Training /workshops  

The BSL-3 training program is aimed to provide a comprehensive knowledge of biosafety and biosecurity principles and regulations, the overview of biocontainment laboratory features and the standard operations for working in the BSL-3 Facility.

Eligibility/Requirement for Training:

1.    Hands-on experience of atleast 6 months in basic microbiological work to be certified by the main project investigator/supervisor.

2.         Statement of Purpose (max. 300 words).

3.         *Training

4.         Qualify the written test after training.

*Only shortlisted candidate will be called for training

.*A course fee of Rs.5000/- (non-refundable) shall be payable after the candidate is shortlisted 

Course Structure

The BSL-3 laboratory training is a six-day intensive training course for laboratory staff, biosafety professionals, M.Sc & PhD students, resident doctors and individuals who work on Class III pathogens at AIIMS, New Delhi.

The BSL-3 laboratory user training program will include lectures, discussions and hands-on sessions for the following topics:

•           An introduction to the BSL-3 Facility

•           Review of principles and levels of biosafety

•           Basic knowledge of pathogenic microorganisms

•           Donning and Doffing PPE

•           Biosafety cabinet practices and procedures

•           SOPs for usage of equipments in BSL-3

•           Sample transportation in and out of  BSL-3

•           Risk assessment and management

•           Handling of Needles and Sharps

•           Spill management

•           Waste management and decontamination

•           Emergency management

•           Data management inside BSL-3