GNIPST BULLETIN 2017

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25th August, 2017 Volume No.: 68 Issue No.: 04

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
Mission
To impart high quality pharmaceutical science, technology and management education to the budding
professionals and provide the ambience needed for developing requisite skills to make a mark of
excellence in Education, Research, Business , Industry and achieve highest personal standards.

Contents
Message from PRINCIPAL
Editorial board

Historical article
News Update
14 20142014
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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SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
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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 DR. ABHIJIT SENGUPTA
EDITOR MR.DIPANJAN MANDAL
ASSOCIATE EDITOR MS.MOUMITA CHOUDHURY

HISTORICAL ARTICLE
Alexander Bain
There are many names that are worth taking note of in the
world of philosophy and one name that deserves to be known
is Alexander Baina Scottish educationalist and philosopher.
He is also known as one of the most innovative and prominent
minds in different fields that include logic, education reform,
psychology, linguistics and moral philosophy. Alexander Bain
was also the founder of Mind and this is worth taking note of
since it was the very first journal of its kind to focus on
psychology as well as analytical philosophy. He was also the
man responsible for the application of the scientific method to
the study of psychology. At the University of Aberdeen,
Alexander Bain also held the inaugural Regius Chair position in
Logic. He was also a professor in English Literature and Moral
Philosophy. There were a couple of times where he was elected
as the Lord Rector at the School.

Early Life
It was in Aberdeen, Scotland where Alexander Bain was born
to Margaret Paul and George Bain on June 11, 1818. George, his
father, was a veteran soldier and a weaver. In fact, Alexander
Bain left school at 11; he got a weaver job and this is why in the
rex philosophorum, he was described as a Weevir. Alexander
Bain also attended lectures held in the Aberdeen Public Library
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and the Mechanics Institute of Aberdeen. In 1839, he enrolled

in Marischal College and met Professor John Cruickshank, a
professor of mathematics who was of great influence to
Alexander Bain. He also met Thomas Clark, a professor of
chemistry, and William Knight who taught Natural
Philosophy.

Nearing the completion of his degree as an undergraduate, he

associated with the Westminster Review as a contributor and
this was where his article The Electrotype and the
Daguerrotype was published. At around the same time, his
connection to John Stuart Mill was founded and developed
into a friendship that lasted a lifetime. During his college
studies and career, he stood out for his prowess in mental
philosophy, physics and mathematics. He was so good that he
even graduated with the highest honors.

Alexander Bain substituted for the regular professor in 1841

and taught Moral Philosophy. The professor then was ill and
unable to continue with his academic work. Bain was on the
job for three terms while continuing with his article
contributions to the Westminster while helping John Stuart
Mill make revisions on his Systems of Logic manuscript (1842).

Academic Career
The year 1845 was a big year for Alexander Bain since he was
given the job as a Professor of Natural Philosophy and
Mathematics at the University of Glasgow. In 1846, he quit the
position and made more time for writing since he preferred a
wider field. Two years later, he decided to make the move to
London and took under Sir Chadwick at the Board of Health.

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His work was focused on becoming a noted affiliate of the

intellectual circle along with John Stuart Mill and George
Grote. He also devoted a lot of his time and work to social
reform.

Several years after when he was 37 years old, he had the chance
to publish a major work of his which was The Senses and
Intellect. In 1859, he followed it up with another major work
that was entitled The Emotions and the Will. Alexander Bain
was a very busy man. At the University of London he worked
as an examiner in Moral Philosophy and Logic from 1857-61
and 1864-69. It was also there that he became an instructor for
Indian Civil Services and Moral Science Examinations.

He later moved to a new position at the University of Aberdeen

which as new at the time. It was still newly formed since it was
the time that the Scottish Universities Commission
amalgamated two universitiesMarischal College and Kings
College, Aberdeen.

Alexander Bain was a man ahead of his time and it was one of
his greatest triumphs that he got people to pay more attention
to the study of linguistics. In 1959, the subjects of English and
logic were not really a focus in Aberdeen so he put a lot of his
time and effort into rectifying any deficiencies. He not only
raised the educational standards in North Scotland in the
University of Abderdeen, but he also worked to establish the
School of Philosophy. His work at Aberdeen also influenced
the way grammar and composition was taught in the entire
United Kingdom.

