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Advanced Diploma in Clinical Research

Clinical Research + Data Management + Pharamacovigilance
4 Months Live Online / Classroom + Optional 3–6 Month Internship
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Job-Oriented Advanced Diploma in Clinical Research

Designed to make you job-ready in Clinical Research, Clinical Data Management, and Pharmacovigilance.

At Bangalore Clinical Research Institute (BCRI), our Advanced Diploma in Clinical Research is designed to bridge the gap between academic knowledge and real-world industry requirements.

The program delivers an up-to-date, industry-aligned curriculum covering Clinical Research, Clinical Data Management (CDM), Pharmacovigilance (PV), and Regulatory fundamentals, taught by experienced industry professionals.

Our learning approach combines concept clarity, hands-on practical exposure, and real-time demonstrations using industry workflows, enabling students to confidently apply their skills in CROs, hospitals, and sponsor organizations.

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What Will You Learn in the Advanced Diploma in Clinical Research (ADCR)?

The Advanced Diploma in Clinical Research (ADCR) at Bangalore Clinical Research Institute (BCRI) is a structured, industry-oriented program designed to build strong foundations in Clinical Research, Clinical Data Management (CDM), and Pharmacovigilance (PV).

The curriculum focuses on practical concepts, regulatory understanding, and real-world workflows, preparing learners for entry-level and intermediate roles in CROs, hospitals, and research organizations.

Students also have the option to pursue a 3–6 month internship at reputed hospitals or research sites to gain hands-on industry exposure and improve job readiness.

Data Management

Internship (Opt.)

Why Choose the Advanced Diploma in Clinical Research Course?

The Advanced Diploma in Clinical Research at Bangalore Clinical Research Institute (BCRI) is designed to help students build a strong career in the clinical research industry. This 4-month live online course covers all key areas like clinical research, clinical data management, pharmacovigilance, and regulatory affairs.

Skills you gain with (ADCR) - Clinical Research Diploma Course

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Course Highlights - Advanced Diploma in Clinical Research

Live Interactive Sessions

Engage with industry experts through real-time discussions and Q&A.

In-App Recording Access

Revisit lectures anytime with 3-month access to recorded sessions on the BCRI Class app.

Industry Experts

Learn from experienced professionals working in clinical research.

Hands-on Training

Work on real-world scenarios to develop job-ready skills.

Placement Assistance

Get help with resume building, mock interviews, and job referrals.

Optional Internship with SMOs

Gain industry exposure through practical training.

Learning Objective

  • Phases of clinical trials
  • How many phases of clinical studies are there
  • A phase 0 study and Phase 5 clinical trial
  • Difference between clinical trial and clinical research
  • Clinical Research vs. Medical Care
  • What Is a Clinical Study?
  • Clinical Trials
  • Observational Studies
  • Conduction of Clinical Studies
  • Site for Clinical Studies and duration and Reasons for Conducting Clinical Studies
  • Participating in Clinical Studies and Who Can Participate in a Clinical Study?
  • Participants Protection and Considerations for Participation
  • Relationship to Usual Health Care
  • Active control studies
  • Phases of FDA approval
  • Percentage of drugs fail clinical trials
  • Microdosing
  • Dose Ranging
  • Single ascending dose (Phase Ia)
  • Multiple ascending dose (Phase Ib)
  • Trial design
  • Efficacy vs Effectiveness
  • Investigational new drug and New drug application

Process flow

  • Data management plan
  • Study set up
  • Tracking CRF Data
  • Entering data
  • Managing lab data
  • Identifying and Managing discrepancies
  • Collecting adverse Event Data

CDM systems

  • Where systems come from?
  • Choosing vendor products
  • Implementing New Systems
  • System Validation
  • Test plans
  • Migrating legacy Data
  • Change control

Study Set-up

  • Approved Protocol
  • Project Plan
  • eCRF Specification
  • Visit Form Matrix
  • DB design
  • DVS
  • UAT
  • IxRS Integration
  • Final Sign off – Go Live
  • DMP

Creating standards

  • Creating hierarchies
  • Sops and guidelines
  • Working with CROS
  • CRF Design Consideration
  • Remote Data Entry
  • Data entry in RDC and Discrepancy Management in RDC
  • Auto coder Algorithms

Clinical Trial Management

  • Fundamentals of clinical trials
  • Basic statistics for clinical trials
  • Clinical trials in practice
  • Reporting and reviewing clinical trials
  • Protocol development
  • Trial designs
  • Project management and research co-ordination
  • Regulatory affairs, good clinical practice and ethics
  • Data management
  • Data monitoring and interim analyses
  • Data reconciliation
  • DCMs and DCIs

