What is the scope of M.Tech in Biochemical engineering from IIT BHU?

Being ranked 11th by NIRF 2020 for engineering in India, IIT BHU is popular among students for its B.Tech and M.tech courses. IIT BHU is one among few Institutes in India offering 2 years M.tech course in BME. This course majorly amalgamates medical science with the latest engineering technologies thus both teaching and research process are carried out in collaboration with the Institute of Medical Science (BHU)

The tabulation below gives a brief summary of M.tech in Biomedical Engineering at IIT BHU.

Admission:

• Aspirants must clear GATE in order to get admitted for m.tech BME at IIT BHU.

• Students from any IITs having a B.Tech degree with a CGPA equal to or higher than 8.0 can get direct admission for this course at IIT BHU without having to appear for GATE.

• GATE cutoff for students from General, OBC, and SC/ST categories are 25.0, 22.5, and 16.6 respectively.

• IIT BHU offers only 12 seats for m.tech in BME thus making the selection process highly competitive.

Placement statistics:

• 52 companies participated in the recruitment process in 2020 making 570+ job offers.

• Lead recruiters include Adobe, Amazon, Capgemini, Flipkart.

• M.tech BME graduates of the 2019-20 batch have a placement record of 73% with a median salary of 9 LPA.

• Best ever CTC offered domestically for a BME graduate is 68 LPA.

• As BME is still a growing field in India core companies visiting the campus are very few, so many students land up in IT companies.

• All students are offered a Teaching Assistantship for the course of 2 years at IIT BHU.

• All students are offered internship opportunities through college with a minimum stipend of 80,000.

BME is still a blooming field in India thus there will be high scope for BME graduates in the coming years. If you want to take up research further, BME from IIT BHU is an amazing decision. As of now, there may be less lucrative job offers from core companies not only through campus but anywhere in the country in general. M.tech in BME is a good option if you are looking for a career abroad.