For Medical Dropers

Hi!!! A friend(Athreya) has written a post for droppers(medical stream). Check it out.


'Hi everyone, this is Athreya. I am a student of SVMC Tirupati. I scored 560 in NEET 2017. My state rank was 540.

This article is for those students who are willing to work hard for another year for reaching their goal, that is becoming a doctor.

Now coming straight to the point, since you are done with your boards, you can dedicate your time to objective exams. Droppers have 2 advantages and 2 disadvantages 

Advantages : Time and knowledge (what you learnt during +1 and +2)

Disadvantages : Time and knowledge

I'll explain how the same thing can be both advantage and disadvantage. Coming to advantage, you have ample to time to repeat,revise and reproduce things in exams. The subject you have already learnt helps you here and you revise things quickly , giving a lot of time to practice MCQ's (practice makes man perfect).

Now the other side of the coin, knowledge u have gained and time you have can make you lazy and over confident. Yes, I have seen droppers who have done this thing.

The strategy : RRR -- READ,REVISE,REPEAT FOLLOWED BY PRACTICE.

Subject-wise:

Biology:

 NCERT first. Learn NCERT by heart. According to previous trends , every year few questions are asked that are not found in NCERT. For these questions the best books are Telugu Akademi Books ( these are 11th and 12th class textbooks andhra pradesh/telangana board and they are separate for botany and zoology). if u are done with the above books, you will score a bare minimum of 320+ or even more.

Chemistry:

Inorganic chemistry : stick to NCERT. You will ace in this department.

Organic: Learn +1 organic thoroughly.then start with +2. Practice the mechanisms and named reactions from NCERT first. For additional reactions you can refer your coaching institute manual.

Physical : Understand the concept and learn by practice.

Physics :

Understandings and the concept and learn by practice. Practice as many questions as you can.

Complete learning part by December. Revision for 2 months and mock exams for 2 months.

The mock exams I have mentioned are additional to your week end exams. Make sure that you have consistency in scoring

and a final note, aim for a seat in prestigious colleges.. don't underestimate your caliber.. after all , TODAY'S DROPPERS ARE TOMORROW'S TOPPERS..

ALL THE BEST

ATHREYA'

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Revision in class 12

Hi guys!!!

Many of you had been asking me for a post on revision. Especially students of class 12. At this moment class 11 students don't have much to revise, so this post is mainly for students of class 12. But I recommend everyone to read it(so that class 11 students can avoid common mistakes people usually commit).

So there would be two kinds of students-

1. Who studied well in class 11(i.e. all their concepts are clear, they didn't leave many topics, practiced a lot, remember all formulae, equations, reactions, etc.)
2. Those who didn't study very well(i.e. have many backlogs, have forgotten many concepts, or don't remember them very well, or just didn't prepare for the exam).

Both kinds of people need to revise well now. But the strategies would be different. Don't feel bad if you didn't study well in class 11, you can still do wonders. Just follow the below guidelines sincerely, and I assure you good revision.
Coming to those who have studied well in class 11. You might be students aiming at IITs, and are really serious about it. You might be aiming for a top 100 or 50 finish. You have studied well in 11th. Half the job done. Now, make sure you don't get relaxed now and study even more. Attend all classes in 12th and clear every doubt. Make sure you understand class 12th well too. Now coming to the revision part, you should take out a fixed amount of time everyday(or make a few big slots every week). Make a diary and list all the topics in which you feel the slightest of doubt. Then pick up few of them everyday and design a schedule as to when are you going to cover them(you can adjust on the basis of your coaching test schedule maybe). Read theory quickly first (short notes help in this, and I recommend you to make them if not done yet) and then practice some good quality questions. Try to cover all major types of questions so that you revise everything(marking important questions while solving a book/coaching module helps in this process, so do it now if you haven't done it before). Try to give regular tests so that you have an idea of your progress. Also, try to mark yourself after every revision session. Use a timer to time yourself. Make sure you analyze,e your mistakes during those sessions. This will improve both speed and accuracy.

Now coming to students who didn't study well/didn't study at all in class 11, you have lots of time left. 1 year is enough to score any range of marks in JEE. I mean it. Just be patient and follow these points-

First of all, sit-down, take a copy and note down all the reason which due to which you couldn't study. Was it lack of awareness? Lack of commitment? Lack of hard work? Lack of Intelligence(well trust me on this, JEE doesn't need intelligence. All the intelligence factors fades away if you work hard enough).

Try to remove that as much as possible. You have already wasted a year. If you can't focus now, I am sorry, you can't make it. But if you are ready to focus, it's not that tough.

