Exams scheduled on the below date
Rescheduled - New Date
March 29, 2020
June 23, 2020
April 25, 2020
June 24, 2020
April 26, 2020
June 25, 2020
Important:
The above is subject to Government restrictions prevalent in various states at that point in time.
If you choose this option, the responsibility to reach the centre lies with you.
If the exams do get postponed due to unavoidable circumstances, exams may be conducted in August 2020 or maybe even as late as in October 2020.
If you choose to write the exam through this option and the exam is conducted by us in a particular city and you miss it, refund will NOT be possible as all arrangements would have been made with the vendor for the same and hence payment made to the vendor.
If you do pass the course as per the criteria mentioned, certificate will be the same as we normally give.
NPTEL, along with the exam partner, will make sure that exams are conducted by following appropriate social distancing norms and hygiene rules as required in the current situation.
We will try and ensure conduct of exam in the cities given in the list, but if in case for any unforeseen reason, we are unable to conduct the exam in the city chosen by you, we will refund 80% of the exam fee. In this case, you will not get the certificate from us.
Same final score calculation and pass criteria as mentioned in the Course introduction page will be applied and NPTEL certificates will be given as per that.
Exam fees will not be refunded if you select this option and later do not/cannot take the exam.
In the link given below, you may choose exam cities where you prefer to write exams.
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OPTION 2: CANCEL EXAM AND TAKE A REFUND
NPTEL certificate will NOT be issued in this case and you will only get an attested assignment score sheet. We will create and share a letter stating the Assignment scores obtained in the course, by the end of June, 2020.
We will refund 80% of the exam fees you had paid, with 20% retained by NPTEL towards admin costs. Refund will be initiated only after exams are concluded (after June 25).
THOSE WHO DO NOT FILL THIS FORM
By default, your choice will be taken as: CANCEL AND REFUND
LAST DATE TO FILL THIS FORM: JUNE 7, 2020 - 5PM
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- NPTEL Team
If you wish to take the remote proctored online exam online, please follow the following steps. STEP 1 : Mock Test You will receive an email with Link for a Mock Test. Please go ahead and use this link to test your system requirements and compatibility.
Few days remaining for enrollment in "Basic Course in Biomedical Research - Cycle 2 (Mar-Jun 2020)"
1. The last date for enrollment is 1 st June 2020 23:59 IST (Monday)
2. To enroll please click on https://swayam.gov.in/nd1_ noc19_ge33/preview
3. No further extension of date for enrollment for the current cycle
4. Pass this information to your friends/colleagues who are not enrolled in this course
Dear learner, Hope you are staying safe and keeping well. Many of you have been wondering about the status of exams and writing to us or posting on the forums. In view of the current situation all across the country, we are postponing the NPTEL exams that were scheduled to have happened on March 29,April 25 and April 26 . We are still unsure about the dates for conducting the same as it depends on how things change. We will keep you informed through email and sms as we finalise the options. Once the dates are finalised, we will also allow you: 1. to cancel your exams if the future dates announced by us do not suit you 2. to change cities selected, if required. Please check the course Announcement section, your email (spam/junk folders also) and ask your friends/college for updates so that you don't miss it. Please write to [email protected] for any clarifications/concerns. Warm regards Nptel team
DO NOT USE MORE THAN ONE EMAIL ID TO ENROLL IN THE COURSE!!!
· The participant who enroll in this course should use the same email id as the course undergoes the following processes
1. Enrollment
2. Submission of Assignments
3. Receiving the eligibility mail for examination registration
4. Examination registration
5. Receiving hall ticket
6. Proctored examination results
7. Collecting e-Certificates
· Do not use more than one email id for enrollment and assignment submission to avoid receiving multiple confusing information for proctored examination
· Assignment submitted using any other email id will not be taken into consideration towards the final consolidated score & certification
· You will receive all notifications related to the course to your enrolled email id only
· The responsibility of keeping the email id valid till the end of the course lies with the participant. Hence, it is recommended that the participant preserves the enrollment credentials (i.e., username and password) securely throughout the course
- BCBR Team
Post queries through e-mail
Due to the present lockdown condition amid COVID-19 pandemic, our staffs of Basic Course in Biomedical Research are working from home. Therefore, we will be unable to attend your telephonic queries until further notice. However, you can always reach us via email and send us your technical/administrative queries related to the course to this email address ( [email protected] ) and we will gladly respond to the same at the earliest.
