A diploma means folded paper. It is a certificate or deed issued by an educational institution, such as a university, that testifies that the recipient has successfully completed a particular course of study, or confers an academic degree. In countries such as the United Kingdom and Australia, the word diploma refers to a level of academic award. Diploma in Pharmacy is a first stage of pharmacy in India. D.Pharm was introduced in India to develop base of pharma field in India. Like Bachelor course of pharmacy, D.Pharm also involves all the subjects which are related with pharma field.
Basically diploma is conducted on board level. PCI has established a unique syllabus for all the colleges in different states. It means that syllabus is same for diploma across the India.
Total Subjects to study,
Part-I
|
Subject |
No. of hours of Practical |
No. of hours |
|
Pharmaceutics-I |
75 |
100 |
|
Pharmaceutical Chemistry-I |
75 |
75 |
|
Pharmacognosy |
75 |
75 |
|
Biochemistry and Clinical |
50 |
75 |
|
Pathology |
|
|
|
Human Anatomy and Physiology |
75 |
50 |
|
Health Education and Community Pharmacy |
50 |
- |
|
Total |
400 |
375=775 |
Part-II
|
Subject |
No. of hours of theory |
No. of hours of Practical |
|
Pharmaceutics-II |
75 |
100 |
|
Pharmaceutical Chemistry-II |
100 |
75 |
|
Pharmacology and Toxicology |
75 |
50 |
|
Pharmaceutical Jurisprudence |
50 |
- |
|
Drug Store and Business Management |
75 |
- |
|
Hospital and clinical pharmacy |
75 |
50 |
|
Total |
450 |
275=725 |
Duration:
2 years plus practical training of 500 hours spread over a period of not less than 3 months in Govt. Hospital/Pharmacy, Recognised by Pharmacy Council of India, New Delhi.
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