Choosing the Integrated M.Sc. Life Science at NIT Rourkela can be a good decision only if your interest is genuinely in biology/research, not as a backup for NEET , because this is a 5-year research-orientated science programme, not a medical pathway; importantly, it is not just biology, as the curriculum includes Mathematics, Physics, basic engineering, and programming in the initial semesters, so students weak in maths may find the first year challenging.