Webinar on Career Opportunities in Pharmacy held at Aryans

Pharmacist is an indispensable part of the  healthcare force: Dr. Das

To highlight the role of Pharma Professionals, Aryans College of Pharmacy organised a webinar on “Careers opportunities in Pharmacy”. Dr. Prasanta Das, Principal, Aryans  College of Pharmacy elaborated the post Covid Career Opportunities &  interacted with faculty members & the students of  B. Pharmacy &D. Pharmacy of Aryans Pharmacy College and Aryans College of Pharmacy. Dr. Anshu Kataria, Chairman, Aryans Group presided over the webinar.

While interacting with the budding  pharma professional, Dr Das said that Pharmacists play a significant role in healthcare management.Pharmacy Graduates can cater to the needs of various departments in the industry such as production, quality control, etc but in the new age pharma Industry, they need to acquire management skills in addition to core technical knowledge, explained Dr. Das.

Das further elaborated that Pharmacy Graduates have an excellent opportunity in various testing laboratories of the Government which conduct proper testing of pharmaceuticals including newly proposed vaccines or therapies. Be it new drug research, new drug approvals, vaccine research, antibodies research, community-based services, dispensing of medicines, pharmacists are playing a key role in fighting this pandemic, he said.

While answering students queries he said that. Career opportunities are always increasing in the profession of pharmacy. This pandemic has highlighted the services provided by pharmacists in various areas including Drug research and development, clinical trials, pharmacovigilance, retail sector, hospitals, clinics, community pharmacy, pharmaceutical sales and marketing, and medical writing too, he said.

Renowned West Bengal’s pharma expert Dr. Prasanta Das Gupta joins Aryans Group, Chandigarh

Mohali 14 August

Renowned pharma expert Dr. Prasanta Das Gupta recently joined as Principal at Aryans College of Pharmacy, Rajpura, Near Chandigarh. The institute offers B.Pharmacy & D. Pharmacy course which are approved by Pharmacy Council of India (PCI), New Delhi & affiliated with Maharaja Ranjeet Singh Punjab Technical University (MRSPTU), Bathinda.

Dr. Das is Doctorate in Pharmacy with rich experience in Industry & education Sector of Pharmaceutical field in Senior Management position. He has around 15 years of rich experience in Education sector as Principal & Professor of Pharmacy Institutes & total 15 years of vast experience in Production/PPIC/QC & QA/Development of different dosage forms in Pharmaceutical Formulation and also in API & Herbal Drug units.

Das said that pharmacist occupies the largest bulk of the health care force but the biggest challenge posed by this profession is staff shortage. Pharmacists are involved and responsible for wide area activities in industry.  In industry where there is drug, there is pharmacist, this is true for India too, added Das.

Dr. Anshu Kataria, Chairman, Aryans Group while welcoming him said that Pharma Professionals are the integral part of healthcare system. Duties and Importance of pharmacist is less understood but  role of pharmacist is indispensable from discovery to rational use of drugs. Pharmacist role is not acknowledged by some governments and policy makers and this lead to commonplace irrational use of drugs; both through prescription and self medication.

Jovial Festival “Teej” celebrated at Aryans

The ‘jovial’ festival of ‘Teej’ was today celebrated with fervour and gaiety at Aryans Group of Colleges, Rajpura, Near Chandigarh. Female staff of Aryans participated in various colourful activities on this women oriented occasion.

The staff made rangoli, recited ‘Bolian’ and performed ‘Giddha’ to welcome the ‘Savan’, the rainy month, with which the festival is associated.  Women wearing colourful attires broke into dances on the beats of the Punjabi music.

Director General, Aryans Group, Dr. Parveen Kataria talking about the significance of the Teej festival quotes “by participating in such traditional festivals we stay connected to our rich cultures. She appreciated the efforts of the girls and said the celebration of festivals is a way of reviving and keeping alive the traditions and customs which are vanishing these days.

On this occasion, the Mehandi Competition was organised virtually. Aryans girls students from various departments including engineering, law, pharma, Nursing, agriculture, management, B.Ed etc. participated enthusiastically.

