Mumbai : Maharashtra is witnessing a deepening crisis in pharmacy education as nearly one-third of BPharm seats, 15,936 out of 48,878, remain vacant after the final Centralised Admission Process (CAP) round, along with 815 unfilled MPharm seats out of 8,624, driven by an unchecked rise in pharmacy colleges, inconsistent approval timelines, and limited student demand.

Despite multiple CAP rounds, only 32,942 students secured BPharm admissions this year, leaving more than 32% seats vacant, while 8% of MPharm seats also remain unfilled, signalling a persistent demand–supply imbalance across the state.

Stakeholders attribute the crisis to the mushrooming of new pharmacy colleges—many grappling with infrastructure gaps—while student interest has not grown proportionately. Principals and educ

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