Haematologist

Your route, step by step

1. 1Class 11–12: take PCBBody fluids, circulation and immunity in Class 11–12 Biology lead straight into this field. Prepare for boards and NEET UG together.
2. 2NEET UG → MBBS · 5.5 years4.5 years of study plus a 1-year internship. Seats through MCC (all-India quota) and Tamil Nadu medical counselling.
3. 3NEET PG → MD General Medicine (or MD Pathology) · 3 yearsPhysicians go on to clinical haematology; pathologists to the lab side (haematopathology).
4. 4NEET SS → DM Clinical Haematology · 3 yearsTraining in blood diseases and bone marrow transplant.
5. 5Practise or researchTransplant medicine, paediatric haematology or blood-bank leadership.

What a haematologist does

• Diagnose anaemia, clotting and bleeding disorders
• Treat leukaemia, lymphoma and myeloma
• Run bone marrow transplant programmes
• Guide safe blood transfusion

Entrance exams & admission

• NEET UGFor the MBBS seat (conducted by NTA)
• NEET PGMD / MS / DNB seats (conducted by NBEMS); 50% of government seats are all-India quota, 50% Tamil Nadu quota
• INI-CETPG seats at AIIMS, JIPMER, PGIMER and NIMHANS
• NEET SSDM / MCh super-specialty seats (conducted by NBEMS)

Where you may work

Well-known colleges in and near Tamil Nadu

Outlook

Specialise later