Visveswarapura Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences (VIPS) was established in the year 1980, under the management of Vokkaligara Sangha, a prominent trust committed to imparting quality education.

VIPS is approved by All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE), (Ministry of Human Resources, Government of India) and Pharmacy Council of India (PCI). The college is affiliated to Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences(RGUHS), Karnataka.

The college is situated in a serene locality well connected with adequate transport facility to different parts of the city. The college has a well designed building equipped with laboratories, classrooms, and seminar halls built to meet AICTE and PCI regulations.

The college has well-experienced learned and skilled professors and lecturers spearheaded by the Principal,  Prof. Harishkumar D. H, a dedicated and an efficient professional. The college library is spacious with several thousands of reference books and journals, national and international, related to pharmacy and allied fields and Digital library with Internet connection which is linked to many online libraries.

The institute offers - Master of Pharmacy (M.Pharm) Bachelor of Pharmacy (B.Pharm), Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm D - 6 years and Postbaccalerate Pharm D - 3 years) and Diploma in Pharmacy (D.Pharm), which were commissioned in the year 2001, 1984, 2008and 1980 respectively.

The intake per batch being 10 students for M.Pharm, 60 students for B.Pharm, 30 students for Pharm D - 6 years,10 students for Postbaccalarate Pharm D (3 years) and 60 students for D.Pharm.

The institute is committed to uphold the highest tradition of professional ethics, quality, confidentiality and completing programmes on schedule.