Gauri Chhabra
As the XII Board examinations draw to a close, students all over are faced with a formidable challenge of choosing the right career option. While the students from all the three streams of arts, commerce and science are faced with this problem, the pressure mounts higher for the XII (Medical) students due to the very fact that the Pre Medical Exam seems like a challenge and the greater challenge is – If not MBBS, what next? For those of you wish to explore other alternatives, there are several forking pathways:
For sake of convenience, we divide them into the following.
For those who have love for Hospitals.
Ayurveda
Several students, who are unable to make it to MBBS courses, explore getting into Ayurveda, a “preventive” form of medicineas a second option. The entrance examination for the BAMS includes All India Pre-Medical test organized by CBSE for the admission of students in reputed Ayurveda institutions all over the country. Some universities in various states carry out their own entrance examinations for the admission. In such university, you are given admission based on the marks obtained in the 10+2 examinations and rank obtained in the entrance test. You can get into professions like Clinical practice, Academic Research, Management and Drug manufacturing.
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*Shri Dhanwantri Ayurvedic College, Chandigarh.
*Government Ayurved Mahavidyalaya, Patiala.
*Guru Nanak Ayurvedic Medical College & Research Institute, Ludhiana.
Homeopathy
Homeopathy is a system of alternative medicine based on his doctrine of like cures like. You can opt for Bachelor of Homoeopathic Medicine and Surgery (BHMS) degree. You must also have qualified 10+2 examination in science with Biology as an optional. Homeopathy, like any other regular medical course, requires five and a half years medical training and one year of compulsory internship. Seats to BHMS are available with various universities and are filled up through an All-India Entrance Examination. After the successful completion of your studies, you can get work with hospitals of the private or public sector or open your own clinic.
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*All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi.
*Homoeopathic Medical College, Abohar.
*Institute of Homoeopathic Medical Education & Research, Fatehgarh Sahib.
*Guru Ravidas Ayurved University, Hoshiarpur.
*Baba Farid University of Health Sciences, Faridkot.
*Sri Guru Nanak Dev Homoeopathic Medical College, Ludhiana.
Hospital Administration
If you wish to team up your administrative capabilities with love for hospitals, Hospital Administration is concerned with planning, organizing, and staffing, coordinating, controlling and evaluating health services for the community to provide maximum care to patients.For admission into an under graduate program of 3 yrs duration, you should have cleared 12 with Biology as a subject with a minimum score of 50 %.
There are abundant career opportunities in the field of healthcare in private or public sectors. You can opt to work in hospitals, medical college’s old age homes, clinics and in state health department.
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*Sai Institute of Paramedical and Allied Science, Dehradun.
Pharmacy
Pharmacy is the science and technique of preparing and dispensing drugs and links health sciences with chemical sciences and aims to ensure the safe and effective use of pharmaceutical drugs. It deals with topics such as making medicines, chemicals involved in making medicines, uses of medicines etc. This course is 4 years long after completion of 12th in Medical stream with 50% marks. There is huge number of opportunities available for you in both public and the private sector. After the completion of the course you can work as a Chemical Technician, Bio-Technology Industries, Drug Therapist, Drug Inspector, Hospital Drug Coordinator, Health Inspector and Pharmacist.
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Chandigarh College of Pharmacy.
Chitkara College of Pharmacy, Rajpura.
Desh Bhagat School of Pharmacy under Desh Bhagat University, Mandi Gobindgarh.
Veterinary science
Veterinary medicine is the branch of medicine that deals with the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of disease, disorder and injury in non-human animals. Admission process is done through national level entrance exams such as All India Pre Veterinary Test (AIPVT), All India Common Entrance Examination (AICEE), Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University Entrance Test,with 12th Medical. Recruitment to government hospitals is carried out as per the notifications issued by state public servicecommissions. Apart from these, you can work with private organizations or can start your own clinics.
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*Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences, University, Ludhiana.
*Khalsa College of veterinary and Animal Science, Amritsar.
For those who have love for Research and Science.
If you have love for Research Programs, you can opt for the following:
Agricultural Sciences
Agricultural science is a broad multidisciplinary field of biology that encompasses the parts of exact, natural, economic and social sciences that are used in the practice and understanding of agriculture. Agricultural sciences also offer students a chance to pursue their career in different domains like horticulture, meteorology, agronomy and others. Generally, academic programmes in agricultural sciences are offered as three-year B.Sc. degree with specialization in different fields likein Crop Physiology, Agriculture, Agronomy, Bio-chemistry and Agricultural Chemistry), Agricultural Statistics, Agricultural Meteorology, Entomology. You would be placed in public, private and agricultural-based products, companies, management companies, as agricultural development, agricultural officers.
