IIT Bombay Announces Programme In Healthcare Informatics For BTech, Dual Degree Students

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay will offer a new academic programme in Healthcare Informatics, institute director Professor Subhasis Chaudhuri said.

The decision to start the new programme was taken in the last Senate meeting of IIT Bombay, Prof Chaudhuri said. “We are happy to announce that IITB in its last Senate meeting has decided to start a very new academic program on Healthcare Informatics from the forthcoming academic season. To start with we shall be offering a minor and IDDDP (Inter-Departmental Dual Degree Program) program for our B.Tech and DD students. Subsequently, we would explore the possibility of offering an M.Tech degree in this area,” Prof Chaudhuri said on social media. “We hope this new initiative will open up exciting opportunities for our graduates, including the possibility of doing startups in this niche domain,” he added.