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His philosophical works were also used in the classroom but

they came in condensed versions since his original works were
much too long and bulky to be used in the classroom. In fact, in
1870 he published a work entitled Logic which was written
specifically to be used in classrooms. The book was loosely
based on some works by John Stuart Mill.

Social Reform
Bain had a special interest in development and social justice. In
fact, he actively took part in social and political movements in
his time. After he retired from the Chair of Logic post, he was
twice elected as the Lord Rector at the University of Aberdeen.
He worked hard to advocate reform especially when it came to
how sciences were taught. He also supported the trust to
include modern languages in the school curriculum. He was
also known to be a strong supporter of students rights.

After Alexander Bain gave up his post as a professor and Chair

at the University of Aberdeen, he was succeeded by one of his
most brilliant students, William Minto. However, retirement
did not stop him from working on the subjects and issues
which he was passionate for. He still worked on papers on
books about teaching English and rhetoric.

The last years of his life were spent in Aberdeen and in private.
He was married twice but never had any children. Alexander
Bain died on September 18, 1903 and his last request was that
no stone should be put on his grave and his books were to serve
as his monuments.

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NEWS UPDATE
Given the choice, zebrafish willingly dose
themselves with opioids:(25th August, 2017)
Researchers devised a system that allowed zebrafish to self-
administer doses of hydrocodone, an opioid commonly
prescribed to people for pain, to study drug dependency
behavior.

Finding what fuels the 'runaway train' of

autoimmune disease: (24th August, 2017)
Rogue immune cells trigger an 'override' of the body's
tolerance to its tissues, launching the vicious cycle of
autoimmune disease, scientists have found.
Dino-killing asteroid could have thrust Earth
into two years of darkness: (21th August,
2017)
Tremendous amounts of soot, lofted into the air from global
wildfires following a massive asteroid strike 66 million years
ago, would have plunged Earth into darkness for nearly two
years, new research finds. This would have shut down
photosynthesis, drastically cooled the planet, and
contributed to the mass extinction that marked the end of
the age of dinosaurs.

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Vitamin C regulates stem cell function, curbs

leukemia development, scientists discover
(21th August, 2017)
Not much is known about stem cell metabolism, but a new
study from the Children's Medical Center Research Institute
at UT Southwestern has found that stem cells take up
unusually high levels of vitamin C, which then regulates their
function and suppresses the development of leukemia.

Yoga and meditation improve mind-body health

and stress resilience: (22th August, 2017)
A new research article investigates the effects of yoga and
meditation on people by looking at physiological and
immunological markers of stress and inflammation. By
studying the participants of an intensive three-month yoga
and meditation retreat, the researchers found that the
practices positively impacted physiological and
immunological markers of stress and inflammation, and in
addition improved subjective wellbeing.

Getting fat to 'talk' again could lower blood

glucose and weight (22th August, 2017)
Researchers are exploring a novel approach to treating
diabetes: implanting a polymer sponge into fat tissue. Their
study has shown that in obese mice with symptoms
resembling Type 2 diabetes, the implant reduced weight gain
and blood-sugar levels -- by getting the fat to 'talk' again.

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Once invincible superbug squashed by

'superteam' of antibiotics: (21st August,
2017)
A team of three antibiotics has been assembled that,
together, are capable of eradicating E. coli carrying mcr-1 and
ndm-5 -- genes that make the bacterium immune to last-
resort antibiotics, report researchers.

For detail mail to editor

KNOWLEDGE BASED ARTICLE

Gene Therapy FOR HIV
Immune system includes many parts: thymus, lymph nodes, bone
marrow, etc. The cells in body are made from cells found in bone
marrow. One special cell found in bone marrow, called a stem cell,
is sometimes called the mother of all cells. If immune system is in-
tact and working well, then a single stem cell could divide and
populate the full range of cells in body.
Imagine theres a gene that makes a cell resistant to HIV
infection, if that gene was inserted into a stem cell, all of the
offspring of that cell would carry the gene and be resistant to HIV
infection.
HIV destroys a persons CD4+ and other immune cells, the new
cells resistant to HIV would replace them and thrive. Eventually
these newer cells would take over and HIV could no longer
weaken the immune system. Although a person may still have HIV,
it could do no harm. The HIV may just die out because there are no

