M.TECH - BIO-MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION ENGINEERING

M.TECH - BIO-MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION ENGINEERING

It is estimated that the healthcare industry is growing at the rate of 20% per annum. Most of the Instrumentation Technologies which were developed in the last century were initially applied commercially to the Industry and Defence. Notable among them were ultrasonic, radio waves, electromagnetic waves, nuclear energy, microprocessor and electronic devices as well as software. Biomedical engineering Instrumentation being an interdisciplinary subject has played a pivotal role in the product developments and their commercials applications and maintenance in the healthcare sector.

The Department of Biomedical Engineering has excellent facilities especially in the fields of Cardiac Sciences, Neuro Sciences, Orthopedics, Medical Imaging & Image Processing, Biomechanics, Biomaterials, Endoscopy, Fiber Optics and Telemetry in Instrumentation.The Department has therefore launched a M.Tech Programme in Biomedical Instrumentation from the academic year 2009-2010.

CAREER PROSPECTS
The demand for Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering is growing rapidly and job opportunities for highly qualified post graduates are multi-faceted. They can work as Manufacturing Engineer, Quality Controller, Research, Design & Development Consultants, Entrepreneurs and Teachers. Persons gaining this qualification will be able to design and validate/evaluate electronics and communications equipment and systems, manage risk, estimate and manage projects and provide technical advice/sales. Electronic Technical Officers carry out complex technical functions related to the Research, Design, Manufacture, Installation and Maintenance of electronic equipment. They can opt their career in one of the following areas-

* Installing equipment used for the transmission and reception of voice, image and data signals.
* Carrying out maintenance on communications equipment.
* Installing equipment used for audio and video recording, processing and reproduction.
* Carrying out maintenance on TV's
* Carrying out final assembly and adjustment of complex assemblies in advanced electronic manufacturing.

Qualified engineers will be able to work in TV and radio stations, emergency service communications systems and companies that manufacture and repair communications equipment.

Career Prospects
Post graduates in Biomedical Instrumentation are qualified for employment in a wide variety of sectors. In short, employment settings that the students could enter using Biomedical Instrumentation skills are

* Biomedical Instruments Design & Manufacturing Companies
* Biomedical Research Organizations
* Hospitals or Health Care settings
* Laboratory Testing Services
* Quality Assurance Services

Programme Information
A 2 year (four semester) course involving core and elective subjects spread over the first two semesters along with Laboratory Experiments. The third and fourth semester are exclusively devoted for project work to be carried out jointly with industry/ healthcare units.