Top Pharmacy Colleges In India

Out of many professional under graduation courses, Pharma is one such course that is studied by many aspirants all around the country. There are many Pharmacy colleges in the India that are named and famed for their best quality education. Today, we are here with the top list of Pharmacy colleges in India as of 2016. The Pharmacy Council of India (PCI) is a statutory body that governs the Pharmacy education in the country. There are many pharmacy qualifications that are regulated by the Pharmacy Act 1948. The courses include Diploma in Pharmacy (D. Pharmacy), which is a two-year course, Bachelor of Pharmacy (B. Pharmacy), which is a four-year course, and Pharm.D, which is a six-year course.

As per PCI, the list of Pharmacy colleges and universities goes on and on. There are many popular and named universities that offer best quality Pharmacy education the aspirants in the country. PCI have approved many pharmacy institutions that offer diploma and other pharmacy courses to the students. We have enlisted the ranking and the top list of the Pharmacy colleges in India here.

List of Top 10 Pharmacy Colleges in India

Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manipal is the top one Pharmacy colleges in India. It is one of the private and deemed universities in India. It is ranked first among private pharmacy institutions in the country. It is short known as MCOPS, which is one of the premier institutions of Manipal University. It is the first college to offer post graduation course i.e., M.Pharmacy in the state of Karnataka in 1970 and the doctor of Pharmacy i.e., PharmD in 2008 in India.

University Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chandigarh

It the second top in our list. The University Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences is a premier institution of Pharmaceutical Education and Research in the country. This university has a long history of 76 years. It received two presidential honors for two faculty members. It has established ICMR Advanced Center for Standardization of Drugs of Indian System of Medicine.

Jamia Hamdar, New Delhi

Jamia Hamdar ranks third our list of top 10 pharmacy colleges in India. This university was conceived as a seat of higher learning in Unani Medicine, Islamic Studies, Biosciences, Pharmacy, Nursing and other areas of knowledge by its founder. In ten years period of time, Jamia Hamdard has emerged as an outstanding institution of higher learning with distinct and focused academic programes.

Poona College of Pharmacy, Pune

This Pharmacy College takes the fourth place in our list. Poona College of Pharmacy was established in the year 1981 by Dr. Patangrao Kadam who is the founder of Bharati Vidyapeeth. This is a pioneer in pharmacy colleges in the area of Pune. It is notified to have wonderful academic excellence so far. It handles graduate, post-graduate and doctoral programmes in Pharmaceutical Sciences.

Institute of Pharmacy, Nirma University, Ahmedabad

Institute of Pharmacy, Nirma University was established in 2003 with an intension to impart training at under graduate and post-graduate levels in Pharmacy. This university also offers Ph.D. program for the Pharmacy students. It works towards promoting excellence in pharmaceutical education and it stands top 5 in our list.

Bombay College of Pharmacy, Mumbai

Bombay College of Pharmacy works with a vision to be a leader in Pharmacy Education, Training and Research in Pharmaceutical Sciences. It is a pioneering institute in Pharmaceutical education in India. It was founded in 1957 by the Indian Pharmaceutical Association. It offers diploma in Pharmacy, Bachelors, Masters, and Doctoral programs in Pharmaceutical Sciences.

Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi

Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra is a premier technical institute and deemed university that was established in 1955. It offers undergraduate, post-graduate and Doctoral programs in Pharmaceutical Sciences. It has become a globally recognized academic institute in consonance with the social, economic and ecological environment.

Amrita School of Pharmacy, Kochi

Amrita University is a mutli-campus, multi-disciplinary research university that is one of the best research universities in India. It is present in three states namely Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka with the University headquarters at Ettimadai, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu.

JSS College of Pharmacy, Ootacamund

It was established in 1980 with a view to provide job oriented professional courses in Pharmacy. It offers courses like B. Pharm, M. Pharm, Pharm.D, Pharm. D (P.B), PG Diploma and Ph. D programmes.

JSS College of Pharmacy, Mysore

JSS College of Pharmacy was started in the year 1973. It is a constituent college of JSS University, Mysore. It is the top 10^th college in our list.