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cells for it to infect; or, it might persist but couldnt harm the
immune system to any great degree.
The success of using gene therapy to treat HIV rests on some
important assumptions.
The first is that all parts of the immune system must be intact in
order to support the stem cells in repopulating the system. Some
researchers suspect that HIV may damage the thymus. So, at some
point in a persons HIV disease the thymus may not help develop
new healthy CD4+ cells. Other therapies may need to be used to
improve or enhance damaged immune environments (such as the
thymus or bone marrow) in order for gene therapy to be successful.
Assuming that the thymus, bone marrow and other immune
environments are functioning well, the next challenge is finding a
gene that makes a cell resistant to HIV infection. Once it has been
identified, its necessary to get that gene into a cell. Some
researchers are experimenting with injecting these genes directly
into muscle, called direct DNA injection. Most researchers believe
that the most effective way to get a gene into a cell is by
packaging it into a virus. Viruses that scientists use to deliver
genes, called vectors, include the Adeno-associated Virus (AAV).
Getting a gene into a cell is no small feat. Not only must it be
passed into the cell, but it must be done without harming it. It
must also get into the gene without causing disease itself (and/or
without combining with another virus, like HIV, and then causing
disease).
In other gene therapy experiments for HIV, researchers have
removed and genetically changed stem cells. However, when the
new cells were infused back into the body, other immune cells
detected that they had been altered and destroyed them.
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doing it in a way that doesnt let the other cells target and destroy
the new cells.
Once a stem cell is changed with a protective gene, and it
remains functional and not targeted for destruction, the next
challenge is making sure the stem cells begin dividing and that
their offspring carry and use the protective gene.
While the ideal target for gene therapy may be stem cells,
researchers are also looking at altering their offspring CD4+ cells.
This would help rid at least one of the challenges in stem cell
research.

Dipanjan Mandal
Assistant Professor
GNIPST

DISEASE RELATED BREAKING NEWS

Chikungunya France:(25th August, 2017)
Local transmission of chikungunya has been confirmed in south
eastern France, with four cases diagnosed in the Provence-
Alpes-Cte d'Azur region as of 23 August 2017. In addition, there
is one probable case, and eight suspected cases.
Read more

UPCOMING EVENTS
West Bengal Biodiversity Board sponsored one day
national seminar on Biodiversity: Conservation of
Biodiversity and Sustainable use of Biological Resources

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will be held on 1st September ,2017 organized by Guru

Nanak Institute of Pharmaceutical Science and
Technology
69th Indian Pharmaceutical Congress (IPC) to be held at
Chitkara University 22nd - 24th Dec. 2017
GUJCOST sponsored one day seminar on Pharmaceutical
Nanotechnology: Current Trends and Futuristic Approach
will be held on 26th August, 2017 at Faculty of Pharmacy, Dr.
Subhash Technical Campus, Junagadh.

DRUGS UPDATES

FDA Approves Duzallo (lesinurad and

allopurinol) for Hyperuricemia in Patients with
Uncontrolled Gout: (21st August, 2017)

Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: IRWD) today

announced Duzallo was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug
Administration (FDA) as a once-daily oral treatment for
hyperuricemia associated with gout in patients who have not
achieved target serum uric acid (sUA) levels with a medically
appropriate daily dose of allopurinol alone. Duzallo is not
recommended for the treatment of asymptomatic
hyperuricemia. Ironwood expects Duzallo to be
commercially available early in the fourth quarter of 2017.

Read more

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CAMPUS NEWS
ASTERICA WINNERS:
Congratulations to the students who won the fashion show
competition in College of Medicine & Sagore Dutta Hospital.
Abhishek Singh
Tanushree Chatterjee
Srija Sur
Supratim Das
Arnab Ghosh
Sneha Bag
Somnath Diyan
Susmita Kar
Navdeep Ghai
Poulami Das

INDUCTION PROGRAMME AT GNIPST:

An Induction Programme for the newly admitted students was
organized at GNIPST on 25th August, 2017.
GLAXO SMITHKLINE PHARMACEUTICALS LTD:
Congratulations to SNEHAM SEN, RITAM CHOWDHURY
and SOUMYADEEP BHATTACHARYA-selected for the
position of Medical Business Associate at GLAXO
SMITHKLINE PHARMACEUTICALS LTD.
REVIENS:
GNIPST bidded goodbye to the final year students by the
farewell programme REVIENS. Best of luck to the final year
students for their future life.
COGNIZANT:
Congratulations to 27 number of students who got job in
Cognizant.

