1. Dr. Dharmesh K. Golwala
M. Pharm. (Pharmacognosy), Ph.D. (Pharmaceutical Sciences),
1125, Amba Bhavan, Zanda Chowk, New Asarwa,
Ahmedabad -380016, State: Gujarat, INDIA.
Phone: +918401858604 / 9427664217 E-mail: golwala@hotmail.com
Name : Dr. DHARMESH KAMLESHKUMAR GOLWALA
Date of Birth : 17th May 1976
Designation & Place : Principal & Associate Professor,
C. U. Shah College of Pharmacy & Research, Opp. IBP Petrol Pump,
Surendranagar-Ahmedabad Highway, Wadhwan-363030,
District: Surendranagar, Gujarat, INDIA.
Marital Status : Married
Languages Known : English, Hindi, Gujarati.
EDUCATION
 S.S.C. Examination passed in March 1991 (Seat No. A 20715, St. Xavier Higher Secondary School,
Ahmedabad) with Distinction (505/700) from Gujarat Secondary School Examination Board, Gandhinagar.
 H.S.C. Examination Passed in March 1993 (Seat No. B001525, Firdaus Amrut School, Ahmedabad) with
Second class (463/800) from Gujarat Secondary School Examination Board, Gandhinagar.
 Diploma in Pharmacy 1993-1995, Government Pharmacy College, Lakhtar. Saurashtra University, Rajkot.
Grade – First Class (%)
Examination Year Marks Obtained % Aggregate % Seat No.
First D. Pharm.
Second D. Pharm.
May 1994
May 1995
862/1100
699/1000
78.36
69.90
74.33
98
07
 B. Pharmacy Exam. Passed with First class in Oct-2000 from Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences,
Bangalore, Karnataka.
Examination Year Marks Obtained % Aggregate % Seat No.
First B. Pharm.
Second B. Pharm.
Third B. Pharm.
Fourth B. Pharm.
March 1998
April 1999
Oct 1999
Oct 2000
862/1300
745/1100
848/1300
818/1200
66.30
67.72
65.23
68.17
66.80 96P5013
 M. Pharmacy (Pharmacognosy): The title of the dissertation for M. Pharm. “Pharmacognostical, Preliminary
Phyto-chemical & Pharmacological studies on Bauhinia variegata (Linn.) Root”.
Examination Year Marks Obtained % Aggregate % Seat No.
First M. Pharm.
Second M. Pharm.
August, 2004
August, 2005
648/1000
265/300
64.80
88.33
70.23 26032273
Passed with First class in August 2005 from The Tamilnadu Dr. MGR Medical University, Chennai, under the
guidance of Dr. M. Rajkumar, with Pharmacognosy as a special subject.
 Ph.D. (Pharmacy): The title of dissertation for Ph. D. is “Studies on Phytochemical and Pharmaceutical
formulations of Bauhinia variegata (Linn.)”, Saurashtra University, Rajkot; under the guidance of Dr L. D.
Patel (Director & Professor, C. U. Shah College of Pharmacy & Research, Surendranagar). Saurashtra
University Ph.D. SU Notification No. PG/B/Ph.D./2473/2012 dated 12th Sept. 2012.
EXPERIENCE
1) Training
 Three Months Training at Sanjay Medical Store, Ahmedabad as per Saurashtra University Rules for Course
completion in the year 1995.
 One Month Industrial Training at Cadila Pharmaceuticals Ltd., Dholka Plant in various areas of Production of
Pharmaceutical Formulation, Quality Control, Quality Assurance, Packing, Research & Development, Plant
Support Services; as per Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences (RGUHS), Karnataka, for course
completion in the year 2000.
2) Work Experience
 Total Experience : 12 years 7 months (25/08//2015)

2.  Academic Experience : 9 years 11 months 27 days
 Industrial Experience : 2 years 7 months 03 days
Company From To Experience Designation
C. U. Shah College of Pharmacy
& Research, Wadhwan.
02/05/2015 Till Date 3 months 23 days Principal
C. U. Shah College of Pharmacy
& Research, Wadhwan.
07/05/2009 01/05/2015
5 years 11 month
24 days
Associate Professor,Department of
Pharmacognosy & Phytochemistry.
C. U. Shah College of Pharmacy
& Research, Wadhwan.
10/10/2005 06/05/2009
3 year 6 months
26 days
Lecturer, Department of
Pharmacognosy & Phytochemistry.
Sigma Institute of Pharmacy,
Baroda.