Happy learning and stay safe!
Submission of assignments for Basic Course in Biomedical Research: Cycle 2 (Mar-Jun 2020)
· To access the assignments for lecture 1 to 23, Click on “Basic Course in Biomedical Research: Cycle 2 (Mar-Jun 2020)” under “Course outline” on the left side of the course page. “Quiz: Assignment” will be available under each lecture
· To view the steps for submitting the assignments Click: https://youtu.be/5T28Eu1RQL8? t=588
· The deadline for submission of assignments (Cycle 2) is 23:59 pm on 30 June 2020 (Tuesday)
· The assignments score will be shown only after the deadline (i.e., after 30 June 2020 ) in the “Progress” page
· It is recommended that all the assignments (Lecture 1- Lecture 23) are preferably submitted using desktop or laptop to avoid probable technical difficulty in submission of assignments through mobile application
- BCBR Team
Dear Course Participants,
You can now access the assignments for lecture 4 to lecture 23 of Basic Course in Biomedical Research: Cycle 2 (Mar-June 2020) in the course outline.
- BCBR faculty
Dear Candidate
The email announcement that you received regarding postponement of Basic Course in Biomedical Research exam to be held on 29 March 2020 is only for participants who have registered to write the exam on this date.
Participants who registered for exam on 25/26 April 2020 kindly wait for further notice.
Dear Candidate Thank you for registering course for March 29, 2020 NPTEL Exam. Taking into consideration the current situation, we are postponing the NPTEL exam scheduled for March 29, 2020 exam. We will keep you posted about the final date for the exam shortly. Please check your email/course announcement for further updates. (We will revert on cancellation, city change, and other logistics once we finalize on our side. Till then request you to wait patiently) - NPTEL team
Dear Course participants,
Release of assignments (lectures 4 to 23) for Basic Course in Biomedical research: Cycle 2 (Mar-Jun 2020)
Q1. Who is eligible for the online Basic Course in Biomedical Research (BCBR)?
Medical Postgraduates
As per the MCI notice dated 9 July 2019, BCBR is mandatory for Medical Postgraduates admitted from July 2019 onwards . Medical Postgraduates include those pursuing MD/MS/Diploma/MPH following their MBBS course and governed by Medical Council of India (MCI).
Medical Teachers
As per the Gazette of India notification dated 12 February 2020 for Minimum qualifications for teachers in medical institutions, BCBR is mandatory for medical teachers for their promotion.
Q2. I’m not a post graduate student or teacher from a medical college. Am I eligible to enrol in BCBR?
All the other interested candidates including students, clinical/ public health/ laboratory researchers, physicians, research associates, allied health professionals, scientists, statisticians, ethics committee members and project managers, can enroll into NIE’s online course- Health Research Fundamentals (Please follow ICMR-NIE website for the same) ( https://swayam.gov.in/nd1_ noc20_hs20/preview )
Q2. Please tell me about the enrolment process
· Step 1 – Go to https://swayam.gov.in/nd1_ noc19_ge33/preview
· Step 2 – Click on the tab "JOIN " seen on the right-hand corner
· Step 3 – Use Facebook, Google, Microsoft or SWAYAM account to login
· Step 4 – Fill “My Profile” and click SAVE
Q3. Can I change my profile after the enrolment is over?
Yes. Once you are sign in, you need to go to ‘MY PROFILE’ where option is available to ‘EDIT PROFILE’. Click there to edit your profile.
Q4. I have forgot my login ID and password after enrolment. How can I retrieve those?
Please use your regular Email as login ID. It is always advisable to remember your password. If you forget your password, you can retrieve your login credentials by using "Forgot your password?". However, if you forget the login ID, you will have to enroll again (With new login ID) for the course, before assignment submission deadline. (Ref. to Q5)
Q5. How shall I access the course and submit the assignments?
· Step 1: Sign in to the course page ( https://swayam.gov.in/nd1_ noc19_ge33/preview )
· Step 2: After signing in, click “Basic course in Biomedical Research” under Course outline in the top left of the course page.
· Step 3: In the left panel, all the 23 lectures will be available. Click to open the intended lecture.
