Bachelor In Pharmacy (B. Pharm)
Affiliated to: Purbanchal UniversityAbout Course
- Course Title : Bachelor In Pharmacy (B. Pharm)
- Category/Level : Bachelors
- Course Duration (months) : 48 months
- Cost Range (NPR) : NA
- Affiliated to : Purbanchal University
Course Description:
The Bachelor of Pharmacy of Purbanchal University is a four year program. The program aims to prepare pharmacist professionals with the highest possible technical and managerial competence in area of pharmaceutical science and technology, research, and care and services. The graduates will have the opportunity to equip themselves for their role in various pharmacy disciplines - public health, community, hospital and clinical, industries, academia, logistics and supply, care and services, information dissemination, and regulation at different levels. Purvanchal University is committed to providing quality pharmacy education to our students by involving qualified, motivated and experienced faculty throughout class, bench and field teaching and in building required technical and managerial competencies in them. The strengths at Purvanchal University are the enjoyment of teaching and learning environment, extracurricular involvement, hands-on and problem-based approach in inculcating professional values in students.
In recent times, there is a great demand for quality pharmacy personnel in some of the above mentioned specialties. Along with growth in number of pharmacy professionals, more opportunities in other specialties particularly the hospital and clinical pharmacy is gradually opening up. These are the areas of focus for this decade. Integration of the approach of pharmaceutical care and service in health care delivery at all level in public and private has been a promising opportunity for pharmacy professionals. Future pharmacists will have to position themselves for greater responsibility in delivering a balanced and complete health care product matching the changing requirements of the society.
The graduates can get easily access for further career development education in foreign universities. The graduates have job opportunities in government, national and international non-government organizations, pharmaceutical company as a production officer, quality control officer, hospital pharmacist, community pharmacist and teaching faculty in educational institutions. Apart this as a self employment, the graduates can develop their own business entrepreneurship related to pharmacy.
Admission info
Admission criteria
- Candidates must have completed ten plus two or certificate in science or pharmacy or equivalent with Physics, Chemistry, English, Biology and / or Mathematics as main subjects and should have secured a minimum of 50 % marks in aggregate.
- Candidates must be physically and mentally fit.
- Candidates must have completed 17 years of age.
- Candidates must pass the entrance examination of Purbanchal University.
Requirement for admission
- Attested copies of character certificates and mark-sheets of SLC and plus 2 or PCL or equivalent.
- Equivalence certificate if the candidate has certificates from boards or Universities outside Nepal
- Duly filled admission form
- Admission fees as specified
Syllabus
Duration of the Course
The course has a total of 4 years duration with a semester based academia.
Course Duration |
4 Years |
Total Credit hours |
160 Credits |
Practical |
35 Credits |
Theory |
119 Credits |
Project Work |
6 Credits |
Curriculum for B. Pharm
First Year First Semester
S.No |
Code No |
Subjects |
Credit |
Lecture hrs |
Laboratory / Field hrs |
Tutorial hrs |
Total hrs |
1 |
CHEM 111 BP |
Pharmaceutical Chemistry- I ( Inorganic) |
3 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
6 |
2 |
COG 111 BP |
Pharmacognosy - I |
4 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
7 |
3 |
CHEM 112 BP |
Pharmaceutical Chemistry- II( Physical) |
4 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
7 |
4 |
MATH 111 BP |
Remedial Mathematics |
3 |
3 |
- |
2 |
5 |
5 |
COM 111 BP |
Basic Electronics & Computer Applications |
3 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
6 |
6 |
ENG 111 BP |
Communication Skill |
2 |
2 |
- |
2 |
4 |
Total |
19 |
15 |
12 |
8 |
35 |
First Year Second Semester
S.No |
Code No |
Subjects |
Credit |
Lecture hrs |
Laboratory / Field hrs |
Tutorial hrs |
Total hrs |
1 |
CHEM 123 BP |
Pharmaceutical Chemistry- III (Organic Chemistry) |
4 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
8 |
2 |
COG 122 BP |
Pharmacognosy - II |
4 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
6 |
3 |
PCEU 121 BP |
Pharmaceutics - I ( Physical Pharmacy) |
4 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
8 |
4 |
ANAL 121 BP |
Pharmaceutical Analysis- I |
4 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
7 |
5 |
MATH 122 BP |
Advance Mathematics |
4 |
4 |
- |
2 |
6 |
Total |
20 |
15 |
12 |
8 |
35 |
Second Year First Semester
S.No |
Code No |
Subjects |
Credit |
Lecture hrs |
Laboratory / Field hrs |