24/08/2005 08/10/2005 1 month 14 days
Lecturer, Department of
Pharmacognosy & Phytochemistry.
Eupharma Laboratories Ltd.,
Chatral, Mehsana.
21/12/2002 31/12/2003 1 year 10 days
Quality Control Executive in
Pharmaceutical Company.
Government Medical College &
New Civil Hospital, Surat.
19/12/2001 18/12/2002 1 year
Worked as Pharmacist at Civil
Hospital, Surat.
Claris Life Sciences Ltd.,
Ahmedabad.
26/05/2001 18/12/2001 6 months 23 days
Asstt.Quality Assurance Officer in
Pharmaceutical Company.
Professional Affiliations
 Registered Pharmacist G-13032 of Gujarat State Pharmacy Council, dated 26/02/1996.
 Life Member of ISTE, Gujarat, LM-46340, year 2005.
 Life Member of Association of Pharmacy Teachers of India (APTI), GU/LM-229, dated 19/11/2007.
 Life Member of InPharma Association, 310-PM-2009, dated 04/04/2009.
 Life Member of Gujarat State Pharmacy Teacher’s Association, LM00305, dated 02/09/2012.
 Editorship of Journals:
a) Editorial Board Member of International Journal of Pharmaceutical Research Scholars, ISSN (Online) 2277-
7873, www.ijprs.com
b) Editorial Board Member & Reviewer of International Journal of Research in Medicine (IJORIM), ISSN Print:
2320-2734, Online: 2320-2742, www.ijorim.com
 Approved Ph.D. (Pharmacy) Guide of C. U. Shah University, Wadhwan-363030, Gujarat.
Paper Publication
1) Pharmacognostical studies of Bauhinia variegata root. LD Patel and DK Golwala, Journal of Young
Pharmacist (JoYP) (ISSN Print: 0975-483, Online: 0975-1505), Bangalore, India. 2009: Volume 1, Issue 1,
page: 36-41.
2) Analgesic activity of Ethanolic leaf extract of Pavetta indica. Golwala DK, Patel LD, Bothara SB, Patel PM,
Vaidya SK, Raval M. K International Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Drug Research (IJPSDR)
(ISSN 0975-248X), Mathura, India. 2009: Volume 1, Issue 2, page: 119-120.
3) Antioxidant properties of the Methanolic extract of Ipomoea reniformis. SD Sanja, NR Sheth, G Parmar and DK
Golwala. International Journal of Pharmacology & Biological Sciences (ISSN 0973-6808), Jalgaon, India.
2009: Volume 3, Issue 3, page: 85-93.
4) Anticonvulsant activity of Abutilon indicum Leaf. Dharmesh K Golwala, Laxman D Patel, Santosh K Vaidya,
Sunil B Bothara, Munesh Mani, Piyush Patel. International Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical
Sciences (IJPPS) (ISSN 0975-1491), Sagar, India. 2010: Volume 2, Issue 1, page: 66-72.
5) Anti-inflammatory activity of Ipomoea reniformis methanolic extract. Sanja SD, Sheth NR, Joshi DM, Golwala
DK, Patel Dhaval, Raval MK. International Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Drug Research
(IJPSDR) (ISSN 0975-248X), Mathura, India. 2009: Volume 1, Issue 3: 176-179.
6) Anti-inflammatory activity of Abutilon indicum Linn. Leaf. DK Golwala, LD Patel, SB Bothara, SK Vaidya ,
AR Sahu, S Kumar. Research Journal of Pharmaceutical & Technology (ISSN Online: 0974-360X; Print:
0974-3618), Raipur, India. 2010: Volume 3, Issue 1, page: 433-439.
7) Standardization and Assessment of Preformulation Parameters of Rasayana tablet. Shah V. K., Zalavadiya V. I.,
Sheth N.R., Raval M. K., Dudhrejiya A.V., Golwala D.K. International Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences
and Drug Research (IJPSDR) (ISSN 0975-248X), Mathura, India. 2010: Volume 2, Issue 1, page: 58-62.
8) In-vivo Antidiabetic and Anti-oxidant potential of Stephania hernandifolia in streptozocin induced diabetic rats.
Sharma U., Sahu Ram Kumar, Roy A., Golwala D.K. Journal of Young Pharmacist (JoYP) (ISSN Print:
0975-483, Online: 0975-1505), Bangalore, India. 2010: Volume 2, Issue 3, page: 255-260.
9) Pharmacognostical Studies of Bauhinia variegata Linn., stem. Patel L D., Golwala D.K. International Journal
of Pharmaceutical Research (IJPR) (ISSN Online: 0975-2366), Surat, India. 2012: Volume 4, Issue 3, page:
127-130.
