In Indore, the Hindi-medium Biomedical Engineering course for the 2023 batch at Shri Govindram Seksaria Institute of Technology and Science (SGSITS) has been terminated, marking the second consecutive defunct batch. All nine students from the 2023 batch have shifted to the English-medium program. This transition took place during the internal branch sliding option offered to second-year students as part of the engineering admissions counseling based on merit at the college level. The decision has raised concerns about the future sustainability of the Hindi-medium program, as the inaugural batch from 2022, consisting of seven students, also met the same fate with students abandoning the course.

The Hindi-language Biomedical Engineering course was launched in 2022 at SGSITS after receiving approval from the All India Council for Technical Education to offer engineering courses in Hindi. However, the program struggled to attract students from the outset. In 2023, ten students initially enrolled, but one withdrew early on. The remaining nine students continued in the course for a year before transitioning to the English-medium program, resulting in no students left in the Hindi-medium program for two consecutive years.

Dr. Prashant Bansod, the head of the biomedical engineering department, stated to TOI, "During the internal branch sliding, all students from the 2023 batch shifted to Biomedical Engineering in English. We had prepared course materials in Hindi for the second year, but students have now switched to English."

SGSITS remains the sole institution in the country offering Biomedical Engineering in Hindi. The initiative, aimed at promoting technical education in regional languages, is encountering low demand in Madhya Pradesh. College authorities also expressed worries about the diminishing interest despite efforts to provide textbooks in Hindi, translate course content, and offer students the option to write exams in a mix of Hindi and English.Branches may feel uncomfortable or deviate from the intended path, potentially due to peer pressure or parental expectations influencing a preference for studying in English. Despite the lack of available resources for studying Biomedical Engineering in Hindi, the college faculty has converted course materials and created study materials in Hindi to support students pursuing the BTech in Biomedical Engineering in Hindi. Even though faced with some challenges initially, the college administration is dedicated to encouraging and empowering the 12 new students enrolled in the program this year. The course was developed with a focus on students from Hindi-speaking or rural backgrounds. It is important to dispel the misconception that studying in Hindi hinders job placement opportunities. The new batch of students is being encouraged and assured of job prospects, as emphasized by SGSITS director Dr. Vijay Rode in an interview with TOI.