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Hi Shweta,
Due to the opening of large pharmaceutical companies, the future in the field of pharmacy is bright. Numerous jobs are available for pharmacists in government as well as private organizations. After completing your studies, you can easily find jobs in pharmaceutical industries, government departments, colleges and universities, hospitals, investigation and research institute etc.
Pharmacists can practice in community pharmacies, hospitals, clinics, extended care facilities, psychiatric hospitals, and regulatory agencies. Sales & Marketing job sector also hire a huge number of pharmacy graduates.
One can also work in retail stores of medicines. After registering with the state Pharmacy Council, you can open chemist/drug shop and sell medicines as per doctors prescription.
On the other hand, Ayurvedic medicine is gaining popularity all over the world because of its curing ability and the medicines no side effects. It is also known to promote positive health, longevity and beauty. There are suitable job options for Ayurveda practitioners in research, academic, clinical practice, drug manufacturing, etc.
After completing BAMS course, one can get a job in government or private sector as:
1. Central Government Jobs:
- As an insurance medical officer in ESI hospitals
- As a medical officer in Central Government Health service
2. State Government Jobs:
- As a medical officer in state government Ayurveda hospitals
- As a Medical officer in Municipal Corporation hospital
Private Sector Jobs:
- As a medical officer in private Ayurveda Hospitals and centers like Shri Shri Ravishankar's Art of Living hospitals, Baba Ramdev's Pantajali yogpeeth center, Maharshi Mahesh yogi's center, other corporate organizations.
- As a medical officer at Private Ayurveda medical colleges.
For more details, please follow the link:
http://www.nia.nic.in/?ref=12&id=49
So at the end of the day, it boils down to your area of interest and you would need to take the final call.

Hello Akash,
the following are the colleges for BAMS in Noida:
1)Sharda University NOIDA
2)Galgotias College Of Engineering And Technology
3)Bakson Homoeopathic Medical College & Hospital
4)Ayurvedic and Unani Tibbia College
5)Prakash Institute
6)Kailash Institute of Nursing and ParaMedical Sciences
The following are the BAMS colleges in Delhi / NCR:
1)Shree Guru Gobind Singh Tricentenary University - [SGT]Gurgaon, Haryana
2)Gaur Brahman Ayurvedic College , Rohtak, Haryana
3)Bhagat Phool Singh Mahila Vishwavidyalaya - [BPSMV], Sonepat, Haryana
4)Ayurvedic and Unani Tibbia College,New Delhi, Delhi NCR
5)Baba MastNath University - [BMU], Rohtak, Haryana

Hi Madhuri,
The eligibility criteria for pharmacy is:
1. Candidates possessing a minimum of second class in the following degrees are eligible to apply
2. Bachelors or Master's degree in an appropriate field of Engineering/ Technology/Architecture/ Medicine/ Agriculture/ Pharmacy/ Veterinary Sciences; or Masters degree in Science in an appropriate field including Biotechnology, or Masters in Economics, Geography, Social Work, Psychology, Management, Mathematics, Statistics, Commerce, Operations Research, Computer Science/ Application as applicable to the respective departments.
3. Qualifying in one of the following appropriate Tests (with validity as on 1st of August 2013) is mandatory : CSIR-UGC NET for JRF; or UGC-NET for JRF; or DBT JRF; or ICMR JRF; or JEST 2013; or NBHM 2013; or IISc Entrance Test 2013; or GATE 2012/2013 or INSPIRE Fellows (for Ph D).
Qualifying in these tests is not mandatory but desirable for candidates who possess a Masters degree in Engineering/Technology/ M Sc(Engg) or MS or MBA (post BE/B Tech) and wish to apply for the departments in the Engineering Faculty.
4.IISc Entrance Test is conducted in Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Ecological Sciences and Materials Science subjects.