Missed a govt MBBS seat and don't fancy an alternative like Pharmacy ? You can still become a doctor — graduating from a WHO-listed, NMC-approved university abroad at half the cost of a private Indian MBBS, and return home ready to clear FMGE/NExT. Why Indians Pick MBBS Abroad Seat crunch: 24 lakh NEET 2024 takers v 1.18 lakh MBBS seats in India. Fees gap: ₹50 L – ₹1.5 Cr in Indian private colleges v ₹15-45 L total abroad. 6-year English-medium curriculum with built-in intern

For many, medicine feels like the only dream worth chasing. But what if your path to healing others takes a different route? Every year over 22 lakh candidates sit for NEET (NTA 2024) to compete for 1,18,148 MBBS seats ( neetsupport.com ). With a qualification rate near 56 %, a large pool looks for parallel paths. MBBS is still the benchmark , yet Pharmacy and other healthcare tracks are gaining ground. This article weighs both streams on duration, cost, global mobility and