Department of Biomedical Engineering (BME)

The Department of Biomedical Engineering, MIST was founded in 2014 and started the academic program of the pioneer batch of Undergraduate Biomedical Engineers in the country. The B.Sc Program commenced on 1st February, 2015 with 41 students.The M.Sc Program commenced on 4th November, 2015 with 5 students. Currently, there are a total of 162 students in the B.Sc Program and a total of 32 students in the M.Sc Program. Biomedical Engineering (BME) is an interdisciplinary field that combines the design and problem-solving skills of engineering with medical and biological sciences to advance health care treatment. Deeply interdisciplinary, biomedical engineering applies modern approaches from the experimental life sciences in conjunction with theoretical and computational methods from engineering, mathematics and computer science to the solution of biomedical problems of fundamental importance, such as human health. This field seeks to close the gap between engineering and medicine, combining the design and problem-solving skills of engineering with medical and biological sciences to advance health care treatment, including diagnosis, monitoring, and therapy. The current focus of BME Department includes the development of biocompatible implants and prostheses, various diagnostic and therapeutic medical devices ranging from clinical equipment, common biomedical imaging equipment, cell & tissue engineering, regenerative tissue growth, pharmaceutical drugs and therapeutics.

Undergraduate Studies: Bsc in Biomedical Engineering

Graduate Studies: Msc/MEngg in Biomedical Engineering

Short Courses: Depending on the requirements of the students, the department organizes short courses designed to complement core course curriculum of the students. Recent short courses include introducing students to programming using MATLAB, and SOLIDWORKS designing for Biomedical Engineers.

Workshops: The department frequently holds workshops designed to enhanced practical skills of students and introduce them to the technical aspects of many sub disciplines of Biomedical Engineering. Students are subject to hands-on approach where active participation is encouraged. Recent workshops include Workshop on Medical Imaging.

The Biomedical Engineering (BME) programs here at MIST offer a world class curriculum that is innovative and integrated, so that students can experience a holistic educational experience and able to thrive in the following ways: we offer a well-rounded biomedical engineering training with exposure to a dynamic curriculum and industrial attachment, to give the competitive edge to be leaders in the future to solve real-world, multi-disciplinary issues. We empower you to succeed in today's modern biomedical engineering industries with unique opportunities that will provide you with the entrepreneurship skills in the interface between engineering and the business world to make commercial decisions that will fast track your career.

The Department of BME provides a broad range of opportunities for both students and faculty to conduct research and carry out projects. The department offers a wide variety of topics to research on, including biomechanics, biomaterials, biomedical instrumentation, drug development & delivery, cell and tissue engineering and biomedical sensors. Highly motivated faculty and students have managed to publish their research work in Journals, Conferences and in Book Chapters. Departmental research is supervised by dedicated faculty members having extensive research experience in different fields of Biomedical Engineering. Ongoing research work focuses on issues prevalent in the country.

The Department of Biomedical Engineering underscores the importance of extra-curricular activity by regularly encouraging students to participate in a wide variety of activities, competitions, volunteer work both home and abroad. Our students have a good record of participation in different extra-curricular activities, including cultural competitions, Debate and Public Speaking competitions, Inter-departmental football competition and International competitions. Students of BME have achieved a number of positions in all categories. Recently, two BME students participated in the AEO-2020 held in Indonesia achieving finalist and top 20 positions in different segments.