General Information
Department Of Pharmacology
General Information
Sawai Man Singh Medical College, Jaipur has a long and rich history of providing training in the pharmacological sciences. Although the college was officially founded in the year 1947, the department of pharmacology became functional in 1949 under the leadership of Dr. R.B. Arora. Since then the department has grown to become a reputed Pharmacology Department in the country. The faculty of the Department has include prominent professors across its history including Dr. V.N. Sharma (1957-73), Dr. P.C Dandiya (1973-78), Dr. F.S. K. Barar(1978-90), Dr. M M Mahawar (1990-90), Dr. N.K. Khanna(1990-95), Dr P Lauria(1995-96), Dr. Vijay Singh (1996-97), Dr. S Vanjani (1997-2002), Dr. G.D. Khilani (2002-05), Dr. Z.Y. Khan(2005-07), Dr. Manjula Bhargava(2007-13), Dr. Kalpana Sharma(2013-14), Dr Jyotsna Bhargava who took over as head of department 1st oct 2014.
The mission of the Department of Pharmacology.
· Transmission of knowledge to medical, dental, nursing, pharmacy and post graduate students.
The department of Pharmacology has trained graduates and post graduates since its inception and has awarded more than 19 MD degrees, 20 Ph.D. degrees, 25 MSc. Degrees, & 14 M. Pharma degrees.
List of Head of the Department of Pharmacology
S. No. |
Name |
From |
To |
1 |
Dr. R.B. Arora |
Aug 1949 |
Aug 1957 |
2 |
Dr. V.N. Sharma |
Aug 1957 |
July 1973 |
3 |
Dr. P.C. Dandiya |
July 1973 |
Sep 1978 |
4 |
Dr. F. S.K. Barar |
Sept 1978 |
Nov 1990 |
5 |
Dr. M.M. Mahawar |
Dec 1990 |
Dec 1990 |
6 |
Dr. N. K. Khanna |
Dec 1990 |
Feb 1995 |
7 |
Dr. (Mrs.) P. Lauria |
Marc 1995 |
Apr 1996 |
8 |
Dr. Vijai Singh |
May 1996 |
Jan 1997 |
9 |
Dr. (Mrs.) S. Vanjani |
Feb 1997 |
Sept 2002 |
10 |
Dr. G.D. Khilnani |
Oct 2002 |
July 2005 |
11 |
Dr. Z. Y. Khan (Zafer) |
July 2005 |
July 2007 |
12 |
Dr. (Mrs.) Manjula Bhargava |
Aug 2010 |
Oct 2013 |
13 |
Dr. (Mrs.) Kalpana (Baijal)Sharma |
Nov 2013 |
Sep 2014 |
14 |
Dr. Jyotsna Bhargava |
Oct 2014 |
Sep 2016 |
15. |
Dr. Monica Jain |
Oct 2016 |
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M.D. of Pharmacology
S. No. |
Name |
Year |
1 |
Dr. N. K. Khanna |
1968 |
2 |
Dr. (Mrs.) P. Lauria |
1968 |
3 |
Dr. (Mrs.) S. Prabhu |
1969 |
4 |
Dr. N.S. Pancholi |
1970 |
5 |
Dr. S.K. Patni |
1970 |
6 |
Dr. (Mrs.) S. Vanjani |
1972 |
7 |
Dr. O.P. Mangal |
1974 |
8 |
Dr. S.K. Gautam |
1977 |
9 |
Dr. Z.Y. Khan |
1982 |
10 |
Dr. (Mrs.) M. Bhargava |
1984 |
11 |
Dr. G.P. Agarwal |
1990 |
12 |
Dr. (Mrs.) Kalpana (Baijal)Sharma |
1991 |
13 |
Dr. Lokendra Sharma |
2001 |
14 |
Dr. Rupa Kapadia |
2001 |
15 |
Dr. Rajesh Kumawat |
2003 |
16 |
Dr. R. K. Rathore |
2004 |
17 |
Dr. Alka Bansal |
2007 |
18 |
Dr. Kamlesh Sharma |
2011 |
19 |
Dr. Charu Jain |
2011 |
20 |
Dr.Gopal Jhalani |
2014 |
21 |
Dr. Harsh Yadav |
2015 |