National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER) are the national level institutes 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, India.

There are various programs in Pharmacy conducted by different universities in India. The main courses in Pharmacy are 2 years Diploma in Pharmacy (D. Pharm), 4 years Bachelor of Pharmacy (B. Pharm), 2 years Master of Pharmacy (M. Pharm) and Ph. D programmes.

List of NIPER

Institutes

• National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Ahmedabad

• National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Guwahati

• National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Hajipur

• National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Hyderabad

• National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Kolkata

• National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Mohali

• National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Raebareli

Future Institutes

• National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Visakhapatnam, a new NIPER planned in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh.

• National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Nagpur, a new NIPER planned in Nagpur, Maharashtra.

• National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Jhalawar, a new NIPER planned in Jhalawar, Rajasthan.

• National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Chhattisgarh, a new NIPER planned in Chhattisgarh.