GRD College of Pharmacy

About GRD College of Pharmacy

The GRD College of Pharmacy, Thiruvallur, Chennai was established in the year 2019 under the GRD Educational Trust. GRD College of pharmacy is one of the best pharmacy college in chennai and The College is recognized by Government of Tamil Nadu and affiliated to The Tamil Nadu Dr. MGR Medical University, Chennai, approved by the Pharmacy Council of India (PCI) New Delhi.

It has started in the professional education in the name of GRD Group Institutions at PUDUR VILLAGE, THIRUVALLUR – TIRUTHANI NH ROAD, TIRUVALLUR, PIN CODE – 631 210. These magnificent institutions are located in sprawling area of over 5.02 acres between Thiruvallur and Tiruthani National Highway Road, The College is housed for academic preference in a campus with an impressive building and the most conducive atmosphere.

Vision

• Through the promotion of a learning environment that fasters innovation, leadership, ongoing professional growth, and quality assurance, the healthcare community can help its competent and professional pharmacists, making GRD College of Pharmacy one of the world's leading institutions for all pharmacy courses.

Mission

• It is with great hope and pride that we welcome you to our shared journey. Seek, Search and Offer programmes that lead to symbiotic emergence of 'academic excellence' and 'industrial relevance' in education and research.

Facilities

Library

The central Library at GRD College has collections of books, national and international journals, internet facilities, audio visual aids , CD ,and media related to research in our primary subject specialties, including pharmacy practice, pharmacology, pharmaceutical analysis, medicinal chemistry, pharmacognosy, biotechnology, and pharmaceutical sciences. Apart from the central library, Department libraries are also available with minimum books related to respective field of specialization. General help with library use is provided by student assistants at the service desk. Materials placed on reserve at the request of a faculty member must be used in the Library. A photocopier and scanner are available in the Library.

A Library is a knowledge treasure. The Library plays a vital role in collecting the scientific and technical information and disseminating it in order to satisfy the current and future needs of the academic and research community. It contains a large number of textbooks and reference books for various pharmaceutical branches and allied subjects. It offers extensive access to journals and periodicals of national and international scientific research.

More than 10,000 books (3100 titles) relevant to the teaching, learning, training and practical needs of the Institute are housed in a well-equipped Institutional Library. More than 55 international and national journals (Science Direct and Bentham) and 93 e-journals are also available.

• Library Services
• Reading /Referencing
• Circulation
• Book-bank facility
• Photocopying
• Online Public Access Catalogue OPAC (DELL NET)
• National & International journals
• Library Orientation Programs

Lecture Hall

GRD contains eight classrooms, with the largest accommodating 100 students. It is equipped with retractable screens and audio-visual equipment like slide and film projectors, OHP, Video projector, LCD and Cameras. Lecture Hall and rooms are architecturally and aesthetically well designed and are well ventilated. The furniture in the rooms is economically designed for comfort sitting of the students. In addition to the traditional blackboards, to make the teaching-learning process multidimensional. Multimedia over-head projectors and LCD projectors are used. Moreover, the faculty adopts not simply the traditional lecture methodology. But also holds group discussion, quiz session, debates and other learner-cantered modules. Various other audio-visual aids are also used to enrich the teaching learning processes.

Laboratories

There are 13 + 4 laboratories are available with appropriate equipment and apparatuses where all students in a practice course can carry out the same experiment simultaneously. Shimadzu Double Beam UV Visible Spectrophotometers, ATR FTIR, Spectrofluorimeter (SFL), HPLC Analytical, HPP, CHP, Gas Chromatography, RPM, Tablet Coating machine, Kalweka Multispurious Equipment, Brookfield's Viscometer, Brookfield's RPV, Disintegration and Dissolution Test Apartment is also available teaching and research activities.

Pharmaceutics

The Department of Pharmaceutics strive to become a centre of quality in academic circles, research and drug development with the goal of mounting novel drug delivery systems with cost effectual for efficient medication fulfilments. We offer a training environment which includes newer formulation laboratory instrumentation and technologies monitored by our experienced and dedicated staffs. The Department is well equipped for both teaching and research activities. Academic and research excellence is achieved by altering curriculum, syllabus and pedagogy to meet the present necessities of pharmaceutical Industries, academics and regulatory bodies.

