JIPMER invites applications 8th Research Leadership Mentoring programme, check complete details here

Puducherry: The Department of Biostatistics, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Puducherry, has announced the 8th JIPMER Research Leadership Mentoring Programme (JRLMP) aimed at strengthening medical and health science research leadership at the national level.

According to the brochure, the programme will be conducted in two offline phases, with Phase I scheduled from February 2 to 6, 2026, and Phase II from March 23 to 27, 2026. Each phase will include five days of intensive training, and attendance in both phases is mandatory for all selected participants.

Who Can Apply: Faculty Members or Scientists working in Medical Colleges/ Dental Colleges and any other Medical Research Institutions in the country.

Registration: Aspiring participants are requested to fill-up the Google form and submit on or before 10-01-2026. The total number of registration/ participants for this program is restricted to 25 only.

Duration of the programme

The programme will be conducted in two phases with 5 days in each phase and admission is open to any faculty members or Scientist working in Medical Institutes/ Medical Colleges/ Dental Colleges and any other Medical Research Institutions in the country.

Mode of the conduct: Offline

Training Programme Structure

As part of mentoring, mentees will be exposed to training on specific topics common in health science research. The training programme consists of lectures, demonstrations, group activities, discussions, case studies, panel discussions with additional assignments and online reading materials.

The whole programme is divided into modules and there will be 7 modules covering basic and advanced biostatistics, research designs, research methods and concept of Evidence based medicine. All modules are interconnected and it is mandatory that all participants to attend all modules. We also make sure the involvement of stakeholders of research capacity building and research outcome beneficiaries in the research priority setting, design and implementation of the programme. The programme will be delivered by a group of very fine faculty members drawn from within and outside the institute.

Training Modules

Module 1. Introduction and concept of Medical Research, Research Designs

• Research Methodology and Research Methods

• Design and conduct of Observational studies

• Design and conduct of Interventional trials

• Formulation of Research Question, Objectives and Hypothesis

• Randomization techniques and Blinding methods

• Multicentric studies and its management

Module 2. Basic Biostatistics, Sampling methods, Sample size estimation & introduction to statistical packages

• Types of Variables and Data in research

• Data summarization methods

• Statistical measure appropriate for different types of studies and different types of data

• Different sampling methods in clinical research and its uses

• Sample size estimation for different design in clinical research – Observational (Descriptive and Analytical) and Interventional Trials

• Sample size estimation - Demonstration and Hands on with statistical packages

Module 3. Research funding opportunities, funding guidelines and preparation of proposal

• Extramural funding opportunities

• Funding guidelines

• Preparation of proposals for extramural grants – Do’s and Don’ts

• Critical points in technical assessment of proposals

Module 4. Salient features in conduct of research, data base preparation and database management, quality control and intermediate Biostatistics

• DSMB – Its constitutions and functions

• Data cleaning and coding

• Univariate and Bivariate analysis related to different study designs and data types

• Novel intervention designs

Module 5. Advanced Biostatistics including data analysis using various statistical packages

• Various Regression Analysis – Linear, Multiple and Logistic regression

• Survival Analysis

• Estimating and Comparison of Diagnostic and Prognostic test accuracy

• Measure of Agreement on categorical and quantitative outcomes

• Design and statistical approach to Confounding and Interaction

• Analysis of correlated categorical data

• Further analysis on intervention trials – Per protocol, ITT, mITT, NNT, NNH

Module 6. Preparation of Research report and Journal publication

• Preparation of Technical Report

• Preparation of Popular Report

• Preparation of Manuscripts for Publications

Module 7. Methods for Medical Evidence Synthesis

• Introduction to Narrative Review

• Introduction to Systematic Review

• Introduction to Meta Analysis

Mode of selection: The Participants for the programme will be selected purely on First Come First Serve Basis. The selected participants will be informed and the payment of the course fee has to be made only after the receipt of the selection.

Last Date for Submitting the Registration form is 10-01-2026

Course fee: The total cost (for both phases together) of the programme will be Rs.16000/-. The participants are expected to pay the fees through online. (Internal participants (faculty members from JIPMER) will get a concession of 25% in the course fee and they have to pay Rs.12000/- only as course fee)

Mode of Payment: The participants are required to pay registration fee through online after the receipt of the selection. The bank details to pay the registration fee will be informed to the selected participants.

To view the full official notice, click the link mentioned below:-

https://medicaldialogues.in/pdf_upload/jrlmp-8-brochure-314864.pdf