Founded in 2007, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Kolkata is a non-profit public higher-education institution located in the large metropolis of Kolkata (population range of over 5,000,000 inhabitants), West Bengal. Officially recognized by the Department of Pharmaceuticals of the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers of India, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Kolkata (NIPER Kolkata) is a coeducational Indian 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. NIPER Kolkata also provides several academic and non-academic facilities and services to students including a library, as well as administrative services.