AskPoint School of Life Sciences · PGDACR 2026
A practice-first programme: learn in the classroom first, then every day at real clinical trial sites. Now open in Hubballi — the first Clinical Research Training Institute in Uttara Karnataka.
Month 1
Daily classroom training
Months 2–7
Internship + daily training
16
Taught curriculum modules
100+
Students placed each year
A joint programme
In collaboration
A joint programme
Structured learning in clinical research, ethics, trial operations, pharmacovigilance, data management, and professional practice — now in Hubballi, Uttara Karnataka. 100% placement assistance, with more than 100 students placed in jobs each year.
Programme overview
The Post Graduate Diploma in Advanced Clinical Research gives you a clear path through the science, the regulations, and the day-to-day work of trials. You study first. Then you practise — every day — at clinical trial sites, while training continues alongside the internship.
Duration
7 months full pathway
Daily classes throughout. The first month is dedicated training. The next six months combine a clinical trial site internship with continued teaching, software practice, assessments, and project work.
Phase 01 · Month 1
An intensive first month of classes every day. You build the language, the science, and the regulatory frame before you step onto a site.
Phase 02 · Months 2 to 7
Six months at clinical trial sites, with training continuing each day. You apply what you study in live operations — documents, safety, patients, monitoring, and team practice.
Pharmacology, drug development, trial phases, and BA/BE studies.
ICH GCP, Indian GCP, ICMR, Schedule Y, 21 CFR, and bioethics.
Site lifecycle, ISF/TMF, IP, recruitment, AE/SAE, CTRI and CDSCO.
ADR case work, causality, CIOMS, signal detection, and PV software.
CDM, EDC, medical coding, sample size, and study analysis.
Medical writing, interviews, and 100% placement assistance — 100+ students placed in jobs each year.
Sixteen modules
Sixteen taught modules spanning clinical science, regulation, operations, safety, data, and communication. Internal assessments sit inside the modules, as set out in the 2026 syllabus.
I
2 wks
Needs and opportunities · Terminology · Dosage forms · PK/PD · Drug action and interactions · Dose–response · ADRs and OTC drugs
II
2 wks
Drugs acting on ANS, CNS, respiratory, cardiovascular, renal, GI and endocrine systems · Antineoplastic and anti-infective drugs
III
1 wk
FDA, ICH and GLP roadmap · Study types and contribution to trials · Alternative toxicity testing · 3Rs · GM animals and in vitro models
IV
2 wks
Trial objectives and endpoints · Phases I–IV · Drug discovery and development · High-throughput screening · WHO GMP
V
1 wk
Bioavailability types · Single and multiple dose studies · IVIVC · BCS · Analytical methods · Extended-release and combination products
VI
2 wks
Indian regulatory history · Declaration of Helsinki · ICH GCP, Indian GCP, ICMR · Schedule Y and 21 CFR · IND/NDA · USA, UK and EU
VII
2 wks
Belmont Report, Nuremberg Code · Randomisation and placebo · Ethics committee review · Informed consent · CTA, insurance, HIPAA
VIII
2 wks
Scope and aims · ADR evaluation and prevention · Causality · DSMBs · ICH E2A/E2E · CIOMS · Signal detection and case processing
IX
1 wk
Project management · Clinical trial budgeting · Role of CROs · Advantages and limits of outsourcing
X
1 wk
Recruitment and retention · AE / SAE / SUSAR · Site lifecycle · ISF and TMF · IP management · CTRI, EC, CDSCO, ClinicalTrials.gov
XI
2 wks
Monitor, investigator, sponsor, CRA, CRC · Monitoring visits · QA/QC and SOPs · Site selection · Regulatory inspections and case studies
XII
2 wks
Protocol purpose, format, writing and amendments · CRF design and data collection · Clinical study reports
XIII
2 wks
CDMS, Excel and MIS · CRF design · EDC build and edit checks · Coding, SDV, discrepancy management · Data lock, freeze and export
XIV
2 wks
Study design essentials · Types of data · Sample size · Estimation and hypothesis testing · Analysis and presentation of results
XV
1 wk
Safety databases · Duplicate search and case registration · Medical coding · E2B, CIOMS, MedWatch · Transmission to FDA, EMA and India
XVI
1 wk
Presentation and interpersonal skills · Interview techniques and group discussion · Time and stress management
Six months of supervised placement in a live trial setting, with daily training still running. This is where classroom modules become working habits.
