Medical Entrance Exam essential outline
- The language of a medical question paper can be both English and Hindi.
- Medical entrance test may be a one stage or two stage entrance examination. If the exam is of one stage then a mains exam is conducted to carry out the selection process, whereas if it a two stage entrance exam, then first a preliminary and next a mains exam is conducted for the purpose of selection.
- Any medical entrance exam question paper usually alienated in four parts namely Physics, Chemistry, Biology and General Knowledge.
- It may consists of 200 objective and reasoning type questions; 60 each from Physics, Chemistry and Biology. The General Knowledge section may consist of 20 questions.
- Each question has four choices and 1 mark is offered for each correct choice. One third marks are however detected for every wrong answer.
- Once the results for the medical entrance exams are announced, counseling letter is sent to all the successful candidates with a prospectus of complete admission procedure as may apply.
General Tips For Medical Entrance Exam Preparation
Following are the guidelines to help you arrange better for the medical entrance exams:
1) Have a long term goal of final the syllabus till X date, but focus more on short term goals. The syllabus is vast, take baby steps. Don’t plan well in advance. Plan for a day or a week. Set realistic targets for a week and check your progress at the end of the week.
2) Do not buy every book in town. Go through the NCERT books carefully, and refer another 1 or 2 books for each subject for the numerical aspect and to know a little more about a particular topic.
3) Focus more on clearing your basics. Clear your concepts, only then move to the depths of a particular topic.
4) In case you feel you do not understand a certain concept, do not vacillate to ask your friends or mentors.
5) Make a time table. Adhere to it.
6) Keep a check on your progress by taking sectional tests. Sectional tests help you fine tune your training, help you manage time better and, also, bring your weaknesses into the limelight.
7) Make sure that you overcome your weaknesses, before moving ahead.
8) Keep revising whatever you do. Remember, it is a marathon, and not a 100 meter dash.
9) Read blogs/articles/papers/books by famous doctors. If not anything else, it will tell you a little about what these people have done, what drives them and why they like what they do.
10) Do not put yourself under huge pressure. Take time out for yourself. Do amazing you love, develop a hobby and have fun while preparing.