National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Kolkata (NIPER Kolkata) is an Indian

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, located in

Kolkata Kolkata, also known as Calcutta ( its official name until 2001), is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of West Bengal. It lies on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River, west of the border with Bangladesh. It is the primary ...

West Bengal West Bengal (; Bengali language, Bengali: , , abbr. WB) is a States and union territories of India, state in the East India, eastern portion of India. It is situated along the Bay of Bengal, along with a population of over 91 million inhabi ...

, India. As one of the seven National Institutes of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPERs) it is granted the Institute of National Importance status. It offers 2-year MS (Pharm.) programmes and doctoral programmes in pharmaceutical sciences. On 2016 Institute pact with Sanofi India to promote academic excellence and research in the areas of pharmaceuticals and consumer healthcare products, to cater to the current and future needs of the pharmaceutical industry. In August 2023 Union Minister Dr. Mansukh Mandavya laid the foundation stone for the new campus of the institute at

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in North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal. He announced ₹78 Cr. for the construction of a permanent campus and ₹100 Cr. to build the centre of excellence. The institute will set up a centre of excellence in flow reactors and continuous production at a cost of ₹100 Crore from the Department of Pharmaceuticals.

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National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Kolkata was ranked 24th in India by the NIRF pharmacy ranking in 2024.

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