The Department of Pharmaceutics was established in 1992. Teaching, coupled with research, is the primary activity at the Department.

Research scholars and post-graduate students are involved in research and avail the extensive resources available in the Department. Undergraduates are also provided an opportunity to be involved in research.

Within the broad area of design and development of new drug delivery and conventional dosage forms, the major focus areas include

Preformulation studies

Formulation and development of conventional dosage forms

Design and development of new drug delivery systems

Drug targeting approaches

The research activities at the Department have been focused on development of new drug delivery system such as liposomes, solid lipid microparticles (SLM), biodegradable parenterals and sustained release formulations for optimizing the treatment of cancer, AIDS, tuberculosis, diabetes and cardiac diseases.

The Department has experienced and highly qualified staff members who have been exposed to collaboration with national and international universities; institutions and companies.

The Department has attracted funding from various governmental and non governmental, non - p r o f i t a b l e organizations such as AICTE, ICMR and DST.