Qualification:

A candidate with B.V.Sc & AH/ M.V.Sc/ Ph.D who have graduated from veterinary council of India (VCI) recognized college/ university in India and holding license to practice in India are eligible to apply for the Board examination of ICLAM and are be eligible for admission as a member of the Association and they must strive for the betterment and good purpose of the Association. The Indian College of Laboratory Animal Medicine will certify the following membership

Category of Members:

The Society shall consist of Founding Diplomates, De facto Diplomate, Diplomate, Honorary Member and Associate Member. The Governing Council/ Executive Committee shall decide on the number of Founding and De facto Diplomates based on the expertise and contributions of the members. Founding and De facto Diplomates will be nominated by the Governing Council only till the period of 12 months from the date of registration of the Society. The Honorary and Associate Members each will not be exceeding 5% of the College Diplomates. However, there will be no limit for College Diplomates.

Membership Fees

  • Founder Diplomate membership fees : INR.10000/-
  • De facto membership fees : INR.10000/-
  • Diplomate membership fees : INR.10000/-
  • Honorary Membership fees : INR.5000/-
  • Associate Membership fees : INR 4000/-
  • Re-certification Fees : INR 6000/-

Training and experience eligibility for Membership and Board Certification:

  • Any Veterinarian who have graduated from the Veterinary Council of India (VCI) approved college / university, licensed or eligible to be licensed to practice veterinary medicine in India, who has shown sufficient evidence of his/her involvement and interest in the laboratory animal medicine is eligible to become member. He/she may apply to the Secretary of the Society with his/her application supported by two members. The member has to undergo the required internship training of 12 - 24 months, appear for the board certification after successful completion of the residency and has to pass the examination as per the set criteria of passing. Governing Council (Executive Committee) of the Indian College of Laboratory Animal Medicine (ICLAM) shall decide on the admittance of the applicant to the Society;
  • Any veterinarian who wish to take up the examination of Diplomate ICLAM has to be working in the field of laboratory animal science with at least 60% of his time spending in care, breeding, teaching, training, management, experimentation and/ or IAEC/ IACUC. A graduate veterinarian (B.V.Sc & AH) must have completed at least 06 years of service in the field of laboratory animal care, breeding, management and/ or experimentation. In case of a post graduates (M.V.Sc or Ph.D), a veterinarian must have completed such at least 04 years of service in the field of laboratory animal care, breeding, teaching, training, management, experimentation and/ or IAEC/ IACUC.
  • At the time of application, the candidate must have one first author and one co-authored research article already published and available in public domain in atleast a NAAS rated Journal/ pubmed/ reputed international journals (excluding predatory journals) solely using laboratory animals. Research article/s resulting from use of data of growth rate, milk production, egg production, samples from slaughter houses, microbiology/ pathology work after just collecting the samples/ data, will not be considered as a research publication for this purpose.
  • Eligible veterinarians must complete applicable standard training/ residency under direct supervision of an ICLAM Founder Diplomate, De facto Diplomate or Diplomate to complete 200 hours of training as a primary requirement to qualify for taking the examination for the laboratory animal specialty certification programme. The candidate may also take help of the Honorary and Associate Member as co-supervisor during the residency period.
  • Veterinarians elected to membership of the College shall be designated as a ‘Diplomate’ of the Indian College of Laboratory Animal Medicine and shall be authorised to use the designation of Dip. ICLAM, DICLAM or Dipl. ICLAM;
  • The affiliated organization will be imparting most of the training activities based on the MoU which may include short course / workshop / seminars or online participation. Hence, there is no requirement of physical infrastructure of the ICLAM at the registered site as most of the training activities shall be conducted at the regional training centers including resource personnel as per the MoU