Acropolis Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (AIPER) is a private pharmacy college located in Indore, M.P. India. AIPER was established in the year 2008 by Teach for India Education and Research Samiti and it offers undergraduate and postgraduate courses in Pharmacy. The institute is affiliated to Rajiv Gandhi Proudyogiki Vishwavidyalaya (RGPV) Bhopal, AICTE New Delhi and Pharmacy Council of India (PCI) New Delhi for D.Pharm., B.Pharm. and M.Pharm (Pharmaceutics) courses.

Admissions are offered on the basis of merit earned by students in 10+2 and bachelors’ respectively. AIPER also has a very qualified faculty as well as state-of-the-art infrastructure that aids in providing students with the best quality of education. The students are also offered a variety of scholarships for financial support.

Acropolis Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research Highlights

Establishment Year 2008
Type Private
Affiliation PCI, AICTE and RGPV
Eligibility Criteria UG: 10+2 from any recognized school/institution PG: Bachelors’ from any recognized university/institution
Total Number of Library books 7300
Institutes Under Acropolis Group 5
Campus Area 2.5 acres
How to Reach At the Indore Dewas Bypass Road, Manglia Square Indore

AIPER Rankings

  • Honoured with top bracket Platinum Rating in AICTE CII Survey for Industry
    Linked Technical Institutes 2019 and 2020.
  • Honoured with top bracket Gold Rating in AICTE CII Survey for Industry Linked
    Technical Institutes 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018.
  • Ranked under Top 10 IICs of Central India (Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan) and only Pharmacy College of Central India to have full 5-star rating by Five Star Rating IIC 2.0, MHRD, GoI.
  • Ranked amongst the top 4 Pharmacy colleges of India having an active status for Swayam Nptel local chapter. An initiative by different IITs and IISc, Bangalore.
  • Grant aid from the Ministry of Food Processing Industries for the establishment of Food Testing Laboratory.
  • Certificate of participation in ARIIA and AISHE.
  • MoU with Tata Community Initiative Trust for youth development in 2018
  • MoU with Cadila Pharmaceuticals and Indrashil Institute of Science and Technology
  • Gold ranking in AICTE CII survey in 2008
  • World Record by NSS team in Mera Tiranga Mera Abhiyan

AIPER Courses

Mentioned below are the courses and the respective eligibility criteria of the courses offered by the institute: 

Course 

Intake

Eligibility Criteria

D.Pharm. 

60 Seats

Candidate must have passed 10+2 examination with either PCB or PCM with minimum 45% marks for general category and 40% marks for reserved categories.\

B.Pharm. 

100 Seats

Candidate must have passed 10+2 examination with either PCB or PCM with minimum 45% marks for general category and 40% marks for reserved categories.

B.Pharm. (Lateral Entry) 

10 Seats

Candidate must have passed D. Pharm. course with minimum 50% marks for General & OBC and 45% for reserved categories.

M.Pharm. (Pharmaceutics)

15 Seats

Candidate must have passed B.Pharm. course with minimum 55% marks for general category and 45% for reserved category. Preference shall be given to GPAT qualified candidates.

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AIPER Cutoff

Tabulated below is the admission cut off for the B.Pharm course (% required in 10 + 2 examinations):

Category

Admission Session

2019-20

2018-19

2016-17

UR

73%

78.4%

75%

OBC

74.6%

80.4%

76.2%

SC

51.4%

57.6%

61.2%

ST

59.6%

65.2%

51.6%

AIPER Placements

AIPER has a dedicated placement cell that is always working to provide professional training as well as placement opportunities for the students. The institute has already signed MOU’s with a number of notable organizations to provide 100% placements to the students. The highest package is recorded at INR 7.2 LPA and the average package is recorded at INR 2.08 LPA. Some of the potential recruiters are Cipla, Cognizant, FDC, Fedora, Glenmark, Intas, Lupin, Nestle, Piramal Pharma Solutions, VTech Solutions, Artech Intelligence and Human, CHL Hospitals and many more. Some of the placement activities from January 2021 to June 2021 is as follows:

