B. Tech. Biomedical Engineering
OR
Passed min. 3 years Diploma examination with at least 45% marks (40% marks in case of candidates belonging to reserved category) subject to vacancies in the First Year, in case the vacancies at lateral entry are exhausted.
Biomedical Engineering is a combined study of biological sciences, engineering and
medicine to improve human healthcare. It is concerned with the deployment of
cutting-edge technologies for prognosis, diagnosis, monitoring and treatment of the
sick. It is a newer branch of engineering and is for those students who wish to pursue a
career at the crossection of medicine and biology.
Biomedical engineers design, develop and maintain medical devices and equipment. They
look after implants, prosthetics, instruments and materials for use in treatment of
human ailment. Their work is helpful to the medical profession to diagnose and treat
diseases, repair or replace damaged living tissue and provide life-support and
life-enhancing tools. This branch of engineering covers the areas of biomedical
instrumentation, tissue engineering and biomechanics. Examples of biomedical engineering
include cardiac stents, knee implants, kidney dialsysis, tissue engineering, medical
imaging devices such as MRI, CT Scanners, X-rays and other medical devices and systems.
The Program
In the first year, you wil undergo a common core curriculum for engineering. If you are
deficient in Mathematics at your XII’th level, you will be doing an additional basic
course in Mathematics.
The real study of biomedical engineering begins from second year onwards. You will start
with the fundamentals of life sciences where the focus in on mammalian physiology and
cell and molecular biology. You’ll learn about biology, physiology and the anatomy.
Thereafter you will learn engineering basics as applied to biomedical engineering from
electronics to tissue engineering to biomechanics, biomedical instrumentation, control
systems analysis and design and computational biomedical engineering.
In the third year, you will undergo an integrated sequence of Biomedical related courses
which will carry forward from the knowledge gained at the second year stage. Through
your third year you will study advanced biomedical systems and learn about
state-of-the-art medical devices. In the final year you will learn advanced
bioengineering topics such as design of medical devices, implants, as well as
bioimaging. In the final year you will be working on a major team project as a final
project chosen by you wherein you will select, formulate, and solve a major design
problem.
Careers
This is a distinctive program. At the end of the course you will be speaking three languages i.e. engineering, medicine and life sciences. This also means that your career options traverse through these three industry and organisational domains. You will find a suitable occupation concerning these three industriy verticals such as medical imaging, medical devices, bioinstrumentation, software, orthopedics, tissue & cell engineering, diagnostics, drug discovery, pharmaceuticals, genomics, bioinformatics and more. You will find positions in hospitals, pharma companies, medical research institutions, teaching, government, consulting, services, and sales.