MASTER IN MEDICAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY : 2009

The School of Medical Science & Technology, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur

School of Medical Science and Technology (SMST), Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur offers a 3 years post graduate program - Masters in Medical Science and Technology (MMST) for MBBS graduates. This programme imparts engineering skills to medical professionals and train them for the state-of-the-art medical research in frontier areas of Medical Imaging, Molecular Imaging and Image Analysis, Biomaterials and Implants, Biophysics, Medical Statistics, Telemedicine, Biomedical Instrumentation, Early Detection of Cancer, Immuno-technology, Recombinant DNA Technology, Biomedical Simulation, Wound research and so on. After the completion of this course the medical professionals become well equipped to fill the void that separates the medical sciences from advanced technology.

Apart from the existing 3 years interdisciplinary Masters Program in Medical Science and Technology (MMST) for medical doctors and MS and PhD programs in Medical Science and Technology, the school has introduced an M.Tech program in Medical Imaging and Image Analysis (2 years) from 2007

Assistantship:

Assistantship of Rs.15,000/- per month is awarded to all the eligible students of MMST who maintain good academic performance, and render clinical services in B.C. Roy Technology Hospital of the Institute for 6-8 hours per week

Eligibility for MMST

The eligibility criterion for admission to MMST students is MBBS Degree (recognised by Medical Council of India) with a minimum of 55% marks in aggregate and having studied mathematics at +2 level (even as additional subject) or from any recognized Open University. Seats are reserved for OBC(Non-Creamy layer)/SC/ST candidates and persons with disability as per Govt. of India rules.

Mode of Selection

The selection of is strictly based on the performance of the candidates in an objective type of written test of 2 hours duration. The candidate needs to answer 120 questions of one mark each (no negative marking) out of which 75 questions are from MBBS syllabi. The remaining questions are equally distributed to cover the syllabi of +2 level Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics, Candidates qualifying in the admission test will be called for counseling at IIT Kharagpur before final selection.

Test Cities For MMST 2009

1- Chennai
2- Kolkata
3- Mumbai
4- New Delhi

Application Fees

Rs. 1000/- for General Category and Rs. 500/- for SC/ST/PD Category

Application Procedure

MMST 2009 application is to be submitted only by an ONLINE process (internet based) by accessing the website http://gate/iitkgp.ac.in/mmst from 2 February 2009 till 6 March 2009. The candidate should first pay the Application Fee by obtaining a Demand Draft (Rs. 1000/- for General Category and Rs. 500/- for SC/ST/PD Category) drawn in favour of IIT Kharagpur on any nationalised bank payable at Kharagpur, West Bengal. The draft details are require while filling up the ONLINE application form after successful submission of data. The printed form, with candidate's signature and photograph pasted at appropriate place, and the Demand Draft must be sent by speed post so as to reach by 16 March 2009 to the following address.

The Chairman,
GATE, IIT Kharagpur,
Kharagpur - 721302.
West Bengal

Important Dates

Access of ONLINE (internet) Application Form starts : 02/02/2009
Last Date for ONLINE submission of Application Form : 06/03/2009
Last date to receive duly completed application Form at GATE Office IIT Kharagpur : 16/03/2009

MASTER IN MEDICAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY