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Admission Open for MTech @ Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham
All Programs are AICTE Approved
Overview
Biomedical engineering is an exciting and emerging interdisciplinary field that combines engineering and life sciences. Due to the advanced developments in electronics and computing domains, medical sciences and its allied areas are being explored to a new paradigm of technological breakthrough. Biomedical engineering is playing an important role in interfacing the computational infrastructure with medical domainto supports physicians in decision making. It is expected that the student of the program would be able to come up with algorithms for the successful and objective interpretation of biological data. It is intended to equip the engineer with the skills, knowledge and jargon required to interact knowledgeably with medical practitioners so that both professions may benefit. It goes without saying that the program is interdisciplinary, drawing content from a variety of areas like chemistry, medicine, physics, electronics and mechanical engineering, to name a few. A student of the post-graduate program in biomedical engineering can expect to have bright career prospects, be it in the industry, academia or research. Amrita University, with its world-class facilities, multi-disciplinary programs, highly qualified, diverse and motivated faculty, is ideally equipped to offer an advanced program in this cutting-edge area of technology.
Eligibility Criteria
- Electronics & Communication Engineering
- Electrical and Electronics Engineering
- Electronics & Instrumentation Engineering
- Bio Medical Engineering
- Mechatronics Engineering
- MSc. Electronics
- MSc. Physics with Electronics as one of the subjects
Specializations
- Biomedical Instrumentation
- Biomedical Signal Processing
- Biomedical Image Processing
- Biomaterials
- Biosensors
- Biomechanics
- Drug Design and Delivery
Highlights and Facilities
- International Program Opportunities
- Excellent Infrastructure
- Fully Equipped Laboratories
- Amrita Center for Biomedical Engineering (AMBE)
- Active Collaboration with Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi
- World Class Curriculum
- Expert Faculty
- Publications & Patents
- Seminars/Expert Lectures
Internships
- Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Trivandrum.
- Defence Metallurgical Research Laboratory (DMRL), DRDO, Hyderabad
- Central Electrochemical Research Institute (CECRI) , CSIR
- lndian Institute of Technology, Madras
- Healthcare Technology Innovation Center (HTIC), Chennai
- Apollo hospitals, Trichy
Placements
- Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences (AIMS), Kochi
- Zifo R&D
- Panacea Medical Technologies
- Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)
- Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTS)
- Infosys
Placements through Internships
- Manipal Hospitals, Bangalore
- Narayana Hrudyalaya, Bangalore
International Programmes
Centre for International Programmes facilitates foreign internship with scholarship and higher education.
Few programs that have benefitted our students:
- EUREKA – KTH, SWEDEN
- INDIA4EU – University of Bologua, Italy
Higher Studies and Career Abroad
- PhD at IIT-M
- Job offer at Emerson Process management - Norway,
- Job at Genomic Institutions – Singapore
Curriculum (2018 Regulation)
Semester I
| Course Code | Type | Course | L | T | P | Cr |
| 18MA602 | FC | Mathematical Methods for Engineering (Common for VLSI Design, Communication Engineering & Signal Processing and Biomedical Engineering) |
3 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 18CE601 | FC | Signal Processing (Common for Communication Engineering & Signal Processing and Biomedical Engineering) |
3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 18BM611 | SC | Anatomy and Physiology* | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 18BM612 | SC | Biomedical Instrumentation | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 18BM613 | SC | Bioinformatics | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 18BM614 | SC | Principles of Biosensing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 18BM615 | SC | Microstructural Sensors | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 18BM631 | SC | Biomedical Engineering Lab - I | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 18HU601 | HU | Amrita Values Program** | P/F | |||
| 18HU602 | HU | Career Competency I** | P/F | |||
| Credits | 22 |
* Online/video lecture based
**Non-credit course
Semester II
| Course Code | Type | Course | L | T | P | Cr |
