EC48
GCP for Ethics Committee Members
For: Ethics committee members and member secretaries
Review protocols, consent documents and safety reports with confidence, in whichever seat you hold on the committee.
- Duration
- 48 h
- Units
- 11
- Lessons
- 63
Clinical Research Academy
Good Clinical Practice training written for your role in Indian clinical research
CRACAD offers 4 self-paced GCP courses, each 48 h long: one each for ethics committee members, investigators, clinical research coordinators and clinical research associates. Every lesson is grounded in ICH E6(R3), the New Drugs and Clinical Trials Rules 2019 and the ICMR National Ethical Guidelines 2017.
Four courses, four roles
Each course shares a common foundation and then focuses on the decisions and duties of one role, ending with a graded capstone based on real-world tasks.
INV48
GCP for Investigators
For: Principal investigators and sub-investigators
Lead a compliant, well-supervised trial at your site: approvals, consent, safety, investigational product and records.
- Duration
- 48 h
- Units
- 11
- Lessons
- 65
CRC48
GCP for Clinical Research Coordinators
For: Clinical research coordinators and site staff
Do delegated trial work correctly and confidently, from study start-up through visits, safety, data and close-out.
- Duration
- 48 h
- Units
- 11
- Lessons
- 59
CRA48
GCP for Clinical Research Associates
For: Clinical research associates and monitors
Monitor trials the way E6(R3) expects: risk-proportionate, focused on what matters, and grounded in Indian law.
- Duration
- 48 h
- Units
- 11
- Lessons
- 62
Fees are in Indian rupees. Any applicable taxes are shown before you pay.
How it works
From enrolment to certificate, everything happens online.
Step 1: Enrol
Choose the course for your role and create your learner account.
Step 2: Pay by UPI
Pay the course fee by UPI, using any UPI app.
Step 3: Access approved
We verify your payment and open the course for you.
Step 4: Learn at your own pace
Work through short lessons and case scenarios on any device, whenever suits you.
Step 5: Unit tests, capstone, final exam
Pass a test after each unit, a graded role-based capstone and a scenario-based final exam.
Step 6: Certificate
Download your certificate. Its unique ID can be checked by anyone on our verification page.
Payment is by UPI
Course access is opened after we verify your payment. See pricing and payment for details.
Built on the documents that govern trials in India
We teach from three primary sources and nothing else. Lessons cite the exact rule, section or paragraph they rely on, so you can always check the original text.
ICH E6(R3)
ICH Guideline for Good Clinical Practice, E6(R3): principles, Annex 1 and Annex 2
The current international GCP standard, including risk-proportionate quality management, decentralised elements and real-world data.
NDCT Rules 2019
New Drugs and Clinical Trials Rules, 2019 (India)
The legal framework for clinical trials in India: approvals, ethics committee registration, safety reporting, compensation and more.
ICMR 2017
ICMR National Ethical Guidelines for Biomedical and Health Research Involving Human Participants, 2017
India’s national ethical guidance on consent, vulnerable participants, ethics review and research integrity.
CRACAD is an independent training provider. We are not affiliated with ICH, CDSCO or ICMR, and completing a course does not by itself satisfy any training requirement specified by a regulator.
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