Institute Ethics Committee

 

I. Dates of IEC meetings Last date for Proposal submission  
 

Jan 10, 2023 (Tue)

Dec 20, 2022
 

Mar 14, 2023 (Tue)

Feb 21, 2023
 

May 9, 2023 (Tue)

Apr 18, 2023
 

Jul 11, 2023 (Tue)

Jun 20, 2023
 

Sep 12, 2023 (Tue)

Aug 22, 2023
 

Nov 21, 2023 (Tue)

Oct 24, 2023
  
II. 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
   
III. Templates for Proposal Submission
 
 
   
IV. Templates for Informed Consent Form
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  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
 
V. Templates for Continuing & Study Completion Report
 
 
   
VI. Circulars related to Ethical Clearance
 
 
   
VII. Institute Ethics Committee (IEC) Composition
 

  As approved by the Director, the current IEC constitutes the following members:

 

  • Chairperson - Dr. Renuka Munshi, Professor & Head - Clinical Pharmacology, TN Medical College & BYL Nair Hospital
 
  • Medico Legal Expert - Dr. Subodh Sirur, Dermatologist, Wockhardt Hospital

 

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

  • Clinician (ex-officio) - Dr. Arvind Meshram, Chief Medical Officer In-Charge, IITB Hospital

 

  • Clinician - Dr. Nisha Shah, Ex-Chief Medical Officer In-Charge, IITB Hospital

 

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

 

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

 

  • Basic Scientist - Prof. Santosh Noronha - Faculty at ChE, IITB

 

  • Basic Scientist - Prof. Sreelaja Nair - Faculty at BSBE, IITB

 

  • Basic Scientist - Dr. Nishigandha Naik - Former Director, Haffkine Institute for Training, Research and Testing

 

 

  • Social Scientist - Prof. C. D. Sebastian - Faculty at HSS, IITB

 

  • Social Scientist - Prof. Ranjan Kumar Panda - Faculty at HSS, IITB

 

  • Community Representative - Ms. Manisha Naikdalal

 

  • Community Representative - Ms. Sridevi D. S.

 

  • Safety Officer (ex-officio) - Mr. K. V. Sajith, IITB
 
  • Member Secretary (ex-officio) - Dr. Sreelekha P. Gopinathan, Technical Officer, IRCC
   
VIII. IEC Constitution - Office Orders
 
   
IX. Guidelines for reference
 
 
X. Gallery
 
   
XI. For any assistance, contact:
  Member Secretary - Dr. Sreelekha P Gopinathan, Technical Officer, IRCC 
Tel: 7029; Email: iec[at]ircc.iitb.ac.in
   
XII. 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