Top 50 Pharmacy Colleges in India – 2017 Rankings by National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF)

Rank	Institute Name	City	State	Score
1	Jamia Hamdard	New Delhi	Delhi	73.64
2	National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Mohali	S.A.S. Nagar (Mohali)	Punjab	73.18
3	University Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences	Chandigarh	Chandigarh	69.59
4	Institute of Chemical Technology	Mumbai	Maharashtra	65.67
5	National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Hyderabad	Hyderabad	Telangana	65.14
6	Birla Institute of Technology & Science -Pilani	Pilani	Rajasthan	64.79
7	Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences	Manipal	Karnataka	59.64
8	Poona College of Pharmacy, Erandwane, Pune	Pune	Maharashtra	54.69
9	S.R.M Institute of Science and Technology	Chennai	Tamil Nadu	54.28
10	JSS College of Pharmacy	Mysore	Karnataka	52.83
11	Dr. Harisingh Gour Vishwavidyalaya-Sagar	Sagar	Madhya Pradesh	51.13
12	Birla Institute of Technology	Ranchi	Jharkhand	51.09
13	Annamalai University	Annamalainagar	Tamil Nadu	50.91
14	Delhi Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research	New Delhi	Delhi	48.44
15	Bombay College of Pharmacy	Mumbai	Maharashtra	47.87
16	Nirma University	Ahmedabad	Gujarat	47.57
17	JSS College of Pharmacy	Ootacamund	Tamil Nadu	47.13
18	Andhra University	Visakhapatnam	Andhra Pradesh	46.25
19	Sri Ramachandra University	Chennai	Tamil Nadu	45.97
20	Banasthali Vidyapith	Banasthali	Rajasthan	45.76
21	I.S. F. College of Pharmacy	Moga	Punjab	45.13
22	Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Dibrugarh University	Dibrugarh	Assam	45.12
23	L. M. College of Pharmacy	Ahmedabad	Gujarat	44.40
24	Y. B. Chavan College of Pharmacy	Aurangabad	Maharashtra	41.85
25	Integral University	Lucknow	Uttar Pradesh	41.57
26	Acharya Nagarjuna University College of Pharmaceutical Sciences	Guntur	Andhra Pradesh	41.50
27	N.G.S.M.Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences	Mangalore	Karnataka	40.63
28	Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak.	Rohtak	Haryana	40.53
29	Prin.K.M.Kundnani College of Pharmacy	Mumbai	Maharashtra	40.37
30	Goa College of Pharmacy	Panaji	Goa	40.01
31	Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya	Indore	Madhya Pradesh	39.20
32	Sanjivani College of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Kopargaon	Kopargaon	Maharashtra	38.44
33	College of Pharmacy, Madras Medical College	Chennai	Tamil Nadu	38.34
34	Smt. Kishoritai Bhoyar College of Pharmacy	Kamptee	Maharashtra	38.20
35	Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya	Bilaspur	Chhattisgarh	38.10
36	Bharati Vidyapeeth College of Pharmacy, Kolhapur	Kolhapur	Maharashtra	37.67
37	KLE Academy of Higher Education and Research	Belagavi	Karnataka	37.61
38	R. C. Patel Institute of Pharmaceutical Education & Research	Shirpur	Maharashtra	37.53
39	Shoolini University of Biotechnology and Management Sciences-Solan	Solan	Himachal Pradesh	37.45
40	Padmashree Dr D Y Patil Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research	Pune	Maharashtra	37.42
41	P. E. Society’s Modern College of Pharmacy	Pune	Maharashtra	37.06
42	SVKM’s Dr. Bhanuben Nanavati College of Pharmacy	Mumbai	Maharashtra	36.93
43	Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies -Mumbai	Mumbai	Maharashtra	36.64
44	Guru Jambeshwar University of Science and Technology	Hissar	Haryana	36.59
45	Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research	Wardha	Maharashtra	36.28
46	PSG College of Pharmacy	Coimbatore	Tamil Nadu	36.21
47	MVP Samaj’s College of Pharmacy	Nashik	Maharashtra	36.11
48	Chalapathi Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences	Guntur	Andhra Pradesh	36.10
49	Gurunanak College of Pharmacy	Nagpur	Maharashtra	35.99
50	AISSMS College of Pharmacy	Pune	Maharashtra	35.70