(Notification) Admission Notice For MMST Program For The Session 2008-2009

MASTERS IN MEDICAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (2008-2009)
Applications are invited for admission to the 3 years (four semester course work & one year Project) Masters of Medical Science & Technology (MMST).

ELIGIBILITY:

MBBS degree (recognized by Medical Council of India) with minimum of 55% marks in aggregate and having studied mathematics at +2 level (even as additional subject). Seats are reserved for SC/ST candidates and persons with disability as per Govt. of India rules. Reservations for OBC candidates would be implemented as and when government orders for the same are issued.

SELECTION:

The selection 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 assigned to the 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.

ASSISTANTSHIP:

All the candidates admitted to this program are offered an assistantship of Rs.10,000/- per month. The students should maintaingood academic performance and should provide service to Dr. B.C. Roy Technology Hospital of the Institute for 6-8 hours per week to be eligible for the assistantship.

Application Form and detailed Information Brochure will also be available at: 
http://gate2k8.iitkgp.ernet.in/mmst/page7.html

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.

Collaborations : The school has collaborations with many institutions and centers of excellence throughout our globe. Some of these are :

The Clinical Domain The students of MMST serve as Medical Officers rendering OPD and Emergency services at BC Roy Technology Hospital - a hospital with Intensive Care Unit and housing research labs for Medical Imaging, Instrumentation and Telemedicine, which provides the clinical acumen to the students for interdisciplinary research. The students will be exposed to different kinds of Imaging Modalities - Microscopic and Macroscopic and will work on advanced Image Processing Systems.

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 SC/ST candidates and persons with disability as per Govt. of India rules.

Mode of Selection :

MMST students - 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.

Assistantship:

Assistantship of Rs.10,000/- 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.

Application Procedure:

MMST 2008 application is to be submitted only by an ONLINE process (internet based) by accessing the website http://gate2k8.iitkgp.ernet.in/mmst/page5.html  from 4 February 2008 till 29 February 2008. The candidate should first pay the Application Fee by obtaining a Demand Draft drawn in favour of IIT Kharagpur on any nationalized 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 7 March 2008 to The Chairman, GATE, IIT Kharagpur, Kharagpur - 721302.

Following additional documents should be mailed along with the printed Application Form :

1.Attested copy of SC/ST/PD certificate (if applicable)
2.Attested copy of MBBS Degree (recognized by MCI) with mark sheet as a proof of obtaining a minimum of 55% marks in aggregate.
3.Attested copy of proof of having studies Mathematics at +2 level (even as an additional subject)

Application Fees: Rs. 1000/- for General Category and Rs. 500/- for SC/ST Category.

Admission Test:

The admission test is of objective type to identify the aptitude of the candidates for a program like MMST. The test is of two hours duration and held between 10:00 A.M. to 12:00 Noon on Sunday, 20 April 2008. The candidate needs to answer 120 questions of one mark each (no negative marking) out of which 75 questions are assigned to the typical MBBS syllabi. The remaining questions are equally distributed to cover the syllabi of +2 level Physics, Chemistry & Mathematics.

Test Cities For MMST 2008 :- Bhubaneswar, Chennai, Kolkata, Mumbai, and New Delhi.

IMPORTANT DATES:

Access to ONLINE (internet) Application Form starts : 4 February 2008
Last Date for ONLINE submission of Application Form (website closure) : 29 February 2008
Last Date to receive duly completed application Forms at GATE Office, IIT Kharagpur : 7 March 2008
ADMISSION TEST 20 APRIL 2008 (10 A.M. TO 12:00 NOON)
Announcement of Result 19 May 2008 (Tentative)
Counseling at IIT Kharagpur 21 June 2008
Tentative date of MMST Registration 26 July 2008.

For further details: All correspondence connected to MMST 2008 test and counseling :
The Chairmen, GATE
Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
Kharagpur - 721302, West Bengal
Phone No. (03222) 282091. Fax No.(03222) 278243
E-mail: gate@adm.iitkgp.ernet.in

Further information about MMST can be obtained from:
Prof. Ajoy Kumar Ray
Head, SMST
Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
Kharagpur - 721302, West Bengal
Phone No. (03222) 282221, Fax No. (03222) 255303, 282221
E-mail: officesmst@smst.iitkgp.ernet.in