Choosing a career profile, which would help him in paving a prosperous path for future, is the goal of every student these days. Students always want to opt for a field, which is more lucrative and which promises a bright future for them. The options for career fields are growing day by day and so is the confusion growing between students. Though, there are many new professional courses, which have been introduced in the colleges of India, but still many students prefer sticking to the traditional courses. Fields like Engineering and medicine have always been the top priority of students, after school. This is because these fields, ensures a healthy and brilliant future for students and there are many renowned colleges in India, for the respective courses. Of all the courses, medicine courses are highly respected and valued in the society and there is abundance of jobs in these fields.

Students aiming for admission in the medicine courses in the colleges of India, have to go through tough entrance examinations, clearing after which only, they get enrolled in these colleges. With the passage of time, medicine field itself, has advanced to a great level and there are numerous fields of study, which get covered under the tag of medicine. All these developments and advancements in the medicine fields, has enhanced the career opportunities for the students to choose from. Few of the fields covered under medicine, and whose corresponding courses are provided in the colleges of India, from which a student can choose his career, are:

Career as a Physician
Career as a Surgeon
Career in Community health
Career in Research and Training
Career in Neurology
Career in Dermatology
Career in Ophthalmology
Career as an ENT specialist
Career in Psychiatry
Career in Allopathy
Career in Ayurveda
Career in Dentistry
Career in Homeopathy

The students applying for any of the above medicine courses need to have physics, biology, and chemistry as their subjects in the senior secondary education. Many medicine courses like Biotechnology and research based also require its candidates to have mathematics in the 12th class. The students have to prepare very hard to be a part of the top medical colleges in India. Few of the main entrance examinations, which students take to get admission in India’s best medical colleges, are:

All India Institute of Medical Sciences Entrance Exam
All India Pre-Medical / Pre-Dental Entrance Examination
Armed Forces Medical College Exam
All India Post Graduate Dental Entrance Test
Delhi University Medical-Dental Entrance Test
Jawaharlal Institute of Post-graduate Medical Education and Research
SRM Institute of Science and Technology Medical Entrance Exam
Kerala Engineering Architecture Medical Entrance Exam
Delhi University Post Graduate Medical Entrance Test
Banaras Hindu University Medical Entrance Examination
Bharati Vidyapeeth University Medical Entrance Exam

The course for the basic MBBS- Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery is for five and a half years, including a one year internship. There are graduate as well as post graduate courses in the field of medicine in the colleges of India. Most of the major medical institutions of India, are also the country’s well renowned hospitals, which provides an opportunity to students to practise their studies at the same time. The students therefore try taking admission in the Government Medical colleges of India, thereby securing and shaping their future in the best possible way. The increasing awareness about the health problems and their precautions, has given a boost to the medical; industry and therefore medical professionals are growing in demand.

Gurleen Kaur writes on behalf of Shiksha.com. Shiksha is a portal that connects education seeker with education provider. Shiksha provides information about MBA Colleges and IT Colleges

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