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To become a doctor you need to do MBBS ( in case,if you want to become a dentist then you need to do BDS, BHMS to become a homeopathic doctor, BAMS to become Ayurvedic doctor ,BVSc to become a veterinarian ). Admission in all the medical colleges for Mbbs/ bds / bams etc is through NEET examination
Here's how you can become a doctor :-
Even if you are a bsc biology graduate you will have to take the same route of qualifying neet as that of a class 12th passed student.
*Appear in Neet examination
To be eligible you should have passed 12th board examination with physics, chemistry ,biology/biotechnology and English and must have got at least 50 % in aggregate of PCB i.e Physics, Chemistry and Biology /biotechnology in 12th examination if belongs to general category , or at least 40% in aggregate of PCB if belongs to Obc/ Sc /st category. You can get complete eligibility criteria at https://medicine.careers360.com/articles/neet-eligibility-criteria
*Qualify neet examination. Qualifying cut off in neet is given below
General :- 50th Percentile
OBC:- 40th Percentile
SC :-40th Percentile
ST :- 40th percentile
To be on the safer side, out of 720 marks, target at least around 580 -600 marks for state quota mbbs seats and 650 marks in neet for All india quota mbbs seats if you belong to general category to get a seat in a Government Medical College
*Participate in neet counselling. There are 2 counsellings -
Mcc counselling :- It is conducted for 15% AIQ seats, 100% Deemed Universities seats, Central Universities seats (Delhi University, AMU & BHU ), 100% ESIC seats , AFMC seats (only Registration Part) & I.P University (VMMC & SJH AND ABVIMS & RML & ESIC Dental, Delhi ,100% AIIMS seats & 100% JIPMER seats
state counselling for 85% state quota seats :- you are eligible in the state you hold the domicile of. You can get domicile criteria at https://medicine.careers360.com/articles/neet-domicile-criteria
Detailed information about counselling is available at
https://medicine.careers360.com/articles/neet-seat-allotment
*In the counselling, you can get a seat in a college on the basis of your rank in NEET examination and the category you belong to .
*Then you have to report to the college and get your documents verified.
* After document verification, finally you get admission in mbbs in college
*Pursue your mbbs which is a 5.5 year long course in which the last 1 year consists of internship and after the completion of mbbs you become a doctor and can practice.
To help you in your neet preparation , we have neet knockout for you for which link is given below :-
https://learn.careers360.com/knockout-neet
Thank you
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