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Sl Name of student Sl Name of student

No. No.
1 AINDRILA BHOWMICK 15 SHASHWATA GHOSH
2 SHARMISTHA DAS 16 SAMHITA KUMAR
3 MOZAMMEL HAQUE 17 DIPTARCO SINGHA
4 BANTI SINGH 18 ABHISHEK GUPTA
5 ABHIRUP SAHA 19 SUBHAJIT MANNA
6 ARUNAVA 20 SAYANI BANERJEE
CHAKRABORTY
7 PAYEL BHATTACHARJEE 21 SAURAV
CHAKRABORTY
8 SAYANI BANERJEE 22 DEBARATI
BHATTACHARYA
9 APARUPA SINHA 23 RITAM CHOUDHURY
10 AISHWARYA DATTA 24 SOUMIK DEY
11 ARIJIT PRAMANIK 25 SOUMAVA
BHATTACHARYA
12RANIT PAUL 26 SNEHAM SEN
13PRITI KUNDU 27 MANDIRA GHORAI
14SOUMYADEEP
BHATTACHARYA
NESTLE INDIA LTD:
Congratulations to SHANTANEEL INDU, SAYANTAN
DATTA and SUBHADIP CHAKRABORTY-selected for the
position of Nutrition Officer Trainee at NESTLE INDIA LTD.
Placement Record 2017:
SL COMPANY NAME NUMBER OF NUMBER JOB
NO STUDENT OF PROFILE
APPEARED/APPLIED STUDENT
SELECTED
1 NESTLE INDIA LTD 46 03 Nutrition
Officer
Trainee
2 SUNKNOWLEDGE PVT. 10 10 Officer
LTD.

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3 COGNIZANT 42 27 Officer

4 GLAXO 40 03 Medical
SMITHKLINE Business
PHARMACEUTICALS Associate
LTD:

IRIS 2017 competition results:

Painting:
1st: Sanchita Adhikary
2nd: Abhiraj Pathak
3rd: Swagata Paul
Photography:
1st: Arnab Sarkar
2nd: Amit Kumar
3rd: Aditya DebGhosh
Antakshari:
1st: Biswadip Chakraborty
Divyashree Biswas
2nd: Debargha Dutta
Neha Das
3rd: Sourav Guha
Tamal Khan
Dumb Charade:
Champion:
Himadri Poddar
Gourab Samajdar
Ritushree Bag
Short film:
Dwidha by Ankur Sen, Aditya DebGhosh, Arnab Chakraborty,
Sreyoshi Dey, Ankita Aditya, Ranit Kundu, Nirupan Gupta.
Games:
COC:
Champion Team (God Father):

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Abhirup Dey, arijit Pramanik, Kuntal Nadi, Arghya Roy, Aaman

Roy, Arunava Chakraborty, Nayan Karmakar, abhiraj Pathak,
Tamal Khan, Arijit Mitra Thakur.
Need for speed: (NFS)
1st: Soham Roy
2nd: Anurag Baidya
3rd: Shantoneel Indu
Fifa-XI:
1st: Sayantan Datta
2nd: sounak Paul
Solo singing:
1st: Ritobroto Paul
2nd: Arpita Sarkar
Solo Dance:
1st: Monodeepa Ghosh
2nd: Dipshikha Kar
3rd: Srestha Sengupta
Group Dance:
Champion Team:
Aimless:
Susmita Kar
Srija Sur
Sayani Sarkar
Ankur Sen
Supratim Das
Sayantan Das
Somnath Diyan
NIRF of GNIPST:
GNIPST received NIRF (National Institutional Ranking
Framework) ranking amongst Top 75 Pharmacy Institutions in
India and the best Pharmacy Institution in West Bengal by
MHRD, Govt. of India.
IRIS 2017:
GNIPST is going to organize the cultural fest IRIS 2017 on 5th
and 6th April, 2017.
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ICMR Sponsored National Seminar at Orisa:

Congratulations to Ranit Kundu who have got first prize in oral
presentation in ICMR sponsored National Seminar at Orissa.
Intra college cricket tournament 2017:
On 21st and 22nd February 2017 GNIPST organized Intra college
cricket tournament.
Congratulations to the winner:
B.Pharm 2nd year
Man of the match:
Soham Ray
Highest wicket Taker:
Shovon Ghosh
Highest run scorer:
Saikat Bera
Sardar Jodh Singh Trophy 2017:
On 17th February 2017 GNIPST participated in Sardar Jodh Singn
Trophy 2017 and played the cricket match against Asansol
Engineering College and GNIT.

