GNIPST BULLETIN 2016

06-06-2016

06th May, 2016

Volume No.: 55 Issue No.: 02

Vision

TO REACH THE PINNACLE OF GLORY AS A CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE IN THE

FIELD OF PHARMACEUTICAL AND BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES BY KNOWLEDGE
BASED LEARNING AND PRACTICE

Contents

Message from PRINCIPAL

Editorial board
Historical article
News Update
Knowledge based Article
Disease Related Breaking
News
Upcoming Events
Drugs Update
Campus News
Students Section
Editors Note
Archive

GNIPST Photo Gallery

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MESSAGE FROM PRINCIPAL

"It can happen. It does happen.

But it can't happen if you quit." Lauren Dane.

We are what we repeatedly do.

Excellence then is not an act, but a habit. Aristotle

It gives me immense pleasure to pen a few words for our e-bulletin. At the onset I would like to thank the
last years editors and congratulate the newly selected editors for the current year.
Our first consideration is always in the best interest of the students. Our goal is to promote academic
excellence and continuous improvement.
I believe that excellence in education is aided by creating a learning environment in which all learners are
supported in maximizing their potential and talents. Education needs to focus on personalized learning
and instruction, while promoting an education system that is impartial, universally accessible, and meeting
the needs of all students.
It is of paramount importance that our learners have sufficient motivation and encouragement in order to
achieve their aims. We are all very proud of you, our students, and your accomplishments and look
forward to watching as you put your mark on the profession in the years ahead.
The call of the time is to progress, not merely to move ahead. Our progressive Management is looking
forward and wants our Institute to flourish as a Post Graduate Institute of Excellence. Steps are taken in
this direction and fruits of these efforts will be received by our students in the near future. Our Teachers
are committed and dedicated for the development of the institution by imparting their knowledge and play
the role of facilitator as well as role model to our students.
The Pharmacy profession is thriving with a multitude of possibilities, opportunities and positive
challenges. At Guru Nanak Institute of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, our focus is on holistic
needs of our students.
I am confident that the students of GNIPST will recognize all the possibilities, take full advantage of the
opportunities and meet the challenges with purpose and determination.
Excellence in Education is not a final destination, it is a continuous walk. I welcome you to join us on
this path.
My best wishes to all.
Dr. A. Sengupta

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EDITORIAL BOARD
CHIEF EDITOR
EDITOR
ASSOCIATE EDITOR

DR. ABHIJIT SENGUPTA

MS. JEENATARA BEGUM
MR. DIPANJAN MANDAL

HISTORICAL ARTICLE

Brahmagupta
Brahmagupta is unique. He is the only scientist we have to thank for
discovering precisely zero
Brahmagupta was an Ancient Indian astronomer and mathematician,
who lived from 597 AD to 668 AD. He was born in the city of
Bhinmal in Northwest India. His father, whose name was Jisnugupta,
was an astrologer.
Although Brahmagupta thought of himself as an astronomer who did
some mathematics, he is now mainly remembered for his
contributions to mathematics.
Many of his important discoveries were written as poetry rather than
as mathematical equations! Nevertheless, truth is truth, regardless of
how it may be written.
Brahmagupta:
was the director of the astronomical observatory of Ujjain, the
center of Ancient Indian mathematical astronomy.
wrote four books about astronomy and mathematics, the most
famous of which is Brahma-sphuta-siddhanta ( Brahmas Correct System
of Astronomy, or The Opening of the Universe.)
wrote that solving mathematical problems was something he did
for pleasure.
was the first person in history to see zero as a number with its own
properties.
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defined zero as the number you get when you subtract a number
from itself. Identifying zero as a number whose properties needed to
be defined was vital for the future of mathematics and science.
said that zero divided by any other number is zero.
said that dividing zero by zero produces zero. (Although, this
seems reasonable, Brahmagupta actually got this one wrong.
Mathematicians have now shown that zero divided by zero is
undefined it has no meaning. There really is no answer to zero
divided by zero.)
was the first person to discover the formula for solving quadratic
equations.
wrote that pi, the ratio of a circles circumference to its diameter,
could usually be taken to be 3, but if accuracy were needed, then the
square-root of 10 (this equals 3.162) should be used. This is about
0.66 percent higher than the true value of pi.
indicated that Earth was nearer the moon than the sun
incorrectly said that Earth did not spin and that Earth did not
orbit the sun. This, however, may have been for reasons of selfpreservation. Opposing the Brahmins religious myths of the time
would have been dangerous.
produced a formula to find the area of any four-sided shape whose
corners touch the inside of a circle. This actually simplifies to
Herons formula for triangles.
wrote that the length of a year was 365 days 6 hours 12 minutes 9
seconds.
calculated that Earth was a sphere of circumference around 36,000
km (22,500 miles).
Brahmagupta established rules for working with positive and
negative numbers, such as:
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adding two negative numbers together always results in a negative