· Step 4: At the end of the lecture find “Quiz: Assignment” for all the topics.
· Step 5: Click on any of the “Quiz: Assignment”. The assignment page will open.
· Step 7: Complete the assignment by choosing the appropriate answer.
· Step 8: Verify your answers before submitting and click “Submit Answers”.
· Step 9: The confirmation of submission will be displayed on the top of the page as “Thank you for taking the assignment” .
· For submitted assignments you could find the following message “Your last recorded submission was on Date, Time IST” under the Assignment topic.
· You may submit the assignments any number of times before the deadline. i.e., 23:59 pm on 30 June 2020 (Tuesday). The one which last submitted will be considered for scoring.
· Each of the 23 lectures will have online assignments consisting of 10 multiple choice questions (MCQs). Thus ‘total assignment score’ sums to a maximum of 230.
· There is no negative mark.
Q5 How to ask queries on lectures?
You may follow the steps below for posting queries on “Basic Course in Biomedical Research”
While watching the video lectures
1. If you have any queries you may click on “ Ask a question ” below the video lecture.
2. You can then type a short description, followed by a question in the space provided.
3. You can then click on post question to submit your query/comment in the discussion forum.
After accessing the course materials
1. If you still have any queries/comments to be addressed after accessing the course material you can post them in the discussion forum.
2. The discussion forum can be accessed by clicking on “Ask a Question” tab in the menu bar of the “Basic Course in Biomedical Research” home page, followed by selecting the appropriate topic .
3. You can then type your query/comment in “click here to reply”. Once you have finished typing, click on “post” to get a response from Faculty/Teaching assistants.
4. Please post any queries that you have only in the discussion threads assigned for that particular lecture [for e.g., if you have a query related to lecture 22; you need to find a thread named: “Queries/comments for lecture 22. Elements of a protocol for research studies” and post your queries therein. This will help our Faculty/Teaching assistants in noticing immediately and addressing the queries expeditiously]
5. Once you post a query, our Teaching Assistants will respond to you.
6. Please confine your questions to the lectures. It is beyond our scope to respond to any other queries.
Q7. Can I download the course material?
Yes. Please follow the steps to access the course material. 1. Access course home page from the link: https://swayam.gov.in/nd1_ noc19_ge33/preview
2. Login using the e-mail ID that was used to enrol for the course
3. Click on your user ID on the right side of login page then click on "MY COURSES" tab
4. Your course page will open, click on "Go to course" tab
5. On the left panel, click on “Basic Course in Biomedical Research : Cycle 2 (Mar-Jun 2020)” tab
6. Click on the ‘Lecture’ you wish to view. This will take you to a new page where you can view the video and download the lecture handouts, reading/resource materials and the videos by clicking on the respective links given on that page
Q8. How will I know my assignment score?
If you click on the ‘Progress’ button on your course page, you will be able to know the lecture-wise assignment score. However, the score will be available only after the assignment deadline i.e., 23:59 pm on 30 June 2020 (Tuesday).
Q9. Please tell me about the exam registration process
The registration for the certification exam will be open only to those course participants who will enrol for the course and who Secure more than or equal to 50% in total assignment score . A candidate has to pay a registration fee of 1000 INR. However, 50% of this fee will be waived for candidates belong to the SC/ST category, and persons with more than 40% disability. The exam related announcements will be made subsequently.
· Step 1 : After signing in, click “Basic course in Biomedical Research” under Course
outline in the top left of the course page.
· Step 2 : At the end of the lecture, find “Quiz: Assignment” for each lecture.
· Step 3 : Click on any of the “Quiz: Assignment”. The assignment page will open.
· Step 4 : Complete the assignment by choosing the appropriate answer.
· Step 5 : Verify your answers before submitting and click “Submit Answers”.
· Step 6 : The confirmation of submission will be displayed on the top of the page
as “Thank you for taking the assignment” .
· For submitted assignments, you could find the following message “ Your last recorded submission was on Date, Time IST” under the Assignment topic.
· You may submit the assignments any number of times before the deadline. i.e., 23:59 pm on 30 June 2020 (Tuesday) . The one which last submitted will be considered for scoring.
· Each of the 23 lectures will have online assignments consisting of 10 multiple choice questions (MCQs) each. Thus ‘total assignment score’ sums to a maximum of 230.