Annual Sports Meet 2017:

On 14th and 15th February 2017 GNIPST organized Annual Sports
Meet 2017.
Congratulations to the following winner:
Flat Race 100 m for Boys:
1st: Suman Ghosh
2nd: Arijit Mitra Thakur
3rd: Arnab Ghosh
Flat Race 100 m for Girls:
1st: Moutan Roy
2nd: Manpreet Kaur
3rd: Kriti Prasad
Flat Race 200 m for Boys:
1st: Suman Ghosh
2nd: Arnab Ghosh
3rd: Abhiraj Pathak
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Flat Race 200 m for Girls:

1st: Anjali Mondal
2nd: Moutan Roy
3rd: Kriti Prasad
3 Legged Race:
1st: Aindrila Bhowmick
Anjali Mondal
2nd: Poulami Sarkar
Pamolita Paul
3rd: Renu Sha
Sayani Das
Long Jump for Boys:
1st: Abu Sufian
2nd: Saikat Bera
3rd: Arijit Mitra Thakur
Long Jump for Girls:
1st: Sayani Das
2nd: Aindrila Bhowmick
3rd: Anjali Mondal
Skipping for Girls:
1st: Moutan Roy
2nd: Aindrila Bhowmick
3rd: Anjali Mondal
Shot put for Boys:
1st: Arijit Mitra Thakur
2nd: Bishal Kr. Singh
3rd: Abu Sufian
Shot put for Girls:
1st: Koyel Ghosh
2nd: Aindrila Bhowmick
3rd: Pamolita Paul
Discuss throw for Boys:
1st: Arijit Mitra Thakur
2nd: Monojit Dutta
3rd: Bishal Kr. Singh

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Discuss throw for Girls:

1st: Nasrina Mondal
2nd: Aparupa Sinha
3rd: Kriti Prasad
Sack Race 50 m for Boys:
1st: Sneham Sen
2nd: Arijit Mitra Thakur
3rd: Maruf Billa Akunji
Sack Race 50 m for Girls:
1st: Kriti Prasad
2nd: Nasrina Mondal
3rd: Moutan Roy
Relay Race (4x100 m) for Boys:
Winner: Sneham Sen
Abhiraj Pathak
Arijit Mitra Thakur
Suman Ghosh
Relay Race (4x100 m) for Girls:
Winner: Kriti Prasad
Sayani Das
Nasima Mondal
Sunanda Konar
Go for Goal for Boys:
1st: Abhiraj Pathak
2nd: Arnab Ghosh
3rd: Subhankar Malakar
Balance Race 100 m for Girls:
1st: Aindrila Bhowmick
2nd: Pamolita Paul
3rd: Moutan Roy
Tug of War (Boys):
Winner: Arnab Mondal
Arnab Chakrabarty
Asif Iqbal
Ankit Chowdhury

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Arnab Sarkar
Tug of War (Girls):
Winner: Aparupa Sinha
Priya Bardhan Roy
Poulami Sarkar
Pamolita Paul
Moutan Roy
Flat Race for /male Staff:
1st: Dr. Subhendu Bandyopadhyay
2nd: Debabrata Ghosh Dastidar
3rd: Dipanjan Mondal
Hit the Stamp for Male Staff:
1st: Dipanjan Mondal
2nd: Debabrata Ghosh Dastidar
3rd: Dr. Asis Bala
Hit the Stamp for Female Staff:
1st: Anuranjita Kundu
2nd: Prapti Chakraborty
3rd: Rakhi
Balance Race for Female Staff:
1st: Moumita Chowdhury
2nd: Priyanka Ray
3rd: Jeenatara Begum
Hari Bhanga for Female Staff:
1st: Sumana Roy
2nd: Priyanka Ray
3rd: Rakhi
Tug of War (Female Staff):
Winner: Dr. Sumana Chatterjee
Dr. Sriparna Kundu Sen
Sumana Roy
Jeenatara Begum
Moumita Chowdhury
Jaya Banerjee
Satabdi

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Sunknowledge Pvt. Ltd.:

