Vision
To lead globally in pharmaceutical education and research through transformative, collaborative, and value-driven innovation for societal impact.
Mission
To deliver exceptional pharmacy education and training, empowering students with the knowledge, skills, and ethical values necessary to achieve success and make societal contributions.
To drive innovative research through academia-industry partnerships, enhancing the impact of the pharmacy field while promoting sustainable and socially conscious solutions.
To cultivate responsible, ethical pharmacists who excel professionally and contribute to the well-being of communities and society.
To offer state-of-the-art infrastructure and embrace technological advancements ensuring excellence in both education and sustainable operational efficiency.
Prof. (Dr.) Sudha Vengurlekar
Dean – Faculty of Pharmacy,
Principal – UIP
Message From Dean Pharmacy
Welcome to the Faculty of Pharmacy at Oriental University, Indore. The Faculty of Pharmacy is a vital part of the prestigious Oriental University, Indore, established under the visionary leadership of the late Dr. K. L. Thakral. Since its inception, the university has been committed to delivering quality education and fostering holistic development, a legacy that continues to thrive today. The Faculty of Pharmacy comprises two distinguished departments: Oriental College of Pharmacy and Research and University Institute of Pharmacy. These departments are dedicated to providing high-quality education, fostering innovation, and shaping future pharmacy professionals through excellence in teaching, research, and practical
training.
As a Dean, it is my privilege to extend a warm welcome to all new members of our academic community. In the ever-evolving healthcare landscape, pharmacists play a crucial role in patient care, medication management, and public health initiatives. They are not just dispensers of medicines but trusted healthcare professionals dedicated to safeguarding public health. However, to effectively address the challenges of the healthcare sector and ensure high quality pharmaceutical care, well-trained and knowledgeable pharmacists are essential.
Our institution is dedicated to equipping students with the knowledge, skills, and ethical values necessary to excel in the dynamic field of pharmacy. Through rigorous academic programs, practical training, and interdisciplinary collaboration, we nurture competent and compassionate professionals who contribute meaningfully to society.
To support our students’ academic journey, we offer state-of-the-art infrastructure, including advanced laboratories, modern lecture halls, and comprehensive research facilities, all designed to create a conducive learning environment. Our distinguished faculty members, committed to excellence in teaching, research, and mentorship, serve as the driving force behind our academic achievements.
Our curriculum integrates theoretical knowledge with hands-on experience, ensuring that students gain the expertise and practical skills needed to succeed in their careers. We strive to prepare them for the evolving demands of the pharmaceutical industry and healthcare sector.
As we embark on this new chapter together, I extend my best wishes to all students, faculty, and staff. May your time at our institute be filled with growth, learning, and discovery. Let us work together to uphold our mission of academic excellence and societal impact.
Program Educational Objectives (PEOs)
PEO1: To foster leadership qualities in pharmacy graduates, enabling them to assume influential roles in pharmacy practice settings and actively contribute to the evolution of the pharmacy profession.
PEO2: To ensure ongoing professional growth through continuous learning activities and contribute to the advancement of the pharmacy field, specifically designed to address the needs of the pharmaceutical industry, community, and hospital pharmacies.
PEO3: To prepare pharmacy graduates with the knowledge, skills, and ethical
understanding to offer patient-centred care, including performing medication reviews, identifying drug interactions, and providing expert counselling on medication usage for optimal patient outcomes.
PEO4: To train graduates who are equipped to excel in higher education (domestically and internationally) or thrive in the pharmaceutical commercial sector. By using innovative teaching methodologies, the program encourages self-learning and problem solving, fostering a sense of responsibility to deliver quality healthcare services to society through skillful and dedicated pharmacy practice.
Program Outcomes (POs)
Pharmacy Knowledge:Possess knowledge and comprehension of the core and basic knowledge associated with the profession of pharmacy, including biomedical sciences; pharmaceutical sciences; behavioural, social, and administrative pharmacy sciences; and manufacturing practices.
Planning Abilities: Demonstrate effective planning abilities including time management, resource management, delegation skills and organizational skills. Develop and implement plans and organize work to meet deadlines.
Problem analysis:Utilize the principles of scientific enquiry, thinking analytically, clearly and critically, while solving problems and making decisions during daily practice. Find, analyze, evaluate and apply information systematically and shall make defensible decisions.
Modern tool usage: Learn, select, and apply appropriate methods and procedures, resources, and modern pharmacy-related computing tools with an understanding of the limitations.
Leadership skills: Understand and consider the human reaction to change, motivation issues, leadership and team-building when planning changes required for fulfillment of practice, professional and societal responsibilities. Assume participatory roles as responsible citizens or leadership roles when appropriate to facilitate improvement in health and well-being.