number.
subtracting a negative number from a positive number is the same
as adding the two numbers.
multiplying two negative numbers together is the same as
multiplying two positive numbers.
dividing a positive number by a negative, or a negative number by a
positive results in a negative number.
Why is Zero Important?
Although it may seem obvious to us now that zero is a number, and
obvious that we can produce it by subtracting a number from itself,
and that dividing zero by another non-zero number gives an answer
of zero, these results are not actually obvious.
The brilliant mathematicians of Ancient Greece, so far ahead of their
time in many ways, had not been able to make this breakthrough.
Neither had anyone else, until Brahmagupta came along!
It was a huge conceptual leap to see that zero was a number in its
own right. Once this leap had been made, mathematics and science
could make progress that would have been impossible otherwise.
Brahmagupta might smile at the fact that, without his concept of
zero, we would not have the science of thermodynamics; and
without thermodynamics we could not even begin to understand the
universe the same universe that Brahmagupta, who viewed himself
chiefly as an astronomer, tried so hard to understand over 1300 years
ago.

NEWS UPDATE

Antibody therapy opens door to potential new

treatment for HIV: (06th May, 2016)
Researchers are developing an antibody-based drug that may provide
a better strategy for long-term control of HIV. New results from a
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clinical trial suggest that a single dose of a so-called broadly

neutralizing antibody enables patients' immune systems to better
fight the virus.

First safe way to deliver drugs to the placenta:

(06th May, 2016)

Scientists provide proof of principle for safe, targeted delivery of

drugs to the placenta during pregnancy, for the first time. The
discovery could one day help prevent some premature births and
treat complications such as preeclampsia, a condition characterized
by high blood pressure and sometimes fluid retention.

Study of elite paralympic athletes supports

benefits of exercise for children with cerebral
palsy: (06th May, 2016)

For highly trained Paralympic athletes with cerebral palsy, bone

mineral density and other measures of body composition are similar
to those of able-bodied adults of similar age, reports a new study.

Clinicians need to screen 'nicotine naive'

teenagers for vaping, says addictions expert:
(06th May, 2016)
An addictions expert calls on clinicians to screen for vaping among
teens, who are either uninformed or misinformed about the dangers
and risks associated with electronic cigarettes.

New device may provide rapid diagnosis of

bacterial infections: (06th May, 2016)

A new device has been developed that has the potential of shortening
the time required to rapidly diagnose pathogens responsible for
health-care-associated infections from a couple of days to a matter of
hours.

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Tiny genetic switches found

regeneration: (06th May, 2016)

in

lizard

tail

Any kid who pulls on a lizard tail knows it can drop off to avoid
capture, but how they regrow a new tail remains a mystery. Now,
researchers have identified tiny RNA switches, known as
microRNAs, which may hold the keys to regenerating muscles,
cartilage and spinal columns.

Scientists put some muscle

research: (06th May, 2016)

behind

their

An old-fashioned neurobiology technique has been used by

researchers to explore new avenues for treatments to reverse a lateonset neurodegenerative disease that robs men of the capacity to
walk, run, chew and swallow.

High blood pressure lowers significantly after

drinking tart montmorency cherry juice: (05th
May, 2016)
Drinking tart Montmorency cherry juice significantly reduces
high blood pressure at a level comparable to that achieved by
medication, according to new research. This reduction is
comparable to the level achieved by anti-hypertensive medication.
For detail mail to editor

KNOWLEDGE BASED ARTICLE

Effect of Hemolytic Snake Venom on Human

Bodies
Venom: Snake venom is highly modified saliva containing zootoxins
used by snakes to immobilize and digest prey or to serve as a defence
mechanism against a potential predator or other threat. There are

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mainly 3 types of venoms. These are i) Neurotoxin, ii) Hemotoxin

