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Doctor (MBBS)
Diagnose, treat and stay with patients through the hardest days
From Campus Binge's data, as of 2026-10-15. Each fact says how far to trust it.
Starting pay
₹8–15 L/yr after MBBS
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Later
₹20 L–1 Cr/yr as a specialist
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Years to get there
5.5 years MBBS + 3 years MD for most
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Cost
₹0.1–1 L/yr government · ₹10–25 L/yr private
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Streams
PCB, PCMB
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Subjects
Biology, Chemistry
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Routes
doc-neet
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About
Ward rounds and OPD Long shifts, especially early on Years of study after MBBS to specialise
Paths
1World signals
6- Hands-on clinical work scores lowest for AI applicabilityOral surgeons, prosthodontists, nursing assistants and surgical assistants are among the 40 jobs AI applies to least, so care done with your hands on a patient is the hardest work to automate.
- Anthropic Economic Index: computer and maths tasks are about a third of Claude.ai chats and 46% of API trafficSoftware work is where AI is used most and API use is mostly hands-off automation, while lab-heavy jobs like microbiology rank lower and radiology ranks higher on how much of the job AI covers.
- Cabinet approves over 10,000 new medical seats toward 75,000 in five yearsMore government MBBS and PG seats arrive each year, which eases the seat crunch slowly but does not make NEET easy.
- Supreme Court refuses a NEET-UG 2024 re-test despite a confirmed leakExam integrity is a live risk for medical aspirants and results can be fought in court for weeks, so keep a non-NEET route ready.
- NEET-UG 2026 cancelled after a paper leak; a fresh exam orderedA whole year’s medical entrance had to be redone, so build buffer time and a backup (B.Sc, allied health, biotech) instead of betting on one exam date.
- Anti-paper-leak law notified: up to 5 years in prison and ₹1 crore finesCheating and leaks in central exams now carry heavy penalties, a deterrent, though the 2026 NEET leak shows it is still being tested.
Related careers
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