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VOLUME-1 ISSUE-1 INSIDE THIS ISSUE VISION & MISSION EDITORIAL RANKERS STUDENT ACHIEVEMENTS /HONORS COLLEGE ACTIVITIES CULTURAL NEWS PROGRAMS ORGANIZED ARTICLE PUBLISHED STUDENTS PLACEMENT STUDENT CORNER BIOGRAPHY Pg. 1 Pg. 2 Pg. 5 Pg. 10 Pg. 11 Pg. 12 Pg. 13 Pg. 14 Pg. 16 Pg. 17 Pg. 18 Bhagwan Mahavir College of Pharmacy established in the year 2007, approved by AICTE, PCI and affiliated with GTU. The college offers B. Pharm, M. Pharm (Quality Assurance, Pharmaceutics, Pharmaceutical Management and Regulatory Affairs, Pharmaceutical Technology) and Ph.D courses. The college has been successful in maintaining a high level of academic standards and value based education to meet society needs. The highly qualified and dedicated faculty provides continuous mentorship and counseling to bring out students to meet the diversified challenges in the area of pharmaceutical education, research and development to ensure holistic personal growth of students. BHAGWAN MAHAVIR COLLEGE OF PHARMACY BMCP e-BULLETIN

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VOLUME-1

ISSUE-1

INSIDE

THIS

ISSUE

VISION & MISSION

EDITORIAL

RANKERS STUDENT

ACHIEVEMENTS /HONORS

COLLEGE ACTIVITIES

CULTURAL NEWS

PROGRAMS ORGANIZED

ARTICLE PUBLISHED

STUDENTS PLACEMENT

STUDENT CORNER

BIOGRAPHY

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Pg. 2

Pg. 5

Pg. 10

Pg. 11

Pg. 12

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Bhagwan Mahavir College of Pharmacy established in the year

2007, approved by AICTE, PCI and affiliated with GTU. The

college offers B. Pharm, M. Pharm (Quality Assurance,

Pharmaceutics, Pharmaceutical Management and Regulatory

Affairs, Pharmaceutical Technology) and Ph.D courses. The

college has been successful in maintaining a high level of

academic standards and value based education to meet society

needs. The highly qualified and dedicated faculty provides

continuous mentorship and counseling to bring out students to

meet the diversified challenges in the area of pharmaceutical

education, research and development to ensure holistic

personal growth of students.

BHAGWAN MAHAVIR COLLEGE OF PHARMACY

BMCP e-BULLETIN

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VISION

To become a pioneer pharmacy college in India,

through superior delivery of the pharmacy

education and foster pharmaceutical research

activities through invention of a scientific research

community pursuing leading, emerging synthesis in

science and utilizing latest technologies, for the

betterment of mankind

MISSION • To facilitate pharmaceutical educational

advancement for students through imbibing a

combination of advanced teaching methods

evolving pharmaceutical industry and health care

system. • To promote the pharmaceutical research

programmes through installation of state of art

scientific, computing and visualization equipments

and research facilities. • To focus the multi – faced development of

students and make them to become future leaders

in the global community. • To encourage the development and interaction of

multidisciplinary pharmaceutical research

activities across the institution through the

development of interdisciplinary partnership and

promoting industry -institute relationship

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Message from Desk SECRETARY’S MESSAGE

TREASURER’S MESSAGE

CAMPUS DIRECTOR’S MESSAGE

It gives me immense pleasure and happy to know that faculties and students of our

institute, Bhagwan Mahavir College of Pharmacy are releasing their first e-bulletin. “BMCP e-

bulletin”, which will signify and witness the hidden talents of our institute prides in academic,

social, cultural and sports excellences.

