How Do I Begin ? Where Do I Begin ?

HOW DO I BEGIN ? WHERE DO I BEGIN ?

Long long answer ahead, but I’ve tried to include all the points I feel are essential.

Important things to keep in mind during the upcoming year –

  1. physical and mental stamina:

This is very important because in this one year you have to keep on studying the same thing which you studied over and over  again which can be at times boring and you might get distracted in between study periods. Take regular 15 minutes break after every 1 hour of fully focused studying (or whatever time period is comfortable for you) but time your breaks strictly (use an alarm if you want).

  1. Discipline:

it is necessary to study 10-12 hours  everyday from the beginning itself . You may be surprised at this figure. But yes , if someone and many more are doing it , you also can . It is crucially important that you study EVERYDAY and be consistent. A time table , a log book of what is completed and what is could not be is essential . Whatever the backlogs are , should be covered in the next couple of days . This discipline is extremely important as it is all about revision . Finally , on the .last day, you have remember all chapters of all three subjects . Such an amount of recollection is only possible if you gradually step up the portion that you can remember at one time . And this is only and only possible with repeated revisions. . If you follow a time table  strictly for 21 days it becomes a habit (scientific fact).

  1. Exercise:

This is something which is ignored by many but is actually very imp.

exercise increases your blood flow to the brain which in turn helps you concentrate and be more energetic and productive . Do at least 30 min exercise everyday may it be yoga, Zumba, sports, etc. The time for physical activity should be at a time that you are anyways likely to get bored with studies .

  1. Good food:

Please do not skip home cooked meals. Food is ESSENTIAL for your brain to function well. At times you can eat ice cream to give an instant boost while studying. Keep some handy nutritious stuff in your room . I would advise dry fruits and energy bars. They are dry and have a good shelf life .

5.How to deal with each subject:

PHYSICS:

it is crucial that you understand the mistakes you made while attempting qs. Do not simply look at the solution . Try to do the qs again and understand why you made the mistake and write the reason in a notebook so that you don’t do it again.
for eg: if you did a mistake in remembering the formula , write that particular formula in that nb.

So in conclusion, for physics the most important thing is BUILD YOUR CONCEPTS THEN PRACTICE QUESTIONS BASED ON IT.

remember that physics is usually the most difficult part for many NEET aspirants , so start practising from day 1 so that you can get an edge over others .

CHEMISTRY:

BIOLOGY:

NCERT is very volatile so even if you’ve read it 10 times you might still forget some pts .

  1. general instructions:

Two years of rigorous study can seem very long and tedious. You may watch medical research on bbc world , follow sports of your liking , watch nice shows like  – the  good doctor ,etc on Netflix so that you are motivated to keep on studying while at the same time , not distracted. Prefer TV or music over social media . Social media is a huge sucker of focus . You are an actor yourself when you are involved in social media . While watching TV , you are a mere audience . That’s the difference.

REMEMBER THAT HARD WORK ALWAYS PAYS OFF , and quality of study is always superior than the amount of time you spend on studying.

Cracking NEET recipe = Robust hard work + Right direction +Focus .

You don’t really need to be brainy and all. It’s a big lie that only genius students can crack NEET . You need just about normal intelligence and above formula .

ALL THE BEST !

Dr Himani Tapasvi MD , FRCR