& iii) Cytotoxin.
Hemotoxins are toxins that destroy red blood cells, disrupt blood
clotting and generalise tissue damage.
Injury from a hemotoxic venom is often very painful and can cause
permanent damage and in severe cases death.
Various species of snakes having Hemolytic venom:
Boomslangs (Dispholidus typus), Twig snake (Thelotornis capensis
capensis), Lebanon viper (Montivipera bornmuelleri), Russells viper
(Vipera russelii), Malayan Pit viper (Calloselasma rhodostoma), Green
Pit viper (Trimeresurus albolabris), Spectacled Cobra (Naja kaouthia)
etc.
Spiders & scorpions possess this type of venom.
Effects of Hemotoxin in Human Body:
This type of venom is slow in comparison with the other 2 types
(Neurotoxin & Cytotoxin). The effects can be seen after as little as 1
hour.
1. It causes irregularities in the victims blood, preventing it from
clotting.
2. A bleeding tendency occurs starting with all the mucous
3. membranes & progress to nose bleeds, bruises, blood is found
in the urine, vomiting of blood.
4. Anaemia & shock may develop and eventually kidney failure
may set in.
5. Sight pain, discomfort and haemorrhage occurs at the affected
snake bite area.
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6. Dizziness and headaches are known to occur.

Treatment:
Death usually follows within 2 to 5 days. For treatment purpose, the
following steps are put into action:1. Antivenom can be administered after a few days & still work
effectively, however the kidneys would have been damaged by
then.
2. In the event if the antivenom is not obtained in time, whole
blood and fresh freeze-dried plasma should be administered.
Uses:
Pharmaceutical Use:
1. Venom is used in the production of antivenom.
2. For production of drugs to cure illness such as heart disease,
stroke, high blood pressure, kidney disease in diabetics, breast
cancer and tumors.
3. In addition, a lot of research is currently being done to make
new drugs for AIDS.
4. Researchers in France have determined that two molecules
isolated from Black Mamba venom (referred to as mambalgin-1
and mambalgin-2) are as effective as morphine in the
elimination of pain.
Other Uses:
1. Venom is used for the treatment of Hair Loss.
2. It is also used to increase Sensual Performance.
Snakes are the most beautiful & surprising creatures of nature. All of
them are not venomous. And they are bite only when they are
threatened. Besides fatal death & several injuries there are many
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others profitable uses of venoms. The uses of snake venoms bring a

new era in humans life & medical treatment.
Smaranjeet Banik
Student
B.Pharm 4th year
GNIPST

DISEASE RELATED BREAKING NEWS

Human infection with avian influenza A(H7N9)

virus China: (03rd May, 2016)
On 18 April 2016, the National Health and Family Planning
Commission (NHFPC) of China notified WHO of 17 additional
laboratory-confirmed cases of human infection with avian
influenza A(H7N9) virus, including 5 deaths.
Read more

UPCOMING EVENTS

3 days workshop on statistical Methods in biomedical Research, in

collaboration with National Institute of Medical Statistics will be

held on 11th to 13th May, 2016 at New Delhi.
World Congress on Drug discovery-2016 will be held on 18th to
20th July 2016 at Bangalore, Karnataka, India.

DRUGS UPDATES

Nuplazid Approval History: (29th April, 2016)

Nuplazid (pimavanserin) is a non-dopaminergic, selective serotonin
inverse agonist (SSIA) for the treatment of psychosis associated with
Parkinsons disease.

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The FDA approval of Nuplazid was based on data from the pivotal
Phase III -020 Study, which demonstrated significant reduction in
the frequency and severity of psychotic symptoms compared to
placebo, without worsening the primary motor symptoms of
Parkinson's disease.
The recommended dose of Nuplazid is two 17 mg tablets taken once
daily with or without food.
Most common side effects reported during clinical trials include
peripheral edema and confusional state.
Read more

CAMPUS NEWS
Placement Record 2016:
SL
NO

COMPANY NAME

NUMBER OF
NUMBER OF
STUDENT
STUDENT
APPEARED/APPLIED SELECTED
64
7 (3 of them
already joined)

JOB
PROFILE

DR. LAL PATH LAB

APOLLO
PHARMACY

36

25

ABBOTT INDIA

74

03

HETERO DRUGS

18

Production,
QC and QA

ERIS LIFE SCIENCES

01

18 (Waiting
for final
interview)
01 (Joined)

JUPITER
PHARMACEUTICALS

05

01 (Joined)

Production,
QC and QA

GOVT PHARMACIST

4 (Joined)

Hospital
Pharmacist

Sales,
Marketing and
office assistant
Hospital and
retail chain
pharmacist
Sales and
Marketing

Sales and
Marketing

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ALCHEMIST EYE
HOSPITAL

MEDPLUS

25

2 (Waiting for
final
interview)
21

Hospital
Pharmacist
Retail chain
pharmacist

IPA Bengal Pharma & Healthcare trust scholarship 2016:

Congratulations to Rudradip Das, student of B.Pharm 3rd year has

been awarded IPA Bengal Pharma & Healthcare trust scholarship
2016.

