Sudhakarrao Naik Institute of Pharmacy, Pusad: Admission, Courses, Fees, Placements

Sudhakarrao Naik Institute of Pharmacy is a well-renowned institution in pharmaceutical education, founded in the year 1983 and situated in Pusad, Maharashtra. It is a co-educational institute offering Diploma to Ph.D. in Pharmacy courses on a 6.4-acre campus. SNIOP is duly accredited by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council and approved by the Pharmacy Council of India. With a total enrolment of 400 students and a faculty strength of 22, the institute provides a conducive environment for pharmaceutical education. SNIOP offers 9 courses across 4 degree levels, specialising in various aspects of pharmacy including Pharmaceutics, Industrial Pharmacy, Pharmacology, and Pharmaceutical Chemistry.

The Sudhakarrao Naik Institute of Pharmacy boasts an array of facilities designed to enhance the learning experience of its students. The well-equipped library has more than 4,247 books valued at Rs. 7,96,820, along with a periodical collection and pharmaceutical journals from India and abroad. The laboratories of SNIOP are spacious, well-ventilated, and set in a manner to provide convenience and ease to students for practical learning. Boys and girls' hostels are provided with the girls' hostel accommodating 55 students. It also provides outdoor and indoor sports facilities for games such as football, cricket, badminton, and table tennis to the sports-minded. The institute also provides free internet access to the students for 10 hours annually so that the students will keep themselves up-to-date with the latest happening in pharmacy sciences.

SNIOP imparts a wide range of courses related to the field of pharmacy. The institute imparts 9 full-time courses, out of which there is 1 diploma programme, 1 undergraduate programme, 3 postgraduate programmes, and 4 doctoral programmes. The institute's total intake for all courses comes to the extent of 177. For D.Pharma and B.Pharma, there are 60 seats each, and for postgraduate and doctoral programmes, there are different numbers of seats.

Admission at SNIOP to different programmes is done on the following basis:. The candidates, for the B.Pharma programme, have to get a non-zero score in the MHT-CET Boys'conducted by the Competent Authority, Maharashtra. As for the M.Pharma, the Institute provides admission on the basis of GPAT scores; however, the candidates without valid GPAT scores may also apply based on: the MAH–MPH–CET non-zero score, subject to the availability of seats after GPAT qualified candidates.