GNIPST BULLETIN 2017

15-09-2017

15th September, 2017 Volume No.: 69 Issue No.: 03

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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GURU NANAK INSTITUTE OF PHARMACEUTICAL

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 CHOWDHURY

HISTORICAL ARTICLE
Al-Battani
Al-Battani is sometimes known by a Latinized version of his
name, being Albategnius, Albategni or Albatenius. His full
name was Abu Abdallah Mohammad ibn Jabir ibn Sinan al-
Raqqi al-Harrani al-Sabi al-Battani.
Al-Battanis father was Jabir ibn Sinan al-Harrani who had a
high reputation as an instrument maker in Harran. The name
makes the identification certain that al-Battani himself was
skilled in making astronomical instruments and there is a good
indication that he learnt these skills from his father.

Early Life and Career:

Abdallah Muhammad Ibn Jabir Ibn Sinan al-Battani al-Harrani
was born around 858 C.E. in Harran. Battani was first
educated by his father Jabir Ibn Sanan al-Battani, who also
was a well-known scientist. He then moved to Raqqa, situated
on the bank of the Euphrates, where he received advanced
education and later on flourished as a scholar. At the beginning
of the 9th century, he migrated to Samarra, where he worked
till the end of his life. His family had been members of the
Sabian sect, a religious sect of star worshippers from Harran.
Being worshipers of the stars meant that the Sabians had a
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strong motivation for the study of astronomy. Al-Battani,

unlike Thabit, another mathematician from his home town,
was not a believer in the Sabian religion. His name Abu
Abdallah Mohammad indicates that he was certainly a
Muslim.

Al-Battani made remarkably accurate astronomical

observations at Antioch and ar-Raqqah in Syria. The town of
ar-Raqqah, where most of al-Battanis observations were made,
became prosperous when Caliph Harun al-Rashid built several
palaces there.

The Fihrist describes al-Battani as one of the most famous

observers and a leader in geometry, theoretical and practical
astronomy, and astrology. He composed work on astronomy,
with tables, containing his own observations of the sun and
moon and a more accurate description of their motions than
that given in Ptolemys Almagest.

The main achievements of al-Battanis are:

He cataloged 489 stars.

He refined the existing values for the length of the year,

which he gave as 365 days 5 hours 46 minutes 24 seconds, and
of the seasons.

He calculated 54.5 per year for the precession of the

equinoxes and obtained the value of 23 35 for the inclination
of the ecliptic.

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Rather than using geometrical methods, as other scientists had

done, al-Battani used trigonometric methods which were an
important advancement. Al-Battani showed that the farthest
distance of the Sun from the Earth varies and, as a result,
annular eclipses of the Sun are possible as well as total
eclipses. Al-Battani is important in the development of science
for a number of reasons, but one of these must be the large
influence his work had on scientists such as Tycho Brahe,
Kepler, Galileo and Copernicus.

Death:
Historians all agree that Al-Battani passed away in 317 H. /929
A.D., near the city of Moussul in Iraq. He was regarded as one
of the most famous Arab astronomers. He dedicated all his life
until his death to the observation of planets and stars.

NEWS UPDATE
Could interstellar ice provide the answer to
birth of DNA? (14th September, 2017)
Molecules brought to Earth in meteorite strikes could
potentially be converted into the building blocks of DNA,
researchers have shown.
A DNA nanorobot is programmed to pick up
and sort molecules into predefined
regions:(14th September, 2017)
Scientists have programmed a 'robot' made of DNA to
pick up and sort molecules into predetermined locations.

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In-utero treatment reverses cleft palate in

mice: (13th September, 2017)
Researchers clarified a molecular pathway responsible for the
formation of cleft palate and identified a new treatment to
reverse this defect in mouse pups in utero.
Body clock, gut microbiota work together to
pack on the pounds, study shows: (11th
September, 2017)
New clues have been uncovered about how gut bacteria and the
body's circadian clock work together to promote body fat
accumulation.
Biomarkers in the blood prove strong role of
food for type 2 diabetes :( 11th September,
2017)
A pioneering method has demonstrated its potential in a large
study, showing that metabolic fingerprints from blood samples
could render important new knowledge on the connection
between food and health. The study finds that diet is one of the
strongest predictors of type 2 diabetes risk in older women.

