Government Pharmacy Institute, Patna

State entrance exam BCECE is compulsory for taking admission into Government Pharmacy Institute, Patna. Cut off are generally high for the B. Pharm courses. It is a 4-year program. Eligibility for this course is I.Sc. Application forms are available on the BCECE website for information such as exam date, exam pattern etc. Reservations are provided for SC/ ST/ OBC class students.

B. Pharm is a technical as well as medical course. In this, you get complete knowledge of medicine. Registered pharmacists are the only personnel who know the proper handling of medicine and can dispense medicine. The total capacity of B. Pharm intake is increased to 100 seats from 60 seats in the year 2021. There is an approx 50:50 ratio of male and female students. As it is a government college, the faculties are not adequate. A bitter reality is that some faculties don't even bother to take classes. University Exams are always on time and questions are moderate.

One month's internship is compulsory for the B. Pharm course. Anyone can go to any Pharmaceutical Company for their compulsory one-month training. To date, no stipend is provided for internships but the Bihar Government has declared an amount of 1500 for internships.

The fee structure is as follows 1 Year- 8500 2nd year onwards - 6100. Bihar Post Matric Scholarship is provided in this college for those students who come under the criteria fixed by Bihar Government. Student Credit card option is also available. There is a lack of proper placement cells in this college.

There is no such annual fest organised by the college administration. Students organise different fests such as Saraswati Puja, Holi Milan etc. The library of GPI, Patna is excellent. It has a very large collection of books up to the level of P.hd. Any student of the college can get books from the library. Social Media Handles such as @gpites on Instagram, and Government Pharmacy Institute on Facebook are run by the students of this college.