· There is no negative mark.
Dear course participants, We thank you for joining the online course Basic Course in Biomedical Research Cycle 2 (Mar-Jun 2020) . You can now access the course lectures.
Conceptualizing a research study
1. Introduction to health research – Dr. Sanjay Mehendale
2. Formulating research question, hypothesis and objectives – Dr. Manickam Ponnaiah
3. Literature review – Dr.P.Ganeshkumar
Epidemiological considerations in designing a research study
4. Measures of disease frequency – Dr.R.Ramakrishnan
5. Descriptive study designs – Dr. Prabhdeep Kaur
6. Analytical study designs – Dr. Manoj V.Murhekar
7. Experimental study designs - Dr. Sanjay Mehendale
8. Validity of epidemiological studies – Dr.Tarun Bhatnagar
9. Qualitative research methods – Dr.Tarun Bhatnagar
Bio-statistical considerations in designing a research study
10. Measurement of study variables -– Dr.R.Ramakrishnan
11. Sampling methods -– Dr.R.Ramakrishnan
12. Calculating sample size and power -– Dr.R.Ramakrishnan
Planning a research study
13. Selection of study population- Dr.P.Ganeshkumar
14. Study plan and project management – Dr. Sanjay Mehendale
15. Designing data collection tools - Dr.Tarun Bhatnagar
16. Principles of data collection - Dr. Prabhdeep Kaur
17. Data management - Dr. Manickam Ponnaiah
18. Overview of data analysis - Dr. Manickam Ponnaiah
Ethical issues in conducting a research study
19. Ethical framework for health research - Dr. Sanjay Mehendale
20. Conducting clinical trials - Dr. Sanjay Mehendale
Writing a research protocol
21. Preparing a concept paper for research projects - Dr. Manickam Ponnaiah
22. Elements of a protocol for research studies - Dr.Tarun Bhatnagar 23. Publication Ethics – Dr. Sirshendu Chaudhuri
Steps to access the course
Availability of answer keys of assignments for Cycle 1 (Sep-Dec 2019)
The assignment questions along with answer keys for Cycle 1 (Sep-Dec 2019) are available on your course page under ‘ Cycle 1 (Sep-Dec 2019) Assignments ’.
Course of action for participants ineligible for Basic Course in Biomedical Research: Cycle 1 (Sep-Dec 2019) exam registration Course participants who had enrolled in Cycle 1 (Sep-Dec 2019) and secured less than 50% in total assignment score are required to re-do the assignments posted under each lecture in the course page of Cycle 2 (Mar-Jun 2020). A minimum of 50% in total assignment score is essential to register for the proctored examination.
Attention for the eligible participants to register for certificate exam Basic Course in Biomedical Research
· You can choose one of the three exam dates given in the drop down list (29 March, 25 April, 26 April) while filling the exam registration form
· Accordingly, the last date for exam registration will be as follows:
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29 March 2020 | 21 Feb 2020 (Friday), 5:00 pm |
25 April 2020 | 20 March 2020 (Friday), 5:00 pm |
26 April 2020 | 20 March 2020 (Friday), 5:00 pm |
Online Exam Pattern – Basic Course in Biomedical Research
· Pattern of online exam- Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) with one best answer. Questions are based on material from the lecture videos, lecture handouts, assignment questions, reading/resource materials, discussion forum.
· Total questions in the online exam – 100 (each question carries 1 mark). There is no negative marking.
· Duration of online exam - 3 hours. The candidates would be allowed to leave after minimum duration of 90 minutes.
· Few questions may need simple calculations. For this purpose, online TCS calculator would be available on the computer being used for examination.
User manual to fill up exam registration form Basic course in Biomedical Research Please click here to download the user manual.
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4.3.1 Prescriptive documents: research proposals and study plans. In basic research, a study, or a set of studies, is usually outlined as part of a research proposal. A research proposal is a document outlining 1) the scientific context, 2) the overall objectives, and 3) the scope (or thrust) of a research programme.
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Steps to access & submit assignments for Basic Course in Biomedical research: Cycle 2 (Mar-Jun 2020) ·Step 1: After signing in, click "Basic course in Biomedical Research" under Course. outline in the top left of the course page. ·Step 2: At the end of the lecture, find "Quiz: Assignment" for each lecture.
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