Tag: Study

Coaching classes

You would have probably joined one by now or must be thinking of joining one, even if you don’t want to, but because rest of your friends are joining you don’t want to be left out. Also the fear, that you might lose in the competition and that coaching classed might teach you that something extra also makes you join one. I had joined a test series in my first attempt and I was very happy that I did, as because of that I thought I was studying for every Sundays test. Well, that was my biggest mistake, as any coaching center deliberately sets a paper that asks questions about any subject in so much detail that you feel you don’t know anything!!!

AIPG exams or for that any other exams never ever go in that minute detail of each and every subject.If you just analyse past 5 year question papers, you will be surprised that around 100 – 120 questions are just repeats!!!! Yes, that is the truth! So instead of focusing on that, we in fear of flunking out next test series, study subjects in so much detail from textbooks, that we waste our time, energy and money in gaining the knowledge which is futile for entrance exam.

coaching

I am not saying don’t join a caching class, but don’t totally follow their pattern. Make your own pattern and and don’t take results of the mock exams conducted by them seriously.

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Group vs Self study

 

Group vs Self study

group study

 

I have experience of both! Well you have to figure out what is best for you. In my first attempt, I group studied. It was helpful, specially when you were demotivated or frustrated to study but your groupies kept on reading stuff so atleast you could hear information!! But them again, getting overloaded with lot of info is equally detrimental. Lot of time is also wasted sometimes.

Self study requires lot of dedication, isolation and planning. In my second attempt, since I Stuck religiously to my plan and time table, I enjoyed studying by myself. I could follow my intuitions, without a second doubt and had faith in myself. Also, I kept on revising my methods and could actually study faster and efficiently.

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Make your own notes

 

make your notes

 

You will go through many texbooks, many chapters, but its not possible to open them again and again and that’s how we skip revising them. To avoid this blundering mistake, Always keep a diary with you whenever you study to jot down important key points, which you must revise on a daily basis. This will be particularly helpful when you are solving national boards.

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More Dental Books MDS / AIPG Preparation

 

Important Topics

important

200 questions are asked in Exam paper. If you have studied even decently, you will be able to answer atleast 150. A bit of hardwork will let you attempt another 20. It’s the last 30 questions that will set you apart from rest of the crowd and decide your ranking. Making any mistake in answering any repeated question is like committing a suicide.

YOU CANNOT MAKE A MISTAKE IN A REPEATED QUESTION.

This is your 4th  key to success.

For that you need to analyses which are the favorite question that keep on recurring, making it an important topic for you.  You need to mark those questions which are repeated more than thrice in last 5 years and then read a bit more about their sub topics. Also, If a new question has been asked you need to pay special attention to it and read entirely about it.

 

For example, In 2009 AIPG paper a question was asked about protapers. Previous papers had no hint about any such question. So I read in detail about them, their diameter, lenth tip, etc and as predicted, 2010 AIPG paper had a question related to the tip length of pro taper.

 

So here, we are preparing for a predicted new question and studying in the right direction according to our analysis. Have faith in your gut feeling and intuition.

This is your 5th key to success.

What to Prepare

You already must have realized that studying for MDS / Post graduation is like swimming in a Sea of Books! You know every book, but don’t know which one to study from or what to study from which book. One mistake that everyone does is gathers information from everyone and then you become exasperated as you are now over informed. Yes there are a number of books, but you have to decide which one to study from and then stick to it no matter what.

The biggest mistake is to study from every book and NOT REMEMBER ANYTING WHEN TIME COME TO PERFORM.

Revision is the Key
Revision is the Key

REVISION IS THE KEY AND THAT IS ONLY POSSIBLE IF YOU STICK TO LIMITED STUDY MATERIAL.

 

Our brain is not an elastic box that you can keep loading it with all information. You have to be selective, concise and precise.

 

Books that I read from

 

  1.  Dental Pulse set 2016 updated. This is a must have book.

 

 

 

2. Another Bible of Dental PG Neet Entrance 2016 updated. Must have book.

 

3. COMEDK Dental Buster. This book has very important Comedk Papers. Majority of questions are repeated from previous papers, So you must go through this.

 

 

4. I cannot overemphasize the value of this book. Out of 200 questions in Neet PG, 100 questions come from medical subjects and this is THE book, from which you will be able to crack those quesitons. DEFINATELY HAVE THIS BOOK- AIPGMEE updated 2016 by Mudit Khanna.

5. Another latest 2016 dental Solved MCQs from various exams. Target MDS. 

 

6. Almost all Periodontology questions are asked from this book. It is a very useful book for Perio subject.

 
7. You will be surprised when you go through this book, understanding from where Neet PG is asking questions related to Community dentistry. Its a very very important book deciding your scoring in a boring subject like Community Dentistry. But I assure you, you will not be bored reading this informative book. Its the secret of top scorers.

Now apart from the basic textbooks which everybody has, here is a list of other textbooks, from where recent questions have been asked.

  • Neville for oral pathology.
  • Fonseca and Peterson for oral surgery.
  • Kelly and klein for oral surgery.
  • Cohen and Ingle for endodontics.
  • Satyanarayan for biochemistry.
  • Harrison for medicine.