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f any industry can boast of being immune to recession or any other crisis, then it is health and its allied sectors. Pharmacy is one such industry that will always remain unaffected in the face of any emergency.

Till there is life on earth, healthcare will always be crucial, and medicines will always be in demand to treat diseases or improve the quality of life. Pharmacy, hence, is the backbone of the medical field. So, during the pandemic, when the entire world was under lockdown, only pharmaceutical or medical shops were open besides essential commodities.

If you are interested in the medical field and a lucrative career, being a doctor is not the only option. Pharmacy is a promising

career. And unlike popular perception, studying pharmacy will not land you jobs only at the chemist’s or in dispensaries. A degree in pharmacy throws you a wide range of opportunities, and you could be spoilt for choice.

As we oscillate between waves of the pandemic and lockdowns, resulting in uncertainties in the job market and career growth, pharmacy is one field that will not just survive but will thrive. Pharmacy is the right career, and it is happening now and here.

With a degree in pharmacy, you can opt for quality control and analysis of medical drugs, drug production and manufacturing, pharmaceutical sales and marketing, teaching, and supply and distribution of medicines as a wholesaler or retailer. Besides several pharmaceutical companies are into production and research of medical drugs and vaccinations.

Several pharmacy colleges are working relentlessly to equip students with the desired knowledge, expertise, and skills. Few of these colleges are simply remarkable.

We have featured them in our latest edition of The Knowledge Review, The 10 Most Leading Institutes in Pharmacy, 2021.

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Pharmacies have adopted to technology very quickly and this has made it easy to dispense medicines. During the ongoing pandemic, it has proven to be a boon for both the industry and people. Many colleges have started training students with the required technology.

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INSTITUTES in Pharmacy 2021 Name of the Institution Adamas University, School of Pharmaceutical Technology, Kolkata

Apeejay Stya University, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Gurgaon

Cheran College of Pharmacy, Coimbatore

Faculty of Pharmacy, Vishveshwarya Group of Institutions, Greater Noida

Raghavendra Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Ananthapur

Sanjivani College of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Kopargaon

Sarojini Naidu Vanita Pharmacy Maha Vidyalaya, Secunderabad School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Science and Technology, Ri-Bhoi

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Beset in the serene atmosphere and lush green Wi-Fi enabled campus with laboratories tted with modern equipment, qualied faculty members, Adamas University provides a perfect ambience for making a of condent, skilful, professional with human values and commitment for providing a strong health care platform.

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Apeejay Stya University (ASU) is a seat of global learning that offers rich opportunities for innovative teaching-learning, creativity and research across disciplines.

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Cheran College of Pharmacy imparts the contemporary learning methodology that triggers the personal development of the individual learner and adds them to the knowledge pool of the globe.

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Faculty of Pharmacy, Vishveshwarya Group of Institutions, stands unique for several of its traits, but it is their "industry oriented curriculum" and "excellent placement record", which gives it an edge over its competition.

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Raghavendra Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (RIPER) was established by a group of pharmacy teachers in the year 2002 and is today synonymous with high quality of Pharmacy education.

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The Sanjivani College of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, through the efforts of a dedicated and talented staff, has proven itself as a key centre of high-quality academia and research.

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Sarojini Naidu Vanita Pharmacy Maha Vidyalaya, sponsored by The Exhibition Society and established in 1997-98, is an all-women’s college, and is the outcome of The Exhibition Society’s vision of College of Excellence for Pharmacy, second to none.

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The university is involved in high value research emphasizing required needs as well as in pursuing frontier areas of research innovation.

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or the students in India who wish to dominate the health sector of this country, which is primed to facilitate a majority of the global medical and pharmaceutical requirements of the coming decades, one needs look no further than an institute in Mumbai which is carving a niche for itself as a premier institute pioneering in integrated pharmacy, management education and research. It is none other than Shobhaben Pratapbhai Patel School of Pharmacy & Technology Management.

Shobhaben Pratapbhai Patel School of Pharmacy & Technology Management (SPPSPTM) was started in 2006 under the umbrella of SVKM’s NMIMS (Deemed to be University) with a vision to develop a cadre of employable pharmacy professionals who will impact global healthcare system. Since inception, the school’s focus has been on quality education and research in current trends in pharmaceutical sciences and technology management.

In the last 14 years, SPPSPTM has made magnanimous contribution in the field of pharmaceutical education and research. The school has won various awards such as ‘Rajiv Gandhi National Quality Award’ by Government of India, ‘Best Institute in Pharmacy Award’ by DNA Innovative Education etc., for its excellent practices in pharma education.

SPPSPTM has been ranked 13th amongst all the pharmacy schools in the country as per National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) 2020, India. The school has received Platinum rating in AICTE- CII survey of industry-linked technical institutes 2020.

Students from various regions are selected on the basis of their performance in the national-level entrance examination conducted by the university. A strong emphasis on quality and industry readiness is inculcated in the students by award winning and experienced full-time and visiting faculty who bring a rich variety of experience and knowledge from the world of academia and industry.

Inspiring Infrastructure SPPSPTM is located in Vile Parle (West), a well-known suburban area of Mumbai. SPPSTM has excellent infrastructure which helps students in learning various domains of pharmaceutical sciences. The school has fully airconditioned classrooms equipped with smartboards for interactive learning. Laboratories equipped with latest instruments like LC-MS/MS, NMR, flash chromatography etc. help students acquire technical skills, hands-on training and to carry out quality research in the area of nanotechnology, formulations, pharmaceutical analysis, pharmacology and medicinal chemistry.

The 10 Most Leading Institutes in Pharmacy, 2021 SPPSPTM has well established cell culture laboratory, animal facility, pilot plant, medicinal garden and central instrumentation laboratory in place. The school has excellent library facility which has around 4500+ books, 85+ e-journals and official publications such as Pharmacopoeias. The students and faculty use a common digital platform called ‘student portal’ for all the academic activities such as sharing study material, assignments, examinations, assessment, etc.

Vision To develop an excellent pharmacy school focusing on research in current trends in pharmaceutical sciences and technology management and educate with a view to impact global healthcare system and thus develop a cadre of employable pharmacy professionals.

Mission To produce self-motivated, self-reliant and socially sensitive young pharmacists catering to the needs of industry, academia and research; to create a centre of excellence for R&D in the field of pharmaceutical sciences with inter-disciplinary approach with focus on industry-academia interaction and cooperation at national and international level; to interlink pharmaceutical sciences with life sciences and management education and to provide lifelong learning opportunities.

At SPPSPTM, a strong emphasis on quality and industry readiness is inculcated in the students by award winning and experienced full-time and visiting faculty who bring a rich variety of experience and knowledge from the world of academia and industry

Core Values Quality, excellence, teamwork and innovation.

The Fervent Leader and Veteran Educator Dr Bala Prabhakar, Dean of SVKM’s NMIMS, Shobhaben Pratapbhai Patel School of Pharmacy & Technology Management, Mumbai, has been in the teaching profession for more than 36 years with 18 years in academic administration. She is associated with SPPSPTM since the last 14 years and has made major contributions in the growth and progress of the school.

She has successfully guided 12 PhD scholars, and four candidates are working under her supervision. She has presented more than 68 research papers at national and international conferences and published 79 research papers and articles in journals of repute. Additionally, she has authored two pharmacy books, has one Indian patent granted to her credit and eight provisional patents filed.

She is the proud recipient of the ‘Best Dean Award’ by National Education Awards 2018 by ABP News, ‘50 Women in Education Leaders 2017’ by World Education Congress, ‘101 Fabulous Global Healthcare Leaders’ Award, and the

‘Distinguished Alumni Award’ for the year 2007 by SNDT Women’s University.

Under her leadership, the school has reached many milestones, remarkable NIRF ranking being one of them.

She is a life member of the Indian Pharmaceutical Association, Indian Society for Technical Education, Association of Pharmaceutical Teachers of India, International Congress of Chemistry & Environment, Pharmacists Organization for Women Empowerment and Research (POWER), and a member of Dean’s Forum, FIP. She is involved in constant communication with all stakeholders. She is Chairman of the Board of Studies of pharma and management, member of Board of Management and Planning and Monitoring Board of SVKM’s NMIMS. She is a member of various committees of AICTE, NBA, and PCI at the national level.

Standing Apart SPPSPTM believes in conceptual learning and applying concepts to develop potential solutions to cater to the unmet needs in healthcare. The curriculum design, pedagogy and assessment tools employed are all oriented towards holistic development of an array of skills in the students such as technical knowledge, problem-solving, critical analysis, creative thinking and application-based learning.