I congratulate all the faculties, students & editorial team for their contribution and successful

release of “BMCP e-bulletin”,

Shri. Anil Jain Secretary & Managing Trustee, BMEF,Surat

It is the matter of great pleasure that our institute Bhagwan Mahavir College of Pharmacy,

Surat managed by Bhagwan Mahavir Education Foundation is going to release its first BMCP

e-bulletin”. I am glad to know that college is committed to cater the high-quality technical

education in pharmacy. This e-bulletin represents the academic, co-curricular and extra-

curricular activities of the college during the year. I am sure that this e-bulletin will include

details of creativity and talents of students in various activities undertaken during the year.

These youth events are meant for enjoyment & exchange of ideas, which prepares the

future technocrats to enter the highly competitive technical arena with overall personality &

technical abilities.

I wish every success to the first “BMCP e-bulletin” to be brought, compiling the achievements of the

students and fraternity.I congratulate & convey my best wishes to the editorial team.

Dr. Nirmal Sharma

Campus Director, BMEF,Surat

It is delighted to learn that Bhagwan Mahavir College of Pharmacy, Surat is releasing

their first e-bulletin “BMCP e-bulletin”, it will be an excellent platform for faculties and

students to interact and share their talents, knowledge and experience.

I strongly believe that such types of academic, social, cultural and sports excellences provide

suitable atmosphere in the institute & Campus. I am sure that this “BMCP e-bulletin” will be

useful to students and faculties in bringing hidden talents and new ideas on challenging issue.

I complement all the faculties, students & editorial team and express my best wishes for their

contribution and successful release of “BMCP e-bulletin”,

Dr. Sanjay Jain

Treasurer & Managing Trustee, BMEF,Surat

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EDITORIAL

PATRONS Chairman : Shri. Jagdish Jain

Secretary : Shri. Anil Jain

Treasurer : Dr. Sanjay Jain

Adviser : Shri. Amish Jain

Campus Director : Dr. Niraml Sharma

FACULTY ADVISOR Mr. Chetan C Anajwala Mrs. Vidula Selote Dr. Ronak Dedania Dr. Zarna Dedania Dr. Ghanshyam Sanghani Mr. R. Senthil Kumar Mr. Rakesh Prajapati Ms. Pooja Borse Mrs Pooja Patel

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EDITORIAL BOARD Editor in Chief:

Dr. Vineet C. Jain

Editor:

Mrs. Binal Patel

Associate Editor:

Mr. Naishadh Solanki

Mrs. Aarti Patel Student Editor:

Solanki Meghana, Vivek Rajput,

Vaibhav Singh, Empoli Ribadia

Rajendra Rajput.

EDITORIAL

We the Bhagwan Mahavir College of pharmacy present to you our first

issue of “BMCP e‐Bulletin. “We bring to you a taste of all healthy competitive activities in the college these past few days. This part of the year was marked by a flavor of

celebrations and competitive spirits in the air, being spring. There were all sorts of

conferences, paper presentations, sports competitions, annual cultural fest as well as

campus placement in our institution. The healthiest competition occurs when average

people win by putting in above average efforts. The ultimate victory in a competition

is derived from the inner satisfaction of knowing that you have done your best and

that you have gotten the most out of what you had to give. We hope you will have a

wonderful time reading this issue of our e‐bulletin. Wish you happy reading

Editor in Chief

Dr. Vineet C. Jain

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RANKERS STUDENT B.PHARM

Class: B.Pharm-VI Sem

Name of student SINGH ANNU SOLANKI

SANJAYKUMAR PATEL KISHOR

CPI 8.20 8.20 8.09

Class: B.Pharm-VIII Sem

Name of student CHOUDHARY KAVITA

SHAH DIXABEN

DESAI GRISHMA

CPI 8.55 8.25 8.22

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RANKERS STUDENT M.PHARM

(PHARMA MANAGEMENT AND RAGULATORY AFFAIRS)

Class: M.Pharm-II Sem

Name of student JUNEJA PARUL DOBARIYA JANKI CHAUDHARY REENA

CPI 8.77 8.62 8.54

Class: M.Pharm-IV Sem

Name of student JAIN POOJA RANDERIYA JUHI RATHOD MEERA

GTU GOLD MEDAL

CPI GTU GOLD MEDAL

8.78

8.27 8.06

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RANKERS STUDENT M.PHARM (PHARMACEUTICS)

