ABSTRACT
Informed consent remains an important ethical and legal document ensuring autonomy of the research participants. Objective: The present study was undertaken with the idea to find out the gap in respect to knowledge, attitude and practice in acquiring Informed Consent so that we can improve the procedure of acquiring consent in accordance with the present regulations. Methods: Questionnaire based close ended cross sectional study within 1 week time frame in Bankura Sammilani Medical college involving the resident doctors pursuing their post graduate degrees. Results: Though 83.4% had the knowledge but 68% do not feel necessary to take consent. The major limitation being excessive work load and lack of time. Conclusion: The study revealed that there was lot of lacunae in their knowledge giving rise to improper attitude and practice regarding Informed consent procedure in a research project.