Congratulations to the students who got the job of
Sonknowledge Pvt. Ltd.
1. Aishwarya Datta
2. Debjani Saha
3. Sayani Banerjee
4. Priya Dey
5. Anurag T K Baidya
6. Diptarco Singha
7. Soumyadeep Bhattachrya
8. Soumava Bhattacharya
9. Aniruddha Bhar
10. Dibyojyoti Chatterjee
QUIZ organized by GNIDSR:
Congratulations to Pratik Nandi and Bhaskar, who have
acquired 2nd position in quiz competition organized by GNIDSR.
Reminiscence 2017:
On 12th February, 2017 GNIPST celebrated Reunion programme.
GPAT 2017:
The following B.Pharm. final year students have qualified,
GPAT-2017. We congratulate them all.
Rudradip Das
Tanmoy Saha
Arpita Ghosal
Sampita Pal
Soham Chatterjee
Sajjaman Halder
Swati Abat
Anjali Mondal
Tanaya Palit
Anurag T K Baidya
Rajdeep Saha
Sayani Banerjee
Abhishek Gupta

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Soumik Dey
M.Pharm:
Shakshar Saha
Rajshekhar Roy
Sanu Praharaj
Cognizant:
Congratulations to the students who got the job of Cognizant.
Shayeri Nandi
Alinda Guha Roy
Annesha Dutt
Madhurima Saha
Aindrila Guha
Shankha Saha
Ranit Kundu
Sanu Praharaj
Sweta Majumder
NBA Accreditation:
NBA has accreditated GNIPST.
Debate competition:
On 19th November, 2016 our student Pratik Nandy and
Dippoman Guha was participated in All India University debate
Competition organized by Calcutta Debate Circle.
International seminar 2016:
International seminar on Global Advancement in
Pharmaceutical research and startup organized by GNIPST in
collaboration with IPGA was held on 22nd October, 2016 at
GNIPST auditorium.
NBA visit:
The experts of National Board of Accreditation or NBA will be
going to visit GNIPST on 24th September and 25th September,
2016.
Freshers welcome programme:
On 12th September GNIPST organized the Freshers welcome
programme Kulrav 2k16.

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GNIPST Football Match 2016:

On 31st August and 1st September GNIPST sports club organized
a football match. The winner of the football match was B.Pharm
3rd year.
Recent Trends in Pharmaceutical Research:
A Science Awareness Programme comprising of seminar on
Recent Trends in Pharmaceutical Research was organized by
GNIPST in collaboration with National Academy of Science
India (NASI) on 30th august, 2016 from 2 pm to 4.30 pm at
GNIPST auditorium. Plantation programme was also organized
by Eco club. Dr. Hemanta Kumar Majumder, gave his valuable
lecture on Modern Biology & its Evolution and Dr. Pijush K
Das delivered his lecture on Site specific Drug Targeting Magic
Bullet approach.
World Photography Day celebration:
On 19th August 2016 GNIPST celebrated World Photography
Day at Dakhineswar.
Friendly Football Match:
On 15th August 2016 GNIPST organised a friendly football match
with Alumni members.
Farewell 2016:
On 25th May 2016 GNIPST celebrated the farewell programme for
the final year students. Best of luck to all final year students for
their future life.

ALUMNI MEMBERS 2016:

Congratulations to new Alumni Members of GNIPST.
Accreditation by NAAC:
SL. NAME OF THE STATE CGPA(out GRADE
NO. INSTITUTE of scale 4)
01 Guru Nanak Institute of West 2.70 B
Pharmaceutical Science Bengal
And Technology,
Kolkata-700114

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STUDENTS SECTION
WHO CAN ANSWER FIRST????

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EDITORS NOTE
It is a great pleasure for me to publish the 4th issue of 68th
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, Mr. Soumya Bhattacharya
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and Ms Jeenatara Begum 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.
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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 24 and 25 February, 2015 Swamiji of Gourio Math was
th th

delivered some motivational lectuers in GNIPST.

The students of GNIPST participated in the 4th Sardar Jodh
SinghTrophy organised by NIT on 20th 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.

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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.

Activity Clubs of GNIPST:

Name of Club Member Faculty
CULTURAL Ms. Priyanka Ray
DEBATE AND EXTEMPORE Mr. Soumya Bhattacharya
ECO Ms. Sumana Roy
LITERARY AND PAINTING Ms. Jeenatara Begum
PHOTOGRAPHY 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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