| 18BM616 | SC | Biomedical Image Processing | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 18BM617 | SC | Biomaterials | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 18BM618 | SC | Medical Ethics | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| E | Fractal Elective 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| E | Fractal Elective 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| E | Fractal Elective 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| E | Live-in Lab /Elective 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| E | Elective 2 / Open Elective# | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 18RM600 | SC | Research Methodology | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 18BM632 | SC | Biomedical Engineering Lab – II | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 18HU603 | HU | Career Competency II | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Credits | 20 |
# Courses can also be taken from other departments
Semester III
| Course Code | Type | Course | Cr |
| 18BM620 | SC | Internship | 2 |
| 18BM798 | P | Dissertation | 10 |
| Credits | 12 |
Semester IV
| Course Code | Type | Course | Cr |
| 18BM799 | P | Dissertation | 10 |
| Credits | 10 | ||
| TOTAL CREDITS (22+20+12+10) | 64 |
Foundation Core
| Course Code
|
Course
|
L T P | Cr
|
| 18MA602
|
Mathematical Methods for Engineering | 30 2 | 4 |
| 18CE601 | Signal Processing | 3 10 | 4 |
Subject Core
Course Code |
Course
|
L T P
|
Cr
|
| 18BM611
|
Anatomy and Physiology |
3 0 0 | 3 |
| 18BM612 | Biomedical Instrumentation | 3 1 0 | 4 |
| 18BM613 | Bioinformatics | 3 0 0 | 3 |
| 18BM614 | Principles of Biosensing | 2 0 0 | 2 |
| 18BM615 | Microstructure Sensors | 1 0 0 | 1 |
| 18BM616 | Biomedical Image Processing | 3 0 0 | 3 |
| 18BM617 | Biomaterials | 3 0 0 | 3 |
| 18BM618 | Medical Ethics | 1 0 0 | 1 |
| 18RM600 | Research Methodology | 2 0 0 | 2 |
| 18BM620 | Internship | 2 | |
| 18BM631 | Biomedical Engineering Lab - I | 0 0 2 | 1 |
| 18BM632 | Biomedical Engineering Lab - II | 0 0 2 | 1 |
Regular Electives
| Course Code |
Course |
L T P |
Cr |
|
Biomedical Signal Processing |
|||
| 18BM701 | Special Topics in Biosignal Processing | 3 0 0 | 3 |
| 18BM702 | Special Topics in Biomedical Image Processing | 3 0 0 | 3 |
| 18BM703 | Medical Imaging Techniques | 3 0 0 | 3 |
| 18BM704 | Biostatistics | 3 0 0 | 3 |
| Biochemical Systems | |||
| 18BM711 | Nanomaterials for Biomedical Applications | 3 0 0 | 3 |
| 18BM712 | Drug Designing and Delivery Systems | 3 0 0 | 3 |
| Biomechanics and Allied Systems | |||
| 18BM721 | Biomechanics | 3 0 0 | 3 |
| 18BM722 | Biofluid Mechanics | 3 0 0 | 3 |
Project Work
Course Code |
Course |
Cr |
|
18BM798 |
Dissertation |
10 |
|
18BM799 |
Dissertation |
10 |
Fractal Electives
| Course Code |
Course |
L |
T | P |
Cr |
|
Biomedical Instrumentation |
|
|
|||
| 18BM731
|
Laser Instrumentation in Biomedical Application |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 18BM732 | Virtual Instrumentation for Medical Systems | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 18BM733 | BioMEMS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 18BM734 | Biomedical Equipment and Safety | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Computational Biomedical Systems | |||||
| 18BM735 | Dynamic Mathematical Models | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 18BM736 | Reaction Networks | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 18BM737 | Gene Regulatory Networks | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 18BM738 | BiomolecularModeling and Simulation | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Artificial Intelligence | |||||
| 18BM739 | Machine Learning Techniques | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 18BM740 | Medical Robotics | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Healthcare Systems | |||||
| 18BM741 | Essentials of Telemedicine | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 18BM742 | Electromagnetics for Biomedical Engineering | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Alumni Speaks
AIMS, Ernakulam, 2015 - 2017
…Amrita has provided me a wonderful opportunity to learn and grow. I thank Amrita for giving me a great career. I would cherish my life at Amrita forever……
Skanray Healthcare, Mysore, 2011 - 2013
..how different and effective my learning experience was. I could achieve more than what I or other people thought I was capable of, with the help of the wonderful faculty and the facilities we have in the institution; especially the very much equipped lab. I feel proud to have been a part of the Biomedical Engineering group of Amrita!..
IIT Madras, Chennai, 2012 - 2014
…I always love to cherish my moments at Amrita. The experienced faculties and excellent laboratories helped me to learn with joy. I am proud to be a part of Amrita's Biomedical Engineering
Data Manager, Zifo RnD Solutions, 2014 - 2016
…Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham had given me a great opportunity to learn and enhance my knowledge in every aspect, throughout the course. Being part of Biomedical Engineering had helped me to explore into various subjects with the help of erudite faculty members, who were very supporting and encouraging. I would like to thank all the staffs and Amrita for shaping me up to what I am now
Development Engineer, Sensivision Health Technologies Pvt Ltd, 2014 - 2016
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