Class: M.Pharm-II Sem

Name of student YADAV AJAY

CPI 7.77

Class: M.Pharm-IV Sem

Name of student PANSERIYA NIDHI KANTRODIYA TRUPA CHAVDA DHRUVISHA

CPI 8.07 7.57 7.54

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RANKERS STUDENT M.PHARM (PHARMACEUTICAL QUALITYASSURANCE)

Class: M.Pharm-II Sem

Name of student CHISTI ZENAB PRAJAPATI RICHA GUPTA VANDANA

CPI 8.42 8.12 8.08

Class: M.Pharm-IV Sem

Name of student RUPAPARA VIJAYKUMAR CHODVADIYA KOMAL PATEL KRUNAL

CPI 7.53 7.49 6.93

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ACHIEVEMENTS /HONORSGTU TECH FEST

Every year GTU is organizing tech fest like event where students can participate and explore their vision. It means

for students to showcase their practical talent in the field they are learning and not just limit themselves to bookish

knowledge. Various branches like mechanical, electrical, computer and Pharmacy can have its own version of

technical events.

On 26-27 February, 2018 C.K.Pithawala institute of Pharmaceutical science and research had organized Pharmacy

tech fest in Surat zone of GTU. Events like Pharma recipe, Pharma debate, Pharma poster, Pharma prenuer were

organized for students to apply their knowledge. We are proud to say that our students participated enthusiastically and

along with their efforts and skills came out with shining colors. Final

year students Desai Grishma, Kholakia Chandresh and Padsala Jay got

first rank and Dudhwala Saguptaparvin and Thutan Shweta got 3rd

rank in Pharma recipe.

Final tech fest of state had been organized at L. M. College of

Pharmacy, Ahmedabad. All winners of zonal area had participated for

final round. Our college students Desai Grishma, Kholakia Chandresh

and Padsala Jay got third rank in Pharma recipe again.

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COLLEGE ACTIVITIES SEMINARS

Seminars have very beneficial impact on academic growth. Students can learn their mistakes and can improve

their skills. It is actually a great chance for students to improve innovative ideas within their curriculum. Seminars

possess many benefits including communication skills, gaining expert knowledge, networking with others.

BHAGWAN MAHAVIR COLLEGE OF PHARMACY conducts various seminars to improve the innovative ideas of

students.

SPORTS

Sports play an important role in our life as it keeps us healthy, wealthy and active. We can have a healthy mind

only when we have a healthy body. Great achievement comes from our way when we maintain our physical and

mental wellbeing.

BHAGWAN MAHAVIR EDUCATION FOUNDATION conducts the sports programs every year from which the

students who participated will get a chance to show their skills and talents. This year also BMCP students had

participated enthusiastically in sports programs.

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CULTURAL NEWS SPANDAN

Spandan is a fever of Bhagwan Mahavir College, all the students and teachers celebrate this wonderful occasion

as festival. It is celebrated by BMCP actively participating in every event of spandan. Preparation of

performance/events which is going to present on stage of spandan is being prepared or practiced a month before

the spandan. Spandan was celebrated on three successive days 26th, 27th and 28th February 2018. There were

various cultural activities had organied in spandan like Fashion show, Singing, Solo dance, group dance, etc.

Bhagwan Mahavir college of pharmacy’s Students who were participated in fashion show on card theme are Dubey Vikas, Rajendra Rajput, Hiren Solanki, Anish Singh, Robby Desai, Krunal Ranpariya, Jhanvi Lad, Jeenal

Pandya, FeniJeriwala, Mili Patel, Nishi Patel, Vidhi Patel, Ishani Patel, Vishakha Kansara, Kamlesh Patel, Sagar

Patel, Suraj Rathod, Mayor Sakhwala, Milan Sakhwala, Vivek Gawale and Vijay Patel. All the fashion show

participants had well performed and by their hard working they won the first price in the show.

