- Fee: NPR 750,000
The Bachelor of Pharmacy (Bpharm) degree is designed to provide graduates with the core skills and knowledge required for effective delivery of pharmaceutical care and the ability to proceed to research. Eight pharmacy colleges offers Bachelor of Pharmacy (Bpharm) course with affiliation from Purbanchal University.
The degree covers the study of the chemical, physical, pharmaceutical, and pharmacological properties of medicinal substances and the application of these in the pharmacy profession.The course provides knowledge and skills that enable on safe and rational use, quality and economic production, quality control/quality assurance of drugs and research and development of new drugs.
ObjectivesThe overall objective of the B. Pharm program is to prepare competent pharmacist required for the country who can provide leadership in community and hospital pharmacy, critically assessing and resolving pharmacy problems and promotion of national drugs policies and rules/regulations for improving quality of health services.
- Produce internationally competent human resources in pharmaceutical field.
- Prepare basic human resources for research, development, quality control and management of drugs and medicines.
- Provide advance knowledge and skills to ensure better pharmacy practice in hospital, pharmaceutical industries as well as community settings.
- Develop the professional leadership quality for health promotion and programming.
Eligibility
- Passed 10+2 Science or equivalent (with Physics, Chemistry, and Biology) with 50% aggregate in total marks or GPA 2.4 OR
- Secured the percentage equivalent to above eligibility in regards to the certificate level programs (eg. A-Level) with different grading system OR
- Applicants who have passed the Health Science Proficiency Certificate/Diploma(General Medicine, Medical Lab Technology, Ophthalmic Science, Dental Science, Pharmacy, Ayurveda, Radiography, Physiotherapy) with at least 50% aggregate in total marks AND
- Registered in Nepal Health Professional Council or Nepal Pharmacy Council or Nepal Ayurveda Council as per related educational program.
Admission Criteria
Provisions for Admission Process
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In order to pass the integrated admission process, a minimum of 50 percent marks should be obtained.
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One mark will be awarded for each correct answer and marks will be deducted at the rate of 0.25 for each wrong answer.
Candidates who have been successfully selected in the admission process will have to submit the following original and 1/1 photocopy of the following documents to the concerned educational institution at the time of admission.
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Certificate of qualification, Transcript and Character Certificate of 10+2 and SLC/SEE or Equivalent.
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Copy of Citizenship / Passport.
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Admit card of the Entrance Examination.
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Documents submitted for reservation.
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Certificate of Equivalence for the students with certificates from foreign institutions.
Foreign candidates wishing to study in the vacated seat for foreign students must fill in the online application form mentioning the academic program of their choice within the time limit mentioned in this notice.
Provisions for Scholarships
As per Rule 20 of the National Medical Education Rules, 2077, out of the total scholarship seats to be awarded to the Government of Nepal at the undergraduate level, 55 percent of the seats will be distributed through open competition and 45 percent of the seats will be distributed on the basis of the following:
Female |
33% |
Dalit |
9% |
Aadibasi janajati |
15% |
Khas Aryan |
17% |
Madhesi |
12% |
Tharu |
4% |
Muslim |
2% |
Candidates from the Backward community |
4% |
Disabled |
2% |
Families of martyrs, families of disappeared persons, families of injured warriors, and conflict victims |
2% |
Examination Format
Question Type: Single best response type of multiple-choice questionsOption:Four Options (A,B, C,D)Number Of Questions: 200Full marks:200Cognitive Ratio:Recall:Understanding:Application-30:50:20Duration: 3 hours
Weightage
S.N. |
Content/Domain |
Question |
a. |
Zoology |
40 |
1. |
Biology, origin, and evolution of life |
4 |
2. |
General characteristics and classification of protozoa to Chordata. |
8 |
3. |
Plasmodium, earthworm, and frog, |
8 |
4. |
Human biology and human diseases |
14 |
5. |
Animal tissues |
4 |
6. |
Environmental pollution, adaptation and animal behavior, application of zoology |
2 |
b. |
Botany |
40 |
7. |
The basic component of life and biodiversity |
11 |
8. |
Ecology and environment |
5 |
S.N. |
Content/Domain |
Question |
9. |
Cell biology and genetics |
12 |
10. |
Anatomy and physiology |
7 |
11. |
Developmental and applied botany |
5 |
c. |
Chemistry |
40 |
12. |
General and physical chemistry |
15 |
13. |
Inorganic chemistry |
10 |
14. |
Organic chemistry |
15 |
d. |
Physics |
40 |
15. |
Mechanics |
9 |
16. |
Heat and thermodynamics |
5 |
17. |
Geometrical optics and physical optics |
5 |
18. |
Current electricity and magnetism |
7 |
19. |
Sound waves, electrostatics, and capacitors |
5 |
20. |
Modern physics and nuclear physics |
5 |
21. |
Solid and semiconductor devices(electronics) |
2 |
22. |
Particle physics, source of energy, and universe |
2 |
e. |
Contents from PCL level course of a specific subject |
20 |
23. |
Contents from PCL/ diploma level course of a specific subject |
20 |
f. |
Mental Agility Test(MAT) |
20 |
24. |
Verbal reasoning |
5 |
25. |
Numerical reasoning |
5 |
26. |
Logical sequencing |
5 |
27. |
Spatial relation/Abstract reasoning |
5 |
Total |
200 |
Job Prospects
- Since the B.Pharmacy course is designed to cope with the demand of national and international standard in pharmacy, there is wide range of scope of pharmacist profession in national and international markets.
- 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.
Prospect Careers
Curricular Structure
Course Structure of Bachelor of Pharmacy...The course has a total of 4 years duration with a semester based academia
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Total Credits: 160 (Theory 119 credits, practical 35 credits and project work 6 credits) |