Directorate of Research and Extension (DoREX)

Institutional Review Board (IRB)

The Agriculture and Forestry University (AFU) is the first technical university of Nepal established by the Agriculture and Forestry University Act 2010. The central office of the university is located at Rampur, Chitwan, Nepal. The university aims to conduct teaching, research, and extension activities in the field of Agriculture, Livestock, Aquaculture, Forestry, and Socio-economics. Research, development, and innovation activities in the sector have to be formalized in the international level. Ethical issues in the above disciplines are serious, and fundamental issues related to customs and moral values of the public. Ethics relies on determining right and judicious activities and guided by moral principles existing in society. It is guided by the concept of human and animal right, social and professional responsibilities, and beyond. In social and biological researches, it is concerned with the activities proposed in the research is ethical or not. It is primarily concerned with safeguarding the interest of researchers and aims to promote their rights, dignity, values, and responsibilities. To address these issues, the AFU has developed Institutional Review Board (IRB) and its guidelines.

IRB Board Members

SN Name Position in the Board Designation and Affiliation
1 Prof. Dr. Nirajan Bhattarai Coordinator Director, Directorate of Research and Extension
2 Prof. Dr. Arjun Kumar Shrestha Member Dean, Faculty of Agriculture
3 Prof. Dr. Bhuminand Devkota Member Dean, Faculty of Animal Science, Veterinary Science and Fisheries
4 Prof. Bashudev Pokharel Member Dean, Faculty of Forestry
5 Prof. Dr. Santosh Marahatta Member Director, Directorate of Postgraduate (PG) Program
6 Dr. Ujjawal Tiwari Member Deputy Director, Directorate of Research and Extension
7 Dr. Kapil Dev Subedi Member Professor, Saptagandaki Multiple Camus
8 Prof. Dr. Kalpana Sharma Member Professor, School of Nursing, Chitwan Medical College
9 Dr. Rajani Shah Member Principal, School of Health Science, Chitwan

Contact: [email protected]

Attachments Size
AFU-IRB Application Form for Human Subjects Research 86.99 KB
AFU-IRB Application Form for Animal Subjects Research 98.31 KB
AFU-IRB Evaluation Form for Non-Medical Human and Animal Subjects Research 80.91 KB
Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for Non-Medical Human and Animal Subjects Research 497.52 KB
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