Ph.D

Hi Nikhil,
Yes, you can go for Ph.D. after completing your degree in pharma. It is having a wide scope for research. So it will be comfortable for you.
Best of luck.

You'll have to register through VTU as MS is not a university, and get a guide from MSRIT, check for the forms in VTU. They have released it on their official website.

Depends on your area you have done, if you go for government college Assistant Prof. gets 70-1.10k salary and private it's all negotiable
if you go for coaching institute, it's tough but you can decide your salary yourself.

Absolutely, most of them have Post doc and Ph.D. from distance but entrance is same and you'll get all benefits like stipend and such.

It varies, but usually 10-20 in each department, but seek for more then one IISER if possible and if sure then try for IIST as well, same area.

Bachelor with exceptional grades or Master's degree, most colleges have both but some needs Masters degree
other then that research curiosity, not necessarily experience but enthusiasm in the area will surely help.

It actually doesn't matter, Ph.D. from any university is almost the same, surely less then IITs and IISc and international university it all depends on how good your research is, but yes it depends on the college so seek the faculty list, nothing else matters see how good is your guide, even top college have bad guide and AVG. One have experienced one, so check the availability of guide and there quality.

It's given for exceptional work in any area as a respect, like SRK and Bill Gates gets, it's not something most people can get, you have to apply research publish and get it.

Ph.D. in any government institute is free and we'll stipend, best thing it is open no necessary need for GATE just go for it. Give interviews and get elected, thought GATE is a better option you'll get around 25-30k per months and cost of living is 7-10k. So, a saving of 15-20k a month and 50k for book and laptop so you'll be paid as a job to do Ph.D in government. College, as HRD gives its for all students who qualify GATE then there are companies giving, so assume no one pays to do a Ph.D but get paid.

Hey,
Eligiblity Criteria for Ph. D. Program
A candidate for admission to the degree of Ph.D. in any of the Faculties must have obtained the Masters degree with first class or at least 55% marks (CGPA 5.5 - 6 in a scale of 10) at Post-graduate examination and second division at the degree examination of the University or of another University recognized as equivalent thereto for General Category and 50% in UG and PG for SC / ST candidates