NIPER Kolkata NIRF ranking 2026
National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research Kolkata (NIPER Kolkata) is a government institution in Kolkata, West Bengal. Its NIRF institution ID is I-1072.
This 2026 profile uses NIRF 2025 as the latest published ranking edition. The strongest listed 2025 result is Pharmacy #29 with a score of 59.12. The latest edition contains 1 published category: Pharmacy.
The yearly tables run from newest to oldest. A smaller rank number represents a better position, and scores are out of 100; compare scores within the same category rather than across different NIRF categories.
Only categories in which NIPER Kolkata has a published NIRF rank for the respective year are listed below. An omitted category means no ranking row is available on this profile for that year.
NIPER Kolkata NIRF 2025 rankings
The smallest listed rank number in 2025 is Pharmacy #29 with a score of 59.12. Compared with 2024, 1 moved to weaker positions. Rank and score can move in different directions because the final position also depends on other institutions in the category.
| Category | Rank | Score | Change from 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pharmacy | 29 | 59.12 | Declined by 5 places |
NIPER Kolkata NIRF 2024 rankings
The smallest listed rank number in 2024 is Pharmacy #24 with a score of 58.76. Compared with 2023, 1 improved. Rank and score can move in different directions because the final position also depends on other institutions in the category.
| Category | Rank | Score | Change from 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pharmacy | 24 | 58.76 | Improved by 8 places |
NIPER Kolkata NIRF 2023 rankings
The smallest listed rank number in 2023 is Pharmacy #32 with a score of 54.94. Compared with 2021, 1 improved. Rank and score can move in different directions because the final position also depends on other institutions in the category.
| Category | Rank | Score | Change from 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pharmacy | 32 | 54.94 | Improved by 1 place |
NIPER Kolkata NIRF 2021 rankings
The smallest listed rank number in 2021 is Pharmacy #33 with a score of 49.90. Compared with 2020, 1 moved to weaker positions. Rank and score can move in different directions because the final position also depends on other institutions in the category.
| Category | Rank | Score | Change from 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pharmacy | 33 | 49.90 | Declined by 6 places |
NIPER Kolkata NIRF 2020 rankings
The smallest listed rank number in 2020 is Pharmacy #27 with a score of 51.49. This is the first published ranking year available on this profile.
| Category | Rank | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Pharmacy | 27 | 51.49 |
NIPER Kolkata NIRF Ranking Trends (2020–2025)
The table compares the first and latest published row for each recurring category. “Latest” means the newest year in which that category appears, which may be earlier than the latest overall edition.
| Category | First listed result | Latest listed result | Net rank movement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pharmacy | #27 · 2020 · 51.49 | #29 · 2025 · 59.12 | Declined by 2 places |
NIPER Kolkata Placement record reported in the official submissions
These institution-reported placement figures come from the official NIRF 2025 Pharmacy submission. Placement rate is placed students divided by graduating students; higher-studies counts are shown separately.
| Graduating batch | Programme | Graduates | Placed | Placement rate | Median salary | Higher studies |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | PG, 2 years | 88 | 61 | 69.3% | ₹5.05 lakh | 23 |
| 2020-21 | PG, 2 years | 31 | 21 | 67.7% | ₹3.70 lakh | 7 |
Median salary is the middle reported salary among placed graduates; it is not the highest salary. These submitted outcomes are not an independent audit by NIRFRank.
NIPER Kolkata Student profile in the 2025 submission
The 2025 submission reports 201 students across the programme groups below, including 87 women, 180 students from outside the home state, 0 international students and 50 receiving institution scholarship or fee-reimbursement support.
| Programme group | Total | Women | Outside state | International | Institution support |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PG [2 Year Program(s)] | 199 | 86 | 179 | 0 | 48 |
| PG [6 Year Program(s)] | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
NIPER Kolkata PhD and Sponsored Research Data
The table keeps PhD scholars, awarded doctorates and sponsored-project counts separate. A project count records reported activity; it is not a measure of project value or research impact.
| Academic year | Full-time PhD scholars | Part-time PhD scholars | PhDs awarded | Sponsored projects |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 74 | 0 | 7 | 9 |
| 2022-23 | — | — | 9 | 7 |
| 2021-22 | — | — | 2 | 10 |
NIPER Kolkata NIRF Pharmacy Ranking Score Breakdown
These five NIRF component scores are out of 100 and explain different parts of the published category score. They describe the selected editions and do not predict a future rank.
| Pillar | 2020 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| TLR — Teaching, Learning and Resources | 84.16 | 84.73 |
| RPC — Research and Professional Practice | 15.25 | 31.61 |
| GO — Graduation Outcomes | 61.81 | 76.01 |
| OI — Outreach and Inclusivity | 29.98 | 55.34 |
| PR — Perception | 63.08 | 34.87 |
How to interpret a missing category-year
“No published row on this profile” means only that this page's imported ranking data has no rank and score for that category and year. It does not prove that NIPER Kolkata was ineligible, did not participate or was excluded. Compare ranks within the same NIRF category and between published editions.
