![]() The Visveswarapura Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences in Bengaluru offers Diploma in Pharmacy and Bachelors of Pharmacy. Admission into the Diploma in Pharmacy or D.Pharm course is made by the management directly depending on the availability of seats and the merit of the students applied. In order to be eligible for this course one needs to have passed the 2 year PUC, with Chemistry, Physics and Biology and Mathematics as subjects, of the state of Karnataka. Students passing the examination under any other approved board equivalent to the above mentioned criteria are also eligible to apply for this course. This course covers time duration of two years and there is also a practical training which the students need to undertake, which will cover 750 hours or more spanning across three months. After the successful completion of the D.Pharm course from this institute one can go for a career in the field of Pharmacy or can pursue another higher course in this institution which is known as Bachelor of Pharmacy. This course covers a period of four academic years. The admission criteria to the Bachelor of Pharmacy or B.Pharm course is depended on the selection by DME or Directorate of Medical Education, Government of Karnataka for both payment seats and merit by the management. In order to be eligible for this course, one needs to have completed the two year PUC, in Science stream with fifty percent marks in aggregate and having Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics and Biology as subjects, of state of Karnataka. Students having equivalent qualification of any other approved University or Board, possessing 50% aggregate marks in Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics and Biology or Physics, Mathematics and Chemistry or Physics, Biology and Chemistry, are eligible for this course. Those who have successfully completed the D.Pharm course with fifty percent marks are also eligible to get admission directly into the second year B.Pharm course. For students belonging to SC/ST/BT, the minimum required percentage of marks for admission into this course will be 40%. ![]() Doctor of Pharmacy or Pharm D can be undertaken in the Visveswarapura Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences in Bengaluru but this Degree is issued by Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences or R.G.U.H.S. Bengaluru after passing examinations. The duration of the course is six years for those who are opting for it after completing the PSU or D.Pharm and the same course covers a period of three years for those who go for it only after successfully completing their B.Pharm. The institution provides several facilities to its students. The Library of VIPS caters to a large number and variety of pharmacy and allied subjects which are related to health. This library contains more than four thousand books. There are various journals, both international and national, subscribed by the college. It also possesses books which are related to several paraclinical and clinical subjects ranging over 4000, including journals both international and national. The library also bears an Online Catalog System, like the IDIS, DELNET and Micromedex, which help in accessing information easily and conveniently. Every student of this institution is eligible to borrow two to three books in a week. The auditorium at VIPS is known as 'Kuvempu Kalakshetra'. This auditorium has a capacity to house one thousand audiences where several conferences and cultural activities of the institution are organized. Transport facilities are available very near to the college. The college is having its own bus service which takes its students to the KIMS Hospital in case of any academic related activities. The institution boasts up with hostel facility for both boys and girl students coming for far-off places, mainly outside Bengaluru. Various comfortable accessories in the hostel for its students include Sports Room, TV room, etc. The rooms of accommodation of the students are mainly double bed rooms, well-furnished and spacious. Mess facility is also available at this hostel catering to the taste of various kinds. The founder Alumni of the Visveswarapura Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences are Suresh T.L, the President, Yatheesh, the Tresurer, Prof. Harishkumar D.H, the Secretary, Narmada G.Y, Venkatesh B.A, Loknath and Prakash A.V.N. The present Alumni office bearers of this institution include Prof. Harishkumar D.H., the honourable President, Yatheesh, the Secretary, Suresh T.L President, Geetha M Tresurer, Veeregowda, H.C. Sateesh and Nareendra B Gowda. The Visveswarapura Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences is thus one of the prominent Pharmaceutical colleges in the city of Bengaluru in the Karnataka state which is considered to be one of the best institutions of its kind in India. |