Students are always encouraged to take part in various cocurricular activities like Hackathon, Industry Defined Problems, and other such competitions where they pitch their ideas and contribute towards solving real world problems.

Faculty, in addition to the syllabus, discuss the concepts with students in a manner that links the concepts to other allied subjects in the field thereby helping students to understand the complete utility of the concept in real world. Students are encouraged to think, reason, analyse, question, and come up with innovative ideas.

SPPSPTM has always emphasized on overall development of students. Students acquire various skills related to thinking

The school has always emphasized on overall development of students. Students acquire various skills related to thinking and planning, leadership and communication with the help of activities such as presentations, group discussions etc

and planning, leadership and communication with the help of activities such as presentations, group discussions, etc.

Teaching value added courses is one of the unique features which helps students gain knowledge in specific areas required for their careers. Students are also involved in activities which develop societal responsibility, awareness of environment related issues, etc.

Interactive and collaborative learning is an integral part of the teaching learning process. Students get training for handling advanced instruments during their regular practical sessions and through specially organized workshops. This helps them to design and complete research projects in the area of interest. The school organizes guest lectures and discussions with stalwarts in pharmaceutical industry for updating students with respect to recent trends.

Academic Rollout The school is a pioneer in starting a five-year dual degree programme MBA (Pharma. Tech.) in which the students

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receive B. Pharm degree and MBA degree in pharmaceutical technology after successful completion of the programme.

MBA (Pharma. Tech.) is an integrated programme specially designed for 10 + 2 students, who wish to develop managerial skills in pharmacy. The course is meticulously designed to suit the needs of Pharma industry. This also saves one academic year and the struggle for admission to top B-schools after graduation in pharmacy.

SPPSPTM also offers three years ‘M. Pharm.+ MBA’, an integrated programme spread over six semesters, leading to Master of Pharmacy and Master of Business Administration, MBA (Pharma Tech & Healthcare Management). The candidate will acquire two postgraduate degrees – one in technical field (research) and second in managerial skills in Pharma field. This also saves one academic year.

The institute also offers four-year B. Pharm. programme and two-year Diploma in Pharmacy programme. The programmes are designed as per the regulations of Pharmacy Council of India. These programmes focus on skill building of students to render their services in hospital pharmacy, community pharmacy and various levels in the pharma industry.

All the pharmacy programmes have received the approval from Pharmacy Council of India.

The school also offers PhD programme focusing on cutting edge research in various domains of pharmaceutical sciences.

It is a 4-6-years programme consisting of one year pre-PhD coursework, followed by research.

The curriculum of all programmes are developed after receiving inputs from stakeholders, namely students, alumni, recruiters and faculty curated by Board of Studies which consists of experts in academia and pharmaceutical industry.

Each curriculum is dynamic and is revisited regularly based on the needs of pharma industry.

Bolstering Careers The school has a separate placement cell which arranges mock interviews to help students prepare for the process of

campus recruitment. The faculty emphasizes on teaching additional points during curriculum delivery for preparing students for entrance examinations for higher studies.

Interaction with alumni and guest lectures are regularly arranged to discuss current developments in the pharma field to help in selecting the domain for their career.

The New Normal Education is one of the most affected fields due to Covid-19 pandemic. Within no time the school adapted to this situation; with the help of available IT support from the university, the classes are conducted in online mode. It maintained the momentum and continuity of all academic activities with the help of online tools.

Special training was organized for faculty members for using the digital platforms for course delivery. Practical component is an important part in all pharma programmes. Covid situation severely affected this component as students could not visit the campus due to restrictions. The school started with ‘Instructions and demonstration’ sessions for students

which include demonstrations of the experiments performed by the faculty in the laboratory. This helped students to understand the practicals in a better way.

The students will be performing these experiments when the situation normalizes.

Awards and Accolades

Future Prep The university is now looking forward to implementing the Assurance of Learning (AoL) process across all its schools. This AoL process will enable continuous monitoring and enrichment of the programme to ensure that the students have achieved the set goals. T R

SPPSPTM has received many awards over the years. Few of them are as follows: Ÿ “Rajiv Gandhi National Quality Award” by Govt. of India Ÿ “Best Institute in Pharmacy Award” by DNA Innovative Education Leadership Awards Ÿ “Best Placement Brochure Award” and “Institute with Best Academic and Industry Interface Award” by Business School Affaire and Dewang Mehta National Education Awards Ÿ “Educational Institute with Best Academic and Industry Interface” by the Golden Globe Tiger Awards at Kuala Lumpur. Ÿ Award for “Best Educational Institute in Pharmacy” at the Asian Leadership Awards, Dubai.

Alumni Testimonials

Henna Shah B. Pharm + MBA

I have learnt a lot from this college over the years. It has taught me how to handle all situations and how to manage my time effectively for best results. Five years in this college has helped me build a better version of myself to be able to achieve whatever I strive for

SPPSPTM, NMIMS provides the opportunity to learn with the best minds in the country, to learn from eminent faculty. The environment not only helped in imbibing knowledge but also in developing overall personality.

The skills and experience that are acquired throughout the programme gives students the right mindset fuelling confidence to face any real-life situation Ruhi Raj M. Pharm, MBA

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he pharmaceutical sector in India is huge!

Supplying over 50% of the global demand of various vaccines, 40% of the generic demand for US and 25% of all medicines for the UK, India contributes the second largest share of pharmaceutical and biotech workforce in the world.

Truly, the pharmacy industry in India is an exciting place to be at. With the pharmaceutical sales reaching heights of Rs. 10,342 crores in May 2020, this country needs prominent and innovative institutions to enable optimal utilisation of such a high-yield field. Enter the Coimbatore-based Cherraan's College of Pharmacy.

Cherraan's College of Pharmacy was started in the year of 1993 in the Telugupalayam Privu area, Coimbatore district.

The main aim of the institution is to provide a high quality of education to all, including the rural students. The college is approved and affiliated by the Pharmacy Council of India (New Delhi), Government of Tamil Nadu, and The Tamil Nadu Dr. M. G. R Medical University (Chennai).

"We provide high quality education with global standards in the pharmacy field with the goal of producing students who

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are not only leaders and achievers in the healthcare profession on global level, but also responsible citizens," stated the management.

The college has adequate facilities and is equipped with modern classrooms and all kinds of instruments (as prescribed by the Pharmacy Council of India), a wellstocked library, qualified teaching and non-teaching staff making it possible for students to reach their goals. The college offers B. Pharmacy, M. Pharmacy (Pharmaceutical Analysis, Pharmaceutics, Pharmacology), Pharm D, and Pharm D (Post-baccalaureate) courses.

The Guiding Ideas The Cherraan's College of Pharmacy's vision is: • To provide quality education, training, and research in pharmaceutical sciences so that its students may serve better in industry, environment, and society.

• To train its students in leadership qualities, teamwork, and professional ethics.

• To prepare the students to be globally competitive.

• To produce quality pharmacists in hospitals, participating in the drug discovery process, research and development.

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• To produce quality pharmacists in this pandemic world.

• To encourage innovation and research to benefit the community and manufacture low-cost medicine with high efficacy to serve the community better.

• To contribute significantly to national development.

Catering to All-rounder Development The academic rollout of the Cherraan's College of Pharmacy is truly unique as compared to other pharmaceutical institutes in the country. To give you a brief picture of how knowledge is disseminated in the college, here are a few pointers: • The college conducts theory and practical classes as per the norms of its affiliating university and the Pharmacy Council of India.

• It organizes seminars and webinars regularly with guest speakers who are leaders in the research and development sectors in the industry.

• It also provides a system for feedback to get regular input from students to resolve issues, if any, immediately.

• It encourages students to participate in national and international conferences and seminars.

• Apart from academics, the college also encourages its students to participate in sports at intra and inter-college

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OUR VISION IS TO PROVIDE QUALITY EDUCATION, TRAINING, AND RESEARCH IN PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES SO THAT OUR STUDENTS WILL SERVE BETTER IN THE INDUSTRY, THE ENVIRONMENT, AND THE SOCIETY.

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• Several outreach programs are organized to provide students with real-world experience.

• Honouring the students who were excellent in academics and in sports, is an age-old tradition followed in this college.

The Steadfast Leadership Cherraan's College of Pharmacy was established under the chairmanship of Sri K.C. Palanisamy, is now under the guidance of Sri Karthick Palanisamy.

With two successful start-ups under his belt, Sri Karthick possesses vast managing directorship and CEO experience.

With his clear vision and dynamic leadership, he has successfully guided this institution towards excellence by ensuring that necessary tools and training is provided to keep up with the changing dynamics of the industry.

