Interview with Dr. Anoop MK, – 12th rank holder – AIIMS PG entrance November 2011
Congratulations on securing a top rank in AIIMS and PGIMER – PG entrance November 2011 ! What is the secret of your success?
Thank you! May be CONTINUOS HARD WORK AND DEDICATION, best wishes from my loved ones – my parents , my brother ,teachers, friends , and GOD ALMIGHTY ….and lastly THE LUCK FACTOR….
Could you tell us something about yourself? (Where you are from, where you did your MBBS, your previous academic achievements etc…)
I am from Vidyangar , Kasaragod…. Northern most district of KERALA …
Did my schooling ( till 12 th std ) : kendriya vidyalaya no .2 at kasaragod
Passed out 10 th : 482 / 500 ..96.40 % marks in 2002…( AI Rank – 01 )
Passed out 12 th : 481 / 500 …96.20 % marks in 2004…( AI Rank – 04 )
Sought admission in the prestigious CALICUT MEDICAL COLLEGE in all India quota ( rank 505) in 2004.. I fear if seats would be available at calicut at this rank these days… Thank GOD.. I was born earlier….
What were the various entrance exams you wrote? What were the ranks you obtained?
This time around I wrote only two…
PGI CHANDIGARH Nov 2011– rank 25( obc rank 03) with 99.700 percentile marks…
AIIMS Nov 2011 – rank 12 (obc rank 03)
Was this your first attempt at this exam? If not, what rank did you obtain previously? What changes did you make to your preparation after your last attempt?
no…was writing AIIMS for the 3rd time and PGI for the 2nd time…
did not see my name in the aims rank list in the last 2 occassions…may be GOD wanted me to wait…
wrote MAY 2011 PGI – combined rank was around 300 ( obc rank 68 ) with 94.126 percentile marks..
ranks for the exams written previously…
all India 2010 – rank 16882 ( obc 4844 ) with 46.33 % marks..
kerala entrance2010 – rank 588
jipmer 2010 –rank 344
these HUGE numbers might remind you of the numbers written on the PRICE TAGS of branded shirts and suits….but take it from me. ….: .unless you prepare well you are not gonna get through…once you are up to the mark…YOU WILL CLEAR ALL THE EXAMS YOU WRITE…..
What was your study strategy? (read mcq and look the corresponding part in the textbook / read a topic in the text and read the corresponding mcq’s etc… )
mainly concentrated in solving MCQ s from January 2010….did not spend more than 20 % of my total preparation time reading theory text books….solving maximum MCQs matter specially when you target AIIMS or ALL INDIA….had touched upon the theory text books during my UG days…
When did you seriously start preparing for the entrance exam?
started in mid January 2010..started with PG HUNT book meant for KERALA entrance and JIPMER…..boost for preparations came every now and then when exam results came..and you come to know …ENTRANCE is HIGHLY COMPETITIVE….and YOU ARE IN THE RACE…….
In your opinion, how much time does a student require for preparing for this exam?
slightly depends on how he has worked during UG days and his PREPARATIONS for entrance…
on an average I would say around 9 to 12 months…….
How many hours did you study each day?
started initially with 5 to 6hrs a day…gradually increased it …worked for around 12 to 14 hrs a day for last 3 months from AIIMS and PGI….
REQUEST : please don’t compromise SLEEP and FOOD for “studying”….it will decline your performance…DAMN SURE…..
What role did the internet play in your preparation?
Did not have a direct access to it..
friends helped me out : DR.DWIDEEP .C….DR.ASHIK….DR.MUHD.AFSAL…
its good when you have to find answers to certain questions …say eg : Rasmussen aneurysm from bronchial artery or pulmonary artery….most common extra intestinal manifestation of AD PCKD..hepatic cysts or colonic diverticulosis…..mizou phenonmenon is seen in oguchi disease…
it also keeps you informed about the new advancements..say for eg : LETROZOLE aromatase inhibitor has been banned recently……new strain of KLEBSIELLA has arrived…..NOBEL PRIZE winners in MEDICINE for the year…
and to look into the RANK LIST of model exams you have been writing ..( eg : BHATIA GRAND TEST RESULTS…)
sites like ..PG BLAZER and RXPG where you would find lot more questions…discussions…can get your doubts cleared…information about various exams….solutions to controversial questions…so on….
