Masters studies in most of the Universities in India have a component of hands on training at various research institutes. As this has been made mandatory by most of the Universities recently, NARI has taken an initiative to incorporate continued training program for meritorious students of various Universities from all over India.   National AIDS Research Institute (NARI) Pune invites applications from the eligible candidates pursuing M.Sc in any branch of Life Sciences/ MA Social sciences /M.Pharma/ MSW / B.E. / B.Tech. / M.B.B.S and in Penultimate year of their degree, to undertake Short Term project as a part of their course curriculum at this Institute.

NARI is working in the field of most difficult disease AIDS and the related disorders. NARI focuses on multiple aspects of HIV disease and its biomedical and social implications. The institute’s research activities keep persistent focus on the prevention, care and support for HIV/AIDS patients. Various clinical trials, HIV drug resistance testing, characterization of Indian HIV viruses including full length genome sequencing, neutralizing antibody studies, multiple hybridization assays etc. are the other areas with the state of art instrumentation for research and diagnostics. The institute holds a premier position in external quality assessment programs. The institute also extends its area of activity into behavioral and social assessment and epidemiological surveys.