Medical courses after Class 12th without NEET 2025; course-wise eligibility, career prospectus
Anu Parthiban | March 21, 2025 | 08:38 PM IST | 2 mins read
The most popular courses without NEET include BSc Nursing, BPharmacy, Physiotherapy (BPT), Veterinary Science, and BSc Psychology.
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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.
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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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