Medicine & Health Sciences

You have plenty of options after passing the 12th grade to join the medical field. You can choose from the following careers based on your skills and preferences:
1. Doctor: To become a doctor, you will have to appear in the NEET UG exam and score well enough to be allotted a good MBBS college. After completing your MBBS you can study further to become a physician, surgeon, or any other type of specialist.
2. Dentist: To become a dentist, you will have to appear in the NEET UG to get into a good BDS college. You can get expertise in the dental department later on.
3. Nurse: You can pursue a B.Sc. Nursing course through NEET or without NEET to become a nurse in a reputed hospital.
4. AYUSH doctor: After completing their respective courses through NEET you can become a homoeopathic doctor, an ayurvedic doctor, or an unani doctor. You can enroll in the BHMS B.A. MS or BUMS college of your choice.
5. Physiotherapist: You can pursue a Bachelor's degree in physiotherapy to become a physiotherapist. You can even get a chance to work in government hospitals with your BPT.
6. Pharmacist: You can become a pharmacist and open your own pharmacy by completing a B.Pharma. You can also collaborate with the government on related drug research.
7. There are several other Diploma-level courses, such as lab technician, to do after the 12th.

Tips:
1- Devise a Study Plan:
Develop a schedule. Determine your study goals. Make a timetable. Memorize major concepts. Selectively review your texts. Monitor the work you have done.
2- Pathology, Anatomy, Microbiology, Physiology, Pharmacology, Biochemistry, Medicine, Dermatology & Venerology, Ophthalmology, Surgery, Ent, Orthopedics & Anesthesia, Radiodiagnosis & Radiotherapy, Obstetrics & Pediatrics, Psychology, and Gynaecology are the most important subjects for AIIMS PG.
3- Try to solve sample papers and previous year's question papers to understand the different exam patterns and the types of questions that are likely to appear in AIIMS PG. It also helps to enhance the accuracy and increase the speed of solving the exam paper.
4- Make a short note.
5- Revision is very important; try to revise on a daily basis.

The difference between AIIMS PG and the NEET-PG:
1- AIIMS PG exam pattern:
Number of papers: 1
Number of questions For MS/MD: One paper of 200 MCQ For MDS: One paper of 90 MCQ
Question Paper Type: MCQs
AIIMS PG Total Marks: For MS/MD: 200 marks and For MDS: 90 marks
Exam duration For MS/MD: 3 hours and For MDS: 1.5 hours
Exam Language: English
Marking Scheme: 1 mark will be provided for one correct answer and 1/3 mark will be deducted for each wrong answer.
2- AIIMS PG will be conducted twice a year.
3- AIIMS PG Syllabus for MDS: General Anatomy including Embryology and Histology, General Human Physiology, Biochemistry, Dental Anatomy, Embryology, and Oral histology, General Pathology, General Microbiology, Dental Materials, General and Dental Pharmacology & Therapeutics, Preclinical Conservative Dentistry, Preclinical orthodontics, Preclinical Prosthodontics, and Crown & Bridge, General Medicine
General Surgery, Oral Pathology &Oral Microbiology, Public Health Dentistry, Periodontology, Oral Medicine & Radiology, Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopaedics, Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Conservative Dentistry & Endodontics, Prosthodontics and Crown & Bridge, Paediatric & Preventive Dentistry.
4- AIIMS PG Syllabus for MS/MD: Anatomy, Biochemistry, Physiology, Community Medicine, Forensic Medicine, Pathology, Pharmacology, Microbiology, Clinical postings inwards, OPDs, Community Medicine, Medicine and allied subjects (Psychiatry, Dermatology), Obstetrics, Gynecology, Pediatrics, Surgery and allied subjects (Anesthesiology, E.N.T., Ophthalmology, Orthopaedics), Clinical postings.
1- NEET PG exam pattern:
Exam Mode: Computer-based mode
Number of Sessions: 1
Number of Questions: 200 MCQs
Total Marks: 800
Language of Question Paper: English Only
Exam Duration: 3 Hours 30 Minutes
Type of Questions: MCQs
Marking Scheme: 4 marks will be provided for one correct answer and 1 mark will be deducted for each wrong answer.
2- NEET PG will be conducted once a year.
3- NEET PG Syllabus:
1- Section Part A:
Subject Pre-clinical: Biochemistry, Anatomy, Physiology
2- Section Part B:
Subject Para-clinical: Microbiology, Pharmacology, Pathology, Social and preventive medicine, Forensic Medicine.
3- Section Part C:
Subject Clinical: General Medicine including Dermatology & Venereology & Psychiatry, ENT, General Surgery including Orthopedics, Anaesthesia & Radiodiagnosis, Obstetrics, Gynaecology, Pediatrics, and Ophthalmology.