Frequently asked questions

You need to have passed 10+2 (Intermediate) with Physics and Chemistry, and either Biology or Mathematics.

Two years, full-time, followed by 500 hours of practical training. There are 11 subjects, 10 of them with a practical exam.

Yes. Banaras Institute of Pharmacy is approved by the Pharmacy Council of India (PCI), New Delhi, under institution code 4351, and affiliated to the Board of Technical Education, Uttar Pradesh (BTEUP) under code 4051. Both codes can be checked against the regulators' own registers, and the current approval and affiliation letters are published on the Documents page.

Through JEECUP. Apply for the entrance exam under Group E1 (Biology) or Group E2 (Mathematics), register for counselling after the result, and add Banaras Institute of Pharmacy to your choices. If a seat here is allotted to you, accept it and report to the institute with your documents.

60 seats are sanctioned on the D.Pharm programme, rising to 66 with the EWS quota.

Tuition is ₹60,000 a year, or ₹1,20,000 for the two years. JEECUP charges ₹250 to register for counselling and ₹3,000 to accept an allotted seat; both are paid to JEECUP, not to the institute. Examination, registration, hostel and transport charges are confirmed at admission.

Yes, through two separate routes that can be pursued together. The College Trust awards a merit scholarship to students securing 60% or above in the qualifying examination. Separately, the Uttar Pradesh post-matric scholarship covers SC, ST, OBC, General and Minority categories, with an annual family income ceiling of ₹2,50,000 for SC and ST and ₹2,00,000 for the rest; D.Pharm students apply under the Post Matric (Other Than Intermediate) head on scholarship.up.gov.in, and the institute verifies the admission and fee details.

Yes. After the diploma and 500 hours of practical training, you apply to the Uttar Pradesh Pharmacy Council, at apps.uppc.in, to register as a pharmacist. No exit exam is required at present.

Yes. D.Pharm holders can join B.Pharm in the second year through lateral entry. In Uttar Pradesh this is through AKTU's UPTAC counselling, which asks for at least 45% in D.Pharm (40% for SC and ST candidates).

Yes, once you are registered as a pharmacist. A retail drug licence in Uttar Pradesh is issued by the Food Safety and Drug Administration, and the shop must have a registered pharmacist in charge.

Not at present. On 20 February 2026 the Pharmacy Council of India asked state pharmacy councils to register diploma holders under Section 32(2) of the Pharmacy Act, 1948.

Yes. 10+2 with Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics is accepted for the same course. Apply for JEECUP under Group E2.

Your Class 10 and Class 12 marksheets and certificates; the JEECUP admit card, rank card and allotment letter; a transfer certificate and a character certificate; photographs and a photo ID; and a category or domicile certificate where one applies.

No. JEECUP's fees are paid only on the JEECUP portal, and the institute's fees are paid to the institute against a receipt. If anyone asks you for money to arrange a seat, call the admissions office on 7706033222 first.