Raghavendra Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (RIPER) is familiar as RIPER. It is the premier educational institute in Andhra Pradesh, well recognized throughout India and dedicated to pharmacy education leading to the award from Diploma to Doctoral Degree. The institute was established by a group of Pharmacy Teachers in the year 2002 under Raghavendra Rural and Development Society (Reg. No.198 /2001).
RIPER is Approved by AICTE, Pharmacy Council of India under section 12 of Pharmacy act, New Delhi and State board of Technical education and training Andhra Pradesh and Affiliated to Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University Anantapur (JNTUA), Andhra Pradesh.