what can I opt for 12 pcb if not neet ? (want to do upsc )
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Hi
If you are 12th Pcb student and don't give neet then you won't be able to get admission in medical courses for which neet is mandatory .
NEET is mandatory only for
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MBBS
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BDS
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Ayush courses( Ayurveda i. e BAMS , Unani i.e B. U. M. S, Siddha i. e BSMS, and Homeopathy i.e BHMS )
There are a number of courses after your 12th PCB which you can go for without neet examination but which course will be good for you and you should go for depends upon following factors
*********** Your interest
*********** What do you want to become,
For example,
If you want to become a pharmacist, then you can do B pharma, if you want to be a lawyer then you can go for 5 year llb.
To get the list of courses that you can go for without Neet at
https://medicine.careers360.com/articles/medical-courses-without-neet
Some of the best courses that you can go for without Neet examination are listed below:-
----------------------------) BVsc i. e Bachelor of Veterinary Science :-If you want to become animal doctor i. e a Vet then you need to do BVSc. Neet is mandatory for only all india quota bvsc seats offered through AIPVT counselling and also for state quota bvsc seats in most of the states like Maharashtra etc but yes without neet, you can get admission though your state level entrance exams like
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AP EAMCET :- https://sche.ap.gov.in/EAPCET/EapcetHomepages/Courses.aspx
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TS EAMCET :- https://eamcet.tsche.ac.in/TSEAMCET/Courses (https://eamcet.tsche.ac.in/TSEAMCET/Courses.aspx#:~:text=Engineering%20Category%20(E)&text=(Bio%2DTechnology)%20(M.P.C.,Bio%2DTechnology)%20(M.P.C.)&text=Technology%20(FT))-,B.,%E2%80%93%20Doctor%20of%20Pharmacy%20(M.P.C)
For details about BVsc check out :- https://www.careers360.com/courses/bvsc-bachelor-of-veterinary-science
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Bsc Nursing
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Bsc agriculture
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BSc biotechnology
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B Pharma
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Bachelor of Physiotherapy.
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Paramedical courses
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BSc dairy technology
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BSc microbiology
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BSc. Medical Laboratory Technology
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BSc. Cardiac Laboratory Technology
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BSc. Dialysis Technology
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BSc. Neuro Technology
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BSc. Nuclear Medicine Technology
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BSc. Operation Theatre Technology
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BSc. Perfusion Technology
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BSc. Radiotherapy Technology
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BASLP (Bachelor in Audiology & Speech Language Pathology)
Coming to UPSC
You can choose any graduation courses like BA, BSc nursing or any bachelor's course.
This is because,
To be eligible for UPSC examination there is no compulsion to be a graduate in a particular subject, all you need to be eligible is a graduation degree in any discipline.
For your reference,
UPSC eligibility criteria is provided below:-
************* You must have a bachelor's degree in any, discipline from a recognised university .
************* Minimum age limit :- you need to be at least 21 years old to be eligible as on 1st of August of the year of filling the form
************* Maximum age limit :- 32 years , also there's 3 year relaxation on upper age limit for obc and of 5 years for sc/st category as on 1st August of the year of examination
************* Attempt limit:- The maximum of times one can appear in UPSC is given below category wise :-
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General/ EWS - 6
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OBC or General PwD - 9
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SC/ ST - No limit , can appear till upper age limit .
You can check detailed eligibility at :- https://competition.careers360.com/articles/upsc-ias-eligibility-criteria
But yes ,
If you are completely focused towards upsc then ,
choosing BA can be really helpful for your UPSC examination, this is because in BA you will be learning subjects like history , polity etc which are a part of the UPSC syllabus so it will help you in your upsc examination
Some of the best graduation courses regarding upsc are :-
----------) BA Public Administration – Highly relevant, it has compact syllabus, it has a lot of overlaps with your polity & governance part in your GS II.
----------) Ba Sociology – it's study of society, lots of material are useful in GS I, Essay, in Ethics paper as well.
----------) BA History – useful for prelims and your GS I.
----------) BA Geography -relevant for both prelims and GS
----------) BA Political Science – relevant for both prelims and GS II
Some other options are are BA Economics,BA Philosophy etc.
But if you want to play safe and want to have a good backup then courses like Bsc nursing etc will provide you a backup , considering the worst scenario of not being able to qualify UPSC.
So, take your time and decide.
To help you further, here's a brief of your UPSC examination pattern
Your UPSC civil services examination consists of three stages
********prelims exam :- it is objective paper and is of qualifying nature , so you just need to at least qualify it to be eligible for mains examination, the score /marks obtained by you in your prelims examination is not added up or used in your final merit. Your prelims exam consist of 2 papers: -
-----) general studies 1
-----) general studies II ( csat )
You get 2 hours for each paper
********Mains exam. :- it is descriptive /written examination . There are a total of 9 papers which are listed below:-
-----) compulsory indian language.
-----) english
-----) essay
-----) general studies I
-----) general studies II
-----) general studies III
-----) general studies IV
-----) optional I
-----) optional II
The compulsory indian language and english are qualifying in nature . You just need to qualify them. The marks obtained by you in these two papers will not be counted towards merit list.
*********Interview :- After qualifying mains, you have to go through interview round, and it is more of test of your personality rather than knowledge.
For detail examination pattern check out :- https://competition.careers360.com/articles/upsc-ias-exam-pattern
Regards
ADITYA KUMAR
If you wish to go for the UPSC CSE, then you can choose any of the stream which you are interested in. See for UPSC CSE you will need a graduation from any stream. So what ever the stream you choose doesn't matter, chose the one you like the most and start preparing for the UPSC from the 2nd year of your graduation.
For more information regarding UPSC CSE consider the link below:
https://competition.careers360.com/articles/upsc-ias-exam-pattern
I hope this helps. Goodnight!
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