NIPER Ahmedabad, An institute of National Importance, offers independent programs in Pharmaceutical Sciences and in Pharmaceutical Management. The two year M.B.A (Pharmaceutical Management) programme is a four semester programme. All the students at NIPER Ahmedabad are Pharmacy Graduates and are selected through a National level competitive examination conducted annually. This programme offers courses in Management with a clear leaning on Pharmaceuticals thereby enabling the student hone his skills in the domain of Pharmaceuticals. The program in addition to traditional management subjects, also offers courses in areas like Pharmaceutical Marketing, Market research, Regulatory environment, R&D Management etc. lending credibility to the Pharmaceutical Focus that NIPER has been advocating.