Theme: "Innovations in Pharma and Healthcare"
Organized by SVKM's Dr. Bhanuben Nanavati College of Pharmacy (Autonomous), Co-hosted by the University of Mumbai
Since its inception in 2020, the Student Research Congress (SRC) has grown from a modest gathering of around 300 participants into one of the country's most respected platforms for student-led research in pharmaceutical and allied health sciences. Over six editions, the Congress has welcomed close to 850 registrations in a single year, drawn submissions from 235+ universities and 442+ institutes across 28 states, 4 union territories, and multiple countries — with strong partnerships from industry leaders such as ACG Worldwide and SciTech Centre strengthening its academia-industry dialogue.
Building on this legacy, SVKM's Dr. Bhanuben Nanavati College of Pharmacy is proud to announce the 7th Student Research Congress (SRC 2026), a global online event scheduled for December 2026. This year's theme, "Innovations in Pharma and Healthcare," continues the Congress's mission of highlighting rigorous, translatable research that bridges the gap between academic inquiry and real-world healthcare solutions.
Oral presentation sessions across Undergraduate, Postgraduate, and Ph.D. categories, evaluated by a distinguished panel of academic and industry judges
Hackathon tracks encouraging innovative, application-based problem-solving
A rigorous, blinded peer-review process ensuring the highest standards of scientific quality
Global participation, with the event streamed live to an international audience
Opportunities for academia–industry collaboration, building on the Congress's growing network of partners and prominent participating universities
SRC offers undergraduate students, postgraduate scholars, Ph.D. researchers, and professionals a platform to showcase original research, receive expert feedback, and connect with a growing community of innovators shaping the future of pharmaceutical and healthcare sciences.
Further details on registration, abstract submission deadlines, and the full event schedule will be announced soon.
About 4th Student Research Congress
After the conduction of three successful Student Research Congress, SVKM’s Dr. Bhanuben Nanavati College of Pharmacy organized the 4th Student Research Congress, co-hosted by University of Mumbai, Industry Partner - ACG Worldwide and Scitech Centre, from 8th December 2024-9th December 2024. The theme for the 4th Student Research Congress was “Innovations in Healthcare”.
It was a 2-day event conducted in an online mode, with oral presentations of PG and PhD category on day 1, followed by oral presentations of UG students and innovative idea challenge on day 2. We had received over 300 registrations from 18 states and about 49 cities across India and about 60 colleges of pharmacy, science and technology disciplines. A total of 150 abstracts were received, of which 25% of them were selected based on the quality and innovations in health and science. Among these, around 06 abstracts were selected for Ph. D. , 13 for PG category for oral presentations, 09 for UG category for oral presentations and 06 abstracts were selected for Innovative Idea Challenge.
About 3rd Student Research Congress
After the conduction of two successful Student Research Congress, SVKM’s Dr. Bhanuben Nanavati College of Pharmacy organized the 3rd Student Research Congress, co-hosted by University of Mumbai, Industry Partner - ACG Worldwide and Scitech Centre, from 28th September to 30th September 2022. The theme for the 3rd Student Research Congress was “Innovations in Healthcare”.
It was a 3-day event conducted in a hybrid mode, with oral presentations of PG and PhD category on day 1, followed by poster presentation of PG and UG students on day 2 and innovative idea challenge day 3. We had received over 780 registrations from 18 states and about 49 cities across India and about 60 colleges of pharmacy, science and technology disciplines. A total of 239 abstracts were received, of which 45% of them were selected based on the quality and innovations in health and science. Among these, around 10 abstracts were selected for Ph. D. and 7 for PG category for oral presentations, 55 abstracts for PG/PhD category posters presentation, 20 abstracts for posters in UG category and 8 abstracts were selected for Innovative Idea Challenge.
About 2nd Student Research Congress
After getting overwhelming response in 1st Student Research Congress, SVKMs Dr. Bhanuben Nanavati College of Pharmacy successfully conducted 2nd Student Research Congress from 28th September to 30th September 2021. The theme for the congress was Innovations in Better Health. The event was co-hosted by the University of Mumbai. This was an online event and all the events were live telecasted on official website for the SRC (www.bncp-src.com). The website of the event had views from across the globe, which took our event on a global level. Over 300 persons from 50 cities and 7 states gave their time and resources to attend and contribute. Different categories of events were Oral and Poster presentations for under graduate, post Graduate and Ph.D. students and Innovative Idea Challenge as open category. A total of 104 abstracts were received across the country for the three different categories of events. Among these, 8 abstracts were selected for oral presentations (for both Ph. D. and PG category), 37 abstracts for PG/PhD category posters presentation, 17 abstracts for UG posters in UG category and 11
abstracts were selected for Innovative Idea Challenge.
About 1st Student Research Congress
SVKMs Dr. Bhanuben Nanavati College of Pharmacy hosted the 1st Student Research Congress from 28th September to 30th September 2020. The theme for the congress was Innovations for Better Health. The event was co-hosted by the University of Mumbai in association with our industry partners SciTech Centre & ACG and institute partner Shri C.B. Patel Research Centre. The website of the event had views from across the globe, which took our event on a global level. More than 350 registrations were received for the conference from across the country. A total of 110 abstracts were received across the country for the three different categories of events. Among these, 9 abstracts each were selected for Oral Presentation (UG and PG/PhD category), 25 posters in UG and 26 posters in PG category were selected for Poster Presentation, and 15 abstracts were selected for the Innovative Idea Challenge.