Elite Expertise just posted its best OPRA result yet. The July 2026 batch came in with a 95% success rate, the highest number the platform has ever recorded since it started coaching pharmacists back in 2023.
This isn't a one-time spike. It's the latest point in a 3-year climb built on consistent mentorship, real clinical teaching, and two founders who are still practicing pharmacists themselves. This blog tells the story of how Elite Expertise got here, from a small coaching setup to a platform recognised in Forbes India and trusted by pharmacists across 6 countries.
What Is OPRA? A Quick Overview
OPRA Exam (Overseas Pharmacist Readiness Assessment) is the exam that internationally trained pharmacists must clear to move toward registering as a pharmacist in Australia or New Zealand. It's conducted by the Australian Pharmacy Council (APC) and is recognised by the Pharmacy Council of New Zealand (PCNZ) as well.
- It checks whether a pharmacist trained outside Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, the UK, or the USA is ready to practise in Australia or New Zealand
- It's a knowledge assessment, not a registration itself, passing it lets you move on to AHPRA provisional registration
- It's widely considered one of the toughest oral and written-format pharmacy exams globally, given how much rides on it
That's really all you need to know for context here. If you're preparing for it, our structured OPRA exam preparation course is built around exactly this pathway. The rest of this blog is about the people and the journey behind helping pharmacists clear it.
What Just Happened: The July 2026 OPRA Result
Elite Expertise's July 2026 OPRA batch achieved a 95% success rate, its highest result to date.
A few things worth noting about this result:
- It comes just months after the March 2026 batch, which had already delivered a strong 95% pass rate
- It marks a steady rise from the platform's long-running average of around 94-96%
- It reinforces OPRA as Elite Expertise's flagship, best-performing course
- It comes at a time when the platform is also expanding its reach, having just hosted Pharma Connect Melbourne 2026 with 200+ attendees
For students in this batch, a 95% result means the vast majority are now ready to move to the next stage of their registration journey.
Meet the Students Who Passed — July 2026 Batch
Congratulations to every pharmacist who cleared the OPRA exam with Elite Expertise this July.
Abin Ghee Varghese
Aderinsola Toyosi Adebisi
Afrina Afrose
Alina karki
Amneet Kaur
Anil Nadakkavil Chandran
Anisha Paudel
Anju Mary Jacob
Anupama Chapagain
Asma sami
Barbara Fernandes
Bhavani Kilaparthi
Biji Elza Varghese
Carlota Moreno Prunera
Chandani Shrestha
Christina Jose Andoor
Claris Maria Johns
Daniel Monroy Cucunubá
Davuluri Mamatha
Deepak upadhyay
Deepika Morthad
Deepthi
Dency Daniel
Devendra Gehlot
Dipenlal Shrestha
Divyakrishna Sony
Dr Sonia Sivichan
Dr Walter Odongo Owako
Dr Anjana Joseph
Femi Thekkan
Firly Amila Nazar
Geetika tripathi
Hardikkumar Patel
Hazim Alif
Ichchya Bhandari
Jasmine john
Jibin Johns
Joy Bose
Kalyani surapureddy
Kandukuri sanjuna goud
Kathlene Joy Hernandez
Kaustav Bera
Kavindu Kushan de Silva Thirimadura
Keshav Raj Bhatta
Khando Wangchuk
Komal Saran
Komal Sharma
Krupa Alkeshkumar Patel
Lina Njeri Gakera
Lokesh goud thirumani
Lydia Terry Makwana
Madhuri Chebrolu
Madiha Fatima Syeda
Magdaleena Magano Angula
Maija Shagwana-Epandulo Ankama
Mahvish Mirza
Maimoona amtul manan
Mani Bhusal
Manoj Kumar
Mariyam Khan
Maryum Salam
Mehlab Tanvir
Meribel George
Milica Lazarevic
Miss Khushi Ketulbhai Makwana
Monam
Mrs Samra Armeen
Muhammad Nur E Alam
Munasinghe Danwattage Mihiri Maheshika Premadasa
Nabiha Zareen
Naitik Ashwinbhai Rawal
Nandar Paing Soe
Neelima Venugopal
Neethu Titus
Niharika Murala
Nimra
Nimra Tahir
Nithishkumar Namala
Nusrath Fatima Syeda
Obaidullah syed
Omika Dangol
Parsav raj
Ponna Praveen Kumar
Pooja
Prashanthi Raavi
Priya Patel
Rachana Ghimire
Rachel Shelomi Opatha Kankanamge
Rahiyanath Moonakaparambil Rahmathali
Rajamohan reddy Kanuboddu
Rajbir kaur
Rama Devi Thepalli
Ranjith Prakash
Roopa Devi Yeddula
sabeha zaheeruddin
Sabnam Sapkota
Safa
Sainaba Hurin Puliyan Veedan Chelattummal
Sanket Vasant Mhatre
Sereena Maria Joseph
Shefali Deepak Dhavade
Sivani uppalapati
Sree Akhila Mekala
Stebin joseph
Sudarshini Kodali
Sujata Khanal
Sumit Saini
Sunitha mol shaji
Suraj Paneru
Swapna Vesala
Swetaben Pratikkumar kadiya
Syed Kaleem Ullah Hussaini
Tanveer kaur
Tejavath Rama Krishna
Trisha Marielle Busi
Ujjwal Kansal
Usha Basnet
Venkata Kusumitha Yanamalamanda
Venkatesh Ponnuswamy
Vidhya Viswanath
Vikrant
Warnakulasooriya Shahini Natasha Fernando
Zeel Girishbhai Patel
How Did Elite Expertise's Journey Begin?
