MY FOUNDATION IS THE REASON WHY I SCORED SUCH A GOOD RANK! – Dr Anirban
MBBS Days
- Was a topper as an MBBS student
- Participated in many Quizzes as an Under Grad
- always studied standard books while in UG like Robbins, Katzung, etc
- Did Dr. Najeeb’s videos in the early years of MBBS
Preparation Strategy
- preparation started in 3rd year
- Started making notes in 3rd year itself
- did the 3rd year and short subjects while in 3rd year itself
- in the final year did the final year subjects
- the main source of prep was first “standard textbooks” and then “marrow”
- always read books to treat the patients rather than preparing for the exam
- attended the internship sincerely and discussed patient management with the seniors and faculty, this helped me understand things better, which eventually helped me in the exam.
- finished internship in April, May exam rank was 283
- Then gave the NEET exam and got a rank of 168, even though got a great seat and rank but continued preparing
- factors that made him work again instead of settling with a seat :
- He wanted to get out of his comfort zone and didn’t want to waste time sitting at home while the counseling was going on.
- Didn’t join MD medicine in KEM and wanted to do something more, and had faith that he can do better, so continued the journey of the aspirant.
Marrow Videos
- Watched the marrow videos of all the final year subjects and most of the pre and para-clinical subjects
- made notes himself.
- Loves Rakesh Sir for his knowledge and presence
- Was scared of OG and Surgery, but Sakshi madam’s &Rohan sir’s notes were helpful.
Marrow Qbank
- Started Qbank in internship and completed almost all the modules
- Did the Qbank before doing the topic: To know what to learn and what to avoid (retrograde Technique)
- even if he did well on certain topics in the Qbank, he would still Read the notes.
- Felt the difficulty of the Qbank was adequate and not very difficult, and focused more on the concepts rather than the question itself, reading the explanations in detail.
- Reduced the 50 % bookmarks as he revised more and more
Grand Tests
- Started appearing for grand tests in the final year
- He started Gts even before finishing all the subjects
- Gave Gts at a frequency of once in 2 weeks
- Reviewed the GT on the same day itself
- Used the guess tracker to understand his guessing ability
- Analytics helped him understand which subjects he needed to go back to and revise more
- if your score is stagnant on GT, revision is the only key to improving your overall score in GTS
- GT rank is only indicative and not absolute, so don’t be bogged down if your rank or score is not improving, just focus on revising the topics.
Revision Strategy
- weak subjects should be revised completely and thoroughly
- make a descending order of time for revision
- 50% time to be given to strong subjects and the remaining 50% to weak subjects
- For any subject with a score less than 60% in Qbank, you should revise the notes again and again
- Made the 20th notebook and revised it systematically
- Never used First Aid
INI CET Exam
- Attended the morning session of the exam
- attempted 185+ Questions on the exam
Final Advise to Juniors
- Be An optimist when it comes to your preparation
- Try to be systematic in your preparation and revision, otherwise, time will be wasted without results
- Learn the subjects to treat patients and not only to crack the exam.