Application Process STS 2011

Eligibility: Please note that this program is only for undergraduate medical students (MBBS/BDS) before they appear in their final exams and therefore, interns/ PG students are not eligible to apply. Students of paramedical/non-medical courses may not apply.

STS is a paperless ONLINE program of the Council. Submission of STS 2011 application/ project is a two step process:

I.                    Registration of student details and e-mail address between 10^th December – 20^th January 2011(extended) (Fill in Part A of ONLINE form).

II.                 Submission of application/ project along with other details between 10^th January – 8^th February 2011(extended) (Fill in Part B,C & D of ONLINE form).

                                           

I.          REGISTRATION OF STUDENT DETAILS FOR STS 2011

A.        Student Details

1.                  Interested students should register their e-mail address and other details with the Council between 10^th December 2010 –10^th January 2011.

2.                  After registration application/ project must be submitted ONLINE between 10^th January – 25^th January 2011.

3.                  After registration of student details for STS 2011, a password and Reference No. will be generated automatically and will be sent to the student by E-mail.

4.                  The student will require Reference No. and e-mail id at the time of submission of project. Therefore, these must be noted down carefully. Change of e-mail will not be allowed at any stage.

5.                  One student should register only once, duplicate registration will be treated as disqualification.

6.                  The student must provide information with due care. Request for changes in student information at a later date will not be acceptable.  

7.                  Kindly give the complete address in the application form on which stipend can be received from the Council during 2011-12 in case the student is selected. Changes in address at a later date will not be allowed.

8.                  The students should also provide their contact telephone nos./ mobile/ e-mail to facilitate communication.

II.        SUBMISSION OF APPLICATION/ PROJECT

1.                  Application/ submission form & research proposal must be submitted ONLINE to the Council between 10^th January 2011 – 25^th January, 2011.

2.                  Each STS application and research proposal should be submitted along with duly filled in and attested Attestation Form.

3.                  The attestation form should be filled up, signed, attested, scanned and saved as a PDF file. ONLINE submissions of application/ research proposal will not be accepted unless accompanied by Attestation Form.

4.                  There are 3 sections of the STS 2011 application to be filled ONLINE.

B.                 Particulars of Guide: Complete details including Name, Designation, Department, Medical College, Contact details to be provided. The Guide should ensure that she/he selects a suitable brief topic for this studentship, which can be completed within 2 months without asking for extension. The guide may forward the application of only ONE student each year for STS program.

C.                 STS Application/Project: This should be prepared in brief with the following sections-Title (upto 25 words), Introduction (upto 300 words), Objectives (upto 100 words), Methodology (upto 800 words), Implications (upto 100 words), References (upto 100 words) of the study. The project should describe a brief work plan of proposed research giving a short introduction, objectives and also clearly stating the methodology giving sample size and appropriate statistical methodology, which will be used along with implications of the research study. The student may include the case report form, informed consent form or any other questionnaire also as part of project proposal or can submit them as separate attachments. The proposal/ project should not have any identifying information of the student or guide for unbiased review by reviewers. Please remove the following information from the STS project:

·        Name of the student/ guide

·        Address/ contact details

·        Telephone no.

·        E-mail ID’s

Further detailed Guidelines for ‘Preparing STS Proposal’ are provided on ICMR website and can be used as a guide in writing up a proposal.  

D.                Enclosures/ Attachments: The enclosures may be scanned and saved as PDF file for submission.

i.             Compulsory attachment: Submission of ‘Attestation Form’ as per format provided is compulsory with the application. The blank form can be downloaded from website and this has to be filled in and passport size photograph should be pasted by the student.  This may then be signed by the Guide and attested and forwarded by the Head of the Department and the Head of the Institution/ Principal/ Dean of the Medical College (with stamp/ seal of the institution). Once the Attestation Form is signed by all, the student must scan it and save it as a PDF file. This must be uploaded at the time of ONLINE submission. Application will not be accepted unless accompanied with Attestation Form.

ii.     Optional Enclosures: Student is required to obtain clearance from Institutional Ethics Committee (IEC) or an Institutional Animal Ethics Committee (IAEC) for the research. However, submission of ethics committee approval at this stage is optional. In case IEC approval is not obtained at the time of submission of application, kindly do not submit any other document instead as submission of wrong documents can lead to disqualification. If the proposal/project is selected for STS Program, the student must obtain an ethical clearance before initiating research. In addition, if there are plans to use an Informed Consent Form or any Case Study Form or Questionnaire, the same may also be enclosed. Please note that submission of IEC/ IAEC certificate is mandatory at the time of STS report submission.