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    NIRF Placement Report: Pharma Grads Prefer Higher Education Over Jobs

    By Atul Ade, Nidhi Agarwal
    29 Dec'23  4 min read
    NIRF Placement Report: Pharma Grads Prefer Higher Education Over Jobs
    Synopsis

     Pharmacists play an important role in our healthcare system. Read this article if you are pursuing Pharmacy and to know which are the top colleges in the field as per NIRF 2023. 

    NIRF Placement Report: Pharma Grads Prefer Higher Education Over Jobs
    Synopsis

     Pharmacists play an important role in our healthcare system. Read this article if you are pursuing Pharmacy and to know which are the top colleges in the field as per NIRF 2023. 

    As per NIRF 2023, 100 pharmaceutical institutions were ranked for their contribution to providing world class education and facilities in this stream. The NIRF report contains comprehensive data on student intake, enrollment figures, graduates, placement statistics, salaries, and various programme-related details.

    In this article, Careers360 has analysed the top 10 colleges offering a four-year undergraduate pharmacy programme. This analysis covers the percentage of students who graduated, placement data, median salary provided and students opting for higher studies in the academic year 2021-22.

    In the analysis of colleges offering UG programmes, it was found that the percentage of students graduating within the minimum stipulated time is high. Yet the students refrained from getting placed. This might be because of limited lucrative job opportunities after completing just a Bachelor of Pharmacy (BPharm). Even the top pharma institutes provide an average salary after graduation. The Pharma graduates focus on receiving higher education rather than getting placed.

    Let us first look at the top 10 Pharma colleges across India.

    Top 10 Colleges Offering Four-year Undergraduate BPharm Degree:

    Name of the College

    Rank

    Jamia Hamdard

    2

    Birla Institute of Technology & Science -Pilani

    3

    JSS College of Pharmacy

    4

    Institute of Chemical Technology

    5

    JSS College of Pharmacy

    7

    Panjab University

    8

    Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manipal

    9

    Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham

    10

    SVKM`s Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies

    11

    S.R.M. Institute of Science and Technology

    15

    The centres of the National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research located in Hyderabad, Mohali, Guwahati, Ahmedabad and Raebareli were ranked first, sixth, twelfth, thirteenth and fourteenth respectively. But we are leaving them out as they only provide a postgraduate programme in pharmacy.

    Graduated With Higher Numbers

    Overall 97.20 per cent enrolled students graduated in the minimum stipulated time of four years.

    Name of the College

    2021-22

    Jamia Hamdard

    96.97

    Birla Institute of Technology & Science -Pilani

    93.41

    JSS College of Pharmacy

    98.18

    Institute of Chemical Technology

    100.00

    JSS College of Pharmacy

    100.00

    Panjab University

    100.00

    Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manipal

    90.91

    Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham

    100.00

    SVKM's Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies

    96.55

    SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai

    96.00

    College Placement

    Students prefer to go for a master’s programme after completing their undergraduate pharmacy programme. Still, 43.98 per cent of students from these colleges opted to go for work.

    Name of the College

    2021-22

    Jamia Hamdard

    36.72

    Birla Institute of Technology & Science -Pilani

    64.71

    JSS College of Pharmacy

    82.41

    Institute of Chemical Technology

    14.81

    JSS College of Pharmacy

    40.00

    Panjab University

    4.00

    Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manipal

    23.00

    Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham

    38.33

    SVKM's Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies

    78.57

    SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai

    57.29

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    Students Opted For Higher Education

    About 51 per cent of graduated students prioritised higher studies over placements. SVKM's Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies has the lowest percentage of graduates opting for higher studies. It has the second-highest percentage of students placed in 2021-22.

    Name of the College

    2021-22

    Jamia Hamdard

    55.47

    Birla Institute of Technology & Science -Pilani

    12.94

    JSS College of Pharmacy

    16.67

    Institute of Chemical Technology

    81.48

    JSS College of Pharmacy

    60.00

    Panjab University

    96.00

    Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manipal

    77.00

    Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham

    61.67

    SVKM's Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies

    7.14

    SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai

    41.67

    Median Salary Package

    Around 96 per cent of pharmacy graduates of Panjab University opted for higher education. This is because of the below-average median salary package the college provides. It provides the lowest median salary among the top ten pharmacy colleges in 2021-22.

    Median Salary Offered In Rs, p.a

    Name of the College

    Median Salary

    Jamia Hamdard

    4.25

    Birla Institute of Technology & Science -Pilani

    10

    JSS College of Pharmacy

    7.8

    Institute of Chemical Technology

    7.6

    JSS College of Pharmacy

    8

    Panjab University

    2.4

    Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manipal

    3

    Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham

    4

    SVKM's Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies

    5.13

    S.R.M. Institute of Science and Technology

    5.42

    With the high percentage of students graduating from top pharmacy institutes, it's obvious that they are looking at a good pay package. Pursuing a higher education seems like a better option if one wants to have an edge during placements and look forward to better career prospects with good financial security.

    Also Read-NIRF 2023 Placement Analysis: Performance Of Dental Colleges Across India

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