Centre for Research & Development
Institutional Research Monitoring Committee (IRMC)

Institutional Research Monitoring Committee (IRMC)

Institutional Research Monitoring Committee (IRMC) is established in The Erode College of Pharmacy for the purpose of Monitoring all the level of research activities in the Institution under Centre for Research & Development. This committee framed all the rules and regulations of research activities based on requirements of the Tamil Nadu Dr.M.G.R Medical University, Chennai and the Pharmacy Council of India, New Delhi. IRMC will monitor the research project for B.Pharm, M.Pharm, Pharm.D, Pharm.D (PB) and Ph.D. programmes.

Institutional Research Monitoring committee (IRMC) established in this college with the following members

S.No. Name Position
1 Prof. (Dr.) R. Sambathkumar Chairman
2 Dr. S. Allimalarkodi Member (Pharmaceutics)
3 Prof. (Dr.) V.S. Saravanan Member (Pharmaceutical Analysis)
4 Dr. M. Jambulingam Member (Pharmaceutical Analysis)
5 Prof. (Dr). V.R. Ravikkumar Member (Pharmacognosy)
6 Prof. (Dr.) V. Rajesh Member (Pharmacology)
7 Dr. G. Sumithira Member (Pharmacology)
8 Dr. C. Kannan Member (Pharmacy Practice)
9 Mrs. P. Jeyaprabha Member (Pharmaceutical Regulatory Affairs)
10 Prof. (Dr.) P. Balan Co-ordinator (Pharmaceutical Chemistry)

IRMC Norms:

⦿   Quorum for the meeting - minimum 7 members.

⦿   Two IRMC meeting per semester for each program.

⦿   CRD General meeting two times per year. Circular and minutes of the meeting should be maintained.

⦿   If external Expert needed another than above, coordinator can arrange with approval from chairman.

⦿   Coordinator has to prepare the modalities for this review meetings

⦿   Coordinator is responsible for this committee activities.

IRMC will monitor the following programmes:

B. Pharm Programme: (8th Semester)

a) Rules & regulations

b) List of Eligible Guides ( department wise)

c) Proforma for proposal and Title Presentation

d) Proforma for Review meeting minutes ( every 2 months)

e) Pre- final Presentation

M.Pharm Programme: (3rd & 4th Semesters)

a) Rules & regulations

b) List of Eligible Guides ( department wise)

c) Proforma for proposal and Title Presentation

) Committee formation based on the project

e) Proforma for IRMC meeting minutes ( every 2 months once) (3 meetings)

f) Pre- Final Presentation

Pharm.D Programme: (5th year) & Pharm.D (PB) Programme (2nd Year)

a) Rules & regulations

b) List of Eligible Guides ( Department of pharmacy practice)

c) Proforma for Proposal and Title Presentation

d) Committee formation based on the project. (Human Ethical Committee)

e) Proforma for IRMC meeting minutes ( every 3 months) (2 meetings)

f) Pre- Final Presentation

Ph.D Programme:

a) Rules & regulations as per The Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University, Chennai.

b) List of eligible Guides

c) Proforma for proposal and Title Presentation. (Eligibility Certificate and Project Proposal Screening)

d) Research Methodology Workshop to be attended as per The Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University, Chennai.

e) Doctorial Committee formation based on the project work

f) Research Methodology Part-I, Paper 1, 2 & 3 Examinations

g) Proforma for Review meeting minutes (every 6 months) for 3 years

h) Pre- Synopsis Presentation

i) Pre – Viva vice Presentation