New Delhi: In a landmark move towards revolutionising the healthcare innovation ecosystem, the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi has unveiled the inaugural edition of its Online Postgraduate Diploma in Healthcare Product Development and Management. The comprehensive 12-month programme is offered by the Centre for Biomedical Engineering (a Joint venture of IIT Delhi and All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Delhi) and is designed to equip professionals with the technical expertise and multidisciplinary capabilities needed to design, develop and bring to market transformative healthcare solutions.

At the heart of this programme lies an integrated curriculum encompassing biomedical innovation, regulatory science, product lifecycle management and commercial strategy – equipping learners with a holistic, application-oriented education. As the healthcare sector undergoes dramatic shifts spurred by technological advancement and increased global investment, the need for skilled professionals continues to soar. A recent industry report anticipates that India’s healthcare market will expand to USD 320 billion by 2028. Meanwhile, the global wearable medical devices segment is projected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 27.4% between 2023 and 2030. Against this backdrop, the programme aims to fill a critical skills void, preparing professionals for high-impact roles such as Healthcare Product Manager, Regulatory Affairs Specialist, Medical Technology Consultant and Health Data Analyst.

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Speaking on the announcement, Prof. Arnab Chanda, Programme Co-ordinator and Associate Professor, Centre for Bio-Medical Engineering, IIT Delhi added, “Our vision for this programme is rooted in translational impact. We are nurturing interdisciplinary thinkers who can reimagine healthcare products by merging technology, design and clinical relevance.” The Online Postgraduate Diploma in Healthcare Product Development and Management is ideal for professionals with backgrounds in biomedical engineering, biotechnology, healthcare, life sciences, or medicine, especially suited for those seeking to pivot their careers into healthcare R&D, product management or regulatory domains. The programme is delivered via LIVE, interactive online sessions conducted by IIT Delhi’s distinguished faculty in collaboration with top doctors and leading industry experts. Learners will benefit from a dynamic pedagogy involving real-time simulations, case-based discussions and hands-on projects. An optional two-day campus immersion would enrich networking and academic exchange.

Spanning 18 academic credits, the curriculum includes foundational and advanced modules such as Biofabrication, Soft Tissue Characterisation, Biomedical Engineering, Healthcare Wearables Design, and Entrepreneurship & Management in Healthcare. Learners will explore tools like Pick 3D Printer, Autocad, Arduino, UXUI, AIML Community among others while engaging in capstone projects aimed at developing scalable healthcare solutions.

This is open to candidates with relevant undergraduate or postgraduate degrees or those with a minimum of two years of industry experience in allied fields. The programme offers affiliate alumni status from IIT Delhi, enhancing long-term academic association and access to continued learning resources. Other program highlights include Academic credits stored in the Academic Bank of Credits

(ABC), Optional Campus Immersion, Official Transcripts Issued by IIT Delhi, and Convocation at IIT Delhi.

About Indian Institute of Technology Delhi:

Indian Institute of Technology Delhi is one of the 23 IITs created to be Centres of Excellence for training, research and development in science, engineering, and technology in India. Established as College of Engineering in 1961, the Institute was later declared as an Institution of National Importance under the “Institutes of Technology (Amendment) Act, 1963” and was renamed as “Indian Institute of Technology Delhi”. It was then accorded the status of a Deemed University with powers to decide its own academic policy, to conduct its own examinations, and to award its own degrees.

IIT Delhi has been ranked consistently in top 5 management institutes and rank 1 institute in Research and Professional Practice as per NIRF 2022 and NIRF 2021 Management Category rankings.

About Centre for Biomedical Engineering (CBME), IIT Delhi

The Centre for Biomedical Engineering (CBME) was established in 1971 as a Joint venture of Indian Institute of Technology Delhi and All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Delhi. The key focus of the centre has been on application of engineering principles to address healthcare problems. The centre offers a wide range of PG programs, Executive Programs, Fellowship Programs, UG courses in Healthcare Engineering, and a Minor in Biomedical Engineering. Over the years, CBME has established strong relations with many hospitals and medical institutes and have trained students into the emerging areas of healthcare product design and development, clinical translation, and entrepreneurship, with a focus on conception-to-commercialization of healthcare technologies, through executive and swayam/NPTEL based courses. This one-of-its-kind ecosystem has led students, faculty, and mentors from AIIMS to join hands to invent products and processes, file patents, and initiate technology translation and healthcare startups.

Continuing Education Programme (CEP), IIT Delhi

Executive education is a vital need for the companies to build a culture that promotes newer technologies and solutions and builds a workforce that stays abreast of the rapidly transforming needs in the technological, business and regulatory landscape. Committed to the cause of making quality education accessible to all, IIT Delhi has launched Online Certificate Programmes under eVIDYA@IITD, enabling Virtual & Interactive learning for Driving Youth Advancement @IITD for Indian as well as international participants.

These programmes offered by the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IIT Delhi) are designed to cater to the training and development needs of various organisations, industries, society and individual participants at national and international levels with a vision to empower thousands of young learners by imparting high-quality Online Certificate Programmes in cutting-edge areas for their career advancement in different domains of engineering, technology, science, humanities and management.

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