For any research project whether intramural or extra mural to be initiated at AIIMS, the following clearances (one or, more) as appropriate, are required. At the time of submitting project proposal to funding agency, a simultaneous move for the obtaining ethical clearances, as appropriate (depending on the needs of the research proposal – human, animals, biosafety etc. ) must also be initiated to ensure that the clearances are obtained in time. It is mandatory to get these clearances before the initiation of the project. Various committees functioning at AIIMS are as follows:
- Institutional Ethics committee
- Institutional Animal Ethics committee
- Biosafety committee
- Institutional committee for Stem Cell Research
- Serious Adverse Events committee