
Professor and Head, Department of Pharmaceutics
Prof. Ajeet M Godbole.
Prof. Ajeet M Godbole
EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS: M.Pharm, Ph.d
EXPERIENCE: 32 YRS
PRESENT POSITION: Professor and Head
DEPARTMENT: Pharmaceutics
RESEARCH PROJECTS GUIDED: 55
RESEARCH PAPERS PRESENTED: 10
RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS: 25
PATENTS: ----------
FDP/CONFERENCES / WORKSHOPS ATTENDED: 04 ATAL, 2 FDPs
BOOKS:1. A book entitled “A Systematic Approach to Practical Pharmaceutics Theoryand Practice. (Written as per new syllabus ER-2014 of Pharmacy Council of India.) Published by B.S.Shah Prakashan Ahmedabad ISBN NO 81-8416- 076-3”
ACHIEVEMENTS: Principal investigator for 2 MODROB Projects of AICTE to the tune of 13 Lakhs and 16 Lakhs respectively.
Post Graduate Research Grant of Rs 1.5 Lakh of RGUHS K Bengaluru,
Post Graduate Research Grant of Rs 1.68 Lakh of Department of Science and Technology and Waste Management, Government of Goa.
PROFESSIONAL AND ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES: Served as Chairman Board of Studies in Pharmacy for UG and PG of Goa University from 2016-2019.
Approved Ph.d guide of Goa University,
Approved Ph.d evaluator for RGUHS, Bengaluru, University of Mumbai, Savitribai Phule Pune University, Shivaji University, Kolhapur.

Associate Professor
Dr. Shilpa Prasad Bhilegaonkar
Dr. Shilpa Bhilegaonkar
EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS: M.Pharm. Ph.D.
EXPERIENCE: 19 Years
PRESENT POSITION: Associate Professor
DEPARTMENT: Pharmaceutics
RESEARCH PROJECTS GUIDED: 35
RESEARCH PAPERS PRESENTED: 09
RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS: 24
PATENTS: 04 granted , 03 under evaluation
FDP/CONFERENCES / WORKSHOPS ATTENDED:25
BOOKS: 01 , 02 book chapters
ACHIEVEMENTS:
- First Prize for Presented paper (Oral presentation) entitled “ Preparation of nanoparticles of Candesartan cilexetil by use of supercritical fluid technology and their evaluation” in UGC sponsored National Conference on Pharmaceutical Innovations for Domestic and advanced Market: A Path Dependent Regulatory Approach on 21st and 22nd September 2013 at Poona College of Pharmacy, Bharati Vidyapeeth, Pune.
- First Prize for Presented poster entitled “ Colloidal Emulsions By Novel Method of Self Micro -emulsification For Improved Drug Delivery” in UGC Sponsored one day state level seminar on Advances in Colloid Chemistry at Parvatibai Chowgule College of Arts and Science, Margao, Goa on 14th February 2015.
- IRJULA Title Award as Best Researcher 2018 for research paper entitled “ Formulation and Evaluation of Colon Targeted Drug Delivery System of Flurbiprofen For Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis” by International Journal for Research Under Literal Access,19th June 2018.
PROFESSIONAL AND ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES:
- Member Board of studies (Post graduate) of Goa University for years 2017-2020,2023-2026
- Approved examiner for B.Pharm and M.Pharm. at various universities
- Delivered 09 lectures in conferences/seminars / pharmaceutical industry as resource person
- Convener for 10 days faculty development program organized by Rashtriya Ucchatar Shiksha abhiyan
- Organizing committee member of 1international conference and co-convener of 1 national conference
- Invited member by Pharmacy council of India in workshops for implementation of NEP 2020 in Pharmacy
- Handled industry sponsored research projects and technology transfer activity

