Plan: Making Request a day in the Life of a Doctor

Eligibility to become Doctor

Becoming a doctor requires you to commit a great deal of time and study in order to practice medicine. Medical doctors require significant formal education. So, before choosing this career option, make sure that you have the minimum educational qualifications required to pursue a course in medicine.
The academic qualifications required to become a doctor is as follows:
Subject Combination – Science Stream with Physics, Chemistry and Biology (PCB) or Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics and Biology (PCMB) in class 12th.
Entrance Exam – NEET-UG, NEET- PG, AIIMS Medical entrance exam, JIPMER MBBS, Manipal Medical entrance exam, CMC Vellore entrance exam, Karnataka CET Medical entrance Exam, EAMCET Medical entrance exam, Amrita University MBBS entrance exam, AMU MBBS entrance exam, Delhi University Pre-Medical Test (DPMT), BHU-PMT.
Eligibility Criteria

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  For under graduation, candidates must have passed class 12 with science stream with at least 60% marks from a recognized board of education.
  
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  For postgraduate level studies (M.D/ M.S or M.Sc in Medicine), candidates must have M.B.B.S degree from an institution recognized by the Medical Council of India (MCI).
  
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  For the doctoral programme (Ph.D.), candidates must have a master’s degree. However, in some subjects, doing M.Phil is a pre-requisite to start Ph.D.
  

Note: To get admission in a reputed medical institute, it is necessary to appear and crack relevant medical entrance tests like NEET, AIIMS, JIPMER, state-wise entrance tests, and institute-wise entrance tests.

Types of Job Roles Doctor

A career as a doctor is very rewarding as it offers a variety of career options in various areas of medicine. The job of a doctor promises a high level of job satisfaction. One can choose to become a general practitioner or a specialist in different diseases and parts of the anatomy. Following are some of the job profiles for doctors: