Recent figures released by India's Technical Education Regulator reveal that 392 out of the 522 institutes been given the green signal to begin operations this year are Pharmacy-centric institutes. The remarkable rise in the number of institutes offering Pharmacy itself is enough proof of the demand for Pharmacy courses.
Students who had aspirations of entering the medical field are ditching the age-old courses such as M.B.B.S. and are instead trying their luck in the pharmacy business. There's a reason behind it too as pharmacists are required to fill in posts in the various hospitals and drug stores that are opening up at an astonishing rate.
As the pollution worsens in proportion to the population, so are the number of diseases and viruses that are cropping up each day. To curb such health hazards before they break out into an epidemic, people who've studied medicine are needed now more than ever to step up and join the tireless research work that is happening not just in India, but all around the world.
The scope of research in Pharmacy is why there is a high rate of graduates taking up masters and PhDs to improve their knowledge and understanding regarding the topic. The scope of development of the Pharmaceutical industry - which is bound to grow exponentially in the coming years - makes Pharmacy an ideal field of study not just in the present but also in the near future.