B. Pharm - Four Year Program (Full Time Program)

Bachelor's Degree by SVKM's NMiMS - Shobhaben Pratapbhai Patel School of Pharmacy & Technology Management Mumbai View Contact

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This is a 4 year program spread over 12 trimesters, leading to a Bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy. The program is tailor made to train the students to play an important role in community pharmacy and assist the pharma industry at various levels. The course is predominantly based on practice and interaction with a strong focus on the healthcare system. This will enable students to practice pharmacy profession in a strong, skillful and determined manner.

MERITS

• Experienced and vibrant full-time faculty.

• Electives in tune with specializations at under graduate level.

• Industrial training for one trimester.

• Regular interaction with community pharmacy and industrial pharmacy experts.

• Opportunity to use and witness post graduate and research infrastructure at under graduate level.

• Guidance and counseling from senior students at post graduate and doctorate level.

• Case studies based on community and industrial pharmacy.

• Placement focus in Pharma industries, Hospitals, Patent cells, IPR sections, Clinical Research Organizations, Retail Pharmacy and other opportunities.

DURATION

The course for B. Pharm shall extend over four years consisting of three trimesters each year, along with inbuilt industrial/ community pharmacy/ hospital training.

INTAKE

60 seats

ATTENDANCE

A student is expected to attend all classes. However, a student must put in 80% of total attendance for each subject, in the absence of which he/she will not be eligible to write the exam for that subject. A student is required to monitor his/ her own attendance and no separate notice will be displayed.
In case of genuine medical/ professional/ other reasons resulting in shortage of attendance, the student is encouraged to attend classes the following year as per the rules of re-registration and re-examination of the University. Absence beyond 20% will not be condoned for any reason whatsoever.

Board of Studies

Board of Studies for Pharmaceutics and Quality Assurance

Dr. Padma Devrajan, Professor and Head, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technology, Institute of Chemical Technology, N.P.Marg, Matunga, Mumbai 400019

Dr. Harvinder Popli, Head, Global Licensing , Ranbaxy, New Delhi

Dr. Jayant Khandare, Senior Research Scientist, Pharmaceutical R & D, Nicholas Piramal Research Centre, Mumbai.

Board of Studies for Pharm. Chemistry, Pharm. Biotechnology, Natural Products and Pharm. Analysis

Dr. (Mrs.) Krishnapriya Mohanraj, Bombay College of Pharmacy, Kalina Mumbai

Dr. M. K. Raina, Pharma Consultant, Mumbai

Dr. Supriya Mahajan, Professor in Pharmaceutical Chemistry,C. U. Shah College of Pharmacy, SNDT Women’s University,Juhu Campus, Santacruz (W), Mumbai – 400 049.

Dr. Girish Mahajan, Senior Group Leader, Department of Natural Products,Piramal Life Sciences Ltd.Goregaon (E), Mumbai

Board of Studies for Pharmacology and Clinical Pharmacy

Dr. S. L. Bodhankar, Professor Pharmacology, Poona college of Pharmacy, Bharati Vidhyapeeth University, Pune

Dr. A R Juvekar, Professor, Institute of Chemical Technology, N.P.Marg, Matunga, Mumbai – 400019

Dr. Sanjiv Badhwar, Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital and Medical Research Institute, Mumbai

Value Proposition

• Curriculum constantly monitored in tune to the needs of pharma industries and research areas.

• Elective offered at undergraduate level.

• Industrial training for three months.

• Hands on training offered during the course.

• Encourage industry – institute interactions by means of guest lectures, industrial visits and training.

• All-round development is encouraged by organizing corporate seminars; quiz competitions etc at national level.

• Social awareness programs like Tuberculosis, Obesity, HIV – AIDS, Diabetes etc, are conducted.

Program Objectives

• Latest curriculum being continuously monitored for value addition.

• Electives in tune with specializations at under graduate level.

• Industrial training for one trimester.

• Opportunity to use and witness post graduate and research infrastructure at under graduate level.

• Placement focus on pharma industries, hospitals, retail drug chains and other opportunities.

Pedagogy

The course is predominantly based on practice and interactions with a strong focus on the healthcare system. This will enable the students to practice pharmacy profession in a strong, skillful and determined manner.
The course is reviewed regularly in consultation with our Board of Studies, which comprises of professionals from pharma industry, research, FDA and pharma institutes from all over India. Thus, the course is tailor made to fulfill the requirements in Pharmaceutical sector for growing pharma industries worldwide.

Admission Criteria Process

Students will be admitted for B. Pharm, if they meet the required standards of the three-stage selection process as described below:-

STAGE I:

Those short listed and have applied for the subsequent selection process, will have to appear for Personal Interview at NMIMS, Mumbai.

