Will MBA will be a good option after Pharmacy?

I have passed B.Pharmacy and now I want to get the details that will MBA will be a a good option after Pharmacy so can you provide me that?

[Arun Vats]

As you want to get the details of Will MBA will be a a good option after Pharmacy so here it is for you:

I want to tell you that MBA is always a good option after graduation in any field

Now a days candidates who have done MBA in Pharmaceutical Management are in great demand

Here for your reference I am giving you the list of some of the best colleges of MBA in Pharmaseutical Management:

APIC Institute of Healthcare Studies - MBA - Pharmaceutical Management
Christian School of Health Sciences - Master of Business Administration (Pharmaceutical Management)
Eastern Institute for Integrated Learning in Management (EIILM), Kolkata - Master of Bussiness Administration in Pharmaceutical Management
Eastern Institute for Integrated Learning in Management (EIILM), Namchi - Master Of Business Administration In Pharmaceutical Management
Eastern Institute for Integrated Learning in Management (EIILM), Namchi - Integrated Master Of Business Management in Pharmaceutical Management.
Ganpat University, Centre for Management Studies - Master of Business Administration in Pharma
Indian Institute of Commerce and Trade - Masters Diploma in Business Administration (Pharma Marketing)
Indore Management Institute (IMI) - Master of Business Administration - Pharmaceutical
Institute of Health Management Research - Master of Business Administration in Pharmaceutical Management
Jamia Hamdard University - Master of Business Administration - Pharmaceutical Management
JARO Education - Master of Bussiness Administration in Pharmaceutical Management
Joseph School of Business Studies - Allahabad - Master of Business Administration - Pharmaceutical Management
Mahatma Jyoti Rao Phoole University, Jaipur - Master of Business Administration in Pharma and Sales Management
MGM Institute of Health Sciences - Masters of Business Administration in Pharmaceutical Management
Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies - Master of Administration in Pharmaceutical Management
NIMS University, Jaipur - Bachelor of Pharmacy + Master of Business Administration (Pharma Tech) (Integrated)
Shivalik Institute of Paramedical Technology, Chandigarh - Master of Business Administration in Pharmaceutical
SunRise University - Master of Business Administration in Pharmaceutical Management
SVK Institute of Management - Master of Bussiness Administration in Pharmaceutical Management

Some job profiles: -

Sales Managers
Drug Cost Accountant
Drug Distribution Manager
Sales & Marketing Manager
Pharmaceuticals Distributors
Self Marketing & Distributorship
Market Researcher & Drug Developer

I would like to know if MBA after Pharmacy will be a good option or not and what specialization should I opt for?

[Raman Vij]

MBA is a professional degree which definitely be a good option after any graduation or post graduation degree.

As you have done pharmacy the best specialization you can opt for is the Pharmacy.

Here I have mentioned the scope for the same below:

Scope and future of MBA Pharma in India:
Let me take you through some of the particulars of Indian Pharma Industry which are given below:

The Indian pharmaceutical marketplace (IPM) is valued at 72,069 crore($15 billlion) in 2013 as against 65,654 ($ 13 billion)crore INR in 2012.

Pharma exports from India are forecasted to amplify more than two folds over the next five years . During 2013-2015, opportunities on report of patent expiries will amount to around $ 125 billion creating a huge opportunity for Indian Pharma industry

Accounts for over 10 per cent of universal pharmaceutical production

Over 60,000 non-specific brands across 60 therapeutic categories

Manufactures additional than 400 different APIs

The Pharmaceutical MBA course is oriented in the direction of the development of graduates (Pharmacy, life science, others) into well accomplished managers groomed for Pharmaceutical industry in the field of:

Sales & Marketing
Consultancy/ Project management
Business development
Market research
Market analytics


Pharmaceutical MBA colleges in India:
There are several institutes which offer Pharmaceutical MBA courses in India.
Some of the best colleges in India who are offering the courses are :

NMIMS University, Mumbai

SIES Mumbai- offers PGDBM in Pharmaceutical MBA

NIPER ,Mohali (Punjab)

D.Y. Patil Insitute of Management,Mumbai

IIHMR Jaipur

JamiaHamdard, New delhi