Founded in 2007, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Kolkata is a non-profit public higher education institution located in the metropolis of Kolkata (population range of over 5,000,000 inhabitants), West Bengal.  Officially accredited and/or recognized by the Department of Pharmaceuticals of the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, India, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Kolkata (NIPER Kolkata) is a coeducational higher education institution. National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Kolkata (NIPER Kolkata) offers courses and programs leading to officially recognized higher education degrees in several areas of study. See the EduListing degree levels and areas of study matrix below for further details. 