For Medical Aspirants!!!

A post by a friend, Aniket Pandey. 

He recommends to first read NEET 2020 section even if you are in class 12.

'Hey, guys!  

I’m Aniket Pandey, a first-year MBBS student at LTMMC, Mumbai. I scored 589 in NEET 2017 with a Maharashtra State rank of 204.  

In this post, I’ll be providing some tips and tricks, some Do-s and Don’t-s based on my experiences which w help medical aspirants crack NEET with flying colours. I’ll be dealing with all the three subjects, will mention some good books to read etc.

NEET 2020:- 

This is for students who are currently in class 11th and will appear for NEET in 2020. 

Guys, first of all, preparing for National level entrances like NEET is a continuous process. The number of candidates appearing for NEET, the difficulty level is increasing as years are passing by. Class 11th consists of some extremely important chapters in all the three subjects as far as NEET and other entrances are concerned which requires quiet a lot of time to get fully understood. And mind you, once you guys enter in Class 12th, it gets very difficult to take out time and study some topics of class 11th. Now obviously you’ll have to take out some time revising some concepts of class 11th, but studying some topics from scratch will be difficult. But the good thing is, if you study from the very beginning and you are conceptually very strong in class 11th, class 12th will be a cakewalk. My only point is, if you want to crack NEET with a good rank, you’ll have to study from Day One of class 11th itself. Now talking about all the three subjects separately:- 

Physics:- 

Let me tell you frankly, Physics is a rank deciding subject. Most of the medical aspirants have problems in physics. The most common and the most important advice to improve your physics is solve more and more number of questions. The important thing here is your approach towards the subject. 

Now let's suppose a student finds a particular topic say electrostatics difficult… 

Now what most of the students do in such cases: 

1. 1. Read the synopsis very well from a standard book without understanding it's meaning. 

2. 2. Learn all the formula without understanding it's applications. 

3. 3. End up with not solving too many questions as they already find the topic difficult and boring. 
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This is an incorrect method because the most important thing i.e. solving more and more problems is missing. 

See, a particular amount of confidence is required to attempt and answer the question correctly in the NEET exam which only comes after practicing a lot of questions. If you just mug up the formulas without solving questions you don't develop that confidence and even if you know a particular question you may tend to commit silly mistakes which otherwise could have been avoided. 

The correct approach in such cases: 

1. 1. Solve the questions directly even if you don't know the theory well. 

2. 2. Refer to the solutions frequently and understand the correct approach to solve that particular 3. problem. 

3. 3. Solve the previous years questions as well. 

4. 4. Now you can go through the synopsis and I bet that you'll understand every point of it and you will be able to add your own points as well. 
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6. The most important criteria is fulfilled and you will develop that amount of confidence and believe me this method really works. 
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Books:-  

• HC Verma. 
• Dev Mukherjee. 
• Previous years papers (MTG Preferred) 
• NCERT  
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Don’t take physics lightly. Solve standard books from the very beginning to lay a strong basic foundation. And honestly, if your physics is perfect, believe me, half of your job is done.  

Chemistry:- 

This is very interesting and easy to score subject. Let’s talk about Physical, Inorganic and Organic Chemistry separately.. 

1. Physical:- 

• Learn all the formulas very well. Practice them frequently by writing on a piece of paper. 
• Revise your NCERT to brush up your concepts. 
• Solve all the previous years questions. 
• I suggest you to make a small notebook for noting down some shortcuts and special points (really helps at the end)

Inorganic:- 

• Only revise your NCERT. They'll not ask anything beyond that. 
• Solve all the previous years questions. 

Organic:- 

1. NCERT has only basics of organic chemistry. Read your NCERT perfectly to master the basics. Pay special attention to the boxes given in your NCERT. Many a times they are asked directly in entrance exams. Believe me organic is very much scoring so do solve a lot of questions from standard books. Solve all the previous years questions as well. 

Books:- 

• N Awasthi for Physical Chemistry. 
• MS Chauhan for Organic Chemistry. 
• NCERT for all the three sections (especially for Physical Chemistry) 
• Previous years questions (MTG Preferred) 
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There’s a channel on YouTube of Er Dushyant Kumar sir. He teaches chemistry brilliantly. He has so much of short cuts, so much of mnemonics which'll eventually help you out in solving mcqs. Do check out some of his video lectures. 

Biology:- 

One of the most easiest, most scoring, most interesting subject is biology. Almost none of the aspirants have problems in this subject. Believe me, you can score up to 345-350 marks in biology if you are thorough with your NCERT. A perfect strategy to master Biology is as follows. 

