National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research
The National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, India was established by the Government of India to cater to the long-standing demand for setting up a dedicated nodal for quality higher education and advanced research in the pharmaceutical sciences. Colonial rule in an era of rapid advancement of sciences and technology had left the once a land of pioneers in sciences a few decades behind the frontline researchers. On the lines of similar initiatives in engineering/technology (the Indian Institutes of Technology, Indian Institute of Science, National Institutes of Technology), medicine (AIIMS), and management (Indian Institutes of Management), the policy makers made a humble start in the field of pharmaceuticals.
| National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER) | |
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| Type | Institute of National Importance |
| Location | Mohali, Punjab |
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[edit] Objectives
The main objective of NIPER is to provide leadership in pharmceutical science with industry, national and international collaborations and promoting community and institutional pharmacy apart from establishing national centres in advanced research and emerging areas.
[edit] Academics
NIPER offers Masters and Doctoral programs in various fields of the pharmaceutical sciences.
[edit] System of Studies
The course duration of Masters programs is four semesters, while the doctoral programs typically take six to ten semesters depending on the subject area of research. A scholar has to take a minimum number of credits offered from various departments depending on the program and branch of study. The Research, its presentation, and defense carry their own credits reflected in the final Cumulative Graded Point Average (CGPA).
[edit] Programs offered
NIPER offers masters as well as doctoral programs.
| Location | Masters courses | Ph.D. courses |
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| Mohali (S.A.S. Nagar) |
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| Ahmedabad |
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| Hajipur |
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| Hyderabad |
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| Kolkata |
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| RAE BARELI |
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| Guwahati |
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[edit] Centres of Expertise
NIPER hosts frontline research facilities and service, offering its expertise in the form of
- National Bioavailability Centre
- National Centre for Pharmacoinformatics
- National Toxicology Centre
- Centre for Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology, India
- Medicine Information Centre
- Testing Lab for Stability and Impurity Profiling of Drugs
- Instrumentation Centre for Testing and Analysis
- National Center for Safety Pharmacology
- Pharmaceutical Management
A recent diversified expansion of the Institute is the Department of Pharmaceutical Management which has been created with a view to provide a specialized, high quality education as preparation for professional positions in pharmaceutical business and industry. The objectives of this course are to teach pharmaceutical management to the Pharmacy graduates to become the successful managers in pharmaceutical industry by applying the fundamentals of management. The department is actively engaged in Teaching, Research and Training and Development programmes related to the following:
To provide a specialized, high quality education as preparation for professional positions in pharmaceutical business and industry To improve the quality, talent and skills of individuals to help them lead their lives as successful pharmaceutical management professionals To explore the frontiers of knowledge from the industry through independent research, as well as in collaboration with other entities in pharmaceutical business or education having similar goals Distinctiveness:
A critical and integral component of our educational strategy is to help the Pharma industry with specially trained individuals without the limitations of a conventional curriculum and with abilities, attitudes and skills of a professional manager to serve effectively and efficiently in pharmaceutical industry On-the job- training with the aim of helping the students to gain insights into the real, complex world of modern pharmaceutical business and observe human dynamics Strong interaction with business and industry, particularly in the areas of teaching, seminars, training and placement in pharmaceutical industry Substantial case inputs aimed at helping students to develop their decision making skills for modern Pharma business
[edit] Organization
NIPER functions under the Union ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers. The president of the Republic of India is the visitor of the institute. Its policy architecture is framed and reviewed by a board of governors which includes eminent academicians, members of the parliament and entrepreneurs. The institute is represented by a director, who is also the chief academic and executive officer.
[edit] Campus
NIPER Mohali campus spans over an area of 130 acres (0.53 km2), near the Punjab Cricket Association Stadium of S.A.S. Nagar (Mohali). It is a fully residential institute offering unmarried as well as married hostel accommodation. In addition, it offers accommodation to the faculty, staff and visitors.
[edit] Alumni
The institute's alumni has a strong presence in both academics and industry, at home and abroad. More information is available from the alumni website (follow link at the end of article).
[edit] Admissions
Every year in June, NIPER conducts national level entrance examinations for admissions to its M.S.(Pharm)/M.Tech/M.Pharm., MBA and PhD programs. Candidates interested in MBA (Pharmaceutical Management) and the doctoral programs are further screened by personal interview. The candidates are required to have qualified the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) or now Graduate Pharmacy Aptitude Test (GPAT) in a suitable subject area, although exceptions are allowed for some programs. Now GATE has been replaced by GPAT and pharmacy graduate has to qualify the GPAT. The entrance examination is conducted at Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Chandigarh, New Delhi, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, Pune, and Trivandrum. Depending on the rank secured in the entrance examination and number of seats offered in a department, the applicants get to opt for their choice in a counseling session. NIPER also has reservation for SC, ST, Physically Handicapped and Kashmiri Migrant candidates. Exam for doctoral program is subject and/or department specific. For doctoral studies, normally the PI has sufficient funding to support the student, but in its absence a fellowship via the National Eligibility Test conducted by the University Grants Commission or such student support schemes makes the applicant's case strong.
[edit] Other NIPERs
The institutes will run with co-operation from mentor institutes located at the respective places. Ahmedabad (Gujarat), Hajipur (Bihar), Hyderabad (Andhra Pradesh), Kolkata (West Bengal), Rae Bareli (Uttar Pradesh) and Guwahati (Assam) are the places where the New NIPERs are going to be started around November 2008. However, counseling for these institutes will be held at NIPER, SAS nagar (Mohali), Punjab.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Official website of NIPER
- Medicine Information Centre of NIPER webpage
- Alumni website
- 4 new NIPER like institute to be setup in India
- / Department of Pharmaceuticals, Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, India
- Website of students of Dept of Pharmacoinformatics at NIPER
- NIPER-like institutes in AP, Gujarat, WB, Bihar
- NIPER-Video on Google videos
