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Date: 2026-01-22 Category: Extra Ordinary State: Union Government Country: India

Notification for application of unapproved drugs for conduct of BA BE Studies for export purpose under NDCT Rules 2019

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**Executive Summary** This document, the New Drugs and Clinical Trials (Second Amendment) Rules, 2026, published by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, amends the New Drugs and Clinical Trials Rules, 2019. It was issued on January 21, 2026 and will come into force ninety days after its publication in the Official Gazette. The amendments address the process for conducting bioavailability or bioequivalence studies for certain drugs intended for export. **Key Points / Main Content** * **Title and Commencement:** * These rules are called the New Drugs and Clinical Trials (Second Amendment) Rules, 2026. * They come into force ninety days from the date of their publication in the Official Gazette. * **Amendment to Rule 31:** * A proviso is added to Rule 31(2) regarding bioavailability or bioequivalence studies. * For certain drugs intended for export only, studies can be conducted after submitting an online application as prior intimation in Form CT-05, acknowledged by the Central Licensing Authority, subject to certain conditions. * Eligible drugs are single-dose, two-period, two-sequence, two-treatment, oral dosage forms that are not cytotoxic, hormone, narcotic, psychotropic, Narrow Therapeutic Index drugs, or drugs with highly variable pharmacokinetics. * These drugs must already be approved in India or in the United States of America, European Union, Japan, Australia, Canada, or United Kingdom. * **Conditions for Studies under the Proviso:** * The application must be accompanied by approval from an Ethics Committee registered with the Central Licensing Authority. * The Ethics Committee must maintain a separate record of review and approval of such studies. * The Central Licensing Authority will review these records during the renewal of the Ethics Committee's registration. * The sample size must be more than or equal to eighteen. * **Amendments to Rules 33, 35, 36, and 38:** * Wherever the word "permission" appears in the marginal heading of Rules 33, 35, 36, and 38, it is substituted with "permission or prior intimation." * Rule 33(1) is amended to allow for the prior intimation process. * Rule 33(2) is amended to clarify the fee structure for bioavailability or bioequivalence studies, with no fee applicable for studies conducted by government-owned or funded entities. * Rules 35(b), 35(c), 36(b), and 37 are amended to account for the prior intimation process. * Rule 36(2) is amended to allow for extension of study period. * **Amendment to Eighth Schedule:** * Form CT-05 is amended to include references to "prior intimation." **Impact Analysis** **Drug Manufacturers** * **Impact:** Manufacturers seeking to conduct bioavailability or bioequivalence studies for export-only drugs can benefit from a potentially streamlined process with the introduction of prior intimation. * **Action Required:** Understand the new process, prepare to submit online applications (Form CT-05) and ensure adherence to the specified conditions and documentation requirements. **Ethics Committees** * **Impact:** Ethics Committees will need to review and approve such studies and maintain separate records. * **Action Required:** Establish processes for reviewing and approving such studies. Maintain a separate record. **Central Licensing Authority** * **Impact:** The Central Licensing Authority will receive and acknowledge prior intimations, oversee adherence to the conditions set forth in the amendment, and review Ethics Committee records during renewal. * **Action Required:** Adapt its processes for handling the new prior intimation system and monitor compliance.

