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Reliance Institute of Life Sciences is offering a full-time Advanced Diploma Program in Quality Management for the academic year of 2016 and 2017. The program aims to impart training in various areas of bio/pharmaceutical quality management. The details of the program are given below.


1. Program (12 months - full time)

1.1 Class room training: 2 months [5 days a week (Monday to Friday) 5-6 hours per day]

  • Molecular Biology
    • Fundamentals
    • Therapeutics
    • Antibody Engineering
    • Techniques
    • Virology, siRNA
  • Cell Biology
    • Stem cell biology
    • Cord blood biology
  • Bioprocess Engineering
    • Upstream bioprocessing
    • Downstream bioprocessing
    • Analytical methods
  • GMP manufacturing
    • Plant Engineering
    • Manufacturing
  • Quality Management
    • Quality Control
    • Quality Assurance
    • Validation
  • Clinical research
    • Preclinical
    • Early development
    • Advanced development
  • Other
    • General Management
    • Health, Safety and Environment


1.2 Project: 10 months [5 days a week (Monday to Friday)] in any of the following areas

1. Quality Assurance
2. Quality Control
3. Regulatory Affairs
4. Validation

A thesis needs to be submitted at the end of project work.


2. Eligibility

Candidates who have graduated in 2015/2016 with the following degrees:
M.Sc.
(Applied Biology / Biochemistry / Bioinformatics / Biology / Biotechnology / Life Sciences / Microbiology)
Final year students who are writing their examinations this year are also eligible to apply. The applicants must hold a first class in his/her academics at the time of application. The maximum age limit for the admission to this program is 25 years.

3. Application Fee

Application needs to be submitted on-line (http://www.rils.ac.in) along with application fee of INR 200/- by May 31, 2016

4. Selection Procedure

The selection will be done through a national level online test comprising questions from biotechnology, quantitative analysis and English comprehension. There will be 60 multiple choice questions which will have to be answered via internet portal within 45 minutes. The address of the internet portal and the time of the examination will be notified to the eligible candidates via email at appropriate time..
The online test will be followed by a personal interview which will be conducted in Navi Mumbai or a telephonic interview for outstation candidates.

5. Intake Capacity

The intake capacity of this program is limited to 20 persons. The admission will be done strictly on the basis of merit.

6. Course Fee

The course tuition fee is INR 100,000/- (Rupees one lakh only) which has to be paid at the time of admission.

7. Faculty

Faculty is drawn primarily from Reliance Life Sciences, also from other companies of Reliance Group and other industries.

8. Academic Infrastructure

The class room training will be conducted in lecture halls equipped with computer, LCD projector and audio system. The projects will be carried out in state-of-the-art laboratories of Reliance Life Sciences.

9. Venue of the Program

The entire program will be conducted at Dhirubhai Ambani Life Sciences Center in Navi Mumbai.

10. Placement

Placement assistance will be provided to participants, who complete the program successfully (with first class), in various companies engaged in bio/pharmaceuticals quality management.

11. Accommodation

The selected outstation candidates will have to find suitable shared accommodation on their own in Navi Mumbai (Airoli/Ghansoli/Koperkhairane/Vashi/Sanpada/Nerul/Kharghar) area.

12. Cafeteria

There is one cafeteria in the campus, which provides breakfast, lunch and evening snacks at affordable rates.

13. Healthcare

Medical doctors are available in the campus to take care of an emergency. Ailments can be treated in public and private hospitals at Navi Mumbai, which are accessible 24 hrs.

14. Location

Dhirubhai Ambani Life Sciences Center is located on Thane-Belapur Road opposite to Rabale railway station at Navi Mumbai. This Center is well connected with city via public transport systems.

IMPORTANT DATES:

Last date for application form submission : May 31, 2016
On-line test : June 16 & 17, 2016
Interview at Navi Mumbai : July 08, 2016
Course starts at Navi Mumbai : August 05, 2016

IMPORTANT NOTES:

- The appllcation fee Is non-refundable.
- All communication will be done via E-mail only.
- It is applicants' responsibility to make arrangements for taking online admission test via internet portal.

Reliance Institute of Life Sciences
Dhirubhai Ambani Life Sciences Centre,
Thane-Belapur Road, Rabale,
Navi Mumbai 400 701, INDIA.
Tel: +91 22 6767 8304 | Fax: +91 22 6767 8099
Website: www.rils.ac.in
E-mail: higher.education@relbio.com