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NEET 2019: QUICK TIPS:
☛ If your goal is to join premier institutes in India that offer MBBS and BDS courses, then the National Eligibility Entrance Test (NEET – UG) should be on your radar. This is the first year the National Testing Agency (NTA) will be conducting this exam. Till 2018, NEET was conducted by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE). The NTA has experience in conducting large-scale competitive exams like the Joint Entrance Exam, JEE Main as well as others like the UGC-NET.
QUICK SUMMARY OF EXAM:
☛ The NEET is a 3-hour long exam which includes 3 sections — Physics, Chemistry and Biology. Of the total 180 questions, 90 would be from Biology and 45 each from Physics and Chemistry. Preparation syllabus includes the whole of 11th and 12th standard NCERT textbooks in the respective subjects.
☛ Every correct answer would fetch you plus four marks, and every incorrect answer results in a negative mark. Questions that are not attended do not have any penalty marks. Every question you attempt or pass has a repercussion. Therefore, choose your battles wisely, if you do not know a question for sure, do not mark it.
☛ To prepare for NEET, it is not enough to study and solve problems in Physics, Chemistry and Biology alone. To earn a seat in some of the most coveted medical colleges, you will have to build a strong and strategic preparation plan. To help you prepare better, here are a few smart hacks.
SOLVE PREVIOPUS YEAR QUESTION PAPERS:
☛ The wisest step to take now would be to solve question papers of the past few years. No competitive exam preparation is complete without solving past papers.
☛ These often act as a good indication of popular topics and question patterns. It would be best to start by practising the latest paper first, and keep going backwards (attempt the 2018 paper first, followed by 2017, 2016 and so on). This is because, the NEET/AIPMT (as previously called) patterns have been changing over the years, and the last 5 years’ papers will give a good understanding of what to expect.
QUICK TIPS FOR BIOLOGY:
☛ Remember that there would 90 questions in biology, twice of Physics and Chemistry. Here’s an effective approach to follow while answering questions in Biology:-
• You know the answer for sure – Great! You have added 4 marks to your kitty.
• You are totally blank – Do not attempt it. Why would you want to take a chance with a one in four-probability (25% chance) of getting it right?! We cannot stress on this enough, a single negative mark can put you down by a few hundred ranks.
• You know something about the answer but aren’t sure – This can be a very common scenario during a biology multiple choice exam. In such a case, read the question VERY clearly, and start by eliminating the most unlikely options among the four, and keep doing this until you are left with one. However, if you are unable to decide between two options, for instance, it means that you now have a one in two-probability (50% chance) of getting it right. Either take a call based on your judgment or in an ideal scenario, do not attempt it as the risk is just not worth it.
QUICK TIPS FOR CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS:
☛ Make sure you target the usual suspects first – Atomic Structure and Thermodynamics. Why these topics? Atomic Structure was a topic covered in 11th standard in Chemistry and is repeated as Atoms and Nuclei chapter at the end of 12th standard in Physics.
☛ Thermodynamics is another topic that is covered under both Chemistry and Physics but in a slightly different way. Be very careful about sign convention of work. The convention used in Chemistry is the opposite of that in Physics. A lot of students get confused by this. How to sort this out? Make a cheat sheet during preparation. This would be helpful in all numerical based questions throughout these subjects.
☛ Other chapters that have a high ROI are Semiconductors, Current Electricity, Communication Systems, and Dual Nature of Matter in Physics. This means that you need to spend more time on these as there are sure shot questions every year from these chapters. The States of Matter, Chemistry in Everyday Life and Polymers are similar topics to be covered under Chemistry.
☛ Revise the formulae and important equations (including named reactions of organic and inorganic chemistry) of at least two chapters daily. Remember, there are around 30 chapters in both the subjects – a total of 60 and you have more than enough time to make a strategic plan.
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