10) Study on the mechanism of the bronchodilatory effects of Cynodon dactylon (Linn.) and identification of the
active ingredient. Maulik R. Patel, Yagnik S. Bhalodia, Nimish L. Pathak, Maulik S. Patel, Kunal Suthar, Nilesh

3. Patel, Dharmesh K. Golwala, Nurudin P. Jivani. Journal of Ethnopharmacology (JOE) (ISSN 0378-8741),
2013: Volume 150, Issue 3, page: 946-952.
11) Evaluation of clinical efficacy and safety of Zanopause tablet an herbal formulation in Pre-menopausal and
Menopausalwomen. Manish R. Pandya and Dharmesh K. Golwala. Indian Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Research (IJOGR), (Print ISSN: 2394-2746, Print ISSN: 2394-2746) 2014: Volume 1, Issue 1, page: 1-11.
12) Evaluation of clinical efficacy and safety of Ovaryl tablet an herbal formulation in Poly Cystic Ovarian
Syndrome (PCOS). Manish R. Pandya, Dharmesh K. Golwala and Kalpana Khandheria. Indian Journal of
Obstetrics and Gynecology Research (IJOGR), (Print ISSN: 2394-2746, Print ISSN: 2394-2746) 2015:
Volume 2, Issue 2, page: 73-91.
13) Evaluation of clinical efficacy and safety of Ovoutoline Forte tablet an herbal formulation in Dysfunctional
Uterine Bleeding (DUB). Manish R. Pandya and Dharmesh K. Golwala. Indian Journal of Obstetrics and
Gynecology Research (IJOGR), (Print ISSN: 2394-2746, Print ISSN: 2394-2746) 2015: Volume 2, Issue 2,
page: 108-116.
Paper Presentation
Title of the paper Name & place of Presentation
Type of
Presentation
Date of
Presentation
Pharmacognostical Investigation of
Bauhinia variegata linn. root.
(ICETAETS-2008)”, Saurashtra
University, Rajkot
International
13th-14th Jan.
2008
Studies on Anti-inflammatory activity of
leaf extract of Pavetta indica Linn.
ABVP PharmaVision-2020,
Saffrony institute of Pharmacy,
Mehsana
National
6-7th Sept.
2008
Scenario of Quality of Herbal Drugs and
Position of Quality Control
PHARMASHINE-2008,
C.U Shah College of Pharmacy
& Research, Wadhwan
National
28th Sept.
2008
SEPBOX
PHARMASHINE-2008,
C.U Shah College of Pharmacy
& Research, Wadhwan
National
28th Sept.
2008
SOPHAS
PHARMASHINE-2008,
C.U Shah College of Pharmacy
& Research, Wadhwan
National
28th Sept.
2008
Anxiolytic activity of Abutilon indicum
Linn.
IPA Convention 2011,
M.P. State Branch, Indore.
National
19-20th Feb.
2011
Mutagenic protection of methanolic leaf
extract of triticum aestivumagainst
cyclophosphamide induced micronucleus
in mouse bone
IPA Convention 2011,
M.P. State Branch, Indore.
National
19-20th Feb.
2011
Participation in Seminars, Symposium & Workshops
1) 55th Indian Pharmaceutical Congress, Chennai, Dec. 2003
2) Workshop on “Emerging trends in Medicinal Plants” organized by Department of Pharmacognosy, at Periyar
College of Pharmaceutical Sciences for Girls, Tiruchirappalli, Tamilnadu, 25th Feb. 2004.
3) National seminar on “Technological advances in Pharmaceutical Formulations & Methods” sponsored by
AICTE, at Vinayaka Mission’s College of Pharmacy, Salem, 30th-31st March 2004.
4) Workshop on “Analytical Instrumentation in Pharmaceutical Sciences”, at B.V. Patel Pharmaceutical
Education & Research Development (PERD), Ahmedabad, 6th-10th June 2006.
5) 11th Annual ISTE Gujarat state convention on “Challenges of GATS before domestic, public & private
technical education providers in India”, at C.U. Shah College of Engg. & Technology, Wadhwan, 25th Nov.
2006.
6) National workshop on “Techniques of Herbal drug standardization”, at R & D centre, Prof. S.N. Tripathi
Memorial Foundation, Varanasi, 10-13th May 2007.
7) AICTE sponsored Staff Development Programme 14 days-QIP on “Recent Trends in Herbal Drug
Standardization & Quality Control”, at Shri B.M. Shah College of Pharmaceutical Education & Research,
Modasa, 22nd Octomber to 4th November 2007.