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New Drugs and Clinical Trials Rules, 2019: The primary set of regulations being amended by this notification, concerning the approval and conduct of clinical trials and drug development. Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940: The parent law under which the New Drugs and Clinical Trials Rules are framed, defining the scope and powers for drug regulation. Ministry of Health and Family Welfare: The government ministry responsible for issuing and implementing the amendments to the drug regulations. Form CT-05: A form for submitting online application of prior intimation in case of bioavailability or bioequivalence studies. Ethics Committee: The Committee responsible for approving studies based on prior intimation
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रजिस्ट्री स.ं डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No. D. 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(i) इन जनयमों का संजक्षि नाम नए औषजध और नैिाजनक परीक्षण (िसू रा संिोधन) जनयम, 2026 ह।ै (ii) ये रािपत्र म ें उनके प्रकािन की तारीख स ेनब्बे दिनों के पश्चात ् प्रवृत्त होंगे। 2. नए औषजध और नैिाजनक परीक्षण जनयम, 2019 (जिसे इसम ें इसके पश्चात ् "उि जनयम" कहा गया ह)ै के, जनयम 31 के, उप-जनयम (2) के पश्चात्, जनम्नजलजखत परंतुक अंतःस्ट्थाजपत दकया िाएगा, अथाित्:— "परंत ु यह दक सामान्य स्ट्वस्ट्थ वयस्ट्क मानव स्ट्वयंसेवकों म ें (केवल जनयाित प्रयोिन के जलए) दकसी औषजध (साइटोटोजससक, हामोन, स्ट्वापक और मन:प्रभावी पिाथि प्रवाग्रों की औषजधयों स े जभन्न और िो संकीणि जचदकत्सीय सूचकांक वाली औषजध नहीं ह ै या अत्यजधक पररवतिनिील फामािकोकाइनेरटसस वाली औषजध नहीं ह)ै के मौजखक खुराक रूप के एकल-खुराक, िो-अवजध, िो-अनुक्रम, िो-उपचार, िैव-उपलब्धता या िैव-तल्ु यता अध्ययन, िो भारत म ें या इन िेिों, अथाित ् संयुि राज्य अमेररका, यरू ोपीय संघ, िापान, ऑस्ट्रेजलया, कनाडा और यूनाइटेड ककंगडम म ें स े दकसी एक ििे म ें पहल े स े ही अनुमोदित ह,ै के मामल े म,ें अध्ययन प्ररूप सीटी-05 म ें पूव ि सूचना के रूप म ें एक ऑनलाइन आवेिन प्रस्ट्ततु करने और केंद्रीय अनुज्ञापन प्राजधकारी द्वारा उसकी पावती के पश्चात,् जनम्नजलजखत ितों के अधीन रहते हुए, संचाजलत दकए िा सकेंगे, अथाित्:— (क) पूवि सूचना के आवेिन के साथ जनयम 8 के अधीन केंद्रीय अनुज्ञापन प्राजधकारी के पास पंिीकृत आचार जनयम सजमजत का अनुमोिन सलं ग्न होगा; (ख) आचार जनयम सजमजत पूवि सूचना की पावती के आधार पर संचाजलत दकए िा रह े ऐसे िैव- उपलब्धता या िैव-तल्ु यता अध्ययनों की समीक्षा और अनुमोिन का एक अलग अजभलेख रखेगी, जिसकी समीक्षा केंद्रीय अनुज्ञापन प्राजधकारी द्वारा आचार जनयम सजमजत के पंिीकरण के नवीनीकरण के समय की िाएगी; और (ग) नमनू ा आकार अठारह स े अजधक या उसके बराबर होगा।"। 3. उि जनयम के, जनयम 33 म,ें — 4. पार्श् ि िीष ि म,ें "अनज्ञु ा" िब्ि के स्ट्थान पर, "अनज्ञु ा या पवू िसचू ना" िब्ि रखें िाएंग;े (ख) उप-जनयम (1) म,ें जनम्नजलजखत परंतुक अतं ःस्ट्थाजपत दकया िाएगा, अथाित:् — "परंत ु यह दक जनयम 31 के उप-जनयम (2) के परंतुक म ें यथा जनर्ििष्ट िैव-उपलब्धता या िवै अध्ययन के मामले म,ें ऐस े अध्ययन जनयम 31 के उप-जनयम (2) के परंतुक म ें यथा जवजनर्ििष्ट प्ररूप सीटी-05 म ें ऑनलाइन आवेिन प्रस्ट्तुत करके संचाजलत दकए िा सकेगा।"। (ग) उप-जनयम (2) के स्ट्थान पर, जनम्नजलजखत रखा िाएगा, अथाित्:—[भाग II—खण् ड 3(i)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3 "(2) यथाजस्ट्थजत दकसी नई औषजध या अन्वेषणात्मक नई औषजध के िैव-उपलब्धता या िैव-तुल्यता अध्ययन के संचालन की अनज्ञु ा प्रिान करने के जलए, या जनयम 31 के उप-जनयम (2) के परंतुक म ें जवजनर्ििष्ट िैव-उपलब्धता या िैव-तुल्यता अध्ययन आरम्भ करने के जलए पूवि सूचना के रूप म,ें आवेिन के साथ छठी अनुसूची म ें यथा जवजनर्ििष्ट फीस और ऐसी अन्य िानकारी और िस्ट्तावेि संलग्न होंगे िो चौथी अनुसूची की सारणी 2 म ेंजवजनर्ििष्ट ह:ैं परंत ु यह दक केंद्रीय सरकार या राज्य सरकार के पणू ितः और भागतः स्ट्वाजमत्वाधीन या जवत्त पोजषत दकसी संस्ट्था या संगठन द्वारा िैव-उपलब्धता या िैव-तल्ु यता अध्ययन संचाजलत करन े के जलए कोई फीस संिेय नहीं होगा।"। 