ABOUT NSS COLLEGE OF PHARMACY
To overcome the dearth of Pharmacists, Nagrik Shikshan Sanstha started the college of pharmacy. Diploma in pharmacy is the minimum qualification for registration as a pharmacist under the Pharmacy Act, 1948 and according to section 42 of this Act the profession of pharmacy is reserved for the Registered pharmacists only. Under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act a qualified person is one who holds a Diploma in pharmacy and/or a registered pharmacist.Nagrik Shikshan Sanstha's College of Pharmacy offers the course leading to Diploma in Pharmacy (part I and part II). The minimum qualifications required for registration as a pharmacist under the pharmacy Act, 1948 shall be Diploma in pharmacy (part I, part II, part III).
Diploma in pharmacy (part I and part II) shall consist of a certificate of having passed the course of study as per the Education Regulation of the Pharmacy Council of India and part III shall consist of a certificate of having satisfactorily completed a course of practical training as required by the Education Regulations.
LOCATION : The College of pharmacy is centrally located in the heart of Mumbai city. It is very near to Mumbai Central railway station and S.T. Depot. Tardeo is a residential and commercial area. The college premises are situated in M.P.Mill compound behind the Tardeo Air Conditioned Market, which is linked by several bus routes to different parts of Mumbai city.
LIBRARY : The department of pharmacy provides adequate library facilities to the staff and students. Selected books recommended by experts in the field are available in the library. The institute aims at increasing its stocks, year after year. The library also subscribes well known journals and periodicals from the field of pharmacy.
SPORTS : In the department of pharmacy, sports feature prominently amongst the extra curricular activities. Various events in sports are held annually. A majority of the students are sport enthusiasts and actively participate in such events. All the winners are suitably rewarded.
NUMBER OF SEATS : Sixty seats are available for Diploma in Pharmacy.
DURATION OF THE COURSE : Diploma in Pharmacy (part I and II) Two academic years (180 working days). Diploma in Pharmacy (part III) includes practical training for 500 hours spread over a period of not less than three months in any hospital, pharmacy, chemist and druggist and drugs manufacturing unit licensed under the Drugs and Cosmetics Rules 1945 made under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1949; recognized by the Pharmacy Council of India.
TERMS OF COURSE : Each academic year will be spread over a period of not less than one hundred and eighty working days. It is a full-time course with lectures and practicals for almost six days a week. A candidate admitted to Diploma in Pharmacy will have to pass two examinations of the Maharashtra State Board of Technical Education, viz. Diploma in Pharmacy (part I) and Diploma in Pharmacy (part II).
