RIPER is an autonomous Pharmacy Institute accredited by NAAC, NBA, recognized by DSIRSIRO & secured 39th rank in NIRF for the year 2018. This institution is exclusively dedicated to Pharmacy education offering B. Pharm., M. Pharm., Pharm.D., Pharm.D (PB), Ph.D (full time) and D. Pharm as per norms of AICTE, PCI New Delhi and SBTET Andhra Pradesh. The institute was established in the year of 2002 under Raghavendra Educational and Rural Development Society (RERDS) and located at 11 km stone from Ananthapuramu on Chennai highway and is very near to Sri Krishnadevaraya University. The campus extends to 12 acres and is well connected by road, rail from Bangalore, Chennai and Hyderabad.