Course Offered (B.Pharmacy)

1. Pharmaceutical Industry Roles: Opportunities as Production Pharmacist, Quality Control Analyst, Quality Assurance Executive, and Formulation Scientist in pharmaceutical companies.

2. Healthcare & Hospitals: Careers as Hospital Pharmacist, Community Pharmacist, and roles in healthcare organizations focusing on safe and effective medication use.

3. Clinical Research & Trials: Opportunities as Clinical Research Associate, Drug Safety Associate, and in clinical trial management.

4. Regulatory Affairs & Pharmacovigilance: Roles in drug regulation, documentation, compliance, and monitoring drug safety.

5. Sales & Marketing: Careers as Medical Representative, Product Manager, and roles in pharmaceutical sales and marketing.

6. Higher Education: Options to pursue M.Pharmacy, Pharm.D (Post Baccalaureate), MBA in Pharmaceutical Management, or other specializations.

7. Government Sector: Opportunities in drug control departments, public health organizations, and government hospitals.

8. Entrepreneurship & Pharmacy Practice: Scope to start retail/wholesale pharmacy, distribution business, or pharmaceutical ventures.

B. Pharmacy

Pharmacy is a versatile, dynamic, growing and increasingly diverse profession; one which creates an excitement because there are so many opportunities for service. Recognized as a science-driven and clinically focused area, Pharmacy is a discipline that combines a wide range of scientific concepts which are critical to the discovery and development of new drugs and therapies. Bachelor of Pharmacy (B.Pharm) is an undergraduate degree course in the field of Pharmacy education. In this course the students study about the drugs and medicines, Pharmaceutical Engineering, Medicinal Chemistry etc.

VISION

To provide excellent pharmaceutical education and research opportunities in pharmaceutical sciences to improve healthcare needs of community and technological aspects of industries.

Adequate guidance, extensive training with broad vision is provided to students through multi-dimensional programs by the experienced faculty and industry institute interaction coupled with latest tools and techniques in Pharmaceutical Sciences to make them potential leaders, research scientists and entrepreneurs with assured placement in the profession of pharmacy.

MISSION

• To impart need based quality education in the areas of Pharmaceutical Sciences.
• To establish national/ international collaborative research and linkages.
• To Collaborate with pharma industries to meet the global challenges.
• To create of specialized centers to cater to the needs of pharmaceutical industries and other research and teaching institutes.
• To educate the students in community pharmacy and pharmaceutical management.
• To Inculcate the values of professional ethics, discipline and zeal to excel in the students.
• To develop holistic personality of the students by all possible ways so that they can contribute effectively and efficiently in the respective professional career, besides offering sound technical knowledge.

Course Offered

• B.Pharmacy (100 Seats)
• B.Pharmacy (Lateral Entry into 2nd Year)

Eligibility

B. Pharmacy:

All those candidates who have passed the 10+2 with Physics & Chemistry as compulsory subjects and one subject from Mathematics, Biology or Bio-Technology conducted by a recognized Board / University / Council can apply for admission to this course.

B.Pharmacy (Lateral Entry into 2nd Year):

All those candidates who have passed the 2 year diploma in pharmacy from an institution affiliated to PSBTE&IT /recognized Board / University / Council and duly approved by PCI/AICTE and should have obtained a minimum of 45% marks (40% in case of candidates belonging to SC/ST Category) in the above mentioned qualifying examination, can get  admission to this course.

Objectives

• To Develop professional Pharmacists globally considering the needs of whole world.
• To produce a pharmacist having skills and ability equivalent to International standards of Pharmacy Training.
• To initiate research which will utilize locally available materials for possible use in Pharmaceutical Industry.
• To practice according to the internationally accepted professional code of ethics which will include the ability to: Compound and dispense medicine including sterile preparations, Evaluate drugs to determine and maintain their quality, Participate in the health teams by giving advice in all matters relating to drugs, and, Participate in the training of nonprofessional pharmaceutical staff e.g. dispensers and other health personnel as appropriate.

Learning Outcomes

• Develop ability for in-depth analytical and critical thinking in order to identify, formulate and solve the issues related to Pharmaceutical Industry, Regulatory Agencies, Hospital Pharmacy and Community Pharmacy.
• Develop an ability to solve, analyze and interpret data generated from Formulation Development, Quality Control and Quality Assurance.
• Develop written and oral communication skills in order to communicate effectively the outcomes of the Pharmaceutical problems.
• Develop team spirit, apart from responding to the social needs and professional ethics.
• Develop an aptitude for lifelong learning and continuous professional development.
• Develop an understanding for the need of pharmaceutical sciences and technology towards giving quality life to people in society.

Scope of Employment

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. As such after completing the studies, a student can easily find jobs in pharmaceutical industries, government departments, colleges and universities, hospitals, investigation and research institutes etc. Pharmacists can practice in community pharmacies, hospitals, clinics, extended care facilities, psychiatric hospitals, and regulatory agencies. Sales & Marketing job sector also hires maximum number of pharmacy graduates. One can also work in retail stores of medicines. After registering with the state Pharmacy Council, one can open chemist/drug store and sell medicines as per doctor’s prescription.After the completion of the course the students can work as a:

• Chemical/Drug Technician
• Bio-Technologist
• Drug Therapist
• Drug Inspector
• Hospital Drug Coordinator
• Health Inspector
• Pharmacist
• Pathologist
• Scientist
• Research Officer

Program Outcomes (POs)

PO1: Domain Expertise: Apply comprehensive knowledge and basic principles of Pharmaceutical and other associated sciences.

PO2: Professional Skills: Demonstrate an ability to identify, formulate and solve complex problems of Pharmaceutical Industry, Community & Hospital Pharmacy.

PO3: Research Orientation: Apply and demonstrate their professional skills and comprehensive knowledge to carry out research in the core and applied areas of pharmaceutical sciences.

PO4: Planning Abilities: Demonstrate effective planning, delegation skills, organizational skills and resource management abilities for their effective implementation.

PO5: Critical Thinking: Utilize the principles of scientific enquiry, thinking analytically, and critically, for solving pharmaceutical problems and drawing decisions.

PO6: Modern Tool Usage: Apply appropriate methods, procedures, resources, and modern pharmacy-related computing tools.

PO7: Leadership and Team Work: Demonstrate leadership skills with high level of integrity and ethics to function effectively as an individual, and as a member or leader in diverse teams, and in multidisciplinary settings.

PO8: Communication: Communicate effectively with the professional community and with society at large; for effective and impressive representation.

PO9: Professional Ethics: Possess personal & universal values and apply ethical principles in professional and social contexts.

PO10: Social Responsibility: Apply contextual knowledge to assess societal, health, safety and legal issues and the consequent responsibilities relevant to the professional pharmacy practice.

PO11: Leadership and Teamwork: Understand the impact of professional pharmacy solutions in context environment and demonstrate the knowledge for sustainable development.

PO12: Life-long Learning: Recognize the need for, Self-assess and effectively use the feedback from others to identify learning needs to compete globally.

PROGRAM SPECIFIC OUTCOMES (PSOs)

PSO1:  Pharmacy Graduates will have fundamental knowledge in preparing conventional as well as novel pharmaceutical dosage forms, their methods of dispensing and recent advancements made in the field of Pharmaceutical Product Development.

PSO2: The Graduates will develop an ability to design, conduct, and interpret various analytical studies/reports being used by pharmaceutical industries during drug design, formulation design, and production etc.

PSO3:  Pharmacy Graduates will have an understanding about different laws that govern different aspects of pharmacy that builds up their fundamental knowledge about the ethics associated with the profession of pharmacy.