Vellalar College of Pharmacy, Erode: Admission, Courses, Fees, Placements

The Vellalar College of Pharmacy was established in 2018 in Erode affiliated to the Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University is a comparatively a young college imparting education in the field of pharmacy. Situated at Maruthi Nagar, Thindal Post Erode ,this affiliated college has emerged as one of the promising institution for pharmacy education. All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) and the Pharmacy Council of India (PCI) accredit the institute to meet national standard of pharmaceutical education. Currently the college admits about only 82 students for Pharmacy and has a faculty of 14 members, which make the college environment healthy for a nice growth of students and faculty.

Vellalar College of Pharmacy has several facilities that are up to date and are very useful in improving the college learning environment of the students. The modern service features superb computing facilities equipped with the most up to date software free and opened Internet access throughout the area of the campus. The college library is a fully developed resource centre for the college students with over three thousand items including books, journals, audiovisual and other items. Besides, the students and the faculty members make use of DELNET resources through on-line journal databases for carrying out their research work. It also boasts of some well-equipped laboratories which share cardinal importance in the learning process that mimics leading institutions in Australia.

The pharmacy field in Vellalar College of Pharmacy is currently provided through two basic courses as follows. The BHR course or the Bachelor of Pharmacy (B.Pharma) has an intake capacity of 60 and the DHR course or Diploma in Pharmacy (D.Pharma) also has an equal intake capacity. These programmes aim at building a competent cadre of students in pharmaceutical sciences in order to fit the dynamic markets of health care and pharmaceuticals. The college’s concentration on these fundamental course offerings provides for a specialisation in this important area of pharmacy.

Vellalar College of Pharmacy has made its admission process very open so as to attract and admit more and more Pharmacy students. Exact dates of the exams are not given but entrance to the college possibly requires performance on the related courses and the college can also conduct their entrance exams or interview. It is the aim of Vellalar College of Pharmacy to produce a complete educational experience. There are comfortable hostels for boys and girls within the institution’s compound thus out of town students get to learn in a safe and convenient environment . The college also pays much heed to Games and gymnasium which are also a essential part of education and it also provides Gym, Playground etc to it’s students. Housing, a health centre, a computer laboratory, a cafeteria, Wi fi connectivity and wired Internet amongst others when complemented by educational programmes that chase the college’s vision and mission offer a balanced education process enabling students prepare well for life in addition to preparing them for their professional practise in pharmacy.