Ultra College of Pharmacy, Madurai

Ultra College of Pharmacy at Madurai was started in 1981; it is one of the leading institutions providing facilities for education in the field of pharmacy in the state of Tamil Nadu and in India. Described as a co-educational institution, the College is situated at 4/235 College Road, Thasildar Nagar, Madurai-625020. The college sits on 20. 61 acres of land.

Ultra College of Pharmacy is affiliated with a PCI-approved college and offers a wide variety of pharmaceutical courses. The college has a population of 515 students and 29 faculties, which create the proper ambience required for students who want to study pharmacy for their whole career.

Ultra College of Pharmacy has made available a number of facilities that are up to date and are suited to improve the learning environment within the college. This is a Centre for Knowledge, which should provide various books and other materials for conducting the investigations and studies.

Modern, well-equipped laboratories exist for the numerous departments which are essential for a degree of actual practice vital to the field of pharmacy. The university also provides an auditorium to conduct meetings, seminars and other intellectual and cultural-based events. Among the additional amenities, students can make use of a cuisine, a stadium, and a gym on the basis of students’ balanced occupation.

The college also has a student welfare service, which is well catered for with a health centre facility that provides first aid services. It is remarkable that Ultra College of Pharmacy has stipulate/hostel facilities for the students, male and female separately for the outstation students who need to stay in the hostel.

Currently, the college provides the largest spectrum of courses – 11 in total – toward 4 degrees reflecting various branches of pharmaceutical sciences. Full-time programmes are offered by the institution at the diploma and certificate levels and from the undergraduate level to the doctoral level. The D. Pharma course also has a total of 120 seating capacity for students, while B.

Pharma has only 100 seats for student intake. At the postgraduate level the college offers M. Pharma specialisations in Pharmaceutics, Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Pharmacology, Pharmaceutical Analysis, Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, and Pharmacy Practice. For those who want to enhance the pharmaceutical research studies, there is an offer for Ph. D.

degree in Pharmaceutics , pharmaceutical chemistry and pharmaceutical biotechnology. Degree Name Total Number of Seats No. of Specialisation D. Pharma 120 1 B. Pharma 100 1 M. Pharma - 6 Ph. D. - 3 Admissions policy and requirements at Ultra College of Pharmacy are well defined and organisational in the sense that the college offers admission on a merit basis.

Prospective students are advised to visit the college's portal for more information. This journal celebrates the role of Ultra College of Pharmacy, Madurai, an institution that remains steadfast in improving the quality of pharmaceutical research and education, in a bid to define the future of pharmacy education in the region.