Accreditation by NAAC:
SL.
NO.
01

NAME OF THE STATE

INSTITUTE
Guru
Nanak West
Institute
of Bengal
Pharmaceutical
Science
And
Technology,
Kolkata-700114

CGPA(out GRADE
of scale 4)
2.70
B

JOBS 2016:

Dr. Lal Path Lab:

On 22nd March 2016 Dr. Lal Path Lab conducted interview at
GNIPST.
The name of selected students for the post of Sales Trainee are:
1. Atri Pain Majumder
2. Chandrika Saha
3. Maitreyee Banerjee
4. Md. Nadeem Shah
5. Nilotpal Gorai
6. Smaranjeet Banik
7. Sreejita Roy

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GPAT 2016 Result:

The following B.Pharm. final year students have qualified, GPAT2016. We congratulate them all.
Aishika Datta
Mainak Chatterjee
Indira Saha
Priyanka De
Aheli Mukherjee
Soumya Guha
Debanjana Das
Debalina Datta
Evana Patra
Himadrija Chatterjee
IRIS 2016:
GNIPST organized colllege fest IRIS 2016 from 11th to 13th March,
2016.
Result of different events:
Intracollege Quiz competition:
1st: Arani Roy and Dipayan Nath
2nd: Bhaskar Singha and Pratik Nandi
Intracollege Painting competition:
1st: Swagata Paul
2nd: Aviraj Pathak
3rd: Dippyoman Guha
Group Dance Competition:
Karma Group
Intercollege Solo Dance Competition:
1st : Monodipa Ghosh
2nd: Aditya Paul (NIT)
Antaksari Competition:
1st: Sunanda and Aparupa
2nd: Meghna and Joyita
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3rd: Arpita and Pami

Intercollege Solo Singing Competition:
1st: Arpita Sarkar
2nd: Arvind Raj (Sudhir Chandra College)
3rd: Priyam Mondal (Supreme College)
Intercollege Band Competition:
1st: D Errors
2nd: Mukti
3rd: GNIPST band
Fashion:
Best Male: Md. Nadeem Shah
Best Female: Sweta
Best Couple: Md. Nadeem Shah and Susmita Kar
Blood donation Camp 2016:
On 4th March 2016 Social Service club and Alumni Association
of GNIPST organized a Blood donation camp in association with
Association of voluntary Blood Donars, West Bengal.
Reminiscence & 1st Alumni meet 2016:
On 28th February 2016 GNIPST organized the Reunion programme
Reminiscence & 1st Alumni meet 2016.
National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC):
A NAAC peer team completed a three-day inspection (17th
February to 19th February, 2016) of GNIPST to evaluate its
academic credibility and infrastructure on Friday.
Saraswati Puja 2016:
On 13th February 2016 the students of GNIPST celebrated
Saraswati Puja at GNIPST campus.
GNIPST Cricket 2016 result:
Winner: B.Pharm 4th year
Runners: B.Pharm 2nd year
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Man of the match, best wicket taker, best batsman: B.Pharm 4th
year student Gourab Dey
GNIPST Sports 2016 result:
Relay Race for Boys:
1st: Maruf Billa, Somenath Dian, Subhajit Majumdar, Abu Sufia
100 meter Flat Race for Girls:
1st: Nirmita Gupta
2nd: Joyati Ghosh
3rd: Moutan Roy
Long Jump for Girls:
1st: Aindrila Bhoumik
2nd: Manpreet Ghai
3rd: Anjali Mondal
Shotput for Girls:
1st: Koyal Ghosh
2nd: Nirmita Gupta
3rd: Sneha Pal
Discuss for Girls:
1st: Manpreet Ghai
2nd: Nirmita Gupta
3rd: Sneha Pal
Sack race for Girls:
1st: Nirmita Gupta
2nd: Aindrila Bhoumik
3rd: Moutan Roy
Balance race for Girls:
1st: Indira Saha
2nd: Nirmita Gupta
3rd: Aindrila Bhoumik
Relay Race for Girls:
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Aindrila Bhoumik
Manpreet Ghai
Anjali Mondal
Joyati Ghosh
Skipping for Girls:
1st: Aindrila Bhoumik
2nd: Anjali Mondal
3rd: Manpreet Ghai
200 meter Flat Race for Girls:
1st: Anjali Mondal
2nd: Moutan Roy
3rd: Nirmita Gupta
Sack race for Boys:
1st: Maruf Billa Akunjee
2nd: Abu Sufian
3rd: Sufian Sk.
100 meter Race for Boys:
1st: Abu Sufian
2nd: Maruf Billa Akunjee
3rd: Arijit Mitra Thakur
200 meter Flat Race for Boys:
1st: Maruf Billa Akunjee
2nd: Subrajit Mazumder
3rd: Arijit Mitra Thakur
Long Jump for Boys:
1st: Abu Sufian
2nd: Maruf Billa Akunjee
3rd: Dipankar Kamila
Go for Goal for Boys:
1st: Rohan Dutta
2nd: Souvik Ganguly
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3rd: Ankit Chowdhury

