Institute Ethics Committee



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

13th January, 2025--------24th December, 2024

11th March, 2025--------18th February, 2025

13th May, 2025--------22nd April, 2025

8th July, 2025--------17th June, 2025

9th September, 2025--------19th August, 2025

11th November,2025--------21st October, 2025

Submission of proposals for IEC review

Faculty members are requested to submit their proposals for IEC review only to iec[at]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. Subodh Sirur, Medico Legal Expert, Dermatologist, Wockhardt Hospital-- Medico-Legal Expert

3.Dr. Pradnya Talwadekar, Country Coordinator-India Association for Children's Palliative Care Project-- 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 (Ex-Officio)-- Clinician

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

7. Dr. Nishigandha Naik, ICMR Emeritus Scientist & Former Director, Haffkine Institute for Training, Research and Testing-- Basic Scientist

8. Dr. Jyoti Sangle, Visiting Psychiatrist, IITB Hospital-- Clinician

9.Prof. Santosh B. Noronha, Faculty- Chemical Engineering, IITB-- Basic Scientist

10.Prof. Ranjan Kumar Panda, Faculty-Humanities & Social Sciences, IITB-- Social Scientist

11.Prof. Sarthak Gaurav, Faculty-SJM School of Management, IITB-- Social Scientist

12.Ms. Manisha Naikdalal-- Community Representative 

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

14.Prof. Sreelaja Nair,Faculty-Biosciences & Bioengineering, IITB-- Basic Scientist

15.Prof. C.D. Sebastian, Faculty- Humanities & Social Sciences, IITB-- Social Scientist

16.Mr. K.V. Sajith, Safety Officer, IITB (Ex-Officio)--Basic Scientist

17.Dr.Sreelekha P. Gopinathan, Technical Officer, IRCC(Ex-Officio)--Member Secretary/Basic Scientist

Administrative Secretariat: Ms. Athira Menon, IRCC

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:

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