Did you have a timetable for preparation? Were you able to stick to it?
EVERY PG aspirant must have his / her own….i too had one….
short time tables….max for a week….the material I put up for study is usually double the amount I could cover…but used to categorise it into category 01(most imp ) ……02…. …03(less imp ) ……04(least imp )…always started to read from cat 01 to 04…always completed cat 01..sometimes cat 02…but could never touch cat 04….
Did you ever doubt your ability to get selected in this entrance exam? If so, how did you overcome your fears?
Ya…it would be behind every ones mind…sure…
prayers to GOD , my parents , friends specially DR.ABDUL SHAMEER ( 47th batch) and DR.ANOOP A (48th batch) were of immense help…
we , in a group of three ( DR.ADAI and DR.TUSHAR VP : room mates ) , every now and then used to discuss our ambitions…..our chances…..our fears….those were real TENSION RELIEVERS………thank you my friends…
Were you able to prepare well during the internship period?
No….not much….mainly because I did not take much effort I should say…THEN motto was : WORK ..SLEEP ..and ENJOY …PLEASE don’t use this motto any more my dear friends who are doing internship…work hard during internship you will get through…
Did you attend any coaching? Was it useful?
weekly classes at trissur medical college ..by trissur medical college alumni association (TMCAA)…best faculty….50 to 55 sessions…..1600 students….3 aiims mock test and 4 all India model tests…
weekly test papers separately…. Those were absolutely useful…..
Did you attend any test series other than that conducted by your coaching centre? If so, did you find it useful?
DR.BHATIA – joined grand test series and subject wise series……
Used variety of techniques in writing those test papers….
And selected the BEST POSSIBLE one for the REAL ONE…..
What were the subjects you focused upon?
All have got equal importance…….
Do not leave behind the short subjects..: skin .. anaesthesia..radiology…psychiatry…those are HIGH YIELDING ONES……..and these are the ones which are untouched during UG days….
What books did you read for theory?
Anatomy – chaurasia
Physiology – ganong
Biochemistry – vasudevan
Pathology – robbins grandfather
Microbiology – ananthanarayanan
Pharmacology – kd tripati
Forensic medicine – vv pillai
Ophthalmology –khurana..parson…
ENT – dhingra
Community medicine – park…
Medicine – Harrison…davidson…
Surgery – bailey .. SRB…
Obstetrics and Gynaecology – shaws….. Sheila balakrishnan…
Peadiatrics – o.p.ghai….
Anesthesia – nil…
Psychiatry – Davidson…
Radiology – nil…
What books did you read for MCQ’s?
QUESTION PAPERS
1 ) Ashish gupta……… 2 volumes …from 2000 to 2010
2 ) Mudit khanna …….2005 to 2010
3 ) Manoj chaudhary ( PGI ) …2006 to 2010…it’s a misconception that its going to be useful only for PGI exams ….no every pg aspirant aiming all India rank within first 100 to 150 must read this book…
Students preparing for KERALA entrance : your preparation is complete only when you have gone through the last 4 year papers from manoj chaudhary…
4 ) PG HUNT 2006 to 2011….book meant to tackle KERALA entrance and JIPMER PG entrance….(stress upon it only after all India entrance…will have a GAP of around ONE MONTH between all India and KERALA entrance…
5 ) RAPID REVIEW ..book from edulanche….fully solved question paper of all India 2011….
