Hello future-docs. IT DOES NOT MATTER.
Sorry for being blunt about it, but if you are aiming to get into the medical profession through NEET, you’re wasting your precious precious time on preparing for boards. The board scores are not going to matter in the medical profession. If you want to get into a course that accepts admissions based on your boards score like BSc, then surely you will have to work on your board preparation. I am going to write another blog for people like you.
I hope you know the eligibility criteria for NEET based on boards score: UR – 50%, OBC/SC/ST – 40%, PWD – 45%. Check our NEET exam eligibility blog to learn more about this.
This score is not very difficult to achieve but also obviously, to get this safe score, there is some extra effort that you will need to put in. Let’s see what this extra effort is going to be:
English
English is compulsory for all. See, I would honestly advise you to start studying English during the last 2 month before board exams. If you think you are weak in English, start at least two months before the Boards, if not, 2-3 weeks are also enough. It also depends on if you’ve attended any lessons.
It is important to note that, if you have been studying from a dummy school, please start early prep for English.
First, go through some sample papers and get an orientation of the types of questions that are asked in the Boards. Then, you are going to read through the entire textbook or watch YouTube videos explaining the lessons in your language. By doing this, you will have a grasp on the content. Next, you start actually solving sample board papers.
Solve, analyse, revise, repeat. This is the usual cycle that I ask you to follow, it is applicable here as well.
5th Subject
For your 5th subject too, you’re going to prepare in the last month only. If it is ‘Physical education’ or an additional language etc, you can easily get through with 2-3 weeks of preparation.
If it is ‘IT’ you must have an orientation to the subject, from lectures at college, etc. But, don’t worry if you have absolutely zero idea about your 5th subject either. If you have not attended any lectures, just go to YouTube. You have access to all the greatest teachers on YouTube, make use of that.
First, go through some sample papers and get an orientation of the types of questions and then start studying. Then study and then solve. (Same as English)
PCB
Before you start devoting most of your time to Boards preparation, I’ll ask you to study and identify the flaws in your 11th syllabus preparation. Try to give it more attention before you get into Boards prep.
This way, when you get back to the 11th syllabus after boards, you will not be scared or nervous. There is going to be a very big break lasting for more than a month.
So, you must be very confident about you 11th syllabus NEET preparation before you get into 12th. Then, once you start studying boards-focused, give all your attention to the 12th std subjects. For the month leading up to your boards, and the duration of the boards, focus on 12th std PCB and keep solving sample board papers on these topics as well.
How is this study different from NEET study?
Study Material
If you are a CBSCite then obviously, NCERT is the source material. Even for people studying from their state boards, I would say, if you are aiming for the bare minimum score, NCERT textbooks are enough. So, your study material remains the same for NEET prep and Board prep.
I studied from Maharashtra and honestly I really liked the HSC textbooks. They are really detailed and have good explanations, so I used both the books. If you have a time crunch, just stick to the NCERTS and solve sample papers.
Study pattern
The study pattern for boards will be very theory-based. You must focus on the derivations and numerical steps in physics, the reaction mechanism and chain reactions in chemistry, and pretty much everything in biology.
I would also advise to keep in touch with question solving for NEET. Spare half an hour a day from board studies and solve questions. If you don’t do this, you won’t fall into a standstill as soon as you’re done with your boards. Trust me on this.
Exam Pattern
Another important aspect of Boards preparation is writing practice. You lose touch with completing written papers within 3 hours due to NEET prep. Only way to fix this is by solving sample papers and timing yourself
How is it similar?
Even to solve MCQs for NEET you have to know the entire process by which you arrive at the answer, so these two exams are not testing something very different. They are testing the same content that you know, only a little more organized.
They are testing the same knowledge set in different ways. Don’t worry, if you’ve studied enough for NEET, boards won’t be a problem. You just have to know how to frame answers and fill pages.
A secret tip
Presentation matters. If you are not sure about the contents of your paper at least present them in a way that makes the examiner think that you know your answers. Write a pretty and neat paper. Draw lines, leave lines where necessary, underline the headings and make sure that your handwriting is legible. Make the examiner’s task of correcting your paper easier and you increase your chances of scoring well.
That’s It
So, to conclude, the eligibility score for boards is not very difficult to achieve. You don’t have to feel that Boards are making you lose out on time as a fresher. If you do it right, you can easily manage it.
Don’t forget that recent NEET toppers have been freshers who have attempted their boards along with their NEET exams. If they can do it, you can do it too. You just have to work a little harder and be smart about your preparation too. You can do it. Just believe in yourself and make us proud.
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