Gear Up for Neet pg 2013

National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) is a common entrance exam proposed by the MCI (Medical Council of India) for entry to UG and PG medical courses in India. NEET-PG 2013 for admission to Postgraduate medical courses will be held from Friday, November 23, 2012 to Thursday, December 06, 2012. This will be the first ever time when students will be taking common entrance test for PG courses. They would be confused about the paper pattern and the type of questions to be asked in the exam. To help the NEET-PG aspirants below given is the paper pattern of NEET-PG 2013:

Paper pattern of NEET-PG 2013

• The paper will comprise multiple choice questions (MCQ) with no images.
• The standard of the syllabus will be that of under graduate level.
• There will be no negative marking for wrong answers.
• The duration of the exam will be 3 hours and will be conducted in a single sitting.
• A complimentary 15 minutes will be given for discussion before the test will start.
• Paper will be of total 240 marks comprising of the following subjects:

Anatomy (20 marks), Biochemistry (20 marks),  Physiology (20 marks), Microbiology (15 marks), Pathology(15 marks), Forensic Medicine (9 marks),  Pharmacology (15 marks),  ENT (9 marks), Ophthalmology (9 marks),  General Medicine (21 marks), SPM, Statistics & Bio-medical research (20 marks), Dermatology & Std (4 marks), Psychiatry (4 marks), Orthopedics (3 marks), General surgery (21 marks), Radiology (3 marks), Anesthesiology (3 marks), Paediatrics (9 marks), Obstetrics & Gynecology (20 marks).

Preparation tips for NEET-PG

As NEET-PG is making its debut this year, the batch taking the exam must be wondering on how to prepare for the exam. To help the students we are providing here some preparation tips:

1.Students should prefer referring their notes instead of AIPG and AIIMS question bank. Students are advised to study from notes and text books instead of cramming the guide books.

2. During revision, more focus should be given on para and pre subjects. Pre/Para subjects are expected to play an important role in securing a rank in merit list.

3. High importance should be given to subjects such as surgery, medicine, gynecology, OBS and pediatrics.

4. Candidates should keep ready reckoner or last minute revision courses as it would help them to go through the missed out topics.

5. Students should attempt all questions as there is no negative marking.

6. Candidates should not devote much time to medicine as there will be only 21 MCQs from the topic.

7. Do not ignore first and second part subjects as they are more important.

8. Remember that rank will be decided by small and tricky subjects.

9. A hand on training in computer is advisable. Students should take online test offered free of cost by many websites. Students should practice on increasing their speed as well as accuracy.

10. In these last few days, candidates should revise topics such as Medicine (CNS, Endo), Pathology (initial 5-6 chapters from Robins small book), Medicine (CNS, Endo), Pharma (recent drugs) and PSM (changes in NHP’s, recent advances, vaccines).

11. One should not go into detailed study but give a quick glance to all the topics studied.

Last but not the least; write your exam with a clam and positive attitude. Though you are among those writing this exam for the first ever time, be confident about your preparation.

All the best!!

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