West Fort College of Pharmacy, Thrissur: Admission, Courses, Fees, Placements

Pharmacy college at West Fort, Thrissur is the youngest pharmacy college established in 2018, but it has been showing its potential in the field of pharmacy education. Situated in Pottore, MG Kavu, Thrissur, Kerala, this affiliated is approved from the Pharmacy Council of India (PCI) by which the college provides education in the field of pharmacy. With a plot area of 2.57 acres of land the college has two streams of pharmacy with an intake capacity of total 93 students. West Fort College of Pharmacy is faculty-driven institution having 26 members possessing high level of professionalism caring nearly 400 students ensuring optimal student faculty ratio which is beyond doubt conducive for professions like Pharmacy.

One should also be proud of the fact that the college has a number of outstanding facilities meant for improving the learning process of students. Laying the foundation of its academic setup are functional and well equipped laboratory with sophisticated apparatus to provide the students the touch of practical with their learnings. This is to inform that library facilitates to the latest edition textbooks, journals, and digital resources along with comfortable reading sections. To support current technological advancement, facilities offer free high-speed Wi-Fi service across the whole campus 24/7. The student Living accommodation facilities include; Hostels for male and female students in the camp, Staff houses and female guest house. The college also has important facilities for the students such as sports complex and a clean canteen that serve quality food cooked by professional cooks. An auditorium for events and seminars and good IT facilities add advantage to the easy learning and teaching procedure.

Our college, West Fort College of Pharmacy, at the present time has two full time courses in the stream of pharmacy. The Bachelor of Pharmacy (B.Pharma) course takes four years while the Diploma in Pharmacy (D.Pharma) only takes two years. Each program has an approved capacity of 60 students making the total number of students to be enrolled in the two programs to be 120 students in the two courses. The above focus helps the institution to maintain high standards in their field of specialization in education.

West Fort College of Pharmacy strictly follows the Pharmacy Council of India admission policy of merit based admissions. For B.Pharma course also, students are selected strictly on merit basis as per the guidelines from the competent authority which is formed by the Government of Kerala, Kerala University of Health Sciences and DME. As for the particular dates of examinations are not stated, the possible applicant must keep in touch with this college in order to watch the starting of admission and other important information on its web-site and in official announcement. The compliance with the regulations in provision of quality education as well as practical industrial oriented-training shows the colleges commitment in offering quality education in pharmacy. It has become essential for West Fort College of Pharmacy to take up various structural developments in order to be ready and offer its quota in contributing towards the development of future pharmacy education in Kerala.