When asked about the types of struggles a revered institute such as Cherraan College may have faced in its journey, Sri Kharthick explained, "Being pioneers in establishing the pharmacy college in the early 90's, when engineering was at its peak, creating awareness and importance of a pharmacy degree was a Himalayan task. In the current pandemic world, where we have resorted to online teaching, it has a posed a challenge to both students and

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This access also enhances the practical applicability of pharmacy education in a patient-oriented approach and training for the betterment of the healthcare sector and service to society.

“We are working towards providing value-added courses to the students on medical coding, medical transcription and pharmacovigilance to help with their placements,” added Sri Kharthick.

Pandemic Times Covid-19 has significantly affected all kinds of sectors. So, it is imperative for pharmacy professionals to be more prepared and aware with the changing world and medical requirements. To keep up with the current educational scenario, the college has proactively started using a Learning Management System (LMS) called CAMU software. This provides interactive and interesting content to ensure that the students are engaged at all times.

Standing Apart Today, Cherraan's College of Pharmacy is one of the premier institutions in pharma education and has set the benchmark globally. The institute has accommodated students from countries all over the world like Iran, Sudan, and Vietnam. This in turn created a cosmopolitan atmosphere for the teaching-learning process.

“Our alumni network is one of the largest in Tamil Nadu, with our alumni working all over the world. Year on year, our students have been university rank holders,” added the astute leader, Sri Kharthick.

the staff. But with the feedback system, we are trying to constantly improve and reinvent ourselves to provide the best education to our students."

Preparing Proficient Pharmacy Professionals The college has a Memorandum of Undertaking (MoU) with many reputed industries and companies for training and placement opportunities, while having a strong alumni network as well. Currently, it has a MoU with Kongunadu Hospital in Coimbatore which is incredibly useful to its students for their internship.

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The Future Plans of Cherraan’s College of Pharmacy • To be the leader in pharmacy education.

• To make spirited, self-motivated students.

• To excel in the overall development of a student.

• To work for 'Total Quality Management' and beyond in terms of infrastructure and education.

• To establish an R&D (research and development) unit with state-of-the-art status and contribute to R&D in the field of pharmaceutical sciences.

• To obtain more collaborative R&D projects.

• To establish a formulation unit to provide quality medicines for cheaper prices.

• To organize an international conference on emerging technologies.

• MoU(s) with the top three Pharma Institutes in India.

• MoU(s) with five smallscale and largescale pharma companies in Tamil Nadu • State Level webinars/seminars - minimum of 12 per year.

• National seminars - minimum of one per year to be conducted. T R

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understand your desire for a more efficient brain. Hell, I’ve wanted that ever since I can remember.

For the longest time, the idea that drugs or pharmaceuticals could supersize the human brain was decidedly sciencefiction. But the vast amount of research and developments done by real-world researchers and drug makers in the field

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of nootropics, which promises to improve various aspects of cognition, is delivering eye-popping results. Suddenly that idea doesn’t seem so science fiction after all!

Nootropics are all the rage in the student community these days. Unauthorized usage of prescription medicines like Adderall and Ritalin for ADHD and Modafinil for narcolepsy is now frequent among American university students. However, these drugs are not being used for escaping work and avoiding responsibility, but rather to dive right into the work and do it better.

Various surveys show that more than 20% of Ivy League college students have already tried these so-called ‘smart drugs.’ Naturally, this habit of medicating for high performance tends to be carried on to the work setting as the pressure to perform is unlikely to disappear the moment students graduate from college.

There are already multitudes of over-the-counter (OTC) products – which anyone can avail of online or in brickand-mortar stores – that claim to boost creativity, memory, decision-making or other high-level brain functions. Some of the most well-known supplements are a combination of vitamins, phytochemicals, lipids, and antioxidants taken from food that have been related to healthy brain function in studies.

But do these smart drugs really work?

There was no convincing evidence of increases in cognitive performance in a 2015 review of several nutrients and dietary supplements. While it is a possibility and there are no shortages of ‘plausible mechanisms’ linking these and other food-sourced nutrients to better brain function, still, as per professor of medicine Dr David Hogan, supplements cannot replicate the complexity of natural food and provide all its potential benefits.

Ritalin and Adderall have concentration-strengthening effects. A vast amount of people have reported that the use of these enhancers do increase narrow focus after consumption, many still have reported side effects such as insomnia, hallucinations, seizures, and heart trouble. Also, they’re quite addictive!

Most recently, the drug ‘Modafinil’ has been gaining popularity for its ‘sleep restraining’ effects. Modafinil is designed to bolster ‘wakefulness’ in people with narcolepsy, obstructive sleep apnoea or shift work disorder. But when people without these disorders consumed the prescriptive pill, it has been linked with improvements in alertness, energy, focus, and decision-making. Another factor that supports the usage of modafinil is that most of the existing research on it hasn’t conclusively turned up any long-term health risks.

However, the favourite nootropic of a majority of the working class, by a long shot, is 1, 3, 7-trimethylxanthine.

This chemical is known to boost many traits of cognition by improving alertness. It is also linked to some memory benefits. Of course, 1, 3, 7-trimethylxanthine goes by another name – caffeine. While initially caffeine was once considered risky, today many experts agree that caffeine is more beneficial than harmful when consumed in moderation.

But if you’re really looking to boost your brain function in a 100% proven to be safe and effective way, then there is nothing better than some good old fashioned exercise.

Exercise has the ability to beat any pill when it comes to people trying to improve their cognition or memory who are otherwise healthy.

There’s overwhelming evidence that daily exercise enhances memory and fends off age-related cognitive decline. Working out also bolsters your heart health and lowers your risk for death and disease.

Exercise isn’t as effortless as taking a pill, agreed. But it is likely the safest way to strengthen your brain, at least for now. T R

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f you are interested in medicine and are unable to pursue conventional medical courses or are interested in related fields, then pharmacy is a lucrative option.

Besides various job opportunities in the country, you can also go abroad to work in pharmaceutical companies there.

Pharmacy is one field that will never be out of demand as long as there is human life. And the pandemic has only reaffirmed this fact.

There are many reputed colleges in the country delivering quality education in pharmacy courses. One can be sure of landing a good job in a reputed pharmaceutical company with decent salary. Besides, one can also opt for research in medicine.

Raghavendra Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (RIPER)-Autonomous is one such college that has maintained a record of consistently providing pharmacy education of global standards, ever since its inception. Let us take you on a tour of this revered institute so as to give you a clear picture.

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The Esteemed Institution Raghavendra Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (RIPER)-Autonomous, is synonymous with high quality pharmacy education established under Raghavendra Educational and Rural Development Society by a team of pharmacy professionals with the focus on promoting quality education with international standards to achieve and ration the current entailment of globalization in healthcare, finance and technology education.

The institute is exclusively dedicated to pharmacy education offering Diploma, Graduation, Post-graduation, Doctor of Pharmacy, and Doctor of Philosophy; approved

by AICTE, PCI, and affiliated to JNT University Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh, India.

It is the first self-financing private pharmacy institute conferred Autonomous by UGC, accredited by NBA for under-graduate course, and NAAC with “B” grade, and ranked 55th(2020) all over India as per NIRF, released by MHRD, Government of India, New Delhi.

The 10 Most Leading Institutes in Pharmacy, 2021 Infrastructure The institute provides holistic and outcome-based education with modern infrastructure and conducive environment, functioning in a pollution-free and noise-free green campus.

The diverse institute campus with more academic flexibility, enables blended and meta learning pedagogies, and research learning through effective student mentorship program within students.

The institute promotes effective student-centered teachinglearning process through highly qualified and committed teachers with vast experience and a range of educational backgrounds and proven leadership skills.

The state-of-the-art research facility at the institute has been pooled under the sophisticated instrumentation facility to support the research activities of faculties and students and promotes multidisciplinary research collaborations.

History and Journey Since Inception RIPER Autonomous, was established under Raghavendra Educational and Rural Development Society by a team of pharmacy professionals in year 2002.

The institute started B. Pharmacy program, as per norms of AICTE and PCI, and affiliated to JNTU, Hyderabad in year 2002, later in 2008 affiliated to JNTUA due to the bifurcation of university. The post-graduation was started

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The diverse institute campus with more academic flexibility, enables blended and meta learning pedagogies, and research learning through effective student mentorship program within students.

in the year of 2008 with pharmaceutical analysis and quality assurance, followed by pharmaceutics and pharmacology specializations in 2010-2011, and pharmacy practice in 2014. PharmD (Doctor of Pharmacy) and Post Baccalaureate was stared in 2008 and 2009 respectively.

Mission, Vision, Policy Mission “To enable our students to develop into outstanding professionals and be aware of the immense responsibilities to make the world better in the field of pharmacy.”

