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Students were thoroughly explained about the objectives of this study. It was also clarified to the students that the completion and submission of the questionnaire would be taken as their consent to participate voluntarily in this study. High level of confidentiality and anonymity was maintained throughout the study. RESULTS A total of 137 students participated in this study. PharmD students demonstrated greater overall knowledge of antibiotic use than BPharm students (Mean score: 5.09 vs 6.18, pJQ1 (Mean score: 5.65 vs 5.13, pR428 that BPharm students incorrectly identified the use of antibiotics in common cold and flu (24.1%) as compared to PharmD student (64%). The knowledge gap was also exposed by this study as only one third of BPharm students and one half of PharmD students were aware of the National Antibiotic Policy of India. The responses of the all the knowledge questions is mentioned in Table 2. Table 2 Students who answered correctly to knowledge questions regarding antibiotic use (N=137) The data suggested that overall attitude of PharmD students was positive in contrast to BPharm students (Mean score: 3.05 vs 2.23). This difference in attitude was statistically significant in all the attitude related questions, except for one question concerning skipping of doses and its effect on resistance. E-64 The responses of BPharm and PharmD students towards attitude statements in summarized in Table 3. Table 3 Students�� attitude towards antibiotic use (N=137) Furthermore, the study also revealed the self-antibiotic practices of participants as expressed in Table 4. Significant difference was observed between the two groups when asked whether they consult physician before taking antibiotics (p0.05). No significant differences were observed between BPharm students and PharmD students in terms of different classes of antibiotics used (p>0.05).