OUT OF a total 42,794 seats available for Bachelor of Pharmacy (B Pharm) course in Maharashtra, admissions are confirmed in only 28,439 seats. Almost one-third of the pharmacy college seats are vacant with no admission on 14,355 seats. According to experts, the vacancy is causing concern due to the mushrooming pharmacy colleges in Maharashtra after the post-pandemic boom in the industry.

There were 453 colleges offering 42,794 seats for B Pharm this year out of which 57 were new which received approval this year alone. Last year, there were only 396 colleges offering a total of 36,888 seats. Admissions were confirmed on 32,137 seats last year, leaving a vacancy in only 4,751 seats. Vacancy in B Pharm courses in Maharashtra has jumped significantly from 12.88 percent to 33.56