University Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences organized Pharmaceutical Sciences Convocation 

Chandigarh, October 20, 2022: University Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences organized the Pharmaceutical Sciences Convocation on Thursday. The event began with the Panjab University anthem followed by a peek into the illustrious 78 years of the Institute starting from its pre-independence humble beginning in the year 1944 at Lahore. The Chairperson, UIPS Professor Indu Pal Kaur welcomed the guests and advised students to inculcate three virtues of courage, kindness and value of time.

Professor Renu Vig, Dean of University Instruction, Panjab University, sensitized the young graduating students to keep thriving to aspire for achieving high echelons and strive hard to keep this hard-earned legacy of their alma mater alive as they are the future of the nation. She instigated them to march forward in the profession with utmost sincerity and brighter innovative ideas and motivated them to initiate new start-ups.”

The Convocation Address was given by the Chief Guest, Dr Manish Grover. He cheered the audience by sharing his personal, beautifully cherished moments spent at UIPS, some 28 years ago. Sharing his roadmap of professional journey, he highlighted how each milestone taught him life skills. He asked to learn, unlearn and relearn. He advised students to work for happiness and success shall follow. He congratulated and gave blessings to all the upcoming young graduates.

Thereafter, the Guest of Honor, Dr Anita Aggarwal, gave a talk on Entrepreneurship where she emphasized on the newer start-up trends and the various programmes of DST, where she is engaged in implementing and evolving Technology Development Programs (TDP) to establish the ecosystem for innovative technology

The Chairperson UIPS, then administered the “Pharmacist’s Oath for Code of Pharmaceutical Ethics” to the graduands. Around 135 students including B.Pharm. and M.Pharm. graduate were conferred their degrees.

The valedictorians, Waseem Ali (2020) and Pariksha Oberoi (2021) from M.Pharm and MArzoo (2020) and Gursharanpreet Kaur (2021) from B. Pharm. presented their salutations for the Institute describing how the UIPS nurtured and shaped them and their future both personally and professionally. The event concluded with the National Anthem.