Pharmaceutical Chemistry is an area of chemistry, which deals with the development of new drugs and the modification of currently used drugs in order to prevent, cure and relieve the symptoms of diseases. The medicinal chemists are the creative talents, which are responsible for the advancement of modern pharmaceutical industries. Basically, the focus of pharmaceutical chemistry is on medicinal drugs. An expertise in the area of pharmaceutical chemistry is able to make a choice of his/her interest with various branches like research, production, manufacturing, quality control, administration and computational chemistry. Graduates with experience in synthetic organic chemistry, structural characterization by spectroscopic techniques, and familiarity with chromatography are essential for this industrial sector. The present course reflects at the new challenges faced by chemists.

Internationally, the pharmaceutical industry is one of the most vibrant and active areas of technology based industry.

Objectives of the course

1.      The syllabus has been drafted according to the requirements of the industries, so as to give the industries, a confident and skilled candidate. To build confidence in students to be able to hold good on their own and work on various aspects of pharmaceutical applications.

2.      The syllabus includes topics like analytical chemistry, medicinal chemistry, pharmaceutical statistics, good manufacturing practices, good laboratory practices, drug design, natural product chemistry, management, patents.

Course Eligibility: Bachelor’s degree in Chemical /Pharmaceutical sciences of any recognized University with minimum 60% marks on aggregate or equivalent grade as specified for the course.

Total seats: 30 FIRST COME FIRST SERVE BASIS

Course Duration: One year (2 months industrial training inclusive)

For Details Contact:    Dr. Vidya Desai,

Head, Department of Chemistry,

Phone No: 08322268488   ( office), 9822180792