I am a class 12th student with PCB & don't want to be a doctor. Can you suggest some other courses that I can pursue after 12th?

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    Vineet Kumar Rohilla Persuing BBA from JIMS Kalkaji(IP University) | Guide-Level 12

    6 years ago
    You can go in the field of biotechnology, pharmacy or do some other course like law, management, etc., whichever suits you, there are n number of options available today.
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    syeda mubina | Contributor-Level 8

    6 years ago
    You can do B.Sc in CBZ or you can go for B.Pharma, or you can choose biotechnology. All the courses will give you opportunities to be successful without becoming a doctor.
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    Vikas Pandey A budding CS Engineer and Web developer. | Guide-Level 11

    6 years ago
    A PCB student have many courses to do. You can go for:
    Radiognosis
    Pathologicalstudies
    B.Sc and M.Sc. Programmes
    Physiotherapy
    B.Pharma (Specialisation also M.Pharma
    D. Pharma
    Biotech
    Biomedical engineering
    and many more. But, first of all, go for your interest. Good Luck.
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    shikhar singh Building Digital Businesses. | Guide-Level 13

    6 years ago
    Dear, you can go for radiologist, pharmacist, chemist and much more. There are various option other than doctor in medical field. But, if you don't want to be in medical field. There are so many thing like photography, art, singing and, digital marketing, Diploma in fashion designing and many more.
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    CHETAN SHARMA | Contributor-Level 6

    6 years ago
    You can pursue B.Sc BE biotechnology, Chemical, Pharmacy, Food technology.
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    Ragesh C.R | Contributor-Level 7

    6 years ago
    There are lot of courses. Find your area of interest. There is good scope in microbiology. Biotechnology, immunology, B.Sc. In zoology, genitics.
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    DHARAM PAL JAKHAR MASTERS IN MATHEMATICS | Guide-Level 11

    7 years ago
    Dear,
    You can go for b. pharmacy or can also go for biotechnology and much more such courses. All the best.
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    Anandvaradhan Goud | Guide-Level 12

    7 years ago
    The next best option would be pharmacy or biotechnology so just focus on pcb CET!
    All the best for your bright future!
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    Ambika Rathore Bold and beautiful | Contributor-Level 9

    7 years ago
    What is your fifth subject? First, tell me about your interest.
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    jyoti goel | Guide-Level 13

    7 years ago
    There a lot of options except for medical. Some of them include
    1. Physiotherapy- BPT
    2. Dentist- BDS
    3. B.Sc
    4. Law
    5. Fashion designing
    5. Mass communication
    6. Hotel management
    7. MBA etc. You can research more on the topic. You can choose a field which does not require any specific subject like maths or bio or something.

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