Department Of Pharmacognosy
Bachelor of Pharmacy (B. Pharm) is Four-year integrated, full-time course after XIIth Science with PCB or PCM group. This course also comprises 30-days industrial training. In actual course, the student has to study following subjects theoretically & practically & qualify subsequent examination which is conducted in semester pattern by the Shivaji University, Kolhapur.
Apart from course content, students are expected to participate in additional support arranged for them for successful career. These includes visits to industries/ hospitals; excursions & field trips; value-addition initiatives, active-learning initiatives, guest lectures on technical issues, personality development, competitive examinations, professional & social awareness, right attitude building modules; career guidance etc.
On successful completion of course, the students are successfully grab government/private jobs in Hospitals/ Medical stores/Community as a Pharmacist or may enter into own medical shop (Retail/Wholesale sale). Students with excellent score may get admission to Post graduate (Master of Pharmacy, M.Pharm) to enhance career opportunities.
Ms. Shelar Pournima Anil
Head of Department
We carry out experiments on basic concept of morphology, microscopy and physicochemical characteristics of herbal drugs. Department of Pharmacognosy is fully dedicated to provide excellence in education and research through natural products chemistry by exploring the local natural resources as remedies for management of endemic diseases. Laboratory also engaged in extraction, herbal formulation, evaluation, and standardization of herbal drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. The committed faculty has contributed the field of Pharmacognosy through number of scientific publications. The Department has collected and cultivated some rare plants species from various agro climatic zones of the country.