Vision “To create professionally competent and socially sensitive pharmacists, capable of working in multifaceted environment with newer evolving technology.”

Quality Policy “Dedicated to impart quality pharmacy education and training leading to “Degree in Pharmacy” and aims at being a global education and research institution through continual improvement and effectiveness of the quality system”.

Contemporary Teaching-Learning The institute always believed in the spirit of academic excellence and commitment to high quality education. The contemporary teaching-learning process in the institution enables graduating students for future. The institute and the lecturing staffs are committed to providing effective student-centered teaching with focus on addressing the needs, talents, career paths and long-term growth and development of individual students.

Problem solving, project based and experiential, problem based, case-based pedagogies are followed in teachinglearning process at the institute.

To promote competency and performance in graduating students, the institute established ICT-enabled conventional pedagogy in pharmaceutical education.

The student mentorship programme at the institute motivates student for learning and success by multiple means of engagement with educators.

The institute engages and encourages students in building intellectual capacities, high degree of creativity, and heightened sensibilities through active participation in research projects. It has enriched scope of community

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engagement and outreach activities.

Person Behind the Success Prof. (Dr). Yiragamreddy Padmanabha Reddy, Professor and Principal, is a committed personality in elevating the standards of pharmacy profession, focused on imparting quality education since more than three decades.

He is professionally and personally bounded with set of ethics.

Major Contributions as Principal RIPER Autonomous: Accreditations and Affiliations Ÿ The first self-financing private pharmacy institute conferred Autonomous by UGC, accredited by NBA for undergraduate course, and NAAC with “B” grade; and 55thNIRF (MHRD, GoI) ranked institute, and DSRSIRO recognized research institution. Ÿ First institute as research center with permanent affiliation recognized by affiliating university JNTUA. Ÿ First institute in the state to establish DST FIST laboratory.

Feature Personality: Dr. Y. Padmanabha Reddy. M. Pharm., Ph.D., F.I.C

Designation: Professor and Principal

Name of the Institution: Raghavendra Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (RIPER) Autonomous

Foundation Year: 2002 Location: Saigram, Near S. K. University, Krishnamreddypalli Cross, Chiyyedu Post, Anantapuramu, Andhra Pradesh, India 515721.

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Collaborations for Research and Practices at RIPER Autonomous International: Toledo University, U.S.A., and ISPOR National: NIRT, IICT, IPA, RSC India Deccan section Hospital: Fortis Healthcare Limited, Mumbai and RDT Hospital, Bathalapalli, Research Grants Dr YP Reddy has received nearly 23 Lakhs worth research grants from agencies like AICTE, UGC, and ISPOR; and 2 patents.

Braving Challenges Then and Now The institute, since its inception, has faced many challenges in terms of paucity of quality faculty, resources and funds, making students employable, addressing and providing skills to meet students’ requirement of knowledge, and building state-of-the-art infrastructure.

“The education sector, often considered recession-proof, has not been spared by the current crisis of COVID-19, and we are at arm-chairs in delivering a quality pedagogy due to technocracy disability, and challenges in maintenance of recurring cost and improvement of infrastructure. The major challenge is the limited sanctioned intake for pharmacy program,” said the management of the institute.

Promoting Effective Learning Self-learning at the institute, enables and enhances individual students’ competencies and capacities of academic literacy through student mentorship program, peer project discussion, preceptorship and internship training, guest lectures from industry, provision of tutorial classes, drug club and journal club presentations, case presentations, students’ seminars and instrumentation hands-on training; thus, teaching learning process is made effective.

Pedagogy During the Pandemic RIPER believes knowledge sharing should be the inclination of the deliverer and seeking should be on the learner’s side. “Digitization during these challenging times has no doubt penetrated deep and changed the teachinglearning process, but our faculty members made strenuous efforts in establishing a hybrid pedagogy with personalized and mastery-based instruction, giving students control over the time, place, path and pace of their learning. This blended methodology, left our educational offerings with no decline in value to our old-time classroom learning,” said the management.

Achievements, Accolades, Accreditations, Awards Ÿ The very first self-financing, unaided, private pharmacy institution across the nation conferred Autonomous by UGC, accredited by NBA for undergraduate course, and NAAC with “B” grade; with 55thNIRF (MHRD, GoI) ranking, DSR-SIRO recognized research institution. Ÿ Multidisciplinary research institution with sponsored research projects of Rs 2 crores worth, patents, research publications and collaborations. Ÿ JNTUA recognized first research institute for PhD in pharmaceutical sciences with permanent affiliation. Ÿ Pharmacy institute with more national and international collaborations for education, research and practices, and employment.

Looking Ahead In future, the institute aspires to emerge as “center of excellence” in pharmaceutical education, research and practices; create and coordinate entrepreneurship activities; improve research collaboration with national agencies and industries; develop strong industry linkages; and to enable technocratic and contemporary pedagogy for 21stcentury pharmacy and pharmaceutical sciences. T R

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Self-development through

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e are all familiar with the Greek Story writer Aesop's tale of the 'Hare and Tortoise'. We have heard this right from our childhood. The hare challenges the tortoise to run a race.

The tortoise takes the challenge. The hare is quite sure and overconfident of his nimble feet and his win. He starts quickly and covers a considerable amount of distance very easily and then dozes off thinking that the tortoise will never catch up with him.

Meanwhile, the tortoise keeps on moving one step at a time and soon catches up with the hare who is still dozing off peacefully. The tortoise is the first to cross the finish line. The moral - Slow and steady wins the race!

This story exactly depicts the principle of Kaizen. Kaizen is a famous Japanese philosophy that means 'continuous improvement'. It is like the tortoise taking one step at a time towards the finishing line. It comes from two Japanese words, 'Kai' and 'Zen' which mean 'Change is good'.

This was developed after the American Professor W. Edward Deming introduced his theory to the Japanese called Deming's theory. He was the one who gave us the cycle of Plan, Do, Check and Act (PDCA) which the Japanese later developed in the Kaizen Principle of continuous improvement.

To encourage minimum wastage on the

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Kaizen production line and maximum output, the Kaizen philosophy introduced the 5S Principles which are Japanese Window words - Seiri, Seiton, Seiso, Seiketsu and Shitsuke. 5S Principles evolved through the Toyota Production System that focussed on minimizing wastage of what we call Lean Management.

Though these principles are for a workstation in a production company let us see how we can use the 5S Principles for our Self Development.

1. Seiri (Sort) - Seiri principle encourages employees to sort out the things on their workstations as necessary or unnecessary. There are many things, for example - on our work desk that we rarely use but they are scattered on the desk and make our work more confusing and complicated.

They dissuade us from being organized. They can become a distraction to our smooth functioning and development. The principle encourages us to ‘red tag’ such unwanted material and separate it from what is necessary and useful.

In our personal lives for our personal development, we can use the 80/20 Pareto Principle to sort out what is necessary and unnecessary. 20% of things in our lives help us to develop by 80%. We have to identify such vital

things that are necessary to our growth.

They may be planning our day ahead, meditation, exercise, note-taking, smiling, focussing on our purpose and goals. Once we have identified the essentials we can very well say no to the non-essentials like social media, gossiping, daydreaming, going for long breaks, addictions etc. Remember when you organize, you are sure to rise!

2. Seiton (Set in order) - The second 'S' in Kaizen is for Seiton which encourages the employees at workstations to set in order their types of equipment as per their needs and priorities of use. This principle can be briefly termed with the phrase - A Place for everything and everything in its place. Once what was unnecessary was done away with, now what is necessary, has to be organized as per its importance, value, priority and usage.

In our lives too there are 4 areas that we need to give our attention to. We have to be able to say that in these 4 areas of my life "There's a place for everything and everything is in its place." These four areas are our mind (intellect), body (physical needs), heart (emotional life, relations) and Spirit (Significance and meaning). How many of us can say that we give proper time to all these areas of our lives? We

Change for Better

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take time every day to stimulate our intellect to help us grow, we take time for exercise and see that we are doing enough for our bodily needs as well as our and our families' sustenance, we lead a balanced social life and our relationships are well oiled be it with our family members, our neighbours or the people at work or in the society. We are also connected to our 'True North' our true purposes in life and as Maslow put it 'becoming everything we are meant to become'. Once we are able to put all these facets of our lives in place and maintain the balance by giving them attention and our time, we are on our way to exponential growth and results in our lives.

3. Seiso (Shine)- This principle in the 5S of Kaizen encourages the employees to keep their workstations well-marked and clean. They are encouraged to take the responsibility that their workstations, their equipment, and surroundings are properly cleaned and shining. How do we apply this principle to our lives?

