Dr. Murugananthan Gopal is the Principal at Swamy Vivekanandha College of Pharmacy, Namakkal, Tamil Nadu. He is an alumnus of a prestigious College of Pharmacy and has been serving as the principal of this college since 2016. He has been in the education industry since 1999, giving lectures in various institutes. He has two patents under his name and has written various research papers.

Swamy Vivekanandha College of Pharmacy

What would you say are your responsibilities towards the students and teachers of this college?

“Provide guidance and training to teachers to update their skills and meet up the needs of students”

  • Strive to create an atmosphere which fosters students’ growth.
  • Implementing modern methods of teaching to improve the learning efficiency of pupils. 
  • Advanced planning and implementation of academic activities to support the overall development.
  • Close monitoring of evaluation of student progress and regular reports to parents 
  • Outreach activities, and special events to inculcate moral and ethical values.

How do you strategize the marketing and administration of your institution?

“Leverage the benefits offered by the digital space for marketing”

We regularly organize awareness talks in higher secondary schools about the pharmacy profession. Also, our institutions conduct Merit scholarship exams for aspiring learners. Utilizing various social media platforms is essential in the current day and age.

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How does the institution ensure quality online education for students in the digital era?

“Use of modern technologies and tools for better teaching-learning process”

  • Use of online zoom app and google classroom
  • Class notes are uploaded in google classroom
  • Online test and group discussion regularly
  • Detailed practical class demo, instruction videos.

How do you strategize the curriculum at the college?

“The college regularly identifies the gaps in curriculum with the help of various faculty members”

Our college is bound to follow the syllabus as prescribed by the university. The contents of each theory course are well defined and the experiments are well specified for each laboratory course. The university has included all important components like seminars, group discussions, industrial training, minor and major projects. The curriculum is updated quite frequently keeping pace with the changing needs of the Industry. 

What are the Placements and higher education trends at your institution?

“Placement training plays a major role in shaping up the career goals of students”

  • We have MoU with industries, reputed hospitals and Clinical research organizations
  • Final students are well placed in reputed organizations and more than dozen are pursuing their higher studies.
  • Diploma students placed in various hospital medical centres also become entrepreneurs. 

How do you tend to establish healthy relations with the students and fellow faculty?

“The faculty members and students are included in all the major decisions and strategy development”

We organise regular staff meetings to share their experiences with each other. Individual counselling and understanding each family's pandemic situation is essential in these difficult times. The Department HODs in turn support each other for maintaining ambient work culture among the teams.

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What valuable advice would you like to give the students for a prosperous career ahead?

“Explore and learn about various career options that could be a good fit for your skills”

  • Learn as much about yourself as you can and find a few career paths that interest you.
  • Focus on becoming strongly prepared and ready to launch your career upon graduation
  • Take advantage of your campus career resources
  • Actively look for professional opportunities in Industries and Clinical research