Discuss throw for Boys:
1st: Bishal Kr. Singh
2nd: Raj Kumar
3rd: Arijit Mitra Thakur
Shotput for Boys:
1st: Arijit Mitra Thakur
2nd: Bishal Kr. Singh
Tug of War for Boys:
Dipu Roy, Doyal Hui, Ankit Dey, Rohan Dutta, Bishal Kumar
Singh.
Tug of War for Girls:
Indira Saha, Joyati Ghosh, Sneha Pal, Manpreet Ghai, Debolina
Roy.
On 29th January to 30th January 2016 GNIPST organized the cricket
match.
On 27th January and 28th January 2016 GNIPST organized the
Annual Sports programme.
From 19th January, 2016 to 28th January, 2016 B.Pharm final year
students had their Industrial Tour in Gangtok, Sikkim and Pelling.
They visited Alkem Laboratories Ltd. Sikkim under the
supervision of Ms. Jeenatara Begum, Mr. Samrat Bose and Mr.
Dipanjan Mondal.
On 12th January, 2016 the students and teachers of GNIPST
celebrated youth day on the occasion of 153rd birth anniversary of
Swami Vivekananda.
A competition on Innovative and Scientific Modelling will be held
in Tech-Fest 2016. Only B.Pharm students are eligible for
participation. Last date for topic submission is 11th January, 2016
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and last date for Model submission is 20th January, 2016. Posters
are also invited on different subjects. Last date for soft copy of the
posters submission is 11th January, 2016.
A Bulletin committee will be formed and all the committee
members are requested to attend the Bulletin Committee Meeting
on 4th January, 2016.
On 23rd December 2015, a meeting was held in GNIPST for Bulletin
committee formation and Tech-Fest 2016.
Dr. Asis Bala got 1st prize in the Oral presentation conducted by
SFE in Jadavpur.
Recived a Grant in aid from Department of Science &
Technology, Govt of WestBengal under the Scheme of Scientific
Project Research & Science Popularization Programme during the
financial year 2015-16 to GNIPST as per details below
Grantee Institution: Guru Nanak institute of Pharmaceutical
Science & Technology
Principal Investigator: Dr Swati Chakraborty
Title of the Project: Identification of heavy metal chromium Cr
(VI) & Nickel (Ni) tollerence bacteria to develop microbial
biosensors and role on secondary metabolite of medicinal plant
Bacopa monnieri(L) in metal contaminated soil of East Kolkata
Wetland.
Grant in Aid: Eighteen lakh Ninety Eight Thousand & One
Junior Research fellow for three years of duration
Some teachers and students of GNIPST attended the seminar SFE
2015.
Report of National Seminar on Current Innovation in
Biotechnology for Human Welfare:
1. Name of the Institute: Guru Nanak institute of Pharmceutical
Science & Technology
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2. Sanctioning Authority: West Bengal State Council of Science

