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Achievements

Achievements

The Institute has embarked on journey of achieving seemingly insurmountable targets. The teachers and students are our assets. They have brought many laurels at state, national, and international levels. Students and teachers enthusiastically participate in the national and international level events and bring pride to the Institute.

  • IPNU received NBA (National Board Accreditation) for the B.Pharm programme for a period of three years from 2019 to 2022 and was re-accredited for another three years from 2022 to 2025.
  • IPNU achieved the First Rank amongst the Pharmacy Colleges in Gujarat state with a Five Star Rating in Institutional Rating Framework (GSIRF) consequently for three years from 2021-2024.
  • The Institute has shown its presence at the national level by being ranked 5th in NIRF -2016 by MHRD, Government of India. For subsequent years also institute has maintained its ranking in the top 20 institutes.
  • Institute of Pharmacy, received an infrastructure development grant worth Rs. 5.5 million under the FIST program of the Department of Science and Technology (DST) for the year 2015– 2020.
  • Rushabh Shah (BPharm student) has secured the fifth rank in the national level examination – GPAT 2022 conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA), Ministry of Education, Government of India.
  • Bhagwati Agarwal (BPharm student) received 1st prize in national model united nations by Chhatra Sansad Youth Parliament, chapter 4 -Chhatra Sansad India.
Richa Gupta

International Travel Grant - JSN 2024

22 Feb 2024

Mayur Patel

Patent Granted

01 Feb 2024

Tejas Dhameliya

Teachers Associateship for Research Excellence to Dr. Tejas M. Dhameliya

09 Jan 2024

Tejal Mehta

GSBTM Major Research Project

28 Dec 2023

Udit Chaube

Received Financial Support from the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), Government of India to attend the International Conference on Drug Discovery and Translational Medicine 2023, Seri Kembangan Selangor, Malaysia, 5-6 December 2023

05 Dec 2023

Snehal Patel

Dr. Snehal Patel was recognized as one of the top 2% scientists in the world published by Stanford University in October 2022

31 Oct 2023

Mayur Patel

World’s Top 2% Scientist

05 Oct 2023

Hardik Bhatt

Delivered Oral Talk entitled "Development and validation of Green-RP and Green-NP-HPTLC methods for estimation of Dasatinib monohydrate in bulk and in formulations and their comparative evaluation by AGREE" at ACS 2023 Fall National Meeting at San Francisco, CA, USA from 13-17 August 2023

17 Aug 2023

Hardik Bhatt

Dr Hardik Bhatt received International Travel Support from DST-SERB to attend and delivered presentations at ACS 2023 Fall National Meeting held at San Francisco, CA, USA from 13-17 August 2023

13 Aug 2023

Bhagawati Saxena

First Prize for Oral Presentation in National Conference on Natural Products/AYUSH System of Medicine

21 Jun 2023

Tejas Dhameliya

Science Academies’ Summer Research Fellowship (SRF) 2023

08 Jun 2023

Tejas Dhameliya

Minor Research Project from Nirma University

01 Apr 2023

Jignasa Savjani

Received Major Research Project Entitled “Feasibility Study of Waste Water Treatment using Non-Thermal Plasma” worth Rs. 33.29 lacks from BRNS, DAE, Government of India

31 Jan 2023

Hardik Bhatt

Invited to deliver a talk in ISCBC-2022 on Exploration of THQ Derivatives as Potent mTOR Inhibitors for Lung Cancer organised by BIT Mesra, Ranchi, India

18 Nov 2022

Mayur Patel

Received an Incentive from Nirma University

01 Oct 2022

Richa Gupta

International Travel Grant: MDS

15 Sep 2022

Tejal Mehta

M. L. Schroff, Pharma Recognition Award

05 Sep 2022

Tejas Dhameliya

International Travel Support (ITS) from DEST-SERB

21 Aug 2022

Jignasa Savjani

Delivered Short Course

05 Mar 2022

Mayur Patel

Received Second Prize @ Controlled Release Society -Indian Chapter - 2022

26 Feb 2022

Hardik Bhatt

Dr. Hardik Bhatt received Nirma University Major Research Project as Principal Investigator (co-PI: Dr. Vivek Vyas and Dr. Bhumika Patel) entitled 'Exploring Heterocyclic Scaffolds as Telomerase Inhibitors for the Treatment of Cancer' worth Rs. 30 Lakh

