NIPER Mohali
Email admissions@niper.ac.in, Website www.niper.gov.in
National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research JEE for PG Programs in Pharmacy 2018
NIPER JEE 2018 - Applications are invited for registration in the prescribed form through online mode only for the Entrance Examination for Admission to M.S. (Pharm.); M.Pharm. M.Tech. (Pharm.); MBA (Pharm.) and PhD Courses of all seven NIPERs for the academic year 2018
NIPER Institute
The National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER) at S.A.S. Nagar (Mohali) was created as a centre of excellence in imparting higher education, research and development in pharmaceutical sciences and is the first Institute of its kind in the country
Eligibility Criteria
The Doctoral research program of the institute is classified into the following three disciplines
Chemical Sciences: Includes departments of i) Medicinal Chemistry ii) Natural Products iii) Pharmacoinformatics iv) Pharmaceutical Technology (Process Chemistry)
Biological Sciences: Includes departments of i) Pharmacology and Toxicology ii) Biotechnology iii) Pharmacy Practice
Pharmaceutical Science: Includes departments of i) Pharmaceutical Analysis ii) Pharmaceutics iii) Medical Devices
General Eligibility
Candidates should have a minimum CGPA of 6.75 (or 60% marks) for General, 6.25 (or 55% marks) for SC/ST, 5.75 (or 50% marks) for physically handicapped (PH) candidates on a 10 point scale in the qualifying examand should also have qualified GPAT/GATE/NET
Percentage of marks or CGPA will be based on the norms of the concerned university / Institution or aggregate marks or CGPA scored by the candidate for all years of the qualifying degree, in case University / Institution has not prescribed any norm for calculating such percentage or CGPA
Passing GPAT/GATE/NET is an essential qualification for all disciplines except for the following category of candidates:
Candidates holding M.D. / M.V.Sc.
Foreign Nationals
Foreign nationals under various scholarship schemes of the MHRD/Ministry of External Affairs, Govt of India may be considered for admission on the recommendation/ sponsorship of the respective Ministry subject to eligibility criteria
Applications from self-financing foreign candidates may be entertained directly by the Institute provided the requirements for eligibility under the respective program are fulfilled and their applications are cleared by Ministry of External Affairs, Govt of India
The brochure can be downloaded from the Institutional website www.niper.gov.in and filled application form can be sent to the institute with payment of US$ 100
Such candidates have to arrange for the clearance from the Ministry of External Affairs, Govt of India before they can be admitted, if selected
Seats Details
The seats available in various NIPPERs/departments/disciplines include Institute funded and Govt. project funded fellowships
Details of seats will be displayed on website www.niper.gov.in separately
Availability of Disciplines
Discipline of Chemical Sciences
Medicinal Chemistry (Offering NIPERs - Hyderabad; S.A.S. Nagar)
Natural Products (Offering NIPERs - S.A.S. Nagar Ahmedabad) –
M.S. (Pharm) (Natural Products/Medicinal Chemistry/Traditional Medicines); M.Pharm (Pharmaceutical Chemistry/Pharmacognosy); M.Tech (Pharm) (Bulk Drugs); M.Sc (Organic Chemistry)
M.S. (Pharm) (Medicinal Chemistry/Natural Products); M.Pharm Pharmaceutical Chemistry); M.Tech (Pharm) (Bulk Drugs); M.Sc (Organic Chemistry)
Pharmacoinformatics (Offering NIPERs - Hajipur; S.A.S. Nagar)
M.S (Pharm) ( Pharmacoinformatics /Medicinal Chemistry/Natural Products); M.Tech (Pharm) (Bulk Drugs); M.Sc/ M.Tech (Bioinformatics); M.Sc (Organic/Physical/Pharmaceutical Chemistry/ Biochemistry/Biophysics/Biotechnology/ Microbiology)
Pharmaceutical Technology (Process Chemistry) (Offering NIPERs - S.A.S. Nagar)
M.S (Pharm); M.Tech (Pharm); M.Sc (Organic Chemistry)
Discipline of Biological Sciences
Pharmacology & Toxicology (Offering NIPERs - Guwahati; Hyderabad; S.A.S. Nagar)
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)