A Webinar on “Importance of Agriculture for Upliftment of Rural Society” organised at Aryans

A webinar on “Role of Agriculture Extension for upliftment of Rural Society” was organised by Department of Agriculture, Aryans Group of Colleges, Rajpura Near Chandigarh. Dr. Rushikesh, Scientist, Agriculture Extension Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) addressed Aryans Agriculture students including B.Sc. Hons. & Diploma Agriculture. Dr. Anshu Kataria, Chairman, Aryans Group presided over the Webinar.

Dr. Rushikesh while interacting with students said that Extension programs in rural communities play a critical role in linking farmers and other actors in rural developmental agenda. The relevance of these programs in agriculture is largely dependent on their ability to meet farmers’ needs since they are the stakeholders at the grassroots.

While answering students questions he said that the rural extension programs can provide a sustainable solution to poverty. The appropriate approaches should be chosen taking into account the needs of the farmers and market dynamics of a particular area, explained Rushikesh.

Dr. Anshu Kataria, Chairman, Aryans Group said that the extension education aims at changing the outlook of the farming community to improve the farm operations on farmer’s initiative. Educating farmers by extension education is sustained process to keep pace with rapidly changing agricultural technology.

Prof. B.S. Sidhu, Director Aryans Group while interacting said that agriculture extension is one of the interventions which have a potential in improving the standard of living of rural peoples. We can aware the rural people with the latest technologies for improving crop productivity as well as the standard of living of rural people.

Sneha bhardwaj, HOD agriculture was moderator of this session. The faculity member Ms. Kanika, Mr. Rakesh, Ms. Saloni etc were present.

Legal Services Authority, UT Chandigarh awards certificate to Aryans Law Students for internship

The District Legal Services Authority (DLSA), UT Chandigarh organised Summer E-Internship programme for budding law professionals in the month of June where around 50 students of Aryans College of Law were selected under this 2 weeks programme.

At DLSA, in an event above law interns were awarded with the certificates by Sh Ashok Kr Mann, CJM-cum- Secretary & Mr. Neil Roberts, Chief Coordinator, DLSA, UT Chandigarh.

Mann while interacting with the law students said that Legal internships helps law students decide their respective areas of interest out of a plethora of opportunities offered by legal education be it a career in a corporate law firm, litigation, academics & working for NGOs.

Dr Anshu Kataria, Chairman, Aryans Group while thanking Chief Guest & addressing students said that law students shall keep on brainstorming and aim for clarity on whatever they are witnessing. The experience which a student gains from an internship is valuable in growing a career in law, added kataria.

On this occasion Dr. Garima Thakur, Deputy Director, Aryans Group, Ms Sanskriti Rana; Mrs. Anchal Jariyal, Faculty, Aryans College of Law & Ms. Manjeet Kaur, were also present.

Webinar on Career Opportunities in Agricultural Sciences held at Aryans

Mohali 22 July

To aware agriculture students about future prospects of agriculture a webinar on “Career Opportunities in Agricultural Sciences” was organised by Department of Agriculture, Aryans Group of Colleges, Rajpura Near Chandigarh. Ms. Sneha Bhardwaj, Expert, Seed Technology addressed Aryans Agriculture students including B.Sc. Hons. & Diploma Agriculture. Dr. Anshu Kataria, Chairman, Aryans Group presided over the Webinar.

Ms. Bhardwaj while interacting with the students said that Agriculture is an academic discipline that involves the study of various scientific, technical and business subjects related to agriculture, horticulture, farm management, poultry farming, dairy farming, agricultural biotechnology, etc. The scope of a career in Agriculture has grown tremendously in recent times with cutting-edge research and continuous innovation in the industry, she added.

She said that Indian economy is heavily dependent on agriculture and the demand for a professionally trained workforce is strident. The days of thinking of agriculture as toiling in the hot sun with returns at subsistence level are over as technology and scientific inputs have made the process less dependent on manual labour.

While answering students questions she said that The scope is endless as the agriculture industry is still in a maturing phase and new technological advancements will open new vistas for the youth to build careers on, discussed Bhardwaj.