Puducherry: Through a recent notice, the Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER) has called for Research proposals for discussion in the 4th meeting of the IEC (Observational Studies) for the month of April 2021 (05.05.2021)
Inviting online application for submission of proposals to the Institutional Ethics Committee Observational studies for April 2021, the JIPMER has stated in the notice that faculty, PhD scholar, P.G. and U.G. Students are invited to submit research proposals approved by JSAC/PGRMC/SCTRC/GJ-STRAUS for approval by Institutional Ethics Committee – Observational studies in the prescribed proforma available on website.
1. Kindly use the link https://iecmanager.org/institution/283 for filling the online version of JIEC application form and relevant annexures.
2. PIs are required to upload the soft copy of their signed declaration form, consent forms and scientific proposal to https://iecmanager.org/institution/283.
3. One original hard copy of the following documents is required to be submitted to Member-Secretary, Institute Ethics Committee (IEC) at Institute Ethics Committee office, Room no. 106, First floor, Administrative block, JIPMER.
• Covering letter
• Download of the online IEC application
• Signed Declaration form
• Consent forms
• Research proposal (JSAC ver. July 2020)
• JSAC/ UGRMC/PGRMC certificate
• Data collection proformas
4. Procedure and guidelines to upload proposal on e-EC portal is available in the JIPMER website https://jipmer.edu.in/research/research-committees/institute-ethicscommittee/important-information
The last date for submission of proposals so as to reach the office of the undersigned for consideration of approval by Institutional Ethics Committee for the month of March is on or before 24-04-2021 (Saturday). Proposals submitted before the last date will be taken up for discussion in IEC Observational committee meeting scheduled to be held on 05-05-2021 (Wednesday).
To view the official notice, click on the following link:
https://medicaldialogues.in/pdf_upload/jipmer1-151299.pdf
Procedure for Online application for Ethics approval
Step – 2: In online form, investigators are required to fill their background information. After submission of the online form, investigator will receive an e-mail to create a password for their account. Password must include an uppercase letter, a lower-case letter, a number, and a special character.
Step – 3: Reopen the webpage again and login with user ID (Personal E-mail ID) and password as Principal Investigator.
Step – 4: Click on Submit new project on the left menu.
Step – 5: Fill the required details under Project Summary.
Under Review type, choose one of the following:
Full Board Review : For Fresh proposal
Expedited Review : For Major / Minor revision For waiver of consent
Exemption from Review : For Exemption from Review
Step – 6: Answer the FILTER QUESTIONS suitably to proceed with online filling of the application form:
1. Does your research involve human genetic testing? Yes No
2. Will participants be prospectively recruited? Yes No
3. Is your research socio-behavioural and/or public health research? Yes No
4. Is your research a clinical trial? (both academic and regulatory clinical trials of drugs, devices, innovative procedures, IND, BA, BE, ISM,) Yes No
Step 7: Fill the Application form for Initial review as per project requirements.
Step – 8: Download the Declaration page and affix signatures of all the investigators. If required, use an additional blank sheet. Scan and upload on the same webpage. Click save and Continue.
Step – 9: Fill the checklist page as required. Continue filling the Annexures.
Step – 10: In the Documents section, upload essential documents after selecting the appropriate option from drop-down menu (Covering letter forwarded by guide, JSAC Protocol INCLUDING data collection proforma, Informed Consent Documents in English &Tamil) in pdf format only and click on save button.
Step – 11: Once you click Next, the incomplete sections will be highlighted in orange. Revisit the sections and complete the must enter fields in the suitable formats.
Step – 12: The last tab on CV can be used to save your CV profile on the website for future use.
Step – 13: Finally, all the tabs appear green. Click on Submit to IEC review button to finish the submission.
For downloading the filled in application for hard copy submission: Step 1: In the home page, click on My projects tab and look for your submission. Click on the eye icon for project overview.
Step 2: Click on the Projects documents tab and check the bottom half for downloading the IEC application.
Step – 3: View the application and download it.
To view the official notice, click on the following link:
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