SUBJECT MCQs…
6 ) ACROSS volume 01…skin . anaesthesia… radiology…radoitherapy….psychiatry….ophthamology…ortho ( selected topics…only upper limb trauma and upper limb nerve injuries + bone tumours )
7 ) RACHANA CHAURASIA – microbiology…read it thoroughly….THE BEST BOOK among those for a particular subject.….
8 ) sparsh gupta – DO NOT GO INTO THE THEORY GIVEN…. Just solve the MCQs……..+ class notes DR.SUNIL KUMAR…
9 ) antomy : class notes by DR.ARIVUSELVAN…..
Read this much thoroughly with proper revision you will be assured of an AVERAGE rank within 1000 to 1200 in all India…
Attain completeness in preparations…..
9 ) aravind arora –spm : epidemiology…..health programmes….commitees……statistics (with formulas)…nutrition……vaccines…….
10 ) ACROSS volume 02…physiology ( endocrine , cell physio, resp , git ).. forensic …biochemistry ( questionsand ans ..just like a revision ..90 % biochemistry questions can be solved by reading previous papers…)
11 ) aravind arora – pathology…read topics : exclusive to pathology SUBJECT like inflammation …repair…cytokines ..interleukins …immunity .. + connective tissue diseases…rest of them will overlap in medicine .. surgery … gynaecology
An average to good student will be able to give correct answers to 80 to 85 % questions in medicine , surgery , paediatrics ( except certain AIIMS papers ) , and OBG …
ATTAIN PERFECTION…
12 ) ashish gupta medicine……. 2 volumes
13 ) ashish gupta surgery single volume
Have not read any subject book for both paediatrics and OBG….
For OBG : previous quest papers enough
For paediatrics : I read class notes by DR.KISHORE CHANDRA VARIER and previous question papers..
Is there anything specific to keep in mind while preparing for AIIMS? (when compared to AIPGMEE and other state exams) Regarding books for preparation, topics to focus on etc)
NO……… I don’t feel so…
ONLY the exam strategy is different….
AIIMS :..+3 and -1 correct and incorrect responses…
all India : +4 and -1 for correct and incorrect responses…
but I would recommend you to attempt the maximum ……only then you would have at least the chance of getting those right…
How did you tackle the PGIMER entrance exam? (as it is very different from the other exams)
PGI CHANDIGARH exam is different from the rest….
less number of pure repeats…but the topic will be repeatedly asked…only that matters actually…
250 questions …5 options each….1250 options in total…and you have THREE hrs….
I feel …NOV 2011 was quite different from MAY 2011…NOV 2011 had very few topic repeats as well when compared to MAY 2011…
There is more chance of success in PGI exams for those who have in depth knowledge of the UG subjects…
Those might not need any special preparations for PGI exams…( background ashish gupta and mudit khanna knowledge is enough )….say for eg : DR.ADARSH MB (rank 21- gc rank 19 ) 99.746 percentile
NOTE : all these entrance exams are cracked most often by AVERAGE to GOOD students than by VERY GOOD to EXCELLENT ONES…not only because the “average to good student” community is larger…
Rest who have PASSION of joining PGI ….take this…..
Read MANOJ CHAUDHARY :
june 2006 to may 2011 question papers….at least twice during your preparation….
Start reading from the latest paper always….( THE GOLDEN RULE )
Need to revise at least FIVE latest papers the week before exam….
I read 3 papers after writing aims exams…( nov 14 to nov 17)..
Nov 18 th took for the journey to chandigarh..( flipped through 100 questions: may 2011 )
DAY BEFORE THE EXAM REVISED : may 2011 ( rest 100 )..nov 2010…may 2010…
(nov 19) All these quickly…….
Morning before exam : had a short hand book with around 30 to 40 IMPORTANT
TABLES and their corresponding page no. in manoj chaudhary
book……. .REVISED IT……….
STRATEGY I USED WHILE PGI EXAMS :
MAY 2011 : was writing such an exam for the first time….
No mock test was written before…
Read only TWO question papers from manoj chaudhary that too not the latest….
