PUC Science

The most structured of the six roads, and the one with the most entrance exams at the end of it. Science leads to medicine, engineering, nursing, pharmacy, agriculture, veterinary science, architecture, the defence services and research. It asks for two demanding years of Physics and Chemistry alongside Mathematics or Biology, and it rewards students who genuinely like those subjects rather than students who were told the stream was prestigious.

15 pathways in this stream.

PUC Science at a glance

15Pathways

109Job roles

60Government routes

88Specialisations

The journey, stage by stage

1. 1 SSLC
2. 2 PUC Science
3. 3 Entrance exam
4. 4 Degree
5. 5 First job
6. 6 Higher studies
7. 7 Research
8. 8 Your own work
9. 9 Senior roles

Every pathway in this stream

⚙️ Engineering4 Years · KCET / COMEDK / JEE Main

🏥 Medicine (MBBS)5.5 Years · NEET UG

💊 PharmacyD.Pharm 2 Years · B.Pharm 4 Years · Pharm.D 6 Years · KCET / NEET

🧬 Life Sciences3 Years (4 Years Honours under NEP) · KCET / CUET

🌾 Agriculture & Allied Sciences4 Years · CUET (ICAR-UG) / KCET (farm science)

🐄 Veterinary Science5.5 Years (4.5 + 1 yr internship) · NEET UG / KCET (veterinary counselling)

🦷 Dentistry5 Years (4 + 1 yr internship) · NEET UG

👩‍⚕️ NursingB.Sc Nursing 4 Years (GNM diploma being phased out) · NEET UG / state nursing counselling

🧑‍⚕️ Physiotherapy4.5 Years (4 + 6 month internship) · Class 12 PCB marks / college entrance (2026-27) · NEET UG from 2027-28

🔬 Allied Health Sciences3–4 Years (incl. internship) · NEET UG (mandatory for notified courses from AY 2026-27)

🧪 Pure Sciences3 Years (4 Years Honours under NEP 2020) · KCET / CUET / college merit

🌿 AYUSH Medicine (BAMS / BHMS / BUMS / BSMS)5.5 Years (4.5 + 1 yr internship) · NEET UG

🎖️ Defence Services (NDA)3 Years at NDA + 1 Year at the service academy · UPSC NDA & NA Examination

📐 Architecture5 Years · NATA / JEE Main Paper 2

🚢 Merchant NavyDNS 1 Year · B.Tech Marine Engineering 4 Years · IMU CET