Short-term projects

Project Work Assignment For Students

ICMR- National Institute of Epidemiology (NIE), is a permanent institute of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), under the Department of Health Research, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Govt. of India. The Institute has the mandate to develop the sciences of epidemiology and biostatistics and to strengthen the human resource base in epidemiology and biostatistics. The Institute provides training opportunities in epidemiology for medical and paramedical workers; helps to develop human resource in the field of epidemiology through education; conducts and supports operational research and health systems research. There is also an emphasis on developing links with local medical colleges and educational institutions for pursuing researchable areas of mutual interests. NIE runs an ICMR School of Public Health and has been conducting several training programmes including the Master of Public Health course in Epidemiology and Health Systems, and the Post Graduate Diploma in HIV Epidemiology which are affiliated courses of Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology (SCTIMST), Trivandrum. NIE is recognised by SCTIMST for PhD in Epidemiology and by the University of Madras for Ph.D. in Statistics, Epidemiology and Sociology.

Eligibility Criteria

The candidate should be studying MBBS/ MD/MPH/ M.Sc (Bio statistics/ medical statistics/ Med. Sociology/ Microbiology, Biotechnology/ MLT/ Nutrition) / MSW/ MA (Social work)/ /B.Tech (BT)/ M.Tech (BT) from State/Central Government/MCI/AICTE/UGC - recognized University/ College/Institute.
The application must be forwarded by the Principal / Head of Department of the college, along with the necessary enclosures. The list of required enclosures is mentioned on the application form.
The application form submitted in the prescribed proforma ‘should reach NIE’ within the stipulated time- frame for the laboratory-based programmes. All applications received after closing date (last working day of the specified month) will not be considered.
The applications will be scrutinized by the Student Project Coordination Committee (SPCC) of NIE.
The decision of the committee will be final and selected candidates will be intimated individually and the selection list will be posted on the NIE website.
Selected candidates will be assigned to NIE scientists and faculty designated by the Director NIE.
Fee payable by the students (by D.D. after selection)

Duration

I. For Laboratory Based Project Assignments

a. Upto 3 months : Rs,15,000/-

b. Upto 6 months : Rs.25,000/-

II. For All Other Project Assignments

a. Upto 3 months : Rs,10,000/-

b. Upto 6 months : Rs.20,000/-

Disciplines

Epidemiology (Max. 4 at anytime)
Statistics (Max. 4 at anytime)
Social Sciences (Max. 2 at anytime)
Operational Research (Max. 2 at anytime)
Laboratory Science (Max. 4 at anytime)

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Guidelines:

On-line applications should be submitted as per the schedule given below:

a) For lab based projects

Application period	Placement period
June-August	November – January
August – October	February – April

b) For other projects, applications have to be submitted 6 months prior to proposed start of the project work.