Established in 1984 and is affiliated to Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences Bangalore and SJM University, Chitradurga and recognized and approved by Pharmacy Council of India, New Delhi.
The college offers D. Pharm - 2 years, B. Pharm - 4 years (8 Semesters) B. Pharm Lateral Entry - 3 Years (6 Semesters), M. Pharm - 2 years (4 Semesters), Pharm D - 6 years, Pharm D -Post Baccalaureate - 3 years, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph. D)-5 years and Research Centre in Pharmacology, Pharmaceutics, Pharmacognosy and Pharmaceutical Chemistry. The college possess good infrastructure and dedicated staff including hostel facility. Clinical Pharmacy Department is established in Basaveshwara Medical College Hospital and Research Centre, where Drug Information and Patient Counselling Centre, to educate Pharm D students are well established.
More than 5,000 students have graduated from this institution and are serving the society in the field of Academics, Drug manufacturing, Research and Development, Formulation and Development, Clinical Pharmacy, Hospital Pharmacy and Retail Pharmacy in India and abroad.