& Technology, Department of Science & Technology, Government
of West Bengal for conducting Seminar for National Science Day.
3. Seminar Topic : Current Innovation in Biotechnology for
Human Welfare.
4.Amount Sanctioned: 30,000/5. Purpose of Utilisation: Celebration of National Science Day (7th
November 2015) One day National Seminar on Current
Innovation in Biotechnology for Human Welfare.
Eminent Speakers from Indian Stastical Institute, Viswa-Bharati
University, Bidhan Chandra Krishi Vidyalaya, National Institute
of Occupational Health ,Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute,
Directorate of Drug Control(WB) etc. were invited for the
presentation in scientific lecture sessions.
There was scientific poster presentation competition among the
students of different colleges of WestBengal. Total number of
sixty three posters were selected for presentation and best three
posters were awarded .
I. First prize winners Poulami Majumdaer, Indrajit Karmakar,
Suchandra Majumder, Pallab kanti halder from Jadavpur
University, Department of Pharmaceutical Science on Evaluation
of invitro antidiabetic activity of methanol extract of Curcuma caesia
rhizome,
II. Second Prize winners Susmita Dutta, Swati Chakraborty , Guru
Nanak Institute of Pharmaceutical Science & Technology,
Optimization of biofilm poduction from Pseudomonas sp. and
application in antimicrobial and bacteriocin producing activity ,
III. Third prize winners are jointly from Arindam Ganguly, Aparupa
Bhattacharya, Guru Nanak Institute of Pharmaceutical Science &
Technology, Microbial fuel cell and Apurba Mukherjee , Sutapa
Mukherjee, Madhumita Roy, Chittaranjan National Cancer
Institute , The common Indian spice curcumin act as an enhancer
of antitumor agent in Leukemia.
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Around 580 delegates from different academic and reserch

institutes attended the day long seminar
Swarangam:
On 9th November, 2015 GNIPST organized the post puja and pre
Kalipuja celebration programme Swarangam.
National Science Day 2015:
On 7th November 2015, GNIPST organized a National Seminar on
Current Innovation in Biotechnology for Human Welfare, on the
occasion of Science day 2015 on the theme of Science for Nation
Building. Sponsored by West Bengal State Council of Science &
Technology, Catalysed & Supported by National Council for
Science, Technology & communication, DST, New Delhi.
Winners of Intracollege Football Tournament:
Congratulations to B.Pharm final year for their victory in
Intracollege Football Tournament.
Intracollege Football Tournament:
On 9th October and 10th October, 2015 GNIPST has organized the
Intracollege Football Tournament.
EN BIOLET:
On 5th and 6th October, 2015 seminar was held on EN-BIOLET by
Stone India Ltd.
INDOOR BATTLE 2015
On 24th September, 2015 GNIPST organised the Indoor games
(Table Tennis, Carrom, Chess for both Boys and Girls) Indoor
Battle 2015.
Congratulations to all winners and participants.
The Winners are:
Table Tennis (for Boys):
1st: Soumen Dhara (M.Pharm, 2nd year [Pharmacology])
2nd: Ratul Banduri (B.Pharm, 3rd year)
3rd: Sneham Sen (B.Pharm, 3rd year)
Table Tennis (for Girls):
1st: Sweta Saha (B.Sc [BT], 3rd year)
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2nd: Moutan Roy (B.Pharm, 2nd year)

Carrom (for Boys):
1st: Sk. Sajjat Ali (B.Pharm, 4th year) and Sk. Abdul Aslam
(B.Pharm, 3rd year)
2nd: Sourabh Saha (B.Pharm, 4th year) and Rajib Singha Roy
(B.Pharm, 4th year)
3rd: Arnab Banerjee (M.Pharm, 2nd year [Pharmaceutics])
and Achinta Banerjee (M.Pharm, 2nd year [Pharmaceutics])
Carrom (for Girls):
1st: Sreyashee Mitra (B.Pharm 4th year) and Rituparna Das
(B.Pharm 4th year)
2nd: Rinita DasBhowmik (B.H.M, 1st year) and Tania Datta (B.H.M,
1st year)
3rd: Sushmita Sen (D.Pharm, 2nd year) and Keya Das (D.Pharm, 2nd
year)
Chess (for Boys):
1st: Sayantan Dutta (B.Pharm, 3rd year)
2nd: Tanmoy Das Biswas (B.Pharm 4th year)
3rd: Sourabh Saha (B.Pharm 4th year)
Chess (for Girls):
1st: Rituparna Das (B.Pharm 4th year)
2nd: Suchetana Dutta (B.Pharm 4th year)
3rd: Krishnakali Basu (B.Pharm 4th year)
SAGAR DUTTA MEDICAL COLLEGE FEST-ASTERICA 2015
WINNER:
The students of GNIPST stood first in the FASHION SHOW
competition of Sagar Dutta Medical College Fest:
Congratulation to the participantsSouvik Ganguly (B.H.M 2nd year)
Riya Taran (B.Pharm 4th year)
Moktar Hossain (B.Pharm 4th year)
Chandrika Saha (B.Pharm 4th year)
Swaranjeet Banik (B.Pharm 4th year)
Sampita Pal (B.Pharm 3rd year)
Ranit Kundu (M.Pharm 1st year)
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Susmita Kar (B.Pharm 2nd year)

