Internship / Summer Training / Dissertation Programme
- Overview:
The NIPER-Hajipur is inviting students and scholars from different institutes to participate in Internship/ summer training/ dissertation programme involving basic and quality training in different fields of Science. This kind of training is chargeable and the details of NIPER-Hajipur facilities are available in the Website.
- Eligibility:
- Candidates pursuing B.Pharm/B.E/B.Tech/B.Sc. or Integrated M.E./M.Tech/M.Sc., with good academic background with academic score of minimum 75%.
- Working pharmacists/professional in pharma/food/agro industries etc.,
- Candidates pursuing M.Pharm/M.Tech/M.Sc./PhDwith a good academic background.
- For High end instrument / technique training PhD are preferable.
- Period of the training/project:
- 15 days to Six Months depends on the type of module
- Application Procedure:
Candidates must apply online through mail (dean@niperhajipur.ac.in, internship@niperhajipur.ac.in ). It requires submission of
- Application Form ( Click Here to download the Form)
- a cover letter from the head of the Institute describing the applicant’s details
- Choice of module / Duration
- a curriculum vitae or resume
- a list of course undertaken by the candidates
- Candidates may also specify the subject areas, scientific methodologies and/or disease domains/instruments that they want to use and learn.
- Selection
The NIPER Summer Internship Program is highly competitive. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis by a team of scientists in the Institutes. Candidates will be informed of their selection through email ONLY. Successful candidates will be required to submit the following documentation to the Institute to beginning their training:
- Recommendation letter cum no-objection letter from their College/University
- a curriculum vitae or resume
- a list of course undertaken
- Declaration form of NIPER-Hajipur
Conditions:
- Candidates will work on ongoing institutional projects; no separate or independent project will be allotted.
- Except for the Dissertation Programme (Min. 4 months), no data will be provided, and no scholarly or intellectual credit/recognition will be granted to the candidate.
- All intellectual property rights arising from the data will solely belong to NIPER Hajipur.
- If any internship student brings their own samples, the analysis will be carried out only on a chargeable basis as per the applicable CIF rates. Such samples will not be considered under the internship training programme and will not be included as part of routine analytical support.
- A recommendation letter from the PhD supervisor is mandatory for all PhD students.
- Different modules/ areas of training:
| Module | Topic | Focussed Skills | Co-ordinator |
| Module 1 | Molecular Biology | Purification and analysis of DNA/RNA. PCR, Real-time PCR and gene expression studies. Cloning and expression | Dr D Mandal |
| Module 2 | Biochemistry | Enzyme purification and assays. Cell based assays including MTT etc. | Dr A Sahu |
| Module 3 | Microbiology | Bacterial/fungal/parasitic culture studies, Growth curve/ drug inhibition assay using ZOI, CFU etc. | Dr D Mandal Dr A Sahu |
| Module 4 | Cell biology | Mammalian cell culture using cancer cells, neurons, macrophages etc; Microscopy, ELISA etc.) | Dr Murali K Mrs. Rajni Khan |
| Module 5 | Instrumentation facility | Basic: UV-Visible, FT-IR, Fluorescence spectroscopy, fluorescence microscopy Osmometer, rheometer, etc. Advanced: HPLC, differential scanning calorimetry, Dynamic light scattering, High end: LC-MS/MS, Prep. HPLC (Only PhD scholars /Faculty members with HPLC knowledge) | Dr P Ramalingam |
| Module 6 | Preclinical Studies. | Animal handling, drug dosing, creation of different disease models with mice and rat, toxicity analysis etc. (Demonstration) | Dr Sanjiv Singh |
| Module 7 | Drug screening, | preparation/analysis of plant extracts for tests in different animal models of disease (diabetes, inflammatory bowel disease, cancer, neurological disorders, fungal diseases etc.) | Dr Nitesh Kumar |
| Module 8 | Formulation development | Development and optimization drug-carriers (Microsphere, Neosomes etc.) | Dr Vinod L Gaikwad |
| Module 9 | QbD / AQbD | QTPP/ATP Design, Risk assessment, DoE, Design Space/MODR, Model verification. | Dr P Ramalingam Dr Vinod L Gaikwad |
| Module 10 | Medication safety in hospital and community pharmacy settings | Medication safety and rational use of medicines, Infection prevention and control including antimicrobial stewardship, Adverse drug reaction monitoring, Drug-drug interactions and other patient oriented considerations in clinical and community settings. | Dr S Dhingra Dr K Murti |
| Module 11 | Phyto-/Synthetic Chemistry & Column Purification | Chemical synthesis design, reaction monitoring, fractionation and purification of plant extract / synthetic compounds | Dr A Jana |
| Module 12 | Solid state characterization | Regulatory Requirements | Prof. Rajkumar M |
| Module 13 | Pharmacokinetics | BA, BE, and Phase I studies | Prof. Rajkumar M |
| Module 14 | Targeted Drug Delivery Systems | Development of nanoformulations | Dr. Lalit Kumar |
| Module 15 | Novel Drug Delivery Systems | Development of topical and transdermal drug delivery systems | Dr. Lalit Kumar |
| Module 16 | Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Scientific Writing for Pharmacology & Toxicology | Biochemical assays, Histological and molecular biology techniques (Western blotting, RT-rtPCR, ELISA), Scientific Writing (drafting research article, presentation…), Principles of Pharmacology & Toxicology | Dr. Venkateswara Rao Amara |
| Module 17 | Hands on training on instruments and Sample preparation | Biological Sample preparation techniques, UV-Visible spectroscopy, FT-IR, HPLC (For Masters) and ICP-MS (For PhD and Faculty). | Dr. Amita Rai |
| Module 18 | Analytical Method Validation | UV-Visible, FT-IR, HPLC, GC-MS(For PhD and Faculty), HS-GC (For PhD and Faculty) method development, Optimization, Residual solvents analysis, Impurity profile of drugs | Dr. Narmada Vallakeerthi |
- Training/Project Fees:
| Students level | Duration | Fees (Rs.)/ each person |
| B. Pharm/B.Sc. and Undergraduates | For 15-30 days | 7000/- |
| 31-180 days | 5000/- per month | |
| M. Pharm/M.Sc. and post-graduates | For 30-60 days | 10,000/- per month |
| For 61-180 days and above (Including small projects and dissertations) | 10,000/- per month | |
| Ph.D. Students | – | 12,000/- per month |
- Internship Application Form
- Accommodations: Own Arrangements.
- Mess/ canteen facility: Available on paid basis as per the canteen rate
- For any queries, please reach out to internship@niperhajipur.ac.in
