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Pharma field is different from Software field- Introduction

Pharma field and software career scenario explained here. Presently I am working for a pharmaceutical company and I don’t have any single or small relationship with the the software field but still several times I am facing the reflection of influence by the software field from several other people related to me. This is the reason for writing this blog article. Don’t compare us, Pharma field is different from Software field. How and why? I will tell you now.

We will have a very common and boring questions in our life especially after crossing 20 years. At the time of B pharmacy/ M pharmacy, they will ask you first question “what are you studying”, and after completion of B pharmacy/M pharmacy second question is “where you are working”, Fortunately If we have the positive answer for the second question, they are ready with the third question that is “How much you are getting?”. Now the discussion starts. Actual problem starts from answering this question only.

Range of Salaries

Within seconds of answering this question, they will start comparing our salary with other’s salary of software people. After completion of M pharmacy ,as a pharma fresher, he/she used to get the salary of Rs7,500 to Rs25,000 (Rs 40k in very rare cases, i am not considering it now) depend upon the company he/she recruited for. MNC companies will be in the higher end of this scale. If pharma people don’t a chance of campus interviews, after coming out of the college, it’s almost very tough to get as a fresher job in these MNC companies. After getting experience from any company, you may get the chance to work for these MNCs, that’s a different case. Even some graduates may also get the salary of 25k to 30k, if they are directly recruited by companies from top pharmacy institutions from India through campus interviews, But this percentage is very less compared to as a whole. Most of the persons usually get the salary in the range between 9k to 16k.

Difference between

I am not sure that the above mentioned situation is exceptional for software field. Now here my interest is when you are comparing a pharma fresher salary with a experienced software professional salary, obviously there will be a lot of difference. Even in the salary of same aged person from pharma and software professional will also have a lot of difference. I will tell you the reason how it will be?

Example

For example two friends of same age are studied together and completed intermediate with M.P.C at the age of 17 years. One person joined Engineering and other person in B pharmacy. At the age of 21 years(If long term coaching after inter it will be 22 years), both are completed their under graduation successfully. B tech student starts for searching a job. Most of the student don’t join in M tech, B tech degree is enough for getting the jon but His/Her friend situation is not like that.

Age span for study course

B pharmacy student joins M pharmacy because of not having proper job opportunities, most of the cases B pharmacy student have many job restrictions and they will get job mostly in production department(24/7 working, ready to work in shift timings, not suitable for girls) / in marketing as a MR (also not suitable for girls, but nowadays the attitude is changing) /QC/QA department/Pharmacist (Growth is less, Abroad Pharmacist is a good option, needs some experience)/Teaching field (Not eligible/ eligible for lab assistant only). Pharma Research and Development plants don’t prefer B pharmacy graduates, they require M pharmacy graduates. Even if they got the job also because of several reasons (salary may less, Everybody can’t survive in shift production jobs) they starts joining in M pharmacy for better jobs. It will take another 2 years, it means he/she is at the age of 23(or24) years.

Real situation

Now if he/she gets a pharma job, his/her friend is already had a experience of 2-3 years or else If they don’t a have a job also at this time , They may have the chance to show a fake experience(all they need is laptop, anywhere they can get and live project knowledge) and continue as an experienced techy after getting a job and receives a considerable package.. Pharma graduate doesn’t have a chance to show a fake experience by remaining as a fresher. Because industrial exposure is entirely different and you can’t even manage in the interview like a techy without having practical live knowledge which will not be provided by any consultancy and it is not affordable also.

Cost of pharma field:

For example, M pham pharmaceutical analysis student wants a working experience on HPLC or UPLC. Training centre requires at least 40 Lac rupees (for both) to have that facility. Those equipments are very sensitive, we should handle carefully. Like recharge cards for prepaid mobile, columns are required and one HPLC column cost is 10,000 to15,000, If you are willing to pay more than 30,000 also no one will show you interest to teaching this equipment. If any one is ready teach you these things also, its like showing the trailer rather than cinema(we are interested in cinema right? ). With the amount of 40 lac rupees (may be requires some more amount) we can able to start a small software company rather than a training centre.

HPLC columns

Like several other departments in pharma industry also have their own restrictions to get a exposure to take an experience letter. Even though salaries are very less in the career starting days, experienced people may have the chance to get good salary, here experience matters. Pharma is a health care industry and it is a healthy industry because we need of it . No doubt, it is a stable private sector job compared to any other private jobs (software field) irrespective of the salary.

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Required marks Percentage in B pharmacy

Your performance measured in the marks by testing your knowledge in form of several lab, theory internal and external examinations. You are in the B pharmacy course, it means you just completed 10^th and intermediate previously. At that time, everyone is forcing you to get very good marks to improve and fulfil your future goals. It may correct in that time to get good marks because in intermediate you have marks Weight age for EAMCET(Engineeting and Agriculture Common Entrance Test) examination.

The same mentality and character will be is carry forwarded to this course also. Here we don’t have a marks weightage for GPAT examination, in this case what is required percentage of marks need to maintain? Here I will discuss you with reasons. Definitely everyone will try to get good marks, this nature is more common in above average and topper students. Toppers in the intermediate are also present in B pharmacy now because they didn’t get the seat in MBBS, BDS or Agricultural BSc in government universities/colleges (Truth to be told).

Marks percentage

General classification for percentage of marks division defined as Distinction (75% above), First class (60 to 75%), second class (50 to 60%) and Third class (35 to 50%). Opportunities wise, there is no much difference between a 90% marks student and 75% marks student. Eligibility for all of the opportunities for a b pharmacy student does not require distinction marks profile that is above 75%. Generally the eligibility criteria will be like this, for open category students it will be minimum 60% (first class), and for other categories there may an exemption, it may be given 55% in most of the cases.

Maintaining the minimum first class percentage in b pharmacy is mandatory and is suggestible for every student, irrespective of the category and reservation. Getting the distinction percentage is more than enough for any student. No need to maintain above 80% of marks like as you did in your previous studies (10^th , intermediate). It won’t give you much benefit in anyway.

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The best strategy to be followed in the B pharmacy is as follows

B pharmacy percentage calculated finally by adding all the marks in all semesters of 4 years. No matter in which semester you got more or less marks. They will consider your percentage as a whole. So try to concentrate on getting more marks up to the time of third year first semester. This time on wards start preparing the GPAT(Coaching will helps you a lot), you can also cover a few common subjects which is also present in your next semester academic syllabus. Concentrate on GPAT exam, which will be useful in your future a lot.

Getting more marks involves several factors. for eg if your college supports you in the internal examinations (by giving more marks), definitely your marks percentage automatically high after final examinations. In one university, getting of 85% marks is easier than the getting of 70% marks in another university. This is true and it involves several factors, the strategy of gaining marks is varies from university to university.

For your information, here I have included some notifications, it will give you a better idea.

They have clearly mentioned B pharmacy with 70%

Here they did not mentioned any percentage requirement.

Here also they did not mentioned anything except qualification

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