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.
| Name | RKSD College of Pharmacy |
|---|---|
| Type | Pharmacy college |
| Country | India |
| Parent group | RKSD educational institutions |
| Field | Pharmaceutical education |
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.
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.
Indian pharmacy colleges typically offer one or more of the following programmes, subject to regulatory approval:
Curricula are aligned with PCI norms and successful graduates of recognised programmes are eligible to register as pharmacists in India.
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.