Department of Pharmacy
Where India’s Legacy of Pharmacy Excellence Began
The BITS Pilani Pharmacy Department is one of the earliest Pharmacy schools in India, established in 1950, under the stewardship of (Late) Prof. M.L. Schroff, Father of Pharmacy Education in India. The department flourished to become one of the most reputed Pharmacy departments in India due to its broad-based education system and university-industry linkages, which is the signature characteristic of BITS, Pilani.
The department continues to conduct research projects funded by industries and government funding agencies such as CSIR, UGC, AICTE, DST and MHRD.
The Vision
and Mission
Vision: To emerge as a global centre of excellence in pharmaceutical education and research.
Mission: Making of a dedicated team of faculty. Creating state-of-the-art research facility. Preparing pharmaceutical professionals who can adapt to rapid changes in science and technology. Developing cost-effective technology to support the pharmaceutical industry.
Programme Offered
Ph.D. in Pharmacy
Campus: All Campuses
Department of Pharmacy Edge
- Ranked 2nd in India for Pharmacy in NIRF 2025.
- ₹398+ crores in research funding and an expanding patent portfolio.
- Ongoing industry- and government-funded research projects (Incisive Element, Slayback Pharma, DST, DBT, ICMR, CSIR, etc.).
- 15 faculty members guiding 59 Ph.D. scholars, with strong research output and global recognition.
- Home to faculty-led start-ups Nanobrid Innovations Pvt. Ltd. and Vnnovate Healthcare Pvt. Ltd.
Research
The Department of Pharmacy, Pilani Campus, is continuously undertaking research projects funded by industries (Incisive Element LLC. USA, Slayback Pharma, Morning side, Colorcon, Etica ClinPharma, Zeon Ltd. etc) and governmental funding agencies like DST-SERB, DST-Nanomission, DBT, ICMR and CSIR.
R&D Center
- Centre for Research on Educational Innovation & Institutional Development
- Centre for Material Science & Technology
- Other Specialised Laboratories
- Embedded Controller Application Centre
Research Labs
Research-based Consultancy
Experimental investigations on catalytic treatment of producer gas
Professor & Head of Department, Department of Pharmacy, BITS Pilani, Pilani Campus
Dr. Rajeev Taliyan
Pilani | Pharmacy
Professor & Head of Department, Department of Pharmacy,
BITS Pilani, Pilani Campus
Dr. Rajeev Taliyan completed his M.Pharm. (Pharmacology) from Punjabi University-Patiala, Punjab and Ph.D. in Pharmacology with Prof. P.L Sharma (Emeritus, Prof. PGIMER) and Late Prof. Manjeet Singh (Ex Head, Dean, Punjabi University) from ISF college, Punjab Technical University, Punjab. He published numerous research papers in National and International Journals of high repute, including-(Pharmacol Res-IF=9.10, -Aging Res Reviews -IF-12.50:, J Controlled Release, IF 10.80: Biomed & Pharmacother –IF 7.5: Int J of Pharmaceutics: IF=5.8: Mol Neurodegenration IF=16.5) besides attending and presenting scientific papers in many national and international conferences and seminars. He delivered the invited talk at several national and international conferences including Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA He is the members of editorial board and reviewer of many reputed journals. He is also an ex-executive member of the Indian Pharmacological Society (IPS) and actively involved in the regional conference of IPS. Many prizes and awards are also in his credit including prestigious-NAMS membership award.
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Scholars who are turning
science into solutions
AARTI SHARMA
Ph.D. Supervisor - Dr. Richa Shrivastava,
Ph.D. Status - Ongoing
YASHIKA TOMAR
Ph.D. Supervisor - Gautam Singhvi,
Ph.D. Status - Ongoing
MARAVAJJALA KAVYA SREE
Ph.D. Supervisor - Dr. Aniruddha Roy,
Ph.D. Status - Ongoing
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