Srinagar, Oct 30: Pharmacy Council of India (PCI), an apex statutory body which regulates pharmacy education and research in India, has awarded Prof. Geer Mohammad Ishaq, working as a senior Professor at the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences of the University of Kashmir with “Pharma Ratna Recognition Award” in recognition of his “distinguished services, exceptional dedication, and outstanding contributions to the field of pharmacy education and research”.
A citation received by Prof. Geer from the Pharmacy Council of India in this regard reads that “in honour of your exemplary impact on the student community and the profession, the Council is privileged to bestow upon you the prestigious Pharma Ratna Recognition Award”.
This award was presented to Prof. Geer Mohammad Ishaq by the Pharmacy Council of India (PCI) at a glittering felicitation function held on Tuesday, 27th October 2026 at the headquarters of Pharmacy Council of India Office, New Delhi. A select group of highly acclaimed and accomplished senior academicians and researchers from all parts of India have been bestowed with this rare honour in recognition of their meritorious services, significant contributions and remarkable achievements in the field of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Prof. Geer is one among them from the valley of Kashmir who has been chosen for this prestigious award after thorough screening and deliberations by the apex committee of PCI.
Prof. Geer Mohammad Ishaq is a senior faculty member at the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Kashmir with more than twenty five years of teaching and research experience. Additionally he has earlier served as Director, Centre for Career Planning and Counseling; Director of the Centre for Lifelong Learning and Skill Development and as Coordinator, UGC-Human Resource Development Centre of the University of Kashmir.
In these capacities he has organised several faculty development programmes, placement drives, counselling and coaching programmes. Prof has delivered more than 200 extension lectures outside his department besides having more than 175 publications including original papers, review articles and popular science articles.
His research team has won six best research paper awards and he has chaired more than 40 technical sessions at various conferences and seminars and has reviewed more than 60 research articles for peer reviewed international journals of repute. Prof. Geer has formulated several policy papers for higher education and healthcare system. Earlier he has received Distinguished/Eminent /BestTeacher Awards from SPSR, APP, Pharmalok besides Pharma Ratna Recognition Award from the Pharmacy Council of India.