4. उि जनयमों के, जनयम 35 म,ें— (क) पार्श् ि िीषि म,ें "अनुज्ञा" िब्ि के स्ट्थान पर, "अनुज्ञा या पूवि सूचना" िब्ि रखें िाएगं े; (ख) प्रारंजभक परै ा के, "जनयम 34 के अधीन अध्ययन" िब्िों और अंकों के पश्चात,् "या जनयम 31 के उप-जनयम (2) के परंतुक के अधीन पूवि सूचना की पावती, " िब्ि, कोष्ठक और अंक अंतःस्ट्थाजपत दकए िाएंगे; (ग) खंड (xiii) म,ें "अनुज्ञा प्रिान" िब्िों के पश्चात,् "या जनयम 31 के उप-जनयम (2) के परंतुक के अधीन पूवि सूचना की पावती, िैसा भी मामला हो," िब्ि, कोष्ठक और अंक अंतःस्ट्थाजपत दकए िाएंगे। 5. उि जनयमों म,ें जनयम 36 म,ें— (क) पार्श् ि िीषि म,ें "अनुज्ञा" िब्ि के स्ट्थान पर, "अनुज्ञा या पूवि सूचना की पावती" िब्ि रखें िाएंगे; (ख) उप-जनयम (1) म,ें "प्ररूप सीटी-07 म ें जनयम 34 के अधीन प्रिान दकए गए अध्ययन" िब्िों, अंकों और अक्षरों के पश्चात,् "या जनयम 31 के उप-जनयम (2) के परंतुक के अधीन पूवि सूचना की पावती, िैसा भी मामला हो," िब्ि, कोष्ठक और अंक अंतःस्ट्थाजपत दकए िाएंगे; (ग) उप-जनयम (2) के स्ट्थान पर, जनम्नजलजखत उप-जनयम रखा िाएगा, अथाित्:— "(2) अपवादिक पररजस्ट्थजतयों म,ें िहां केंद्रीय अनुज्ञापन प्राजधकारी का एक वषि स े अजधक के जवस्ट्तार की आवश्यकता के बारे म ें समाधान हो िाता ह,ै वहा ाँ उि प्राजधकारी, आवेिक के जलजखत अनुरोध पर, प्रिान की गई अनज्ञु ा या जनयम 31 के उप-जनयम (2) के परंतुक के अधीन पूवि सूचना की पावती की अवजध को एक वषि की और अवजध के जलए बढा सकेगा ह।ै "। 6. उि जनयमों के जनयम 37 म,ें "प्ररूप सीटी-07 में जनयम 34 के अधीन अध्ययन" िब्िों, अंकों और अक्षरों के पश्चात,् "या जनयम 31 के उप-जनयम (2) के परंतुक के अधीन पूवि सूचना की पावती के अधीन, िैसा भी मामला हो," िब्ि, कोष्ठक और अंक अतं ःस्ट्थाजपत दकए िाएंगे। 7. उि जनयम के, जनयम 38 म,ें — (क) पार्श् ि िीषि म,ें "अनुज्ञा" िब्ि के स्ट्थान पर, "अनुज्ञा या पूवि सूचना की पावती" िब्ि रखे िाएंग;े (ख) उप-जनयम (1) म,ें –– (i) "प्ररूप सीटी-07 म ें जनयम 34 के अधीन अनुज्ञा प्रिान की गई ह"ै िब्िों, अंकों और अक्षरों के पश्चात,् "या जनयम 31 के उप-जनयम (2) के परंतुक के अधीन पूव ि सूचना की पावती का धारक, िसै ा भी मामला हो," िब्ि, कोष्ठक और अंक अतं ःस्ट्थाजपत दकए िाएंगे;4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)] (ii) खंड (iii) म,ें "प्ररूप सीटी-07 म ें जनयम 34 के अधीन प्रिान की गई अनुज्ञा" िब्िों, अंकों और अक्षरों के पश्चात,् "या जनयम 31 के उप-जनयम (2) के परंतुक के अधीन पूवि सूचना की पावती, िैसा भी मामला हो," िब्ि, कोष्ठक और अंक अतं ःस्ट्थाजपत दकए िाएंग;े (ग) उप-जनयम (2) म,ें "प्ररूप सीटी-07 म ें जनयम 34 के अधीन अनुज्ञा प्रिान की गई ह"ै िब्िों, अंकों और अक्षरों के पश्चात,् "या जनयम 31 के उप-जनयम (2) के परंतुक के अधीन पूव ि सूचना की पावती का धारक" िब्ि, कोष्ठक और अंक अंतःस्ट्थाजपत दकए िाएगं े। 8. उि जनयम की, आठवीं अनुसूची म,ें — (a) प्ररूप सीटी-05 म,ें— (क) िीषिक म,ें "अनुज्ञा प्रिान करने के जलए" िब्िों के पश्चात्, "या पूवि सूचना की" िब्ि अंतःस्ट्थाजपत दकए िाएंगे; (ख) प्रारंजभक पैरा म,ें "अनुज्ञा प्रिान करने के जलए आविे न" िब्िों के पश्चात,् "या पूवि सूचना के रूप म"ें िब्ि अंतःस्ट्थाजपत दकए िाएंगे। [फा. स.ं X.11014/06/2025-डीआर] हष ि मंगला, संयसु त सजचव रटप्पण : नए औषजध और नैिाजनक परीक्षण जनयम, 2019 भारत के रािपत्र, असाधारण, भाग-II, खंड 3, उप-खंड (i) म ें अजधसूचना संख्या सा.का.जन. 227(अ), तारीख 19 माच ि 2019 द्वारा प्रकाजित दकए गए थ े और अंजतम बार अजधसूचना संख्या सा.का.जन. 46(अ), तारीख 20 िनवरी, 2026 द्वारा संिोजधत दकए गए । MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (Department of Health and Family Welfare) NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 21st January, 2026. G.S.R. 50(E).—Whereas a draft of certain rules further to amend the New Drugs and Clinical Trials Rules, 2019 was published, as required under sub-section (1) of section 12 and sub-section (1) of section 33 of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 (23 of 1940) vide notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (Department of Health and Family Welfare) number G.S.R. 587 (E), dated the 27th August, 2025, in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, section 3, sub-section (i), inviting objections and suggestions from persons likely to be affected thereby, before the expiry of a period of thirty days from the date on which the copies of the Gazette containing the said notification were made available to the public; And