I'm a 23‑year‑old MSc first‑year student and I feel completely drained and depressed because my career is stuck. After 12th I took two drops for NEET but couldn't clear it since I was never truly into it and never studied properly. Then I did a BSc, finished it and now I'm in the first year of my MSc. But I can't picture my future. If I go for CSIR NET, the PhD and research situation here is terrible – no job security, low pay, and supervisors treat JRFs like servants. If I aim for government jobs like SSC CGL, banking or PSC exams, the competition is insane because many repeaters keep trying, vacancies are irregular. And if I try NEET again, my age makes me insecure. Even if I clear it, I'll be 24 when MBBS starts. My life feels like it's falling apart before it even begins.
I'm doing biotech and hope to go to Germany for a PhD; it's better there at least.
PCB is the worst stream – there's no good, high‑paying career after BSc. Nobody hires BSc biology graduates here, and MSc biology graduates face the same problem. A PCM student can get jobs in big companies after BSc Maths or BSc Statistics if they're from a good college. There's little to no scope in PCB. PCM students have far more opportunities. BTech is the best undergraduate degree without doubt – whether people are employed or not, BTech offers the best opportunities.
I really don't get why schools offer PCB. Maths, Physics and Chemistry should be compulsory. The only sensible options should be biology and computer. Not having maths completely kills your chances of studying physics in college.
I just gave NEET – my first and last drop because I have no interest in biology – and now I'm thinking of doing a BSc in zoology or physics (I love physics a lot, but my parents pushed me into PCB). I never wanted MBBS, but I fear unemployment with a BSc. I picture a teaching job after BSc. I'm 18 this year and totally confused. The more I research, the more it seems MBBS is the only way to get a job after PCB. I feel stuck and need advice from anyone willing to help.
Even though I'm good at maths, I took NEET, didn't get in and now I'm doing BSc Life Sciences. I want to switch. Biology feels like a curse for me.
I took PCB, didn't clear NEET (didn't prepare for it) and everything has gone downhill since then. PCB feels like the worst stream with very limited scope.
I know a girl who didn't clear NEET in two attempts, then did her BSc from Kirorimal College, MSc from DU and is now doing a fully funded PhD at UCB, USA with a scholarship worth 1 cr.
Starting MBBS at 24 isn't a big deal – it's truly the best you can do. Think of it this way: you'll be around 35 after postgraduate studies, maybe a bit less. By then you'll be a specialist doctor – a surgeon or MD. In what other profession would you be better than a specialist doctor at 35? If you think you'll be better in another field, go for that; otherwise, just stick with medicine.
What would you have done if you had taken Maths? Which undergraduate degree would you have chosen?
Same situation, didn't take any drop. Let me tell you, after MSc and even after PhD there isn't much earning potential in this field if you want good money. It's still time to switch – start preparing for corporate exams like MBA, gain skills, do courses, internships in clinical research, or begin preparation for government job exams. Use the two years of MSc to keep a decent CGPA; you don't need to be a topper, just focus on the things I mentioned.