Professor (Dr.) Darpan Kaushik is the Director of Agra Public Group of Institutions since 2015. He has completed his Ph.D., M. pharma and B.Pharm degree as part of academic qualifications. He has more than 19 years of teaching experience with about nine years of administrative experience as director and principal. Along with being an experienced Academician and an administrator, he’s also a good researcher. His research proficiencies include synthesis and pharmacological evaluation of lead Maltese, QSAR analysis and drug design software handling. He has about 14 national and international publications to his credit along with various seminars and conferences. He has guided and is also presently guiding various M.Pharm. and Ph.D. project projects. He’s also an editorial board and reviewer board member in many journals of national and international repute. 

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What are the key factors that keep you connected with the education sector?

“A passion towards the academic sector and motivation to upskill”

Continuous learning and constantly upgrading skills to match the current market trends is essential for me. As a teacher, I joined this profession but as famously known, students are the actual teachers. Whenever I am teaching I develop my pedagogical sense, and with every passing year, I am adapting myself to the student. So this habit of adaption allows me to flow with the prevailing market current.

What can inbound students gain from studying here in your Institute?

“Training from expert mentors and an experiential learning environment”

The course curriculum of Pharmacy institutes and universities will be the same throughout our country. But the relationship between faculty and students - the most important factor - is of paramount importance. Here our professors and lecturers are not just teachers, they are mentors too. Through inspiration and visualization, they show the students the path to their goal. Getting students to explore innumerable possibilities in the market by getting them out of their comfort zone is important. We believe in providing practical based learning opportunities. Apart from traditional classroom teaching, we try to infuse work-based learning.

What do you think your responsibilities to the college and students are?

“Integrating the students and faculty with the policies of Management Committee”

I categorize my role and responsibility in relation to college and students as follows:

  • Developing educational policies and processes to meet curricular and academic goals
  • Monitoring the process of achieving goals and policies
  • Planned educational programs for faculties and students
  • Managing faculty administrative resources and other college resources

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What do you think should be the institute's top priority over the next 10 years?

“Enhance the culture and stoke competition among students of all sets"

By implementing and supporting the following priorities, we can definitely improve our system:

  • Cater and support a rich and diverse classroom of students. 
  • Increase student success rate by maintaining a high standard of academic excellence.
  • Increasing and improving the educational infrastructure for the students
  • To enhance overall educational achievement by assisting our students to identify their personal and academic goals.

What would you like people to know about your college that they may not know?

"Continuous integration of practical and theoretical concepts"

In this environment, faculties are given the freedom to explore their ideas in a teaching-learning environment. The students receive a continuous mix of practical and theoretical instruction to their satisfaction. It is a great place to be a part of in any capacity.

How do you tend to establish a healthy environment in your Institute?

“Clear communication and being transparent with academic policies”

Creating a thriving learning environment involves many factors. No matter how old or new your classroom is, creating a learning environment takes time. In essence, it's about taking your time. By building relationships with students and parents starting with the first day. Also, enabling clear communication is important. Speaking their language using humour, tech or other strategies to get on their level plays an important role.

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Any suggestions you would like to give to the aspiring students?

“Students must focus on constant upskilling and knowledge upgradation”

Yes, they have to understand the Darwin theory of survival of the fittest. To stay competitive, they must keep upgrading their skills to keep up with current trends. If not, other people standing in line will replace them in the competitive era. Hardwork has no other substitute.