STAGE II:

Counseling is based on the performance in Stage 1 and Stage 2 and on the candidates’ 12th standard PCM/PCB marks. A composite merit list will be drawn as per criteria laid down by the Institute. Candidates will be called for counseling session based on the above merit list. In the counseling session, candidates can opt merit wise for the program either at Mumbai or Shirpur campus depending on the availability of seats.
Merit list of successful candidates for Stage III will be displayed on the NMIMS website and on the Institute’s Notice Board

FAQ

1. What is the eligibility criterion for M. Pharm (Pharm. Anal.) – Full Time course?Candidate must have passed B.Pharm examination with 55% of marks from any of the recognized university. Industry sponsored candidate would be preferred. GPAT qualified candidates will be given additional weightage of 10 marks, in the final merit list.

2. What is the admission procedure for the course?Candidates will be admitted to the program through NMIMS Management Aptitude Test (NMAT – P) followed by personal interview.

3. What is the scope for M. Pharm (Pharm. Anal.) – Full Time degree?Various job or research options in the area of analytical method development and stability testing, bioanalytical method development are available pharma companies.

4. What are the extracurricular activities carried in SPTM?Annual event Urjja (Cultural event)

   Isthmus (Corporate Seminar)
   Sports activities
   Guest lecture

5. What is the intake capacity for the course?

   Mumbai campus– 20 seats

6. What is the pattern followed for the course?
   The course shall extend over two years, consisting of three trimesters in the first year, followed by research work on industry related project and submission of dissertation in the second year.

7. What are the facilities at SPTM?
   Air conditioned classrooms with modern teaching tools, user friendly and well equipped sophisticated laboratories, Pilot Plant, Chemistry Laboratory, Blackboard technology, Animal House, Central Instrumental Laboratory etc.

8. How would you rate your institute nationally?
   NMIMS is one among the top ten Business schools in India, while looking into the infrastructure, faculty, teaching learning and research performances.

9. Are placements provided by your institute?
   We do have a placement cell. It gives platform to students to enter into various Pharma industries. However we don’t work as a commercial placement office. We facilitate placement activities.

10. What is the duration of course for M. Pharm (Pharm. Anal.) – Full Time course?
    Duration of course for M. Pharm (Pharm. Anal.) – Full Time is two years.

11. What is the process for cancellation of admission?
    The candidate should submit a written request for cancellation of admission and submit it to Deputy Registrar (Admissions) along with original fee receipt. The fees refund will be as per the norms laid down by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), from time to time.

12. Which official statutory bodies have approved these courses?It is not a pre - requisite for an institution notified as a Deemed to be University’ to obtain the approval of the AICTE, to start any program in technical or management education leading to an award, including degrees in disciplines covered under the AICTE Act, 1987. However, institutions notified as Deemed to be University’ are required to ensure the maintenance of the minimum standards prescribed by the AICTE for various courses that come under the jurisdiction of the said Council. It is expected that the institutions notified as ‘Deemed to be University’ maintain their standards of education higher than the minimum prescribed by the AICTE.

13. Is hostel facility available for students?
    Yes we do have Hostel facility as mentioned below

    Hostel facility in Mumbai
    Hostel for Girls: NMIMS has a well furnished hostel for girls (limited seats) by the name of MKM Sanghavi Girls’ Hostel, which is located close to the University. Along with this a few residential flats are also available for accommodation.
    Hostel for Boys: Limited seats are available at G. R. Jani Boys Hostels, which is 1/2 km away from the NMIMS campus. In addition to this, few residential flats are also available for accommodation.

    Hostel facility in Shirpur
    Being a residential campus, the hostel at our campus is well furnished and fully equipped with all the necessary requirements for students.
    Hostel for Boys: NMIMS has a well furnished hostel for boys, which is located in the campus as the campus is a residential campus.
    Hostel for Girls: NMIMS has a well furnished hostel for girls, which is located in the campus as the campus is a residential campus.
    The additional facilities provided in the hostel are:
    Dining facility
    Regular cleaning of rooms and washing of cloths
    Medical facility attached to hostel

Curriculum

B.PHAM

List of Electives for trimester XI & XII:

1. Pharmaceutical Polymer science
2. Pharmaceutical Packaging
3. Pharmaceutical Marketing
4. Clinical Pharmacy & Research
5. Pharmaco epidemiology
6. Modern Approaches in Pharmaceutical Engineering
7. Pharmacy Chain Management
8. Pharmacovigilance
9. Patient Counseling
10. Tablet Tooling
11. Intellectual Property Rights
12. Stem Cell Technology

SVKM's NMiMS - Shobhaben Pratapbhai Patel School of Pharmacy & Technology Management

Shobhaben Pratapbhai Patel School of Pharmacy & Technology Management is a model pharmacy school conducting various graduate, postgraduate and research programs in pharmaceutical sciences.

The school has excellent lab facilities, good teaching and learning practices based majorly on student feedback systems. The school has highly experienced faculty who encourage students to carry out research in the fields of their interest. The courses and their practice are need based and focus on the pharma industry and hospitals.

MISSION
To produce self-motivated and self reliant 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 in emerging area of Science and Technology with focus on Industry-Academia interaction and cooperation at National and International level.
To interlink Pharmaceutical Sciences with Biological / life Sciences and Management Education.
To provide Life Long Learning opportunities in Pharm. Sciences

VISION
To develop a model Pharmacy School at International level inculcating research trends in Pharmaceutical Science and Technology Management.