Professional Identity: Understand, analyze and communicate the value of their professional roles in society (e.g. health care professionals, promoters of health, educators, managers, employers, employees).
Pharmaceutical Ethics: Honour personal values and apply ethical principles in professional and social contexts. Demonstrate behavior that recognizes cultural and personal variability in values, communication and lifestyles. Use ethical frameworks; apply ethical principles while making decisions and take responsibility for the outcomes associated with the decisions.
Communication: Communicate effectively with the pharmacy community and with society at large, such as, being able to comprehend and write effective reports, make effective presentations and documentation, and give and receive clear instructions.
The Pharmacist and society: Apply reasoning informed by the contextual knowledge to assess societal, health, safety and legal issues and the consequent responsibilities relevant to the professional pharmacy practice.
Environment and sustainability: Understand the impact of the professional pharmacy solutions in societal and environmental contexts, and demonstrate the knowledge of, and need for sustainable development.
Life-long learning: Recognize the need for, and have the preparation and ability to engage in independent and life-long learning in the broadest context of technological change. Self-assess and use feedback effectively from others to identify learning needs and to satisfy these needs on an ongoing basis.
Programs offered at University Institute of Pharmacy (UIP)
| S. No. | Program | Specialization | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | D. Pharm. | – | 60 |
| 2 | B. Pharm. | – | 100 |
| 3 | M. Pharm. | Pharmaceutical Chemistry | 15 |
| 4 | M. Pharm. | Pharmaceutical Quality Assurance | 15 |
| 5 | M. Pharm. | Pharmaceutics | 15 |
| 6 | M. Pharm. | Pharmacology | 15 |
Faculty Members
Dr. Rajesh Nagar
Professor (Pharmacognosy)
Dr. Aman Kansare
Professor (Pharmacognosy)
Dr. Ravikant Gupta
Professor (Pharmaceutics)
Dr. Shikha Jaiswal
Associate Professor (Pharmaceutics)
Dr. Priyanka Nagar
Associate Professor
(Pharmaceutical
Chemistry)
Dr. Deepika Gupta
Associate Professor (Pharmacology)
Dr. Ramakant
Sharma
Associate Professor
(Pharmaceutics)
Dr. Jeevan Patel
Associate Professor (Pharmaceutics)
Mr. Dhawal Dorwal
Associate Professor
(Pharmaceutics)
Mrs. Suchi Jain
Associate Professor
(Pharmaceutical
Chemistry)
Mr. Chandra Mani
Associate Professor
(Pharmaceutics)
Mo. Momin khan
Associate Professor
(Pharmaceutics)
Mr. Sandeep Mukati
Associate Professor
(Pharmaceutics)
Ms. Ekta Prajapati
Associate Professor
(Pharmaceutics)
Ms. Osheen Gurung
Associate Professor
(Pharmaceutics)
Mrs. Pooja Jaiswal
Associate Professor
(Pharmacology)
Mrs. Sushma Dwivedi
Associate Professor
(Pharmacology)
Mrs. Sakina Rassiwala
Associate Professor
(Pharmacology)
Ms. Sonali Kumavat
Associate Professor
(Pharmaceutics)
Mr. Rajesh Kapse
Associate Professor
(Pharmaceutics)
Mr. Shahrukh Khan
Associate Professor
(Pharmaceutics)
Mrs. Dipali Trivedi
Associate Professor
(Pharmaceutics)
Mr. Shikhar Rathore
Assistant Professor
(Pharmaceutics)
Ms. Mranali Chavhan
Assistant Professor
(Pharmacology)
Ms. Nikita Bhojney
Assistant Professor
(Pharmaceutics)
Md. Rashid Khan
Lecturer
Mr. Shakil Khan
Lecturer
Paper Publications
- Nidhi Bais and Ravikant Gupta, Elemental impurities in Ayurvedic formulation: Guidelines & management Indian J. Applied & Pure Bio. Vol. 40(1), 772-784 (2025). ISSN: 0970-2091.
- Nidhi Gupta, Vengurlekar Sudha, Development and Evaluation of a Hepatoprotective Polyherbal Formulation Using Selected Medicinal Plants African Journal of Biomedical Research ISSN NO.:1119-5096
- Nidhi Gupta, Vengurlekar Sudha, Evaluation of Acute, Sub-Acute, and Chronic Toxicity of a Hepatoprotective Polyherbal Formulation in Experimental Models African Journal of Biomedical Research ISSN No.:1119-5096
- Vaibhav Rajoriya, Ravikant Gupta, Sudha Vengurlekar, Sachin Kumar Jain, Folate conjugated Nano-Lipid construct of Paclitaxel for site-specific lung squamous carcinoma targeting International Journal of Pharmaceutics 672 (2025).
