how is biomedical engineering for mechanical student for mtech from iits?scope job opportunities and placement details pl give
Hi Saurabh
To pursue masters in biomedical engineering need to have pursued their bachelor of engineering or bachelor of technology or equivalent in Biomedical or Medical Electronics or Electrical and Electronics or Electronics and Communication or Electronics and Telecommunication or Instrumentation Engineering.
As far as scope is concerned, according to the reports, there will be a surge in the demand for biomedical engineers and it is predicted to rise to 23 percent between 2014 to 2024. Today, people who are facing problems related to knee or hips are even opting for replacement procedures. In the past, some of the medical tests were quite painful. However, biomedical engineers work are working towards developing technology that is less painful for patients. Every day new ways are devised to do blood tests, screening for infectious diseases and in genetics. Today, we see a surge in heart and kidney ailments as well as problems related to joints. In order to overcome these, bioengineers are involved in the designing and construction of devices such as cardiac pacemakers, defibrillators, artificial kidneys, blood oxygenators, prosthetic hearts, and joints.
Recruiters include Beckman Coulter, Infosys Limited, International Business Machines Corporation, Johnson and Johnson Medical India.
Average salary ranges from 2.5 L to 3.5 L INR.
For more information, you can visit https://www.careers360.com/biomedical-engineering-course
Hope this information helps.