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The Ph. D. in Pharmaceutical Sciences highlights the basic as well as applied research in drug delivery and targeting, utilizing medicinal chemistry, computational chemistry, pharmaceutics, pharmacy practice, pharmacology, pharmaceutical chemistry, herbal drugs, quality control, nanotechnology, immunology, and molecular & cell biology.

This program prepares students for careers in academia and advanced scientific research at a variety of institutions. To achieve this, Amrita School of Pharmacy gives students solid training in the pharmaceutical-related basic sciences and creates an environment in which students can develop into independent and creative scientific problem-solvers.

Amrita School of Pharmacy offers Ph. D. degree in various areas of drug research. Topics related to Pharmacy Practice, Pharmaceutics, Pharmacology, Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Herbal Drugs, Quality Control, Nanotechnology, and other aspects of Pharmaceutical Sciences are some of the areas of interest of the Ph. D. program.

The students who have completed M. Pharm. from PCI & AICTE approved institutions and who are eligible for student fellowships like Inspire (DST), CSIR etc. can apply for the Ph. D. program at any time by sending an application by email.

The application will be considered and admissions are usually done twice in an academic year. The students admitted for Ph. D. will have to comply with the requirements of the Ph. D. as per Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham and UGC guidelines.

Applications are invited from eligible candidates for admission to Ph.D. in Pharmaceutical Sciences at School of Pharmacy, Amrita Health Sciences Campus, Kochi.

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Admission
 

Doctoral programs at Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham are designed to develop outstanding educational researchers with a wide range of research skills as well as in-depth knowledge and practical understanding and expertise in their chosen field of educational research.

Eligibility

Eligibility

M. Pharm. in any specialization/Pharm D

Interested candidates can apply.

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Admissions 2026 Open – Apply on or Before August 15, 2026 (Admissions Open Only for Engineering, Computing, Management, AI and Agriculture)

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    Minimum 35k monthly scholarship, growing upto 55k per month.
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    Up to ₹6 Lakhs publication support
    International conference and research travel funding
    Global collaborative research opportunities
    Patent and intellectual property support
    Startup incubation and entrepreneurship mentoring
    Additional tuition fee waiver for eligible women scholars

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