsibility, behaviors and values that are consistent with the trust given to the profession by patients, other healthcare providers and society.
• Individual and Team Work: An ability to work effectively as an individual, team member or leader in multifaceted and/or multidisciplinary settings.
• Communication: An ability to effectively communicate verbally and nonverbally and use appropriate technologies when interacting with individuals, groups and organizations.
• Research, Innovation and Entrepreneurship: An ability to engage in research, innovation and entrepreneurship in pharmacy profession by using creative thinking to envision better ways of accomplishing professional goals.
• Lifelong Learning: An ability to demonstrate independent study skills to pursue lifelong learning by engaging in experiences and activities that challenge them to continuously update their knowledge and develop new abilities for their personal and professional growth.