Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Bachelor of Pharmacy [B.Pharm]
Pharmacy (null)
Shortlisted by 0+ Students
Location: Karnataka - Other
Duration: 4 YEAR
Regular / Offline
Average Fees: ₹ 13.42 Lakhs
Highlights Post-independence, pharmacy education in India has undergone tremendous changes to meet the requirements of industry and the community at large. The Diploma in Pharmacy is able to meet the requirements of community and hospital stores only partly. The degree program (BPharm) is developed to address all other demands of the profession of pharmacy. However, BPharm education today is facing the challenge of meeting the changing needs the of industry. The four-year BPharm course offered by Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, is prepared considering the needs of the industry, which gives more impetus for skill development. Thus, BPharm graduates can don the roles like Industrial Pharmacist (Manufacturing, Packaging, Quality Control, and Quality Assurance), Hospital and Community Pharmacist (Dispensing of Medicines and Counselling of patients), Sales and Distribution executive (Detailing to Doctors and Bulk Distribution of Medicines), Academic Pharmacist (Training Diploma in Pharmacy Students). With the higher qualification, MPharm, a person could land jobs in the pharma industry in several niche areas, including research, regulatory affairs, new formulation development, marketing, and administration. With experience, an aspirant can move up the ladder to occupy senior positions in pharmaceutical companies getting hefty pay and perks.
Among the colleges in India that offer professional pharmacy education, the Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences - MCOPS as it is widely known as a unique standing. MCOPS is ranked in the band 101 to 150 in QS World University Rankings under the subject Pharmacy and Pharmacology, third among private pharmacy institutions in the country according to Career 360 and ninth in NIRF ranking. It is presently one of the premier institutions and research hub of the Manipal Academy of Higher Education.
MCOPS of today owes its origin to the vision and enterprise of Late Dr. TMA Pai, who ushered in an era of self-financed education, an event that changed the Indian landscape of tertiary education. A college that started offering a Diploma in Pharmacy (DPharm) education in 1963, became a degree college for a Bachelor of Pharmacy (BPharm) program in 1965. Eventually, MCOPS became the first college to offer a postgraduate course (MPharm) in Karnataka in 1970 and the Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) program in 2008 in India.
MCOPS attracts students from far and wide. The institution adheres to all quality measures in terms of imparting education to its students. No wonder then that many of the students of MCOPS easily get GPAT scholarships for pursuing higher education. Those who embark on higher education abroad after their graduation from MCOPS get selected in prestigious international universities of the UK, USA, and Australia to name a few.
Industries like Ranbaxy, Dr. Reddy’s, Astra Zeneca, Sun Pharma, Biocon, Syngene, Serum Institute, DRG, Johnson&Johnson, Cipla, Lupin, Ranbaxy, and so on have a number of students from MCOPS working in various capacities.
Mr Kiran Shankar (Vice President, BPRL, Bengaluru), Dr. B R Shetty (MD, Noe Pharma, New Medical Centre, Abu Dhabi), Dr. Satheesh Mallya (US FDA, Canada), Mr Murali Divi (MD, Divi Labs, Hyderabad) are some of the alumni, who have made it big in their profession or business. Scientists, who have carved names for themselves and their alma mater are Dr. Sreejayan (Associate Professor at Wyoming University, USA), an influential scientist in the new drug discovery program and Dr. Jyoti Paliwal, a major contributor towards the development of Central Drug Research Laboratory’s successful weekly contraceptive pill.
A chronicle on MCOPS will not be complete without mentioning the following names - Mr Ramalinga Raju, Mr V Brahmaji, Mr Desu Gangadhar, Mr Maddali Srinivas, etc. – the leading businessmen in the profession of pharmacy in New Jersey in the US.
MCOPS, over the past two decades, has received substantial research grants from CSIR, DST, ICMR, UGC, AICTE, DBT, and DAE in addition to many leading Pharmaceutical Industries.
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