Study Conduct

  • Tracking CRF
  • Data Creating, Data Collection Modules and layouts
  • corresponding to CRFs to allow for data entry
  • Entering data, Generating and Testing data entry screens and validate the range,
  • format, date, missing fields
  • Data validation
  • User acceptance testing (UAT)
  • Managing lab data
  • Identifying and Managing discrepancies
  • Collecting AE Data
  • SAE Reconciliation
  • Reviewing clinical data as per SOP, protocol, and study specific guidelines
  • Medical Coding
  • IxRS Reconciliation
  • Listing Reviews, consistency checks
  • QC
  • Status Reports
  • All Subjects completed final visits/f-up visits
  • Medical Coding data review completed and issues resolved
  • Final SAE reconciliation
  • All queries resolved and DB updated
  • Final review completed
  • All expected forms and visits are locked/frozen
  • QC steps conducted and QC plan and report documented
  • QA issues addressed if any
  • All documentation completed as per DMP and stored according to SOP
  • Data is archived/submitted

Introduction of Drug Discovery and Development

  • Discovery and Development
  • Preclinical Research
  • Clinical Research
  • Drug Review
  • Post Market Drug Safety Monitoring

Introduction to Pharmacovigilance

  • Pharmacovigilance (WHO Definition)
  • History of Pharmacovigilance
  • Scope and purposes of Pharmacovigilance
  • Basic Concepts: Terms and definitions
  • General idea of PV and types of AE reporting
  • Types and sources of data
  • The process of Pharmacovigilance- Signal Detection and Drug recall
  • What are safety signals?

 Pharmacovigilance Reporting Database

  •  Risk Assessments & Evaluation
  • Reporting Criteria to Health authorities and timelines
  • Quality System In PV
  • Expedited Reporting Criteria
  • PSUR & PBRER
  • Different reporting formats used in PV
  • PSUR and DSUR overview
  • PV Database and Signal Detection
  • Safety ignals
  • Signal Management
  • Risk Assessments & Managements

PV Database Index

  • Case receipt
  • Data verification and validity check
  • Triage
  • Duplicate search
  • Book in and registration
  • Data Entry
  • Coding of AE and Drugs

 Causality assessment

  • Expectedness assessment
  • Why causality assessment
  • WHO –UMC causality assessment system
  • Case Narrative
  • Quality check
  • Reporting or Submission
  • Deletion and nullification
  • Initial Receipt date and Day 0 Importance
  • Case linking, Mother and Baby cases
  • Special Case Scenarios: LOE, Off-Label use, Misuse, Overdose, Pregnancy &
  • Medication Error
  • Practicing Real Time cases scenarios

Drug Dictionaries, ADR dictionaries and Coding of the events

  • WHO drug dictionary
  • COSTART
  • MedDRA
  • ADR classification
  • SAE and Seriousness criteria

 Narrative Writing

  •  Overview and Characteristics Case Narrative
  • Sections of Case Narrative
  • Steps and Construction of a narrative
  • Introduction to Global Regulatory Authorities for pharma and healthcare industries
  • Regulatory affairs in clinical research
  • WHO –UMC (Uppsala Monitoring Committee), CIOMS
  • Drug Development Process, Clinical Trials and related norms and regulations
  • European Pharmacovigilance System
  • FDA Good Clinical Practice (GCP)
  • ICH Good Clinical Practice (ICH-GCP) guidelines clinical trials
  • International Council for Harmonisation
  • GCP in pharma, Main GCP principles, GCP compliance
  • GMP and other good practices.
  • Institutional review board(IRB) / independent ethics committee (IEC)
  • Quality Assurance and Drug Regulations, ICH and WHO guidelines
  • Technical Requirements for Pharmaceuticals for Human Use
  • Data monitoring committees
  • European Forum for Good Clinical Practice(EFGCP),European Medicines Agency (EMEA)
  • Dossier preparation in CTD format, eCTD submissions
  • Healthcare Industry IPR, Patents, copyrights and Trademarks
  • Pharma and Healthcare products- Marketing, Import and Export regulations
  • Compliance guidelines, Govt. Audits (FDA, MHRA, PMDA, TGA, DCG, etc) and Breach reports
  • Indian GMP Regulations
Advanced Diploma in Clinical Research (ADCR) Fees & Certification

Industry-aligned training with certification and internship support

Ad. Diploma in Clinical Research
( ADCR )
  • Dual Certification (BCRI + Industry Recognition*)
  • Online + Bengaluru Classroom Learning Options
  • Live Instructor-Led Classes by Industry Experts
  • Hands-on Exposure to Clinical Research, CDM & PV
  • EDC & Safety Database Practical Access
  • Recorded Sessions for Revision & Missed Classes
  • Internship Assistance (3–6 Months – Optional)
BCRI Placement
Career Opportunities
After Advanced Diploma in Clinical Research (ADCR)

The Advanced Diploma in Clinical Research (ADCR) prepares learners for entry-level and growing roles across the clinical research industry. Graduates can explore opportunities in CROs, hospitals, site management organisations (SMOs), pharmaceutical companies, and research institutions.

