Research Code of Ethics

In our Institution, we have specified Code of Ethics for Research following regulation of –

• Indian Council of Medical Research.
• Research Guidelines per Ordinance 45 of Hemchand Yadav University, Durg.
• Institutional Guidelines passed by Research Council.

1. Following the guidelines of the Indian Council of Medical Research, our  College has constituted one Institutional Ethics Committee (IEC). The responsibilities of the IEC is as follows –

1. To protect the dignity, rights, and well-being of the Potential Research Participants.
2. To ensure the universal ethical values and International Scientific Standard are expressed in terms of local community values and customs.
3. To assist in the development and the education of a research community responsive to local health care requirements.

The basic responsibility of an Institutional Ethics Committee (IEC) is to ensure a competent review to all ethical aspects of the project proposal received by it in an objective manner. IEC is supposed to provide advice to the researchers on all aspects of the welfare and safety of the research participants after ensuring the scientific soundness of the proposed research. For Biomedical Research, the IEC ensures adherence to guidelines mentioned in point a and b of 3 (full review) of Chapter-II of Ethical Guidelines for Biomedical Research of Human Participant of ICMR, New Delhi.

2. Our Institution ensures strict compliance with all articles mentioned in ordinance 45, of our affiliating university, i.e. Hemchand Yadav University, Durg.

3. The Research Council of our College has already incepted the STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE (SOP) FOR Ph.D. PROGRAMME, which is binding on all stakeholders of research activities. (SOP detail attached with as Annexure - 4 )