Pharma is a recession-proof sector and hence a wonderful career option for students. Read on to find out how to get the required qualifications to enter the domain…
There are 1523 institutions imparting pharmacy education in the country with an intake capacity of nearly 1.7 lakh as per the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) data for the year 2016-17. There is good demand among students to get into pharma programme at the undergraduate level as a result of scarcity in the market for people with domain knowledge.
The Pharmacy Council of India (PCI), the apex pharmacy educationist regulatory body in the country says, “The pharmacy profession comprising the industrial and practice sectors is undergoing a rapid change. Indian pharma industry which has registered a spectacular progress today ranks 4th in volume and 13th in value in the global pharmaceutical market with exports worth US$ 2.6 billion besides domestic sales amounting to over US$ 4 million. The ever expanding industrial and practice sectors in pharma need clinically and technologically trained pharmacy professionals who can face global challenges and compete with MNCs.”
“The pharmacist is no longer a mere dispenser of drugs but has assumed a more crucial role in medicine management and as an overall healthcare programmer,” the report adds.
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