Dr. C. N. Patel has completed M. Pharm from L M College of Pharmacy, Gujarat University, Ahmedabad, in Pharmaceutical Chemistry. He has completed his Ph. D. from HNGU, Patan. He has experience of more than 19 year of pharmaceutical education and research. He has been elected as president, APTI Gujarat state for the period 2008 – 2011. He has been elected as a member in executive council, Gujarat State Pharmacy Council by Govt of Gujarat. He is a member of Board of studies in pharmacy faculty at Hemchandracharya North Gujarat University (HNGU) and Saurashtra University. He is Zonal coordinator at Gujarat Technological University for Gandhinagar zone. He is a member of Health and HIV/AIDS awareness committee of Hemchandracharya North Gujarat University, Patan as well as Ph D guide in HNGU and Veer Narmad South Gujarat University. He has published numbers of research papers in various national and international journals and is a life member of IPA, IHPA, APTI and many more. He was nominated for best NSS programme officer at North Gujarat University level and recommended for “Indira Gandhi National NSS Award”.