Aspirants having B.E/B.Tech in Biomedical Engineering can pursue M.Tech with specializations in the areas of Biomedical Engineering, Biomedical Signal; Processing and Biomedical Instrumentation. As these are rapidly developing fields, it is possible to find a lucrative career after taking M.Tech degree in these areas. M.Tech graduates can join reputed companies like Larsen and Turbo Limited, Wipro-GE Medical Systems etc. as Senior Biomedical Engineers, Senior Service Engineers or Business Managers and earn more than Rs. 5, 50, 000/- per annum.

M.Tech Specializations in Biomedical Engineering

• Master of Technology in Biomedical Engineering
• Master of Technology in Biomedical Signal Processing and Instrumentation
• Master of Technology in Biomedical Instrumentation

Scope after doing M.Tech specialization

After completing M.Tech in Biomedical Engineering, one can join firms like Larsen and Turbo Limited, Wipro-GE Medical Systems and Siemens Information Systems Limited etc. as Senior Biomedical Engineers or Service Engineers. Pay scale offered for Senior Biomedical Engineer is between Rs. 2, 00, 000/- and Rs. 6, 00, 000/- per annum where as  Senior Service Engineer can earn up to Rs. 7,00, 000/- per annum. Other lucrative career avenues available in these companies for these postgraduates in biomedical engineering are

• Quality Control Executive
• Business Managers

Remuneration offered for Quality Control Executive is between Rs. 1,00, 000/- and Rs. 3, 00, 000/- per annum while Business Managers can earn up to Rs. 5, 00, 000/- per annum.

It is possible for these postgraduates to join Sree Chitra Thirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology in Thiruvananthapuram as Research Fellow and earn a salary of Rs. 20,000/- per month. They can also look for the job of Research Fellow in Defence Bioengineering and Electromedical Laboratory of Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO). Salary package offered for the job of Research Fellow is between Rs. 1, 00, 000/- and Rs. 4, 00, 000/- per annum. They can work as Technical Advisors in medical equipment companies like B. Braun Medical (I) Private Limited, BL Life sciences Limited, Johnson and Johnson Medical India (JJMI) Limited and Nicholas Piramal India Limited and earn up to Rs. 5, 00, 000/- per annum.

Those who possess M.Tech in Biomedical Instrumentation/ Biomedical Signal Processing and Instrumentation can pursue their career as Bioinstrumentation Engineers in Bioinstrumentation companies like Medi Analytika India Pvt Ltd, Surabi Biomedical Instrumentation India Private Limited etc. and earn up to Rs. 30, 000/- per month. Another job opportunity available for them in these companies is Biomechanics Engineer. By getting into the job of Biomechanics Engineer, one can earn up to Rs. 35, 000/- per month. They can also join various bio medical engineering institutes as Assistant Professor with a salary package in the range of Rs.15, 600 to Rs. 39, 100/- per month.