National lnstitute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER)is an autonomous institution established under the aegis of Department of Pharmaceuticals, Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers at Hajipur, district Vaishali, Bihar It is being set up as a centre of excellence for higher education, research and development in pharmaceutical sciences under Act of Parliament(NIPER ACT 1998). The Institute is conceived to provide leadership in pharmaceutical sciences and other related areas and admits students for M.S.(Pharm.) Pharmaco-informatics, M.Pharm. Pharmacy Practice and M.S.(Pharm.) Biotechnology to begin with. Subsequently more postgraduate and doctoral programmes courses would be added on the lines of NIPER,SASNagar, Mohali (Punjab). A full-fledged campus is envisaged to set up on 100 acres of land to be allotted by Bihar Government near the present site. It would be the Endeavour of the Government to setup the permanent campus in public-private partnership model to the extent possible.
In terms of Govt. of India, Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, Department of Pharmaceuticals letter No. 57011/1/2010 – NIPER (Vol.II), dated: 24th July, 2017, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Hajipur (NIPER-HAJIPUR) invites application from Indian citizen for engagement of following personnel on contract basis on consolidated pay initially for a period of one year subject to renewal on the basis of performance and mutual consent or till posts are sanctioned, whichever falls earlier.