Didn’t clear NEET? You have more options than you think
Every career option open to a PCB student that does not depend on NEET, and what to know before you decide on another attempt.
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career options on this site are open to a PCB student without NEET.
Some need an extra condition, such as a subject or a college’s own test. Each page says which.
If you are thinking of trying again
- There is no attempt limit and no upper age limit for NEET-UG. The minimum age is 17 by 31 December of the admission year.
- A drop year is a common choice. Weigh your score gap to your target, category and state quota cut-offs, money, and your wellbeing.
- The 15 per cent All-India Quota is only part of the picture. The other 85 per cent of state government seats go through each state’s own counselling, where home-state students often get in at much later ranks.
Options that don’t need NEET
Tap the heart to save any to your shortlist.
Health and medicine (4)
Engineering and technology (3)
Science and research (1)
Design and creative (5)
Business, commerce and law (4)
Humanities, media and society (5)
Hospitality, travel and sport (4)
Agriculture and allied (2)
Skills (1)
Other paths (1)
Talk it through
A result is one exam on one day. Ask Raahi to weigh your options with you, in English or Hindi.
Ask Raahi about my optionsIf the pressure feels like too much, talk to a parent, teacher or counsellor. Tele-MANAS, India’s free mental-health helpline, is on 14416 or 1-800-891-4416.
Also see: If you don’t clear JEE, My shortlist