National Institutes of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPERs) are the institutes of national importance under the aegis of the Department of Pharmaceutical, Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers.
The seven institutes are functional at Ahmedabad (Gujarat), Hyderabad (Telangana), Hajipur (Bihar), Kolkata (West Bengal), Guwahati (Assam), Mohali (Punjab), and Raebareli (Uttar Pradesh).
Recently National Institutes of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPERs), have submitted a large number of multi-faceted research proposals towards the containment, identification and treatment of Covid-19 to relevant agencies for approval.