A joint degree program by
- Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IITM)
- Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences & Technology Trivandrum (SCTIMSTT)
- Christian Medical College Vellore (CMC)
Over the past five decades, healthcare delivery has increasingly become technology driven – be it development of new drugs, vaccines or medical devices. Innovative solutions to healthcare can be developed with a cross-disciplinary approach with systematic training, in which, students with a background in engineering and physical sciences are trained in biological sciences and clinical practices.
The M.Tech. in Clinical Engineering and the Ph.D. (major: Biomedical Devices and Technology) programmes aim to develop capable people, who will go further to make significant contributions as high-level engineers, researchers, entrepreneurs, academicians, etc. in the relevant areas. It is a unique undertaking and exploits the innate strengths and facilities of the three institutes — SCTIMST, IITM and CMC. These organizations together hold strong backgrounds in Technology, Biomedical Engineering and Medical Sciences.