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All professional courses compared
CourseFieldGoverning / regulating bodyWho can joinDurationTypical fresher salary
CPA (US)FinanceAICPA / NASBAGraduates (US credit rules apply)~1–2 years₹8–12 lakh per annum (LPA)
CAFinanceICAIAfter Class 12 (any stream) or graduation~4.5–5 years₹6–12 LPA
FRMFinanceGlobal Association of Risk Professionals (GARP)No formal prerequisite to register~1–2 years₹6–12 LPA
ACCAFinanceACCA (UK)After Class 12 (marks criteria) or graduation~2.5–4 years₹4–8 LPA
CMAFinanceICMAIAfter Class 12 (any stream) or graduation~3–4 years₹4–7 LPA
CFAFinanceCFA InstituteGraduates or final-year students~2.5–4 years₹4–6 LPA
Actuarial ScienceFinanceInstitute of Actuaries of India (IAI)Via Actuarial Common Entrance Test (ACET)~5–8 years₹4–6 LPA
CSFinanceICSIAfter Class 12 (any stream) or graduation~3–4 years₹3–8 LPA
LLBLawBar Council of IndiaAfter Class 12 (5-year) or graduation (3-year)5 or 3 years₹3–15+ LPA
Judicial ServicesLawState PSCs / High CourtsBachelor of Laws (LLB) (bar enrolment usually required)Exam after LLB₹77,000–90,000/month
MBBSMedicineNMCClass 12 Physics, Chemistry, Biology (PCB) + National Eligibility cum Entrance Test – Undergraduate (NEET-UG)5.5 years₹6–12 LPA
BHMSMedicineNCHClass 12 PCB + NEET-UG5.5 years₹2.5–6.5 LPA
BDSMedicineDCIClass 12 PCB + NEET-UG5 years₹2.5–6 LPA
BAMSMedicineNCISMClass 12 PCB + NEET-UG5.5 years₹3–5 LPA
BPTHealthcareState councils / NCAHPClass 12 PCB4.5 years₹2.5–4.5 LPA
B.PharmHealthcarePharmacy Council of India (PCI)Class 12 PC + Biology or Maths4 years₹2.5–4.5 LPA
B.Sc NursingHealthcareINCClass 12 PCB + English4 years₹2.5–4 LPA
B.EdTeachingNCTEGraduates (or 4-year integrated)2 or 4 years₹2.5–5 LPA
Integrated MBAManagementIIMs / universitiesClass 12, any stream5 years₹4–10 LPA (private)