Friends advised :” try reading at least the complete paper in THREE hrs.….”
I answered at such pace that leaving around 15 to 20 questions I finished exam before 40
minutes…it indirectly told me that YOU WILL HAVE TIME ….. DISTRIBUTE OR DIVIDE IT
EQUALLY and in the correct manner……
NOV 2011 : STRATEGY I USED ………
Took the exam with an open mind….
Started answering questions taking each in its own merit….
After answering first 60 questions..looked into the time…took 35 minutes…
Roughly calculated the time for answering 300 questions ( total no of questions in the paper is 250 ) to be 175 minutes approx. 3 hrs….
Then decided to go at the same pace….
By GOD S GRACE … could complete reading the entire paper in 2.30 hrs….
Had left around 10 to 13 BIG / LONG questions unattended……
Answered it in the next 10 to 15 minutes…
Had marked around 30 to 40 options in the question paper . the DOUBTFUL ONES…if to mark it or not…..
Last 15 to 20 minutes ..decided to go for few ..and left few of them unmarked in the answersheet…
NOTE : YOUR DIGITAL PHOTO AND FINGERPRINTING would be done during the exam….
It takes less than 02 minutes…..
But you will be provided extra 10 minutes for that …
“ It means PGI exam DURATION IS THREE HOURS AND TEN MINUTES……….”.
( this wont be mentioned in your hall ticket )
That 10 minutes means a lot….
…. I marked 494 response in total …DR. ADARSH MB( rank 21- general rank 19…..99.746 percentile ) said he too marked around 480 to 500…..
PGI MOCK EXAMS :
these are conducted by ADRPLEXUS in two to three centres in kerala…
Write at least 01 or 02 mock exams ..so that you can assess your speed ..and formulate your strategy for the exam………
SELECT THE ONE THAT SUITS YOU MOST……….
What was your plan for the week before the exam?
PGI have already discussed….
THE WEEK BEFORE AIIMS : revised only the previous exam papers
ashish gupta may 2006 to nov2010…
mudit kahanna…2007 to 2010…
had marked few questions to look through in the last week in ashish gupta vol 02 ..2000 to 2005( not more than 20 to 25 questions from each paper )…could cover only less than 30 % of these ( 2000 to 2005 )…….
Previousday (nov 12 ): I read ashish gupta..may 2011…
Rapid review all India 2011…
What was your strategy for taking the exam?
PGI have been discussed earlier……
For AIIMS : Never had the problem of time limitation in solving aims or all india mock exams……
so the time factor was out…
answered 144 questions in first two hours…
tackled the rest by coming three to four rounds…
this time CHANGE IN ANSWERING PATTERN : need to write the no of UNATTEMPTED questions in the answer sheet both in numerals and in words….
MANAGING THE TIME FACTOR …..
Either you assess the question paper first by just going solving around 20 to 30 questions..and then decide whether to slow down or to accelerate…..roughly assess the standard of the paper…
OR…
set up a target of around 25 to 30questions in 20 minutes…
Always better that you set up short targets…
NEVER SET TARGETS say for eg..one and half hours 100 questions..next 100 in next 1.5 hrs….
The RISK IN IT …sometimes you might end up solving around 120 to 140 questions in first half…or end up solving only 75 questions … both will be bad…both will create tension in the hall..
ITS ALWAYS BETTER TO GIVE equal time for each question….as each one would fetch you the SAME MARKS……I FEEL SHORT TARGETS would be most beneficial in exams like ALL INDIA ..300 questions.and 3.5 hrs…..
Always BETTER stick to your OWN STYLE of answering…
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How many questions did you attempt?
PGI :
I attempted around 246 to 248 …….it includes questions without response too….
RULE : cant go with a pre determined mind that you will attempt all… you will attempt only 240….or 235…
needs to decide accordingly in the hall……no of attempted questions does not count….
actually THE no of responses counts…..i marked 494…..
