DIPSAR started its journey with a DIPLOMA in Pharmacy course in 1964 at Kashmere gate polytechnic and later it was there in PUSA campus with induction of B.Pharmacy course in 1972 running in a school building, later on in 1979 it has been shifted to the present lush green campus of 10.5 acres at Pushp-vihar , In the meanwhile in 1978 M.Pharmacy was started in two streams i.e. Pharmacology, Pharmaceutics, where in 1982 Hospital Pharmacy, in 1996 Quality assurance , in 2008 Pharmaceutical chem..and Ph Management were also added up as streams of M .Pharmacy. M. Pharmacy in Herbal drug technology is likely to be started in academic year 2009-2010. Two years back we started Ph.D programme under stipendiary category.
Apart from this DIPSAR conducts M.Pharm and PhD courses for Teachers in pharmacy colleges under Quality Improvement programme. Medicine and Antidote information centre “MAPIC’ was inaugurated in 2003 by Hon’ble Chief Minster Smt. Sheila Dixit, for disbursement of the information about any drug toxicity or first aid remedy for accidental consumption of poisons. It is the only Institution of Pharmacy in India where the faculty members are selected through Union Public Service Commission (UPSC), Govt. of India. It is funded by Govt. of NCT of Delhi, and is affiliated to University of Delhi. Moreover now DIPSAR is equipped with 10 state of art research laboratories, Gymnasium, swimming pool, Guest house, sports complex, world class hostels, state of art animal house with clean and dirty corridors etc.
The Institute has been identified by AICTE as the Host Institution for National Doctoral Fellowship Scheme (NDF) and Early Faculty Induction Programme (EFIP).
We are planning to establish a new campus in new future and talks are going on to finalise the site for the construction of university campus in Delhi. Work on 8+1 Storey P.G block at present location (Pushp-vihar) has already begun after approval from different authorities like Airport authorities, MCD, Fire authorities, urban art authorities and may be over in a year or so. Rs. 28 crores has been sanctioned for this purpose.
