My daughter is in Class X. She wants to be a psychiatrist. Which stream should she take in Class XI?
Psychiatry, a branch of the medical profession, is focused on the study and treatment of mental illness, emotional and behavioural disorders. To get admission in Psychiatry, students should go for 5 ½ years MBBS programme for which eligibility is 10+2 with Physics, Chemistry, and Biology. Admission in MBBS course will be done through NEET.
After completing MBBS, student can go for Doctor of Medicine (MD) or Diploma in Psychiatric Medicine (DPM) or a Diploma of National Board exam (DNB) this is equivalent to an MD degree. The Master course in Psychiatry takes 3 years to complete while the diploma course takes two years.
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