Coming to the point, first list the topics into three categories- topics you are comfortable with, topics which you are okayish with, and topics you don't know at all. Now sit with a teacher and sort the list on the basis of their importance in class 12 topics (e.g.- Ionic Equilibrium is required for Electrochemistry). Now sort it such that the most important topics come at the top. Starting from the top, try to cover the ones which you don't know at all. Pick up a Sunday/holiday, sit for 10-12 hours and complete it. First read theory(class notes/NCERT/any standard book, go to Books post if you don't know about it). Then start with some easy questions(exercise 1 of coaching sheet or any good question bank). Slowly advance to the more tough questions. Try to decide topics of class 11 which you'll improve on a weekly basis. Like I'll revise chemical and ionic equilibrium this week, etc. If you follow this and work hard enough, I guess 2 months are enough to clear most backlogs. And then follow the rules I mentioned for the students who studied well in class 11. And try to do more tough questions once backlogs are clear.

I hope this will clear confusions. Comment anything which you wish to ask. Follow the blog for regular posts.

All the best!!!

Also check : Best books for JEE , Motivation, A complete JEE preparation guide, Organic Chemistry, Mechanics, Algebra,

Electromagnetism

Hi guys!!!

This post is intended for students in class 12(but I highly recommend class 11 students to read it too, so that you have a guideline for the future).

The first chapter is electrostatics. Coulomb's Law, Potentials, Gauss' Law blah blah blah. Don't worry. I'll tell you what to do step by step. You must be thorough with vectors and mechanics. Click here to know more about Mechanics. If you are done then you won't face many problems in Coulomb's law. One section is done. Be very clear with the relation between V and E. Make sure you remember the formulae of V and E of various configurations with direction. Then comes Gauss' Law. This is really important. Practice a lot. And remember special results and derivations. Properties of conductors are important. Read theory from a good book like HCV. Capacitors is another important concept. Be clear with series/parallel connections, charge transfer, etc. Electrostatics in matter is yet another important concept. a lot of questions are asked on free charge and all which confuse those who are not clear with them. Reading theory and solving a lot of problems is recommended.

Then comes electric current. KCL, KVL, Ohm's Law, series/parallel and all related shit. It starts with a discussion of current conduction, drift velocity, electrons, basic properties of currents, etc. Not very important, but remember all formulae here. Then comes the circuit analysis part. Quite important. Practice a lot of questions involving KVL and KCL. Equivalent resistance calculation should be close to you. Practice many symmetry questions. They are common and easy. This chapter has less number of formulae and depends more on problem-solving.

Then comes magnetism. Be clear with currents and Electrostatics for this one. Quite similar to electrostatics. Lots of formulae and derivation(thanks to Biot Savart)- remember them all. Ampere's law is important. Practice a lot of questions and try out derivations(solenoid, wire,etc.) on your own. Direction matters a lot. Don't mess up with that. Practice questions on combined magnetic and electric field. These questions are common. Make sure you understand component splitting, vectors, etc. which are used heavily here. Electromagnetic Induction is easy. But it has a good weightage because it involves both currents and magnetism, Practice question based on calculating current with direction in different situations. This will help you clear KVL, magnetism and EMI all at a time.

Then comes JEE(Main) topics like EM Waves, Maxwell's Equations, etc. Just study NCERT well. And practice some past papers of JEE(Main). You are done.

Coming to the books must have books are NCERT and HCV. You must read HCV when the chapter gets finished in coaching(if you study at home, then just make HCV your coaching :p). If you need more practice, go for Arihant's book for Electromagnetism. Irodov is the final thing to do if you want a top 100 finish or aspire for Olympiads. But do it when you are done with everything else.

You can buy the books at a good price here(I have checked them all, and made sure they are the correct version). You can buy using these links-





This was Electromanetism. I  hope I covered everything. Comment any doubts/suggestions. Follow the blog for updates. I'll be posting a lot in the coming few days. Stay tuned!

All the best!!!

Also see: Best books for JEE preparation, Organic Chemistry, Mechanics, Algebra, Motivation

Mechanics

Many of you would have started with mechanics by now(class 11 people I mean). New nightmare right? (:p) But trust me, this is an area which is hated by many by the time it starts and is loved by the time your course is about to get over. However, JEE has got a reputation for asking some really mind-boggling questions from Mechanics. But don't worry, I am here to guide you through a step by step analysis of Mechanics.

It starts with Kinematics. Be clear with Vectors and Basic Math, and you are done. Practice a lot at this stage because you would have an early practice of solving equations fast.

