Institute Ethics Committee



Dates of IEC meetings--------Last date for Proposal submission

20th January, 2026--------05th January, 2026

17th March, 2026--------24th February, 2026

19th May, 2026--------28th April, 2026

21st July, 2026--------30th June, 2026

15th September, 2026--------25th August, 2026

17th November, 2026 --------27th October, 2026

Submission of proposals for IEC review

Faculty members are requested to submit their proposals via Drona and follow-up emails to iec@ircc.iitb.ac.in

The proposal should be submitted only as a single consolidated pdf with all supporting documents in the following order of relevance:

• Proposal for IEC review (Refer section III)
• Signed Undertaking by the PI
• Informed Consent Form (ICF) in English and vernacular languages (RefersectionIV)
• Questionnaire / Feedback Form, if any, in English and vernacular languages
• Supporting documents, if any
• CV of PI & CoPI

Templates for Proposal Submission

• Proposal format A for studies involving Human Participants
• Proposal format B for studies involving Usage of Biological Fluids / Samples / Data

Templates for Informed Consent Form

• Informed Consent Form (ICF) for Clinical Trials
• Informed Consent Form (ICF) for Storage and Future Use of Unused Samples
• Informed Consent Form (ICF) for Qualitative Studies
• Informed Assent Form for Children / Minors
• Informed Parental Consent Form for Research involving Children (Qualitative Studies)
• Informed Parental Consent Form for Research involving Children (Clinical Studies)
• IIT Bombay Hospital Consent Letter_25Oct2021

Note: The following information is to be included in the relevant section of the ICF:

• Contact details of the PI and IEC Member Secretary should be mentioned in the ICF, so that they may be contacted in case of any doubt/anxiety.
• IEC Member Secretary (ex-officio) - Dr. Sreelekha P Gopinathan; Contact details 022-2576-7029, Mon-Fri, 10 AM - 4 PM

Templates for Continuing & Study Completion Report

• Continuing Review Report Template
• Study Completion Report Template

Institute Ethics Committee (IEC) Composition

1.Dr. Renuka Munshi, Professor and Head- Clinical Pharmacology, TN Medical College & BYL Nair Hospital -- Chairpeerson/ Clinician

2.Dr. Pradnya Talwadekar, Country Coordinator-India Association for Children's Palliative Care Project -- Medico-Legal Expert

3.Prof. Nagendra Velaga, Faculty, Civil Engineering, IIT Bombay -- Medico-Legal Expert

4.Dr. Arvind Meshram, Chief Medical Officer In-Charge, IITB Hospital (Ex-Officio) -- Clinician

5. Dr. Nisha Shah, Ex-CMO In-Charge, IITB Hospital -- Clinician

6. Dr. Milind Gurjar, Visiting Physician, IITB Hospital -- Clinician

7. Dr. Banumathy Srikant, Physician cum CMO, IITB Hospital -- Clinician

8.Dr. Malay Dave, Honorary Psychiatrist, Hindusabha Hospital -- Clinician

9.Prof. Ashish Singh, Faculty-SJM School of Management, IIT Bombay -- Social Scientist

10.Prof. Nilesh Gawde, Faculty, TISS Mumbai -- Social Scientist

11.Prof. Amit Arora, Faculty-CTARA, IIT Bombay -- Social Scientist

12.Prof. Sreelaja Nair, Faculty-BSBE IIT Bombay -- Basic Scientist

13.Prof. Supreet Saini, Faculty-Chemcial Engineering, IIT Bombay -- Basic Scientist

14.Dr. Dipty Singh – NIRRCH, Mumbai -- Basic Scientist

15.Mr. Amit Kumar, Safety officer IIT Bombay -- Basic Scientist

16.Ms. Manisha Naikdalal -- Community Representative

17.Ms.Sridevi D.S. -- Community Representative

18.Dr.Sreelekha P. Gopinathan, Technical Officer, IRCC IIT Bombay -- Member Secretary/Basic Scientist

IEC Constitution - Office Orders

• Sept 1, 2022 - Aug 31, 2025
• Sept 1, 2019 to Aug 31, 2022
• Feb 2017
• May 2015

Guidelines for reference

• Guidelines (2017) for IEC at IITB
• ICMR Guidelines (2017)
• EC_Guidance_COVID19_06.05.2020
• Provisional Certificate_IITB-IEC with NECRBHR-DHR

For any assistance, contact:

The PIs are requested to submit the IEC proposal through Drona interface.

Member Secretary - Dr. Sreelekha P Gopinathan, Technical Officer, IRCC 
Tel: 7029; Email: iec[at]ircc.iitb.ac.in

IEC Training / Workshops

• IEC Workshop held on May 4, 2023

(a) Program Schedule

(b) Talk on ‘Role of Intellectual Property Rights in Academic Research & Translation of know-how’ by Dr. Sadhana Srivastava, Scientist-F & Head, Intellectual Property Rights Unit, Innovation and Translational Research Division, ICMR

(c) Talk on ‘IIT Bombay Ethics Review & Approval’ by Dr. Renuka Munshi, Professor & Head, Department of Clinical Pharmacology, TN Medical College & BYL Nair Charitable Hospital, Mumbai; and Chair, IEC-IITB

(d) Talk on ‘Ethical and Regulatory Issues in Collaborative Studies’ by Dr. Subodh Sirur, Medico-Legal Expert & Co-Chair, IEC-IITB

(e) Video Recording

(f) Photo Gallery

(g) Publicity poster

• Webinar on Ethics and Statutory Compliance in Bioengineering Research held on October 22, 2022

(a) Roles and Responsibilities of IEC members by Dr. Urmila Thatte, Emeritus Professor, Dept of Clinical Pharmacology, Seth GS Medical College and KEM Hospital, Mumbai

(b) IEC Review process at IITB by Dr. Sreelekha Gopinathan, Member Secretary, IITB-IEC

• IEC Training held on February 17, 2017

(a) Roles and Responsibilities of IEC members by Dr. Urmila Thatte, Professor & Head, Dept of Clinical Pharmacology, Seth GS Medical College and KEM Hospital, Mumbai; and Chair IEC-IITB

(b) Health Ministry’s Screening Committee (HMSC) by Dr. Subodh Sirur, Dermatologist, Wockhardt Hospital; and Co-Chair IEC-IITB 

(c) IIT Bombay  IEC by Ms. Joyita Roy Sarkar, Ex-Member Secretary, IITB-IEC

• IEC Training held on August 12, 2015

(a) Roles and Responsibilities of IEC members by Dr. Urmila Thatte, Professor & Head, Dept of Clinical Pharmacology, Seth GS Medical College and KEM Hospital, Mumbai; and Chair IEC-IITB