Oriental College of Pharmacy, Bhopal

It is an Institute of Pharmaceutical Education, established in the year 2004 in Bhopal (The city of lakes) Capital of the state Madhya Pradesh, India. This is a co-educational affiliated college recognised by the Pharmacy Council of India (PCI) offering several pharmacy courses. OCP Bhopal is situated on a 1.

5 acre campus total enrolment is 530 students out of which 84 % are Undergraduate students and 16% are post graduate students. The college also enrols a racially/ethnically diverse student population: 40% of the students come from other states. The OCP Bhopal has 38 faculty members teaching 6 course offerings across 3 levels of degree programmes focused in pharmaceutical sciences.

Employment of quality facilities in learning process shows that OCP Bhopal is determined to produce the best results for its students. OCP Bhopal has efficient laboratory facilities such as 14 for B. Pharma course and 6 for M. Pharma course which carries all necessary hardware meeting industrial specifications.

Currently it operates an institutional library that contains approximately 7500 books and has access to thirty six international and national journals. It also incorporates CD-ROM databases with features; Additional facilities at the campus feature a health centre which comprises of first aid for students’ needs besides having sporting equipments and gym for exercising.

OCP Bhopal has both computer and communication facilities and an auditorium to facilitate academic activities. The college also avails transport facilities to the colleges and the staff and a canteen for the students and the staff. The courses provided by Oriental College of Pharmacy are administered at a total of 6 courses where the students can study at a level of an undergraduate and a postgraduate.

Currently, the college offers 3 full-time undergraduate programmes and 3 full-time post graduate programmes. However, the maximum number of student intake approved for all courses is 193. The main and flagship course in the college is B. Pharma for which there are 100 seats. The college also provides certain M.

Pharma Specialisation courses in Pharmaceutics, Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Quality Assurance and Pharmacology in limited numbers to provide personal attention and quality result. Degree Name Total Number of Seats No. of Specializations B. Pharma 100 1 D. Pharma 60 1 M. Pharma 33 4 Oriental College of Pharmacy has a different procedure of admission for different courses. For the undergraduate courses such as B.

Pharma and D. Pharma there are Common Counselling conducted by the Directorate of Technical Education (DTE), Government of Madhya Pradesh. Currently, graduate admissions in M. Pharma programmes require passing of the Graduate Pharmacy Aptitude Test (GPAT) which is held at national level. GPAT scores are considered in the college for different courses of M.

Pharma such as Pharmaceutics, Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Quality control, and Pharmacology.

As much as Oriental College of Pharmacy, Bhopal has scholarship opportunities that cater to deserving students, many of the students at OCP-Bhopal do avail a substantial portion of such scholarship programs. In terms of the undergraduate courses under B. Pharma and D. Pharma, about 25 out of the 445 students benefitted from reimbursement/financial support, making it around 5.

6 percent of the overall UG student population getting supported through scholarships. If one puts into comparison between the graduate/postgraduate (PG) programs, mostly M. Pharma specialization studies represented 8 out of 85 students who found scholarships, accounting for nearly 9. 4 percent of the PG student body receiving outside financial assistance.

Students interested in obtaining such financial assistance at OCP Bhopal are, therefore, advised to contact the college's admission office or financial aid department for in-depth information about the different scholarships available, eligibility requirements, and how to apply. Moreover, inquiries about merit-based and need-based scholarships that are available are also encouraged.