Daily Schedule While preparing for NEET/AIIMS
In a lot of my interviews, I have overhyped the statement that I studied for 12-14 hours a day on average. I now believe that it was somewhere around 8-10 hr mark. I say that because, now that I have studied for my final MBBS exams with similar passion and competitiveness, I can understand the limitations on the human body. The purpose behind the 12-14 hour comment was that, my mind was always occupied with NEET and how to solve questions and things related to that. I clearly remember that even after my exams had finished I kept getting dreams that I had the paper the next day. I was completely engrossed in the process, loving it and hating it at the same time.
After I have given you the broad Idea, I will still, however, try to recall how my day was like when I was in Class 12th, I still recall exactly that my attendance in Class 12 was 94% and my 12 boards marks were 92%. So it is safe to say that I went to my school every day. The point I am trying to make is about consistency, I knew how my day was going to be like with very few surprises. I tried to make my life a routine so that most of the things such as not getting in the mood to study, not feeling motivated etc did not happen to me because they were not a part of my routine. When they did happen, sadly I failed to study properly that day. After reading the book, The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg, I have now understood that I was able to do so many questions and study so much was because over time, it became a habit and that I did not have to put in extra time and effort every day in generating motivation.
Okay after a lot of blabbering here is my normal (School) day in Bullet points
6 am - Wake up
7 am - Bus ride to school (Solve some MCQ questions on the bus mostly Biology GRB)
8 am - 1 pm School ( Try to solve MCQ in school whenever possible or do stuff that doesn't require a lot of mental strength, I used to color my notes using color pencils, with different colour codes for different degrees of importance of information
2-4 pm - Lunch at Home (Do some physics questions if possible, I could do around 40)
4-9 pm - Coaching
9-11 pm Dinner, Rest
11 pm - Sleep Some MCQ questions if mind still permits
NOTE - Key was to use every travel time in the school bus or the coaching van to Solve Biology MCQ (It saved time for difficult topics such as Chemistry and Physics)
Holiday Schedule
6 am Wake up
6 am - 8 am First Session of Studies (reading theory or solving the most difficult topic first)
8-9 Breakfast etc
9-12 noon - Second session
12-2 pm - Shower and Lunch
2-5 pm Third Session
5-6 pm Rest
6-8 pm Fourth Session
8-10 pm Dinner and Rest
10 pm - Solve some MCQ if mind permits then Sleep
The Holiday Schedule is also what I followed when I was studying for my Final MBBS professional exams. I got a score that I was happy with. I followed a technique called the POMODORO technique where you study in intervals of 25 mins take 5 min breaks and then study again for 25 mins
25 mins - study ; 5 min - Rest (repeat this 4 times) and you have 1 Session of 4 sets
I was able to do 14 sets i.e 7 hours on a day on average during my proffs and on my good days I could do 20 sets i.e 10 hours and honestly after a 20 set day I was really tired. POMODORO technique is really helpful and I will definitely always use this in the future if I am preparing for a competitive exam again
Here are some Links on schedules that I think you might find cool
1) The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg (Amazon Link)
2) Pomodoro Technique Youtube Link
After I have given you the broad Idea, I will still, however, try to recall how my day was like when I was in Class 12th, I still recall exactly that my attendance in Class 12 was 94% and my 12 boards marks were 92%. So it is safe to say that I went to my school every day. The point I am trying to make is about consistency, I knew how my day was going to be like with very few surprises. I tried to make my life a routine so that most of the things such as not getting in the mood to study, not feeling motivated etc did not happen to me because they were not a part of my routine. When they did happen, sadly I failed to study properly that day. After reading the book, The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg, I have now understood that I was able to do so many questions and study so much was because over time, it became a habit and that I did not have to put in extra time and effort every day in generating motivation.
Okay after a lot of blabbering here is my normal (School) day in Bullet points
6 am - Wake up
7 am - Bus ride to school (Solve some MCQ questions on the bus mostly Biology GRB)
8 am - 1 pm School ( Try to solve MCQ in school whenever possible or do stuff that doesn't require a lot of mental strength, I used to color my notes using color pencils, with different colour codes for different degrees of importance of information
2-4 pm - Lunch at Home (Do some physics questions if possible, I could do around 40)
4-9 pm - Coaching
9-11 pm Dinner, Rest
11 pm - Sleep Some MCQ questions if mind still permits
NOTE - Key was to use every travel time in the school bus or the coaching van to Solve Biology MCQ (It saved time for difficult topics such as Chemistry and Physics)
Holiday Schedule
6 am Wake up
6 am - 8 am First Session of Studies (reading theory or solving the most difficult topic first)
8-9 Breakfast etc
9-12 noon - Second session
12-2 pm - Shower and Lunch
2-5 pm Third Session
5-6 pm Rest
6-8 pm Fourth Session
8-10 pm Dinner and Rest
10 pm - Solve some MCQ if mind permits then Sleep
The Holiday Schedule is also what I followed when I was studying for my Final MBBS professional exams. I got a score that I was happy with. I followed a technique called the POMODORO technique where you study in intervals of 25 mins take 5 min breaks and then study again for 25 mins
25 mins - study ; 5 min - Rest (repeat this 4 times) and you have 1 Session of 4 sets
I was able to do 14 sets i.e 7 hours on a day on average during my proffs and on my good days I could do 20 sets i.e 10 hours and honestly after a 20 set day I was really tired. POMODORO technique is really helpful and I will definitely always use this in the future if I am preparing for a competitive exam again
Here are some Links on schedules that I think you might find cool
1) The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg (Amazon Link)
2) Pomodoro Technique Youtube Link
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