Pharmacology / Pharmacy Practice

The Department of Pharmacology is an Important and Integral part of Pharmacy. The Department has well equipped laboratory with sophisticated Instruments for conducting Pharmacology and Anatomy Physiology & Health Education Practical’s and also carrying out Research projects. The Department goal is to prepare and produce highly knowledgeable and outstanding students for dynamic and successful careers in Pharmaceutical industry, Academics, R&D, Healthcare and Public sectors.

Pharmaceutical Analysis

Pharmaceutical analysis Department is actively involved in imparting quality education to the students, to train them in analytical skills and preparing them for industrial carriers. This laboratory equipped with all the modern equipment’s for Instrumental methods of analysis. Special emphasis is laid on the implementation of good laboratory practices and analytical skills. The Department focuses on handling and training on the use of modern analytical techniques for the graduate students. The Department has collaborated with various consultancies for doing projects in UV, FTIR and HPLC based analytical method development and validation.

Pharmaceutical Chemistry

The subject of Pharmaceutical Chemistry plays a vital role in grooming a student into a true Pharma Professional. A deep knowledge on the design of Newer Chemical Entities, their molecular and bio-isosteric modifications developed to target drugs to the specific targets, elucidation and characterization of compounds, isolation of a bioactive compound from various natural products, QSAR, Docking, combinatorial and microwave techniques are extremely interesting and innovative.

Pharmacognosy

Plants as the major source of the natural products have played vital roles in providing both food and drug materials. The aim and objective of the courses given by the Department is to acquaint the students with the basic knowledge of the natural products. Students engaged in pharmacy and in other health professionals should know the role of natural products in discovery of drugs and their use and application in eradicating ailments. The students are given sufficient knowledge to be able to describe morphology and histology of different plant organs and identify drugs in the whole state and in powdered condition with suitable examples of medicinal plants. The students are reinforcing the knowledge of study of plant constituents and its isolation, identification, qualitative and quantitative evaluation, medicinal use and scale up proces

Machine Room

The Machine Room has the most up-to-date machines and equipment for pilot projects, formulation and development injecting panes, tablets, capsules, oral fluids and ointment. It has a well-established machinery area that is usually met in the pharmaceutical industry and gives the aspiring pharmacist a window with which to understand the current pharmaceutical situation.

Central Instrumentation Room

The facility helps to share knowledge with all Departments through constant interaction. Central instrumentation Laboratory equipped with modern instruments like spectra-fluorimeter, Ultrasonic homogenizer, UV spectrophotometer, Refrigerated Centrifuge, Electrophoresis unit, High sensitivity digital balance etc. The Central Instrumentation Lab provides the students of the Institute with analytical and intellectual support. The projects are designed for immediate employment due to the excellent laboratory installations and to their proper use under the supervision of professors.

Medicinal Garden

Medicinal plants play a large role in people's lives and India has a rich variety of medicinal plants. Approximately 5 per cent of herbs are used to produce Ayurveda, Siddha, Unani and Homoeopathy. In an area of around 500 Sq. M, we have established a medicinal plant arboretum. The purpose of establishing this garden is to conserve the most common and important species of medicinal and aromatic plants used in primary care on a daily basis. All plant types have been authentically identified by taxonomists, their therapeutic values have been labelled and in many cases highlighted in the treatment of various diseases.

Computing Facilities

Computing facilities for students include a laboratory equipped with more than 30 computers for UG students connected to internet.

Key Facilities

A computer lab with 50 desktops from leading brands such as Acer, HCL & HP.
Adequate Printers, Copiers and Scanners for document imaging.
Healthy ' CAMPUS-LAN ' connected to any data access via structured fiber optic and CaT6 cable throughout campus
45Mbps of 1:1 Leased Line Internet Bandwidth Connectivity for educational and research purposes from class B Internet providers.
Selective MAC-binding, ' Wi-Fi ' provision in Blocks and Hostels in the campus
LCD projectors in classrooms to set the ICT method for teaching
CCTV Surveillance at exam halls to ensure safety.
Uninterrupted power supply through 38KVA and 250KVA online power supply units and generators

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Information compiled from: GRD College of Pharmacy Website