Md. Nadeem Shah (B.Pharm 4th year)
Sreyashee Mitra (B.Pharm 4th year)
Sunanda (M.Pharm 1st year)
Best Male Model of ASTERICA 2k15:
Souvik Ganguly (B.H.M 2nd year)
Best Female Model of ASTERICA 2k15:
Sampita Pal (B.Pharm 3rd year)
Anchor:
Sreejita Roy (B.Sc )
Solo Singing competition:
Sayantan Goswami (B.Pharm 4th year):winner
Arpita (B.Sc) :2nd runner up
CARNIVAL OF CANVASS:
On 4th September the Students of GNIPST celebrated the freshers
party for Masters degree students.
On 4th September the students of GNIPST celebrated Teachers
Day.
ESPERANZA:
On 21st August, 2015 the 1st year students of GNIPST were
welcomed in the Freshers Welcome Programme ESPERANZA.

HOMAGE TO FORMER PRESIDENT DR A P J ABDUL

KALAM:
On 31st July, 2015 all the students and teachers of GNIPST paid
their homage for our former president Dr. A P J Abdul Kalam.
ALUMNI ASSOCIATION:
GNIPST has been certified by the Alumni Association under the
West Bengal Societies Registration Act, 1961.
FAREWELL PROGRAMME:
On 15th May 2015 GNIPST celebrated the farewell programme
Sesh Chithi for the final year students of M.Pharm, M.Sc,
B.Pharm, B.Sc and BHM.
FINISHING SCHOOL TRAINING PROGRAMME:
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The FINISHING SCHOOL TRAINING PROGRAMME was

organized by the Entrepreneurship Development Cell and Training
& Placement Cell, GNIPST in collaboration with Indian Pharmacy
Graduates Association (IPGA), Bengal Branch from 21st February
to 11th April, 2015 at GNIPST Auditorium.
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On 21 February, 2015 the Finishing School Training Programme of
GNIPST was inaugurated by Sri Soumen Mukhopadhyay, Deputy
Director, Drug Control Office, Goutam Kr. Sen, President, IPGA,
Mr. Subroto Saha, Asst. Directorate, Drug Control Office, Mr.
Ranendra Chakraborty, Sales Manager and Associate Director Dr.
Reddys Laboratory.
On 28th February, 2015 Dr. D. Roy, Former Deputy Drug
Controller, Mr. Sujoy Chakraborty, divisional Therapy Manager,
Cipla and Mr. Vikranjit Biswas, Senior Manager, Learning &
Development, Cipla delivered their valuable lectures in the 2nd day
FINISHING SCHOOL TRAINING PROGRAMME of GNIPST.
On 14th March, 2015 Mr. Milindra Bhattacharya, Senior Manager,
QA & QC, Emami Ltd. and Mr. Joydev Bhoumik, Manager,
Operation, Ranbaxy Laboratory Limited delivered their valuable
lectures in the 3rd day FINISHING SCHOOL TRAINING
PROGRAMME of GNIPST.
On 21st March, 2015 Mr. Tridib Neogi, Associate Vice-President
(Quality Assurance), Albert David Ltd. delivered his valuable
lectures in the 4th FINISHING SCHOOL TRAINING
PROGRAMME of GNIPST.
On 28th March, 2015 Dr. Gautam Chaterjee, an Alumni of Jadavpur
University and presently associated with NIPER delivered his
valuable lectures in the 5th FINISHING SCHOOL TRAINING
PROGRAMME of GNIPST.
On 11th April, 2015 the closing ceremony of the FINISHING
SCHOOL TRAINING PROGRAMME was held in GNIPST
Auditorium.
JOBS:

