M.B.A. (Pharm.):Pharmaceutical Management

The National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER) at S.A.S Nagar (Mohali) created as a Centre of Excellence in imparting higher education, research and development in pharmaceutical sciences and management is the first Institute of its kind in the country.

A recent diversified expansion of the Institute is the Department of Pharmaceutical Management which has been created with a view to provide a specialized, high quality education as preparation for professional positions in pharmaceutical business and industry. The objectives of this course are to teach pharmaceutical management to the Pharmacy graduates to become the successful managers in pharmaceutical industry by applying the fundamentals of management. The department is actively engaged in Teaching, Research and Training and Development programmes related to the following:

* To provide a specialized, high quality education as preparation for professional positions in pharmaceutical business and industry
* To improve the quality, talent and skills of individuals to help them lead their lives as successful pharmaceutical management professionals
* To explore the frontiers of knowledge from the industry through independent research, as well as in collaboration with other entities in pharmaceutical business or education having similar goals

Distinctiveness:

* A critical and integral component of our educational strategy is to help the Pharma industry with specially trained individuals without the limitations of a conventional curriculum and with abilities, attitudes and skills of a professional manager to serve effectively and efficiently in pharmaceutical industry
* On-the job- training with the aim of helping the students to gain insights into the real, complex world of modern pharmaceutical business and observe human dynamics
* Strong interaction with business and industry, particularly in the areas of teaching, seminars, training and placement in pharmaceutical industry
* Substantial case inputs aimed at helping students to develop their decision making skills for modern Pharma business