The National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research Mohali or NIPER Mohali in Punjab is India’s premiere institute offering courses in pharmaceutical sciences. It was set up under the aegis of Dept. of Pharmaceuticals, Ministry of Chemicals & Fertilizers, Govt. of India. NIPER imparts education not only to students in India but also to countries like South East Asia, South Asia and Africa and is also a member of Association of Indian Universities and Association of Commonwealth Universities.
The beautiful campus offering pharmaceutical education in India spreads over 130 acres and offers Ph. D, Masters and MBA courses to the students. The academic departments include Biotechnology, Medicinal Chemistry, Natural Products, Pharmaceutical Analysis, Pharmaceutical Management, Pharmaceutical Technology, Pharmaceutics, Pharmacology & Toxicology, Pharmacy Practice and Pharmacoinformatics.
Eligibility Criteria for NIPER Ph. D Joint Admission Test 2012
- Medicinal Chemistry: M.S.(Pharm.) [Medicinal Chemistry/Natural Products]; M.Pharm. (Pharmaceutical Chemistry); M.Tech. (Pharm.) (Bulk Drugs); M.Sc. (Organic Chemistry)
- Natural Products: M.S.(Pharm.) [Natural Products/ Medicinal Chemistry/Traditional Medicine];M.Pharm. [Pharmaceutical Chemistry/ Pharmacognosy]; M.Tech.(Pharm.) (Bulk Drugs); M.Sc. (Organic Chemistry)
- Pharmaceutical Analysis: M.S.(Pharm.) (Pharmaceutical Analysis); M.Pharm. (Pharmaceutical Analysis); M.Sc. (Organic/ Analytical Chemistry)
- Pharmacology & Toxicology: M.S.(Pharm.) [Pharmacology & Toxicology/ Biotechnology/ Regulatory Toxicology]; M.Pharm. (Pharmacology); M.Sc. [Pharmacology/ Toxicology/ Zoology/ Biochemistry/ Medical Biotechnology/ Microbiology];M.D.(Pharmacology); M.V.Sc. [Pharmacology/ Pathology/ Biotechnology]
- Pharmaceutics: M.S.(Pharm.) (Pharmaceutics/ Biotechnology/ Pharmacology); M.Pharm. (Pharmaceutics/ Formulations); M.Tech. (Biomedical Engineering/ Biotechnology/ Chemical Engineering)
- Pharmacy Practice: M. Pharm (Pharmacy Practice/ Community Pharmacy/ Hospital Pharmacy/ Clinical Pharmacy)
- Biotechnology: M.S.(Pharm.) or M.Pharm. or M.Tech (Pharm.) [Medicinal Chemistry/ Natural Products/ Pharmacology & Toxicology/ Formulation/ Biotechnology/ Pharmaceutics/ Pharmacoinformatics]; M.E. or M.Tech. [Biotechnology/ Life Sciences/ Computational Sciences]; M.Sc. in Biological Sciences, [Biotechnology/ Biochemistry/ Botany/ Zoology/ Physiology/ Life Sciences] M.Sc. [Organic Chemistry/Pharmaceutical Chemistry/ Computational Sciences]; M.V.Sc.; MCA
- Pharmacoinformatics: M.S (Pharm.) [Pharmacoinformatics/Medicinal Chemistry/ Natural Products];M.Tech. (Pharm.) (Bulk Drugs); M.Tech. (Bioinformatics); M.Sc. [Organic / Physical/ Pharmaceutical Chemistry/ Biochemistry/ Biophysics/ Biotechnology/ Microbiology/ Bioinformatics]
- Pharmaceutical Technology (Formulations): M.S.(Pharm.) (Pharmaceutics/ Biotechnology/ PharmaceuticalAnalysis); M.Pharm. (Pharmaceutics/ Formulations); M.Tech.(Pharm.) (Biotechnology)
- Pharmaceutical Technology (Process Chemistry): M.S.(Pharm.); M.Tech. (Pharm.); M.Sc. (Organic Chemistry)
- Pharmaceutical Technology (Biotechnology): M.S.(Pharm.); M.Pharm.; M.Sc. (Life Sciences); M.Tech.(Pharm.) (Biotechnology)
In addition to the above, all candidates appearing for NIPER 2012 Ph. D programme should have:
- Minimum CGPA of 6.75 (or 60 marks) for General category, 6.25 (or 55% marks) for SC/ ST category, 5.75 (or 50% marks) for Physically Disabled candidates on a 10 point scale in the qualifying examination.
- Qualified GATE/ GPAT/ NET exam
Important Facts for NIPER 2012 Ph. D
Available seats include, institute / government / industry funded research fellowships. In addition, seats are also available for candidates with their own fellowships (NET-JRF; RGNF; Engineering and Technology etc.) from CSIR/UGC/ICMR/DBT etc.
Seats are also available for candidates sponsored by Public/Private Sector undertakings, Government Departments and Research and Development Organizations and for foreign nationals/self financing foreign nationals.
GPAT/GATE/NET is an essential qualification for all disciplines except for the following categories:
- Candidates holding M.V.Sc. / M.D. degree
- Foreign nationals
- Sponsored candidates from Public/Private Sector undertakings, Government Departments and Research and Development Organizations
NIPER Institutes offering Ph. Courses Across Courses
- NIPER Ahmedabad: Natural Products, Pharmaceutics, Biotechnology
- NIPER Guwahati: Pharmacology & Toxicology
- NIPER Hajipur: Biotechnology & Pharmacoinformatics
- NIPER Hyderabad: Medicinal Chemistry, Pharmacology & Toxicology, Pharmaceutics, Pharmaceutical Analysis
- NIPER SAS Nagar: Biotechnology, Medicinal Chemistry, Natural Products, Pharmaceutical Technology (Biotechnology), Pharmaceutical Technology (Process Chemistry), Pharmaceutical Technology (Formulations), Pharmaceutics, Pharmacoinformatics, Pharmacology & Toxicology, Pharmacy Practice
Note: Ph. D courses are not available in NIPER Kolkata and NIPER Rai Bareilley.
Address to Submit Applications for NIPER 2012 to Ph. D COurses
Chairperson
NIPER Joint Ph. D Admission Test Committee 2012
National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research
Sec – 67, S.A.S Nagar, Mohali
Punjab – 160062
Important Dates for Ph. D NIPER 2012 Admissions
NIPER notification 2012 - online registration |
April 23, 2012 |
Last date for online registration |
May 14, 2012 |
Last date for receiving registration slips at NIPER, S.A.S.Nagar |
May 21, 2012 |
Last date for receiving admit card by e-mail/ downloadable from website |
June 6, 2012 |
Entrance exam written test (10:00 am – 2:00 pm) |
June 10, 2012 |
NIPER entrance exam result |
June 17, 2012 |
Interview |
July 23 – 24, 2012 |
Announcement of selected & waitlisted candidates |
July 25, 2012 |
Admission of selected & waitlisted candidates |
July 25, 2012 |
Orientation |
July 27, 2012 |
Commencement of classes |
July 30, 2012 |
Written test for all disciplines will be held at Ahmedabad, Chandigarh, Hyderabad and Kolkata and the interview will be held at NIPER, S.A.S Nagar, Punjab.
Related Links
National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education & Research, Ahmedabad
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