Tutorial hrs |
Total hrs |
1 |
CHEM 214 BP |
Pharmaceutical Chemistry- IV (Organic Chemistry) |
4 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
7 |
2 |
CNP 211 BP |
Chemistry of Natural Products |
4 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
7 |
3 |
PCEU 211 BP |
Pharmaceutics - II (Unit Operations I) |
4 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
7 |
4 |
ANAL 212 BP |
Pharmaceutical Analysis- II |
4 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
8 |
5 |
APHY 211 BP |
Anatomy & Physiology I |
5 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
7 |
Total |
21 |
16 |
15 |
5 |
36 |
Second Year Second Semester
S.No |
Code No |
Subjects |
Credit |
Lecture hrs |
Laboratory / Field hrs |
Tutorial hrs |
Total hrs |
1 |
BCHEM 221 BP |
Pharmaceutical Chemistry- V (Biochemistry) |
4 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
7 |
2 |
PCEU 223 BP |
Pharmaceutics - III (Unit Operations II) |
4 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
7 |
3 |
MBIO 221 BP |
Pharmaceutical Microbiology |
4 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
7 |
4 |
APHY 222 BP |
Anatomy & Physiology II |
4 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
8 |
5 |
CNP 222 BP |
Chemistry of Natural Products II |
5 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
7 |
Total |
21 |
16 |
15 |
5 |
36 |
Third Year First Semester
S.No |
Code No |
Subjects |
Credit |
Lecture hrs |
Laboratory/ Field hrs |
Tutorial hrs |
Total hrs |
1 |
MCHEM 311 BP |
Pharmaceutical Chemistry- VI (Medicinal Chemistry I) |
4 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
8 |
2 |
PCEU 314 BP |
Pharmaceutics - V (Pharmaceutical Technology I ) |
4 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
7 |
3 |
PATH 311 BP |
Pathophysiology |
3 |
3 |
- |
2 |
5 |
4 |
PCOL 311 BP |
Pharmacology -I |
5 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
9 |
5 |
PHP 311 BP |
Public Health Pharmacy |
4 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
6 |
Total |
20 |
16 |
11 |
8 |
35 |
Third Year Second Semester
S.No |
Code No |
Subjects |
Credit |
Lecture hrs |
Laboratory/ Field hrs |
Tutorial hrs |
Total hrs |
1 |
MCHEM 322 BP |
Pharmaceutical Chemistry- VII (Medicinal Chemistry II) |
4 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
7 |
2 |
PCEU 325 BP |
Pharmaceutics - VI (Pharmaceutical Technology II ) |
4 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
7 |
3 |
PCOL 322 BP |
Pharmacology -II |
4 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
7 |
4 |
PKIN 321 BP |
Biopharmaceutics & Pharmacokinetics |
4 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
7 |
5 |
BTEC 321 BP |
Pharmaceutical Biotechnology |
4 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
7 |
Total |
20 |
15 |
15 |
5 |
35 |
Fourth Year First Semester
S.No |
Code No |
Subjects |
Credit |
Lecture hrs |
Laboratory/ Field hrs |
Tutorial hrs |
Total hrs |
1 |
PCEU 416 BP |
Pharmaceutics - VIII (Dispensing & Community Pharmacy) |
4 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
7 |
2 |
PCEU 417 BP |
Pharmaceutics - IX (Dosage form Design) |
3 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
6 |
3 |
MGMT 411 BP |
Pharmaceutical Management & Entrepreneurship |
4 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
4 |
EDRAW 411 BP |
Engineering Drawing |
1 |
- |
3 |
- |
3 |
5 |
PCOL 413 BP |
Pharmacology -III |
3 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
6 |
6 |
THEP 411 BP |
Pharmacotherapeutics |
3 |
3 |
- |
1 |
4 |
7 |
RMPD 411 BP |
Research Methodology & Project Design |
3 |
2 |
2 |
- |
4 |
Total |
21 |
14 |
16 |
5 |
35 |
Fourth Year Second Semester
S.No |
Code No |
Subjects |
Credit |
Lecture hrs |
Laboratory/ Field hrs |
Tutorial hrs |
Total hrs |
1 |
CPDI 421 BP |
Clinical Pharmacy & Drug Interaction |
2 |
2 |
- |
1 |
3 |
2 |
HP 421 BP |
Hospital Pharmacy |
3 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
7 |
3 |
SPPJ 421 BP |
Social Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Jurisprudence |
3 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
4 |
ANAL 423 BP |
Quality Assurance & Instrumental Analysis |
4 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
7 |
5 |
THES 421 BP |
Project Work |
6 |
- |
14 |
1 |
15 |
Total |
20 |
10 |
20 |
6 |
36 |
Total Credits: 160 (Theory 119 credits, practical 35 credits and project work 6 credits)
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Colleges offering Bachelor in Pharmacy (B. Pharm) (Purbanchal University) are as follows:
- Novel Academy, Pokhara, New Road, Kaski
- Shree Medical and Technical College, Bharatpur, Chitwan
- Manmohan Memorial Institute of Health Sciences, Solteemode, Kathmandu
- Little Buddha College of Health Sciences , Min-Bhawan, Kathmandu
- Asian College of Advance Studies , Satdobato, Lalitpur
- Karnali College of Health Science, Gaushala, Kathmandu
- Hope International College, Satdobato, Lalitpur
- Valley College of Technical Sciences, Sitapaila-2, Kathmandu
- Kantipur Academy of Health Science, Tinkune, Kathmandu