Facilities

National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER)- Ahmedabad provides the facilities of Research Laboratories with sophisticated instruments to fulfil the departmental needs based on the research programs of M.S. (Pharm.) and Ph.D. students. The Central InstrumentationFacilities are constantly upgraded as per the latest advancements in research, developments and technologies(View Instrument List)(View Instrument Photo Gallery)

NIPER-Ahmedabad has central computer facility for the students and staff to avail the Internet facility. Uninterrupted Internet service to all students, faculty and staff connected 100 Mbps National Knowledge Network (NKN) . Adequate security mechanism is implemented to protect and monitor against virus, worms, phishing and hacking incidents. All the computers are connected through Local Area Network(LAN) using 1 GB Dlink managed switch. NIPER -A Centre uses a high-performance and reliable Unified Threat Management (UTM) from Sophos firewall which has built-in hardware and software that helps to screen out the network with the fastest firewall technology to provide protection from hackers, viruses, and worms over the Internet and dynamic network environment. HP Prolient Server is installed to work as application server to host applications like Koha Library Management Software, ERPnext ,Tally ERP etc. These applications can be easily accessed by students, faculty and staff via LAN. The Computer Center is also equipped with various open source operating systems like Linux Centos 7, Ubuntu etc. along with licensed Operating Systems like Microsoft Windows 8 AND Windows 10 .Software including SPSS, Schrodinger, Chemdraw and Sybyl (QSAR and Molecular Modelling), Microsoft Office 2013 etc is available for use.

All faculty rooms, Seminar room, Class rooms, library and laboratories are also provided with Wi FI facility. Apart from this all class rooms, seminar rooms, auditorium is equipped with Projector, TV, video conference facility etc for conducive learning environment.

NIPER-Ahmedabad library comprises more than Fourteen hundred books and around 42 Print journals (National & international) and 161 E-Journals from Publishers like Science direct, ACS, Nature, Springer, Tay.& Francis. encompassing all disciplines of pharmaceutical sciences and technology viz. analytical chemistry, medicinal chemistry, pharmacology, pharmaceutics, natural products, biotechnology and medical devices. It has ample collection of e-books, huge reading hall, photocopy facility, many Ph.D. & M.S. Pharm. thesis copies and NIPER workshop & conference Reports. The libraryis efficiently equipped with open source Library Management Software - KOHA. An Online Public Access Catalog (often abbreviated as OPAC or simply Library Catalog) is an online database of materials held by NIPER Ahmedabad library .It is a computerized library catalog available to the NIPER-A user . OPAC is accessible over the Local Area Network to the users . Users search a library catalog principally to locate books and other material physically located at a library. Apart from KOHA we also have digital Library Software (Greenstone Digital Library (GSDL) for Creating in house Institutional repository (Research Publication from NIPER-A, Dissertation theses of pass out Student) to allow the online Access to the Student from NIPER-Ahmedabad. Our library is also having Turnitin software to check submitted documents against its database and the content of other websites with the aim of identifying plagiarism. Library resources and facilities being updated from time to time as per the requirements of the students as well as faculty recommendations. The library has elaborate arrangements for conservation and preservation of books, journals, and thesis for posterity. The library is also well equipped with a good collection of motivational books by Robin Sharma, textbooks from renowned authors including classic literature from the likes of Munshi Premchand, etc.Further, to generate curiosity and to inculcate reading habit in students, it is planned to equip Library with much more fiction, scientific novels, biographies, autobiographies, story books also.Library Blog

Hostel : The Institute hasa separate hostel for boys and girls, which are are inthe near bylocality. Bus facility is available for the students residing inthe hostel. The hostel rooms are spacious and well-furnished. Each student is provided withbasic furniture includingchair, study table,cupboard, and abedat the beginning of the academic year. The hostels have sports and other recreational facilities, such as gym, common area for interaction, playing and festivalcelebration, etc. All the hostel rooms have internet connectivity round the clock. The hostelis under 24 x 7 CCTV and security surveillance. Hostel mess serves nutritious food throughout the year to students. Hygiene and cleanliness within the Hostel premisesarewell taken care of by providing round the clock housekeeping service and breakdown maintenance services. Apart from this transport facility is available for students residing in hostel.

Recreation : Students of NIPER Ahmedabadparticipatein a variety ofindoor games, outdoorgames, and gym activities. Instead of confining a student to research and classroom studies, such recreational activities are largely encouraged by NIPER-Ahmedabad to promote an all-round personality development of a student.

Canteen : Canteen is located on the Institute campus, which provides a variety of hygienic and healthy food, snacks and beverages, etc. Keeping in view the requirements of research students, the canteen remains open until extended hours as well as during weekends. We at NIPER-Ahmedabad believe that research ideas are germinated at places like canteen where students can openly interact and discuss their prepositions.Canteen has a large well-covered shaded sitting area, where the students carry out the off-classroom brainstorming sessionson their innovative ideas. It is also a place for students to celebrate fun filled events like laboratory, parties, birthday, celebrations, marriage awards, anniversaries, and successes etc.