KMCH College of Pharmacy

KMCH College of Pharmacy was established in 1995 by the Dr NGP Research and Educational Trust (formerly the Kovai Medical Center Research and Educational Trust) at Kovai Estate, Kalapatti Road, Coimbatore. It is recognised by the Government of Tamil Nadu, approved by the Pharmacy Council of India, affiliated to The Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University, Chennai, and accredited by the National Board of Accreditation. NIRF 2025 places it in the 102-125 rank band of the Pharmacy category, and its NIRF 2025 submission lists sanctioned intake for 2023-24 of 100 B.Pharm, 60 M.Pharm, 30 Pharm.D and 10 Pharm.D (Post Baccalaureate) seats. Clinical training is linked to Kovai Medical Center and Hospital, a 2,250-bed multispecialty hospital.

The college offers the two-year D.Pharm (60 seats a year), the four-year B.Pharm (100 seats, with lateral entry for D.Pharm holders), the six-year Pharm.D, the three-year Pharm.D (Post Baccalaureate), the two-year M.Pharm in Pharmacy Practice, Pharmaceutical Analysis, Pharmaceutics and Pharmacology, and a Ph.D. in Pharmacy Practice. Teaching is organised in the departments of Pharmaceutics, Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Pharmacology, Pharmacognosy and Pharmacy Practice. B.Pharm applicants need a Higher Secondary pass with the prescribed science subjects and at least 40 per cent aggregate in science subjects, with SC/ST candidates exempt from the minimum; Pharm.D (Post Baccalaureate) requires a B.Pharm degree from a PCI-recognised institution. The B.Pharm session begins in September, the D.Pharm in July and the Pharm.D (Post Baccalaureate) in October.