Pharmaceutical Technology

1. The candidate must have WBJEEM-2016 General Merit Rank (GMR) up to GMR 14000 for General candidates and All GMR for Reserved Candidates.
2. Candidates must pass Higher Secondary (10+2) Examination in General Stream in regular class mode of West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education or equivalent examination from a recognized Council/Board with: a) Indiv idual pass mark in Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics as compulsory subjects. b) Minimum of 60% marks in abov e subjects taken together (45% for SC/ST/PWD/OBC-A/OBC-B candidates) having 60% marks in Mathematics (45% for SC/ST/PWD/OBC-A/OBC-B candidates) as well as pass in English with a minimum of 30% (for all categories of candidates) in the said qualifying examination.
3. Candidate must be 17 years of age or above as on 31.12.2017.
4. Medical fitness: Candidates seeking admission to aforesaid Undergraduate Engg /Arch/Pharm courses should possess good health and physique with sound mind and should be capable of undergoing N.C.C. Training. They should not have any physical deformity or infirmity and should not be suffering from any disease or illness that might incapacitate him/her in future. Eye-sight standard : (a) should not be color blind for admission to Chemical, Civil, Architecture, Pharmacy, Metallurgy and Printing Engineering courses; (b) allowable defect - myopia or myopic astigmatism with correcting lens not exceeding 8.00. (Medical fitness will not be required for candidates under Physically Challenged quota).
5. Provisional admission will be made after verification of relevant documents. The provisional admission is liable to be cancelled if any document is found to be false later.

Scope can be categorised in several ways. So, I am writing in two major sections so that one can use it as per the broad interest.
Employability:
Pharmacy gives better employability as compared to biotech, biochem or microbio. The reason is the huge pharma industry. B.Pharma. Itself give you an okay job while M.Pharma. May give you a reasonably decent job. Pharma sector includes several fields of work from research, development and manufacturing to sales and distribution. All these fields require huge number of manpower. So pharma sector wins this employability criteria. Although most of the jobs are in private sector but quantum is huge too. Other three fields also give private sector jobs but in India such field for life sciences is still growing. Masters in life sciences rarely brings a good job opportunity. Research/Academia
Pharma research is not well developed in India as compared to life sciences. Research requires post M.Sc. Work and biotech, biochem and microbio are similar in this aspect. The reason is that most of the research institutions in our country give equal preference for M.Sc. Biotech, biochem, and microbio or other life sciences students while selecting them for Ph.D. or a project work. So if one wants to do research, he/she should opt for either of these three fields in Masters. Academics require publication. All these fields are publication friendly. All these fields can be a good platform for becoming an academician. Though lack of research and more opportunity in private sector in pharma, makes pharma more job oriented and less academia-oriented field here. While other three are more academia oriented because of well-developed research infrastructure and low private sector opportunity. *Finally, choose whatever you like. Recognise your passion. You cannot spend your life doing the work you don't like. Some people want money first so may opt for pharma, some people want to do research so may opt for other three fields. Ultimately, it's your choice what you want to see yourself in the future.

Bachelor of Pharmacy is a professional course, a lot of career opportunities are available for aspirants who have completed this course successfully. A fresher of this field will initially get as much as Rs.8000 to Rs.10000 a month. Then again, their salary is also depended on the performance of the students. Those who would like a career in teaching will get a remuneration of approximately Rs.10000 to Rs.15000 every month. Biotechnology combines the theoretical (genetics, molecular biology, biochemistry, embryology and cell biology), and the practical (chemical engineering, information technology and robotics) scientific aptitude, a keen interest in the biological sciences, problem solving skills. An analytical mind is essential for successful career in biotechnology. Bio-technologist may find jobs in various quarters. Biotechnology jobs in India can be found in the following fields:
Drug and pharmaceutical research
Public funded laboratories
Chemicals
Environment control
Waste management
Energy
Food processing
Bio-processing industries
While government institutes and organizations, such as Department of Biotechnology (DBT), several agriculture, dairy and horticulture institutes may offer job opportunities to Biotechnology professionals, one can expect the best salary in private sector.