A Biomedical Engineer is a specialist who innovates and designs techonological solutions for the medical industry. They are responsible for designing and creating artificial organs, devices, software and other equipments used in healthcare. As a biomedical engineer, you will work to improve the quality and effectiveness of patient care, and improve the quality of life as well as the functioning of the medical industry.
Personal Competencies
You like to work in a team
You enjoy figuring how things work and pay attention to details
You have a strong interest in science and mathematics
You like to solve problems.
Entry Pathway
1. Complete 10+2 in the science stream (Physics, Chemistry, Biology)
2. Complete (BTech/BE/BSc) in Biomedical Engineering
OR
Complete Bachelor’s degree and follow it up with Master’s (MTech) in Biomedical Engineering.
For admissions, you must qualify JEE Main, and follow it up with JEE Advanced is needed for admissions to IITs. Other entrance exams can be taken such as GATE/BITSAT etc.
Please check the duration of the course during enrolment
Where will you study?
The course is offered by the Department of Engineering. This list of institutes is indicative only
Government Institutes 1.IIT Bombay 2.IIT Madras 3.IIT Delhi 4. Bundelkhand University, Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh 5.College of Engineering, Pune 6.NIT, Raipur, Chattisgarh 7. Indian Institute of Engineering, Science and Technology, Shibpur 8.IIT Hyderabad
Private Institutes *(Please check if institute is affiliated and accredited with UGC and AICTE before applying ) 1. Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal 2. Integral University, Lucknow 3. Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore 4. Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai 5. Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences, Coimbatore 6. Amity University, Gurugram 7. Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal 8. SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kallankuthar
*NPTEL - National Programme in Technology Enhanced Learning. It is by the Government of India and offers a variety of courses in an audio - video form
Fees
The course fee for undergraduate Biomedical Engineering courses lies between approx. INR 25,000 to 2,00,000 per annum. For postgraduate courses in biomedical engineering, the average fee lies between approx. INR 22,400 to 13,00,000*
*(The above mentioned figures are approximate numbers. This will vary from Institute to Institute)
Scholarships & Loans
Scholarships
• Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana Scholarship - This scholarship is provided to students enrolled in the first year of their engineering undergraduate course. Eligibility includes an aptitude test. It is awarded by the Government of India for economically backward students who have a strong aptitude for scientific research.*
• Merit-cum-Means based Scholarship - About 20,000 such engineering scholarships are awarded by the Ministry of Minority Affairs every year. The full course fees of awardees is directly paid to their institutions under this scheme.*
• Indian Oil Educational Scholarship - The IOC Ltd offers 300 scholarships every year to eligible students. Students need to be enrolled in an undergraduate course. The scholarship particularly focuses on students with physical disabilities, women and students from North East and J&K.*
• National Scholarship Portal - Visit http://www.scholarships.gov.in the National Scholarship Portal. Under this portal there are central government schemes offered by different departments, UGC/AICTE Schemes and State Schemes.*
• Visit http://www.buddy4study.com a gateway to scholarships starting from Class XI.* • Scholarships are made available by institutes themselves based on merit.*
*(Availability of these scholarships vary from time to time)
Loans
• VidyaLakshmi, http://www.vidyalakshmi.co.in, is a portal for students seeking education loan. This portal has been developed under the guidance of the Department of Financial Services, (Ministry of Finance), Department of Higher Education (Ministry of Human Resource Development) and Indian Banks Association (IBA).
• Some states have student credit cards with low interest rates, for instance, West Bengal, Odisha, Bihar, etc.
• All banks give education loans.
Where will you work?
Places of work - Hospitals, clinics, research facilities, medical manufacturing units
Work Environment - You can expect to work for minimum 8 hours per day, but in many cases you have to work longer. You will usually work as a part of team and expect to cooperate and communicate with specialists in other fields.
Opportunities for work exist for the differently abled in this field.
Expected Growth Path
Field Service Technician → Engineer/Service Manager → Project Engineer → Project Engineering Manager/Product Development Manager
Expected Income
The approx. salary of a biomedical engineer ranges between INR 16,000 - 80,000* per month
Kelly Arnold, Ph.D.is Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering at the University of Michigan. Under her leadership , the Arnold Lab uses systems engineering approaches to understand variability in the immune response to infection, vaccination, and injury. Computational approaches developed in our laboratory give new insight into mechanism and provide better classification of disease states. Current projects in the lab focus on: 1) gaining insights into how personalized differences in antibody features influence the immune response after vaccination; 2) understanding how variability in the composition of the vaginal microbiome impacts disease susceptibility and therapeutic efficacy in women; and 3) identifying immune signatures associated with exacerbation and progression of chronic lung diseases.*
Biomedical Engineer
NCS Code: NA | E061. Complete 10+2 in the science stream (Physics, Chemistry, Biology)
2. Complete (BTech/BE/BSc) in Biomedical Engineering
OR
Complete Bachelor’s degree and follow it up with Master’s (MTech) in Biomedical Engineering.
