Siddhartha Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Narasaraopet: Admission, Courses, Fees, Placements

Siddhartha Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Narasaraopet, is one of the premier institutions in the field of pharmaceutical education, started in the year 2007. Being an affiliated college, it located at Guntur District, Andhra Pradesh, has been shaping the future pharmacy professionals since its existence for more than a decade. SIPS offers a variety of pharmaceutical programs to its 376 enrolled students with a campus area of 2 acres. The institute is approved by the Pharmacy Council of India and hence has a high quality of education, which comes up to industry standards. This institution has 44 well-qualified staff members. SIPS maintains an excellent student-to-faculty ratio that promotes personal attention and academic growth.

It has all types of modern facilities that provide better learning experiences to the students. The college library is a knowledge hub with a well-stacked 4,753 titles and 26,104 volumes. Students have access to 215 national journals and 216 international journals, besides e-journals through the DELNET Consortium and Gale Cengage Learning. Holistic development is taken care of at the institute, which is evident from the sports facilities and the well-equipped laboratories that provide hands-on experience in various pharmaceutical disciplines. A health centre with first-aid facilities looks after the students' health, while the IT infrastructure allows support for modern learning methodologies. On-campus facilities also include a cafeteria and an auditorium for various events and seminars, thereby making the atmosphere of studies livelier.

The institute offers a gamut of pharmaceutical courses both at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels. There are seven full-time courses under three degree programs: B. Pharma, M. Pharma with different specializations, and Pharm.D. The B. Pharma course is the corner stone of pharmaceutical education and is offered with an annual intake of 100 students. At the postgraduate level, M. Pharma is offered in Pharmaceutical Analysis, Pharmaceutics, Pharmacology, and Pharmaceutical Management and Regulatory Affairs with specific intake capacity. The Pharm.D program, a six-year doctoral course, further enhances the institute's academic portfolio. SIPS aims at creating capable professionals to make their mark in the field of pharmaceuticals with a total approved intake of 376 students in all programs combined.

Siddhartha Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences follows a principle for the admission process wherein the institute selects only the most promising students for various programs. It admits B.Pharma students on the basis of performance in the entrance examination conducted at the state level, viz., AP EAMCET. The aspiring postgraduate students apply through the Andhra Pradesh Post Graduate Engineering Common Entrance Test or the Graduate Pharmacy Aptitude Test. These entrance exams ensure that only those students who have a strong foundation in pharmaceutical sciences get enrolled in the programs. SIPS is committed to maintaining transparency and merit-based admissions, following the regulatory bodies. The institute's commitment toward the nurturing of talent is further manifested through its very active alumni association, which provides endless opportunities for networking and getting an industry feel to the currently enrolled students, thus bridging the gap between academics and professional practice.