Chronic pain common in people living with

HIV: (14th September, 2017)
All people living with HIV should be screened for chronic pain,
which affects 39 to 85 percent of people with the condition,
recommend new HIVMA guidelines. Those who have chronic
pain should be treated using a multidisciplinary approach
focused on non-drug options ranging from yoga to physical

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therapy, note the guidelines. Opioids should never be a first-line

treatment.
Air pollution cuts 3 years off lifespans in
Northern China: (11th September, 2017)

A Chinese policy is unintentionally causing people in northern China to

live 3.1 years less than people in the south due to air pollution
concentrations that are 46 percent higher. These findings imply that every
additional 10 micrograms per cubic meter of particulate matter pollution
(PM10) reduces life expectancy by 0.6 years.

For detail mail to editor

KNOWLEDGE BASED ARTICLE

ANDROGENS IN WOMEN:
Androgens are 19- carbon steroid hormones which confer maleness
and male secondary sexual characteristics in men. Their role in
women is supported by the presence of androgen receptors in a
wide variety of tissues including skeletal muscle, skin,
gastrointestinal tract, heart ,brain, bone , adipose tissue, genitor
urinary tract ,placenta, and even lacrimal glands, although specific
action of these sites are unknown.
In women, the adrenal glands and ovaries produce the circulating
androgen testosterone (T) androstendine (A) and
dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA). These steroid hormones have

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important physiological actions in women, either directly or via

androgen receptors which are present throughout the body or as
important circulating pre- cursor hormones for the synthesis of
estrogen in the ovaries and extra gonadal tissues. At menopause
there is a sudden drop in circulating estrogen. In contrast the
decline in androgens most closely parallels with increasing age.
The absolute declines in circulating hormone levels and the
adrenal pre-androgens commences preceding menopause. Hence
many women experience symptoms of androgen deficiency in the
immediate premenopausal years. Androgen deficiency in women
may be manifested as impaired sexual function, lessened well
being, loss of energy and negative effects on bone mass [36].
These symptoms usually develop insidiously and most women are
not aware that such symptoms may have a biological basis.
The ovaries and adrenal glands both produce T, A and DHEA;
however the adrenals are the main site of production of DHEA-
sulphate (DHEA-S).Approximately 50% of total circulating T is
derived from peripheral conversion of the adrenal pre androgens to
T, with A being the main precursor .T is ir reversibly converted to
the potent dihydrotestosterone (DHT) via 5- reductase or to
estradiol by aromatase. In regularly ovulating women mean
circulating levels of both A and T increase in the middle third of
the menstrual cycle with a second rise in a production by the
corpus luteum occurring during the late luteal phase . It is believed
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ovarian androgen production by the thecal cells is under the

control of LH.

The pre-androgens DHEA and DHEAS are converted peripherally

into A and then into the potent androgens T and DHT as well as to
oestrogens. Under normal physiological conditions only 12% of
total circulating T is free or biologically active. The rest is bound
by sex hormone binding globulin (SHBG) or albumin with SHGB
binding 66% of total circulating testosterone.

The binding affinity for steroids bound by SHBG is DHT>T>

androstenediol > estradiol> estrone. Increases in estradiol and
thyroxine result in increases in SHBG whereas increases in T,
glucocorticosteroids, growth hormone and insulin suppress SHBG.

Dipanjan Mandal
Assistant Professor
GNIPST

DISEASE RELATED BREAKING NEWS

Chikungunya Italy:( 15th September, 2017)
As of 14 September, fourteen autochthonous confirmed cases of
chikungunya have been diagnosed in Italy, six in Rome and eight
in the coastal area of Anzio (Lazio Region). There are additional
cases being investigated.

