prayagraj the indian institute of information technology allahabad iiita is all set to restart its mtech in biomedical engineering programme from this years academic session the department of applied sciences of the institute has recently announced the commencement of admissions for its mtech biomedical engineering programme for session julydec 2023 this cuttingedge course aims to equip students with the necessary skills and knowledge to excel in the dynamic field of biomedical engineeringit may be mentioned that in 2012 the institute introduced a 5year integrated mtech in biomedical engineering many students pursued careers as scientific researchers in esteemed institutions in india and abroad such as iits nits iiscbangalore john hopkins institute ntusingapore and others after passing the course however in 2015 the fiveyear integrated mtech course in bio medical engineering was discontinued by the institute due to unavoidable circumstances but at a time when most of the patents filed by the institute in recent years have come from the field of biomedical engineering this programme has now been rejuvenated as a twoyear mtech biomedical engineering programme at iiitallahabad designed to provide students with a strong comprehensive understanding of the interdisciplinary field that combines principles of engineering medicine and biology shared officialsgate qualified candidates via process of ccmta centralized counselling process conducted for admission to postgraduate programmes based on candidates performance in gate has been set as the eligibility criteria for admission to the mtech biomedical engineering program at iiitallahabad candidates having btech degree in biotechnology biomedical engineering electrical engineering instrumentation engineering computer sciencesit or mechanical engineering civil engineering besides bpharm and allied areas are eligible to apply candidates from msc physics biophysics chemistry life sciences and allied areas are also encouraged to apply for the course shared officialsprospective candidates seeking more information on application process and updates regarding the mtech biomedical engineering program for session julydec 2023 at iiita can visit the official website of the department of applied sciences on wwwiiitaacin to get more information institute officials added