Career as Biomedical Engineer

Biomedical engineer is a person, who combines engineering techniques with medical science in order to produce devices or discover methods and techniques to solve health related issues. A biomedical engineer works along with other medical personnel such as Physicians, Nurses, Therapists and Technicians, in order to produce equipments and software that can be beneficial for medical science. Biomedical engineers are specialists who can develop artificial organs like artificial kidney and surgical devices like magnetic resonance imaging machine, laser system for eyes etc., and other instruments that are necessary for the diagnosis and treatment of a disease.

Course Details
In India, biomedical engineering is usually taught at undergraduate and postgraduate levels, in engineering colleges. To pursue an undergraduate level course in the field, the candidate should have passed in 10+2 examination with science stream, while to pursue course at the post graduate level, one should have done B. Tech / B.E or M. Sc. or equivalent in Biochemistry, Biophysics, Biotechnology, Ceramics, Chemistry, Electronics.

Career Prospects
After doing a course in the field of biomedical engineering, one can choose to be a specialist in Bioinstrumentation, Biomechanics, Biomaterials, Clinical Engineering, Medical Imaging, Rehabilitation or Tissue Engineering and Systems Physiology. One can work in diverse fields like medical equipments manufacturing, orthopedic and molecular, cellular engineering etc. Hospitals also employ biomedical engineers in order to have suggestions in relation with medical equipments. They can perform extensive research in order to invent new equipments useful in medical science. Biomedical engineers can be employed in medical research institutions, government regulatory agencies, hospitals, industrial firms and teaching institutions.

Top Colleges Offering UG/PG/Other Courses
Numerous institutions all over India impart high standards of education and training to the aspirants in order to develop them as proficient biomedical engineers. Some of the prominent institutions are Indian Institute of Technology, (West Bengal), Banaras Hindu University Institute of Technology, (Uttar Pradesh), Osmania University Biomedical Instrumentation Centre, (Andhra Pradesh), Model Engineering College, (Kerala), College of Engineering and Technology, (Karnataka), All India Institute of Medical Sciences, (New Delhi), Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Centre of Biomedical Research, (New Delhi), and Indian Institute of Technology, (Mumbai).

Remuneration
A biomedical engineer can earn a respectable amount of money every month. A beginner in this field can expect a salary between Rs. 18,000 -Rs25,000 per month. Considerable experience can fetch higher remuneration.