02 Aug 2021

Mohit Shah

Indian Patent Granted [IN 373328]

30 Jul 2021

Hardik Bhatt

Invited to deliver a talk during AICTE sponsored online STTP on “Scientific Research Paper, Patents and Research Proposal Writing for Grants and an Ethics” organised by R. C. Patel Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (RCPIPER), Shirpur, Maharashtra, India

28 May 2021

Hardik Bhatt

Invited to deliver a talk during AICTE sponsored online STTP on “Computer Aided Drug Designing: A Customized and Innovative Solution to the Greatest Challenges in Chemistry” organised by ASBASJSM College of Pharmacy, Bela, Punjab, India

10 May 2021

Hardik Bhatt

Coordinated International e-Conference-2021 on Covid-19: Challenges and Opportunities in Pharmaceutical Research as Organising Secretary

18 Mar 2021

Hardik Bhatt

Invited to deliver a Scientific Talk at “National Science Day Celebration” organised by Intas Pharmaceuticals Ltd., Ahmedabad, India

01 Mar 2021

Priti Mehta

Dr Priti Mehta's work is recognized by Indian Patent office and granted patent entitled 'A depot formulation and process of preparation thereof' (4062/MUM/2014)

26 Feb 2021

Priti Mehta

Book chapter entitled 'Physicochemical Stability of Space Medicines' published in Handbook of Space Pharmaceuticals, Springer, Cham. in 2020

24 Feb 2021

Dr. Dipal Gandhi

DR. P. D. SETHI MEMORIAL NATIONAL AWARD

24 Nov 2020

Dhaivat Parikh

Certificate of Appreciation as a Special Recognition for Performance in Alumni Relations for the year 2020

01 Oct 2020

Jignasa Savjani

Patent Granted

18 Sep 2020

Mohit Shah

Indian Patent Granted [IN 346886]

16 Sep 2020

Hardik Bhatt

Invited to deliver a Scientific Talk at “A Virtual Science Forum” – Knowledge sharing platform organised by Piramal Discovery Solutions, Ahmedabad , India

21 Aug 2020

Hardik Bhatt

Invited to deliver a Scientific Talk during International Webinar on Molecular Biology of Cancer organised by United Scientific Group, USA

27 May 2020

Niyati Sanjeev Acharya

Dr. Niyati Acharya received SFE Young Ethnopharmacologist Award 2020 on topic of "Neuroprotective effects of bacoside A in Alzheimer’s disease: Investigation through molecular docking, in vitro and in vivo studies"

17 Feb 2020

Vivek Vyas

Dr. Vivek K. Vyas received  ACS (American Chemical Society) Best Abstract Award  in area of "Advances in New Drug Discovery and Development"

08 Feb 2020

Hardik Bhatt

Coordinated ISCBC-NIPiCON-2020: An International Conference as Organising Secretary

23 Jan 2020

Niyati Sanjeev Acharya

Dr. Niyati Acharya has been awarded “The GABTP National Woman Scientist Award 2019”

24 Nov 2019

Mayur Patel

Dr. Mayur Patel, Associate Professor, Institute of Pharmacy, Nirma University has been awarded the APTI Young Pharmacy Teacher of the Year 2019 at APTICON – 2019

13 Oct 2019

Mohit Shah

Indian Patent Granted [IN 317306]

31 Jul 2019

Jignasa Savjani

Patent Granted

03 Apr 2019

Bhumika Patel

Travel Grant from SERB, DST, Gov. of India

31 Mar 2019

Jignasa Savjani

DST-SERB Grant

15 Feb 2019

Charmy Kothari

Received Dr. P. D. Shethi Memorial Annual National Award 2017

31 Dec 2018

Mayur Patel

First Prize for Best Paper in Oral Presentation

06 Oct 2018

Priti Mehta

Recipient of Woman of the year award 2018 conferred by Association of Pharmacy Teachers of India

04 Oct 2018

Bhumika Patel

Received Best Assistant Professor Award 2018-19

01 Oct 2018

Charmy Kothari

Received International Travel Grant from SERB-DST to attend the 132nd AOAC International Annual Meeting & Exposition at Toronto, Canada during 26th – 29th August 2018

