Raghavendra Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (RIPER) is synonymous with high caliber of Pharmacy training. The foundation was built up in the time of 2002 under Raghavendra Educational and Rural Development Society (RERDS) with Reg. No.198/2001. The RIPER foundation offered courses are D. Drug store, B. Drug store, M. Drug store, Pharm. D, Pharm. D (P.B), Ph. D (full time) programs. RIPER is an Autonomous organization and the granting University is of Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University Anantapur (JNTUA), Anantapuramu, and endorsed by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), Pharmacy Council of India (PCI), and Government of Andhra Pradesh and other perceived statutory bodies. The foundation is authorize by National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) and National Board of Accreditation (NBA - UG). The offices accessible in the organization offers a decent scholarly learning and the foundation furnishes a vocation arranged preparing with nature of training. RIPER stowed twentieth position (2016) and 39th position (2018) in the nation according to the National Institute Ranking Framework (NIRF), Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), Government of India. RIPER perceived as research foundation under Scientific Industrial Research Organization (SIRO) by Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (DSIR), Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India.
