Professional Certification in Pharmacovigilance Audits & Inspections (CPAI)

IGMPI provides an opportunity for all the working professionals to enhance their knowledge, quality and skills in the field of Pharmacovigilance Auditing and achieve a valuable Certificate for job market. This Programme will include the basics of Pharmacovigilance, Safety reports, ICH Q9 guidelines along with in-depth knowledge of audits & inspections.

This programme is devised with an all-intensive and thorough research to impart complete conceptual knowledge of Pharmacovigilance Auditing. Professionals working in Pharmacovigilance, Regulatory, Quality and Clinical Research industries will benefit from this programme.

Module 1: Introduction to Pharmacovigilance and Pharmacoepidemiology, Adverse Drug Reactions and Safety Reports

Module 2: Quality Risk Management and Risk identification

Module 3: PV Audit Types, Preparation, Conduct and Reporting

Module 4: Pharmacovigilance Regulations and Medicines risk communication in Various Countries

Module 5: Pharmacovigilance Programme in India (PVPI)

Module 6: Pharmacovigilance Compliance and Inspections

Module 7: Industry Based Case Study

Eligibility

Graduates in any discipline are eligible for our Post Graduate Diploma, Executive Diploma and Professional Certifications Programmes. 10+2 pass-outs are eligible for our Under Graduate Diploma and Diploma holders of two to three years course duration are also eligible for the PG Diploma.

Programme Duration

The minimum duration to complete the Professional Certification programme is 6 months and maximum is 12 months. Alternatively, this programme may also be completed in a short-term duration of 5 days.

Programme Mode

Registration is currently open for Part-time (Online Live Classes) mode.

Programme Deliverables

A comprehensive study material (for 6 months Professional Certification) for all the modules in hard copies ensuring the needs of the audience. The accompanying training material is appropriately aligned with the current Industry’s expectations.

• Interactive or online live sessions on all key areas of the programme giving all flexibility to the participants.
• Online Live Classes/Part-time for all the modules will be conducted on the weekends. Moreover, a doubt clearing session will also be scheduled before the examination.
• All the efforts are made by IGMPI faculty members to make the entire programme modules easily understandable.
• Assessment and evaluation for all the programme modules in order to enhance the levels of competencies and skills of the participants leading towards the objective of application in the job.
• At the end of each programme modules, the trainers shall obtain feedback from the participants using specially designed questionnaires.
• All learning and training delivery initiatives shall be conducted in English.

Examination & Certification

All the participants are obliged to appear for an online proctored exam at the end of the programme. After successful completion, the participants will be awarded Professional Certification in Pharmacovigilance Audits & Inspections by Faculty of Clinical Research and Drug Safety, IGMPI. For all the above-mentioned modules elaborate programme material, self-assessment assignments and project work details would be provided by the Institute from time to time. Details get updated on the webpage as well.

Discipline in Classes and Examination

Every student is required to observe a disciplined behaviour during her/his classes, assessments & examinations and to follow instructions from the Professors. Any act of indiscipline may result into discredit & it will be mentioned in her/his academic report.

Placement Assistance & Corporate Relations

For the Post Graduate Diploma and Undergraduate Diploma Programmes, we will provide placement assistance after the completion of the programme. The Institute has partnered with many organizations for providing placement assistance to its students. The robust placement cell comprises senior level Human Resources professionals and Talent Acquisition experts which maintains close links with business and industry. The efforts of our placement cell also include helping with professional resume writing, interview skills & conducting mock interviews etc.

In recent months the Institute has witnessed more and more participation from professionals working with global healthcare like , Jhpiego, SELCO Foundation, TATA Foundation, Samarthan NGO, PSI, UNICEF, WHO, HCL Foundation, IPE Global, Optum, PATH, AIIMS, Action against Hunger, Ekta Shakti Foundation, Seva Foundation, India HIV-AIDS Alliance, HLFPPT, Deepak Foundation, Novartis, LalPath Labs Ltd., Fortis Healthcare Ltd., HealthCare Global Enterprises Ltd., Indraprastha Medical Corporation Ltd., Narayana Hrudayalaya Ltd., Piramal Enterprises Ltd., Wockhardt Ltd., Cactus Communications, Public Health Foundations of India, Cytel, Religare Health Insurance Company Ltd., Deloitte, DuPont Sustainable Solutions, Bain & Company, Alvarez & Marsal, McKinsey & Company, etc. The IGMPI’s Corporate Resource Division actively recommends our students and training participants for various job requirements and specialized roles to Human Resource, Talent Acquisition as well as the heads of various departments in Pharmaceutical, Healthcare industries on regular basis.

Future career prospects of Pharmacovigilance Audits & Inspections

As a Pharmacovigilance Auditor it will be your responsibility to ensure the proper developing, maintaining, updating and reviewing the PV quality system audits are performed to determine the quality of the data. This programme is also beneficial for Pharma Companies suppliers, Medical affairs and Clinical operations staff. This certificate programme will help professionals, strengthening their skills and experience in this field.

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Last date for submitting completed Application Form: 17^th Aug 2026.

For further enquiries, call or write to us on:
18001031071 (Toll Free -9:00 am to 5:30 pm IST-except on Central Government holidays)/ info@igmpi.ac.in