The other event was singing which was performed by Rahul Gautam on a song dard-e-disco and by his amazing

voice he won the first price. The last event was solo dance which was performed by participants on different dance

styles. Vishakha kansara showed her well performance on semi classical dance and won the 4th price. Sagar patel

showed his well performance on free style dance and did the great job.

In anchoring session also bhagwan mahavir pharmacy college students were not stand behind. Rahul Gautam,

Kinjal Shah and Ishani Patel did extremely well anchoring and cherry on cake moment, Rahul Gautam won the 2nd

price.

Kishor patel and sanjay solanki were fillers participants. They well entertained the audience by comedy attitudes.

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PROGRAMS ORGANIZED FAREWELL

We started with a simple hello and ended with a complicated goodbye. ‘’Farewell is an emotional moment towards our seniors who left us from being part of our college life with us since long period.

Farewell was organized by 6th semester students in Neon disc on 19th February 2018. Farewell was followed by

welcoming our seniors with huge round of applause. Farewell consisted of several entertainment programs

performed by juniors includes singing, dancing, games.

At last speech on wonderful college life experience and suspicious, feelings were showed by our seniors provides

definite learning and makes tears to our eyes. Farewell ends with feeding the empty belly.

YOGA DAY CELEBRATION

International Yoga Day” was celebrated on 21 June 2018, Thursday at Bhagwan Mahavir Education Foundation

with great enthusiasm and vigour. in which trustees shri. Anil Jain (secretary BMEF), Mrs. Leena Jain with Art of

living members, students, faculty and staff also participated in the event. Around 600 participants took part in the

event. Participants of all age groups participated in the event with great enthusiasm.

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ARTICLE PUBLISHED

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ARTICLE PUBLISHED

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PLACEMENT OF BMCP STUDENTS In Bhagwan Mahavir College Pharmacy, list of students is handed to the company from which few

students are short-listed.

Sr. no. Company Students

1 Apollo Healthcare 1. Shah Kinjal

2. Singh Shobha

3. Patel Liza

4. Jagani Deaizy

2 Zota Healthcare 1. Jakhasaniya Nisha

2. KansaraVishakha

3. Ramani Sneha

4. Singh Shobha

5. Belim Anas

3 Advantmed 1. Vyas Neny

2. Gupta Ankita

3. Singh Shobha

4 Troikaa Pharma 1. Padsala Jay

2. Prajapati Gaurav

3. Vasoliya Keyur

4. KholakiaChandresh

5 Shahjanand medical tech 1. KholakiaChandresh

6 Bombay maternity and surgical hospital 1. Purohit Pravina

2. Chetna Prajapati

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STUDENT CORNER IMPORTANCE OF CAMPUS PLACEMENT/INTERVIEW

By Vaibhav Singh Vth sem B.pharm

Campus placement or campus interview is the program conducted within our college to provide jobs to students

pursuing or in the stage of completing the programme. In this programme, industries visit the colleges to select

students depending on their ability to work, capability, focus and aim.

OBJECTIVE

The major objective of campus placement is to identify the talented and qualified professionals before they complete

their education. It provides employment opportunities to the students who are perusing or in the final stage of

completing the course. Many students do not understand the importance of placement training that is being

imparted, whether it is an aptitude training or soft skills. They show the least interest in this due to various factors

viz., projects, assignments or more of activities loaded by the colleges as part of their curriculum thinking that it is

not useful. It is the responsibility of the companies training on placement to make the students equipped on all

aspects of career development along with creating a very good impact in them which makes them feel every minute

they spend in the placement training session is worth being there and will help them in getting placed in their dream

companies.