For admissions, you must qualify JEE Main, and follow it up with JEE Advanced is needed for admissions to IITs. Other entrance exams can be taken such as GATE/BITSAT etc.
Please check the duration of the course during enrolment
The course is offered by the Department of Engineering.
This list of institutes is indicative only
Government Institutes
1.IIT Bombay
2.IIT Madras
3.IIT Delhi
4. Bundelkhand University, Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh
5.College of Engineering, Pune
6.NIT, Raipur, Chattisgarh
7. Indian Institute of Engineering, Science and Technology, Shibpur
8.IIT Hyderabad
Private Institutes
*(Please check if institute is affiliated and accredited with UGC and AICTE before applying )
1. Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal
2. Integral University, Lucknow
3. Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore
4. Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai
5. Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences, Coimbatore
6. Amity University, Gurugram
7. Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal
8. SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kallankuthar
Online Courses
• NPTEL* Swayam - https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc21_bt50/preview
*NPTEL - National Programme in Technology Enhanced Learning. It is by the Government of India and offers a variety of courses in an audio - video form
The course fee for undergraduate Biomedical Engineering courses lies between approx. INR 25,000 to 2,00,000 per annum.
For postgraduate courses in biomedical engineering, the average fee lies between approx. INR 22,400 to 13,00,000*
*(The above mentioned figures are approximate numbers. This will vary from Institute to Institute)
Scholarships
• Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana Scholarship - This scholarship is provided to students enrolled in the first year of their engineering undergraduate course. Eligibility includes an aptitude test. It is awarded by the Government of India for economically backward students who have a strong aptitude for scientific research.*
• Merit-cum-Means based Scholarship - About 20,000 such engineering scholarships are awarded by the Ministry of Minority Affairs every year. The full course fees of awardees is directly paid to their institutions under this scheme.*
• Indian Oil Educational Scholarship - The IOC Ltd offers 300 scholarships every year to eligible students. Students need to be enrolled in an undergraduate course. The scholarship particularly focuses on students with physical disabilities, women and students from North East and J&K.*
• National Scholarship Portal - Visit http://www.scholarships.gov.in the National Scholarship Portal. Under this portal there are central government schemes offered by different departments, UGC/AICTE Schemes and State Schemes.*
• Visit http://www.buddy4study.com a gateway to scholarships starting from Class XI.*
• Scholarships are made available by institutes themselves based on merit.*
*(Availability of these scholarships vary from time to time)
Loans
• VidyaLakshmi, http://www.vidyalakshmi.co.in, is a portal for students seeking education loan. This portal has been developed under the guidance of the Department of Financial Services, (Ministry of Finance), Department of Higher Education (Ministry of Human Resource Development) and Indian Banks Association (IBA).
• Some states have student credit cards with low interest rates, for instance, West Bengal, Odisha, Bihar, etc.
• All banks give education loans.
Places of work - Hospitals, clinics, research facilities, medical manufacturing units
Work Environment - You can expect to work for minimum 8 hours per day, but in many cases you have to work longer. You will usually work as a part of team and expect to cooperate and communicate with specialists in other fields.
Opportunities for work exist for the differently abled in this field.
Field Service Technician → Engineer/Service Manager → Project Engineer → Project Engineering Manager/Product Development Manager
The approx. salary of a biomedical engineer ranges between INR 16,000 - 80,000* per month
Source: https://www.payscale.com/research/IN/Job=Biomedical_Engineer/Salary
*These figures are indicative and subject to change
Experts from the field
Kelly Arnold, Ph.D.is Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering at the University of Michigan. Under her leadership , the Arnold Lab uses systems engineering approaches to understand variability in the immune response to infection, vaccination, and injury. Computational approaches developed in our laboratory give new insight into mechanism and provide better classification of disease states. Current projects in the lab focus on: 1) gaining insights into how personalized differences in antibody features influence the immune response after vaccination; 2) understanding how variability in the composition of the vaginal microbiome impacts disease susceptibility and therapeutic efficacy in women; and 3) identifying immune signatures associated with exacerbation and progression of chronic lung diseases.*
Source: https://bme.umich.edu/people/kelly-arnold/
*The above information is for training purposes only and will not be used for any commercial gains
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