Medical courses after Class 12th without NEET 2025; course-wise eligibility, career prospectus

The most popular courses without NEET include BSc Nursing, BPharmacy, Physiotherapy (BPT), Veterinary Science, and BSc Psychology.

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Admission to BSc Nursing for central universities are done through NEET. (Representational image: Wikimedia Commons)
Admission to BSc Nursing for central universities are done through NEET. (Representational image: Wikimedia Commons)

Anu Parthiban | March 21, 2025 | 08:38 PM IST

NEW DELHI: The National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test - undergraduate (NEET UG 2025) is the single-largest medical entrance examination for the most sought after MBBS course after Class 12. However, for those who want to pursue medical courses without appearing in NEET, there are several other options.

The most popular courses without NEET include BSc Nursing, Pharmacy, Physiotherapy, Veterinary Science, and Psychology. However, admission to BSc Nursing for central universities are done through NEET score and rank. The Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) announces the allotment results for BSc Nursing along with the MBBS, BDS AIQ counselling.

College of Nursing Dr RML Hospital, New Delhi, College of Nursing BHU, Varanasi are some of the colleges that admit students to its BSc Nursing course through MCC NEET counselling. However, All India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS Delhi) conducts its own entrance exam for offering admission to BSc Nursing courses.

As per the eligibility criteria, candidates who have passed the Class 12 with physics, chemistry, biology or mathematics (PCB or PCM). Some universities and state governments also conduct entrance exams for BSc Nursing admissions.

Also read Sharp dip in NEET cut-off for MBBS in Tamil Nadu government medical colleges

Medical courses without NEET 2025

Eligibility criteria, career options, and duration of medical courses without NEET score is given below.

Medical courses

Eligibility

Duration of course

Career prospectus

BSc Nursing

Class 12 with minimum 50% passing marks


Should have studied PCB or PCM in Class 12.

4 years

Staff Nurse, Registered Nurse (RN), Nurse Educator, Medical Coder, Nurse - Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), Emergency room.

Bachelor of Pharmacy (BPharm)

Class 12 with 50% minimum marks


Should have studied PCB or PCM.

4 years

Chemist,

Biochemist

Pharmacist

Bachelor of Physiotherapy (BPT)

Should have completed Class 12


Should have studied physics, chemistry, and biology.

4 years

Physiotherapist, Therapy Manager, Pediatric physiotherapist

Professor

Sports physiotherapist

Orthopedic physiotherapist

Geriatric Physiotherapist

Neurological physiotherapist

Cardiovascular physiotherapist

Physical medicine and rehabilitation

Osteopathy

BSc Psychology

Studied in Class 12 with PCB as compulsory subjects. Should have scored 50% aggregate marks and 5% relaxation is given to SC, ST, PwD.


Central universities such as Delhi University (DU), Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) offer admission through CUET UG 2025.

3 years

Psychologist

Child Psychologist, Clinical Psychologist, Neuropsychologist Counseling psychology

Educational psychologist

Psychologist

Social Worker

Human Resources Specialist

Forensic psychology

Research Assistant

Teaching

Healthcare professional

BSc Biotechnology

Admission in central universities are done based on CUET score.


Should fulfill the passing criteria to apply for university and state-level entrance exams.

3 years

Biochemist

Clinical research

Microbiologist

Pharmaceutics

Animal Biotechnology

Bioinformatics

Biomedical Engineer

Environmental biotechnology

The high salary courses without NEET 2025 includes,

  • BSc Nursing
  • Nutrition and Dietetics
  • B. Pharm/ Pharmacy
  • BSc, MSc Forensic Science
  • BSc, MSc Psychology (BA/B.Sc/M.Sc)
  • BSc Clinical Research
  • BSc Clinical Psychology
  • BSc Paramedical Technology.

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