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*Punjab Agriculture University, Ludhiana.
*Amritsar College of Engineering and Technology (ACET)
*Baba Farid college, Bathinda (BFC).
*Desh Bhagat University, Mandi Gobingarh
Forensic Sciences
Forensic science is the application of science to criminal and civil laws. Forensic scientists collect, preserve, and analyze scientific evidence during the course of an investigation. While some forensic scientists travel to the scene to collect the evidence themselves, others occupy a purely laboratory role, performing analysis on objects brought to them by other individuals.A degree likeB.Sc. in Forensic Sciences prepares you to develop scientific investigative skills to analyze elements and evidence found in relation to incidents. If you wish to join scientific investigative fields with governmental agencies, this is the best option. Recently, several private organizations and laboratories, as well as medical centres have started employing forensic science graduates .
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*Amity University, Noida, B. Sc Forensic Sciences.
Bio-technology
Bio-technology is vividly associated with the domain of medical sciences but has variations. It is the use of living systems and organisms to develop or make products, or “any technological application that uses biological systems, living organisms or derivatives.Generally, bio-tech programmes , B. Sc. in Biotechnology and Bio informatics can be pursuedafter completion of 12th in Medical stream with 50% of marks You can dovetail your skills into sectors such as Agriculture, Animal Husbandry, Environment Conservation, Genetic Engineering, Health Care etc.
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*Netaji Subhas Institute of Technology, New Delhi.
*Thapar University, Patiala.
*Baba Farid College, Bathinda.
*Chandigarh Group of Colleges, Mohali.
Geological Sciences
You can opt for undergraduate degree programmes in the field of Geology in streams .i.e.B.Sc. Geology, The field offers very interesting and rewarding career and job opportunities to the students. You can be easily absorbed in private sector, oil and gas industry, NGOs, archaeology and universities.
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*University of Delhi, New Delhi.
*Centre for Petroleum and Applied Geology, Chandigarh.
*Dr. B.R Ambedkar College, Betai, Fatehgarh Sahib.
Zoological Sciences
Zoology is the study of living organisms. Unlike medical sciences, which is limited to human beings and their treatment; Zoology covers the broad spectrum field including all living and extinct living begins, which includes mammals, insects, birds, amphibians, reptiles, fishes and a lot of other. Zoology is again is not a very popular choice among Class 12th Medical students but as an academic field offers numerous opportunities in fields .i.e.B.Sc. (Hons) in Zoology, B. Sc. in Advanced Zoology and Biotechnology, B. Sc. in Aquaculture (Fishery Microbiology), B. Sc. in Zoology and Animal Biotechnology, B. Sc. in Zoology. As far as career options go, zoology you can land a job as teacher or as a wildlife expert, conservationist, ornithologist and others.
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*Garden City College, Indira Nagar, Bangalore.
*Deen Dayal Upadhyaya College , New Delhi.
*Apex International College, Amritsar.
*D.A.V College, Jalandhar.
Micro Biological Sciences
Micro-Biology is another off-shoot domain of mainstream medical sciences that studiesmicroorganisms like fungi, bacteria and viruses. It deals with causes and treatment of human illnesses caused by micro-organisms. Generally, students can opt for three-year undergraduate level academic programme in the field of micro-biology in B.Sc. (Hons) in Microbiology. after class 12th Medical. On the career front, microbiology offers you a chance to get jobs in pharmaceutical industries, food research industries, laboratories and others.
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*Kurukshetra University, Faculty of Science, Kurukshetra.
*College of Paramedical Science, Bathinda.
*D.C.M Institute of Medical and Paramedical Technology, Amritsar.
Anatomy Science
Anatomy is a science that deals with structural organization of animals and plants. Anatomy comprises of phytotomy (plant anatomy), human anatomy, zootomy (animal anatomy), etc. Plant anatomy is a science related to the interior structure of plants. Human anatomy is a science that deals with the study of morphology of the adult human body. The eligibility to study the B.Sc in Anatomy is a pass in 10+2 with science stream with 55% marks. The duration of the course is 3 years.This course could lead to becoming a Anatomist or Physiologist, Anthropologist, Biologist, Biotechnologist, Cardiac Technician and Cardiologist.
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*All India Institute of Medical Science New Delhi.
*Christian Medical College, Ludhiana.
*Dayanand Medical College & Hospital Ludhiana.
*Government Medical College, Patiala.
Therefore, if you have opted for medical field and feel like you are sitting on a time bomb, there are many forking pathways that you can script your success with.
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