AIIMS –
i attempted all 200 …I too asked the same to all….how many should I attempt ?…
DR.JINEESH V (NOV 2010 aiims ..first rank..MD RADIO DIAGNOSIS)… “ between 197 to 200 wud be better…”
DR. PADMARAJ ( KERALA entrance 2010 rank 07 MD GENERAL MEDICINE CALICUT MEDICAL COLLEGE –“ if you want some rank and you are to satisfy with a nonclinical seat ..go conservartively….if you want medicine .….JUST GO FOR IT…..HAVE A BLAST….. attempt 200………”
DR.A ANOOP (all India 2011 rank130 MD RADIO DIAGNOSIS ..PGIMER , CALCUTTA…. – “ decide it according to the paper…anyway…196 is required…..”
How many do you think you got correct?
No one would attempt a question feeling that it would fetch me NEGATIVES……anyway how easy or how tough the paper is….…the top most rank would have got around 72 to 74 %maximum….
What is your advice to future aspirants?
Put up a time table …work accordingly….
Do not go behind CONTROVERSIAL questions …. Its enough that you read THE RELATED TOPICS….…
Revise the topics you have read AT REGULAR INTERVALS…
Never compromise SLEEP and FOOD…..
PRAY TO GOD CONTINUOUSLY …….
WORK HARD …..SUCCESS WILL BE YOURS………….
wish you all the very best…….
Please give your suggestions / comments regarding PG Blazer. (What you think about the service and how to improve it.)
You have been doing a great job …..
thanks for the latest updates…
discussions and solved papers all are very useful…
controversial and NEW questions need to be solved with proper references….
Wish you the best…..do continue the GREAT WORK……
That brings us to the conclusion of the interview. Best of luck for your future endeavors!
Thank you……..
If you would like to ask something specific to Dr. Anoop, just leave a comment below!
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Great ANOOP M K,, very very helpful for all beginners,,
congrats my dear friend!!! ur advice will help a lot for the future pg aspirants..
Sir congratulation first for ur success.Sir what do u think should be the strategy for ALL INDIA as less than a month is remaining?should i read only aa/mk now or read some sub.wise too?Also which is the best book available for JIPMER in the market?thanx in advance.
Most people said that “”"read an amount you can revise, and that revision is more important than quantity of books you study…. in order to study more and more sometimes you spoil things”"” but seeing your list of books you studied and suggest though revision you did at last weeks only of past 2-3 papers… what am i supposed to do? even im 2004 pass out!! i also didnt study before and was like will do it later, now i really want to do it but cant find the right way out… after reading twice also past few yr papers i realize i still dont remember 100% questions correctly and even that its not enough to crack pg!!! can you guide me?
Reply to gaurav nerkar
: do revise ag amnd mk..spent time for ag > mk
revise frm 2011 tobackwards…
mainly 2011 to 2005….
if u had read the explanation for questions from 2000 to 2005 previosly do revise it quickly…..
do not try learning anything new …..
do revise the notes u have prepared….
try to read a good book wch have solved answers for NOV 2011….
if possible DO READ :
1) multiple sclerosis topic frn\m a std text book since around 04 quest were ther in aiims based on it…
2) do read the important IPC sections.. : ther were around 06 questions in nov 2011 aiims……
do take the exam in calm …
attempt maximum…
wish you the best….
for JIPMER : heard there is a book specially meant for it..had not bought it…NEITHER READ IT…..WE keralites used to have kerala PG entrance exam near to JIMER entrnc…we have a book P G HUNT meant for kerala entranc…it holds good for JIPMER too….ag and mk knowledge too will be required for jipmer too…..
DO WELL….
thank u very much sir…u really guided a confused mind.I will revise aa/mk again as per ur guidence.hope to come out as a good ranker in AIPGE.thank u again and i wish u a huge success in ur future endevours…..
hi.. congrats on ur rank.. i tried one year for usmle and i have gone thro the grind of it with very good scores.. but if i dont get a seat here this time, i am planning to write pgi in may 2012 session. is 6 mons of good prep enough? considering people say pgi questions r similar to usmle ones? and also which book do u suggest for me?
