Industry R&D
Formulation scientist, analytical scientist, pharmacology research, regulatory submissions.
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Master of Pharmacy (M.Pharm)
Two-year postgraduate program with five specialization tracks — pick the discipline you want to deepen into for R&D, regulatory, academic or industrial roles.
- Duration
- 2 years (4 semesters)
- Intake
- 60 seats
- Eligibility
- B
Overview
About the program.
Master of Pharmacy (M.Pharm)M.Pharm at Vaagdevi is research-oriented. Each specialization is taught by faculty active in that area, with first-semester focus on advanced coursework and the rest on a thesis project that aims for publication or patentable output.
Students are paired with a guide in their specialization within the first month. Lab access is generous — most M.Pharm work happens after class hours, alongside undergraduate teaching where capable students often co-instruct.
Year-by-year structure.
Topic outline per year — actual subject codes follow the latest PCI / KU syllabus.
Semester 1
Modern Pharmaceutical Analytical Techniques · Discipline-specific advanced coursework · Pharmaceutical Drug Regulatory Affairs · Computer Aided Drug Design (elective)
Semester 2
Advanced topics in specialization · Research Methodology & Biostatistics · Seminar I · Literature review for thesis
Semester 3
Thesis work (laboratory) · Project proposal defense · Departmental seminar · Industry / academia interaction
Semester 4
Thesis completion · Manuscript preparation · Viva voce examination · Publication / patent filing
Where graduates go.
Academia
Assistant professor positions, Ph.D programs in India and abroad.
Government & regulatory
Drug control administration, CDSCO, FSSAI, state regulatory bodies.
Five tracks.
Pick at counseling time. Each track pairs with a faculty guide in that discipline.
Pharmaceutics
Drug delivery systems, formulation design, biopharmaceutics, pharmacokinetics.
Pharmacology
Drug action, toxicology, in vitro / in vivo screening, clinical research.
Pharmacognosy
Phytochemistry, herbal drug standardization, natural-product discovery.
Pharmaceutical Analysis
Analytical method development, validation, quality control instrumentation.
Industrial Pharmacy
Tablet/capsule manufacturing, scale-up, quality assurance, regulatory compliance.
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