25 Aug 2018

Shital Butani

Major research project entitled “Exploring non-equilibrium atmospheric plasma for effective sterilization including biological safety aspects” from BRNS, DAE

02 Apr 2018

Jignasa Savjani

ACS Grant

03 Nov 2017

Mayur Patel

EUDRAGIT Award 2016 from Evonik Industries AG, Germany

13 Sep 2017

Hardik Bhatt

Co-authored Best Poster Presentation at RBF-2017

04 Feb 2017

Hardik Bhatt

Felicitated for Outstanding Performance during academic year 2015-16

01 Oct 2016

Dhaivat Parikh

Best Paper Award (First Prize) at 6th Indo-Japanese International Symposium

24 Sep 2016

Jigar Shah

Best Oral Presentation Award at an International Conference ICPPM 2016, held at Vancouver, Canada on 4th & 5th August 2016

05 Aug 2016

Jigar Shah

International Travel Grant from ICMR for attending conference in Vancouver, Canada in 2016

17 Jun 2016

Hardik Bhatt

Co-authored Best Poster Presentation at NIPiCON-2016

21 Jan 2016

Dhaivat Parikh

Best Assistant Professor of Institute of Pharmacy, Nirma University in Teaching Methodology for the year 2015

05 Dec 2015

Vivek Vyas

Awarded with Best Assistant Professor of the Institute for Overall performance in the year 2015

01 Oct 2015

Hardik Bhatt

Co-authored Best Poster Presentation at NCIP-2015

23 Jan 2015

Shital Butani

Received best paper award in category of Pharmaceutics for A paper ”Self-emulsifying Drug Delivery System Containing Aceclofenac: Design & Development using Quality by Design (QbD) Concept” published in Indian Drugs (Volume 51, Issue 6, 2014).

10 Jan 2015

Niyati Sanjeev Acharya

Won Best poster award in the poster competition of faculty members for poster entitled" Anticancer potential of Symplocos racemosa bark on human liver cancer cell line (HEP3-B)" at International Symposium on Recent Trends in Cancer Research: From OM to OMICS, Ahmedabad

24 Nov 2014

Hardik Bhatt

Second Prize in poster presentation competition at Institute of Cancer Biology, The Gujarat Cancer and Research Institute, Ahmedabad

14 Nov 2014

Nagja Tripathi

Received Second Prize in poster competition at National Conference at B.V. Patel PERD Centre, Ahmedabad

07 Nov 2014

Jigna Shah

Recipient of Dr. S. Vajpayee award for best oral presentation at 24th Indian Society of Hypertension Confenrence

28 Sep 2014

Jigar Shah

2nd Prize in National Competition - Patentrack 2014 for Poster Presentation at GTU on 5th Sept 2014

05 Sep 2014

Jigar Shah

2nd Prize in GUJCOST sponsored National Seminar for Poster Presentation at L.M. College of Phrmacy on 1st Sept. 2014

01 Sep 2014

Shital Butani

Received minor research grant for a project entitled "Development of self-emulsifying drug delivery system of the poorly water-soluble antihypertensive drug (Nimodipine)” from GUJCOST, Gandhinagar.

30 Jun 2014

Hardik Bhatt

First Prize in poster presentation competition in AICTE Sponsored National Seminar on Recent Advances in Drug Discovery and Development at Dept. of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, B.N. College of Pharmacy, Udaipur

14 Feb 2014

Priti Mehta

Recipient of Financial grant from GUJCOST and Department of Science and Technology to conduct workshop on Process Spectroscopy and Chromatography

23 Dec 2013

Hardik Bhatt

Second Prize in poster presentation competition in National Seminar on Supramolecules and Nanotechnology

19 Oct 2013

Nagja Tripathi

Felicitated on Foundation Day 2013 for getting highest Feedback from students

01 Oct 2013

Priti Mehta

Recipient of P D Sethi award 2011 and 2013

01 Aug 2013

Mayur Patel

Book Chapter in "Encyclopedia of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology" 4th Edition

01 Jul 2013

Jigna Shah

Recipient of Faculty Development Programme (FDP) grant by AICTE titled “Newer perspectives in Clinical Research” for the year 2012-13.

