| How many hours on average do you spend on studies for PG? |
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3% |
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| 2 hours |
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2% |
[ 5 ] |
| 3 hours |
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4% |
[ 8 ] |
| 4 hours |
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11% |
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| 5 hours |
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5% |
[ 10 ] |
| 6 hours |
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10% |
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| 7 hours |
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6% |
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| 8 hours |
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16% |
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| 9 hours |
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6% |
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| 10 hours |
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13% |
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| 11 hours |
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1% |
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| 12 hours |
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6% |
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| 13 hours |
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0% |
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5% |
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| 15 hours |
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1% |
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| 16 hours |
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1% |
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| 17 hours |
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0% |
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| 18 hours |
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1% |
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| >18 hours |
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2% |
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FAQ: How many hours on average do you spend studying?
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06.06.04 (4 years ago)
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RxPG team and the other members are just curious to know the community average for the study hours they put in.
Please post some comments also. Veterans and those already succeded are requested to chip in their tips for the freshers
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06.06.04 (4 years ago)
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RxPG Team,
When I was in full flow, I would spend about 12 - 14 hours on preps. My friends would go even further to 17 hours in preps.
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Dr. Kay
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06.06.04 (4 years ago)
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12-14 hrs......for laST how many mnths sir ????? as we have six mnths left.......
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06.06.04 (4 years ago)
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hi i am rukshi....finished my finals and doing internship since 1 april.....till now i didnt even touched pg entrace ooks...enjoyed full 2 mnths..but know i want to get serious i am average studet with obviously not very good basics of mbbs subjects managed to paas somehow.....i am not very intelligent but caN WORK HARD IF I see some hope....i came to know lot of books and way of study from this site....now plz czn any one tell me is it possible for a person like me to crack all india pg entrance if i start now....any tips suggestions....and i have seen my seniors toppers preapring for 2-3 yrs so is it possible for a person like me if i start now or is it too late...hopin for sincere suggestions and reply...thx a lot
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06.07.04 (4 years ago)
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Hi,
It is obvious, it's quality important than quantity of hours of study.
Secondly, it depends, on how far good is your study in whole of MBBS. If it is poor, you have to work very hard and for more years. If it is well, very minimal study suffices.
Third, your approach for MCQs is important.
My advice for sincere preparers is that don't study too much.
Divide your time for text and MCQs.
I think for entrance exams, not much use of short term preparation. Luck does matter, and many people who succeed study only for short period. But average people have to study for many months.
Sandeep
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06.07.04 (4 years ago)
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hey dont be dishearten ................".plz help me"...................keep going lets c whts stored for us......your q should be answered by bruno....kaykay...they are the guys ....who can show u write way..help thz new frn of yours....big b's
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06.08.04 (4 years ago)
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I feel that you need atleast 8 hours of "study time" every day.... That means the time you are actually studying...... and not necessarily the time you are with books 
Another Golden rule is that you should read every day......
If a day passes without you touching the books, that is a bad sign and the rhythm will break soon
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06.09.04 (4 years ago)
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Hey,
Like Bruno suggested, you should ideally be 'studying' rather than spending time with books. But honestly, I could never know when I'm 'studying' or not.
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06.09.04 (4 years ago)
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Make a timetable
Plan your study carefully. There is no point in flicking through your Anatomy
book with such lack of enthusiasm and boredom that you get through only one chapter in three months. On the other hand, do not be ridiculously overambitious in your aims: setting yourself two hours to learn the entire Physiology
of the respiratory and cardiovascular systems is a trifle optimistic. Once you have made your plan, try and stick to it--if you keep taking a week longer for each chapter than you had intended you will have a huge panic at the end. Remember, it is better to know everything moderately well than to be an expert in only 1% of the syllabus. It is futile knowing the Anatomy
of the dorsum of the upper limb digits like the, er, back of your hand, if you would not recognise a lower limb if you fell over one
Think in terms of amount learnt, not hours
As a student, I wasted many, many months sitting staring at the same page of some vast volume, daydreaming about what I would buy next, or where I would go that weekend. I equated being miserable and torturing myself with virtuous study, surmising that if I was having a hideously dull time then it must be doing me some good. Sadly, the adage "no pain, no gain" is not necessarily true in reverse--that is, pain does not automatically lead to gain. I was also envious of my best mate who could sit and study intensively for hours at a time, then pack his books up and go and have fun. My method involved self punishment. When I caught myself daydreaming, I would forgo little treats like the late night outing or the movie at the weekend and spend these times staring at the same page. Again. This was not constructive.
Give yourself rewards
If you have something to aim for it is far easier to motivate yourself. Tell yourself that if you learn the chapter really well, then you will allow yourself a treat. Whether this is a night out, daroo party, some new clothes, a day off at the weekend, or whatever, is up to you. But be strict with yourself. If you spend the day skiving off instead of studying then you must forgo your treat. No cheating.
Don't be tempted to try faddy methods
I found studying so immensely painful that I always believed there was some secret trick that would suddenly render it all easy. This was not the case then, nor tragically, is it now. My hostelmate and I amassed many different systems that would miraculously change our lives, making studying a doddle. Highlighter pens were one--the idea was that you would go through your notes or the textbook, highlighting salient points so that they would lodge themselves stubbornly in your memory.
Unfortunately, my highlighter pen did not stop me from daydreaming, and I ended up with many textbooks in which every second word would be religiously highlighted, whether it was a key word or just "and" or "a."
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| When I caught myself daydreaming, I would forgo little treats like the late night outing or the movie at the weekend and spend these times staring at the same page. Again. This was not constructive. |
I hav always tried the 'rule of non restriction'.If I go out to enjoy,I shdnt restrict myself,& enjoy to the fullest.
So dat when I come back to my books I hav no regrets left & know very well dat its time to follow the same'rule of non restriction' with my studies.
Point is,watever u do,do it with full heart or jus dont do it!
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| Unfortunately, my highlighter pen did not stop me from daydreaming, and I ended up with many textbooks in which every second word would be religiously highlighted, whether it was a key word or just "and" or "a." |
I agree,with the highlighter in hand my books wud all go colorful in all the pages with most lines marked.
It was almost of no use to me,apart from the feel dat whenever I turned pages I knew dat I hav read this once(whether or not I remember it today) ! 
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| I found studying so immensely painful that I always believed there was some secret trick that would suddenly render it all easy |
wish there were some short cuts!
but prob is there aint any!
Remember that watever u do,u should be happy with it.
U're doing all this hard work to get some result.
U're studying today to remember this on the D-day,
& if u invest 2hrs on a topic say,emphysema,from Harrison & at the end u dont remember if the most common type was centriacinar or panacinar.....dont u think,your 2hr investment was jus a waste?
not that u should read everything possible,but also u should know wat to remember.wat is most important to remember,wat u should never forget & wat can give u better results if u can remember.
This is the essence of retro studying.It helps u to not to get ur concentration diluted.
& no one more than u urself knows how best u can remember,retain & recollect.
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