Assistant Professor -Senior scale
Dr Suwarna Suresh Bobde
SUWARNA SURESH BOBDE
EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION: B Pharm, M Pharm, Ph.D, PG Diploma in Patent Law
EXPERIENCE :17 Years
PRESENT POSITION: Assistant Professor- Senior scale
DEPARTMENT: Pharmaceutics
RESEARCH PROJECTS GUIDED: 10
RESEARCH PAPERS PRESENTED-08
RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS -08
PATENT -01
FDP/CONFERENCES / WORKSHOPS ATTENDED: 10
BOOKS CHAPTERS: 05
BOOK EDITED:01
ACHIEVEMENTS
- Qualified GATE in 2004 with 96.21 percentile
- Third rank at final year B. Pharm Examination
- Worked as member of Venue Committee at the 53rd International Indian Hospital Pharmacists Association Conference held at Ponda, Goa on 17th and 18th February 2018
PROFESSIONAL BODY MEMBERSHIP
- Registered Pharmacist at Goa State Pharmacy Council (No -A367)
- Life member of APTI (GO/LM-025)
- Life member of IPA(GOA/APO/ON/LM/000002)
- Alumni Goa College of pharmacy (GCP/LM138)
PROFESSIONAL AND ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES
- Examiner for B. Pharm and M Pharm of Goa University
- External Examiner for other universities
- Appointed member of Faculty Board in Pharmacy by Goa University
- Internal Quality Assurance Cell – Member Secretary/ co-ordinator since 2013
- Chief conductor for Goa university B. Pharm and M Pharm Examination
- Secretary APTI Goa State Branch (2022-2027)
- Resource person for Continuing Pharmacy Education Program.

Assistant Professor (Senior Scale)
Dr. Swati Mayur Keny

Assistant Professor -Senior scale
Mr. Pankaj Gajare

Assistant Professor (Senior Scale)
Dr. Pearl Dighe
Dr. Pearl Dighe M.Pharm., Ph.D.
EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelor of Pharmacy, Goa College of Pharmacy, Panaji Goa (Gold Medallist – 2007)
- Masters in Pharmacy, Goa College of Pharmacy, Panaji Goa (First Rank in QA – 2009)
- D. in Pharmacy (Specialization – Pharmaceutics) from R.K University, Rajkot, Gujarat, India. (November 2020)
EXPERIENCE:
15 Years of Academic teaching experience at PES’s Rajaram and Tarabai Bandekar College of Pharmacy, Farmagudi, Ponda Goa.
1 year of industry experience as Pharmaceutical Technology Officer at Watson Pharma. Pvt. Ltd. Verna Goa
PRESENT POSITION:
- Assistant Professor (Senior Scale), Department of Pharmaceutics, P.E.S’s Rajaram &Tarabai Bandekar college of Pharmacy, Farmagudi. Ponda- Goa from 15th September 2010 till date.
DEPARTMENT: Pharmaceutics
RESEARCH PROJECTS GUIDED: 10
RESEARCH PAPERS PRESENTED: 10
RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS: 16
PATENTS: nil
FDP/CONFERENCES / WORKSHOPS ATTENDED: 16
BOOK chapter: 02
ACHIEVEMENTS:
- Won second prize for oral presentation at the Madhya Pradesh Council of Science and Technology sponsored Seminar on Patents and IPR at Acropolis Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research on19-20 April 2024
- IPA Prize and Gold Medal for securing first rank at B.Pharm Examination, Goa University in the year 2007.
- Best outgoing student of Goa College of Pharmacy for the year 2006-2007.
- IPA Prize and Saraswati Ramchandra Vaidya Prize for highest marks in the subject of Dispensing Pharmacy at I. B.Pharm Exam.
- Qualified GATE in 2007 with 93 percentile.
- Konkani Bhasha Mandal – Gold medal for securing highest marks in Konkani at the Goa Board Examination 2001.
PROFESSIONAL AND ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES:
- Approved PG and Ph.D. guide of Goa University
- Elected as Vice President of APTI (Association of Pharmaceutical Teachers of India) Goa State Branch for the term 2022 to 2027
- Was appointed as an interview panel member at Indoco Remedies for selection of candidates for their GEMS program incepted by Indoco Remedies to guide, empower,mentor and support their associates.
- Coordinated the first APTI National Women Leadership Conclave at Goa from 27 th - 29 th April 2023.
- Speaker at various Continuing Pharmacy Education programs for registered pharmacist organized by Goa State Pharmacy Council
- Organized a 5 day seminar for 42 Higher Secondary Students of Ponda on “An Insight to the Discovery, Development and Evaluation of Medicines and Cosmetics” funded by Goa State Research foundation from 25th to 29th November 2024
- Life member APTI (GO / LM-036).
- Registered Pharmacist: Goa State Pharmacy Council (No. A-437)

