A farewell friendly cricket match, Amrita Mela 2016, was conducted between the two teams of Amrita School of Pharmacy: Pegasus and Phoenix. The Pegasus consisted of the Pharm. D. batches of 2010, 2011 and 2012, Pharm. D. PB students, and the M. Pharm. 2015 students and the Phoenix team was comprised of the Pharm D. and B. Pharm. batches of 2015, 2014 and 2013.
Prof. Ashutosh Sharma, Secretary, Department of Science & Technology (DST), Government of India, addressed graduands at the 13thConvocation of Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham at Coimbatore campus on 21st August, 2016. Reproduced below, is the complete text of his speech.
Swami Amritaswarupananda Puri, Vice-Chairman, Mata Amritanandamayi Math and President, Board of Management, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, recently addressed faculty, staff and students at the 13th convocation ceremony held at Coimbatore campus on August 21, 2016.
Students from all disciplines across five campuses received degrees, including 36 PhD’s and 100 medal winners Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, ranked No. 1 private university in India by global ranking agencies,. . .
In connection with 70th Independence Day of India a variety of programmes were organized at the Amrita Health Sciences Campus, Kochi. A candle light freedom march, “Azaadi 70”, in remembrance of the sacrifices of freedom fighters (Yaadkaro Qurbani) was organized on August 11, 2016.
The 13th Convocation of Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham will be held on August 21, 2016 (10:00 AM) at Coimbatore campus. The President, the Pro-Chancellor, the Vice Chancellor, Members of the Board of Management and Faculty of Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham cordially invites all the graduands and their parents to the convocation ceremony.
The tenth Gold Medal Examination on Indian Culture and Values, with special focus on Chancellor Amma’s life and her teachings was conducted on April 4, 2016 at Amrita Health Sciences Campus.
Amrita School of Pharmacy, Kochi, has released the tentative examination dates 2016 for B. Pharm., Pharm. D. and M. Pharm. programs.
Dr. Mohammed Hisham, ICU Clinical Pharmacist, Kovai Medical Center and Hospital Coimbatore, delivered a lecture on January 22, 2016, on the importance of rational use of antibiotics and the role of the clinical pharmacist in this area.
An invited talk on Clinical Drug Development was organized by Amrita School of Pharmacy, Kochi on December 29, 2015. Dr. Ajit Nair, Head Global Medical Operations at Novartis, Hyderabad was the resource person for the program.