8) International Conference “On Emerging Technologies and Applications in Engineering, Technology and
Sciences (ICETAETS-2008)”, Computer Science Department, Saurashtra University, Rajkot, 13th-14th January
2008.
9) National Seminar on “Emerging Trends in Medicinal Plants Based Pharmaceuticals”, Atmiya Institute of
Pharmacy, Rajkot, 29thFebruary - 1st March 2008.
10) National Symposium on “Global Prospective on Pharma Patents” held at Department of Pharmaceutical
Sciences, Saurashtra University, Rajkot, 15th March 2008.

4. 11) Two days National Seminar on “Preformulation: An Important Regulatory Aspect for Dosage form Design”
held at Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Saurashtra University, Rajkot, 8-9th Nov. 2008.
12) 60th Indian Pharmaceutical Congress, New Delhi, December 2008.
13) AICTE sponsored two days National Seminar on “Recent Advances in Conventional Pharmaceutical Dosage
Forms” held at Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Saurashtra University, Rajkot, 6-7th February 2009.
14) One day National Conference on “Global Scenario of Herbal Drugs Today & Tomorrow” held at SAL
Institute of Pharmacy, Ahmedabad, 22nd September 2012.
15) One day National Seminar on “Strategic IPR and Patent Management for Academic Drug Research” held at
B. K. Mody Government Pharmacy College, Rajkot, 9th February 2013.
16) Two day AICTE sponsored National Seminar “Quality by Design & Process Analytical Techniques: New
Paradigm in Drug Development” May 3rd - 4th 2013, at C. U. Shah College of Pharmacy & Research,
Wadhwan.
Seminar/Short term programs organized
 Organized one day GUJCOST sponsored Seminar on “New Avenues in Preclinical and Clinical Studies”
worked as an Assistant Co-ordinator, at C.U. Shah College of Pharmacy & Research, Wadhwan-363030, 28th
September 2008.
 Organized one day Pharmashine 2008, at C.U. Shah College of Pharmacy & Research, Wadhwan-363030,
28th September 2008.
 Chaired for the Scientific Session in AICTE sponsored Seminar “Quality by Design & Process Analytical
Techniques: New Paradigm in Drug Development” 3rd - 4th May 2013, at C. U. Shah College of Pharmacy
& Research, Wadhwan.
 Organizing Committee member of One Day National Symposium on “Green Management Harnessing
Wealth from Waste” 20th February 2015, at C. U. Shah University, Wadhwan.
Major Strength and Achievements
 Handling college inspection and documentation work for Pharmacy Council of India (PCI), All India Council
of Technical Education (AICTE) and National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC),
College got Accredited with NAAC Grade “B”.
 Planning & execution of Infrastructure & Academic facilities for pharmacy.
 Academic Incharge i.e. preparing work load of faculties and time table schedule for smooth running of
academics.
 Headed & Coordinated Training and Placement Cell of the institute (2009-2010-2011). Arranged
successfully number of campus interviews in the college.
 Headed & Coordinating Cultural activities of the institute (2008-2009, 2011-2012).
 Headed & Coordinating Sports activities of the institute (2008-2012).
 Developed medicinal plant garden and museum in the college premises. More than 100 medicinal plants have
been planted.
 Handling of practical training program as per PCI requirement for Degree students and entrance
examination & admission of GPAT for M. Pharmacy.
 Visual guidance programme for scope & future of pharmacy.
 Worked as an Ex-Officer-In-Charge, Internal Examination (2007-2008) at C. U. Shah College of Pharmacy &
Research, Wadhwan.
 Offering services as Examiner for B. Pharmacy of various Universities: Saurashtra University, Rajkot;
Bhavnagar University, Bhavnagar; Gujarat Technological University, Ahmedabad & Dharamsinh Desai
University, Nadiad.
 Co-ordinator of Co-curricular activity, Paper/Poster/Model presentation by students, encouraging them in
various Seminars or Conferences held in Pharmacy Colleges.
 Research Articles Reviewed for Oman Medical Journal, Journal of Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants, African
Journal of Plant Science, International Journal of Pharmaceutical Research Scholars (IJPRS), Standard
Research Journal of Medicinal Plants (SRJMP).
 Approved Ph.D. guide in C. U. Shah University, Wadhwan.
 Co-Investigator for Emami Ltd. (Zandu Pharmaceuticals) and Mercury Laboratories Ltd.; with Dr. Manish
Pandya.