Question: Which institute recently developed a low cost Probe-free real time PCR diagnostic kit for Covid 19 detection?
(a)ICMR
(b)IIT-Delhi
(c)AIIMS Delhi
(d)DRDO
Answer: (b)
Related facts:
- Union Human Resource Development Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ felicitated the team of scientists from IIT Delhi involved in the development of COVID 19 probe – free Real-time PCR Diagnostic Kit on April 24, 2020.
- IIT Delhi in developd the testing kit at a very low cost. The kit will not only empower healthcare services but also support the government in the time of crisis.
- The detection assay for COVID-19 has been approved by ICMR with a sensitivity and specificity of 100%.
- This makes IITD the first academic institute to have obtained ICMR approval for a real-time PCR-based diagnostic assay.
Author: Himanshu Shukla
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