  •  4 final year B.Pharmacy students applied in Piramal Healthcare, Pithampur was interviewed and 3 students got selected.
  • 12 final year B.Pharmacy students registered in vTech Solution and 3 students were placed.
  • 12 final year Pharmacy students (8 B.Pharmacy / 4 M.Pharmacy) in Artech Infosystems registered and 1 student was placed.
  • 10 final year B.Pharmacy students registered for Annova Solutions, Indore. 5 students were selected.
  • 2 final year B. Pharmacy students were selected in June 2021 for hospital pharmacy pharmacist in CHL Hospitals, Indore out of 4 students.
  • 2 final year B.Pharmacy students were selected in June 2021 for Glenmark Pharmaceuticals out of 17 students.

Placement Record of AIPER for the year 2021 

Name of the Company Package Offered (INR) Students Placed
Piramal Healthcare 1.54 LPA 3
VTech Solutions 2.70 LPA 1
Artech Infosystems 3.84 LPA 1
Annova Solutions 1.26 LPA 5
CHL Hospitals 1.20 LPA 2
Glenmark Pharma 1.20 LPA 2

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AIPER Scholarship

AIPER provides different scholarships. Mentioned below are the details for the same:

Government Scholarships

  • Central Government scholarship for Handicapped Students
  • Scholarship for SC/ST, OBC Merit cum Means Scholarship for Minority Community students
  • Central sector schemes of Scholarships for college and university students

AICTE Scholarships

  • Pragati (Scholarships for Girl students)
  • Saksham (Scholarship to Differently Abled students)
  • GPAT/GATE Scholarships

University level Scholarships

  • Chancellors Scholarships
  • Indira Gandhi Scholarship for single girl child

Chairman’s Scholarships Awarded to Acropolis students

  • Dr. R.M Sojatia Merit Scholarship
  • Pradeep Sojatia Merit cum Means Scholarship
  • Prabhat Sojatia and Om Sojatia Scholarships for Sports
    o Sports Person of the year INR 11,000 each
    o National Level Sports Scholarship INR 8,000 each
    o State Level Sports Scholarship INR 3,000 each
  • Chairman’s Awards for Attendance
    o Category I: 98 to 100 % attendance INR 20,000 each
    o Category II: 95 to 98 % attendance INR 10,000 each
    o Category III: 91 to 94 % attendance INR 5,000 each
    o Category IV: 85 to 90 % attendance INR 2,000 each

AIPER FAQs

Ques. How are the faculty at AIPER?

Ans. AIPER has a large and diverse faculty of highly qualified and accomplished individuals. The entire faculty of is extremely experienced and well versed in their subject matter. All members of the faculty are very cooperative towards students and always encourage them to ask questions and clarify their concepts as much as they can, by being available to students even outside lectures and classes. The faculty consists of a dedicated team of professors, associate professors, and assistant professors 

  • No. of Members: 38
  • Ph.D. Holders: 3

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Ques. How is the admission process at AIPER?

Ans. Candidates interested in seeking admission in D.Pharm., B. Pharm. and M.Pharm. (Pharmaceutics) course in the institute have to appear in the Online off-campus counseling conducted by “Directorate of Technical Education”, Madhya Pradesh. The detailed schedule and updates of the counseling will be available on the website http://www.dtempcounselling.org and also published in leading newspapers.

Ques. Does the AIPER has any tie-ups or collaborations?

Ans. Yes. The following is the list of the tie-ups of AIPER?

  • Cadila Pharmaceuticals and Indrashil Institute of Science and Technology
  • Catalyst Clinical Services Pvt Ltd., New Delhi
  • MoU with Internshala as internship and training partner
  • Registration in National Apprenticeship Training Scheme (NATS)
  • Collaboration with National Career Services, an initiative of MHRD, GoI and AICTE, New Delhi
  • Easy Medico
  • Shalby Hospital
  • ARC Pharma
  • Chem Master Laboratories
  • Winsome Bon Pharmaceuticals