Edu-leaders

The Union Cabinet today approved the establishment of six new National Institutes of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPERs) at Gandhinagar, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Hajipur, Guwahati and Rae Bareli at an estimated cost of Rs 633.15 crore.

This will facilitate the establishment of full-fledged NIPER campuses at these places for imparting higher PG level education as well as undertaking R&D projects. It will also help in meeting the manpower requirement of the pharmaceutical industry and focusing on R&D.

The Government set up NIPER, an Institute of National Importance at Mohali under NIPER Act, 1998. However, in view of the increased requirement of highly skilled manpower for the pharmaceutical industry, it decided to set up six new NIPERs at Ahmedabad, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Hajipur, Guwahati and Rae Bareli. Accordingly, postgraduate courses in pharmaceutical sciences were commenced at Ahmedabad, Hyderabad, Kolkata and Hajipur from the academic session of 2007-08 with the help of Mentor Institutes. Postgraduate courses at Guwahati and Rae Bareli were started with the help of Mentor Institutes from 2008.