Guru Nanak Institute of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology was established in the year 2005 under the aegis of Guru Nanak Education Trust. The institute is situated at Panihati, Sodpur, Kolkata-700114.

The institute obtained statutory affiliation from West Bengal University of Technology (currently known as Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology), AICTE and Pharmacy Council of India (PCI). This is the first Autonomous pharmacy institute in Eastern India accredited by NAAC & NBA. The institute has consecutively ranked in National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) for last four years. In NIRF 2020 we were placed at all India Rank 67 amongst Pharmacy colleges.

The institute runs five post graduate courses in Pharmacy, respectively in Pharmaceutical Chemistry (started from 2011), Pharmacology (started from 2012), Pharmaceutics (started from 2013), Pharmaceutical quality assurance (started from 2020) and Regulatory affairs (started from 2020)  with due affiliations from MAKAUT, AICTE and PCI.

The institute has obtained additional accreditations from NAAC In March, 2016 valid till March,2021 with a CGPA of 2.7 in a scale of 4 with Grade B.

The UG-pharmacy program of the institute is accredited by National Board of Accreditation from July,2016. The accreditation has been renewed for another period of three years till June, 2022.

We have consecutively ranked in National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) for last four years.

In NIRF 2020 we were placed at all India Rank 67 amongst Pharmacy colleges.

• In NIRF 2019 we were placed at all India rank 64 amongst Pharmacy colleges.
• In NIRF 2018 we were placed in rank band – 76-100.
• In NIRF 2017 we were placed in rank band – 51-75.

Our students excel in the End semester examinations conducted by Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology. They are felicitated in the annual convocation organized by the university.

The faculty and students of the institute take active part in research activities and publish their research findings in journals of international repute and present papers at international/national conferences.

The institute has a number of Memorandum of Understanding with national and international universities  and industries of international repute.

Vision

To develop responsible citizens who would be professionally equipped to ‘think globally and act locally’ and become reformers of society to meet the challenges of future.

Mission

• M1 – To promote and impart sustainable development in the field of Pharmaceutical Science.
• M2 – To provide the ambience needed for developing skills to make a mark in education and research.
• M3 – To ensure that developmental and administrative associates are provided with necessary resources to excel in research and administration.
• M4 – To inculcate the sense of lifelong learning for achieving the marked personal standards.

Quality Policy

• Implement best standards and practices of good governance, ensuring sustainability, which will be revisited time to time and imprinted to bring in transparency of operations and improve credibility at all levels.
• Nurture industry-ready professionals through interactive teaching- learning process, corporate exposure and innovative, socially responsible project work.
• Inculcate positive attitude in budding professionals, to develop entrepreneurial skills, nurturing the students and launching feasible and viable projects through crowd funding initiatives.
• Establish more productive linkages with academia and industry; developing self-learning habits and encouraging Higher Studies/research, upgradation of knowledge for Faculty & Staff
• Develop interdisciplinary research and development laboratory facilities to provide the ambience for R&D activities for faculties, post graduate and PhD students promoting inter-academia conversation.
• Carry out Industrial consultancy in an effective manner through Industry Institute Partnership cell (IIPC). The students are to be encouraged to go for internships at reputed industries.