Institute Ethics Committee, IIT Delhi

Institute Ethics Committee, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IEC-IITD) has been constituted by Director, IIT Delhi to facilitate research involving human subjects following due guidelines set by the ICMR Ethical guidelines. This standard operating procedure document will define the role, operation and management of the committee.

Our Objective:

Our Responsibilities:

Review and approve research proposals involving human participants to ensure the protection of their dignity, privacy, rights, safety, and well-being.
Prioritize the health and well-being of research participants over the goals of the research.
Ensure that research ethics principles, including autonomy, beneficence, non-maleficence, and justice, are upheld in the planning, conduct, and reporting of proposed research.
Evaluate the informed consent process, risk-benefit ratio, distribution of burdens and benefits, and provisions for appropriate compensations when necessary.
Conduct pre-study reviews and ongoing monitoring of research projects, including the use of well-documented procedures such as annual reports, final reports, and site visits.
Examine compliance with regulatory requirements, guidelines, and laws.
Review all research projects involving human subjects, including human biological materials and human biological data, regardless of the funding agency.

Composition of the Committee:

S.NO	Name	Role in Ethics Committee	Affiliation
1	Prof Y K Gupta	Chairman	President, AIIMS Bhopal, AIIMS Samba Jammu, Former Dean and Head, Department of Pharmacology, AIIMS Delhi
2	Dr Ravikrishnan Elangovan	Member secretary	Professor, Department of Biochemical Engg and Biotechnology, IITD
3	Dr. Ashfaque Hussain	Clinician	IITD Hospital
4	Dr Lily Khosa	Clinician	Head IITD Hospital
5	Dr Praveen Aggarwal	Clinician	Professor of Emergency Medicine (Medicine), AIIMS Delhi
6	Prof Renu Saxena	Basic medical scientist	Director Pathology and Lab Medicine, Head Hematopathology, Medanta, the Medicity
7	Prof Amit Dinda	Basic medical scientist	ICMR Emeritus Scientist, Department of Pathology, AIIMS Delhi
8	Prof Vivekanandan Perumal	Scientific member	Professor of Khusuma School of Biological Science, IIT Delhi
9	Prof Purnima Singh	Scientific member	Professor of Psychology, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, IIT Delhi
10	Dr Sourabh Ghosh	Scientific member	Professor, Department of Textile Engineering, IIT Delhi
11	Dr Eqbal Hussain	Legal Expert	Dean, Professors, Faculty of Law, Jamia Millia Islamia (Central University)
12	Mr B S Tiwary	Lay person	Ex Safety officer, IITD
13	Mr. J S Arora	Social representative	National Thalassemia Welfare Society
14	Dr Vikas Manchanda	Clinical microbiology	Department of Microbiology, Maulana Azad Medical College

Understand Ethical Guidelines:

Sr. No.	Forms & Guidelines
1	National Ethical Guidelines for Biomedical and Health Research Involving Human subjects
2	National Guidelines for Biomedical research involving children
3	National Guidelines for Stem Cells Research
4	New Drugs and Clinical Trials Rules, 2018
5	ICMR Policy on Research integrity and publications
6	Medical Device Rules, 2017
7	ICMR-WHO NPTEL course on Ethics in Human Research

How to Submit an Ethics Application:

Sr. No.	Forms & Guidelines
1	General guidelines for Ethics application
2	Application form Ethics proposal
3	Model Format for informed consent
4	PPT Format for proposal discussion in ethics committee
5	Annexure 1 Application for expedited review
6	Annexure 2 Application for exemption from review
7	Annexure 3 Format for Six month project progress report
8	Annexure 4 Format for project protocol amendment
9	Annexure 5 Format for protocol violation/deviation reporting
10	Annexure 6 Format for Serious Adverse Event Reporting Format
11	Annexure 7 Project closure/termination report
12	Annexure 8 & 9 Formation for Clinical trail study and SAE
13	Annexure 10 Application for human genetics study
14	Annexure 11 Application for Social and Behavioral study
15	Annexure 12 Format for project closure report
16	Annexure 13 Format for CV of investigators

Schedule for Ethics Committee Meeting:

Tentative schedule for Ethics committee meeting	Last date for proposal submission
July 2023	20th June 2023
September 2023	20th August 2023
November 2023	20th October 2023
January 2024	20th December 2023
March 2024	20th February 2024
May 2024	20th April 2024