Two teaching blocks, each with internal assessment, written papers and viva. A project or dissertation carries a further 200 marks. Pass mark is 50 percent.
| Component | Marks |
|---|---|
Semester 1 IA 50 · Paper 1 (Mod I–V) 100 · Paper 2 (Mod VI, VII, XII, XV) 100 · Viva 50 | 300 |
Semester 2 IA 50 · Paper 1 (Mod VIII, XIII) 100 · Paper 2 (Mod IX–XI, XIV) 100 · Viva 50 | 300 |
Project / dissertation | 200 |
Total | 800 |
80% attendance is required for examinations. Below 65% is not permitted. Valid medical grounds may be considered between 65% and 75%.
Students learn in cohorts of about 10–15 with a faculty mentor. Dissertation work is guided. Tutorials, seminars and journal clubs are compulsory.
100% placement assistance. More than 100 students are placed in jobs each year, across clinical research roles.
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Renastra placements
Clinical research alumni now working as coordinators, associates, medical writers, and pharmacovigilance specialists — in hospitals, CROs, and life-science companies.
Intern – Clinical Research Coordinator
VAMC Safdarganj Hospital
Intern – Clinical Research Coordinator
VAMC Safdarganj Hospital
Trainee – Drug Safety Specialist
Pharmalex India Pvt. Ltd.
Executive – Program Associate
Visual Eyez
Clinical Research Coordinator
Insignia
Trainee – Clinical Research Coordinator
Insignia
Clinical Research Coordinator
Fortis Hospital
Clinical Research Coordinator
Centre For Sight
Clinical Research Coordinator
Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute & Research Centre
Senior Executive – Human Resources
BLK MAX Hospital
Implementation Specialist
Akhil Systems
Medical Writer
Accenture
Clinical Research Coordinator
PGI Hospital
Recruiter
Sopra Steria
Clinical Research Associate
Novartis
Senior Clinical Research Associate
Parexel India
Pharmacovigilance Scientist
CONTINUUM India LLP
FAQs
For life-science graduates comparing clinical research training in Hubballi and Uttara Karnataka.
PGDACR is the Post Graduate Diploma in Advanced Clinical Research — a 7-month on-campus programme in Hubballi, taught with Renastra Education. Month one is daily classroom training. Months two to seven combine a clinical trial site internship with continued teaching, assessments, and a project.
Yes. AskPoint School of Life Sciences and Renastra Education brought PGDACR to Hubballi as the first Clinical Research Training Institute in Uttara Karnataka, at the Vidya Nagar campus.
From month two you work at clinical trial sites while classes continue every day. The internship covers site operations, ISF/TMF, investigational product, recruitment, safety reporting, ethics correspondence, and inspection readiness.
Two teaching blocks, each with internal assessment, written papers and viva (300 marks each). A project or dissertation carries a further 200 marks. Total 800. Pass mark is 50 percent. 80% attendance is required for examinations.
Yes. The programme includes 100% placement assistance. Renastra alumni work as CRCs, CRAs, medical writers, and pharmacovigilance specialists at hospitals and companies including Fortis, Novartis, Parexel, and Accenture. The brochure states that more than 100 students are placed in jobs each year.
Apply on this website, email sumith.rao@askpoint.in, call or WhatsApp +91 82178 73449, or visit AskPoint School of Life Sciences at Shet Ballet Complex, Vidya Nagar, Hubballi.
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