When we talk of our personal lives, we are well aware of the importance of thoughts. Our thoughts give form to our words, which in turn produce our emotions and then actions follow.

Actions will become our habits, and finally, our habits will either make or break our destiny, depending upon whether we have formed good or bad habits. So Seiso is about keeping our thoughts, words, deeds clean! When we think in the right way, when we think good thoughts the corresponding words and actions will follow which in turn will go on to form our habits and

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destinies. Here the Rotary Organization’s 4 questions come to mind which I believe we should always ask before entertaining a thought- Is it the Truth? Is it Fair to all concerned?

Will it build goodwill and good relations? And finally, is it beneficial for all? Once we pass a thought through these filters, we can be sure that we are forming good habits that we will be thankful for in the future.

4. Seiketsu (Standardize) - Seiketsu is a principle in Kaizen philosophy that encourages people in an organization to have a standard to follow. Whatever doesn't fit the standard is rejected. So test and see if something works. If it does - keep it. If it doesn't - throw it away!

When we discuss personal development in relation to this principle, we have many things in our lives that further our cause and purpose and then there are things that obstruct our digress us from our purposes. We have to know the 'standard' in our lives that is conducive to our progress and growth and anything that is against the standard we have to learn to reject it.

Like Stephen Covey said, "It's easier to say 'no' when there's a deeper 'yes' burning within". That deeper 'yes' is the standard that we need to adhere to.

Many of us are confused with what to accept or what is acceptable behaviour? Let's take an example. Let me ask you what will work for you a smile or a frown. The answer is too obvious. So 'smile' is one of the standards that we ought to live by.

5. Shitsuke (Sustain)- The final 5S Principle of Kaizen is called Shitsuke

meaning Sustain. Sustain is 'keep on keeping on'. It is easy to establish a standard, but it is difficult to maintain it. It is easy to rise and be successful but very difficult to keep or sustain. So, this principle encourages the employees to sustain the standard that works for them and to make it a custom practice, a habit.

It takes a trigger, action and reward loop to form a habit. For example, my friend comes for tea at my table this triggers my action of smoking; I smoke and the nicotine works on my physique calming and soothing my senses – that is a reward. This is a negative example of how a habit is formed. But for personal development we have to do certain things that work for us, that further our purposes till they become a habit. Someone rightly said, "A good habit is difficult to form but easy to live with; a bad habit is easy to form but difficult to live with. This principle encourages us to continue with what works for us in our lives and sustain it till it becomes a habit and this takes discipline and training. But it is a discipline that we will be thankful for in the long run…

Conclusion: So, let's sum up the 5S principles of Kaizen. Sort out what helps you and what does not; be balanced by giving time for your mind, body, emotional life and spiritual life, keep your words, actions and thoughts clean; have a standard (values) to live by, and finally, maintain the standard so that it becomes a habit. Let me end with this wonderful quote by Jim Rohn, “Success is a few simple disciplines practised every day.” May the 5S principles lead you to success! T R

SANJIVANI COLLEGE OF PHARMACEUTICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH Producing Skilled Professionals in Pharmaceutical Sciences

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s long as there is life on earth, the health sector will always thrive. The pandemic only proved this long-known fact. Medical science and allied fields are always in demand. Pharmacy is one such allied field of medical science that is associated with the science and art of preparing standardized drugs.

But studying ailments and preparing drugs are not the only things in pharmacy. It has a wide scope with variety of career prospects, including research, and a good many colleges are providing quality education in pharmacy. Sanjivani College of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Kopargaon, is one such college that has been diligently delivering standard education.

The Remarkable Journey The institute was established in 2004, with a view to promote excellence in Pharmacy education and to prepare upcoming generation to meet the challenges in the area of pharmaceutical industries, education, research and development and fulfils the need for skilled manpower in the field of pharmaceutical sciences by utilizing leading-edge technologies with available resources at the premises.

The college is recognized by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), Pharmacy Council of India (PCI) and permanently affiliated to Savitribai Phule Pune University

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(SPPU), Pune. In 2004, the four-year degree course in pharmacy was started with intake capacity of 60. In 2008-09, it was certified as per ISO 9001:2008 standard. In 2010-2011, postgraduate program in Pharmacology and Quality Assurance Technique with 18 intakes each was started. In 2012-13, M. Pharmacy course in Pharmaceutics was introduced with sanctioned intake of 18 seats. In 2020-21, the college started two new PG courses namely Regulatory affairs and Pharmaceutical Biotechnology.

The college now looks forward to creating an ambiance conducive for inculcating application-oriented knowledge, inventiveness, research aptitude, interpersonal skills, social and ethical commitment, leadership quality, problem-solving ability, lifelong learning abilities etc. in the students.

Towards Academic Excellence The college has always strived for academic excellence. Continuous monitoring and upgradation of the system ensure that the quality of teaching and learning are maintained.

The college proves its excellence through comparable academic results, placements and research. The college regularly conducts value addition programmes for students to bridge the gap between academia and industry.

The college has a very good team of dedicated, experienced, full time faculty members and supporting staff.

About 40% faculty members are PhD holders and rest of them are pursuing their PhD. Excellent Infrastructure The infrastructure of the college is excellent with state-of-the-art laboratories, information and communications technology (ICT) enabled classrooms, sophisticated instruments, digital library, computational facilities with internet, Committee for the Purpose of Control and Supervision on Experiments on Animals (CPCSEA) approved animal house, medicinal garden, etc. required for effective delivery of academics.

The college library is amassed with number of books, journals, periodicals and e-journals with a pleasant, airconditioned reading room.

Hostel accommodation is made available to the needy students.

Medical and healthcare gymnasium facilities are available.

Mission, Vision, and Policy: Vision To become a center of excellence for education, research, and training.

Mission To impart high quality technical education and training in pharmacy discipline to make professionally competent, ethically sound and skilled pharmacists to cater for the needs of society, especially the rural masses for global competitiveness.

The 10 Most Leading Institutes in Pharmacy, 2021

Dr Iliya Emilov Principal

Everyone involved in the education system have realised the intense need to shift focus from Lower Order Thinking Skills (LOTS) to Higher Order Thinking Skills (HOTS)

Quality Policy The college is committed to provide quality education to build vibrant pharmacists with ethical attitude, strong skills and adequate knowledge which cater for the need of society.

This shall be achieved by adopting modern teaching and training methodologies to meet the prerequisite of global competitiveness ascertaining the requirements of all affiliating and accrediting authorities.

Holistic Approach The institute extends services to the students in career guidance, counselling, organize lectures concerning career planning and invites various eminent persons from academics and industries for placement.

The institute has taken a step ahead in making rural students aware about the career opportunities and guidance through 'Career Guidance lecture series' and 'Sanjivani Talent Search’.

To create desire in students for higher education, the college has established career guidance and competitive examination cell.

Awareness is created about various financial scholarships and educational loan facilities through career guidance cell before admission. The college's training and placement cell also conducts career guidance workshops to the final year B. Pharmacy and M. Pharmacy students to build up the confidence level and come up with new ideas and innovations.

The institute has dedicated Training and Placement Cell with the prime objective of – Ÿ Creating career opportunities Ÿ To make the college preferred destination for all national and multinational companies Ÿ To build institute's brand value in the corporate world Ÿ To train the students on soft skills and technical skills Ÿ To introduce video conferencing/seminars, lectures with industry experts and successful alumni to create awareness for Campus to Corporate Transformation. Ÿ To plan training programs from 1st year to prepare students to meet corporate needs and requirements.

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A National Level Innovative Research Idea Competition for UG and PG students called 'Sanjivani Avishkar' is organized every year for students to showcase their research talents. The college guides students for participation in paper presentations, seminars, conferences, workshops, project competitions, publish research papers in several national and international journals and conferences etc. Financial support is provided for these activities.

The institute has started a few excellent practices to overcome challenges Ÿ Mentoring activity/Parent-Teacher Ÿ Alumni Interaction Ÿ Interaction with eminent industrial expert/scientist Ÿ Industrial visits Ÿ Sanjivani Thought Leader Ÿ My Story Board Ÿ Industrial research projects and internships Ÿ Dedicated Training and Placement Cell Ÿ Induction program for newly admitted students Ÿ Sports activity Ÿ Minor research project at UG level

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The Leading Light Shri Amit Nitinrao Kolhe, Managing Trustee of Sanjivani Rural Education Society, is a visionary and an educationist. He is a dedicated philanthropist, who dedicated his life for economic and social development of rural people through education and industrialization. He has completed his computer engineering along with MBA in Marketing, a blend of being a technocrat and a strategist. He has been awarded as ICON of Education by Lokmat newspaper, honoured by Education Minister of Maharashtra Shri Vinod Tawde. It is a 38-year-old institute and has been recognized for its best academic practices and infrastructure set up in recent years through best college awards by University of Pune and recognition of NBA and NAAC (A Grade).

