Nirmala College of Pharmacy, Kadapa: Admission, Courses, Fees, Placements

The Nirmala College of Pharmacy, Kadapa, was established in the year 2001 and is one of the premier institutions for pharmaceutical education under the aegis of Andhra Pradesh, India. Located on a vast 4.45-acre campus, this affiliated college is duly recognized by important and prestigious bodies like the Pharmacy Council of India (PCI) and the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE). The pharmacy programs run under the umbrella of this college: there are 5 courses spread on 4 levels, with an intake of 369 students. The Nirmala College of Pharmacy is backed by 46 faculty members who are experienced professionals, and with this, the student-teacher proportion remains always in positive state, which directly encourages the process of personalized learning and academic excellence.

The state-of-the-art facilities in the college are designed in a fine way where learning gets really materialized to its best. A well-stocked library at the knowledge center, laboratories state-of-the-art that offer hands-on training necessary in pharmacy education, an auditorium for events and seminars that create an atmosphere of intellectual discourse and cultural events, a cafeteria for refreshments, and brilliant IT infrastructure for staying connected and receiving digital resources. There is a fitness center with a gym and sports amenities for all the fitness freaks. The college also has separate hostels for boys and girls, thereby furnishing the outstation students with a hassle-free place of stay. A place for health care with first-aid facilities is available for the students on the campus. The institution's overall development concern can also be seen through an alumni association that provides networking opportunity to students old and new.

Nirmala College of Pharmacy provides a diversified approach so as to respond to the human resources demands in this area. This self-financed institution offers both part-time and full-time programs to students at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels. It provides 5 full-time programs, which cover undergraduate, postgraduate, and diploma courses. To cater to the undergraduate level, there is a 4-year B.Pharma with 100 seats and a 6-year Pharm.D with 30 seats. There is also a 2-year D. Pharma with 60 seats for those seeking a short-duration program. At the postgraduate end of the spectrum, students can opt for an M.Pharma degree in two such specializations: Pharmaceutics (9 seats) and Pharmaceutical Analysis, the latter offering 12 seats—both with a duration of 2 years each. The number of students that take into this course differs from 1 year to another, but the maxima in each category are highlighted within the parentheses of the above-mentioned list, which is as follows .

The admission procedure followed by Nirmala College of Pharmacy proves to be all-encompassing and merit-oriented. The college authorities duly consider the scores obtained by entrants at the state-level Andhra Pradesh Engineering Agriculture and Medical Common Entrance Test (AP EAMCET) for the acceptance of candidates in all above-mentioned undergraduate and postgraduate programs. The entrance examinations to M.Pharma are conducted through the Andhra Pradesh Post Graduate Engineering Common Entrance Test (AP PGECET). Thus, students are admitted to the college only if they pass these exams, indicating that the prospective students already have good basics related to the subject. The above admission dates may vary from one year to another. In this regard, prospective students are well advised to browse the college website at www.nicpkdp.org to stay updated with the last dates of application and modality of admissions so as to keep the promise of nurturing talent by educating students into becoming assets in the professional pharmacy field.