Jyoti and Bhupat Mehta School of Health Sciences and Technology, a new school at IIT Guwahati launched as a collaborative effort of IIT and the Mehta Family Foundation will offer a Master’s and PhD programmes in the Health Science and Technology from 2022 onwards with admission through GATE 2022 in the stream of Biomedical Science and Engineering.

Prof. T. G. Sitharam, Director, IIT Guwahati stated that the new initiative will inculcate cutting-edge education and research in the areas related to therapeutics, diagnostics, implantation, and bioinformatics, etc. This translational education and research process will have a far-reaching impact as they will reduce the demand for qualified postgraduates in the service of the nation along with a fast-paced research output as per the global standard.

This new multi-disciplinary programme is based on National Education Policy 2020. The NEP advocates holistic development in terms of both hands-on experience and academia. This new school will establish and emphasise the relation between other engineering disciplines such as Biosciences and Bioengineering, Electronics and Electrical Engineering, and Chemical. This will not only help in establishing new standards but will create a new niche of start-ups and MSMEs that will provide affordable healthcare technologies. 

Source: ET Healthworld