Amit brings with him an experience of managing institutes in rural India and carry practical experiences and perspectives on challenges related to imparting higher education in rural India. He is also Treasurer of Association of Managements UnAided Engineering and Polytechnic

Colleges for Maharashtra State. He has experience on a similar task force in the past, such as Committee of Government of Maharashtra regarding Policy in Professional Education in Maharashtra State. Amit has been elected as a board member of CII Western Region Education SubCommittee for the academic year 2018-19. His dynamic leadership brings about much needed social reforms through education to empower individuals to become the backbone of an enterprising, productive society.

Having deep concern for the poor, rural populace and the weaker sections of the society, he decided to dedicate his resources and expertise to the cause of their upliftment and took a firm foot in that direction by establishing “Sanjivani Foundation” which has come a long way in a short span of time, to become an enterprising entity in the rural education.

Beating the Challenges The recent years saw many pharmacy colleges expanding across the country, especially in rustic India. However, a constant weeping is that students from many from these institutes lack exposure due to an outdated curriculum and various other factors.

“It is not that we don't have the right talent, but the main problem is lack of exposure. Upgrading the talent of students belonging to rural areas remains a big challenge. Hands-on training in any course is the necessary gap that needs to be urgently bridged so a student can understand the value and spirit of the programme. It becomes necessary to follow the rapid and continuous changes in pharma industry, which makes academiaindustry interaction a requirement,” professed the college management.

Grooming Future Pharmacists The college observes that a pharmacist

is an integral and important part of the health care system. The pharmacist has to play many active roles in many areas of healthcare may it be in research, formulation development, community pharmacy or compounding and dispensing. The list is long. Every role is unique and requires training.

However, to cultivate the sense of responsibility towards patient health, one must be empathetic enough, knowledgeable and trained enough to guide/advice the patient. To be a pharmacist one must have good communication skills also along with subject expertise.

“We hold the vision to make them morally responsible, ethically aware, technically vibrant, and socially empathetic pharmacists who are ever ready to face the challenges in the midst of ever-changing environment.

We have established Institutional Innovation Cell with the guidance from Ministry of Education’s (MoE) Innovation Cell formerly known as (MHRD's Innovation Council) where we can nurture the creative ideas from the students and allows its growth in Sanjivani-Pre-incubator. We provide

them necessary support and for that we have created specific student's club which are run by students for the students for example – Sanjivani Idea Club, Sanjivani Innovation Club, Sanjivani IPR Club,” informed the management.

To build social skills and interpersonal communication which is essential for performing any role such as a community pharmacist, the college organises various camps in rural areas through National Service Scheme. It involves basic technical training along with a lot of social interaction which improves communication skills, social awareness and cultivates an empathetic attitude amongst students. Many students acknowledged changed perspective and mindset after attending such camps which underlies importance of such initiatives.

Besides, various clubs like pharma club, Swarangan gives exposure to hidden talents of students. The college has proactive National Service Scheme (NSS), Women Empowerment Cell (WEC) through which various social activities are executed for the benefit to

the society, separate career and competitive examinations guidance cell through which students have also recorded excellent results every year in the competitive examinations such as Graduate Pharmacy Aptitude Test (GPAT), Common Management Admission Test (CMAT), MHT-CET, and Maharashtra Public Service Commission (MPSC) etc., which are conducted nationwide.

Industry Institute Interaction Cell (IIIC) consisting of faculty and members from industry, is functioning with the objectives of providing high quality technical education, networking with industries and bridging the gap between industry and academia.

Seeing the Positive during Covid-19 The college finds it a blessing in disguise that the pandemic literally forced the education system to take upon new ways to deliver the education. Conservative education system has been forced to upgrade from chalk and talk to pedagogical tools. Flipped Classroom, Google Classrooms, MOOCS-based tools, MOODLES-based Learning Management System (LMS) are the modern tools of pedagogy. “Of course, both systems have their pros and cons but a good blend of both will be the future of education. Everyone involved in the education system have realised the intense need to shift focus from Lower Order Thinking Skills (LOTS) to Higher Order Thinking Skills (HOTS) and the same have been followed by the New Education Policy (NEP).

These were the gifts of the pandemics,” said the management.

SCPER has developed its own Moodle-based Learning Management Tool through which teachers have delivered the content in lockdown period. Students were highly satisfied

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Achievements, Accolades, Accreditations and Awards with this initiative. Teachers have adopted online teachings and developed high quality online content by using various screen recording tools (ZOOM, Screen Cast-o-Matic etc) and developed their own ecourses based on their expertise.

These online tools have surely increased the awareness of teachers and helped them restructure academic delivery in more interesting and funways.

Ambitions for the Future The college looks ahead to achieving number of targets for the betterment of the students and the society. Some of them are Ÿ To become first private autonomous institute in the state Ÿ Collaboration with national and international institutes Ÿ To have laboratory approved by National Accreditation Board for Laboratories to cater the needs of several industries located in periphery for sample analysis by using sophisticated instruments Ÿ Incubation centre – To develop the innovative ideas given by students and to develop proof of concept for further scaling up and technology transfer Ÿ Encourage initiatives related to Entrepreneurship Development Ÿ Skill Development Centre in collaboration with Industries Ÿ To become centre of excellence in academic, research and training T R

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2012

UG program was accredited by National Board of Accreditation (NBA), New Delhi for the period of three years.

2015

Recognized by Department of scientific and industrial research, Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (DSIR SIRO).

2015-16

Received DST FIST grant of Rs. 50 Lakhs from Department of Science and Technology.

2015

Received “Best Magazine Award” from Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune.

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Recognized by the UGC act of 1956 under section 2(f) &12B.

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Research collaboration with Kwazulu-Natal University, Durban, South Africa.

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Ranked 32nd in India and 6th in Maharashtra by NIRF, Ministry of HRD, Government of India.

Accredited with 'A grade' by National Assessment and Accreditation Council with CGPA of 3.03 for a period of five years.

Ranked in the band of 50th to 75th by NIRF, Ministry of HRD, Government of India.

Reaccreditation of UG program by National Board of Accreditation (NBA), New Delhi for the period of three years.

Ranked under 'PLATINUM' category in under AICTECII survey 2020 of industry linked technical institute.

Dynamics of the

PHARMACY Industry

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ndia’s pharmaceutical sector is the world's third largest by volume, and the country's market produces 60% of all vaccines worldwide. India supplies affordable and low-cost generic drugs to millions of people around the globe. Additionally, the active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) market is forecasted to attain a revenue of $6 billion by the end of 2020. However, Indian manufacturers rely heavily on China for APIs for the production of their medicine formulations, garnering around 70 percent from

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Quintessential Change

China alone, the top global producer and exporter of APIs by volume.

manufacture, and diagnostics,” Dr Y. Padmanabha Reddy explained.

The ongoing Covid-19 pandemic has revealed both the strengths and the weaknesses of the Indian Pharmaceutical sector. While India has shown its capability in manufacturing the final drug, it has done so while relying in large part on foreign trade and suppliers, most notably China, for its raw materials. This is an arrangement that doesn’t sit well anymore with many economic bodies that are now looking to make the entire value chain in India.

“The Indian pharma industry is expected to hold a key position in the global pharma sector to cater to the global demand (more than 50%) for various vaccines,” remarked Dr Sajal Kumar Jha. “This sector is already the highest globally in generic drug supply, supplying 25% and 40% of generic medicines in the UK and USA, respectively. The Indian pharmacy industry is anticipated to grow to $100 billion by the year 2025, whereas the medical device market is anticipated to grow to $25 billion. Furthermore, the Indian biopharma (biotech) industry is expected to grow to $100 billion by 2025,” he added.

But is India ready to rise to the challenge and become a pharmaceutical superpower? This is not a ‘million-dollar question’, it’s a ‘Billion-dollar question’!

Dr Sajal Kumar Jha - the Dean (officiating) of the School of Pharmaceutical Technology, Adamas University, weighed in on the matter saying, “With the onset of Covid-19 pandemic, the pharma sector has become one of the most demanding sectors globally and undergone radical changes.

The Covid-19 pandemic has led to an increase in demand for medicine and healthcare tools. At the same time, this pandemic has caused the supply chain to be broken, and because of this, there is an alarming decrease in the supply of required healthcare products. Now, to efficiently adapt to the shifting requirements, it is compulsory for the sector to reskill, upskill and new skill (RUN) its workforce and promote an innovative work ecosystem.”

