ABOUT US

    

A BIT OF HISTORY AND MILESTONES

Sl. No	Name of the Institute	Year of Establishment
1	SANSKRIT SCHOOL / TOWN HIGH SCHOOL/ HINDU COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL, GUNTUR	1860
2	HINDU COLLEGE, GUNTUR	1935
3	SRI MAJETY GURAVAIAH HIGH SCHOOL, GUNTUR	1945
4	PATTABHIPURAM HIGH SCHOOL, GUNTUR	1953
5	B.H.H. GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL & JUNIOR COLLEGE	1953
6	B.H.H. DEGREE COLLEGE FOR WOMEN, GUNTUR	1991
7	HINDU COLLEGE OF PHARMACY	1999
8	HINDU COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, GUNTUR	2008
9	PATTABHIPURAM UPPER PRIMARY SCHOOL (E.M)	2009
10	HINDU COLLEGE OF MANAGEMENT, GUNTUR	2010
11	HINDU COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY	2011
12	HINDU PUBLIC SCHOOL (E.M)	2014
13	HINDU COLLEGE OF AYURVEDA & RESEARCH INSTITUTE	PROPOSED

Our Pillars of Strength

• Learned faculty members committed to  excellence in teaching/research.
• Outstanding Infrastructure based on Information Technology
• State-of-the-Art Research Facilities
• Meritorious Students with higher ranks in pre-admission entrance exam (EAPCET)

Scholarly Activities

• The outcomes of the research are translated into research publications/presentations both at national and international platforms.

• The inventions have been patented and few of them had undergone technology transfer to pharmaceutical industry.

• The structured MoUs with industrial and academic collaborators enable the college to provide consultancy services in all facets of pharmaceutical sciences and practice.

• The college also conducts faculty development programs, seminars, conferences, workshops at both national and international levels in various fields of pharmaceutical sciences and practice for knowledge sharing.

Infrastructure and Research Facilities

Outstanding infrastructure, with Multi-floor building,  built in a serene campus with an extent of about 2.5 acres dedicated exclusively for the Pharmacy discipline makes the teaching-learning process a pleasurable experience. The entire campus including the hostel facilities is Wi-Fi enabled with uninterrupted power and water supply.  State-of-the-art laboratories facilitate quality research in pharmaceutical sciences and practice. To mention a few we have

• Laboratories for
  • Design and Development of advanced drug delivery systems
  • Computer Aided Drug Design (CADD)
  • Herbal Formulation and Development
  • Plant tissue culture
  • Pharmaceutical characterization, analytical/bioanalytical techniques using LC-MS-MS, LC-MS, HPLC, HPTLC, FTIR, AAS, Cyclograph
  • Pre-clinical studies with CPCSEA approved animal house,
  • Pharmaceutical Microbiology, Biotechnology and Genomics equipped with RT-PCR
• Drug and Poison Information Centre located at our training Hospital

Other facilities

• As a research hub, the college has a number of MoUs with various prestigious institutions and the University.

• The college has crossed numerous milestones and started Incubation and Innovation Centre as a part of Green Initiative.

• The Journey of HCOP is continuing towards academic and research excellence and got Drug Testing Laboratory also approved to support research activity.

• The College students have won a number of Prathibha Puraskar Awards at both U.G. and P.G. level. The students are provided with

• Smart/ICT enabled class rooms
• Library with more than 10,000 printed books, E-Books and digital resources
• About 100 national and international journals subscribed in print and hundreds of e-journals through ‘Clinicalkey’ database managed by Elsevier
• Sports & Games facilities
• Multipurpose Auditorium (Swami Vivekananda Seminar Hall)
• Health Centre and Pharmacy in the campus

STAKE HOLDERS

Internal Stakeholders:

Students:

The ultimate beneficiaries (from the PEOs) among all the stakeholders are students.  Students expect that the qualification acquired from this college will equip them to get recruited by the reputed national and multinational Pharmaceutical Industries, Govt. recruitments, Pharmaceutical manufacturing or any other department of Pharmaceutical Industry on the basis of their interest. Students’ views are collected in the form of Course Exit survey and Student Satisfaction Survey and the same are analyzed to frame PEOs.  Students also expect that their qualification is recognized by the institutions for the sake of getting admission, if they are interested to opt for higher studies either at National level universities or by foreign universities. The institution stands up to their expectation.

Faculty:

For effective implementation of the curriculum and to implement latest teaching-learning methodologies, to empower themselves, teaching faculty allows the feedback from various other stakeholders by interacting with them formally and informally. Proposed improvements in curriculum by alumni, industry, professors from other universities will be implemented for the effective planning of curriculum enrichment. College/Departmental Vision, Mission, PEOs are the guiding factors.

Supporting Staff:

Laboratory technicians, office staff, administrative Assitant, examination cell coordinator, central stores staff etc. extend their cooperation in achieving PEOs.  At every level starting from the inventory, collection of fees, maintenance of receipt books, and arrangement of laboratory, maintenance of required laboratory chemicals, glass ware and equipment, cumulative activities of   all the supporting staff will support to great extent in achievement of PEOs. Discipline, punctuality, efficiency, concern and cooperation in meeting the institutional objectives are visible at every step.

Management:

Chairman, Secretary & Correspondent, Vice Chairman, Additional Secretary and other governing body members of this college are keen to impart quality pharmacy education to the students by recruiting experienced and qualified faculty members. To make the college a first choice for admission by the students of top rankers, Labs are equipped with sophisticated instruments and library is enriched with required number of text and reference books and research journals to make the students abreast of latest developments in the field of Pharmacy.  Implementing adequate measures for realizing the Vision/Mission and PEOs is given utmost importance, be it in recruiting the faculty or establishment of Smart classes, conducting webinars etc.,

EXTERNAL STAKEHOLDERS:

Alumni:

Alumni play a vital role in framing of PEOs.  For the current students to succeed in their career, inputs collected from alumni during alumni meets or during their visit to the college, in terms of current subject matter and its improvement, suggestions, if any, for its improvement of curriculum are important inputs.  These inputs will support in identifying and bridging the curricular gaps and paving a successful career to the students.

Professional and Regulating Bodies:

Views of the pharmacy professional bodies such as Indian Pharmaceutical Association (IPA), Association of Pharmacy Teachers of India (APTI), Indian Pharmacy Graduates Association (IPGA) and regulating bodies like All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), Andhra Pradesh State Council of Higher Education (APSCHE) and Pharmacy Council of India (PCI) are taken into consideration in framing of PEOs.

Affiliating University:

Hindu College of Pharmacy is affiliated to Acharya Nagarjuna University (ANU) .  College PEOs are framed in synchronization with ANU PEOs.

SALIENT RECOGNITIONS

The salient achievements and recognitions of the college include, but not limited to, being Pioneers in Pharmacy Practice, Education/Training and many Post-Graduate specializations in the country.  HCOP Alumni are placed in quite a good number in top pharma and Industrial Organizations in the country and abroad. CLICK TO ALUMNI ASSOCIATION, The college provides every opportunity for the students to involve in problem-based learning through Industrial Visits, Seminars, Workshops, and hands-on training.

Quality Benchmarking

We trust that quality is never an accident. It is always the result of high intention, sincere effort, intelligent direction and skillful execution.