Guwahati

No, candidates cannot take direct admission at NIPER Guwahati. The admissions are entrance based and candidates have to appear for NIPER-JEE exam. After this, counselling is conducted. 

PhD applicants at NIPER Guwahati should have Master's degree in any branch of Pharmaceutical sciences, Life Sciences, Biotechnology, Chemistry, or any related fields. Candidates should have valid fellowship from CSIR-UGC (JRF), DBT (JRF), ICMR-JRF, DST-INSPIRE, or equivalent programmes. They have to mail their application and CV to academic counsel. Selected candidates will be called for personal interview.

Candidates can check below the steps of application process:

• Candidates have to give NIPER JEE exam and sit for counselling.
• Go to NIPER Guwahati niper.gov.in

• Register for admisison and sign up with your email and phone number.

• Fill the form and enter personal and academic information.

• Upload scanned documents and photo.

• Pay application fee online via card/net banking; fee varies by category and course (Gen/OBC INR 3000; SC/ST INR 1500 for M.Pharm/M.Tech, higher for combined)

• Check all details carefully

• Take a printout for future counseling/admission.

Candidates applying for PhD programme at NIPER Guwahati have to mail their application form and CV at academics [at]niperguwahati.in. Selected candidates will be called for a personal interview.

Candidates applying to NIPER Guwahati should not have age more than 28 years. They should have scored a minimum of 60% marks or CGPA of 6.75 out of 10 in the qualifying degree and 5% relaxation for SC/ST candidates.

Candidates applying for MPharma at NIPER Guwahati have to qualify NIPER-JEE exam. The minimum cut off for M.Pharm at National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research Guwahati is 60. Exams like GATE/MS are also accepted by  NIPER Guwahati. 

The total tuition fee of MPharma programme at NIPER Guwahti is INR 1.9 lakh. This number is taken from the official website of NIPER Guwahati. This is indicative.

National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER) Pharmacy ranking by NIRF is 12 out of 100 colleges in India in 2025 and it was again 12 out of 100 colleges in India in 2024.

Its ranking is widely known as 1st in Assam under Pharmacy.

For admissions to the MPharma and MS courses at National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research Guwahati students must:

• Complete the course eligibility of having a Bachelor's degree in Pharmacy or related discipline to their chosen programme with a minimum score of 60% (55% for SC/ST 50% for PH).
• While the selection process depends on NIPER JEE scores and counselling process.