Institute of Pharmacy, Jalpaiguri

Infobox_College
name = Institute Of Pharmacy


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established = 5th September 1949
Principal = Dr. Tapan Kumar Barman
city = Jalpaiguri, West Bengal, India
type = B.Pharm and Diploma College
campus = Urban
affiliations = West Bengal University of Health Sciences

Institute of Pharmacy(Govt. of West Bengal),Jalpaiguri

Institute of Pharmacy is situated in the district of Jalpaiguri in West Bengal, IndiaInstitue of Pharmacy,previously known as Jenkin's medical college is the first diploma pharmacy college in West Bengal (and may be in India). It has been upgraded to a B.Pharm college in 2003. The second batch of B.pharm had already passed out.

History

The building was a medical School (L.M.F) named Jackson Medical School (Estd in 1932) which was closed by the Government with the abolision of the course. Later on Pharmacy Training Centre subsequently named as Institute Of Pharmacy conferring Licensiatein Pharmacy was established in the said Jackson Medical School on 5th September 1949 and the Diploma in pharmacy (D.Pharm) course was started from the year 1954. Dr. B.C.Roy, the them farsighted Chief Minister of West Bengal realized the importance of modern pharmaceutical science & technology in India hence the first Diploma Pharmacy Institute not only of West Bengal but also of India come into being at Jalpaiguri in the year 1949. In the respect Dr. Roy got full co-operation, help and valuable advice from his beloved student Dr. Charu Chandra Sanyal who was not only an eminent physician but a man with fair knowledge on local medicinal plants.it is approved by AICTE and PCI

External Links

* [http://www.thewbuhs.org/The west Bengal University Of Health Sciences]