How to prepare for NEET UG? Strategy, tips & Study Plan

NEET is THE exam for aspiring doctors in our country and there are lakhs of takers, in the race each year. A great strategy is a fuel to a car, it helps you reach places. 

The strategy to NEET isn't very different from what you do in every exam. It is simple. You start with the easier topics, which require the least amount of time to be thorough with and have a heavier weightage thus giving you and your marks a boost. Then we look at more difficult topics with a heavy weightage and spending some more time on them. And at the last, we look at the most difficult or the most basic ones and complete them if we have enough time. And this becomes our strategy.

The strategy I share with you is similar except it's more target-oriented, doable, and efficient. It's not a new strategy but it has been validated by a lot of successful teachers and professionals. Though, before we go right into the plan, there are some habits you should adopt. It is suggested that you don't do this plan subject-wise, but do parts from each subject, every day. So, it is beneficial if you divide your day in such a way that you can do Zoology, Botany, Physics, and Chemistry, every day and not in one complete stretch but breaks. Try switching between each subject, multiple times in a day so that your brain is already exam-ready. I say exam-ready because the NEET paper has four sections that need to be completed in just 3 hours.
The next piece of advice would be to trust and try one strategy. Following multiple strategies together doesn't give the desired effect you want. So if you are in this one, here is it, only for you.

The basic idea is to work in three phases. In the first phase, you should concentrate on easier chapters from each subject, which have a heavier weightage in the marking scheme. This would help you get a good 40% of the syllabus revised in no time, and also boost your confidence and bring you inflow. In the first 15 days, pick smaller, easier topics like human reproduction, genetics, ecology, kinetics, electrostatics, current and electricity, wave optics, etc. Switch between subjects and start framing answers and solving questions tediously on paper.

In the next phase, pick the more difficult bulky topics which have a heavy weightage like anatomy, morphology, mole concept, biomolecules, animal husbandry, thermodynamics, etc. What is more important at this stage is that you also keep revising the chapters from phase -1, looking at the important theories

And in the last phase, you essentially have to revise all the topics, solve more mock tests and revise everything else that you have missed in the previous two stages. It is also important to know that you reach this stage only when you are confident with the topics you covered in Phase - I and Phase- II. So while there is a timetable with a specific number of days for each topic, it can vary in your cases. The last stage is when you know you have done 70% syllabus and want to excel. And once you are completely thorough with these three stages, you are all set with your revision.

The ending piece of advice would be to schedule a timeframe for each phase and try to stick to it without skipping any topics. The schedule would help you to stop at the right amount of practice and move on, thus keeping your pace. And be confident.

See you as a NEET qualifier!