Sawkar Pharmacy College, Satara

Sawkar Pharmacy College, Satara was established in the year 2003. The affiliated college is located in Jaitapur, Maharashtra. This institute imparts pharmaceutical education and is approved by the Pharmacy Council of India, catering to co-educational needs. The campus covering an area of 5. 12 acres is compact, providing an ambiance of learning focused towards budding pharmacists.

Sawkar Pharmacy College has student numbers that sum to 116 in total, with a faculty strength of 7 members, which gives the students personal touch. These are the facilities offered by the institution and many in number, which target enriching the learning experience of the student. The library covers 150 square meters, where 60 students can sit at a time.

The library hosts 6,600 volumes, which include 815 titles and 228 e-books. This resource center acts as a repository for all of the knowledge useful for the pupils to continue pharmacy education. The college has its laboratory departments with all the laboratory facilities required for practical training since this is an integral part of pharmacy education.

It has the auditorium building separate, which is a forum for conducting events and seminars, creating a pulsating academic ambience. In order to meet the students' needs, a health center supplies first aid and a sports complex is there to provide physical enjoyment. Thus, the college provides a cafeteria where students and staff can sit back and chit-chat.

If accommodation is required then the institute also provides hostel accommodation for both boys and girls. Hence, for students coming from outside of the town, the transportation and living facilities are amicable. Sawkar Pharmacy College offers only the program of D. Pharma and that too on a full-time basis. The program is of two years.

Such a focused approach allows the college to streamline its resources and focus itself on giving the best pharmaceutical education at the diploma level. The program has a sanctioned intake of 60 students per year, allowing it to cater to the needs of only a very limited number of students. This has therefore made it possible to have individualized teaching in order to serve the resources of the college best.

The one programme that the college provides also means that it can only be such a focused curriculum under its helm, which ultimately means that all students get the knowledge and practical skills for their career in pharmacy. Degree Name Total Number of Seats Total Fees D. Pharma 60 Rs 170,000 The admission process of the D. Pharma course offered at Sawkar Pharmacy College aims at choosing competent candidates.

Aspiring pharmacists must also consider that securing an admission for this D. Pharma is also going to be very competitive as there are a small number of slots available. The college also has a very active alumni association body which will prove very critical for networking purposes and getting to obtain a deeper knowledge of the scope for career advancement in the pharmaceutical discipline.