How are the placements of B.Tech in Biological Sciences and Bio-Engineering from IIT, Kanpur?

manpreet Best Answer 3 years ago

Hey, First of all, B.Tech in Biological Sciences and Bio-Engineering is not a core branch. So, don't expect a pay scale similar to that of other core branches like CSE, ECE and mechanical. With this field, you will not be eligible to take GATE exam. You will be getting this branch when your rank does not fall under the core branch rank. Even if you don’t like biology, you will enjoy pursuing Biological Science and Bio-Engineering here at IIT-Kanpur. However, with the advent of multinationals in India, especially the pharmaceutical giants as well as companies that design medical instruments, the industry is looking for an overhaul. At present, however, a biomedical engineer with a Bachelor’s degree in India can start his/her career as a service engineer at hospitals or as a technician or even as a sales and service engineer in multinationals like GE, Johnsons and Johnsons, Cipla, Phillips Healthcare, Texas Instruments, Siemens, etc. This is, however, a rather modest start of a career. The median starting salary of biomedical engineers (graduates) is estimated at 2.5 LPA. The growth trajectory, as well, is not rather steep and a normal growth of the industry is around 27%. Well, there is no idea of highest package, but the percent of batch placed every year is assumed to be 70%. I hope this helps you.

manpreet 3 years ago

Before talking about the placements, let us know a bit about the branch as it is not a popular choice in engineering. Established in 2001, the relatively new Department of Biological Sciences and Bioengineering (BSBE) strives to implement a multidisciplinary research and teaching program in modern biology and bioengineering. The department allows undergraduate (B.Tech) and postgraduate programs (M.Tech and Ph.D.). The branch is new whereas there are branches which are about 100 years old. But we are going into future not past. It is a thriving choice for engineering. It is just growing. The pay scale is not at par with other core jobs but it is satisfactory. There are other things other than money. 71% students get placed every year, making an average of 5 LPA package in core bio-engineering jobs. There are always other options for the participant. Gilead Sciences, Inc. (GILD), Amgen (AMGN), Celgene Corporation (CELG) and other pharmaceutical recruiters visit the campus for placements.