- Mr. Mohd. Shoeb Abdul Mukhtar, Ravikant Gupta, The Neuro-Protective Effects of Nigella Sativa in A Kindling Model of Memory Dysfunction In Rats High Technology Letters ISSN No.: 1006-6748 Volume 31, Issue 2, 2025 ISSN
- Chetana Tripathi, Sachin Kumar Jain, Sudha Vengurlekar, Antidiarrheal Activity- Guided Fractionation of Plumbago Zeylanica Frontiers in Health Informatics 2024; Vol 13: Issue 8 ISSN-Online: 2676-7104 Page no. 4268-4278.
- Chetana Tripathi, Sachin Kumar Jain and Sudha Vengurlekar, A Review on Therapeutic Potential of Plumbago zeylanica Extracts and Sustainable Production Methods, DOI: 10.2174/0122113525356076250103064301 Published on: 23 January, 2025.
- Ms. Manju Kher, Dr. Kratika Daniel, Dr. Sudha Vengurlekar, Dr. Sachin K. Jain, A Comprehensive Review on Isatin Derivatives: Antimycobacterial Potential and Antifungal Applications Periodico di Mineralogia Volume 94, No. 1, 2025 ISSN: 0369-8963.
- Mr. Sandeep Mukati, Dr. Ravikant Gupta, Design, Development & Characterization of Mucoadhesive Oral Patch Loaded with Sunitinib SEEJPH Volume XXVI, S1,2025, ISSN: 2197-5248; Posted:05-01-25 Page no. 5358-5367.
- Mohd. Shoeb Abdul Mukhtar, Ravikant Gupta, Renuka Balpande, Assessing the neuroprotective benefits of Cannabis sativa in epilepsy management Brain Disorders 17 (2025) 100180.
- Vijay Nath, Ravikant Gupta, Sudha Vengurlekar, Sachin Kumar Jain, Approaches and future prospects for treating HER2-positive breast cancer International Journal of Pharmaceutical Research Jan – Mar 2025 | Vol 17 | Issue 1 page no 66-78.
- Mohd. Shoeb Abdul Mukhtar, Ravikant Gupta, Neuroprotective Effect of Nigella sativa on Memory Dysfunction induced by Kindling Model Advances in Bioresearch Vol 16 (2) March 2025: 138-147 Print ISSN 0976-4585; Online ISSN 2277-1573.
- Mohd. Shoeb Abdul Mukhtar, Ravikant Gupta Prospective Cognitive-Enhancing Benefits of Black Cumin in Epileptic Conditions Advances in Bioresearch Vol 16 (2) March 2025: 187-192 Print ISSN 0976-4585; Online ISSN 2277-1573.
- Dr. Nidhi Bais, Dr. Sachin K. Jain, Dr. Sudha Vengurlekar, Development andb Evaluation of a Topical Niosomal Gel Formulated with Benzoyl Peroxide and Tretinoin for Anti-Acne Therapy International Journal of Advanced Research and Multidisciplinary Trends (IJARMT) Volume-2, Issue-2, April–June 2025 ISSN No.: 3048-9458, Page no. 379-396.
- Arpita Mishra, Sachin Kumar Jain, Sudha Vengurlekar, Development and Evaluation of Polyherbal Self Nanoemulsifying Drug Delivery System (SNEDDS). Journal of Neonatal Surgery ISSN(Online): 2226-0439 Vol. 14, Issue 22s (2025).
- Keshav Patidar Dr. Nidhi Bais, Dr. Sachin K. Jain, Dr. Sudha Vengurlekar, Formulation and Evaluation of Mucoadhesive Microspheres Loaded with Antidiabetic Agents International Journal of Advanced Research and Multidisciplinary Trends (IJARMT) Volume-2, Issue-2, April–June 2025 ISSN No.: 3048-9458.
- Vishal Jaiswal Dr. Nidhi Bais, Dr. Sachin K. Jain, Dr. Sudha Vengurlekar,Evaluating Transdermal Delivery of Labetalol Hydrochloride: Role of Penetration Enhancers International Journal of Advanced Research and Multidisciplinary Trends (IJARMT) Volume-2, Issue-2, April–June 2025 ISSN No.: 3048-9458.
Patents Grant
Dr. Sudha Vengurlekar, Application Number: 202421101731, Use of Feronia Elephantum Correa leaves extract for diabetes treatment, Indian Patent, Date: 22/12/24.
Dr. Sudha Vengurlekar, Application Number: 202421101723, Analytical Method Development for aspirin and ticagrelor, Indian Patent, Date: 22/12/24.
Dr. Ravikant Gupta, Application number: 6354939, Title: Vapour Phase Reactor for Developing Semisynthetic Derivatives; UK DESIGN PATENT, Date: 20/03/24.
