Diploma in Pharmacy

Vision: To be the epitome of excellence by redefining Pharmacy Education and nurturing our students into Pharma Virtuosi

“Education is not the learning of facts, but the training of the mind to think”
Albert Einstein

Gyan Vihar School of Pharmacy was established in the year 2003 and has been a shining exemplar for quality pharmacy education and in building diligent, disciplined and competent professionals since then. Our school was approved by the Pharmacy Council of India (PCI) and All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE). The school offers a two year Diploma course in Pharmaceutical Sciences (D.Pharm) which is tailor-made to fulfil the requirements of the growing pharmaceutical industry. Over the years Gyan Vihar School of Pharmacy has made significant inroads in the sphere of pharmaceutical education and research, achieved by outstanding student participation in various activities ably supported by highly qualified and motivated faculty and a world-class infrastructure, which has been instrumental in creating our credibility. Our students are selected from a pool of worldwide applicants who meet the stringent entrance requirements of the University. Our aim is to imbibe ethical and quality work practices as well as research culture and professional attitude amongst students.

Program Outcomes:

Subject Proficiency

• Specialised Medicine Knowledge: Scientific information and knowledge concerning basic principles of Pharmaceutics including Pharmacology, Pharmaceutical & Medicinal Chemistry, Pharmacognosy including herbal medicines.
• Specialised Laboratory Knowledge: Basic understanding of analysis of medicinal agents, their MoA’s, drug interactions and other technical evidences related to medicines.
• In depth knowledge of Formulation Development and Storage of various Pharmaceutical Dosage Forms including Herbal Medicines.

Personal Skills

• Problem-Solving and Decision-Making Abilities: Enhance time management, resource management and organizational skills. Development and Implementation of Plans and organization of work to be completed in deadlines.
• Modern Tool Usage: Study, select and apply best possible methods, procedures, resources and modern pharmacy-related computing tools with an understanding of the limitations.
• Leadership Skills and Teamwork: Understand and consider motivational issues for leadership and team-building.
• Communication Skills: Acquire good communication and writing skills.

Professional Skills

• Public Health Patient-Centred Care: Acquiring current knowledge of Community Pharmacy & Clinical Pharmacy and use the knowledge in the best interest of the patients and serving the community along with maintaining high standards of professional ethics and participation in health care programs.
• Innovation and Entrepreneurship: Acquire the skills to run retail or wholesale business of pharmaceuticals and understanding concept for setting up a pharmaceutical unit.
• Pharmaceutical Product Marketing: Understand the concept of synthesis & analysis of medicinal agents, their mode and mechanism of action, drug interactions, patient counselling and adequate technical information and used to be exchanged with the physician and other health professionals regarding diagnosis, prevention and therapeutic purposes for product detailing, marketing, distribution and selling of pharmaceutical products.

Attitudes and Values

• Ethical Attitude: Knowledge of ethical responsibilities, honour personal values and apply them in professional and social contexts of decision making and take responsibility for the outcomes associated with the decisions.
• Social and Cultural Awareness: Using knowledge of pharmaceutical sciences for generating awareness on critical healthcare issues and assess social, health, safety and legal issues and the consequent responsibilities relevant to the professional pharmacy practise along with the acknowledgement of social, economic, environmental, biological and emotional determinants of health/pharmacy sector in a given case and take them into account while planning professional strategies.

Programme Specific Outcomes

• Understand the basic concepts of Pharmaceutics, Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Pharmacognosy and Pharmacology.
• Efficiently utilize knowledge and technology to optimize patient care.
• Accomplish laboratory standard procedures in the areas of Pharmaceutics, Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Pharmacognosy and Pharmacology.

Salient Features:

Approvals & Accreditations

Approved and regulated by Pharmacy Council of India (PCI), All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) & Accredited as A Grade University by National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC).

Research Profile

More than 250 Research Publications, 10 patents, 2 Tech Transfers and 10+ Global Linkages with Industries and International Academic Organisations.

Workshops and Seminars

Workshops and Seminars on current aspects of Pharmaceutical Trends as Drug Regulatory Affairs (DRA), Intellectual Property Rights (IPR), Validation & Instrumentations, Computer Aided Drug Designing (CADD) etc. are organised to develop research skills in students.

Industrial Visits

Various visits to pharmaceutical industries and research institutions are a fundamental part of the curriculum which helps to develop technical and research aptitude in students.

Guest Lectures

Guest Lectures from industry personnel are conducted to acquaint students with the current pharmaceutical trends.

Professional Development

Various sessions of Soft Skills, Communications, Interview Preparations are conducted on regular basis to enhance personality and employability of students.

Holistic Growth of Students

Participation in technical events, sports and cultural activities help in the holistic development of students.

Course Overview

Foundation Courses

Courses which provide base for learning the core courses.

Core Courses

Courses which helps in learning the basics of key area / programme / discipline.

Specialized and Elective Courses

Those courses which provide in-depth knowledge and increase core competencies of students within the discipline. Workshops, Seminars, Guest lectures, Educational Trips, Industrial Training, Co-curricular Events, Incubation Projects, Community Projects, Projects with NGOs etc. constitutes an integral part of curriculum.

Academic Resources

• Learning Management System (LMS): We have an ingeniously designed internalstudent portal, wherein, the students have access to study material of each subject alongwith their attendance details, their academic calendar and college notifications
• Library: Students have access to more than 100,000 books. The library also has in-housereading facilities and is open from 9am to 9pm.
• Digital library: e-books are available on the online portal of “House of Wisdom”. Students are also given access to national and international peer-reviewed journals on N-list.
• Computer Lab: The lab is equipped with branded personal computers adequately supported with high-speed internet connectivity. It is also equipped with a wide range of licensed system software and applications software. Instructors are also regularly available to assist students in the lab.

Industrial and Academic Tie Ups

• Tie-ups with Industry
• Industry Collaborative Projects
• Lectures by Industry Experts
• Industrial Internships
• Student Exchange Programs