Vivekanand Education Society’s College of Pharmacy was established in the year 2007 under the guidance of Shri. B. L. Boolani, trustee-in-charge of Vivekanand Education Society. The Institute was established with a mission to work closely with industry and work on solving problems for Industry. The Institute is headed by Principal, Prof. (Mrs.) Supriya Shidhaye, since July 2009 and works with the vision to create competent pharmacy professionals to positively impact healthcare of the Society.
Vescop has been awarded A+ grade with a CGPA of 3.46 by NAAC (upto 2029) in its first cycle itself. Vescop has also been granted 'Autonomous Status' by UGC and University of Mumbai for a period of 10 years with effect from Academic year 2024-25. At present the Institute conducts B. Pharm. Course with 100 intake and M. Pharm. Courses in three disciplines i. e. Quality Assurance, Pharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Chemistry with intake of 15 each. The Institute also conducts Ph.D. Programs in the branches of Pharmaceutics (Intake 12) and Pharmaceutical Chemistry (Intake 6) and all programs are affiliated to University of Mumbai. The Institute is approved by All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), Pharmacy Council of India (PCI) & Government of Maharashtra. The institute is listed under section 2(f) & 12(B) of the UGC Act, 1956.