The story starts with a simple idea: give overseas pharmacists a fair shot at cracking the world's toughest pharmacy exams, without leaving them to figure it out alone.
- The Beginning: Elite Expertise started in a small office with a big goal, built around the founders' own experience of struggling with international exam pathways as overseas graduates themselves
- The Problem They Saw: Arief Mohammad faced the pathway difficulties firsthand as a pharmacy graduate, and that struggle became the reason he decided to build a structured system for others rather than let each student figure it out alone
- The Founding Vision: The goal was never just to run an exam-cracking business. Both founders wanted to build something that made distance stop being a barrier, so any aspiring pharmacist, anywhere, could access world-class preparation
- From Idea to Platform: What started as informal, ground-level coaching eventually became a structured, technology-backed learning system
Who Are the Mentors Behind Elite Expertise?
Elite Expertise is led by two practicing clinical pharmacists who teach as well as run the platform, which is fairly rare in this space.
Arief Mohammad, Co-Founder and Director, is a practising clinical pharmacist at Northern Health Hospital in Melbourne. He faced the same exam-pathway struggles himself as an overseas graduate, which is what pushed him to start Elite Expertise. He has 12+ years of experience and has personally taught 1,800+ students. He specializes in building structured licensing exam preparation plans for regulated pathways.
Harika Bheemavarapu, Co-Founder and Director, is a clinical pharmacist at Monash Health in Melbourne. She balances education with active clinical practice, and focuses on bringing real clinical scenarios into classroom teaching rather than just exam theory. She also has 12+ years of experience and has mentored 1,000+ students.
Both are AAPC Certified Consultant Clinical Pharmacists in Australia. What makes their mentorship different is that neither of them stepped away from clinical practice to become full-time educators, they teach while still working the job students are training for, which keeps the coaching grounded in what's actually happening in Australian pharmacy today.
Year-by-Year: The Elite Expertise Growth Story (2023-2026)
Elite Expertise's growth has been steady and deliberate, moving from a single coaching setup to a multi-country platform with climbing results year after year.
| Period | Milestone |
|---|---|
| Early days (pre-2023) | Small coaching setup, foundation years focused on building teaching methodology and content |
| 2023 | First digital interaction platform launched, students could track progress, join live sessions, and check results from anywhere |
| 2023-2025 | Course lineup expanded beyond OPRA to PEBC (Canada), PSI (Ireland), DHA (Dubai), PTE Academic, and Australian Intern exams |
| 2026 | Crossed 2,500+ students trained, 94% overall success rate, presence across 6 countries |
| March 2026 | OPRA batch results hit 95%, widely covered by ANI News and Press Trust of India |
| July 2026 | OPRA batch results reach 95%, the platform's best result yet |
What stands out across this timeline isn't just growth in numbers, it's that the success rate kept climbing even as the student base got bigger. Usually, scaling up dilutes quality. Elite Expertise's results moved in the opposite direction.
How Does OPRA Compare to Elite Expertise's Other Courses?
OPRA remains Elite Expertise's flagship exam, and the July 2026 result puts it further ahead of the pack.
| Exam | Success Rate | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| OPRA (Australia & NZ) - July 2026 | 95% | 4.8 |
| PEBC Evaluating Exam (Canada) | 100% | 4.7 |
| PTE Academic | 93% | 4.8 |
| DHA Exam (Dubai) | 91% | 4.9 |
| PSI Exam (Ireland) | 88% | 4.7 |
Even with PEBC's perfect record on a smaller batch, OPRA's 95% on the largest student base makes it Elite Expertise's most trusted, most reviewed, and now best-performing course.
Beyond the Classroom: Events, Media, and Community
Elite Expertise's growth story isn't just about exam results, it's also about becoming a recognised name in the pharmacy education space.
- Pharma Connect Melbourne 2026: Elite Expertise hosted this event, bringing together 200+ pharmacists, interns, and international graduates for real conversations on career pathways, prescribing roles, interview readiness, and professional growth
- Australian Pharmacy Career Summit (PCS26): Elite Expertise exhibited at this summit, further building its presence within Australia's pharmacy professional community
- Media Recognition: The platform's growth and results have been covered by Forbes India, Mid-Day, Business Insider, ANI News, and Press Trust of India, among others
- Community Reach: Elite Expertise's Instagram content, including student journey reels, regularly draws thousands of views, building a community beyond just enrolled students
This combination of results, events, and visibility is part of why Elite Expertise has grown from word-of-mouth referrals into a recognised name across the international pharmacy education space.
