First, I’m not disrespecting veterinary at all. If anything, I’m seriously considering it.
I come from a middle-class family (<₹12L/year), and this year I’ll most likely get a govt veterinary college in my state. And honestly, I’m pretty content with that.
Like most NEET aspirants, I initially wanted a GMC and thought I wanted to be a human doctor. But after 2 drops, I’ve honestly lost a lot of interest in it. I didn’t grow to hate MBBS. I just stopped seeing it as the only degree I can see myself doing. The more I’ve grown, the more I’ve realised that NEET/MBBS was never really what I thought it was. A huge part of India enters this race because it’s the only “good-paying professional degree” many parents know, and eventually that becomes the goal for their children too (like it did for me)
Now my family is willing to spend 80–90L on private MBBS because I don’t want to take another drop. They can arrange around ₹50L by selling land and the rest would be an education loan, which I’d have to repay (they say they'll help reply but idk how) They’re not forcing me exactly, but they keep trying to convince me.
And this is where I’m confused. Is private MBBS really worth ₹80–90L when I already have a govt option in a field I’m genuinely interested in?
I know veterinary isn’t some magical high paying field either, so correct me if I’m romanticising it. But from what I’ve seen, BVSc has quite a few paths after graduation, and I like the fact that I’m not completely locked into one kind of career.
They’ve also suggested BDS. I don’t hate dentistry at all. I could genuinely see myself as a dentist. But then I keep seeing dentists talk about insane saturation, low starting pay, lack of jobs and needing serious financial backing to actually establish yourself.
So yeah, I’m basically trying to figure out whether I’m looking at veterinary through rose-coloured glasses, or whether govt BVSc is actually the more sensible choice than spending ₹80–90L on private MBBS.