25 Mar 2013

Snehal Patel

Awarded best poster for her research paper 'Effect of gallotannins from fruit juice of Emblica officinalis on animal model of type 2 diabetes: Activation of PPAR-γ' at poster competition at ICMR sponsored National conference on “Drug Discovery from Natural Products' organized by Ramanbhai Patel college of Pharmacy, CHARUSAT, Changa in 8-9 January 2013.

09 Jan 2013

Snehal Patel

Received felicitation on foundation day-2012 by Institute of pharmacy, Nirma University for receiving highest amount of consultancy projects

01 Oct 2012

Priti Mehta

Recipient of Innovative M Pharm thesis Award (guide category) in the area of Quality Assurance

11 May 2012

Jignasa Savjani

CSIR Grant

10 May 2012

Snehal Patel

Received 1st Prize (gold medal and cash prize of Rs.5000/- for “Effect of gallic acid on animal model of type 2 diabetes: activation of PPAR-γ“ at National Conference on “Innovation in Pharmaceutical industry: From Drug Development to Distribution” dated 28th-29th January 2012 jointly organized by pharmanext and L.J institute of Pharmacy.

28 Jan 2012

Jigar Shah

International Travel Grant from SERB, DST for attending AAPS Annual Meeting and Expostion at Washington DC, USA in October 2011

13 Sep 2011

Bhagawati Saxena

Travel Grant from INSA-CICS, Gov. of India for presenting and attending 21st Singapore Pharmacy Congress at Singapore

06 Jul 2011

Tejal Mehta

Received prize in the Rajnibhai V. Patel Best Thesis competition for M.Pharm programme supported by Department of Science & Technology in Guide category in year 2011

27 Mar 2011

Hardik Bhatt

Co-authored Best Poster Presentation in First International Conference in Forensic Nanotechnology

26 Mar 2011

Dhaivat Parikh

Co-Guide Award for Innovative MPharm Thesis Award (Pharmaceutics) for the Year 2010

13 Mar 2011

Dhaivat Parikh

Research Award “Certificate of Merit” by CRS-IC International Symposium

17 Feb 2011

Priti Mehta

Chief coordinator of Indo-American Pharmaceutical Regulatory Symposium 2011 organized in collaboration with Northeastern University, Boston, USA.

21 Jan 2011

Priti Mehta

Recipient of Financial grant from GUJCOST, Gandhinagar to conduct two days workshop on Modern Instrumentation Techniques

20 Jan 2011

Bhagawati Saxena

Best Poster award at an International Conference on “Recent Advances in Pharmaceutical Sciences”

23 Dec 2010

Hardik Bhatt

Third position in “Myriad”, a Nanotechnology based model designing competition at Institute of Research and Development, Gujarat Forensic Science University, Gandhinagar, India

29 Nov 2010

Bhagawati Saxena

Travel Grant from DBT, Gov. of India, for presenting and attending AAPS Annual Meeting and Exposition at New Orleans, USA,

13 Aug 2010

Bhagawati Saxena

Received CSIR-SRF

25 Mar 2010

Priti Mehta

Chairperson of Venue committee in 61st Indian Pharmaceutical Congress

25 Dec 2009

Bhagawati Saxena

Received UGC-JRF

24 Sep 2009

Hardik Bhatt

Co-authored Best Poster Presentation at National Seminar on Frontiers in Nanotechnology: A Pharmaceutical Perspective

20 Mar 2009

Priti Mehta

Recipient of International travel grant from Nirma University

25 Sep 2008

Snehal Patel

Awarded 2nd Prize in 36th conference of Research Society for the Study of Diabetes in India (RSSDI) on paper entitled ‘Herbal Antidiabetic in current practice: How should we view?’ organized at Rajkot on April 2007

07 Apr 2007

Niyati Sanjeev Acharya

Received P.D.Shethi, best research paper award from Anchrome India Ltd. for her publication on Use of HPTLC to establish a Distinct Chemical Profile for Shankhpushpi and for quantification of Scopoletin in Convolvulus pluricaulis Choisy and in commercial formulations of Shankhpushpi

16 Jul 2006

Tejal Mehta

Received Best Paper Award 2004 granted by Association of Pharmaceutical Teacher’s of India for publishing paper entitled “Patient Counseling by Pharmacists” in their official publication, Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical Education

10 Oct 2004

Hardik Bhatt

Recipient of Gold Medal for standing First in MPharm in Pharmaceutical Chemistry at Gujarat University in 2004.

