Department of Pharmaceutical Science

Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University is a pioneer Pharmaceutical Institution recognized Nationally & Internationally for imparting highest quality of education since its establishment in 1956. The Department has proved itself in producing Pharmacy graduates with sound scientific and technical background and has emerged as a centre for providing versatile graduate, post graduate training and conducting advanced doctoral research in the field of Pharmacy under the faculty of Science and Technology. The courses run by Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences viz., B. Pharm. and M. Pharm. are approved by Pharmacy council of India, AICTE, and DTE M.S. Department was recognized as the Department of Special Assistance by University Grant Commission, New Delhi and also recognized by Department of Science and Technology for FIST programme. Department has an honour of getting various projects from UGC, AICTE, DST, DBT, SERB, ICMR, CSIR, INSA and National Medicinal Plant Board. Department stood 1st in Vidarbha, 5th in Maharashtra and 33rd rank in NIRF ranking in 2020. Department has vibrant Alumni association with huge contribution for development of infrastructure and students.

Courses offered

=> Bachelor of Pharmacy (B. Pharm.) Intake Capacity – 30 => Master of Pharmacy (M. Pharm.)

Specialisations:

=> Pharmaceutics – 15 Seats => Pharmaceutical Chemistry – 12 Seats => Pharmacology – 06 Seats => Pharmacognosy – 09 Seats => Intake Capacity –42 => Doctoral Research Programme (Ph. D.)

Admissions Eligibility

Notification regarding B.Pharm. 1st year Institute Level Admission 2020-2021. Admission Notice 2021-22/1 for B.Pharm I, Direct Second Year B.Pharm, & M.Pharm I. B. Pharm. : The Admission in four-year Degree course of Pharmacy is carried out through centralized admission process. The candidate should fulfill the eligibility criteria as notified in Application form and Information brochure of MT-CET published by Directorate of Technical Education, Maharashtra State, Mumbai from time to time. The details of the admission procedure can be obtained from the Director of Technical Education (DTE), Government of Maharashtra, Mumbai or from the regional offices. M. Pharm. : The Admission in two-year postgraduate Degree course of Pharmacy (M. Pharm.) is carried out through centralized admission process. The candidate should fulfill the eligibility criteria as notified in Information brochure published by Directorate of Technical Education, Maharashtra State, Mumbai from time to time. The details of the admission procedure can be obtained from the Director of Technical Education (DTE), Government of Maharashtra, Mumbai or from the regional offices. Ph. D. : The candidates who are eligible as per direction-29 of 2012 of RTM Nagpur University can apply to University for registration on or before 15 July/15 Jan every year.

Research

Research projects completed by the Faculties:

