Departmental Profile
The Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences under the Sushruta School of Medical and Paramedical Sciences started its journey in August 2010 with the introduction of four years (eight semesters) Bachelor Degree course in Pharmacy (B. Pharm). The primary objective of the Department is to develop programs relevant to current global standards and challenges of pharmaceutical education and research in order to provide trained technical manpower in the field of Pharmacy primarily for the Southern Part of North East India. The Department started functioning with a full-fledged B. Pharm course from the academic session 2011-12. In due course of time, the Department will also introduce Post Graduate and Ph.D courses.
The mission of the Department is to produce high-quality Pharmacy professionals to meet the demand of the accelerating pharmaceutical industry in Assam in particular and India in general in the field of drug manufacturing, development, regulation, quality control, analysis, distribution, marketing, etc. The Department envisages becoming the nodal center for the development of Pharmaceutical sciences in the Southern part of North Eastern Region of India by initiating research and development activities to tap the enormous potential of this region which is yet in an unexplored state.
| Courses Offered | Duration | Intake Capacity | Program Course Structure |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor of Pharmacy (B. Pharm.) | 4 years | 50 | Pharmacy Council of India (PCI) prescribed rules and syllabus for B. Pharm. course [framed under regulation 6, 7 & 8 of Bachelor of Pharmacy (B. Pharm.) course regulation 2014 |
| Master of Pharmacy (M. Pharm.) (Specializations: Pharmaceutics & Pharmaceutical Chemistry) | 02 years | 16 (08+08) | The Master of Pharmacy (M. Pharm.) course regulation 2014 (based on notification on the gazette of India, No 362, dated December 10, 2014) |
| Doctor of Philosophy (Pharmacy) | – | According to vacancies available with faculty members. | The Assam University Ordinance on Ph.D. Programme 2023 |
News and Events
- Rules & P.C.I. Syllabus for the Bachelor of Pharmacy (B. Pharm) Course
- DAC Minutes for 2020-21
- Free Medicine Distribution & Annual Health Check-up Camp organized by the Department
- Free Distribution of In-house Produced Hand Sanitizers by the Department during COVID-19 Pandemic
Quick Links
For UGC: http://www.ugc.ac.in
For PCI: http://www.pci.nic.in
For AICTE: http://www.aicte-india.org
For MHRD: http://www.mhrd.gov.in
For NAAC: http://naac.gov.in
Faculty
| Name | Designation | Area of Specialisation | Contact & Email ID |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr.Sanjib Das, M. Pharm., Ph.D., FIC | Professor | Pharmacology (Neuro and Cardiovascular Pharmacology) | sanjib.das@aus.ac.in,sanjibaus2010@gmail.com |
| Dr. Supratim Ray, M Pharm, Ph.D. | Professor | Pharmaceutical Chemistry (Drug-lipid interaction, QSAR & Molecular Modelling) | supratimray75@gmail.com |
| Dr. Abhishek Bhattacharjee, M.Pharm,Ph.D. | Assistant Professor | Pharmaceutics(Anticancer & Novel Drug Delivery System) | abhishek.bhattacharjee@aus.ac.in |
| Dr. Nirupam Das, M. Pharm,Ph.D. | Assistant Professor | Pharmaceutical Chemistry (Synthesis, Pharmacological Evaluation & Molecular Modeling) | nirupam.das@aus.ac.in |
| Dr. Lalduhsanga Pachuau, M.Pharm., Ph.D | Assistant Professor | Pharmaceutics(Drug delivery, Biomaterials, Nanomedicine, Natural products) | aduhapc@gmail.com lalduhsanga.pachuau@aus.ac.in |
| Dr. Partha Palit, M.Pharm.(Gold Medalist, Jadavpur University), Ph.D.(CSIR-IICB,KOLKATA) . |
Assistant Professor | Pharmacognosy (Drug Discovery, Nano-liposomal drug delivery, Molecular pharmacology of Autoimmune diseases & Neurotic disorders, in-vitro & in-vivo drug assay, phytopharmacology, Machine-learning-based virtual drug screening, assessment of environmental & epigenetic role on lifestyle diseases) | itspartha_p@yahoo.com, |
| Dr. Ram Sahu, M.Pharm.,Ph.D.,DPPM | Assistant Professor | Pharmacognosy(Novel Drug Delivery System, Isolation and Characterization of Active Constituents, Pharmacological Screening) | ramsahu79@yahoo.co.in, ramsahu79@gmail.com |
| Dr.Rati Kailash Prasad Tripathi, M.Pharm.,Ph.D. | Assistant Professor | Pharmaceutical Chemistry(Synthetic medicinal chemistry, Computational chemistry & molecular modeling, Preclinical evaluation of new chemical entities) | rati.itbhu@gmail.com,ratikailashprasad.tripathi@aus.ac.in |
| Dr. Partha Pratim Kaishap,M.Pharm.,Ph.D. | Assistant Professor | Pharmaceutical Chemistry(C-H Functionalizations, Diversity Oriented Synthesis, Target-based anticancer studies) | pk6511@gmail.com, Parthapratim.kaishap@aus.ac.in |
| Dr. Manjari Singh,M.Pharm.,Ph.D. | Assistant Professor | Pharmacology (Molecular Pharmacology, Cancer Biology, Hypoxia and Tumor Microenvironment, In-silico drug designing) | manjari.pharm@gmail.com, drmanjari.singh@aus.ac.in |
| Dr. Rabinarayan Parhi,M.Pharm.,Ph.D. | Assistant Professor | Pharmaceutics(Transdermal and Topical Drug Delivery, Natural Penetration/Permeation Enhancers, and Microneedle Based Drug Delivery) | rabi59bls623@gmail.com |
| Dr. Sarbani Dey Ray,M.Pharm.,Ph.D. | Assistant Professor | Pharmacology (Pharmacological screening of natural products, in-silico drug design) |
sarbanideyray09@gmail.com |
| Dr. Anup Das,M.Pharm.,Ph.D. | Assistant Professor | Pharmacognosy( Nutraceutical and Plant bioactive isolation, green extraction techniques, Agro-biotechnology of endangered medicinal plants) | anup.das82@gmail.com |
| Dr. Abimanyu Sugumaran,M.Pharm.,Ph.D. | Assistant Professor | Pharmaceutics( Drug targeting, Drug Delivery, Nanocarriers, Nanobiomaterials) | abimanyu.s@aus.ac.in; abipharmastar@gmail.com |
Head of Department
Prof. Supratim Ray
8473022389
supratimray_in@yahoo.co.in