KBIPER to start MBA (Pharma) for B Pharm graduates

K B Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, (KBIPER) Gandhinagar, Gujarat will start a customised MBA course, exclusively for B Pharm graduates which will help the students to be more innovative in marketing, human resource, production and finance areas.

It gives a combined knowledge of pharmacy and management and also offers a dual and single specialisation in marketing, production & operations and HR areas.

“MBA is such an evergreen course with an unlimited scope. Today this course stands as an ultimate destination for pharmacy graduates. As pharmaceutical marketing is highly regulated, this course helps in moulding pharmacy students to acquire pharma marketing skills. It is very obvious that students all over the world are very crazy about pursuing management course,” said Dr Gaurang B. Shah, principal, KBIPER.

Mallika Babu, in-charge, MBA (Pharma) said, “The positive growth in pharma industry and the need of innovative people in the industry has prompted us to begin this course, which has the right blend of marketing knowledge needed by pharmaceutical companies, or the so called the Product Management Team (PMT).”

A student after passing can get to work in PMT sales, HRM, Business Development, International Marketing, Pharma Advertising, Marketing Research, Teaching profession, Regulatory affairs, project management, etc.

“The high interdependency between Pharmaceutical Industry growth and marketing management has assured more scope and good career growth and we are sincerely planning for the upgradation of this course with more practical exposure for students and also a nice opportunity to explore in the field of Pharmaceutical Management” Shah added.

The institute has got 100 per cent placement results in top Pharmaceutical Companies like GSK, Kendle, Zydus cadila, Cadila Pharmaceuticals, Torrent, Lupin labs, Jay Research Foundation, Themis lab, Alkem labs, Panchsheel organics etc. and they are looking forward for the support in future also. They arrange weekly guest lectures by eminent pharma professionals from Ranbaxy, Pfizer, Zydus, Lincoln, Quintiles etc., and also a continuous programme in this institute on every Saturday.

They have also organised workshops for MBA (Pharma) students to develop soft skills on various topics like positive attitude, mind power management, communication skills, interview skills, memory power, corporate etiquette, etc.

Dedicated courses on medical devices sector at NIPER Ahmedabad

The National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER) - Ahmedabad, one of the six new NIPERs established in different parts of the country, is planning to initiate courses to develop human resources to enhance the performance of medical devices industry in the country. The institute will be one of the first to introduce a dedicated course for medical devices technology, according to NIPER sources.

The institute, which is expected to commence operations in next couple of months, has identified the scope of emerging medical devices segment in the country and has plans to set up operations in three specific segments to help the industry. The identified segments are - setting up academic centres, establishing a testing facility for medical devices with testing equipments, testing models for efficacy and quality control studies and building up pre-clinical and clinical study facilities required for medical devices (class 2B and III) for the industry.The institute has recently conducted analysis on the sector to identify the prospects of medical devices industry and need for human resources.

The draft report has been submitted to the Department of Pharmaceuticals and the department is seeking feedback from the industry on the report. Based on the feedback the institute will submit its final report to the department which, in turn, is expected to offer additional funds to set up the infrastructure at Ahmedabad to support the medical devices industry, informed Dr Harish Padh, project director, NIPER-Ahmedabad and director, B V Patel Pharmaceutical Education and Research Development (PERD) Centre.

DIPSAR - Admisssion 2009

Admission now open for Degree (B.Pharm) and Diploma (D.Pharm) courses at Delhi Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research (DIPSAR) .

As per the directions given in the prospectus, report at the reception counter by 10:00 am on the specified dates. If any candidate is unable to report personally he/she may depute his/her relative with all relevant documents, fees etc.

List of original certificates required at the time of admission are :-
1. Marks statement of 10+2/Inter/12th Class
2. Date of Birth certificate
3. Provisional certificate from the last school attended
4. Character certificate from the school last attended
5. Proof of gap period, if any, after passing the 12th class
6. Medical certificate from a medical practitioner holding the degree not below MBBS.
7. Two passport size photographs (unattested, coloured)
8. Acknowledgment Slip
9. Reporting Slip
10. Caste certificate, if any issued from competent authority from Delhi only.
11. Any other certificate in respect of the claim made by the candidate.

DEGREE (B-Pharma) FEES (Rs
First year 16,500
Second year 12,000
Third year 15,000
Fourth year 14,000

D. Pharma FEES (Rs)
First year 10,000
Second year 8,000

Admission form for both the courses available here.

Education, Career counselling and Job fair by Dr. M.G.R Medical University

An education, career counselling and Job fair in Medicine and allied areas is being organized by the Tamilnadu Dr. M.G.R Medical University and will be held in the last week of May 2009 under the chairmanship of Prof. Dr. K. Meer Mustafa Hussain, Vice-chancellor of the University.

This is the first of its kind in the history of the university and the prime reason for conducting this job fair is that there are several job fairs and counselling sessions organized by various institutes and centers and the University organizing such fair will add more credibility and can provide categorical information.

Foreign Embassies and Consulates have also been invited to display avenues open in their respective countries and areas.

This is fair has been designed to serve both students and job seekers.

Venue:
The Tamilnadu Dr. M.G.R Medical University
69, Anna Salai, Guindy, Chennai

Dates:
30th and 31st May, 2009

Inaguration: 29th May 2009