Assistant Professor
Ms Arti Shashikant Pednekar
NAME: Ms ARTI SHASHIKANT PEDNEKAR
EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS: M.Pharm, Ph.D (Pursuing)
EXPERIENCE: 9 YEARS
PRESENT POSITION: ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT: PHARMACEUTICS
RESEARCH PROJECTS GUIDED: 5
RESEARCH PAPERS PRESENTED: 03
RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS: 08
PATENTS: Nil
FDP/CONFERENCES / WORKSHOPS ATTENDED:
- FDP :
- ONLINE: 18
- OFFLINE: 02
- CONFERENCES:
- ONLINE: 08
- OFFLINE: 02
- WORKSHOPS:
- ONLINE: 25
- OFFLINE: 01
- BOOKS: 01 (Publication of book entitled “Systematic Approach to Practical Pharmaceutics Theory and Practice, authored by Prof. Ajeet Madhukar Godbole, Mr Sandesh Narayan Somnache, Mr Pankaj Gajare and Ms Arti Pednekra, Publisher: S Shah Prakashan, ISBN NO: 81-8416-076-3)
- ACHIEVEMENTS:
- Successfully completed refresher course on “Drug Discovery and Formulation Development- Interpretation of Analytical Data” held from 10/07/2023 to 24/07/2023 with A+ Grade organized by Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University Hyderabad and sponsored by University Grants Commission Human Resource Development Centre.
- Successfully completed Refresher Course on “NEP 2020 Orientation & Sensitization Programme” under Malaviya Mission Teacher Training Programme (MM-TTP) of University Grant Commission (UGC) organized by UGC-MM-TTMC of Goa University held from 01/11//2023 to 10/11/2023
- Successfully completed Swayam Online Course entitled Industrial Pharmacy-I offered by Dr. Ajay Semalty based on continuous online assessments and the proctored examination held in the month of March 2021.
- Successfully completed NPTEL Online Certification Course entitled Introduction to Research based on continuous online assessments and the proctored examination held in the month of October 2021
- Successfully completed Swayam Online Course entitled Academic Writing offered by Dr. Ajay Semalty based on continuous online assessments and the proctored examination held in the month of February 2022.
- Successfully completed NPTEL Online Certification course entitled Intellectual Property based on continuous online assessments and the proctored examination held in the month of April 2022.
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES:
- Participated in KLE College of Pharmacy Belagavi organized AICTE sponsored Quality improvement Program on ‘’Technological advances in drug delivery and their quality management from 1st to 13th October
- Attended One Week Pedagogical Training for Techers on Tools for online Teaching Learning and Evaluation Organized by School of Mathematical Sciences, Swami Ramanand Teerth Marathwada University Nanded from 01/07/2020 to 06/07/2020.
- Participated in AICTE Sponsored STTP on “An Exploration of Novel Drug Delivery System in Herbal Medicine” from 02nd August to 07th August 2021 organized by Bharati Vidyapeeth College of Pharmacy, Kolhapur(MS).
- Participated in faculty development Program in Industrial Pharmacy-I organized by Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technology , Institute of Chemical technology ,Centre for Education in Pharmaceutical Sciences Technology and Management Under PMMMNMTT , Mentored by RUSA Maharashtra organized from 16th to 25th September 2019 at P.E.S’s Rajaram and Tarabai Bandekar College of Pharmacy- Goa
- Attended E-Faculty Development Program on “Bulding Research and Innovative Culture among Pharmacy Teachers organized by Dr. D.Y Patil Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research, Pimpri Pune in Association with APTI from 18/05/2020 to 22/05/2020.
- Participated in the half day workshop on Advances in Formulation Development using Digital Technology organized by Indian Pharmaceutical Association, Goa State Branch and Schrodinger Inc. USA held on 7th March 2020 at Hotel Fidalgo, Panaji Goa.
- Participated in National Level Webinar on “Pharmacy- Always Trusted for Your Health” organized by PSPS’s Indira Institute of Pharmacy, Saadvali on 30th September 2021.
- Participated in the National Level Webinar on “Research Perspectives in Academics and An Overview of Research Methodology organized by Indira Institute of Pharmacy Sadavali Devrukh on 30th January 2022.