What Do Students Say About Their Journey?
Students consistently credit the founders directly by name, not just "the institute," when talking about their OPRA success.
- Vidhi Patel joined after a friend recommended the platform and after watching a free demo lecture. She describes her overall experience with Elite Expertise as incredible.
- Avneesh Ranjan says his OPRA success would not have been possible without Elite Expertise, crediting their guidance for giving him clear direction throughout his preparation.
- Anusha joined through a friend's recommendation and says it genuinely transformed the way she approached her exam preparation, especially during the tougher phases.
- Zeena Fernandes expresses gratitude for the dedication shown by the Elite Expertise team, specifically thanking Harika and Arief for the support they gave during her preparation.
- Sania Khan credits Harika ma'am and Arief Sir for working hard to teach students the right knowledge and exam pattern.
- Rachana Tenkayala thanks Elite Expertise for their exceptional support and continuous encouragement throughout her journey.
- Shazrah Shakeel and Saba Fatima both specifically praised Arief and Harika's teaching style as a major reason behind their exam success.
Elite Expertise currently holds a 4.8 rating on Google from close to 700 reviews, and this kind of consistent, name-specific feedback across years is a strong signal that the founders have stayed personally involved even as the platform has scaled.
How Does Elite Expertise Actually Prepare Students?
Through live interactive classes, recorded backup sessions, and mock exams built around the real exam pattern, backed by mentors who are still practicing pharmacists.
- Live online classes so students can ask questions in real time
- Recorded sessions available afterward, useful for working professionals or those in different time zones
- Mock exams designed specifically to simulate real exam scenarios
- One-on-one guidance and career counseling alongside exam coaching
- Documentation support for candidates navigating the registration process after their exam
This mix of flexibility, structure, and hands-on mentorship from working pharmacists is the foundation the entire 3-year growth story has been built on.
What's Next for Elite Expertise?
Off the back of the July 2026 result, Elite Expertise shows no signs of slowing down. Having just hosted Pharma Connect Melbourne 2026 and exhibited at PCS26, the platform is clearly investing in building a long-term professional community, not just running exam batches.
With growing media coverage and results now trending upward batch after batch, the next chapter looks focused on scaling this same personal mentorship model to more countries, while keeping the founder-led teaching approach that's driven results this high.
Conclusion
The July 2026 OPRA result isn't just a number. It's the latest chapter in a 3-year story that started with two pharmacists who understood the exam struggle firsthand and built a platform to fix it. From a small office with a big dream in the early days, to a 2023 digital platform launch, to training 2,500+ pharmacists across 6 countries, to a 95% OPRA success rate in July 2026, Elite Expertise's journey shows what happens when structured mentorship, real clinical teaching, and consistent founder involvement come together year after year.
What makes this story stand out isn't just the results, it's that two working clinical pharmacists chose to stay personally involved in teaching as the platform grew, and the results kept climbing because of it, not despite it.
Key Takeaways
- Elite Expertise has just recorded its best-ever OPRA result: 95% success rate in the July 2026 batch
- The platform started as a small coaching setup and launched its first digital learning platform in 2023
- Over 3 years, Elite Expertise has grown to train 2,500+ pharmacists across 6 countries
- OPRA results have climbed steadily: from a strong 94-96% average, to 95% in March 2026, to 95% in July 2026
- Elite Expertise is run by two practicing clinical pharmacists in Melbourne, Arief Mohammad and Harika Bheemavarapu, with 12+ years of experience each
- The platform has been covered by Forbes India, ANI News, Press Trust of India, Business Insider, and Mid-Day
- In 2026 alone, Elite Expertise exhibited at the Australian Pharmacy Career Summit and hosted Pharma Connect Melbourne, bringing together 200+ pharmacists and interns
- Elite Expertise holds a 4.8 rating on Google from close to 700 reviews, with students consistently naming the founders personally
FAQs
What was Elite Expertise's OPRA result in July 2026?
Elite Expertise recorded a 95% OPRA success rate in the July 2026 batch, its best result to date.
When did Elite Expertise start?
Elite Expertise began as a small coaching setup and launched its digital learning platform in 2023.
Who are the founders of Elite Expertise?
Elite Expertise was co-founded by Arief Mohammad and Harika Bheemavarapu, both practicing clinical pharmacists in Melbourne, Australia.
How many students has Elite Expertise trained overall?
Elite Expertise has trained 2,500+ pharmacy professionals across 6 countries, with an overall 94% success rate.
What was Elite Expertise's OPRA result before July 2026?
The March 2026 batch had a 95% OPRA success rate, matched again in the July 2026 batch.
Does Elite Expertise only train for OPRA?
No. Elite Expertise also trains candidates for PEBC (Canada), PSI (Ireland), DHA (Dubai), PTE Academic, and Australian Intern exams.
What events has Elite Expertise hosted or attended recently?
Elite Expertise hosted Pharma Connect Melbourne 2026 and exhibited at the Australian Pharmacy Career Summit (PCS26) in 2026.
