Master of Pharmacy (MPharm) in Pharmacognosy

• A candidate who has passed the B.Pharm degree examination of Kerala University of Health Sciences or an examination equivalent thereto of any other university recognized by Kerala University of Health Sciences with not less than a total of 55% marks for the B.Pharm degree examination shall be eligible for admission to M.Pharm degree course. The candidate should have undergone a B.Pharm degree course in an institution approved by AICTE and the PCI.

• Pharmacognosy is the very old and still having development potential among the various branches of Pharmacy.
• The subject is mainly concerned with the study of drugs obtained from the natural sources like Plant, Animals, Minerals, Marine and Microorganisms. The Dept of Pharmacognosy is well established with the modern equipments and Dedicated faculties.
• The Pharmacognosy Dept of Alshifa college of Pharmacy is mainly concerned with the extraction, isolation and bioscreening of various natural products apart from the academic syllabus.The Dept is continuously aimed at the studying of various ethnomedical practices among the tribal communities in and around Malappuram and Palakkad Districts.
• The dept also aimed in the standardisaation of various formulations used in the different indigenous systems of treatment like Ayurveda, Siddha and Unani, for which the standardization of finished products are very less.
• The Medicinal garden attached to the dept is unique among the various Pharmacy colleges of Kerala. It has a collection of over 250 varities of medicinal plants, most of which are either rare or extinct

When the application is accepted by the college, the candidates should remit the Prescribed fees to the college and the admission will be confirmed after verification of the originals of the following documents.

• SSLC Book and mark sheet or 10th Standard mark list and certificate
• 10+2/equivalent certificate and mark sheet
• UG certificate and mark sheets (if applicable)
• Diploma certificate (if applicable)
• Transfer certificate
• Conduct certificate
• Community certificate (if applicable)
• Medical fitness certificate from a Registered Medical Practitioner
• Entrance rank certificate and entrance marks card (if applicable)
• Migration certificate (if applicable)
• NRI status certificate
  • Six numbers of passport size colour photographs with white back ground
  • CD of the soft copy of Photograph affixed in application form.
  • Copy of fee receipt paid for the admission.