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All the students of Final Year B. Pharm and M. Pharm are hereby
informed that an interview will be conducted on 23rd May, 2015 by
Standard Pharmaceuticals Ltd. GSK for post: Production, QA, QC.
All the students of Final Year B. Pharm and M. Pharm are hereby
informed that an interview will be conducted by GSK for sales and
marketing job.
Details given below:
Date: 27.03.2015
Time: 09:45 am
Venue : GSK Consumer Healthcare Limited, Unit No. 208,
nd
2 Floor, Ecospace Campus B (3 B), New Town,
Rajarhat, 24 Pgs (N). Kolkata-700156.
THYROCARE provisionally selected 15 students from JIS Group.
Amongst these, 3 students of B. Sc (H) Biotechnology and M. Sc
Biotechnology have been selected.
Ipsita Mondal (M. Sc Biotechnology)
Debriti Paul (M. Sc Biotechnology)
Debopriya Chatterjee {B. Sc (H) Biotechnology}
The final year students of B.Pharm (31 students) and B.Sc (11
students) attended the pooled campus drive of Abbott India Ltd.
on 10th March, 2015 at Jadavpur University. Among them 17
students have gone through to the final round of this pooled
campus drive and short listed for final selection.

STUDENTS SECTION
WHO CAN ANS WER FIRS T????

In 1969 who proposed the world

earth day?
Answer of Previous Issues Image:
Parkinson

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Send

your
thoughts/
Quiz/Puzzles/games/write-ups or any other
contributions for Students Section& answers
of this Section at gnipstbulletin@gmail.com
EDITORS NOTE
It is a great pleasure for me to publish the 2nd issue of 55th Volume
of GNIPST BULLETIN. All the followers of GNIPST BULLETIN
are able to avail the bulletin through facebook account GNIPST
bulletin I am very much thankful to all the GNIPST members and
readers who are giving their valuable comments, encouragements
and supports. I am also thankful to Dr. Abhijit Sengupta, Director
of GNIPST for his valuable advice and encouragement. Special
thanks to Dr. Prerona Saha, Mr. Debabrata Ghosh Dastidar
and Mr. Soumya Bhattacharya for their kind co-operation and
technical supports. Thank you Mr. Soumya Bhattacharya for the
questionnaires of the student section. An important part of the
improvement of the bulletin is the contribution of the readers. You
are invited to send in your write ups, notes, critiques or any kind of
contribution for the forthcoming special and regular issue.
ARCHIVE
ACHIEVEMENT:
Congratulations to Anurag Chanda, student of B.Pharm final year
who have got the 1st prize in poster presentation event in Prakriti
2015 at Department of Agricultural and Food engineering, IIT,
Kharagpur.
OTHERS:
On 24th and 25th February, 2015 Swamiji of Gourio Math was
delivered some motivational lectuers in GNIPST.

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The students of GNIPST participated in the 4 Sardar Jodh

th

th

SinghTrophy organised by NIT on 20 February, 2015.

On 8th February, 2015 Gnipst celebrated the Reunion
programmeReminiscence Reloaded 2015.
The general body meeting of APTI, Bengal Branch has been
conducted at GNIPST on 15th June, 2012. The program started with
a nice presentation by Dr. Pulok Kr. Mukherjee, School of Natural
Products, JU on the skill to write a good manuscript for
publication in impact journals. It was followed by nearly two hour
long discussion among more than thirty participants on different
aspects of pharmacy education. Five nonmember participants
applied for membership on that very day.
AICTE has sanctioned a release of grant under Research
Promotion Scheme (RPS) during the financial year 2012-13to
GNIPST as per the details below:
a. Beneficiary Institution: Guru Nanak Institution of Pharmaceutical
Science & Technology.
b. Principal Investigator: Dr. LopamudraDutta.
c. Grant-in-aid sanctioned:Rs. 16,25000/- only
d. Approved duration: 3 years
e. Title of the project: Screening and identification of potential
medicinal plant of Purulia & Bankura districts of West Bengal
with respect to diseases such as diabetes, rheumatism, Jaundice,
hypertension and developing biotechnological tools for enhancing
bioactive molecules in these plants.

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Activity Clubs of GNIPST:

Name of Club
CULTURAL
DEBATE AND EXTEMPORE
ECO
LITERARY AND PAINTING
PHOTOGRAPHY

Member Faculty
Ms. Priyanka Ray
Mr. Soumya Bhattacharya
Ms. Sumana Roy
Ms. Jeenatara Begum
Ms. Sanchari Bhattacharya and
Mr. Abir Koley
SCIENCE AND INNOVATIVE Mr. Samrat Bose
MODELLING
SOCIAL SERVICES
Dr. Asis Bala
SPORTS
Mr. Debabrata GhoshDastidar

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