Pharmacy is extremely important as far as the medical profession is concerned. It deals with combining chemical with health sciences to form effective and safe medicines. Pharmacy Colleges train the students how to prepare drugs, provide direct patient care services, reviewing medication regimen for patients and a lot more.

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Pharmacy Colleges in Kolkata provide a diploma course for those who want to go for short course on pharmacy and bachelor degree course for full time students in Kolkata. The pharmacy colleges all over India are regulated by the Pharmacy Council of India up to the graduate level. The objectives of the institution are as follows:

• Regulation of Pharmacy education
• Regulation of Profession and Practice of Pharmacy

There are two pharmacy colleges in Kolkata, the Jnan Chandra Ghosh Polytechnic and the Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, which trains pharmacy students.

Given below is the list of the pharmacy colleges of Kolkata along with their details:

1. Jnan Chandra Ghosh Polytechnic (Govt. of West Bengal) (PCI Approved)
   7, Mayurbhanj Road, KOLKATA - 700 023
   Courses : D. Pharm (Diploma in Pharmacy)
   seats : 40
   (Raise in admns. from 20 to 40 from 2005-2006 academic session)  2005-2006
    
   
2. Department of Pharmaceutical Technology
   (PCI Approved)
   Jadavpur University, Kolkata - 700 032
   Courses : B. Pharm (Bachelor in Pharmacy)
   seats : 60