NEET-UG Preparation Tips, NEET-UG Study Time Table & Effective Revision

NEET Preparation Tips 2023 – Skills to be developed for effective NEET-UG preparation:

1. Know the focus of the examination (Syllabus to be covered).
2. Identify your academic strengths and weaknesses.
3. Plan /strategies for a time-efficient comprehensive review.
4. Increase your recall and reasoning (while study and test-taking).
5. Increase your confidence in answer selection in the tests.

Schedule Construction:

Success demands self-discipline, steady commitment, and a sense of humor, therefore construct your schedule so that you intersperse serious times with fun times.

Develop your personal schedule so that you can create a realistic study plan based on:

1. Time of the day or night are you most alert?
2. Your preference for large blocks of study time?
3. How much sleep do you need?
4. Duration of the breaks & the activities you seek when you take a break.

Task Batching / Theming:

1. Based on type or energy level to get things done in less time.
2. Craft groups of to-dos together based on either the type of activity or by the energy level you have.
3. Times of day in which your energy level is high or low.
   • Use your high energy hours to tackle difficult chapters
   • Use your low energy hours to tackle easy chapters

Chunking: break down a single task into actionable bitesize actions, reducing stress by making tasks more approachable.

How many hours/day should I study in NEET-UG & how to choose them?

• Study duration/day: 8-9 hours  (depending on your energy & focus: Only 2/3 of the total scheduled time shall be effectively utilized).
• The very important point to be emphasized: Schedule is not strict & should be modified according to your happy hours & convenience but adhere to an organized study schedule from 10 m to 6 pm daily.

1. 1. This time frame is during which the NEET-UG will be conducted therefore, you need to practice to stay alert during this period (02:00 pm to 05:00 pm).
   2. Do not break concentration for long during this period.
   3. Take only a short break from your desk during this period.
   4. Never take a nap during this period (02:00 pm to 05:00 pm).

• Should we sacrifice sleep during this period of preparation?
  • Absolutely No. Minimum 7 hrs sleep /day is essential for the consolidation process of your memory.
• Sleep Research & Study Skills?
  • During sleep, your brains sort through them, organizes them, considers them, calculates them, decide what’s important and what’s not.
  • This process changes the physical structure of brain cells so that specific pieces of knowledge are etched more permanently in memory, referred to as consolidation.

Effective Revision for NEET-UG:

• Full understanding and knowledge can grow deeper with persistence, routine, and  practice
• The scientific basis of retention & memory: Distributed Practice/spaced repetition (revisions) is proved to be the best method of accelerated learning & retention
• Phases retention of the new information acquired (Optimal memory curve):

1. 1. First 24 hours: exposure and analysis of the new material
   2. Within the First Week: memorization and synthesis
   3. Within the First Month: consolidation