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About NIPER-Guwahati

The National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER) has been
established under the aegis of the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, Government of India,
Dept. of Pharmaceuticals as a Centre of Excellence in imparting higher education, research
and development in pharmaceutical sciences in many parts of our country. As per the
notification of Government of India on 26th June 1998, the NIPER was declared as an Institute
of National Importance through an Act of Parliament. The NIPER-Guwahati is the fifth Institute
among seven NIPERs started functioning from September, 2008 under the mentorship of
Gauhati Medical College and Hospital, Assam. In the same year, the journey of NIPER-
Guwahati started by admitting students with two postgraduate courses namely, M.S. (Pharm)
Pharmacology & Toxicology and M. Pharm. Pharmacy Practice. In 2010, the NIPER-
Guwahati started offering M.S. (Pharm) in Biotechnology course. This Institute has started its
journey of doctoral degree program by offering the Ph.D. in the Department of Pharmacology
& Toxicology from 2011 onwards. Subsequently expanded its Ph.D. program in two other
departments namely, Biotechnology and Pharmacy practice from the academic years of 2014
and 2015, respectively. In the year of 2018, NIPER-G received additional two more
departments namely, Pharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Analysis. NIPER-Guwahati
provides encouragement to faculty to pursue sponsored research of high relevance to
pharmaceutical industry and offers industrial consultancy services to further strengthen the
bonds with pharmaceutical industries.

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