1. If you are learning a chapter for the first time- 

• Read NCERT thoroughly. 
• Solve MCQs from a standard book (most preferred is MTG Biology at your Fingertips) 
• Solve previous years questions (most important) 
• Highlight the questions which are tricky and not given in NCERT for future references. 
• Make notes of special points which you feel is very important and high yielding.  

2. While revising- 

• Revise NCERT thoroughly. 
• Go through the highlighted questions which you marked while solving. 
• Revise your notes. 
• Read any review book for extra information (most preferred and my personal opinion is go with Biology at your fingertips by Rahul Chawla. It's an amazing book) \

Now, most of the students don’t follow a correct pattern to read a particular chapter from NCERT. So below I’ve mentioned the correct way to read a particular chapter from NCERT. 

First, select a particular chapter which you want to study. Follow the below mentioned steps thereafter: 

• Go through the chapter once without reading anything. 
• Start reading now from the very beginning. Your ‘first read’ should be superficial. Just try to understand the concepts well without remembering anything. 
• Try to complete reading quickly without any breaks. Just go on reading the chapter. Even if you don't remember anything at the end, it's completely fine. Atleast you've understood the contents of the chapter and also its difficulty level. 
• After your ‘first read’ you can take a short break if the chapter was very vast. 
• Start your ‘second read’ now. Go very slowly, read each and every line of the text properly. You should try to understand the concepts as well as remember the things at the same time. 
• Your ‘second read’ can take double or even more the time as compared to your ‘first read’. That's completely fine. 
• Note some special points in a notebook (if possible) during your second read. This will help you during your revisions. 
• You are almost done with the chapter. 
• Take a short break and again go through the chapter quickly revising every concepts and go through your notes well. 
• After a few days or so, try to go through the chapter again very quickly. This will help you retain the chapter for a very long time. 

Believe me, this is the best method to learn biology. In fact, I still follow this method and it works brilliantly. The most important point is revising the things from time to time. 

Books:-  

• NCERT  

• MTG FINGERTIPS (for solving questions) 
• Past years papers (MTG Preferred) 
• Biology at your Fingertips by Rahul Chawla (for revision and crazy mnemonics) 
• NCERT Exempler questions if time permits. 
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The most important book for biology is your NCERT. Revise, re-revise your NCERT as many times you can. Co-relate various topics while reading. This'll make you remember things for a long time. 

NEET 2019:- 

This is for the students who are currently in class 12th or the ones who are planning to drop a year for appearing in NEET 2019. Apart from books, most of the things which I’ve already mentioned above are applicable for the students taking NEET 2019 as well. 

1. Students who are currently in Class 12th and are confident of their preparation:- 

• Go according to your set plan. Be consistent in your studies. Believe in yourself that you are definitely going to crack NEET 2019. 
• Follow the books which you are following from class 11th itself. It may not match with the ones which I mentioned. Every student has their own taste.  
• Take out some time for revising some important concepts of class 11th as well. If possible, take multiple mock tests based on class 11th syllabus regularly.  
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       2. Students who are currently in Class 12th and are not so confident of their preparation:- 

                 There is still enough of time left for you to prepare accordingly and crack NEET 2019.                         Don’t concentrate too much on scoring in your class 12th exam. Solve lots and lots of previous years questions to boost up your confidence.

                 Don’t solve books like HCV, MS Chauhan now as these require 2 years of constant reading. These standard books are not meant to be solved in one year. Solve books like                         MTG as it can be solved fully in a span of one year itself.

                 Don’t think you’ll score less if you are not reading books like HCV or Chauhan. Believe me, I have friends who didn’t solve these books but cracked NEET with flying colours. Study smartly and use your time wisely. 

                 Study entrance oriented. Study important concepts of class 11th which you might have missed as soon as possible. Solve multiple mock tests and believe in yourself.  

3. 3. For the students who are planning to drop a year:- 
4.             You have an added advantage over others. You have taken NEET yourself. You know how it feels in that three hours which is going to decide your future. You know how nervous you felt while you were taking the exam, you have felt the pressure yourself. I think your experiences will help you out in preparing for NEET 2019 and cracking it.  
5.             You know your weak areas better than anyone else. Now is the time to work on those areas. Look for your mistakes which you made in NEET 2018. Make a new set plan to eliminate those mistakes.  
6.             Take mock tests throughout the year as you’ve gone through the entire syllabus once. If possible join a coaching class as it’ll help you stay in touch with all the three subjects throughout the year. And never lose faith in yourself. In those three hours, confidence is what matters most. 
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Thanks for reading. 

All the best!!!'

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