PROCEDURE

PRE-PLACEMENT TALK

A presentation about the company will be made during the pre-placement talk. Basically, the presentation includes

the information like selection procedure, company’s milestones, organizational achievements, candidate scope of

improvement within the organization if selected, salary, employment benefits. Usually this presentation will end up

with question and answer session, students given chance to ask questions about.

WRITTEN TEST

Qualified students will undergo a test. This is usually a simple aptitude test but depending on company and the

position looking for, the difficulty level of the test may be at the higher side.

GROUP DISCUSSION

Most of the companies will have this round as a filtering round. This round may be or may not be conducted.

A common topic is placed before the group and a formal discussion or knowledge sharing is expected by the judge.

Purpose of this round is to check communication skills, etiquette of person, listening ability, convincing power, group

leadership, leader or follower and many more thing are evaluated on the basis of requirement or the particular

intention of organization or company. It is very important to keep yourself updated with latest news and discussion

topics for appearing in GD round.

TECHNICAL INTERVIEW

Based on outcome of above said process, students will further undergo a round called technical round. This round

evaluates the technical ability of the student. In most of the cases this will be an individual round but it may be

grouped with the formal interview.

FORMAL INTERVIEW

Final round of the selection process, where the student’s stability and his confidence level towards the particular

work will be evaluated. The interview focuses on overall personality of the candidate. The more practical application

knowledge a candidate has, the more chances of their selection increase. So, having worked on projects in the

industry, internships in relevant companies and industry visits to brands in the same sector will enhance a candidate's

chance of selection.

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BIOGRAPHY The Nobel Prize winners in Medicine 2015

William C. Campbell (Prize share: ¼)

SATOSHI ŌMURA (PRIZE SHARE: ¼)

You you Tu (Prize share: ½)

Life:

William C. Campbell was born in Ramelton, Ireland. He studied at Trinity College at the University of Dublin

and at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, USA, where he earned his doctorate in 1957. He then worked

for the pharmaceutical company Merck at its Institute for Therapeutic Research until 1990. He is now affiliated

with Drew University, Madison, New Jersey in USA.

Work:

A number of serious infectious diseases are caused by parasites spread by insects. River blindness is caused

by a tiny worm that can infect the cornea and cause blindness. Lymphatic filariasis, or elephantiasis, is also

caused by a worm and produces chronic swelling. Satoshi Omura cultured bacteria, which produce substances

that inhibit the growth of other microorganisms. In 1978 he succeeded in culturing a strain from which William

Campbell purified a substance, avermectin, which in a chemically modified form, ivermectin, proved effective

against river blindness and elephantiasis.

Life:

Satoshi Omura was born in Nirasaki, Yamanashi, Japan. He studied at the University of Yamanashi and at the

Tokyo University of Science. He holds two doctorates: one in pharmaceutical science from the University of

Tokyo from 1968 and one in chemistry from the Tokyo University of Science from 1970. He has then primarily

worked at the Kitasato University, Minato, Tokyo, but is also affiliated with Wesleyan University, Middleton,

Connecticut, USA.

Work:

He was awarded the 2015 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for discoveries concerning a novel therapy

against infections caused by roundworm parasites. More precisely, his research group isolated a strain of

Streptomyces avermitilis that produce the anti-parasitical compound avermectin. Campbell later acquired

these bacteria and developed the derived drug ivermectin that is today used against river blindness,

lymphatic filariasis and other parasitic infections.

Life:

Youyou Tu was born and raised in Ningbo, Zhejiang, China. She studied at the Peking University in Beijing.

Since 1965 she has worked at the China Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, where she is now Chief

Scientist. Youyou Tu is married and has two daughters.

Work:

A number of serious infectious diseases are caused by parasites spread by insects. Malaria is caused by a

single-cell parasite that causes severe fever. Traditional Chinese medicine uses sweet wormwood to treat

fever. In the 1970s, after studies of traditional herbal medicines, You you Tu managed to extract a substance,

artemisinin, which inhibits the malaria parasite. Drugs based on artemisinin have led to the survival and

improved health of millions of people.