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The institute has a registered Alumni Association (F-49768/PUNE) dated 09/11/2017. For building strong bond between alumni and present students Alumni are registered till date. Institute recognizes that alumni are important stakeholders of SIOP and they play a vital role in developmental activities. The mission of the Alumni Association is to foster a mutually beneficial relationship between the Institute and its alumni.

An alumni association team comprising of two faculty members as adviser and 11 alumni members which are in regular contact with the alumni of the Institute through social networking sites and telephone. The data for all alumni viz, contact details, current professional positions; milestones achieved, is continuously upgraded and maintained by the team. SIOP conducts alumni association meeting once in every academic year. Through this association, present and the past students along with all faculty members are brought on a single platform and develop synergistic plans to assist and advance improvement endeavors. The Institution has a social networking page and a separate link in the website where the Alumni can register and connect to share their ideas.

Alumni contribute to the development of Institution in various ways: Though, SIOP alumni are relatively young; they have embarked upon illustrious career paths. The experience of alumni in the world of work makes current students aware of realistic complexities that they will face when entering a pharmaceutical industry. This helps the present students groom themselves. As we are constantly evolving, feedback is a vital component in our process of growth. Alumni give feedback about the courses taught and with their inputs, and conduct workshops in the institute for enhancing skills and entrepreneurship development. This helps in institutional, academic and infrastructure development.

They further help facilitate industrial visits for current students. Their suggestions are duly recognized and implemented by the institute. They support postgraduate research by providing gift samples of active pharmaceutical ingredients, polymers and testing facilities. The alumni regularly assist the placement cell in student recruitments. They act as career advisers and regularly inform the Training & Placement Cell about vacancies in various companies. They share their experiences and techniques for preparation for competitive examinations. Thus, alumni help in enhancing both the quality of curriculum and employability of the students, which is evident from following table.

Alumni Objectives:

• To encourage and promote close relations between the Institution and its alumni and among the alumni themselves.
• To promote and encourage friendly relations between all members of the alumni body, an interest in the affairs and well-being of the Institution.
• To initiate and develop programs for the benefit of the alumni.
• To arrange, conduct, and hold seminars, conferences, discussions, symposia, etc. for past students.
• To establish, acquire, construct, maintain, or support a library for general education and advancement thereof for past students.

Activities:

• Alumni have donated funds to poor families of passed-away students of the Institution.
• Arranged MCED workshop on Soft skill development, entrepreneurship & employability, Business Opportunities Guidance, and Entrepreneurial awareness camp.
• GPAT and other competitive examination-qualified alumni share their knowledge for the betterment of students.
• They also provide gift samples of active pharmaceutical ingredients, polymers, and testing facilities to postgraduate research study and assist in arranging industrial visits for students.
• Donate books to the library.