Tips to tackle the exam giving year
(From January to
May)
These
five months form the most important period of the 2 year long struggle towards
the target.
You
will face a lot of tough situations during this period and you will get a
feeling that “ab bas ho gya yaar”, but for god’s sake, please don’t give up!
Trust me; you are going to cherish these feelings after the exams.
One
of my teacher once said
“Yaar
tayyari kar rhe ho toh aisi karo ki maza aaye , karte waqt tmhe aaye and tmhare
result k baad sbko aaye , aur jb do saal baad peeche mudkr dkho toh tmhe khud
par naaz ho”
Previous
year questions are a boon for medical students. Practice them again and again.
First of all set a goal and do every possible thing to achieve it!!!
Self-motivation is the best thing that will help you in achieving
your goal.
January
The
students are in a stressful situation since the preboard examinations mark the
beginning of the month.
My
advice to the students is that they should give this 5-10 days’ time completely
to their preboard examination because in a way
it will added to their preparation for 12th board exams. This
is the best time for a student who has not attended any lecture in school or
has totally ignored the board exams till now to get aware of the complete
course and pattern of the board exams. There are certain topics in all subjects
which are important only for the board exams, which a student generally leaves
during his preparation for the competitive exams, can be covered during this
time.
These
topics are :-
In physics
1.
Derivations
2.
Optical instruments
3.
Semiconductors
4.
Van de Graff generator etc. etc.
In chemistry
1.
Chemistry in everyday life
2.
Polymers etc. etc.
In biology
Biology
won’t be a big problem since every student reads biology NCERT religiously (I
hope so)
Aim
of a student for preboard exams should be that he/she should become completely
aware of all the topics important for board exams and how much time is required
to cover them. This will help the student in deciding that how much time he/she
can give to preparation of competitive exams in the month of February.
The
result of preboard exams should not be taken seriously because there enough time
left for completing the course and a major difference can be created in the
board exams.
A farewell party marks the
ending of the month. Parties and hanging out with friends should be avoided
since the time is moving faster than you think it is.
February
Board
practical exams mark the starting of this month. Student should not play with
the practical exams and should take them seriously.
This
month is ideal for revision of 11th class since a student is fully
aware of the pattern and course of the board exams and the time required by him
for completion of course. Time required for course completion is different for each
and every student so it is highly advisable that don’t compare anything with
anyone. Its your planning and at least you should be confident about it.
Generally
for a student who has sincerely studied the whole year, last 10 days of
February are sufficient for board exam preparation.
It
is advisable that the student should stop
reading anything else other than NCERT for biology.
Revision
of things other than NCERT can be done at the end of March but reading NCERT in
feb will also help in board exams.
The
student should start reading physics
NCERT in February since it will help him in board exams as well as in
preparing for assertion reason questions (AIIMS) .Assertion reason questions
are the main rank deciders in AIIMS ,so ,physics NCERT should be studied in a
proper way keeping in mind the pattern of A/R questions. Same thing has to be
followed for chemistry also.
March
Board
exams mark the beginning of this month. Now
the time has come when not only the quality but also the quantity of time a student
puts in studies matter.
Board
exams will take almost 80% of March. Board exams should be taken seriously
because they provide the time and opportunity to read the NCERT books properly.
Trust me; u will not get this much time in April or in May to read NCERT books.
NCERT books will help u a lot in your preparation for AIIMS exams.
This
time is the best for the students who are scared of Inorganic chemistry (almost
all!) because questions based on inorganic chemistry are picked directly from
the lines of NCERT textbook (Same applied for biology) .
The
time left in March after the board exams should be utilised again for the
revision of 11th class because a student generally becomes saturated
with 12th class course after the board exams.
It
is advisable to revise all the important questions of all subjects that you
have marked in last 2 years of your preparation in March only.
