Written by: Dr Vaibhav Singh (MS Orthopaedics, AIIMS NEW DELHI)
Dont think too much about where to start, Just pick any subject and start. The key is consistency, not the order.
📺Video Lectures:
Anatomy: Dr Ashwani
Biochemistry: Dr Rebecca James
Physiology: Dr Soumen Manna
Pathology & Microbiology: Dr Preeti Sharma
Pharmacology: Dr GRG
ENT: Dr Manisha Buddhiraja
Optha: Utsav Bansal
PSM: Mostly from Dr Mukhmohit (Biostats: Dr Vivek Jain)
FMT: From anyone (Dr J Magendran or Dr Akhilesh)
Surgery: Dr Rohan Khandelwal
Medicine: I did from Rakesh Nair ( as i had studied marrow medicine from beginning but Most of my seniors and i found Dr Marwah’s medicine somewhat good)
OBGY: Dr Sakshi Arora Hans
Pedia: Dr Singaram
Orthopaedics: Dr Abbas Ali
Radiology: Dr Zainab Vora
Anesthesia, Derma, Psychiatry: Only Revision Notes
Strategy was simple:
I had watched video lectures during my 2nd, 3rd and final year of mbbs. I focused on mainly solving mcqs during my internship. During my internship, I would only watch video lectures of that topic which was confusing to me or the topic which i was constantly doin wrong in tests.
✅️MCQs
To finish PYQs first then past years GTs then Qbank. I used marrow only for practicing mcqs.
I used to set daily targets for mcqs (initially i could do 500-600 mcqs daily which increased to 1000-1200 before INICET)
Bookmark important mcqs, Segregate saved mcqs into different bookmark categories (🔖⭐️❓️)
Keep on revising bookmarked mcqs, keep refining i.e. deleting and saving new ones.
Just keep on solving mcqs, dont think i will revise first then do mcqs. Revise from doin mcqs.
Take screenshots of frequently incorrect mcqs and try to revise them before appearing for tests.
Dont just solve mcqs passively, Also keep track of time while solving bookmarked mcqs. I used to set timer for this.
Add mnemonics or tricks for remembering stuff to that screenshot or revision notes.
Before INICET, i just reviewed mcqs(didnt solve them) for sake of efficient revision.
Note: I didnt use to solve custom modules. ( I thought why to solve mcqs that i already know or are easy to me… I focused mainly on solvin mcqs that felt tough or were to be remembered.
📖Revision Notes:
I mainly studied revision notes (I tried studyin from main notes in the beginning but i couldnt revise entire subject in a day or two during 2nd revision)
I kept on adding and deleting stuff to the revision notes.(Aim was to create concise and revisable notes)
Add bookmark to the pages which contain stuff that needs to be looked at before exam.(Like some tables)
📝Assessment:
Always check Qbank Tracker / GT Tracker ( These appear at very top of the Qbank & Test section. These let you know of your progress.
🎯Final Words
Believe me when I say: Marrow Qbank > any revision notes.
Just keep solving MCQs, tracking progress, and refining your weak zones.
Best Luck on your INICET journey! 🙌
See you in AIIMS NEW DELHI.😊
