Roop Khar's Biography

Roop Khar, Principal/Director, BS Anangpuria Institute of Pharmacy

Prof. Roop Krishen Khar is a renowned academician and a research scientist. He obtained B.Pharm and M.Pharma degrees from Dr. Hari Singh Gour Vashvavidhalaya (Sagar University) in the years 1971 and 1973 respectively and was the university gold medalist for standing 1st in B.Pharm. He was selected by Ministry of H.R.D. Govt. of India for a Ph.D. fellowship under Indo-Bulgaria cultural exchange programme during 1982-86.Dr. Khar has served in various Administrative and Academic positions for more than 35 years at Jamia Hamdard (Hamdard University) in the capacities of DEAN and HOD of Faculty of Pharmacy, Dean Students Welfare, Placement officer and Proctor of Jamia Hamdard. He has supervised 55 Ph.D,. 65 M.Pharma. theses and published more than 255 research papers in International & National journals with cumulative impact factor of 370 and citation of 2830 (till Aug 2012). He has been the Principal Investigator of number of research projects funded by various government agencies and pharmaceutical industries for more than Rs. 4.50 crores Dr. Khar is inventor of two US & one Indian patent and 14 Indian Patents have been filed. He has published eleven text books, including the latest one, 4th revised edition (2013) of Leon Lachmans Text Book of Industrial Pharmacy.