• “QbD and ICH Q8 guideline: An industry perspective “was organized for M.Pharm. (Pharmaceutics) students on 13 th March 2024. Guest speaker was Dr. Minal Bonde, Manager, R&D, ODS division, Zim Laboratories Ltd., Kalmeshwar.

• Guidance and Counselling Cell for Higher Education GNCP conducted guest lecture of •  Prof. Peeyush Jaiswal , a renowned educator and mentor, on “Career Counselling and GPAT Exam Guidance” for final-year B. Pharm students on 03rd October 2023. During the session, he provided an overview of various career opportunities in the pharmaceutical industry, including higher education, research, regulatory affairs, marketing, and entrepreneurship. Prof. Peeyush Jaiswal emphasized the importance of aligning personal interests with career goals and motivated students with real-life examples and success stories of her previous students. His interdisciplinary teaching style made the session engaging and easy to understand. The activity was coordinated by Dr. Sumit Arora, Assistant Professor, Gurunanak College of Pharmacy, Nagpur.

• A Guest lecture on ‘Youth Empowerment’ took place on 14/9/2023.•  Mr. Vaibhav Nimbalkar, D.I.G. , Western Sector HQ, CRPF, Navi Mumbai was the guest speaker who enthralled the audience with his knowledge, discipline and valour. The event witnessed huge participation from students and staff members crossing the total mark of 250 attendees. The event motivated all the students for upskilling their life and future endeavors.

• A guest lecture on the topic “Various job opportunities in the field of pharmaceutical marketing, clinical data management and nutraceuticals” was organized on 21/10/2023.•  Mr. Krishna Thakrani, Therapy Manager, Parenteral Nutrition of Fresenius Kabi India PVT. LTD, Pune was a guest speaker. He is an alumnus of Gurunanak College of Pharmacy and passed out his B Pharm in 2019. The lecture was arranged by •  Dr. S.B. Waikar, in-charge, Training and Placement cell, GNCP, Nagpur

• •  Ms. Sonakshi Singh, Senior safety drug scientist (drug safety department) in FORTREA Ltd., Bangalore and an alumnus B Pharm 2018 passout delivered a guest lecture on the topic “Various job opportunities in the field of pharmacovigilance, Drug Safety, clinical trials in the pharmaceutical field” on 21/09/2023. The lecture was arranged by •  Dr. S.B. Waikar, in-charge, Training and Placement cell, GNCP, Nagpur

•A guest lecture was organised on 15/07/2023. The topic was “Various job opportunities in the field of Sales, Distribution & Marketing, in the pharmaceutical field” by •  Mr. Tushar Pathak, a Export Sales Executive in Hindustan Unilever Ltd., Mumbai. He is an alumnus of Gurunanak College of Pharmacy and passed out his B Pharm in 2017. The lecture was arranged by •  Dr. S.B. Waikar, in-charge, Training and Placement cell, GNCP, Nagpur

•  “Nanotechnology in Drug delivery system” on dt 13/08/22 for PG students and faculty by professor •  Dr. Shailesh Patwekar of SRTM University, Nanded.

•“Computer aided drug design: an important tool in drug discovery” on dt 13/08/22 for PG students and faculty by •  Dr. S.R. Butle, Professor from SRTM University, Nanded.

•“Funding opportunities and research project proposal writing” on dt 27/07/2022.•  Dr. D.M. Kokare, Professor, UDPS, RTMNU, Nagpur was the resource person for the session.

•“Quality by Design approach in Formulation Development” was organized for the post graduate students on dt. 11 July 2022. Ms. Farheen Bano was the guest speaker and interacted with students on the role and need of QbD in formulation development of dosage forms.

•“Regulatory Affairs in Pharmaceuticals on dt 11 November 2022 for B.Pharm Final year students.•  Ms. Navin Gujaral, RA Manager, Unijules Life Sciences, Nagpur was the resource person for the session.

•“Mental Health Awareness in Today's World” was organized on 1st September 2022 at Gurunanak College of Pharmacy, Nagpur. The guest speaker•  Dr. Prashek Walde, a renowned Neuro-psychiatrist of the city addressed the students and staff on various issues related to mental health.

•"How to deal with mental stress" was organized on dt 12/10/2022 for the students and staff members with the purpose of guiding them on maintaining a peaceful and conducive environment around them.•  Mrs. Kartika Jamdar, Consultant Psychologist from Mumbai was the resource person.

• PCOS Awareness month was celebrated in association with Cadila Pharmaceuticals Ltd. by arranging a webinar on PCOS by Dr. Swadha Kotpalliwar on 16 September 2021. Around 90 students and faculty members joined the event and interacted very well with the speaker. Alumnus of GNCP, Miss Deepali Prasad, Evanext division, Cadila initiated the event along with Mrs. S.A. Ubgade.

• PCOS Awareness month was celebrated in association with Cadila Pharmaceuticals Ltd. by arranging a webinar on PCOS by Dr. Swadha Kotpalliwar on 16 September 2021. Around 90 students and faculty members joined the event and interacted very well with the speaker. Alumnus of GNCP, Miss Deepali Prasad, Evanext division, Cadila initiated the event along with Mrs. S.A. Ubgade.