So, the next chapter is NLM. It might be seeming very tough to you, but don't worry, by the end of your course you would be really comfortable with it. Practice a lot of questions. I can't emphasize it more. Be thorough with concepts like friction, strings, and pulleys, Normal force, Circular Motion, etc. Practice till you are perfect.

Then comes Work, Power Energy, and Gravitation. Practice conservation of Energy a lot. It is very important in Physics. Gravitation is linked to this. Again, look out for Energy conservation and Kepler's law when solving Gravitation questions. Work-Energy Theorem is another important concept. Make yourself comfortable with the topic.

Coming to Centre of Mass, and Momentum. One of the toughest chapters after Rotation. Tough nut to crack. Step one could be trying to remember all concepts and equations. It helps a lot. Be thorough with vectors. Momentum conservation relies a lot on it. Collisions has some interesting problems. Be thorough with the main formulae. Conservation of Momentum and Energy are central here. Remember positions of COM of various objects. It will be very helpful in future. Remember some basic cases in collisions(small object, heavy object, same masses, etc.) Spring questions are common. Be aware of springs in parallel/series, and basic equations.

Rotation is a real tough nut, and JEE asks some really awesome questions from this section. This is tough and has got a good weightage. You must give a good amount of time to it. It begins with Moment of Inertia. Learn the MI of various standards objects, and be thorough with the derivations. It will help you in case some questions based on calculating MI comes in JEE. Then there is a discussion of angular velocity, rotational Kinematics, etc. Pretty easy if thorough with basic trigonometry and Kinematics. Then comes torque, angular momentum, etc. This seems tough, but it will come naturally to you with time if you are clear with NLM. Remember there are only few equation, T=I(alpha), and L=Iw. Try to remember these using a correlation with NLM. Conservation of Angular momentum is very important. Lots of questions are asked from this topic. Be clear with the axis of rotation and the point about which you are trying to conserve it. Massive problem solving will help.

Then comes SHM. Another basic and important topic. Remember the derivation and equations of SHM. Remember the Time Period formulae. It will save a lot of time on the final day. Questions involving finding the Time Period of any mechanical system are common. Be thorough with them.

Fluid Dynamics and Elasticity- Not very important but few easy questions come for sure. You don't wanna miss them. Continuity equation, variation of pressure with depth, and Bernoulli equation are important. Try to do some questions of Surface Tension too(JEE has asked some really tough questions from this topics). Elasticity has a graph of Stress vs Strain. Remember it well. These chapters have a bunch of long equations. Try to remember them. There might be a few questions at least in JEE(Main) where you would need to evaluate the expression.

So, this was the chapter Synopsis. Coming to the preparation strategy, first of all listen to your coaching lecture/online lecture and do homework, and discuss in class if you are in a coaching. This will help you clear Mechanics.

Coming to books(and hence the self-study guys too) HCV is the god-book for Mechanics. Read every line(irrespective of whether you are in a coaching or not), understand everything and solve each question. Solutions are available somewhere on the Internet I guess(don't know if they are copyrighted or something, so beware). Discuss with teachers. If you sincerely solve all questions of Mechanics then no one can stop you from being a Master of Mechanics. I also recommend reading NCERT. It gives a wonderful insight into the subject and will prepare you for JEE(Main) and Boards too. If you need more objective practice, go for DC Pandey Problems book. Deb Mukherjee's book is really good for conceptual questions. And then comes the GOD- I.E. Irodov. This will prepare you for Olympiads, and for facing any question in JEE(Advanced). Solve this only if you have time and are done with the above stuff. Better do it during Holidays. But trust me, Irodov will give you an upper edge if you are aiming for a top 100 rank or so.

You can buy the books at a cheap rate from these links -

1. HC Verma                                             
2. DC Pandey Problems book
3. DCP Mechanics Part 1
4. DCP Mechanics Part 2
5. Irodov
               
    


This was Mechanics. I'll cover more things with time. Feel free to comment any doubt/suggestions.

All the best!!!

P.S.- Guys, do follow the blog(using the option of the left) for regular updates. I'll be adding a lot of information in my summer vacations.

Also see: Best books for JEE , Electromagnetism,Motivation, A complete JEE preparation guide, Organic Chemistry, Algebra,

KVPY Section Updated

I have updated the KVPY section of the blog.

 My friend Irin Ghosh, who topped KVPY 2015(SA stream) has made some contributions for aspirants. Check them out.

 Feel free to comment your doubts!!!

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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