National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER) is the first national level institute in pharmaceutical sciences with a proclaimed objective of becoming a centre of excellence for advanced studies and research in pharmaceutical sciences. The Government of India has declared NIPER as an 'Institute of National Importance'. It is an autonomous body set up under the aegis of Department of Pharmaceuticals, Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, Government of India. The Institute is conceived to provide leadership in pharmaceutical sciences and related areas not only within the country, but also to the countries in South East Asia, South Asia and Africa. NIPER is a member of Association of Indian Universities and Association of Commonwealth Universities.

NIPER has been created as a centre of excellence for higher education, research and development in pharmaceutical sciences and is the first Institute of its own kind in the country. The Institute has been declared as an Institute of National Importance by Government of India through an Act of Parliament. The Institute admits students for the M.S.(Pharm.), M.Pharm., M.Tech.(Pharm.), M.B.A.(Pharm.) and Ph.D. programmes in various disciplines of pharmaceutical sciences and management.

On 29th January 2007, Central Government, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2A) of section 4 of the National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research Act, 1998 (13 of 1998), notified and established four additional NIPERs at Ahmedabad (Gujarat), Hajipur (Bihar), Hyderabad (Andhra Pradesh), Kolkata (West Bengal) each as a separate body corporate, from the academic year 2007-08. This was followed by establishment of two additional NIPERs, in Rae Barelli (Uttar Pradesh) and Guwahati (Assam).

The Institute is located about 250 Km north of Delhi at S.A.S. Nagar (Mohali), Punjab on a total area of 130 acres.

The following thrust areas have been identified for research at the Institute:

• Tuberculosis
• Malaria
• Diabetes
• Leishmaniasis
• Immunomodulation

Administration

Academic Departments

• Biotechnology
• Medicinal Chemistry
• Natural Products
• Pharmaceutical Analysis
• Pharmaceutical Management
• Pharmaceutics
• Pharmacology and Toxicology
• Pharmacy Practice
• Pharmacoinformatics
• Pharmaceutical Technology