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Clinical Research & Operations

  • Clinical Research Coordinator (CRC)
    Site-level study coordination & documentation
  • Clinical Research Associate (CRA – Trainee)
    Trial monitoring support & compliance activities
  • Study / Site Coordinator
    Investigator site operations & patient coordination
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Clinical Data Management (CDM)

  • Clinical Data Coordinator
    CRF review, query handling & data cleaning
  • Clinical Data Analyst (Entry-Level)
    Data quality checks & database support
  • EDC Support Executive
    EDC setup assistance & user support
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Pharmacovigilance & Drug Safety

  • Drug Safety Associate (Trainee)
    Case processing & safety reporting support
  • PV Case Processing Executive
    Adverse event documentation & timelines
  • Junior Safety Data Reviewer
    Quality review & compliance checks
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Hospital & Research Site Roles

  • Clinical Trial Assistant
    Trial coordination & site documentation
  • Research Assistant
    Study execution & data support
  • Ethics Committee Coordination Support
    EC submissions & compliance assistance

Many students also get opportunities to work on global clinical trials with multinational companies. With an optional hospital internship and hands-on projects, you’ll be well-prepared to start your career with practical experience.

At BCRI, we also provide placement support, helping you build your resume, prepare for interviews, and connect with top recruiters in the clinical research domain.

Salary Outlook & Career Growth in Clinical Research (India & Abroad)

Clinical research offers structured career growth with competitive salary progression in India and strong global opportunities. The figures below are indicative industry ranges based on current market trends, role type, and experience level.

🇮🇳 Salary Outlook in India

Career LevelTypical RolesIndicative Salary Range
Entry Level (0–2 yrs)CRC, CTA, Data Coordinator, PV Associate₹3 – ₹6 LPA
Mid Level (3–6 yrs)CRA, CDM Analyst, PV Specialist, RA Officer₹7 – ₹15 LPA
Senior Level (7+ yrs)Senior CRA, CDM Lead, PV Manager, Trial Manager₹15 – ₹30+ LPA

🌍 Salary Outlook Abroad (USA, UK, EU, GCC)

Career LevelTypical RolesIndicative Salary Range
Entry LevelCRA / Data Analyst / Safety AssociateUSD 55,000 – 75,000 / year
Mid LevelSenior CRA, CDM, PV SpecialistUSD 85,000 – 120,000 / year
Senior / LeadershipClinical Manager, Safety Lead, DirectorUSD 120,000 – 180,000+ / year

Typical Career Progression Path

Entry Roles
CRC / CTA / PV Associate
Growth Roles
CRA / CDM Analyst / PV Specialist
Senior Roles
Senior CRA / Manager
Leadership
Clinical Operations Head / Director

Note: Salaries vary based on experience, organisation, location, skill set, and regulatory exposure. Figures shown are indicative and not guaranteed.

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FAQs About ADCR

The Advanced Diploma in Clinical Research (ADCR) program equips students with a diverse set of skills essential for a successful career in the clinical research field. You’ll develop a solid understanding of the principles, regulations, and processes involved in clinical research. This includes practical knowledge, EDC software, Case processing, Narrative writing, etc..

The coverage of pharmacovigilance and drug safety monitoring in an Advanced Diploma program typically involves a comprehensive exploration of the intricacies of monitoring and ensuring the safety of pharmaceutical products throughout their lifecycle. The Advanced Diploma program covers Pharmacovigilance Overview, Drug Safety Monitoring, Regulatory Aspects, Expedited and Periodic Safety Reporting, and Hands-On Experience.

The role of practical training or internship in an Advanced Diploma in Clinical Research is crucial for several reasons, and it significantly enhances the overall learning experience of participants. Practical training and internships are integral components of the Advanced Diploma in Clinical Research. Practical training allows participants to apply theoretical knowledge in real-world scenarios. It bridges the gap between classroom learning and the actual practices within the clinical research industry. Participants have the opportunity to develop and hone practical skills essential for roles in clinical research, such as data collection, monitoring, regulatory compliance, and project management with EDC software like Clinevo.

BCRI’s Advanced Diploma program prepares students for roles in clinical research by providing specialized coursework and practical training, emphasizing in-depth knowledge of trial design, data management, and regulatory affairs. The program aims to equip students with a comprehensive skill set for leadership positions in the industry.

