M.Pharm. (Quality Assurance)

Dr A N Misra, Head Professor in Pharmaceutics, Pharmacy Dept, M.S. University of Baroda, Kalabhavan, Vadodara 390 001.

Dr Ashwani Bhatt, President–Formulations Manufacturing, Piramal Health Care Ltd., Pithampur, Madhya Pradesh 454 775.

Dr (Mrs) Kamlinder Kaur Singh, Professor in Pharmaceutics, C. U. Shah College of Pharmacy, S. N. D. T. Women’s University, Mumbai 400 049.

Dr P Ramarao, Professor in School of Biosciences, Central University of Punjab, Bathinda 151 001, Punjab.

Dr S B Roy, President & Head, Pharmaceutical Technology Centre, Zydus Cadila Healthcare Ltd., Ahmedabad 382 210.

Dr Yatish K Bansal, President-R & D (Formulations), Ipca Laboratories Ltd., International House, Kandivali (W), Mumbai 400 067.

Dr Y Madhusudan Rao, Professor, University College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kakatiya University, Vidhyaranyapuri, Hanamkonda 506 009, Warangal.

Value Proposition

The department is actively engaged in following research activities:

• Analytical method development for formulations and validation.

• Impurity profiling.

• Taste masking of bitter drugs.

• Formulation and development of oral disintegrating, immediate release and sustained release tablets.

• Application of Kaizen Technology for yield improvement.

Program Objectives

• Specially designed course suitable for job placement in pharma industries & research organisations.

• Experienced and vibrant full-time faculty with expertise in pharmacy education and research areas.

• Regular interactions with industry and research organisations with top bosses/executives.

• Opportunity to develop with current research trends in Pharma industries.

• Need based research in industry related areas.

• Case studies from top industry executives.

• Industry oriented research model with opportunity to have electives of special interest.

Pedagogy

• The course is predominantly based on presentations and interactions with a strong focus on the research components of pharmacy.

• This pedagogy enables students to take decisions based on their strong academic, practical and industrial background in the pharma sector.

• The course is reviewed regularly in consultation with our Board of Studies, which comprises people from pharma industry, research, FDA and pharma institutes from all over India.

Thus the course is tailor-made to fulfill the requirements of pharma scientists of the growing pharma industries worldwide.

Eligibility

Eligibility for the program is B.Pharm. with 55% and a valid GPAT score. Industry-sponsored candidate would be preferred. Candidates without GPAT score will also be considered if seats remain vacant.

Admission Criteria Process

Candidates will be admitted to the above mentioned program through NMIMS Management Aptitude Test (NMAT-P). The Admission Test and Personal Interview will be conducted only at Mumbai Centre. The Admission Test will comprise objective type questions based on sections: Pharmaceutics, Pharmacology, Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Analysis and Pharm., and English Proficiency. Duration of the interview is 10-12 minutes. Candidates will be assessed based on achievements/career orientation, professional knowledge/skills, commitment to the course, learning orientation/perseverance and soft skills.
The final merit list will be prepared on the basis of information provided in the application form, categorised as academic/professional work experience, marks obtained in the written test and personal interview. Merit list of successful candidates for Stage II as well as the final merit list will be displayed on the NMIMS website and on the Institute’s Notice Board.

Placements

SVKM’s NMIMS University’s first off campus center at Shirpur is the brainchild of our President and Chancellor Hon. Shri. Amirishbhai Patel and dream project of SVKM. Being the first off campus center, all the necessary care has been taken by University authorities to make this campus a vibrant and innovative centre of higher education and research, offering quality education in a peaceful location away from the busy and congested city life.

SVKM’s NMIMS Shirpur is an integrated campus approved by All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), New Delhi. Recently Pharmacy Council of India has granted permission to conduct the course at Shirpur campus. The Campus is located on Mumbai-Agra highway (NH-3) in North Maharashtra. The widespread 45 acres campus is situated on the bank of Tapi river surrounded by Satpuda hill ranges. The off campus center is being developed with the state-of-art, self contained educational, residential and recreational facilities.

School of Pharmacy & Technology Management is a model pharmacy school conducting various graduate, post graduate and research programs in pharmaceutical sciences. In short span of four years the School of Pharmacy and Technology Management (SPTM) has produced the postgraduate students with the knowledge and skill required by Pharma. Industries.
The school is situated in a 24 x 7 Wi- Fi campus and is provided with excellent infrastructure. The air-conditioned classrooms have both pen & board and audio-visual presentation facilities, while specious laboratories are equipped with sophisticated instruments. The campus provides all facilities needed for a comfortable residential life, e.g. ATM, consumer store, computer care and free transport for town.

A team of highly qualified and dedicated faculty is continuously trained in latest methods of educational technology and in their fields of specialization. All faculty members are either holding or pursuing a Ph.D. degree in their respective fields. Apart from presenting and publishing their work in reputed journals and conferences, they have won laurels for the institute by publication of books, patenting their research work and writing blogs on drug-related issues.
The school has the in-house facilities of a pilot plant with State of Art technology and a highly sophisticated CPCSEA approved animal house. A State-of-the-Art fully air-conditioned Seminar Hall and Auditorium with ultramodern facilities and a seating capacity of more than 500 students are being developed.