01 Sep 2004

Priti Mehta

Recipient of best paper award of prestigious M L Khurana memorial prize, in the field of analytical chemistry

15 Jul 2004

Jigna Shah

Recipient of Shri B. V. Patel Memorial GOLD MEDAL by Gujarat University for securing highest marks in Pharmacology subject in Final B. Pharm. (Yr. 1995).

11 Sep 1995

Snehal Patel

Dr. Snehal Patel was recognized as one of the top 2% scientists in the world published by Stanford University in October 2021

2024

Ms. Hely Shah Received prestigious IASc-INSA-NASI Summer Research Fellowship 2024

Roll No : 21BPH037
Student Name : Ms. Hely Shah
Event Type : Summer Research Fellowship 2024

🎉 Celebrating Success! 🌟

We are thrilled to announce yet another remarkable achievement from our talented pool of students! 🎓✨

Ms. Hely Shah (21bph037@nirmauni.ac.in), a bright and dedicated BPharm student, has been selected for the prestigious IASc-INSA-NASI Summer Research Fellowship 2024. 🏆 This incredible opportunity will take her to Shiv Nadar University in Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, where she will engage in two months of intensive research.

Congratulations to Ms. Hely Shah for this well-deserved recognition of her hard work, passion, and academic excellence! 🚀 We are immensely proud of her accomplishment and wish her the very best in her research journey.

Let’s continue to inspire and empower each other to reach new heights! 🌠 #SuccessStory #StudentAchievements #ProudMoment #ResearchExcellence

 

2024

First Prize for Poster Presentation

Roll No : 21FTPHDP77
Student Name : Mr. Manmohan Sharma
Event Type : Research

Our student, Manmohan Sharma (21FTPHDP77) was awarded 1st prize for scientific poster presentation on the topic “3D-QSAR Studies, Molecular Docking, Molecular Dynamic Simulation, and ADMET Proprieties of Novel PfDHODH Enzyme as PfDHODH Inhibitors for the Treatment of Malaria” at 28th ISCB International Conference (ISCBC-2024), which was based on the theme “Recent advances in Biological, Chemical, Biotechnological, and Pharmaceutical Sciences for Innovation in Healthcare” jointly organized by the Indian Society of Chemists & Biologists (IscB), Faculty of Science, and Faculty of Pharmacy, Marwadi University, Rajkot, Gujarat, India, held on January 8-10, 2024.

2024

Pill Pitch

Roll No : 21BPH048, 21BPH047, 22FTPHDP86
Student Name : Gupta Krinjal, Sevak Khevana, Padhiyar Dhvani
Event Type : Curricular

Under the auspices of the Undergraduate Research Council (UGRC) at the Institute of Pharmacy, Nirma University, a pioneering endeavor has been undertaken to foster research among undergraduate students. In line with this mission, the inaugural Pill Pitch Challenge 2024 was organized on March 27, 2024. This competition was designed to address the fundamental aspect of research: the formulation of innovative research or start-up concepts. Dr. Bhagawati Saxena, Event Coordinator and UGRC member, along with Dr. Bhumika Patel, UGRC Coordinator, extended invitations to aspiring participants.
A total of 16 teams enthusiastically participated in the competition, presenting their ideas across five research scopes: Wet Lab-based, Marketing/Survey-based, Prototype/Model Making, Start-up Ventures, and App Development. Each team showcased their ideas with commendable proficiency.
The esteemed Dr. Iti Gupta, Associate Professor at the Indian Institute of Technology, Gandhinagar, graciously consented to serve as the expert evaluator for the student pitches. The winning teams have been granted seed funding to materialize their innovative ideas into practical ventures. We extend our heartfelt congratulations to all the winners and express our gratitude to the participants, evaluators, and organizers for making the Pill Pitch Challenge 2024 a resounding success. This initiative stands as a testament to our commitment to nurturing a culture of research and innovation among our undergraduate community.

