NIPER -K  pioneering Pharma Research institute of India holds its 11th Convocation in Kolkata on 28th July 

By : Partha Roy 

Kolkata: 11th Convocation of the National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research  (NIPER), Kolkata was held on 28th July 2028. Governor of West Bengal, Dr. C.V. Ananda Bose, graced the occasion as the Chief Guest. Dr. Bose mentioned in his convocation address, that the pharmaceutical sector in India has played a pivotal role in ensuring access and affordability of good-quality drugs across the country. He motivated the students with his words of wisdom, “Medicine takes care of the body and education takes care of the mind.” 

Governor of West Bengal advised students to inculcate knowledge, train and control the mind in order to overcome obstacles in their upcoming future. He congratulated the degree recipients and those who built this institute over the years. In 11th Convocation of NIPER ,75 Masters degrees and 9 PhD degrees were awarded. During Convocation 12 Gold Medals and 4 Best Thesis awards were awarded to the students by the Governor of West Bengal . 

Governor of  West Bengal inaugurated the Center for Marine Therapeutics at NIPER Kolkata and presented a “Scroll of Honor” to Prof V. Ravichandiran, Director, NIPER Kolkata. The Guest of Honor, Dr. D. Srinivas Reddy, Director, CSIR-IICT, Hyderabad advised the students to become job creators instead of job-seekers. He also emphasized to utilize the various schemes and initiatives introduced by Government of India to make the country as self reliant in the pharmaceutical sector.  

Prof P. Balaram, Chairman, of the Board of Governors of NIPER , congratulated  all degree recipients, and concluded with a few words of wisdom for their future “Failures will be more than success, and to overcome it, one must have resilience and persistence.” 

Prof V Ravichandiran, Director, NIPER Kolkata has welcomed the dignitaries and presented the Institute Academic report highlighting the achievements of the institute. Also, Prof V Ravichandiran highlighted awards received by students and faculties during the academic year. He also mentioned the  establishment of “Centre for Marine Therapeutics” and “Rare Disease Therapeutics” which  aims to provide affordable medicines to the society. He further informed that the Institute will establish Centre of Excellence in Flow Reactor and Continuous Manufacturing with the  funding support of Rs.100 Cr. from Department of Pharmaceuticals, Government. of India. 

He congratulated all the graduating students and awardees. Prof. Subramanian Natesan, Professor & Registrar In-charge has proposed Vote of Thanks to the dignitaries and the gathering of the convocation.  

Ms. Sagarika Patra from Odisha is topper in all disciplines in Medicinal Chemistry was honored with Institute’s Gold Medal. Ms. Jayashree Patra topper in all disciplines in Pharmacology and Toxicology was honored with Institute’s Gold Medal. Several others were also  honored with gold medals for their excellent performance.

NIPER – K was established in 2007 under Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizer as Centre of Excellence for higher education, research and development in Pharmaceutical Sciences .The institute was recognized as an  Institute of National Importance by Government of India through NIPER ACT  of 1998 and NIPER Amendment Act of 2007.

NIPERs are conceived to provide leadership in  Pharmaceutical Sciences and related areas not only within the country but also to the countries in South East Asia , South Asia and Africa. NIPER Mohali was also established to promote excellence in Pharmaceutical Sciences. NIPER -K ‘s main objectives include “To provide scientific footing to traditional medicine.”

The vision of NIPER Kolkata is to be an Institute of higher  education in pharmaceuticals and allied  areas which is globally recognized for education and research .The institute is offering Post Graduate (PG), Ph.D and Integrated Ph.D  programs to cater the needs of the academics and industries. NIPER is member of various international association of universities and globally recognized brand in pharmaceutical education and research. Main objective of NIPER-K  is to offer M.S. (Pharm) and Ph. D.
NIPER-K is currently offering M.S.(Pharm) in more than 4 disciplines, M.Tech on Medical Devices, Ph .D in 5 disciplines.
NIPER-K is developing it’s permanent campus  in Kolkata. The campus is being developed on the land where Bengal Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals Company was set up by  Father of Indian Chemistry Acharya Prafulla Chandra Ray who also set up first modern Indian research school in chemistry and promoted the concept of “Atmanirbhar Bharat”.