Viswanadha Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sontyam

Viswanadha Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences at Sontyam, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh was established in the year 2008. This affiliated college is approved by PCI and imparts various pharmaceutical programmes. It has a spreading 2-acre campus with a total student enrolment of 273 students and a faculty strength of 23.

The college has a total of four courses on offer, with varies specialisations in pharmaceutical sciences at three distinct degree levels and caters to both undergraduates and postgraduates. There are many facilities available in the institute, which are oriented toward providing an optimum learning experience for the student.

There is a well-equipped library that acts as a knowledge hub with a good collection of text and reference books and national and international journals. Students can have an internet connection in the computer lab with a high speed that will facilitate their research and informative web-based learning.

There are also separately constructed boys and girls hostels to handle and settle comfortably the outstation students. The college has a cafeteria that provides low-cost meals, and a healthcare facility in the college itself will take care of all health issues in its early stages.

For all-round development of students, there are indoor and outdoor sports facilities under the charge of a well-experienced physical director. The Viswanadha Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences has the following four full-time courses, both at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels: Bachelor of Pharmacy, Master of Pharmacy - Pharmaceutics, and Master of Pharmacy - Pharmaceutical Analysis.

The total intake through all the courses is 160 students in a year, with B. Pharma having the maximum seats of 100. The admission process followed at the Viswanadha Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences is primarily entrance exam-based. The admissions into the B. Pharma , as well as Pharma. D courses, are granted through the Andhra Pradesh Engineering Agriculture and Medical Common Entrance Test [ AP EAMCET ].

Admission for aspirant M. Pharma students is through the Graduate Pharmacy Aptitude Test, also the Andhra Pradesh Post Graduate Engineering Common Entrance Test. Also, the institute offers a management quota for Pharm. D admissions.

Scholarship details aren't explicitly available on the institute's website, but the commitment to education looks pretty evident with the wide range of courses and the extensive facilities it has in place.

According to the dean, Viswanadha Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences equips students to become major players in the ever-evolving world of pharmacy and pharmaceutical research as they progress with their pharmaceutical education.