About
Research on Human participants pertains to a broad range of scientific enquiry aimed at
developing generalizable knowledge that improves health, increases understanding of disease
and is ethically justified by its social value. As per ICMR Guidelines Every, research has
some inherent risks and probabilities of harm or inconvenience to participants/communities.
Therefore, protection of participants should be built into the design of the study.
Based on the importance of Human Ethical Committee approval requirements as per ICMR
Guidelines, Karnataka State Open University has notified Institutional Human Ethics
Committee 29 th December 2021. The SOPs for the same is passed in the Academic Council
and Board of Management, KSOU.
The Goal of KSOU-IHEC is to conduct research efficiently on Human Subjects, which
enables to give approval for all Researches of Karnataka State Open University
Member Secretary: Dr. Hemalatha M.S.