whereas, copies of the said Gazette were made available to the public on the 28th August, 2025; Further, a corrigendum to the notification number G.S.R. 587(E), dated the 27th August, 2025, was published vide notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (Department of Health and Family Welfare) number G.S.R. 810 (E), dated the 31th October, 2025 in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, section 3, sub-section (i), inviting objections and suggestions from persons likely to be affected thereby, before the expiry of a period of fifteen days from the date on which the copies of the Gazette containing the said notification were made available to the public; And whereas, copies of the said Gazette were made available to the public on the 3rd November, 2025; And whereas, objections and suggestions received from the public on the said draft rules have been considered by the Central Government; Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 12 and section 33 of the said Act, the Central Government, after consultation with the Drugs Technical Advisory Board, hereby makes the following rules further to amend the New Drugs and Clinical Trials Rules, 2019, namely: —[भाग II—खण् ड 3(i)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 5 1. (i) These rules may be called the New Drugs and Clinical Trials (Second Amendment) Rules, 2026. (ii) They shall come into force after ninety days from the date of their publication in the Official Gazette. 2. In the New Drugs and Clinical Trials Rules, 2019 (hereinafter referred to as “the said rules”), in rule 31, after sub-rule (2), the following proviso shall be inserted, namely: ― ‘‘Provided that in case of single-dose, two-period, two-sequence, two-treatment, bioavailability or bioequivalence studies in normal healthy adult human volunteers (for export purpose only), of oral dosage form of a drug (other than drugs of Cytotoxic, Hormone, Narcotic and Psychotropic substances categories and not a drug of Narrow Therapeutic Index or a drug having highly variable pharmacokinetics) already approved in India or any one of the countries, namely, United States of America, European Union, Japan, Australia, Canada and United Kingdom, the studies may be conducted after submission of an online application as prior intimation in Form CT-05 and its acknowledgement by the Central Licensing Authority, subject to the following conditions, namely: ― a. the application of the prior intimation shall be accompanied with approval of the Ethics Committee registered with the Central Licensing Authority under rule 8; b. the Ethics Committee shall maintain a separate record of review and approval of such bioavailability or bioequivalence studies being conducted on the basis of the acknowledgement of prior intimation, which shall be reviewed by the Central Licensing Authority at the time of renewal of the Registration of the Ethics Committee; and c. the samples size shall be more than or equal to eighteen.". 3. In the said rules, in rule 33, ― a. in the marginal heading, for the word “permission”, the words “permission or prior intimation” shall be substituted; b. in sub-rule (1), the following proviso shall be inserted, namely: ― "Provided that in case of bioavailability or bioequivalence studies as referred to in the proviso of sub-rule (2) of rule 31, such studies may be conducted by submitting an online application in Form CT- 05 as specified in the proviso of sub-rule (2) of rule 31.". c. for sub-rule (2), the following shall be substituted, namely: ― "(2) An application for grant of permission to conduct bioavailability or bioequivalence study of any new drug or investigational new drug, or as prior intimation for initiation of bioavailability or bioequivalence studies specified in the proviso to sub-rule (2) of rule 31, as the case may be, shall be accompanied by a fee as specified in the Sixth Schedule and such other information and documents as specified in the Table 2 of the Fourth Schedule: Provided that no fee shall be payable for conducting a bioavailability or bioequivalence study by an institution or organisation owned or funded wholly and partially by the Central Government or a State Government.". 