JIPMER calls for proposals to Institutional Ethics Committee Interventional Studies, Faculty, PhD scholar, UG, PG medicos can apply

Puducherry: The Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER) has invited Online application for submission of proposals to the Institutional Ethics Committee Interventional Studies for February 2022 -

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 – Interventional studies in the prescribed proforma available on the website.

All the concerned applicants are advised to take note of the following application/submission details:

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, Institutional Ethics Committee (IEC) at Institute Ethics Committee office, First floor, Administrative block, JIPMER.

a) Covering letter

b) JSAC/ UGRMC/PGRMC certificate

c) GCP certificate of student & guide

d) Approved research proposal (JSAC ver. August 2020) / PGRMC proposal dated 15.11.2020)

e) Printout of the online IEC application

f) Signed Original Declaration form

g) Informed Consent Documents (PIS, Consent forms, Assent form etc.)

h) Data collection proformas, Questionnaire etc.

i) CV of PI / Co-PI (s) / Guide/ Co-Guide (s)

j) Any other documents

( PIs / Students are requested to attach the documents in the above given order i.e. a to j )

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-ethics-committee/important-information

5. The hard copy should be typed using both sides of A4 size paper, in 12 font size with 1.5 spacing and page numbering.

6. The last date of submission of proposals to reach the office of the undersigned for consideration of approval by Institutional Ethics Committee for the month of February is on or before 04-02-2022 (Friday). Proposals submitted before the last date will be taken up for discussion in IEC Interventional committee meeting scheduled to be held on 25-02-2021 (Friday).

Procedure for Online application for Ethics approval

Step –1: Click the link https://iecmanager.org/institution/283 to visit the eEC portal. Click on Register as Principal Investigator to open Online Application Form.

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

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-behavioral 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 out the Application form for Initial review as per project requirements.

Step 8 Download the Declaration page and affix the signatures of all the investigators. If required, use an additional blank sheet. Scan and upload on the same webpage. Click Save and Continue. Step

Step 9: Fill out the checklist page as required. Continue filling the Annexures.

Step 10: In the Documents section, upload essential documents after selecting the appropriate option from the drop proforma down menu ( Covering letter forwarded by a guide, , Informed Consent Documents in English & Tamil ) JSAC Protocol INCLUDING data collection 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 suitable formats.

Step 12: The last tab on a 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: On the home page, click on the icon for project overview. My projects tab and look for your submission. Click on the eye

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:

https://medicaldialogues.in/pdf_upload/iec-is-call-for-proposal-february2022-168932.pdf