The Institutional Review Board (IRB) at RLKUMC is a vital body entrusted with the ethical oversight of all research involving human participants. Its core mission is to ensure that such studies meet both ethical standards and regulatory requirements, with the overarching goal of safeguarding the rights, welfare, and safety of research subjects. The IRB possesses comprehensive authority to approve, exempt, disapprove, monitor, or require modifications in research projects that fall within its remit, operating in accordance with directives from the national ethics committee