Dr Y. Padmanabha Reddy explained the dynamics of the Indian pharmacy market post-covid by saying, “Today, the pharmaceutical industry remains a prominent hightechnology sector of the economy, and consistently maintains its competitiveness on the world market at a very high level with a revenue of 1.25 trillion U.S. dollars as of end-2019, which is a significant increase from 2001 with just 390 billion U.S. dollars.”

Covid-19 has proven to be not only a global health catastrophe but also a hard-hitting economic problem for various economies, with a restricted reputation on multiple safe and effective Covid-19 vaccines discovered by the pharmaceutical business.

“Pharmaceutical industries are focusing on prophylaxis, diagnosis, and therapy to tackle Covid-19 in three areas: treatment development, vaccine development and

“To meet the aforementioned projections in the post-Covid world, the pharmaceutical industry must undergo significant transformations and implement a variety of measures, including changes in the healthcare model, changes in daily lifestyles, technological aspects, changes in workplace patterns, digital infrastructure, digital learning/training, and technological adeptness to improve workforce quality. This sector needs to devise and implement diverse strategies to remain successful in the post-Covid world,” concluded Dr Sajal Kumar Jha. The lockdown triggered by Covid-19 in 2020 has adversely impacted all sectors. However, unlike other sectors, the pharmaceutical industry has experienced significant growth in domestic as well as global markets in past five years. The pharmacy sector in India is thus expected to see a bright future. Dr Anupama Diwan – the Dean of the School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Appejay Stya University elaborated on the same idea saying, “The pharmaceutical sector is contributing significantly to India’s economic growth. India’s pharmaceutical sector is among the top 10 sectors in attracting Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and reducing the trade deficit.”

“India is now well known as ‘Pharmacy of the World’ and contributes heavily to the global demand for vaccines (62% by volume) and to the global generics market (>20% by volume). Indian pharmaceutical industry, popularly known as the ‘archetype of affordable healthcare’, is thus significantly contributing to improving public health both in India as well as across the globe,” concluded Dr Anupama Diwan. T R

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School of Pharmaceutical Sciences,

APEEJAY STYA UNIVERSITY The Training Ground for Outstanding Healthcare Professionals

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harmacists are one of the most highly respected and trusted medical professionals, and rightfully so. To be a practicing pharmacist, your record needs to be pristine. Pharmacists dispense and package prescription medications to patients and offer expertise in the safer use of drugs. A job that everyone takes very seriously and requires the utmost credibility.

To add to it, even when they're starting, pharmacists are practically guaranteed to take home a sizeable salary, especially in a country like India at a time like this. India is the largest provider of generic drugs globally, and the pharmaceutical market is considered the third-largest by volume.

All these point to the unarguable fact that the pharmacy profession is safe, well-paid, and of high demand in the country.

To make optimal use of this situation, we need prominent research-oriented pharmaceutical institutions that can take aspirants and turn them into skilled, competent, and cultivated professionals to be let loose in the industry and capture the market to the best of their ability. We need institutions like the School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Apeejay Stya University.

Established in 2010, Apeejay Stya University (ASU) is spread across a wide campus with lush green sprawling lawns. It has a large building, fully and centrally airconditioned. It has a separate hostel for girls and boys inside the campus and a rich library. Besides, it has a residential facility for the university’s administrative staff.

The School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Apeejay Stya University, is one of the best pharmacy universities in Delhi NCR. Approved by the Pharmacy Council of India (PCI) and University Grants Commission (UGC), it offers career-focused pharmacy courses designed in collaboration with pharmaceutical organisations of repute.

ASU is a pioneer in India with its R&D (Research & Development) Centre for pharmaceutical research, which further ensures holistic and experiential learning for students.

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The School of Pharmaceutical Sciences was established in 2012 with unique labs spanning diverse areas of the pharmacy profession. It offers pharmacy programmes at various levels – Bachelors, Masters, Diploma, and Ph.D. The School has two centres of excellence - Centre for Novel Drug Delivery System (NDDS) and Centre for Formulation Development & Analysis.

ASU has an unbeaten track record of achieving top placements in renowned pharma companies every year.

Core Values: Commitment to research Freedom to realign educational goals Freedom to graduate at one's pace Trans-disciplinary approach Mission: Ÿ To take minds full of potential and propel them towards greatness Ÿ To explore and expand the human knowledge base Ÿ To deepen the understanding of the human condition, fostering universal values while being rooted in the Indian experience Ÿ To do public good, to benefit society and the country as a whole Vision: To provide a supportive and nurturing environment that produces young renaissance men and women who would be the leaders of today and tomorrow.

Standing Apart What sets the School of

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Several awards and accolades have been bestowed upon the university. It includes being awarded for 'Best Institute for Research and Development in India' at the 27th BSchool Affaire & Dewang Mehta National Education Awards 2019.

The Indomitable Leader The towering personality behind the success of Apeejay Stya University is Mrs. Sushma Paul Berlia, the CoFounder and Chancellor of the University. She is also the Chairman of Apeejay Education, and the President and Co-Promoter of the Apeejay Stya and Svran Group – a leading business conglomerate.

A multidimensional personality, Mrs Berlia is a leading entrepreneur, industrialist, and educationist who has

devoted her life to nation-building.

Daughter and only child of Dr Stya Paul, she has played a stellar and pivotal role in shaping up the University in its present innovative and dynamic form.

Mrs. Sushma Paul Berlia has won numerous awards and accolades for her immense contributions to academia and industry. She was felicitated by the Skill Tree Knowledge Consortium at the House of Commons, London for her contribution to the Indian education industry. She was conferred the ‘Hall of Fame Award’ by the Asian Leadership Awards, Dubai, and the prestigious ‘Udyog Rattan Award’.

She was also the recipient of the 'Lifetime Achievement Award' by ASSOCHAM for promoting education for a social cause; the ‘Mahatma Gandhi Samman’ at the House of Commons; the ‘ET-Inspiring Entrepreneur of India’ by Economic Times; and recently, recognised and honoured as one of the ‘Most Promising Business Leaders of Asia’

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What sets the School of Pharmaceutical Sciences apart is the fervent determination of the School and its faculty towards the holistic development of its students into industry-ready pharmaceutical professionals equipped with all necessary skills and competencies.

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Pharmaceutical Sciences apart is the fervent determination of the School and its faculty towards the holistic development of its students into industry-ready pharmaceutical professionals equipped with all necessary skills and competencies.

How the School achieves this can be explained through the following pointers: Ÿ Use of ICT and latest teachinglearning pedagogy Ÿ Real-time industry projects Ÿ Academic programmes based on technology, research, innovation, and Liberal Arts Ÿ Promotion of human values and community service Ÿ Trans-disciplinary courses Ÿ International credit-based system Ÿ Choice-based credit system Ÿ Faculties from reputed institutes/with extensive industry experience Ÿ Faculties involvement in quality research and publications. The School's PhD students have filed many patents as well.

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by the Economic Times for demonstrating exemplary leadership qualities, amongst others.

Very recently, she received the ‘Lifetime Achievement Award’ as part of Dainik Jagran’s Iconic Awards 2021.

The Prime Mover For the School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, the main focus has always been to give real-time industry exposure to every student. Its library has the most comprehensive search database. The labs are equipped with modern and sophisticated instruments.

For student placements and training, the school is supported by its Corporate Resource Centre.

The Group’s very own pharma companies also absorb students from the Institute. A few of the other major recruiters are Wipro, IDS Infotech Ltd., Jubilant, Piramal, Mylan, Medicare, Dr. Reddy, Pfizer, Dabur, Biocon, Sun Pharma, Fresenius Kabi, Netmeds, etc.

Struggles: Then & Now The School of Pharmaceutical Sciences offers varying practical-oriented programmes that require hands-on training for a better understanding of concepts. But when the programmes

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first started, ASU faced many problems, as many were not aware of pharmacy as a programme. To increase awareness, the School launched many initiatives.

Now, due to the Covid-19 pandemic, laboratory/hands-on training is not a feasible option. To overcome this, the School's faculties give a live demonstration of experiments in laboratories and also use different types of software. Also, looking at the growth of its campus, many pharmacy colleges have opened up in the area surrounding ASU. However, the quality of education offered by ASU’s School of Pharmaceutical Sciences helps it rise above the herd.

The School has introduced an elearning programme wherein students have shown overwhelming responses.

It has also provided an opportunity for institutions to introduce customised learning. Additionally, the institution has introduced various digital platforms that the students capitalise on to continue their education.

Scaling the Future Looking ahead, the college would like to sign more MoUs with national & international universities and initiate student exchange programmes. Three skill development courses have been approved by the UGC & National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) and these courses will be launched in the upcoming academic session (2021).