Reply to vib :
first of all believe yourself….
hope you are a average to good student…
evn aftr reading prev apers its not possible to remember 100 % questions and answers by anyone among us the pg aspirants……
but REMEMBER: the questions you get right while reading ….will keep on fetching you marks b’cox it wil be difficult for u to get it WRONG…..
similarly questions based on a certain CONCEPT say fr eg : GFR and its regulation …. if you understand the concept you get it right for your lifetime….
so do EMPHASIS on questions you do not fetch answers to and …MARK THOSE in your ag and mk…REVISE THEM REGULARLY…..
as you said REVISION is very very important…
but first of all study enough material ( quantitystudied subject to variation ) so that it can be revised
its necessary to identify YOUR OWN weak areas and then stress on it and wrk out max MCQs from that topic….
you will do it man….
work hard fr the next 30 days…..
all the best ….
hi Anu
congrats on ur rank
Ashachechi,nullipady,ksd
Reply to george:
preparation might b similar for all competitive exams i feel….but u might have to concentrate more on certain topics for a particular exam i feel…..
6 months prep is more than enough esp if you have got good scores in usmle….
the book i would stongly reccomend is MANOJ CHAUDHARY….read till the latest book..that is till may 2011….
edition for nov 2011 might be in market near to may 2012 exam….
may pgi exam will have many PURE and TOPIC repeats….so its very imp for u to get those absolutely right….only then u will be TOP in the race…..
do believe in yourself ……….pray to god…….
i feel you will crack usmle this time in style….
study well…..all the very best to you……
hi anoop.. thank u very much for ur reply.. really appreciate it..
yeah u r right.. we need to concentrate on certain topic for each exam. i will buy the book u suggested.. n thnx for telling that its achievable.. congrats on ur rank again..
anoop bro. . . M startng my internshp frm 1 jan. M planing fr quick revision of subjectwise guides in 5 months thereaftr i wl do paperwise wid reference frm guides. Is it gud? ?
reply to sahil :
if u hav been preparing fr entranc previously..its the better way…do the subjects..and sSOLVE AS MANY prev quest papers…
but if u r just beggng the prep ..do start by solvng prev questions and thn enter into subjects….ONLY THEN, u wud b able to know which are the topics that need to be stressed and read in detail..and those which are LEAST imp….this is what i feel…!!
all the best sahil…..prepare well…
Thanks for your valuable guidance you gave before. I further want to know, now that I’m started, I wanna give all exams I can and try, and my aim will be to try till I succeed. I am giving this jipmer in feb, and want to clear this time, earlier the best, last next jan. Should I seek past papers of specific exams, or besides past papers of mk and aa?
I can’t understand what else specific I should do. I have done past 7year papers of both mk and aa.I should I think start from 2000 of both papers? Can you guide me a bit?
hi anoop bhai..
is pgi necessary for kerala entrance?..if so how?plz reply thnks:)
reply to vib :
past papers of aa and mk wud do….and manoj chaudary for pgi…repeats max wil b askd upto 2005 most probably….and we keralites prepare for kerala entrance from a buk ” pg hunt”..it holds gud for jipmer too…
try hard..
still mnay exams left…
jipmer..comed..bhu…afmc…aiims..pgi in may…
study well..all d best…
do well…!!
hi..congrags for your achievement in aiims n pgi… How was aipgme-12 for you…?