2023

Publications

Roll No : 21MPH113
Student Name : Mr. Maiti Ritwik
Event Type : Research

Our M.Pharm student, Maiti Ritwik published an article in the journal “Archives of Pharmacal Research” with an impact factor of 6.7. The publicartion details are : Maiti, Ritwik, Bhumika Patel; Nrupesh Patel; Mehul Patel; Alkesh Patel; and Nirav Dhanesha. “Antibody drug conjugates as targeted cancer therapy: past development, present challenges and future opportunities.” Archives of Pharmacal Research (2023):46(5):361-388. IF: 6.7

2023

Publications

Roll No : 19BPH080
Student Name : Ms. Niyati Parekh
Event Type : Research

Our B.Pharm students, Ms. Niyati Parekh (19BPH080), Sarthak Lakhani (19BPH094), Ayushi Patel (19BPH016), Dhyanesh Oza (19BPH036), and Ph.D student, Ms. Ruchi Yadav (20FTPHDP62) published a research article entitled “Discovery of novel CaMK-II inhibitor for the possible mitigation of arrhythmia through pharmacophore modelling, virtual screening, molecular docking, and toxicity prediction” under the guidance of Dr. Bhumika Patel, and Dr. Udit Chaube in the journal ‘Artificial Intelligence Chemistry’, Elsevier Publications.

2023

Best Thesis Award

Roll No : 14FTPHDP31
Student Name : Ms. Dhara Bhayani
Event Type : Curricular

Dr. Dhara Bhayani received best Ph.D. thesis award 2020 in the Pharmaceutical Science category from Gujarat Science Academy for her PhD dissertation work entitled, ‘ Effect of ionizing radiation on the stability of selected drugs and their formulations. She has completed her PhD under the guidance of Dr Priti Mehta, Professor and head, of the Department of Pharm Analysis of the Institute of Pharmacy. The award was conferred on June 17, 2023 at Gujarat University.

2023

Pitch Idea Competition – NIPER Hyderabad

Roll No : 21FTPHDP78
Student Name : Ms. Raveena Udhani
Event Type : Research

Ms. Raveena Udhani, PhD scholar in the Pharmaceutical Analysis Department under the guidance of Dr. Charmy Kothari, has participated in a 3-days Workshop & Hands-on Training program on Paper-based Microfluidics and Lateral Flow Devices, organized by NIPER Hyderabad on July 3-5, 2023 and got the runner-up prize for her novel idea pitch in the Ideathon competition.

2023

Poster Presentation Winner

Roll No : 21FTPHDP73
Student Name : Ms. Ritu Soni
Event Type : Curricular

Ph.D. student Ms. Ritu Soni secured first place in poster presentation competition in Pharmacology category at International conference on “The future of Pharmaceutical drug development: trends, challenges and opportunities” organized by L.J. Institute of Pharmacy, L.J. University, Ahmedabad, Gujarat.

2020

Vishal K Chavda, PhD Research Scholar, Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Pharmacy, Nirma University has received FENS (Federation of European Neuroscience Societies) Grant Award and FENS Voucher Programmer Grant award

Vishal K Chavda, PhD Research Scholar, Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Pharmacy, Nirma University has received FENS (Federation of European Neuroscience Societies) Grant Award and FENS Voucher Programmer Grant award in FENS 2020 Virtual Forum held on from 11th July-15th July, 2020. He has presented a online research poster and oral talk on his PhD Research entitled, “Neurotrophic and cerebroprotective effects of sexagliptin and voglibose: “In-silico to in-vivo animal investigational approach” at FENS virtual forum. FENS 2020 was jointly organized with British Neuroscience Association (BNA) at Glasgow, UK.

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2019

Molisha Soni, MPharm (Pharmacology) Sem III student of Institute of Pharmacy, Nirma University, got selected Novartis Biotechnology Leadership Camp (BioCamp) .