Soon, the college plans to promote research at each level, starting from the first year itself. It will also implement multiple exit options (with due recognition/certificate/diploma, etc.) shortly as NEP 2020 enables it. T R

SCHOOL OF PHARMACE ADAMAS UNIVERSITY, KOLKATA

Producing Best-in-the-class Pharmaceutical Professionals

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harmaceutical education is a vast, dynamic professional education for the development of the individual as well as the country, with a view to safeguard public health. The pharmaceutical companies had realised long ago that just selling traditional medicines will not produce the desired growth nor even sustain competitiveness. This led to a fundamental change known as moving 'beyond the pill' which arose from two main realisations: The Pharma-IoT concepts involving digitization of medical products; and related care processes using smart connected medical devices and IT services (web, mobile, apps, etc.) during drug development, patient care, and clinical trials.

With this shift in overall approach, the field of pharma got a whole lot more interesting. The outcomes of Pharma-IoT in development and clinical trials can employ

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combinations of advanced technologies and services to create totally new kinds of diseases treatment possibilities.

Fortunately, our next pick for 'The 10 Most leading Institutes in Pharmacy, 2021' is an institute which, with the combination of proficient faculty, extensive industry connect, and multitudes of resources, has produced the crème de la crème of pharmaceutical professionals. This is the School of Pharmaceutical Technology, Adamas University, Kolkata.

The School of Pharmaceutical Technology started its journey in July 2016 at the sprawling lush green campus of Adamas Knowledge City, about 13 km away from Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose airport, Kolkata with the four-year B. Pharm program. In the year 2017, the school started 2-year Diploma program (D. Pharm). Both B. Pharm and D. Pharm programs are approved by Pharmacy Council of India under section 12 of

the Pharmacy Council Act,1948.

The school was set up with a vision to create and disseminate knowledge for producing quality health care professionals with global standards.

The salient features of the school are: Ÿ Highly qualified, experienced, and motivated faculty members Ÿ Link-up with industries facilitating practical training Ÿ 14 well-equipped laboratories with state-of-the-art facilities Ÿ 9 cosy air-conditioned classrooms fitted with audio-visual aids Ÿ Excellent collection of books and journals Ÿ On-campus Wi-Fi facilities Ÿ Sprawling campus with gymnasium, playgrounds, and other sports facilities Ÿ Separate hostel facilities for boys and girls Ÿ Opportunities for higher education Ÿ Opportunities for professional skill development Ÿ Option to select elective subjects

EUTICAL TECHNOLOGY, The Guiding Vision of the School To be an internationally recognized university through excellence in interdisciplinary education, research, and innovation, preparing socially responsible well-grounded individuals contributing to nation building The Inspiring Mission Statement Ÿ Improve employability through futuristic curriculum and progressive pedagogy with cuttingedge technology Ÿ Foster outcomes-based education system for continuous improvement in education, research, and all allied activities Ÿ Instil the notion of lifelong learning through culture of research and innovation Ÿ Collaborate with industries, research centres and professional bodies to stay relevant and up-todate Ÿ Inculcate ethical principles and develop understanding of environmental and social realities

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Adamas University provides different trainings to the students in reputed pharma USFDA approved plants for the upliftment of their career as well as their future in healthcare profession

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suited for diverse employment potential.

All-round Development The School of Pharmaceutical Technology abides by the PCI (Pharmacy Council of India) syllabus.

However, inclusion of minors gives an extra edge to the skill development of the students. Centre for Professional Studies takes care of the grooming and communication skills so that students are job ready. The centre also offers coaching for GRE and TOEFL exams for higher studies in foreign institutes.

Dedicated faculty members also help with GPAT coaching. The institute also offers for student exchange with foreign institutes. Career Development Cell arranges for internships with USFDA approved plants like Sun Pharma, Cipla, Cadilla, etc where majority of the students get absorbed after completing their degrees.

Various types of extra-curricular activities are encouraged like sports, music, quiz, debates, etc. The institute each year arranges for intra department cultural competitions. During the annual fest held in the university, interdepartment cultural competitions are also held in which the students

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enough to face any competitive examination for government jobs.

Prof Samit Ray Chancellor

His vision is that of producing polished dazzling diamonds symbolizing industry-ready professionals from uncut diamonds symbolizing students without proper employability skills, be the main backbone of the university.

His continuous support in pursuing excellence in academics, research and international relations is the major strength of the institution.

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participate with full enthusiasm. Each year an Annual Sports Day is held where various sports activities are organized for the students. Besides, there are around 16 clubs like the Music Club or Karate Club in the university which engage the students in their respective areas of interest. There are examples of many students participating in state/national level sports contests representing the university and winning trophies. Dhoni Cricket Academy trains the students in cricket.

Leader of the Pack Prof Samit Ray (Chancellor, Adamas University, Kolkata) is a pioneer of modern education in West Bengal stretching from school to university to competitive coaching, his work straddles multiple areas. It is a fruit of three and half decades of commitment, focus, hard work and love. He is the Founder-Chairman of RICE Group, which had envisioned, way back in the 80's, a form of training that would be a synergy of knowledge, skill, research and creativity, and would consistently aim at the upliftment of urban and rural youth by making them competent

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The title of 'Emeritus Professor' by the Dnepropertrovsk University of Ukraine Special recognition as education entrepreneur of India by North America Bengali Conference Mother Teresa International Award

by Mother Teresa International Award Committee – 2018 WCRC- Leaders Excellence Award for excellence in education, innovation, and leadership – in Asia Region 2012-13 Global Indian Excellence Award 2014 at London Most Promising Leader - Consumer and Product Survey by WCRC – 2014 and many more

Overcoming Hardships During the initial phase, the institute had a handful of faculty members and the advisory board members and their major challenge was to obtain the conditional approval from the regulatory body of pharmacy education in India: The Pharmacy Council of India (PCI). The PCI offers its affiliation only after completion of four academic years to an institute under Section 12.

However, during the initial years the Institute should have the conditional

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approval of PCI to run the course.

SOPT has obtained the conditional approval of PCI each year since its initiation and finally achieved the regulatory compliance under section 12 after completing its fourth academic year.

The most encouraging fact is that since the birth of SOPT, it got 100% response from the students and all its seats were filled up as per the eligibility criteria.

Adamas University introduced different online platforms for continuing the classes in Covid period.

They have used Microsoft teams, zoom, AU virtual lab for the regular theory and practical classes. Further, for evaluation of the students, Blooms taxonomy was adopted to frame questions along with regular viva and assessments. Academics in Adamas continue under all circumstances irrespective of the global condition.

Adamas has also created different online platforms for counselling the student's psychology in the time of COVID. In this regard, Adamas offered different online certificate courses like Coursera, NPTEL to the students. Most of the students completed those courses successfully and gained additional knowledge apart from regular academics.

Preparing Professionals Adamas University provides different trainings and internships to the students in reputed pharma USFDA approved plants for the upliftment of their career as well as their future in healthcare profession. Adamas University has been giving the space to the students in different international seminars and different hands-on training and workshops for seeking a strong hold in health care profession by experts from different domains.

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SOPT has achieved 100% placement for its first pass out batch in 2020.

This year SOPT has already achieved more than 50% placement for its current batch of final year students.

Students and faculty members have received number of prizes at state and national levels for their presentations in seminars/conferences and other competitive examinations/competitions.

The students of SOPT have qualified regularly in GPAT and NIPER examinations. They have also opted for higher studies in different state/national level Government/reputed institutes.

The faculty members also received grant from National/International levels. They have also received grant as seed money from the University regularly.

SOPT also received the “Best School” award in 2020 out of ten schools in the University for its Overall Performance.

The school has published more than 60 research publications with an impact factor of more than 100, and 15 book chapters since its establishment.

Adamas University has also been encouraging the students to participate in different research and outcome-based projects. The institute has its own medicinal garden where different plants are cultivated, and extraction and isolation of actives is carried out. Further animal house facilities are also there where preclinical studies may be conducted.

Students are trained to handle high-end instruments like HPLC, UV spectroscopy, dissolution apparatus, etc to make them industry-ready and enhance their employability potential.

Additionally, Adamas University has 16 different special clubs like the ‘Innovation think tank’,

‘entrepreneurship club’, etc. for the student’s participation and to gain expertise especially in medicine and healthcare.

A Bright Future Awaits Introduction of M. Pharm program from the academic year 2021-22. Ÿ Introduction of PhD program in Pharmacy from the academic year 2021-22. Ÿ The school also has a plan to strive for high-end research which can traverse from lab to clinic. Ÿ Work hand in hand with multinational pharmaceutical industries on projects favoring industry academia partnerships. Ÿ

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