Exam Tips for First-Year MBBS Students

Bhai / sis, welcome to MBBS First Year! You just survived NEET-UG (MCQs), and now college wants long answers, neat diagrams, practical records, histology slides, viva — sab ek sath. Chill. Read these short messages the way you would read a WhatsApp chat from a senior who has seen exam halls, internal marking, prelims panic, sab kuch.

1. Daily Study (Thoda Thoda Par Roz)

• 👉 Even 30–45 min daily beats 6-hour Sunday drama.
• 📌 End of day: write 5–10 summary lines. Memory lock.
• ✅ Break syllabus into micro-goals: “Upper limb arteries” is enough for today.
• 🗓 Mark a ✅ on calendar each day you studied. Don’t break streak.

2. Make Your Own Notes (Revision Saver)

• ✍️ Writing = remembering. Your words > printed paragraphs.
• 📝 During class just catch keywords + diagrams (don’t write novels).
• 📄 Same night: clean 1-page recap. Use bullets + arrows.
• ⚠️ Exam week me full book revise nahi hota. Notes bachayenge.

3. Use Online Classes If Concepts Confuse You

• 🎥 Video break down tough topics (nerves, cycles, physio graphs).
• ⏸ Pause → write quick lines → resume. Active learning.
• 📂 Watch topic-wise. Random binge = time waste.
• 🧠 Use online for clarity; still make your own exam notes.

4. Writing Skill: NEET-UG to Long Answers

• 🖊 After MCQ prep, writing speed slow hoti hai — normal.
• 📘 If seniors give journals, do them — writing stamina free me mil rahi hai.
• ⏱ Time yourself: 5-mark = ~6 min, 10-mark = ~12 min.
• 🧾 Pattern: Heading → Subpoints → Diagram → Summary line.
• “Find opportunity in adversity.” — PM Narendra Modi. Journal = opportunity.

5. Attend Classes (Theory + Practical)

• 🏫 Sunna 1 baar = padhna jaldi yaad.
• 🧪 Practical postings → viva + internal marks booster.
• 🗒 Write 2 lines same day: “Specimen: Liver — surfaces, ligaments.”
• ⚠️ Backlog in Anatomy labs = pressure before exams.

6. Anatomy

Looks massive? Break it and draw. Diagrams fetch marks even when text short.

• ✍️ Follow Dr Ashwini Kumar for quick 2D exam-worthy diagrams.
• 📗 Read Vishram Singh — clean headings, easy to revise.
• 🧬 Histology: Use Staedtler H&E pencils — clean contrast in answer sheets.
• 🔬 Don’t fear slides; first-year practice helps in Pathology (2nd year).
• 👶 Embryology quick read? Dr Yogesh Sontakke.

7. Physiology

Physio answers score when flow is clear. Don’t get stuck between ultra-basic & super-advanced books.

• 📘 Start with A.K. Jain Physiology — realistic + exam-friendly.
• 📉 Too basic (very short guides) = gaps in exam answers.
• 📈 Full Guyton from day 1 = overload; use selectively later.
• ➡️ Draw flow arrows: Stimulus → Receptor → Pathway → Effect.
• 📊 Make 3 flowcharts per week; revise from memory.

8. Biochemistry

Scary lagti hai? Draw cycles. Jab draw karte ho, pathway dimag me chipak jata hai.

• 📕 Use Vasudevan for structured reading.
• 📒 Pair with Dr Jambhulkar Sir’s Notes — exam ke last din life saver.
• 🔁 Draw Glycolysis → TCA → Urea daily rotation.
• 🧪 Mark key enzymes + regulation: viva me direct poochte.

9. Keep It Light (No Panic Mode)

• 😌 Stress kam = recall zyada.
• 👫 Study group 1× week; teach each other small topics.
• 🔁 Rotate subjects (Mon Anatomy, Tue Physio, Wed Biochem...) to avoid boredom.
• 📲 Track marks in MedPointer calculator when available — pata chale kitna short ho.

Wish You A Very All The Best 👍