The Department is continuously undertaking research projects funded by industries and governmental funding agencies like CSIR, UGC, AICTE, DST and MHRD. Ph.D. degrees have been awarded to about 60 candidates till now.
Prof. R. N. Saha (Director, BITS Pilani-Dubai campus) received chair professorship award in the recognition of their
significant contributions to teaching/research work. Recently, Prof R.
Mahesh (Professor of Pharmacy and Dean faculty Affairs Division) received
best paper award (Pharmacology discipline) in APTI held in Oct. 2011 at
Moga, Punjab. Recently, the department of Pharmacy has been sanctioned five
UGC funded BSR fellowships for PhD students. Currently total 23 candidates
(8 faculty members and 15 full time students) are pursuing PhD in the deptt.
of Pharmacy.