A few years ago, a student had asked me, "I have read Resnick-Halliday, Ganong and J.D. Lee. Still the questions in PMT are so tough, I am trying the second time this year. Give me a few tips". And what I said was, "read NCERT and practice".
In fact its a very common mistake that entrance test aspirants commit during preparation. Most students fall prey to wrong assumptions that entrance tests demand very high level of knowledge. IT IS STRICTLY NOT SO. In fact, what is needed to crack entrance tests is basically thorough concept and understanding of only the chapters included in class XI and XII (with the few additional topics that are included in the test syllabi). And then, time is very short. So, it needs a lot of practice.
Practice is the key to getting a good rank in competitive exams. You should keep in mind that the chapters of biology, physics or chemistry, however deep knowledge you may have will be practically of no need once you are in a medical college. But, wasting time in grasping too much and not being able to crack the questions in the short time of the exam will land you nowhere. What is most important is AGAIN PRACTICE.
In fact, there are students, who with practice have mastered in memorizing the answers and hardly need to work anything out in the exam hall. An NCERT book (optionally a good reference book like comprehensive for physics or modern for chemistry or Pradeep's for biology) and an objective book (I suggest Dinesh) having wide coverage of previous year questions is the greatest guide and friend of any medical aspirant.
Questions in PMTs, specially in Physics and Chemistry are far below in standard compared to the questions set in IIT or AIEEE. All you need is a thorough understanding of the topics and practice of the probable question types.
Another most common mistake that aspirants commit during preparation for PMTs is that they get distracted too much in the hypes of various institutions. In fact, its my personal opinion that if you can have your concepts right, institutions are just wastage of money. Of course, if you wish to have everything fully prepared so that you can just grasp, then institutions can be of help. But, if you are smart enough to comprehend the concepts, institutes are not at all a necessity.
And last but not the least, hard work is the only way to success. There is no short-cut.
In fact its a very common mistake that entrance test aspirants commit during preparation. Most students fall prey to wrong assumptions that entrance tests demand very high level of knowledge. IT IS STRICTLY NOT SO. In fact, what is needed to crack entrance tests is basically thorough concept and understanding of only the chapters included in class XI and XII (with the few additional topics that are included in the test syllabi). And then, time is very short. So, it needs a lot of practice.
Practice is the key to getting a good rank in competitive exams. You should keep in mind that the chapters of biology, physics or chemistry, however deep knowledge you may have will be practically of no need once you are in a medical college. But, wasting time in grasping too much and not being able to crack the questions in the short time of the exam will land you nowhere. What is most important is AGAIN PRACTICE.
In fact, there are students, who with practice have mastered in memorizing the answers and hardly need to work anything out in the exam hall. An NCERT book (optionally a good reference book like comprehensive for physics or modern for chemistry or Pradeep's for biology) and an objective book (I suggest Dinesh) having wide coverage of previous year questions is the greatest guide and friend of any medical aspirant.
Questions in PMTs, specially in Physics and Chemistry are far below in standard compared to the questions set in IIT or AIEEE. All you need is a thorough understanding of the topics and practice of the probable question types.
Another most common mistake that aspirants commit during preparation for PMTs is that they get distracted too much in the hypes of various institutions. In fact, its my personal opinion that if you can have your concepts right, institutions are just wastage of money. Of course, if you wish to have everything fully prepared so that you can just grasp, then institutions can be of help. But, if you are smart enough to comprehend the concepts, institutes are not at all a necessity.
And last but not the least, hard work is the only way to success. There is no short-cut.
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