NEET 2021: Exam updates

Posted On July 16, 2021July 20, 2021

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NEET every year has over 15 lakh applications for a pragmatic race towards admissions to around 1.5 lakh seats across different medical and dental colleges in the country. National Testing Agency (NTA) and the central Government has recently finalised the dates for the NEET 2021 which is scheduled to be held on 12th September. With the exam round the corner, medial aspirants must ramp up their preparation strategies for a tougher competition this year. The foremost essential for succeeding in NEET is a smart work plan which covers the entire syllabus well in time.

While the NTA has made a few amendments to the NEET UG 2021, the exam will be conducted in offline mode (Pen & paper). Unlike last year, this year, each subject (Physics, Chemistry, Botany & Zoology) will consist of two Sections A & B. While all the 35 questions in the Section A are mandatory to attend, aspirants will have a choice of attempting any 10 questions out of 15 in section B. A total of 180 questions needs to be answered in three hours with total marks remaining unchanged (720). The syllabus includes the complete NCERT curriculum from Physics, Chemistry, Zoology and biology of Class XI and XII.

Considering the high stakes nature of the NEET UG exam amid the pandemic, the aspirants preparing must be under the radar of nervousness and anxiety, especially with the D-day just around the curve. Effective preparation inculcates beating the stress out and focus on the revision and not to start anything afresh. 

Qualifying and scoring high is necessary to get in the college of your choice. In order to complete the check list of preparedness, aspirants need to follow the following tips to ensure success in the upcoming exam.

• Stick to a revision plan – With the clock ticking, revision plays the most important role in deciding the performance. While revising the chapters, just go through the already studied topics and chapters so that you will be able to remember it for a longer time.  Making a systematic revision plan and adhering to it will help the aspirants in enhancing their clarity conceptually as well as topic wise, aiding them in better performance and ranking.
• Focus on concept clarity – Instead of mugging up information, it is important to keep the concepts clear. If the concepts are clear, going through the tricky questions can be easy especially in physics and chemistry. Always clear your doubts from teachers, mentors and peers.  Don’t hesitate to ask questions as it will not only clear your doubts but will also boost your confidence.
• Manage time effectively – Spending too much time on questions that you are uncomfortable with will lead to time scarcity to solve the easy ones. Therefore, while practicing mock tests make sure you focus on the problem-solving ability. Right strategy along with time management plays a pivotal role in deciding the exam results. So, practice enough so as to adapt to the level of the paper.  

Right Strategy and Time Management play a vital role in deciding the rank for an aspirant. The remaining weeks should be wisely used for revision, maintaining speed & increasing accuracy to solve a particular problem, identifying the weaker areas and correcting them.