Biotechnology (Offering NIPERs - Guwahati; Hajipur; S.A.S. Nagar)
M.S. (Pharm) or M.Pharm or M.Tech (Pharm) in (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 in Chemistry (Organic)/ Pharmaceutical Chemistry/Computational Sciences; M.V.Sc; MCA
Pharmacy Practice (Offering - Hajipur)
M.Pharm. (Pharmacy Practice/Community Pharmacy/Hospital Pharmacy/Clinical Pharmacy)
Discipline of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Pharmaceutical Analysis (Offering NIPERs - Hyderabad)
M.S. (Pharm) Pharmaceutical Analysis; M.Pharm (Pharmaceutical Analysis); M.Sc (Organic/Analytical Chemistry)
Pharmaceutics (Offering NIPERs - Hyderabad; S.A.S. Nagar)
M.S. (Pharm) (Pharmaceutics/Biotechnology/Pharmacology); M.Pharm (Pharmaceutics/Formulations); M.Tech (Biomedical Engineering/Biotechnology/Chemical Engineering)
Selection Process
Selection of candidates will be done on the basis of their performance in the NIPER Joint Entrance Exam 2018 (NIPER JEE) organized by the Institute
Exam Scheme
There will be one objective type question paper containing 170 questions of 85 marks, for each of the following areas i.e. Chemical Sciences; Biological Sciences and; Pharmaceutical Sciences
The question paper will be of the level of M.S. (Pharm.); M.Pharm.; M.Tech. (Pharm.); M.V.Sc.; M.D. and M.Sc. (in relevant discipline) level.
Each discipline will also have questions from general Pharmaceutical Sciences and general aptitude. Duration of the examination will be 2 hours.
There will be negative marking in the entrance examination. 25% marks will be deducted for each wrong answer.
The qualified candidates in each discipline shall have to appear for interview which will carry 15 marks
Scheme of marking: There will be negative marking in the entrance examination. 25% marks will be deducted for each wrong answer.
The qualified candidates in each discipline shall have to appear for interview which will carry 15 marks
Exam Centres
Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Bhopal, Chennai, Chandigarh, Dehradun, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, New Delhi, Thiruvananthapuram & Pune
Based on the performance in the online test, list of candidates to be called for interview will be displayed on the website www.niper.gov.in
Interview will be held tentatively in the month of Jul 2018 at NIPER, S.A.S. Nagar
No TA/DA will be paid for attending online test and interview. Candidates have to make their own arrangement for stay during online test and interview.
How to Apply:
Application Procedure
Applicants shall register online on www.niper.gov.inor www.niperahm.ac.inas per instructions given on the website
Instruction for Registration is available on the website. Open the link of Registration/Login for NIPER Joint Entrance Examination 2018
Fill the online application form available on the website very carefully. Upload the scanned copy of recent photograph and signature
Pay the registration fees through net-banking / e-Challan / Credit Card / Debit Card along with extra Bank Charges as per rule of Bank
Candidate can download the registration Form after the successful submission of fee
Take Printout of the Registration form , put signatures at the bottom of the registration form and attach the following (i) copy of award letter if any pertaining to NET‐JRF of CSIR/DBT/UGC/ICMR, DST Inspire etc. (ii) Sponsorship certificate from Industry / Government sponsored candidates (as per format given at Annuxer‐2 ) should be sent to Chairman, NIPER Joint Entrance ExamNational Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, (NIPER), Sector 67, S.A.S. Nagar (Mohali), Punjab-160062, (through speed post/registered post/in person) so as to reach before the schedule date
The Institute will not be responsible for any postal delay
Registration Fee
For General/OBC/KM/PH category: Rs.2000/-
For Candidates belonging to SC/ST category: Rs.1000/-
Important Dates
Date of Commencement of Online Registration: 12th April 2018
Date of Closing Online Registration: 15th May 2018
Date of Computer Based Test (CBT): 10th June 2018
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