Molisha Soni, MPharm (Pharmacology) Sem III student of Institute of Pharmacy, Nirma University, got selected and participated in the Novartis Biotechnology Leadership Camp (BioCamp) on theme “Creativity will find Cure” at Hyderabad during 13th to 16th October, 2019
2019

Vishal Chavda of Institute of Pharmacy, Nirma University, received YITP International Brain Research organization (IBRO) award in the World Conference of Neuroscience at IBRO 2019

PhD scholar, Vishal Chavda of Institute of Pharmacy, Nirma University, received YITP International Brain Research organization (IBRO) award in the World Conference of Neuroscience at IBRO 2019, organized by IBRO and Federation of Asian and Oceanian association of Neurology also co-hosted by Korean Brain research Institute and Korean Neurological Association at Daegu city, South Korea. He received grant of 1000 USD for expenses during stay in Korea. He had presented his PhD research work as a Conference Paper and research poster which has been Published in IBRO Reports, Elsevier.
He is also awarded with IBRO Young Scientist Award 2019 at IBRO 2019.
2019

Ms. Dhara Bhayani has received full travel grant from Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR), Ministry of Science & Technology, Government of India for poster presentation at MIT, USA

Student Name : Ms. Dhara Bhayani
Ms. Dhara Bhayani, ICMR-SRF under the guidance of Dr. Priti Mehta, Head, Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, Institute of Pharmacy, Nirma University presented a research poster entitled, “Impact of Ionizing Radiations on the Stability of Select Pharmaceuticals” at “17th International Nanomedicine and Drug Delivery Symposium” held at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA during 22nd – 24th September, 2019.
She received full travel grant from Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR), Ministry of Science & Technology, Government of India for poster presentation at MIT, USA.
2018

Harvard Internship Award

Student Name : Mr. Vandit Shah

Awarded Harvard Internship Programme (HIP) from Harvard Stem Cell Institute, Harvard University, Cambridge, USA

2018

Khorana Scholarship

Student Name : Mr. Harshil Shah

Khorana Scholarship from the DBT, IUSSTF for summer internship for 12 weeks at University of North Carolina, USA

2014

Best MPharm Thesis Award

Student Name : Ms. Suchi Raghunathan

Best MPharm Thesis Award for National level “PharmInnova award 2013-2014”

2014

Jigish N Dalal (Sunij Foundation) Award

Student Name : Ms. Krushangi Shah

Jigish N Dalal (Sunij Foundation) award by IDMA from Hon. Health Minister of Gujarat, Mr. Nitin Patel for academic excellence.

2012

M L Khurana award 2012

Student Name : Ms. Bhagyashri Fachara

M L Khurana award for securing highest marks in BPharm from all over India in 2012

2012

R V Patel Innovative MPharm Thesis Award 2012

Student Name : Ms. Krishna A. Gajjar

The Most Innovative MPharm Thesis Award in the R V Patel Innovative MPharm Thesis Competition 2012-13 in the STUDENT CATEGORY in the area of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, jointly organized by Troikaa Pharmaceuticals Limited and MSME sponsored by Department of Science & Technology, New Delhi.

2012

International paper presentation

Student Name : Mr. Omkar Sherikar

Mr. Omkar Sherikar under the guidance of Prof. Priti J. Mehta presented a research paper at the international conference, Analytical research Forum 2012, held on July 2-4, 2012 at Durham University, United Kingdom. The Conference was organized by ‘Royal Society of Chemistry’, United Kingdom. He received full International Travel Support including visa fees and registration fees from Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India for the same.

2010

GPAT – AIR 1st

Student Name : Mr. Parth More

First rank at all India level in GPAT Examination – A national level entrance test for admissions in MPharm programme.

2009

M L Khurana award 2009

Student Name : Ms. Pankti Desai

M L Khurana award for securing highest marks in BPharm from all over India in 2009.

2024

Vimukti Drama Competition

Roll No : 20BPH040
Student Name : Mr. Het Patel
Event Type : Extra curricular

On March 27th, 2024, NSS Unit, Institute of Technology, Nirma University, arranged the dynamic drama competition “Vimukti” that aimed at raising awareness against addiction. The event witnessed spirited performances by various Nirma University teams, showcasing a spectrum of narratives ranging from emotional dramas to light-hearted comedies.
The competition concluded with the NSS Unit; Institute of Pharmacy team emerging victorious. The winning team, “The Pharmacist,” gave a riveting presentation stressing the dual nature of addiction by emphasizing the medical benefits of substances like alcohol as well as their dangerous effects when overused. Their performance delivered a touching message to the youth, advocating against drug usage with the powerful mantra “we will not take it, we will not allow it.”