• A guest lecture on “General health condition of Adolescent” of Dr. Shivangi Jahagirdar, a leading gynecologist and practitioner was organized on 10/12/2021.

• An interaction of Ms. Hema Savale was organized with M. Pharm students on 03/02/2022. Ms Savale is senior clinical research professional having experience of over 25 years in renowned clinical research organizations like, Quintiles (Currently IQVIA), Pharmanet, Biodev. She explained role played by clinical research professional at all levels in pharmaceutical industry. She also highlighted the required knowledge that students should have in order to explore clinical research as career opportunity. The interaction was well received by the students. Dr. N. P. Sapkal coordinated the event.

• An online interactive session on the topic “Sharing Experiences in the Global Pharmaceutical Industry” by Ms. Vrushali Kolarkar Joshi was organized on 18 February, 2022. Ms Joshi is Head of US Product development and program management at Sandoz, USA. She has over 25 years of experience in global pharmaceutical industry. Mrs. Shobha Ubgade, conducted the session. The meeting was organized at Google meet platform. About 82 participants including students, alumni and faculty attended this interactive session. The talk was well received and participants interacted with the resource person very enthusiastically. Dr. Vaishali Kilor and Mrs. S. Ubgade coordinated the event.

• A Public Speaking Workshop was organized by ED cell and was conducted by Mr. Manoj Kohale on 25/02/2022 in the Auditorium of GNCP.

• Guest lecture on the topic “Current Career Options for Pharma Graduates” was delivered by GNCP Alumnus, Mr. Rohit Bagwe, Senior Manager: Portfolio & Strategy, Cipla Ltd. Mumbai on 01/04/2022 for B. Pharm & M. Pharm students. The event was coordinated by Dr. Nidhi Sapkal and Mrs. S.A. Ubgade.

• An interaction and a guest lecture of Mr. Syed Shafique-UI Hasan, Health Canada (Regulatory Affair), CANADA and Alumnus of GNCP was organized on 12/05/2022. He has delivered talk on the topic "Scope of Pharmacy in Canada".

• Interactive session was conducted for the students of M. Pharm on the topic “Computer Aided Drug Development” on 04/06/22. Mrs. Rama Sivasubramanian, Clinical Development Director, Novartis Healthcare Pvt. Ltd., Hyderabad visited the campus and guided students about utility of computer-based development of drugs. The programme was coordinated by Dr. Vaishali Kilor.

• Mr. Ashwini Sharma, Research fellow, University of Southern Queensland, Australia and alumni of GNCP, interacted with students on 10/06/22 and shared his research experience with the students on the topic Investigation of Queensland dry rainforest endophytes and their production of antimicrobial agents. This fruitful interaction was coordinated by Dr. Nidhi Sapkal.

• Dr. Ganesh Thakur, Chair, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Northeastern University, Boston, USA deliver a talk on the topic “ Molecules To Therapeutic Discoveries” on 10/03/2021.

•  Dr. Prajwal Nandekar, Scientist, Schrodinger, delivered a guest lecture on topic, "Basics of Computer-Aided Drug Design" on 10/10/2019.

• • Mr. H. R. Waghmare, Project Officer MCED delivered guest lecture regarding Guidance and the various scheme of the government for start-ups, for woman entrepreneurs and small-scale business on 10/10/2019.

•  Dr. Vilas Patil, and •  Dr. Yogesh Ukey, from Maharashtra Rural Health Service Organisation, Nagpur delivered the awareness talk on "How to cure chronic illness by naturopathy on 11th Jul, 2018

•  Mr. Mohan Hardas , and •  Mr. Vaibhav Chaudhary, from Job plus Career, have delivered a lecture on 'CPM (Certified Pharma Marketing) Training and PEEP (Pharma Employability Enhancement Program)' on 14th Jul, 2018.

•  Mr. Yash Nannaware, Jigyaasa Education trust (NGO) delivered a guest lecture on 23 Aug, 2017

•  Mr. Surendra Durugkar, Senior Manager, Sandoz (Novartis Company), Mumbai delivered a guest lecture on the topic “Industry Institute Interaction” for B. Pharm Final year students and M.Pharm students on 29 December 2016.

•  A team of police officers from police station, Jaripatka delivered a guest lecture on” Traffic and safety awareness” for the students under the theme of  ‘Raising Day Week’ on 03 January 2017.

•  A guest lecture on “Cancer Awareness and Preventive Measures” for the teaching and non-teaching staff was conducted by Stop Cancer Mission, Nagpur on 19 January 2017. Ms. Nazia Sheikh from Stop Cancer Mission delivered the awareness talk.

•  Prof. Sharad Patil delivered a lecture to B. Pharm and M. Pharm students on “communication skills” on 9th July, 2016

•  Dr. A. R. Shekh, Associate Professor, MET Institute of Pharmacy, Nashik delivered guest lecture on “GPAT preparation and how to study Organic and Medicinal Chemistry” on 21st July 2016 for the students of B. Pharm final year.