Dear Students,

Welcome to RAK College of Pharmacy.  You are very fortunate to have taken admission to the RAK College of Pharmacy, which will take all the responsibility to develop you as young professional Pharmacists. 

The goal of RAKCOP is to provide you with the necessary knowledge, skills and competence to practice pharmacy effectively and usefully in the society. 

B.Pharm curriculum is dynamic, need based and interesting. It has evolved continuously for over 13 years and standardized in many aspects like courses, content, laboratory exercises, team based learning continuous assessment, practice school training, end semester examinations etc., which will be an enjoyable learning experience for the students. 

The B.Pharm program is of 4 ½ years duration with 4 years of course work along with industry and community Pharmacy rotations in the 8th semester.  Ninth semester or last 6 months is exclusively for clinical training in hospital. This will expose the students to real life situations and prepare them to face the different challenges in their profession. 

RAKCOP is also offering MS Programs in Clinical Pharmacy, Pharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Chemistry to prepare specialist Pharmacists in their chosen field. 

Regular programs during the academic year including Students Orientation, Students Scientific Conferences, Community Outreach Activities, visits to hospitals and industries, Dubai International Pharmaceuticals and Technologies Conference and Exhibition (DUPHAT), research and publications etc., will motivate the students for higher educational goals. 

RAKCOP is proud to have an independent academic block with the state of the art lecture halls, laboratories, libraries, including satellite libraries, pharmacy skills laboratory and many other facilities like central research laboratory, animal house etc.

Please make the best use of experienced and dedicated faculty, infrastructure, facilities, Library resources and other amenities available in the university. 

Best wishes for a fulfilling and accomplishing academic year 2021-2022.

Dr. Padma GM Rao
Dean
RAK College of Pharmacy