Name of Investigator	Title of the Project	Amount Sanctioned Rs.	Funding Agency	Ongoing/ Completed
Dr. (Mrs.) J. G. Avari	Studies in zeta potential of Erythrocytes in women with Sexually Transmitted disease and development of new combination formulation for their treatment	16.38 Lacs	AICTE, New Delhi	Completed
Dr. (Mrs.) J. G. Avari	Design ,Development and Evaluation of Therapeutically aesthetic topical preparation for psoriasis	4.20  Lacs	UGC	Completed
Dr. (Mrs.) J. G. Avari	Modernization and removal of obsolescence in Pharmaceutics Research Laboratory	16.40 Lacs	AICTE, New Delhi	Ongoing
Dr. R. B. Kakde	Isolation, Characterization and Identification of Potential Impurities in Drug and Pharmaceuticals	38.66 Lacs	DST-SERB, New Delhi	Completed
Dr. R. B. Kakde	Quantitative Bioanalysis, Pharmacokinetics and Metabolites Identification of some Novel Life Saving Drugs	14.35 Lacs	AICTE, New Delhi	Completed
Dr. R. B. Kakde	RUSA Centre for Bio-actives and Natural Products	1.50 Cr	Rastriya Uchhatar Shiksha Abhiyan, Govt of Maharashtra, India	Completed
Dr. R. B. Kakde	Bioanalysis for pharmacokinetic and…..New Formulation	3.0Lacs	University Research Project Scheme	Completed
Dr. P. B. Khedekar	Development of Potential Antianxiety Agents having Benzodiazepine Nucleus	7.82 Lakhs	UGC, New Delhi	Completed
Dr. P. B. Khedekar	Development of some quinoline derivatives as antidepressant agents	2.90 Lakhs	Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj, Nagpur University (URPS Scheme)	Completed
Dr P.K.Puranik	Development of phytosomal drug delivery system	2.65L	Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj, Nagpur University (URPS Scheme) DEV/AH/2128 DT 16 NOV 2015	Completed
Dr. (Mrs.) Veena S. Belgamwar	Design, Development and evaluation of orodispersible film	3.00 Lacs	Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj, Nagpur University (URPS Scheme)	Completed
Dr. (Mrs.) Veena S. Belgamwar	Design, Development and evaluation of orodispersible filmDev./RTMNURP/AH/1672 dt.29/09/2016(As PI)	3.00 Lacs	Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj, Nagpur University (URPS Scheme)	Completed
Dr. (Mrs.) Veena S. Belgamwar	Modernization and Removal of Obsolescence in Pharmaceutics Research Laboratory (MODROB-Rural)(As PI)	16,40,000/-	AICTE,New Delhi	Ongoing
Dr. (Mrs.) Veena S. Belgamwar	Development of new treatment for multidrug resistant uro-pathogenic bacterial infection(As Co-PI)RUSA/Order/ R&I/2016-17/273 dt 18/06/2016	35 Lacs	RUSA,Govt of Maharashtra	Completed
Dr. D. M. Kokare	Importance of CART peptide in learning and memory traces, reward and reinforcement and hypophysial regulation in rodents	32.50 Lacs	DST,New Delhi	Completed
Dr. D. M. Kokare	Role of cocaine- and amphetamine-regulated transcript peptide (CART) in tissue regeneration following spinal cord injury in mice	44.00 Lacs	DBT, New Delhi	Completed
Dr. D. M. Kokare	Cocaine and Amphetamine Regulated Transcript Peptide (CART) as a Common Messenger in Pathways that Mediate Energy Balance and Reproduction	75.30 Lacs	DBT-Neuro,New Delhi	Completed
Dr. D. M. Kokare	Interaction between Nitric Oxide and TRH in the Anterior Parvocellular subdivision of the Hypothalamic Paraventricular Nucleus (PVNa): Implication in Regulation of Food Intake	38 Lacs	DBT, New Delhi	Completed
Dr. D. M. Kokare	Role of cocaine- and amphetamine-regulated transcript peptide (CART) in reward and reinforcement: Downstream mechanism, induction of neuronal plasticity and interaction with the dopamine system	59.73 Lacs	DST-SERB,New Delhi	Completed
Dr. D. M. Kokare	Studies on the role of neuropeptide S in neuropathic pain in rats	15.29 Lacs	AICTE-RPS,New Delhi	Completed
Dr. D. M. Kokare	Influence of mild traumatic brain injury on reward and reinforcement behavior in rodents	3.00 Lacs	URPS	Completed
Dr. D. M. Kokare	Development of Neural and cognitive science laboratory	19.00 Lacs	AICTE-MODROBS, New Delhi	Ongoing
Dr. N. A. Raut	Investigations on polyherbal remedies for symptomatic treatment of inflammatory bowel disease	3.00 Lacs	URPS, RTMNU	Ongoing
Dr. N. A. Raut	Studies on Improvement of Solubility and Bioavailability of some Agents Targeting Viral Species	24.50 Lacs	SERB, New Delhi	Completed
Dr. N. A. Raut	Role of cocaine- and amphetamine-regulated transcript peptide (CART) in tissue regeneration following spinal cord injury in mice”	Rs. 44.00 Lac	Dept. of Biotech., Govt. of India	Completed
Dr. P. S. Salve	Studies on approaches for development of solid lipid nanoparticles (SLNs) based Transdermal drug delivery systems for management of major depressive episodes	3.00 Lacs	Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj, Nagpur University (URPS Scheme)	Completed
Dr. R. R. Ugale	Role of Epigenetics in Fear Memory Consolidation and Extinction	63.07 Lacs	Dept. of Biotech., Govt. of India	Completed
Dr. R. R. Ugale	Influence of SREBP1 inhibition on post-ischemic regulation of survival and death signaling proteins	35.20 Lacs	SERB, Govt. of India	Completed
Dr. R. R. Ugale	Evaluation of selective Imidazoline I2 receptor ligands as analgesics in chronic neuropathic pain models	3.00 lacs	Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University	Completed
Dr. R. N. Wadetwar	Wafers Technology-A Newer Approach to Smart Drug Delivery System	3.00 Lacs	Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj, Nagpur University (URPS Scheme)	Completed
Dr. S. K. Prasad	Antidiarrhoeal Potential of Eriosema chinense, its Bioactive Fraction and Isolated Phytoconstituents Against Pathogen Induced Diarrhoea	Rs. 31,17,950 Lacs	SERB (DST), Govt. of India	Completed
Dr. P. R. Itankar	“Development of reference standards of phytoconstituents for herbal drug standardization”	Rs. 11.00 Lakh	MODROB, AICTE, New Delhi	Completed
Dr. P. R. Itankar	Development of Nodal Medicinal Plant Garden	Rs. 1.5 lakh	NMPB, New Delhi	Completed
Dr. P. R. Itankar	“Standardisation and Preclinical Evaluation of Plaque Buster: A herbal formulation for its potent anti-atherogenic activity”	Rs. 3.0 lakh	University Research Scheme	Completed

Facilities

Hostel Facility: For students who are being admitted from different parts of country/state, the Department has a facility of Pharmacy Hostel for boys. It is located beside the University Campus Near Gurunanak Bhavan North Ambazari Road, RTM, Nagpur University Nagpur. The hostel was constructed way back in the year 1983 and has a capacity of 65 students in single and double occupancy rooms. The Department also has hostel facility for girls i.e. University Girls Hostel, which is located near LAD square, North Ambazari Road, Nagpur. The hostel has a capacity of 60 girls (Pharmacy) and includes girls from other University Departments also. The hostel follows strict rules which include proper time management, proper hygiene and proper administration. The hostels have a separate Gymkhana for boys and are also engaged in hosting various sports and cultural events for both boys and girls.

Contact Details

Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University,Nagpur Mahatma Jyotiba Fuley Shaikshanik Parisar, Amravati Road, Nagpur-440033 E-mail: [email protected] Phone No. (O) 0712/2500324 Fax No. 0712/2500355 E-mail: [email protected]