The
best advice which my teachers gave me was “If you are going to study for 10 hours then
8 hours should be given for revision through questions and 2 hours for revision
through theory”
NOTE:-
DON’T WASTE ANY
TIME AFTER THE BOARD EXAMS THINKING THAT YOU HAVE DONE A GREAT JOB. THEY ARE
NOTHING IN FRONT OF YOUR ACTUAL TARGET.
SO DON’T LOSE YOUR
FOCUS AND CONTINUE TO FIGHT FOR YOUR TARGET.
APRIL
This
can be termed as the most important
month in your two year long journey because it’s the rank deciding
month. Every single student is alert and studies with high concentration. So,
this month has to be taken seriously and every second should be utilised.
Try
to find and give one or two competitive exams which are scheduled in first or
second week of April. This will help you in getting acclimatised to the exam
hall conditions and you will also get to know your weak areas.
Avoid studying new matter
and stay away from new books, if you have some time then devote it in revising
your old concepts because they are the one which will come to your mind in the
exam hall.
Keep revising
NCERT biology diagrams. (Nothing is more important than them)
Don’t
just keep revising the notes of organic chemistry because as I mentioned
earlier also, the best way to revise is via questions. You will not be able to
solve the question of organic chemistry in the paper unless and until you have
applied that concept earlier also i.e. during your practice.
Keep
revising the formulae of physics (otherwise there is high possibility that you
will mix all the formulae in the exam hall)
One of the most
important thing is practicing the previous year questions.
Try to do as many
as possible number of full length papers. There are thousands of books in the
market which have loads of full length papers.
Previous year
papers are a boon for medical students.
I
would like to share one more advice that my teacher gave me (esp. for physics)
“If you don’t have time, don’t worry, just memorise all the formulae
and one-two numerical based on that formulae”
Obviously
you cannot do this with every chapter and it should be kept as the last choice.
MAY
AIPMT is generally kept on
the first Sunday of May.
I know its easy to say but
please try to be calm and confident. I have experienced this personally that
“Performance in an exam is inversely
proportional to your stress level”
A
lot of people will give you a lot of advices before the exam, TOTALLY IGNORE
THEM and follow your original way which you have practicing
since the start of your preparation.
I
personally didn’t talk to anybody other than my teachers before the exam. Ask your
mother or your siblings to take the wishes of your friends and relatives on
your behalf because these things can really put a lot of pressure on you. You
can talk to your best friend or any other person who you think can motivate
you.
I
didn’t study on the day before AIPMT. Now, it depends on the student , I am not
forcing anybody to follow this advice because this totally depends on the
mental setup of the student.
I strongly recommend a 7 hour sleep before AIPMT.
MAY contd..(For AIIMS)
Time
after AIPMT is very very different from your two year journey.
The
more you allow this difference to grow, the more your preparation for AIIMS
suffers. Don’t think about AIPMT after the exam. The most common mistake that a
student makes is by wasting time on useless discussions after AIPMT (even I
made this mistake). Don’t be too happy or too sad after the paper because any
of these feelings will just waste your precious time. This time can be used for
creating the difference (improvement) in your AIIMS performance.
After
AIPMT, Sometime should be given to revise or to study some higher concepts in
every subject. For Physics, NCERT books should be revised thoroughly for A/R
type questions.
Practice
lots and lots of A/R type questions but don’t think that the same questions
will come in the exam. This is done just to remove the confusion between option
1 and 2.
Just
consider AIPMT as a full length paper and try to analyse your mistakes and your
weak areas.
There
are some topics such as communication, semiconductors etc. which will require
special attention. (Topics left during your AIPMT preparation)
If
possible, then take antibiotics 2-3 days before the exam so that you remain in
a perfectly healthy state on the exam day.
Tips
to be followed before the exam are same as that you followed in AIPMT.
Final
word:-
Dekho
bhai, padhna toh padega , uske bina toh kuch nai hona!!!
Its
never too late! (iska matlab yeh nai ki aakhir mein karenge)
Don’t
keep high expectations from your centre. If you just get a proper table and
chair in AIIMS exam , then consider yourself the luckiest person on Earth!!
