‘Balance between professional & personal life helps crack exams’

Lucknow: Discipline, consistency and positive attitude help achieve success, said toppers of the medical entrance examinations at a talk organised by King George’s Medical University (KGMU) on Wednesday.
The KGMU Student Council and Dean Students Welfare KGMU Prof RN Srivastava organised an interactive talk show by the toppers of NEET-PG and INICET 2022 from KGMU.
On being asked by juniors, the toppers elaborated on how they managed to maintain a balance between their hobbies, personal life, competitive exam, and academics.
During the interaction, Dr Ayush Sahu, who got 100th rank in Neet PG and 150th in INICET advised juniors not to delay or postpone subjective studies and be consistent.
“While preparing for competition, we often leave subjective studies for next year. As a result, we fail to keep up with our studies. Therefore, consistency is a must for preparation,” he said.
Another topper, Dr Prakhar Kesarwani, who got 119th rank in INICET exam, shared that he spends 6-8 hours studying with full focus to do well in his studies.
He also emphasized on the need for internships, which makes sense due to the value that one can obtain from work experience rather than only textbooks.
Dr Ramjee Ballabh, who bagged Neet PG rank 155, and Dr Shivank Tomar who got INICET rank 429, suggested students not mug up topics but rather try to understand. “Targeted study with a balance between personal and professional life gives strength to beat any exam,” they said.
They also shared tips that for NEET students have to cover all 90 subjects while preparing from previous topics with deeper understanding is key to success in INICET.
Other rankers such as Dr Ishita Srivastava (Neet PG Rank 212 and INICET Rank 734), Dr Prakhar Kesarwani (INICET Rank 119 ), Dr Akarsh Dixit ( NEET PG Rank 389), Dr Saurabh Mani Tripathi ( NEET PG Rank 417), Dr Ira Gupta ( NEET PG Rank 435), Dr Mahim Naz ( NEET PG Rank 456) also shared their preparation strategy.