In Indore, the 2023 batch of the Biomedical Engineering course offered in Hindi at Shri Govindram Seksaria Institute of Technology and Science (SGSITS) has been disbanded, marking the second consecutive defunct batch. All nine students from the 2023 batch have transitioned to the English-medium program. This change took place during the internal branch sliding option offered to second-year students as part of the college-level engineering admissions counseling based on merit. This decision has raised concerns about the future sustainability of the Hindi-medium program, as the inaugural batch in 2022 also faced a similar scenario with students leaving the course.

The Hindi-language Biomedical Engineering course was introduced in 2022 at SGSITS after receiving approval from the All India Council for Technical Education. However, it struggled to attract students from the beginning. In 2023, ten students initially enrolled, but one withdrew early on, leaving the remaining nine to study in that program for a year before shifting to the English-medium course. As a result, there are no students enrolled in the Hindi-medium program for the past two years.

Dr. Prashant Bansod, the head of the biomedical engineering department, confirmed that during the internal branch sliding process, all students from the 2023 batch shifted to the English-medium Biomedical Engineering program. SGSITS remains the solitary institution in the country offering this course in Hindi, as part of an initiative to promote technical education in regional languages, albeit with low demand in Madhya Pradesh. Despite efforts to provide textbooks, course materials, and examination flexibility in Hindi or Hinglish, students are opting for the English-medium program instead.Feeling restless or deviating from the academic path can occur due to external pressures such as peer influence or parental expectations to pursue English studies. In the absence of Hindi resources for Biomedical Engineering, the college faculty translated the course materials into Hindi and created study materials to support students in the BTech Biomedical Engineering program. Despite facing challenges, the college is dedicated to encouraging and empowering the 12 new students in the field. The program was established to cater to students from Hindi-speaking or rural backgrounds, aiming to dispel the myth that studying in Hindi hinders job opportunities. Dr. Vijay Rode, the director of SGSITS, emphasized the support for the new students in securing job placements.