Background

Government College of Pharmacy, Aurangabad has been started in 1996 with the efforts of Honorable Late Shri. Govindbhaiji Shroff as a part of his social obligation to which Marathwada region was awaiting. Initially it has been started as one of the Departments of Government College of Engineering. Subsequently in 1999, it has acquired the status of full-fledged Government College.

Now the college is situated in its status or art building of around 8000 sq. ft. The institute in its short span has established credibility to impart quality education to masses. The institute is affiliated to Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University, Aurangabad and approved by AICTE and Government of Maharshtra. It is conducting four years B.Pharm. course with annual intake of 60 student, two year M.Pharm (Pharmaceutics) with annual intake of 18 students and 08 students and 6 years integrated course.

The college also has approved facilities from Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada Univeristy, Aurangabad for doctoral studies.

Faculty

College has 12 qualified faculty members including 4 Ph.D. Apart from undergraduate teaching, the faculty members are involved in research work and have demonstrated their capabilities by publishing their research work and supporting nearby industries. Top

Library

At present college library has approximately 6500 text and reference books, worth more than Rs. 60 Lakhs, covering a wide area of knowledge. Eight international and 22 National and 7 International Journals are subscribed presently as hard copy or Internet editions.

Laboratories

College has 12 well-equipped laboratories to cater the need of undergraduate graduate students and 6 laboratories equipped with modern instruments and equipments to cater the need of Postgraduate and research students. Top

Equipments

Laboratory is equipped with advanced equipments including Freeze dryer, Spray Dryer, BOD incubators, Fluidized bed processor, Deep freezers, Refrigerated centrifuge, Kelvaka Multipurpose pilot equipment, Colloidal mill, Extruder, spirunizer, Rotary Tablet machine, Double stage tablet machine, Ball mill, Six baskets Dissolution tester, Pouch filling machine, FBD, Multimill, Oscillating granulator, Tray drier, Rapid mixer granulator, Stability chambers, Friability tester, Disintegration tester, Coating machine and facilities for Tablet, Capsule, Ointment, liquid manufacturing.

College has a separate Sophisticated instrument facility with sophisticated instruments like Infra-Red Spectrophotometer, FTIR with DRS assembly, UV-Visible spectrophotometer with micro volume cell, , Spectrophotoflurometer, DSC, HPLC, Ion chromatograph, GCMS,Misture balance, Rheometer, Water purification system, Polarograph with cyclic voltametry, Microwave synthesizer, KF auto titrator,.

The Pharmacology laboratory is equipped with Super speed kymograph and operation tables, 8 Channel Polygraphs, IR camera based behavioral assembly, ECG Machine, PC based spirometer, SS 48 Electronic stimulator.

Academics

College has excellent academic record at university examination level and achieved success in GATE, GPAT, GRE like examinations. Top

Grants

Institute has received grants worth more than Rs. 75.00 lakhs under MODROB, RPS, IIPCSchemes from AICTE New. The College has received grant of around Rs. 3.00 crors from Govt. of Mahrashtra under scheme of Maharthwada Vikas package, Backlog and Library development.

Computer Facilities

College has computer facilities like internet through optic fiber based leased line (10 MBPS), 1 GBPS optic fiber based networking. Computer laboratory is well equipped with 30 computers, LAN printer, Laser printers, scanner, LCD projectors, OHP panel, photographic equipments and digital recording facility with online UPS, Inverters and generators as power alternatives. College is also equipped with Video conferencing unit.

Social Obligations

The college in association with Indian Pharmaceutical Association, Local branch Aurangabad, organizes lectures, seminars, blood donation camps and celebrates National Pharmacy Week. Apart from it students of college are actively engaged in social awareness campaigns like anti-tobacco and Aids awareness program. The institute plans to launch diabetes awareness campaign in coming years.