hiiiiiii, buddies.. sorry for late reply… since many are aiming for AIPGE
which is hardly 40 d more, I am forced to post my experiences ( ?secrets) in preparing for PG.
I am giving a detailed picture which may not be useful for all, but it helps u to access what u need!
At the outset , those who are at the verge of exams , plz don’t take too much advice. Already u ve prepared and confident. Keep going with that. It s not beneficial to change ur strategy at this crucial moment. Just take few words of confi and support from ur wellwisher and pray to almighty. That s it..
I ll stick to aims and AIPGE
. For all purposes, preparation for both remains the same.
WHAT TO READ ? 1 st Q arising in everyone.
Types
1.mcqs + explan
2. only mcqs
3. notes n high yield books.
4. text books
1. mcqs with explan.
Most useful—mudit and ashish.
Read atleast thrice.
First time—read thorough going thro all referen.
Second---read only explan ( assuming u ve mastered references)
Third—read only import that u ve underlined or highlighted.
U believe it or not—it s possible to get decent rank just with this alone..but u should ve gone thro referen given there.
2. only mcqs type of books.
Lot r available . Both pulse and cross are equally good . read after u ve mastered subjects, so that u can identify errors. U can assess urself.
3. high yield notes.
For small subjects.
Paras and ramgopal are acceptable. SARP series has lot of errors, so difficu for first time users
4. text books.
I am anti text book community.
They r for ur knowledge.. u cant ans entrance Q with these.
U can use to read chapters of which u know nothing. Otherwise they r useful only to understand difficult parts.
5. Accessories--- if u think u r well versed with all these , u can go for PRETEST. In the recent past , lot of q were repeated from this. But at present it not so..but still they r useful to improve ur understanding, guessing skills and to get edge over others.. once u ve mastered main subjects u can go through ramgopal, ROAMS . they give details in nutshell, that ll be useful to recollect things that u ve learned here and there.
Apart from these,
Notes of various coaching classes are useful . don’t read many. Stick on to one..
6. Mock tests
These r very crucial to assess ur ongoing perform. Don’t miss those for want of time. Write as many possible.
Now I think it s enough of general suggestions..
I ll go subjectwise
Recommended books
Those with * -- I didn’t read any separately.
3. Biochem---
Genetics, proteins n amino, enzymes, electron transport. – harper
DNA, RNA, metabolic cycles- -lipincott
Since it s bit difficult subj. it s worth going thro. Pretest.
11. Medicine—harrison- to read or not??
Harri – it s better if u ve started in ur final yr.
Otherwise it s diffi.. read importa topics like heart, nephro, neuro, hematol,AIDS etc
12.Surgery.—easily scorable—bailey, short cases das
Time permits- Schwartz pretest
13.OG—again scoring subj.
Dutta and shaw are enough
Ref Williams for controve like contrain of breast feed, IUCD, OCP,etc
14.Pediat—ghai
But Q are taken directly from nelson mostly.
It s worth going thro. Topics like hypospadia, undescen testis, cleft lip, PEM, vesi uret ref, development, jaundice, neonatal hepati etc..
15. Biostatis—no need to read separately. Go thro harrison 1 st chapter.
Spm pretest is very useful..
16. Anaes and radio—small ramgopal.
I was sugg to raed chapman, but time was not there. It s a worth try.
First 400 pages of lee synopsis
17.Skin—harrison enough. Roxburgh is good to read.
Even though I ve mentioned text books , I used only for back reference. But I think I was doing fairly good in my UG. That helped me a lot. So if u ve missed that time, then u may need to go thro. Text books..
Go thro these sugges patiently,, I may ve missed many.. I am open to ans ur quEries if u believe it ll be useful
I ll continue about how long to read daily, total months req for getting reasonably good ranks and important topics to concentrate, impact of repeat questions .. ( plz bear with me for lengthy , many spelling mistakes. )
HOW LONG TO READ ?
Great individual variations.. my advice will be spare atleast 6 to 8 hrs for sleep. That s more important.. without adequate sleep, whatever u read ll become waste.. don’t sacrifice sleep for anything..
Read atleast 8 hrs a day . if possible increase to 10 hrs. I think that is more than enough. Start gradually, then slowly increase to ur maximum ability. Then gradually decrease as exams are nearing.. don’t read too much near exams. It s not possible to retain a lot near exams.. last one month, don’t read anything new. Do only revision of what u ve learned so far.
TOTAL TIME SPAN:
If u seat properly and continuosly without those duty doctor jobs, it s possible to crack a good rank in 6 to 7 mon, assuming u ve done fair enough during ur UG. Otherwise it may be 10 mon or so.
REPEAT QUESTIONS:
One of characteristics of Indian exams is more than 50% are repeat from previous questions. It s important that u r aware of this fact. So, most crucial in ur preparation will be to answer those repeat ques without fail. If u fail in that, however hard u ve prepared, u may ve answered difficult ques correctly. But that doesn’t matter. U ll be pushed down in rank list. So. Plz don’t underestimate repeat ques as easy. Pay utmost attention to them.
MOCK EXAMS:
Again I am stressing on mock exams. Plz spend 1 or 2 days in checking those answers and assessing where u slipped. Whether it s lack of knowledge or u didn’t give proper attention, and try to correct urself.
I think I ve gone little out of main topics. Anyway I ve given what s possible out of me. U should adopt this and adapt it to ur own strategy. If u ve queries or u don’t understand any, u r most welcome to post in this thread. I am glad to reply at the earliest. Again friends , good luck for PGI and AIPGE
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Thanks a lot dear Subra...
and another feather in the "Quest for AIPG?AIIMS
" article serise...
I am sure many Aspiranst will be delighted to see an write upo from U.
Do get ready for the Q & A !
Thank you so much subra for an enlightening write-up. All of us want strategies for the remaining 30-40 days now...please take time out and give us suggestions
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