PHARMA EDUCATION IN INDIA: ADVANCES AND CHALLENGES
*Dr. Richa A. Dayaramani
ABSTRACT
The article reviews the recent advances in the area of technical
education in India, particularly in pharmacy technical education. The
article discusses the current scenario with respect to the number of
increase in the pharmacy institutes. It also discusses the advances in
the teaching learning process and methodology and how it has evolved
over the time with respect to the expectation of industry and research
organisations from the teaching institutes and faculty. To achieve the
dynamic requirements the educational institutes are expected to use
innovative teaching learning techniques for better output. The whole
scene has changed from teacher centric to student centric learning process. The article
discussed the various skill requirements from the students and the faculty. The article reviews
the role of quality assurance in pharmacy technical education and the role of various stake
holders. In the concluding part of the article the various challenges using the ICT and
research and development with respect to the industrial requirements where a lot of
mechatronics is used to achieve modernization and automation.
Keywords: trends in pharma education, engineering and technical education, technical education trends.
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