The symposia are conducted to familiarize the students with the ethical guidelines of biomedical research, since they would be doing research involving animals / human participants for thesis/ dissertation work. Feedback from the students showed that the students were very satisfied with the program and definitely wanted more of such sessions. These symposia are mainly for the medical undergraduates and medical and non-medical post graduates.

  First Symposium was initiated at Chennai in coordination with the  TamilNadu Dr. M.G.R. 

      Medical University from 25^th –27^th April 2005. (total 100 students) 

The second Symposium was conducted at Thiruvananthapuram in coordination with the Kerala State Institute of Health and Family Welfare from 4^th –6^th July 2005. Postgraduates included students from the Ayurvedic (Traditional medicine) Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram. (total 130 students) 

The third Symposium was held at Pune in coordination with University of Pune and National AIDS Research Institute, Pune from 29^th September – 1^st October 2005. (total 110 students)

The fourth Symposium was held at Lucknow in coordination with King George's Medical University from  12^th -14^th September, 2006. (total 169 students)