The Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission (IPC), functioning under the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India, has opened applications for the Materiovigilance Programme of India (MvPI) Internship 2025. This highly sought-after healthcare internship provides students and young professionals with hands-on exposure to medical device safety, public health surveillance, and real-time materiovigilance workflows.
The internship is conducted offline at IPC, and accepted candidates will gain structured experience in safety reporting, data validation, documentation, and regulatory aspects of medical devices. Applications are open from 9–18 December 2025 only, and selected candidates will receive confirmation by the end of December 2025.
About the Internship Programme
The Materiovigilance Internship at IPC is designed to develop skilled professionals who understand the risk-benefit framework, safety mechanisms, and performance evaluation of medical devices in India. It aligns with India’s national mission to strengthen patient safety and medical device surveillance.
Who Can Apply? (Eligibility Criteria)
Candidates who have completed or are in their final semester/year of the following programs are eligible:
1. Pharmaceutical Sciences
- B.Pharm
- M.Pharm
- Pharm.D
2. Medical Sciences
- MBBS
- MDS
- PhD (Medical fields)
3. Dental Sciences
- BDS
- MDS
- PhD
4. Engineering & Technology
- BE / ME
- B.Tech / M.Tech
- M.Sc. / MS
- PhD
(In biomedical engineering, clinical engineering, medical electronics, instrumentation, etc.)
5. Nursing
- ANM
- GNM
- B.Sc. Nursing
- M.Sc. Nursing
6. Allied Health & Life Sciences
- Public Health
- Biotechnology
- Microbiology
- Allied Health Sciences
- Other related life-science streams
Key Responsibilities
Interns selected under the Materiovigilance Programme of India (MvPI) will be involved in:
- Understanding medical device safety and post-market surveillance
- Evaluating adverse events reports associated with medical devices
- Supporting data collection, validation, and documentation
- Working with national materiovigilance reporting workflows
- Assisting in medical device safety communication initiatives
- Exposure to regulatory and public health reporting formats
Skills Developed
The internship focuses on competency-building in:
- Materiovigilance reporting processes
- Medical device risk assessment
- Scientific documentation
- Public health surveillance
- Analytical interpretation of safety data
- Professional communication and regulatory writing
Benefits of the Internship
- Certificate of Completion from IPC
- Real-world research and materiovigilance experience
- Opportunity to work with national healthcare safety frameworks
- Professional networking with experts and regulators
- Enhanced career prospects in pharmacovigilance, materiovigilance, regulatory affairs, and public health
Note:
This internship is free of cost.
No stipend/accommodation is provided.
Application Process
- Applications are accepted from 9–18 December 2025 only.
- The programme is conducted offline at IPC, Ghaziabad.
- Selected candidates will receive a confirmation email by end of December 2025.