- Participated as a delegate for 53rd Annual Conference of the Indian Hospital Pharmacist Association organized by IHPA jointly with Pharmacovigilance Division, Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission in association with PES’s Rajaram and Tarabai Bandekar College of Pharmacy on 17th and 18th February 2018 at Rajiv Kala Mandir, Ponda Goa
- Participated as delegate for KLE college of Pharmacy organized national level conference on “Advances in drug discovery and development held on 26th and 27th October 2018 at KLE College of Pharmacy Belagavi Karnataka.
- Participated in Second International E-Symposium 2022 on “Emerging Pharmacy for a Brighter Tomorrow organized by LCIT School of Pharmacy Bilaspur on 3rd March 2022.
PROFESSIONAL FIELD BASED ACTIVITIES
- Initiated A Student Development Programme entitled “Inspire A Creation of Future Pharmacist” since the year 2017 for Students of B.Pharm and M.Pharm at PES’s Rajaram and Tarabai Bandekar College of Pharmacy, Farmagudi, Ponda, Goa and organizing the same on 25th September every year on occasion of World Pharmacist Day. The programme “Inspire A Creation of Future Pharmacist” is a blend of Oral Presentations, Poster presentations and Pharmaceutical Working Models including Skill Development Programme for UG and PG students
- Worked as active Organizing Committee Member for the 53rd Annual Conference of the Indian Hospital Pharmacist Association organized by IHPA in association with PES’s Rajaram and Tarabai Bandekar College of Pharmacy, Farmagudi, Ponda, Goa on 17th & 18th February 2018.
- Initiated Programme “Bridging: An Initiative for UG PG Interaction” in the year 2020 at PES’s Rajaram and Tarabai Bandekar College of Pharmacy, Farmagudi, Ponda, Goa to inculcate interactive research culture among the UG and PG students and organized the same in the month of January.
- Worked as a programme co-ordinator in organizing a webinar on the topic “Strategy for GPAT and NIPER preparation” organized jointly by PHARMAELITE and PES’s Rajaram and Tarabai Bandekar College of Pharmacy on July 29th 2020
- Worked as a co-ordinator in Student’s Parliament Competition held in the year 2019 and 2020 at Assembly Complex Porvorim Goa
- Coordinated with Kurtarkar Medical store in organizing one day Health camp in collaboration with our college on 06th October 2019 and 08th March 2020 for community and health services with the help of our students at Kurtar medical store Ponda
- Worked as a organizing committee member for blood donation camp held in our college (PES’s Rajaram and Tarabai Bandekar college of Pharmacy) in association with Goa Medical College Bambolim Goa on 30th January 2020
- Coordinated one week state level event “Rx NextGen” organized on the occasion of 60th National Pharmacy Week by PES’s Rajaram and Tarabai Bandekar College of Pharmacy, Farmagudi, Ponda, Goa in association with Chemist and Druggist Association Goa from 21/11/2021 to 27/11/2021.
- Attended the India International Science Festival 2021 held at Panaji, Goa from 10th to 13th December 2021 as a representative of PES’s Rajaram and Tarabai Bandekar College of Pharmacy, Farmagudi, Ponda, Goa and presented custom designed model of “Modified Dissolution Test Apparatus for Oro mucosal Drug Delivery System” at Mega Science Technology and Industry Expo.

Assistant Professor
Miss Kamakshi Ratnaker Sinai Kunkolienker
Miss Kamakshi Ratnaker Sinai Kunkolienker,M.Pharm.
Educational Qualifications: M.Pharm. in Pharmaceutics
Experience: 6 years
Present Position: Assistant Professor
Department: Pharmaceutics
Research Projects Guided: 2
Research Papers Presented: 1
Research Publications: 1
Patents:
FDB/Conferences /Workshop Attended: 10
Book Chapter:1
Achievements: GUPET Qualifier 2024, Research Scholar, Diploma in Microsoft Office
Professional and Academic Activities:
Subjects | Pharmaceutics, Human Anatomy and Physiology, Pathophysiology, Environmental Sciences, Pharmaceutical Microbiology, Pharmaceutical Quality Assurance, Pharmaceutical Jurisprudence, Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Pharmacy Practice |
Committees | Guest Lecture Coordinator, Magazine Coordinator, Annual Day Coordinator |