The Advanced Diploma in Clinical Research program covers essential topics to equip healthcare professionals for successful careers in the clinical research field. The key modules you’ll explore during this course are Clinical Research, Clinical Data Management, Pharmacovigilance, Regulatory Affairs, and developing skills in writing clinical trial protocols, reports, and other scientific documents. This comprehensive program aims to prepare you for a rewarding career in the clinical research industry. If you have a background in life sciences or medical sciences, you’re eligible to join this four-month course and unlock your potential!

The ADCR course duration is four months. The course is conducted live instructor mode. Everyday sessions would be for 1 to 1.5-hour, followed by hands-on assignments and class recordings.

Anyone who is Life science, Pharmacy, Medical Graduates & Post Graduates (including BDS, BAMS, BHMS, BPT) are eligible for Advanced Diploma in Clinical Research Course.

Absolutely! Our training materials and courses are designed for easy access, our courses are structured into independent modules like a) Pharmacovigilance b)Regulatory affairs c)Clinical Research d)Clinical Data Management with distinct learning procedures and practical applications on real-time scenarios.

We are delighted to let you know that we offer a wide array of comprehensive online clinical research courses that cater to the needs of international students in various countries including the United States of America (USA), Canada, and Australia. Our courses are designed to meet the highest standards of quality education in the field of clinical research.

Moreover, these courses are conveniently available online, enabling students from around the world to have access to them at any time and from the comfort of their homes. Through our online platform, we provide our students with a flexible learning experience, allowing them to tailor their studies to their specific needs and preferences.

Our experienced and dedicated teaching staff is committed to providing our students with the knowledge and skills they need to excel in their careers in clinical research. Enroll in our courses today and gain an edge in your career.

The Trainers at BCRI India are well organized and experienced in their fields like clinical Trial Management, Clinical Data Management, or Regulatory Affairs. The trainers will take responsibility for evaluating the needs and current practices and creating a development plan with materials and learning resources.

Our Trainers are confident public speaker and subject Matter specialist to educate. Our Trainers are up-to-date on the latest tools and Industry resources needed to improve employee training and performance.

The BCRI Clinical Research trainer will also be responsible for researching and selecting the best platform to deliver and utilize training materials.
Bangalore Clinical Research trainers can design and implement various learning and developmental programs for clinical research for comfortable working in the industry with groups of all sizes.
Our trainers are experienced, dynamic, well versed in strong clinical industry knowledge with excellent communication, management, and developmental skills.

BCRI trainers have not only the ability to convey information concisely and accurately but also the ability to make the students highly potential and competitive by providing real-time exercises.

Yes, We do have 100% placement Support on the successful completion of the course. Each student is entitled to placement assistance. Our placement officer is dedicated to finding a suitable opportunity for each student.

We are proud to state within a short duration, we have been successful in placing our students in the field of clinical operations as CRCs and process coordinators, as drug safety associates in Pharmacovigilance departments, QA personnel in medical writing departments, and as Jr. SAS programmers.

Students who have completed a course in clinical research from any other organization may approach us for internship assistance.
We cannot guarantee that a company will hire you, as it is based on your performance during an interview. However, we do provide 100% placement assistance. To date, we have a 100% Placement record.

Online Advanced Diploma in Clinical research course is conducted using an online training platform like Zoom.us, goto training, google meet, etc. Online clinical research is a good way of learning from any part of the world.

As compared to conventional classes opting for online ADCR classes are a better choice to learn clinical Research, Clinical Data Management, Pharmacovigilance, and Regulatory Affairs. During online classes, you get everyday class recordings for lifetime access along with e-notes and assignments.

BCRI distinguishes itself in clinical research training through a comprehensive curriculum, hands-on projects, and potential industry collaborations, fostering advanced skills for successful careers. For specific details, consult BCRI’s promotional materials or contact the institution directly.

To enroll in our Advanced Diploma in Clinical Research (ADCR) program, please visit our official BCRI website, where you’ll find the admissions section. Follow the provided application process and submit the necessary documents. If you have any questions or need guidance, feel free to contact our admissions department. We look forward to welcoming you to BCRI.

BCRI is a LSSSDC recognised training partner and operates within India’s national skill development ecosystem aligned with NSDC and NCVET standards. Certification pathways may vary depending on the program structure.

Yes. In addition to live online training, BCRI offers offline classroom-based training at its HSR Layout, Bengaluru campus, subject to batch availability.

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I have completed Advance PG diploma in Clinical Research and Pharmacovigilance from BCRI. My PV trainer was Dev sir. My CDM trainer was Ishani mam. Dev Sir,is very interacting and he made our class interesting. He is very much knowledged and clears all our doubts. He is good in explaining all concepts. I had an amazing experience . I truly recommend this course from BCRI to all PV aspirants.
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