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The date of onset of symptoms of the first case was on 5 August

2017. The dates of onset of the latest cases are between 25
August and 7 September 2017.
Read more

UPCOMING EVENTS:
Workshop on handling and care of laboratory animals
organized by national brain research centre,Gurugram will
be held on 24-27th October,2017

69th Indian Pharmaceutical Congress (IPC) to be held at

Chitkara University 22nd - 24th Dec. 2017

DRUGS UPDATES

FDA Approves Aliqopa (copanlisib) for Adults

with Relapsed Follicular Lymphoma: (14th
September, 2017)
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today granted
accelerated approval to Aliqopa (copanlisib) for the treatment of
adults with relapsed follicular lymphoma who have received at
least two prior treatments known as systemic therapies. For
patients with relapsed follicular lymphoma, the cancer often
comes back even after multiple treatments, said Richard
Pazdur, M.D., director of the FDAs Oncology Center of
Excellence and acting director of the Office of Hematology and
Oncology Products in the FDAs Center for Drug Evaluation and
Research. Options are limited for these patients and todays
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approval provides an additional choice for treatment, filling an

unmet need for them.
Read more

CAMPUS NEWS
National seminar 2017:
National seminar on Conservation Of Biodiversity And
Sustainable Use Of Biological Resources sponsored by Bengal
Biodiversity Board,Govt of West Bengal, organized by GNIPST
was held on 1st September, 2017 at GNIPST auditorium.

POSTER PRESENTATION COMPETITION:

Congratulation to Rashmita Biswas for holding 1st position,
Nilanjan Ray for 2nd position and Moumita Mitra for 3rd
position in scientific poster competition in National seminar on
Conservation Of Biodiversity And Sustainable Use Of Biological
Resources sponsored by Bengal Biodiversity Board,Govt of
West Bengal, organized by GNIPST was held on 1st September,
2017.

Teachers Day Celebration:

On 4th September GNIPST celebrated teachers day at GNIPST
auditorium.

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SOME GLIMPSE OF TECHERS DAY CELEBRATION

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Freshers welcome programme:

On 5th September GNIPST organized the Freshers welcome
programme CRESCITA 2k17 at GNIPST auditorium.

SOME GLIMPSE OF FRESHER WELCOME PROGRAMME

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WORKSHOP ORGANIZED BY JIS GROUP:

Pre workshop assessment techniques by Dr Nicholas Philips
and Ms Mara Simmons was held on 7th September at GNIPST
conference room.
MOMENTS OF THE WORKSHOP

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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

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2 SUNKNOWLEDGE PVT. 10 10 Officer

LTD.

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:

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COC:
Champion Team (God Father):
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.

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IRIS 2017:
GNIPST is going to organize the cultural fest IRIS 2017 on 5 th
and 6th April, 2017.
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

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Flat Race 200 m for Boys:

1st: Suman Ghosh
2nd: Arnab Ghosh
3rd: Abhiraj Pathak
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

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Discuss throw for Boys:

1st: Arijit Mitra Thakur
2nd: Monojit Dutta
3rd: Bishal Kr. Singh
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):

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Winner: Arnab Mondal

Arnab Chakrabarty
Asif Iqbal
Ankit Chowdhury
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

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Jeenatara Begum
Moumita Chowdhury
Jaya Banerjee
Satabdi
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

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Anurag T K Baidya
Rajdeep Saha
Sayani Banerjee
Abhishek Gupta
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.

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NBA visit:
The experts of National Board of Accreditation or NBA will be
going to visit GNIPST on 24th September and 25th September,
2016.

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.

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????

Identify the biotechnologist

Answer of Previous Issues Image:

CRAIG VENTER

Send your thoughts/

Quiz/Puzzles/games/write-ups or any other
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of this Section at gnipstbulletin@gmail.com

EDITORS NOTE
It is a great pleasure for me to publish the 3rd issue of 69th
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
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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
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.
ARCHIVE
ACHIEVEMENT:
Congratulations to Anurag Chanda, student of B.Pharm final
year who have got the 1 st 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
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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.
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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