Every year about 15 to 20 lakh students sit for the NEET-UG Examinations, and even more prepare for it. This number is only increasing as the years pass, and the competition seems to keep on rising. But the difficulty of these examinations remains the same, the stress that the students have to deal with during these years remains the same, and so does the inability of said students to counter these problems with adequate measures remain the same.
What books to follow for NEET?
Importance of Test Papers.
Preparing for NEET is a long-term process. For a student who has already covered most of the syllabus as a course, months before the exam or has completed even just a particular chapter that he gave his/her heart to for a few weeks, the problem that arises for them or is how to keep it cemented till the day of the examination. What is the best way to revise said portions? The answer is – Test Papers.
Importance of Question Banks.
Time Management.
So what’s the exact time frame one should follow for practising these questions? How many hours should one study for in a day? What’s the best hour to be studying at?
An average school student studies 10 hours a day (including classes). But for a NEET aspirant, one has to go above and beyond. 15 hours is what someone aspires to follow. Realistically, some time has to be put aside to relax your tired little brain for a few hours. Aiming for 15 is the best way to go, even if it comes down to 12, one starts to follow it. Even after 8 hours or so of lectures and other things, one NEEDS those extra few hours to just play with your knowledge and solve as many questions and test papers as one can. Night time is the best hour to study, any and every student is advised to spend a good 4-5 hours in self-study, if one wishes to score a 600+ score. Self-study is the key to cracking NEET.
The Overwhelming Pressure and Stress.
For the ones for whom it takes a whole lot of willpower to go through even a single day of lectures questions and tests, it becomes tougher day by day. By the minute. Every day starts looking like another day of labour, confusion about one’s capabilities starts surfacing through their mind, and stress and nervousness take over, so much so that at a certain point one starts thinking of giving up.
Solution to overcome stress.
These are moments that’ll make you forget about your stress and anxiety for even just a minute. Moments that’ll make this all more worth it and enjoyable for you to get through. You might not be able to defeat that little stress in your head, but you can learn to cheer up once in a while to balance your sense of pessimism with a little optimism.
Don’t forget to have fun.
Make friends, plan group studies, challenge your fellow aspirants for a test, and compare scores. Competition is a good motivator. Being on the offensive is how you’ll be able to achieve the score you want. And enjoying that with a little company only uplifts your spirit, which is necessary for you during these years.
So remember, all these tough times, all this hard work, and all of this blood, sweat and tears, are for you to get to the first step of becoming a Doctor. A caregiver of the society, and only someone who’s one with the society can be the best contributor to it.
