Medicine

As per BHU cutoff 2024 for the last-round seat allotment, the minimum rank stood at 1098 for the Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) course for the General AI category candidates. Similarly, for the OBC category, the minimum rank stood at 1585 for the MBBS course.

The average salary of a BPT graduate can get up to INR 3.5 LPA, whereas that of a doctor can get up to INR 7.5 LPA.

In general, MBBS graduates tend to earn more than BPT course graduates. 

BPT course is all about nonsurgical treatments like physical therapy and pain management while MBBS is purely a medical degree that is important for one to become a doctor, diagnose diseases, prescribe medication and perform critical surgeries.

MBBS has a wide scope and is more demanding than the short term BPT course that can become a doorway for jobs in hospitals, rehabilitation centers, etc. If you're interested in general medical practice MBBS can be a good fit as opposed to BPT which is more suited for direct patient interaction and nonsurgical treatments.

With 377 marks in NEET, getting admission to a BDS programme in a government college in Punjab may be difficult because the cutoffs for government dental colleges are usually higher. The cutoff marks for BDS courses in government institutions vary every year depending on factors such as the number of applicants, the difficulty level of the exam, and available seats. Generally, the marks in the range of 400-500+ are good chances for government colleges. You may check the official websites of NEET counseling in Punjab, as there may be some chance depending upon the category and other things.

Manipal University offers a full-time MBBS course via KMC Mangalore based on NEET UG scores followed by Karnataka NEET UG counselling. For 2024, the counselling has been concluded with the declaration of special stray vacancy round. During the last-round, the Karnataka NEET UG cutoff rank for admission to the MBBS course was 6463 for the students belonging to the General AI quota. Candidates can refer to the table below to view the last-round KMC Mangalore MBBS cutoff 2024 for different categories. 

No, the Pharm D program is not the same as MBBS.  They are both related to health care but different fields of study. 

MBBS is a medical degree that trains individuals to diagnose, treat and prevent disease and gives them the credential to diagnose and treat a patient as a practicing medical doctor.  PharmD focuses on pharmacy practice, including management of medications, drug therapy and patient counselling, but does not give one the ability to diagnose or treat medical conditions.