National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research Kolkata
Kolkata, West Bengal · NIRF ID IR-P-I-1072
At a glance
National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research Kolkata is a government institution in Kolkata, West Bengal. Its best current NIRF result is #29 in Pharmacy (2025). The latest student-strength disclosure covers 201 students.
Latest batch
NIRF 2025
full + part-time
NIRF Pharmacy journey & 2025 category scoreboard
Rank in every category published for this edition. Open any category to understand its result and movement.
PharmacyNIRF 2025 Rank#29 Score59.12
NIRF Pharmacy journey
Rank #27 → #29 since 2020; score 51.49 → 59.12.
The rank line is NIPER Kolkata's all-India position in NIRF Pharmacy: #27 in 2020 to #29 in 2025. Lower is better. The latest rank slipped 5 places even though the score rose, which means peers improved faster in that edition.
Pharmacy 2025 summary
- Current rank
- #29
- Score (out of 100)
- 59.12
- Last year rank
- #24
- Movement vs previous
- 5
- Best rank
- #24
- Ranking trend
- Declining
Placements — official numbers
Placement history is not yet available. These are NIRF submission values, not marketing claims.
Salary and placement rate, year by year
What this means: The placement rate is placed graduates divided by graduates in minimum stipulated time. Missing salary values remain unreported.
PG (two-year) placements
Latest three graduating batches.
Who studies here
Student strength from the NIRF 2025 submission.
Research & PhD
Research capacity behind the RPC pillar.
Where the institution spends its money
Faculty and staff salary expenditure ₹1.23 Cr → ₹7.64 Cr.
Year by year, 2016-17–2023-24
Keep these charts separate: This chart is what the institution spends, while the placement chart is what graduates earn. The salary line is the faculty and staff pay bill: ₹1.23 Cr in 2016-17 to ₹7.64 Cr in 2023-24. Latest reported library spending is ₹0.83 Cr and new lab-equipment spending is ₹3.29 Cr.
Official sources
Every deep-profile fact links back to an official NIRF submission.
The five NIRF pillars
Outreach & Inclusivity (OI) improved most: 30.0 → 55.3. Research (RPC) is the lowest latest pillar.
What the lines mean: Each line is a score out of 100: TLR covers teaching and resources, RPC research, GO graduation outcomes, OI outreach and inclusion, and PR peer perception. NIPER Kolkata improved most in Outreach & Inclusivity (OI) (30.0 → 55.3). Its latest strongest pillar is Teaching & Resources (TLR) at 84.7, while Research (RPC) is lowest at 31.6.
Questions about NIPER Kolkata
Ranking searches on the left, wider student questions on the right — every answer is based on the same official submissions.
NIPER Kolkata ranking questions
What is NIPER Kolkata NIRF ranking 2025?
National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research Kolkata's best listed NIRF 2025 result on NIRFRank is Pharmacy rank #29 with a score of 59.12.
Which NIRF categories include NIPER Kolkata in 2025?
NIPER Kolkata appears in the NIRF 2025 Pharmacy ranking categories on this profile.
Is National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research Kolkata private or government?
National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research Kolkata is marked as a government institution in the NIRFRank institution registry.
Where is National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research Kolkata located?
National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research Kolkata is listed in Kolkata, West Bengal.
Students also ask
What is NIPER Kolkata's best NIRF category?
Pharmacy is its best current result at #29 in NIRF 2025, with a score of 59.12.
How many students does NIPER Kolkata have?
The latest official student-strength disclosure reports 201 students, including 180 from outside the state and 0 international students.
Is NIPER Kolkata improving in research?
Its NIRF RPC pillar moved from 15.3 in 2020 to 31.6 in 2025. The latest disclosure also reports 74 PhD scholars.
How much does NIPER Kolkata spend on faculty, labs and its library?
Latest reported expenditure includes ₹7.64 Cr for faculty and staff salaries, ₹3.29 Cr for new lab equipment, and ₹0.83 Cr for the library. These are institution expenses, not graduate placement salaries.
Data source: NIRF, Ministry of Education, Government of India. Ranking cards and deep-profile facts are limited to official data published through the selected 2025 edition.