 

2024

Nirmaquest’24

Roll No : 20BPH106, 20BPH079
Student Name : Vansh Bafna, Priyanshi Shah
Event Type : Extracurricular

The Nirmaquest’24 (An arena of state level quiz competition for pharmacy and other disciplines) was held on March 19, 2024 for the students of Pharmacy, and other disciplines organized by the Institute of Pharmacy, Nirma University. From captivating competitions to insightful workshops, Nirmaquest’24 was an incredible journey filled with learning, innovation, and endless possibilities. The hard work, and dedication was displayed by student volunteers and faculty members. Total 47 teams from various Institutions of Gujarat registered enthusiastically in the event. Dr. Milan Satia, President and CEO, Ethicare Clinical Trial Services, Ahmedabad graced the prize distribution ceremony as the chief guest.

2024

NIRMA-CUP 2024

Roll No : 22BPH078
Student Name : Parmi Patel
Event Type : Extracurricular

Institute of Pharmacy, Nirma University organized an inter University sports tournament entitled as, NIRMACUP-2024 during under the aegis of Student’s Welfare Board. The event featured various sports activities for both male and female students, including volleyball, chess and table tennis catering to diverse interests and abilities. More than 220 participants attended the events from more than 22 different universities in Gujarat state.

2023

Anti Ragging Poster Competition

Roll No : 20BPH084, 20BPH107
Student Name : Mr. Ronil Patel, Ms. Vanshika Dave
Event Type : Extra-Curricular Activity

B Pharm students, Mr. Ronil Patel (20BPH084) and Ms. Vanshika Dave (20BPH107) have secured the first position and M Pharm student, Ms. Gargi Vaghela (22MPH803) has secured 2nd position in the “Digital Anti-Ragging Poster Making Competition” organized by Institute of Pharmacy, Nirma University, Ahmedabad on August 18, 2023.

2020

VICTORY ONE ACT PLAY 2020

Student Name : Jay Shah, Kunj Thakkar, Shrey Modi, Nency Patel, Jenny Kundadiya, Kevan Patel, Abhi Patel, Vaidehi Patel, Archi Shah,Jainil Sheth, Jaydeep Hapaliya, Kathan Desai.
Event Type : Inter Institute One Act Play Competition

 Drama club students of the Institute of Pharmacy won 6 trophies in Inter Institute One Act Play Competition held on 4th February 2020 Theme – “CLIMATE CONNECTION”

Title of Play- “Vanjhiyan – A Mother of Thousands”

1) Best Drama- 1st prize (Institute of Pharmacy) – 

Name of Participants of One Act Play- Jay Shah, Kunj Thakkar, Shrey Modi, Nency Patel, Jenny Kundadiya, Kevan Patel, Abhi Patel, Vaidehi Patel, Archi Shah.

2) Best Production Team -Jainil Sheth, Jaydeep Hapaliya, Kathan Desai

3) Best Director – Kunj Thakkar (B.Pharm sem VIII)

4) Best Actor – Jay Shah (B. Pharm sem VIII)

5) Best Actress – Jenny Kundadiya (B.Pharm sem VI)

6) Best Supporting Actress – Vaidehi Patel (B.Pharm Sem VIII)

2018

Extempore event- First Prize

Student Name : Ms. Bhumi Akhani

First prize in extempore event at state level competition at Deesa.

2016

Elocution competition- Second Prize

Student Name : Ms. Khyati Ashtekar

Second Prize for elocution competition in “Spandan 2016” held at Amrut Mody School of Management, Ahmedabad University

2016

Best Videographer at International Press

Student Name : Mr. Prashil Panchal

Awarded best videography prize in HLCC MUN organised by HLCC & United Nation Info Center for India & Bhutan

2015

Swimming competition – Gold Medalist

Student Name : Ms. Shraddha Patel

Five gold medals and one silver medal in swimming competition at Inter club aquatic meet 2015 of various clubs (Gymkhana, Rajpath , Karnavati, Rifle, Sports club) organized at Ellis bridge gymkhana, Ahmedabad