#Believe yourself

#Be cool,calm and composed*******the most important thing for success

#Be clear in your goals

#self motivation

At times..but I will boost myself up..I self motivate me..even if I didn’t study well that day..I don’t feel bad about that.. instead I tried to compensate for that..I was conscious that there should be no place for negativity..

“You are not studying for an exam..you are studying for the day when you are the only thing between your patient and grave”- the last slide of Sarath sir’s class kept me going..

6 months- fully dedicated preparation is more than enough

After the classes were over..during the course I could not read much except for notes and some stuff from books..

Definitely..I had memory issues..I will scribble in a rough paper what I tend to forget… writing something once or twice will definitely improve the memory..for eg- syndromes..tests..pharma drugs

I used to create mnemonics of mine..some clue words..

Time table …well..we cannot execute it so perfectly..I personally don’t have a strict timetable..

Regarding general things ..I had a daily walking of half an hour..or a half an hour workout in home..that made me fresh the whole day..!

After classes I never read only one subject a day..I will combine two or three subjects.. keeping only one subject for a whole day..you may feel bored..and the speed will be lowered without your knowledge..so whenever I feel like exhausted.. I will take another subject or I will indulge in practice MCQs

The very important thing I had done is there is not even a single day I spent without MCQs..even on the days I couldn’t read the books or notes..I will be writing tests in mobile ..and reviewing the answers

And the next important thing..is whether I know or don’t know I kept on writing mock exams..one per week since day 1..that gave me confidence to approach exams..helped me in time management..

*Make your own study plan

*Everybody is unique ..I may feel that  a subject is very easy for me..but it might be tough for others..so devise your own way..you should find your strengths and weaknesses

*Build your concepts- that is first and second year subjects..they bring a dramatic change in your performance..and institute exams test your basics..more than your memory..

*Revise your weak topics..but give equal importance to the topics u already know..

*Don’t study with stress.. things done under stress will never turn out good

*Feel free to ask doubts to your friends or faculties

* Have group discussions..the topic is so vast..that nobody can study everything..so when u discuss you will gain more knowledge and you can remember things better than simply studying

* We had a WhatsApp group ..I will actively participate in discussions ..and I will try to find answers for those questions I didn’t know and tried to read those new topics

Anatomy- Dr.Raviraj sir notes and few topics fromAravind Arora

Physiology- Dr.Krishnakumar sir notes and Crisp book (must read)

Biochem-Dr.Rebecca Mam notes and book (must read)

Pathology- Dr.Vandana Mam notes and book

Pharmacology – Dr.Thiru sir notes and Dr.Arunkumar sir notes

Microbiology- Dr.Vasanthapriyan sir notes and Apurbha Shastry mam book

Forensic – Dr.Magendran sir notes and his book

ENT – Dr.Manisha Sinha mam book and notes

Ophthal – Dr.Sudhaseetharam mam notes and book

Spm- Dr.Murugan sir notes and book

Medicine- Dr.Rakesh S Nair sir notes

Surgery- Dr.Rajamahendran sir notes and Dr.Rohan Khandelwal notes

OBG- Dr.Vidhya mam notes

Paediatrics – Dr.Sarath Balaji sir notes and book

Orthopaedics – Dr.Abbas Ali sir notes

Radiology and dermatology- Dr.Khaleel sir notes

Psychiatry- Dr.Mohan Sunil Kumar sir notes and Praveen Tripathi book

Anesthesiology-Dr.Seran Reddy sir notes

I used the books mainly for MCQs..

MCQ books- Manoj Chaudhary for pgi

Aravind Arora for neet

*Went early to exam centre

*Had breakfast definitely..with coffee

*Tried to be cool as much as possible

no 1 and ended with 250 or started from middle of the question paper.

I started from 1 and ended with 250 in all exams..this is the best strategy to avoid frameshifts especially in PGI

I marked the questions for review that I was unsure and concentrated on them after completing the whole paper once

Definitely yes..at times I feel very low and depressed.. I will hear my favourite songs..will talk with friends and parents..and I will try to vent out the worries..either by poems or short talks with dear ones..Dr.Abbas Ali sir’s videos also served as my motivation..