By: Abdullah Salman
Becoming a Doctor is not the only way in this world either for serving people or for earning more money. Just give the second attempt if you don't clear it in the first attempt as success rate drops exponentially.
I saw so many people attempting more than 3-4 times and crack NEET and even after that, they are not happy. I came across one anecdote of a boy who took four drops and cleared the exam in the fifth attempt. Later, when he stepped into the first year, he was attaining 26 years where most of the people of his age were going for PG, which made him disheartened even though he cracked NEET.
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Innovate instead of overestimating yourself
I don't see the point of that. There are new fields opening up in paramedical science. It's my humble suggestion that does not ruin your life for the sake of taking MBBS to become a Doctor. My aim is not to demotivate you but to show you that there are many other best things in the world more than being a doctor. The smart ones switch fields and innovate. The clueless ones keep dragging on.
It’s high time that candidates realise their own limits and levels instead of overestimating themselves and struggling for a competition where 1:200 is the selection fraction.
I have seen people doing B.Sc in the medical field and getting into jobs equivalent to what an MBBS does. Do check with an MBBS Student or a Doctor whom you meet as they would guide you in detail.
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Plenty of alternatives
You can opt to study degrees in Agriculture, Biotechnology and Forestry which are in high demand these days. You can also consider food technology engineering which is also booming as food is a basic need of every human.
You can also take the NDA exam and serve the country with a lot of pride and honour. There is an option for doing nursing, too, especially if you are a girl.
You can opt for graduation and go for civil services like IAS, IPS, and, IFS, etc. NEET is just one exam for Biology students. I request you that don't think much about it as life has too many other best things lined up. Either go for the second attempt or take courses that I mentioned above.
About the Author:
Abdullah Salman M is a student of Master in Business Administration (MBA) in General Management from Thiagarajar School of Management (TSM), Madurai. He has worked for over a year as a Network Engineer and has studied his graduation in Bachelor of Engineering with a specialisation in Electrical and Communication Engineering from Anna University, Chennai.
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Anything you would want to ask experts?Answered Yesterday
No national exam like NEET is not needed for B.Sc Forensic Science. For a related field, criminology and forensic law colleges in Tamil Nadu, admission is mostly based on merit in the qualifying exam. Some deemed universities may hold their own entrance test or interview.
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Answered 4 days ago
Yes, in most colleges. NCAHP said NEET UG will not be mandatory for BPT and BOT in the 2026-27 session. Many colleges admit through Class 12 PCB marks or their own tests. Top government colleges like KGMU still use NEET. Check each college's notice. Keep your PCB marksheet ready.
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Answered 5 days ago
As far as my experience it is very tough to get MBBS seat in government colleges, but u can try in NRI qouta or any private quota in private medical colleges of Karnataka, because u have rural and HK qouta it can be beneficial to you
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Answered 5 days ago
Usually no. Colleges admit students through CUET, JEE Main, university tests or state engineering exams. Amity Bengaluru's B.Tech Biotechnology also accepts NEET or AMCAT scores. So NEET can help in a few cases. Check each college's list of accepted exams.
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Answered 6 days ago
Yes, you can in most cases, but the rule has been changing, so check it for your year. In 2026, RUHS held its own B.Sc Nursing entrance exam on May 21, and the result came on June 2. In the 2025 process, B.Sc Nursing admissions in Rajasthan went through RUHS CUET, not NEET. Post Basic B.Sc Nursing a
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Admission to the MBBS programme at Christian Medical College (CMC) Vellore is strictly not possible without a valid NEET-UG score. MBBS Programme requires qualifying and appearing for NEET-UG, while for admission to its PG programmes (MD, MS) the CMC Vellore Tamil Nadu accepts the scores of NEET PG.
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AIIMS Bathinda cutoff 2026 is 2261 for the OBC All India category for the MBBS course admission. Students tartegting admission to the MD/MS/MDS courses, would need to acheive a rank of at least 10063 to have a chance at admission. On the other hand, for BSc in Nursing course, the maximum accepted fo
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No, candidates can clear NEET 2027 if they are thorough with the NCERT books. It is not mandatory to refer to the study material of coaching classes to clear NEET 2027.
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Yes, for some of them. Bahra lists scholarships based on JEE Main marks and CLAT rank, along with BUSET, CAT, MAT, and CUET percentile scores. I am not sure about NEET, so confirm that with the admissions office.
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DY Patil Navi Mumbai accepts NEET exam for admission to its MBBS programme. The NEET UG cutoff 2026 for round 4 has been released. For the General AI category, the round 4 cutoff varied between 571981 and 764173, wherein MBBS had the cutoff of 507903.
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