I have just finished my internship,aiming for aipgme-13. Noticing that very less repeats were there what do you think would be a better study plan for 2013 exam…Can you help me telling if the questions in aipgme-12 were from the subjectwise mcq books you told us about…most of my friends r of opinion that AA and MK didnt help much… Did you feel that the list of subjectwise mcq books that you studied helped …..and Anoop bai…,should i start reading subjectwise mcqs first and then go for previous year papers,given the changing trend in the examz….
reply to mohammed :
there is a chance for the single response questions asked in pgi to be repeated as such in kerala….eg : duret hemorrhages are seen in …….(brain)…this question has been asked in pgi for last 3 to 4 times..it was a BRAND new question in kerala entranc 2011…
if u have time to revise the manoj chaudary..do atleast the ast 4 or 5 papers esp the SINGLE RESPONSE ones..so that u wont MISS OUT on those ones…!!
study well…..
all d best…!!
reply to Iqbal :
hi…
first i did not give my go at all india 2012..
had enquired about it to around 30 of my frnds..they too were of the opinion taht ther wer nt much of PURE REPEATS…
but many of them were twisted repeats…
and still many from the explanation part in AA and MK….
i dont think you need to change ur strategy in preparing for the entrance….
beginners : its better to complete the prev questions first..( last 05 yrs is enough)..most amng them hu hav cleard the entranc are of the same opinion i believe..
its a must that u neeed to study AA and MK…b cox around 80% pg aspirants wud hav gone thru it several times…if u want to catch up with them , first u need to complete what most of them wud do…then ur extra effort to solve subject mcqs will put u way ahead…..
formulate ur own plan..and stick to it…u will succeed…!!
hii….anooopetta
nicely going ter
wat.we can do along with crs????
Hi,Anoop congrats! please guide me about aiims and pgi. I was ranker in my college in ug but due to some reasons i took gap of a year for pg preparation and studied with full strength this year but unfortunately didn’t get good result. my preparation was good but don’t know what happened. i think i have wrong way of solving mcqs as my marks of descriptive type of exams are good to good like i was 1 st topper in third mn and got distinction in two subjects in overall course and 1 st in many internal exams but still this pain of repeating again. I am very much depressed due to all this.. please help me
congratz anoop ..i wil be giving aiims 3rd tym..i m vry depresd by al india results in spite of efforts.bt wan 2 crack aiims wit gud rank..
Wana ask u dat is it necesary 2 go thru ref.buks like robbins etc to get gud rank or aa /mk is enugh.?coz more than 50-70 ques in aiims we dont find in aa/mk..so do toppers like u also mark those que corectly??
i hav nt read any ref buks but m ready to pitpat aa/mk, wil it be enough to get me amongst top ranks ??
Thank u vry much 4 ur suggestions..
congratz anoop..thank u for ur precious suggestions..me also wan 2 get gud rank in may aiims..want to ask u that is it necessary to go thru ref books like robbins etc..to get gud ranks.do they realy help? Or pitpatting AA & mudit khanna volums is enough..& do d toppers really are able to answer dat tough 40 to 50 ques wich we barely find their reference?
Thanking u anoop.
Reply to Tabassum
continuous hard work…keep wrking….revise the notes u hav prepared along with ag and mk…
tak the exam cooll..
it will fetch u the rank….
manoj chaudhary wil hav many repeats in pgi…do read that also if u aim for pgi….
for a topper like u it wont be a too long wait to crack aiims and pgi..all d best….!!
Reply to swapnil
i too qualified for the first time in aiims in my 3rd attempt..
no need of goin thru page by page in robbins or harrison…just the repeatedly askd topics will do….
ag and mk shudnt be ignored….
study well …take the exam in a cool mind…
attempt max..all d best…!
Reply to ratheesh
i had no crs…shud manage to read atleast for 04 to 06 hrs daily…then u can stop it and allot full time prep by around july or aug..just lik mb ,sreesanth, dhanin did…
work hard…
and continuously…
all d best…!
hi..am a undergraduate…in my 3rd year…i would like to achieve good marks in my pg.had heard that we need o start preparing now itself.can you please please guide me how to start preparing for it?
do i have to read manoj choudary now itself??or the mcqs??
i have no one in my family to guide me…please help me..really confused.
