National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER) is a national level institute 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’.

National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER – Raebareli) is an autonomous body which has been established under the aegis of the Department of pharmaceuticals, Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, in the Government of India, to provide leadership in pharmaceutical Sciences and other related areas. It admits students for M.S (Pharm), programmes in Medicinal Chemistry, Pharmaceutics, Pharmacology & Toxicology, Regulatory Toxicology and Biotechnology every year. Ph.D programmes in Medicinal Chemistry, Pharmaceutics and Pharmacology & Toxicology started from 2017 and in Biotechnology from 2021.

The Institute is conceived to provide leadership in pharmaceutical sciences and related areas not only within the country, but also to the countries in South East Asia, South Asia and Africa. NIPER is a member of Association of Indian Universities and Association of Commonwealth Universities. In order to spread the culture of high quality education and research and to meet the growing demands of the Indian Pharmaceutical Industry, Government of India has opened six more NIPERs at Ahmadabad, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Hazipur, Guwahati, and RaeBareli.

National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), Rae Bareli, Uttar Pradesh is functioning from a beautiful campus located in Lucknow.