Toppers Dos & Don’ts in FMGE preparation

Toppers Dos in FMGE preparation:

1. Learn the Syllabus & high yields: 

• • It’s essential to study all 19 subjects & analyze the syllabus to calibrate the volume & extend of their preparation.
  • High yield subjects, chapters & topics should be given more importance & time.

2. Choose the appropriate materials for the preparation:

• • Choose the best one that covers all your syllabus in a didactic manner.
  • You also need materials for the MCQ practice, therefore choose some with past papers (FMGE+ NBE) & practice tests with the latest pattern with good explanatory answers & the references.

3. Make your own notes:

• • Nothing can replace a good set of your own notes.
  • Summarize what you studied in mind maps,  flow charts & tables through critical thinking.
  • Include important applications and examples & personal keywords.
  • It’s proved to be very helpful during a quick revision strategy preceding the exam days.

4. Identify the academic strengths and weaknesses & adapt accordingly:

• • Plan to spend more time on those chapters & topics that gave you trouble, and less time on your strong subjects instead of making the common mistake of leaving the tougher topics for the last.
  • Most of the aspirants concentrate only on the strong areas and concentrate less on the weaker ones, therefore dedicate more time to your weak sections.

5. Regular Revisions to improve recall:

• • Revision is the key to retention & recall of the vast amount of information at the time of the exam.
  • Revise all topics regularly: It’s advised to revise minimum 3 times before the exam.

6. Practice tests regularly & attempt mock tests:

• • Success in the FMGE depends on the accuracy & time management of your test-taking regardless of how well you are prepared.
  • Practice tests as many as possible + regularly with chapter wise wise /subject wise practice tests & past papers to expose yourself to a variety of MCQs on different topics.
  • Practice tests help to diagnose your competency (strengths and weaknesses) to cope up with your weaker areas, increase confidence level & desensitize the exam anxiety.
  • Mock Tests: boost your confidence level, build up your accuracy & aid in time management.

7. Effective time management:

• • Develop your personal schedule (divide time slots with content to be covered with guilt-free breaks).
  • Self-discipline: Success is not possible without strict adherence to the schedule
  • Take regular & guilt-free breaks.

8. Monitor your performance:

• • The illusion of Competence: you will not be able to know how much you have learned without practice.
  • Attempt tests & mocks as many as possible to provide real-time feedback on your performance.
  • Record your performance & assess your performance.

Toppers Don’ts in FMGE preparation:

1. Don’t undervalue yourself with negative thinking:

• • Fortify yourself with positive thinking.
  • Believe in yourself and keep a positive attitude which will have a great impact on your preparation & direct you to achieve your goal but avoid negative attitude will drain your energy.
  • You can win only when you believe in yourself.

2. Don’t wait for the time to come:

• • Perfectionist trap: Most of the aspirants have an illusion that it’s not the best time to start the preparation which is one of the key reasons or procrastination.
  • Convince yourself this is the best time to start & keep moving.

3. Don’t let your illusion of Competence to take over you:

• • Identify your academic strengths and weaknesses.
  • Clear your conceptual doubts immediately otherwise it won’t be possible to implement these concepts in the twisted MCQs.

4. Don’t simply mug up the facts:

• • The weightage of concept-based MCQs keeps increasing over time.
  • Mugging up the facts will not assist in the twisted MCQs or concept based MCQs.

5. Do not hesitate to discuss & clear your doubts:

• • Knowledge = 1/Ego
  • Banish your ego & discuss with your friends to clear your doubts.
  • Do not misperceive that not knowing something is stupidity.

6. Don’t use multiple study resources:

• • Appropriate & good study materials are the most essential component of any exam preparation.
  • Do not jump from one resource to another: Avoid using multiple & unfamiliar materials to prevent uncertainty, confusion, delay in preparation & to make your revision easy + effective.

7. Don’t read everything that people tell:

• • It’s a waste of time when you beat around the bush.
  • Learn your syllabus & high yield topics to focus on what read.
  • High yield subjects & topics should be given more importance & time.

8. Don’t answer the questions in the sequence or one go:

• • Answer questions in clusters of 5 or 10 as a minimum (Never attempt to Solve all questions in one go).
  • Difficult MCQs: Allot time to go back to rethink difficult items at the end while setting your pace.
  • Do not linger too long over a tough question: take not more than 50 seconds to answer each question.

9. Don’t forget to mark all the MCQs:

• • Every question counts: do not skip any MCQs & mark all because there is no negative marking.
  • Trust your educated guess: There is no substitute for knowing your material but there are ways to use the information presented to make an educated guess when you can’t remember your material.

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