4. In the said rules, in rule 35, ― a. in the marginal heading, for the word “permission”, the words “permission or prior intimation” shall be substituted; b. in the opening paragraph, after the words and figures “study under rule 34”, the words, brackets and figures “or the acknowledgment of prior intimation under the proviso of sub-rule (2) of rule 31, as the case may be,” shall be inserted; c. in clause (xiii), after the words “grant of permission”, the words, brackets and figures “or the acknowledgment of prior intimation under the proviso of sub-rule (2) of rule 31, as the case may be,” shall be inserted. 5. In the said rules, in rule 36, ― a. in the marginal heading, for the word “permission”, the words “permission or acknowledgement of prior intimation” shall be substituted; b. in sub-rule (1), after the words, figures and letters “study granted under rule 34 in Form CT-07”, the words, brackets and figures “or the acknowledgment of prior intimation under the proviso of sub-rule (2) of rule 31, as the case may be,” shall be inserted;6 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)] c. for the sub-rule (2), the following sub-rule shall be substituted, namely: ― “(2) In exceptional circumstances, where the Central Licencing Authority is satisfied about the necessity for an extension beyond one year, the said authority may, on the request of the applicant made in writing, extend the period of permission granted or the acknowledgment of prior intimation under the proviso to sub-rule (2) of rule 31 for a further period of one year.”. 6. In the said rules, in rule 37, after the words, figures and letters “study under rule 34 in Form CT-07”, the words, brackets and figures “or under the acknowledgement of prior intimation under the proviso of sub-rule (2) of rule 31, as the case may be,” shall be inserted. 7. In the said rules, in rule 38, ― a. in the marginal heading, for the word “permission”, the words “permission or acknowledgement of prior intimation” shall be substituted; b. in sub-rule (1),–– i. after the words, figures and letters “permission has been granted under rule 34 in Form CT-07”, the words, brackets and figures “or holder of acknowledgment of prior intimation under the proviso of sub-rule (2) of rule 31, as the case may be,” shall be inserted; ii. in clause (iii), after the words, figures and letters “permission granted under rule 34 in Form CT-07”, the words, brackets and figures “or the acknowledgment of prior intimation under the proviso of sub-rule (2) of rule 31, as the case may be,” shall be inserted; c. in sub-rule (2), after the words, figures and letters “permission has been granted under rule 34 in Form CT- 07”, the words, brackets and figures “or holder of acknowledgment of prior intimation under the proviso of sub-rule (2) of rule 31” shall be inserted; 8. In the said rules, in the Eighth Schedule, ― a. in Form CT-05, ― A. in the heading, after the words “FOR GRANT OF PERMISSION”, the words “OR OF PRIOR INTIMATION” shall be inserted; B. in the opening paragraph, after the words “apply for grant of permission”, the words “or as prior intimation” shall be inserted. [F. No. X.11014/06/2025-DR] HARSH MANGLA, Jt. Secy. Note : The New Drugs and Clinical Trials Rules, 2019 were published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part-II, section 3, sub-section (1) vide notification number G.S.R.227(E), dated the 19th March 2019 and last amended vide notification number G.S.R. 46(E), dated 20th January, 2026. Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054.

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