Thank u sooooo much dis is sooooo helpful,my first attempt of all india was january dis yr i got soooooo depressed when į didn’t seee my name, į didn’t knw d indian system, cleared MCI first attempt,as į was born n brought up abroad…now aftr readin all dis į can have some hope. ur interview is d best į hav read soooo far!! U really gave tips!! Thanx a million
reply to zara…:
frankly , i hav nt prepared for entrance in my 03rd year…
bt its always better to hav an early start….bt need to wrk till ur pg exam times….much harder wen the exam is nearing….if u start prepring nw itself can read the subjects in deep….keep in tuch with prev questn papers so that u knw which topic is imp and frequently asked…..
solve mcqs wen u enter ur final yr and internship…read subject in depth these early days….’develop clinical skill too…never compromise on it…it makes theory learning easier…sure….
hop u maintain the tempo and hard work…wish u all success….all d best…!!
hi dr.anoop..i did follow ur advice & got gud grip of aa &mk for dis aiims..it provd vry helpful as around 80 que wer repeat & anoth 50 twistd bt related..i calculatd my score roughly to 62% wit ques on rxpg..wana ask u wit it fetch me a seat?& wat score u calculatd aftr exam & hw much score u realy got? Thankyou
hi…,i have joined trichur tmcaa coaching,also joined bhatia exams both grand and subjectwise..now really confused which schedule i should follow for my studies as both the schedules are totally different…some of my friends telling its better to follow bhatia,but having joined tmcaa coaching ,it will be utter waste if i dont study the portions taken in classes..,what was your plan last year,did you study according to bhatia exams ,or according to tmcaa classes and their exams…please guide me with your suggestion..
Reply to sanaa :
thanks…
it wont be difficult for u you too to fetch a good rank as u hav already cleared one among the tuf exams…needs continuous hard work and a little dedication…study well ..work hard…all the very best…!!
Reply to mahesh :
i did not calculate my score after the exam since the nov pgi was in a gap of 01 week..didnot want myself to get distracted.. but had solved or referred standard textbooks for those answers for questions which were clinically oriented and new ones which i could recollect.. did not refer or discuss the entire paper…
Reply to abdul :
studied subject wise according to bhatia…
those classes which i felt were good and i could revise it twice ( near to the all india exams) i read the class topic also….initially i could cover only the question paper for SUNDAY exam in the week..gradually could manage covering almost two papers….
always keep a note of the things the teachers tell or stress upon….
and those they tell that the answer given in ur AG or MK is wrong…KEEP A NOTE ON THOSE…..
categorise the classes as good or average or nt good as u feel…
but i think if u plan to cover subject wise..its btter to follow bahtia test series…solve manoj chaudry for pgi in the GRAND test week…
all the very best…work ard….
Hi,congrats…its really nice to go through your interview …and I find it easy to identify myself with you and i think its the same with other pg aspirants 2..no wonder everyone is turning to you for advice..im also preparing for pg entr,do you think its necessary to take coaching classes 2 crack in aipgee?
Reply to Linda : its not absolutely essential to join a coaching centre…it actually creates the tension ,, the competition involved…and the mock exams there giving you the trail aipgme,aiims …… the class mite benefit if the teachers point out the mistakes in ashish gupta…
but the thing that actually really matters at the end is how u prepare aand how u perform in the exam….
hope u crack the exams in style…
all the best…
congrats for the wonderful result!
i have a question, am appearing for all india next year
but I also am going for PGI..novmber pgi is perhaps too close for me..keeping next May PGI as target
‘Suppose’ i do clear all india, would i still be allowed to sit for PGI subsequently in may? keeping in mind that counseling for all india will be before the pgi exam even happens! Please guide me so that i can make a strategy..would really appreciate it sir
Tanx so much 4 ur input n taking out time in replying…definitely gave me new perspective…best wishes 2 u 2
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