Principal — Banaras Institute of Pharmacy

Organisation: Banaras Institute of Pharmacy (BIP), Purwanchal Educational Trust
Location: Babatpur, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
Type: Full-time, on-site
Reports to: The Governing Body, Purwanchal Educational Trust
About the institution
Banaras Institute of Pharmacy was established in 2019 under the aegis of the Purwanchal Educational Trust. The institution is approved by the Pharmacy Council of India, New Delhi, and affiliated to the Board of Technical Education, Uttar Pradesh (BTEUP). It runs a two-year full-time Diploma in Pharmacy (D.Pharm), built around a blend of theoretical instruction and sustained laboratory training.
The institution's academic infrastructure includes four discipline laboratories — Pharmaceutics for drug formulation and production, Pharmaceutical Chemistry with analytical and synthesis instrumentation, Pharmacognosy with an attached herbal garden, and Pharmacology — alongside a central library, an archive and museum of pharmacy and medicinal sciences, and technology-enabled classrooms. Teaching combines lectures, laboratory work, projects and seminars, supported by workshops, industrial visits and guest lectures.
BIP's stated commitment is to produce competent and ethical pharmacy professionals: quality education grounded in practical exposure, research aptitude among students and faculty, industry-academia partnership, and the ethical and professional standards the discipline demands. Every aspect of the institution's functioning is aligned to PCI and BTEUP requirements.
The wider Trust has run regulated academic programmes at Babatpur for over two decades, including Banaras Institute of Teacher's Education, which has operated since 2003 with recognitions from NCTE and AICTE and affiliations to Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapith and Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University. That institutional experience sits behind BIP — in a discipline where the regulatory bar is higher and less forgiving.
The role
You are the academic and administrative head of the institution and its accountable officer before the Pharmacy Council of India.
That accountability is the substance of the job, not a formality. The Principal's name, qualifications and signature carry PCI approval applications, inspection responses, and statutory returns. Faculty adequacy, laboratory compliance, infrastructure standards and student records are yours to certify — and to be right about.
Alongside it sits the ordinary work of building a pharmacy college that people want to send their children to: recruiting faculty who will stay, holding academic standards when it would be easier not to, and putting graduates into jobs that justify what their families spent.
Responsibilities
Regulatory and statutory
Serve as the institution's accountable head before the Pharmacy Council of India — approval, continuation of approval, inspections, and statutory compliance
Maintain PCI-prescribed standards on faculty cadre and student-teacher ratio, laboratory and equipment adequacy, infrastructure, and library resources
Lead inspection preparation and represent the institution during PCI and affiliating-body inspections
Maintain compliance with the affiliating university and the State Pharmacy Council, including examination and registration requirements
Ensure student eligibility, registration and records meet PCI norms throughout the programme lifecycle
Academic leadership
Own academic delivery across the programmes offered — curriculum implementation, teaching quality, laboratory instruction, and assessment integrity
Set and enforce academic standards; intervene where teaching or evaluation falls short
Oversee practical and laboratory training, including compliance with safety, chemical handling and record-keeping requirements
Direct hospital, industrial and community pharmacy training arrangements, and the partnerships they depend on
Build a research culture appropriate to the institution's stage — publication, funded projects, and student research
Faculty
Recruit, develop and retain faculty meeting PCI qualification norms across pharmaceutics, pharmacology, pharmaceutical chemistry, pharmacognosy and pharmacy practice
Structure faculty development, mentoring and performance review
Build a department structure that holds up under inspection and, more importantly, under teaching load
Institutional management
Lead admissions strategy and student intake within regulatory and state counselling frameworks
Own institutional planning, budgeting, and laboratory and infrastructure investment, with the Governing Body
Direct placement and career development — industry, retail and hospital pharmacy, regulatory affairs, and higher study
Build relationships with the pharmaceutical industry, hospitals, regulatory bodies and professional associations across UP and Bihar
Own student welfare, discipline, grievance redressal, and statutory committee constitution
Governance
Report to the Governing Body on academic outcomes, compliance status, and institutional risk
Provide honest early warning where compliance, faculty adequacy or intake is heading in the wrong direction
Qualifications
Essential — as per PCI norms
First Class B.Pharm
M.Pharm in an appropriate branch of specialisation in Pharmacy, or Pharm.D — PCI recognised
15 years in teaching at a PCI approved/recognised pharmacy college
All degrees must be from institutions whose qualifications are recognised by the Pharmacy Council of India. Original certificates and PCI registration will be verified before appointment.
Also essential
Demonstrated experience of PCI inspection and approval processes — either leading them or holding substantial responsibility within them
Track record of faculty recruitment and retention in pharmacy education
Ability to lead an institution at an early stage of its development, not only to administer an established one
Fluency in Hindi and English
Preferred
Prior appointment as Principal, Director, or Vice-Principal at a pharmacy institution
Experience establishing a new pharmacy programme or securing first-time PCI approval
Substantial publication record and PhD supervision experience
Experience with NAAC, NBA, or university affiliation processes
Funded research, consultancy, or industry collaboration
Pharmaceutical industry or hospital pharmacy experience alongside academic credentials
Established relationships with pharmaceutical employers, hospitals, or regulatory bodies in UP, Bihar, or nationally
Membership of professional bodies — IPA, APTI, or equivalent
Compensation
Negotiable and commensurate with experience, discussed openly at the first substantive conversation. The Trust recognises that a candidate meeting this specification is being asked to move from an established position, and expects to discuss compensation, accommodation and terms accordingly.
Selection
Enquiries and applications: In confidence to enquiry@bitevns.ac.in, subject line "Principal — Banaras Institute of Pharmacy". Include your CV, a summary of PCI approval and inspection experience, publication list, and current position and responsibilities.
Direct enquiries: 7704033222 (Mon–Sat, 10 AM – 5 PM).

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