Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Mahatma Gandhi University, Cheruvandoor Campus, Kottayam: Admission, Courses, Fees, Placements

Mahatma Gandhi University, Cheruvandoor Campus, Kottayam is glad having its constituent college, the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences which was established in 1996. Co-educational Institute situated at Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala India, this is an Institute for pharmaceutical education and research. These include the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) and the Pharmacy Council of India (PCI) hence the quality education offered in the department. The institute occupies only 4 acres of land and provides only 3 courses across two levels of education in pharmaceutical sciences. The department has a total of 261 students, and has a faculty of 20 teachers, thus giving a good ratio of students to teachers that makes for easy rapport.

Mahatma Gandhi University,has a department of Pharmaceutical sciences ,aims to offer some of the best equipment to its students. Accommodation on campus is also impressive; the institute has a hall and library that stocks all relevant information that is required by the learners and the teaching fraternity. The department caters for the needs of the aspiring pharmacists through offering of modern laboratories that affords learners practical session in almost all the fields of the pharmaceutical sciences. The arrangements of internet connection feature wireless technology commonly referred to as Wi-Fi, for use in academic and research work. It has an auditorium for seminar, conference and other academic purposes as well as computer laboratory, laboratory animal centre bookstore and cafe, telecommunications laboratory and certifiedеte. It also has well-equipped sports halls for indicating the aspects of health amongst the learners. There is a cafeteria on the campus which provide the necessary diet to the colleges. In cases of an accident or an emergency, a health centre that contains first aid kits is easily found. The institute also has guest house amenities for the visiting faculty and the families of the learners, which gives the atmosphere of a good campus.

The Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences provides the students a specialised course list within the domain of pharmacy. The institute provides three full-time programmes: B.Pharma, B.Pharma Lateral Entry, and M.Pharma in Pharmacology all the courses provide here has been designed to help the learners master the principles required in their pharmacy courses. The throughput capacity, accredited for the B.Pharma programme is 60 while the throughput capacity for the M.Pharma Pharmacology programme is 15.  

Amid admission of students at the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences the institution ensures that they follow a fair and competitive process.