Prospective students: biomedical engineering education and careers

For the undergraduate degree, eligibility for admission includes passing 10+2 and exams in science subjects including chemistry, biology and maths. If you are interested in gaining admission to an Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT), you are likely to have to take a qualifying entrance exam. Degree programmes in biomedical engineering include:

• • Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) Biomedical Engineering
  • Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.) Biomedical Engineering
  • Master of Engineering (M.E.) Biomedical Engineering
  • Master of Technology (M.Tech.) Biomedical Engineering

Bachelor’s degrees typically take four years to complete, although students can take more or less time depending on motivation, courseload, and other factors. Similar majors include medical technology and medical engineering. In order to enter the field, you could alternatively earn a bachelor’s degree in another area of engineering and then earn a postgraduate degree in biomedical engineering. Postgraduate degrees in biomedical engineering are usually two years in length, but the time can vary.

Courses in biomedical engineering include:

• • Genetic engineering
  • Bio-materials
  • Tissue and cellular engineering
  • Bio-mechanics
  • Medical imaging
  • Mathematics

These are just a few important classes for the bachelor’s degree programme. Courses usually include classes on various important sub-fields of engineering. At the end of your degree or during a postgraduate programme, you may have the opportunity to specialise according to your interest.