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RKSD College of Pharmacy

RKSD College of Pharmacy is a pharmacy college in India. It is part of the Radha Krishan Sanatan Dharam (RKSD) group of educational institutions, which run a number of colleges offering programmes across arts, sciences, commerce and professional disciplines.

Key facts

Name RKSD College of Pharmacy
Type Pharmacy college
Country India
Parent group RKSD educational institutions
Field Pharmaceutical education

Overview

The college offers academic programmes in pharmacy, a regulated discipline in India that prepares students for careers in drug manufacturing, community and hospital pharmacy, pharmaceutical research, regulatory affairs and allied health sectors. Pharmacy education in India is governed by the Pharmacy Council of India (PCI), which prescribes minimum standards for diploma, undergraduate and postgraduate courses, and by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) for degree-level programmes.

Background

The Radha Krishan Sanatan Dharam (RKSD) trust runs several long-established educational institutions in northern India, including arts and science colleges. The pharmacy college is one of the professional institutions developed under this umbrella to expand access to vocational and technical higher education.

Academics

Indian pharmacy colleges typically offer one or more of the following programmes, subject to regulatory approval:

  • Diploma in Pharmacy (D.Pharm) – a two-year programme regulated by the PCI.
  • Bachelor of Pharmacy (B.Pharm) – a four-year undergraduate degree.
  • Master of Pharmacy (M.Pharm) – a postgraduate programme with specialisations such as pharmaceutics, pharmacology, pharmaceutical chemistry and pharmacognosy.

Curricula are aligned with PCI norms and successful graduates of recognised programmes are eligible to register as pharmacists in India.

Significance

As part of the wider RKSD group, the college contributes to the supply of trained pharmacy professionals in its region. Such institutions play a role in expanding the pharmacy workforce that supports India's large pharmaceutical manufacturing industry and its primary and secondary healthcare systems.

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