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Okay, so the NEET 2019 warrior get up clear your desk and just start. It's really very important to take it seriously. NTA conduct neet 2 times as we all know. But some students take it lightly just because in May it will occur again.. But trust me if you can't push yourself for February exam, you will not be able to recover for May exam.. It's a dengerous trap.. Be aware!Lets come to the point… How to study for it within provided time..( Schedule )Time = 6 months 10 days almostYou have to save December and January for full syllabus papers solve with time management (most important part of preparation, no matter how much knowledge you have, if you can't solve full paper within time)Then, time left 19 weeks till month of November.. You can make a list of your syllabus likeMake a weekly planningCompete those syllabus within timeQuestions practice on that chaptersThen go to the next chapters,Every day before you sleep, last 1 hour analyse yourself what you study today and review those quickly..Works to do :Try to complete syllabus in between NovemberSolve problems as much as you canPractice last 15 years Neet /Aipmt question paper chapter wise as well as full syllabus wise in the last 2 months.4. Join any test series programme, not classroom course in any coaching institute.. Because it's time to study yourself. Don't Waste your time anyhow.Remember :>If you give your 99% or less than it then only you will fail.>start your preparation with iron determination. Be sure you will continue it till the month of February..“NEET NOT SO TOUGH AS MUCH IT SEEM, IF CONTINUITY MAINTAIN”Thank you. & Best of luck

Often I hear a concern among the students regarding “What should be our strategy to crack ESE/GATE exams? To answer this question in the most simplified way, this article is my sincere effort to strategise things for aspirants, which will be fruitful for young friends.There are two categories of ESE/GATE Aspirants :(1) Freshers , preparing first time for the competitive exams (Neophytes)(2) Repeaters , who have already given one or more attempts (Rank Improvers)(I) Strategy for Neophytes:If you are fresher and preparing first time then I would suggest you the following approach to be adopted-Define your aim and target the desired exam right from the beginning. You should examine closely the examination pattern, syllabus and the level of difficulty.The first step for amateurs should be, to go through previous years’ question papers of the aimed exam and identify what type of questions are asked, like whether it is theoretical (then what subjects/which topics are mostly asked) or derivations or numerical type.Keep one best reference book for each subject. You are not advised to read too many books for each subject; practically it is not possible in limited time frame.The STUDY REGIME:Being an engineer you should understand the importance of planning and execution of the plan.Overall plan may be further divided in three stages:Six month /One year plan:Divide months for different subjects and plan it so as to complete the entire syllabus in the left over time. In the current scenario of high cut-offs, do not go for selective study; instead cover the entire syllabus, because you never know “the topic left could be the topic of conquest.”2. Subject-wise Plan/ Bi-weekly plan:For each subject, study should be exam oriented, i.e. you should get acclimatize with the subject , so that you know which area is to be focussed like whether theory has to be focussed or numerical or solving previous years’s questions will suffice. Every subject requires different approach .For example in mathematics you may be required to focus on practicing problems where as in English altogether different approach, similarly in technical subjects the approach may differ from subject to subject.If you are enrolled in any coaching institute; then concentrate and study well in coaching classroom, your class notes should be full and final and should be ready in classroom itself, with simultaneous marking of IMPORTANT concept /formulae and develop a habit of writing of NOTE points ,wherever required. If only self study is your style of preparing without coaching, then also notes making is advisable.One point to be kept in mind is “Work for Yourself”; i.e. make notes for yourself, it should be self hand written notes, as this will increase your writing efficiency in terms of speed, accuracy and hand writing and also helps in memory retention.3. Daily To-Do list /Daily plan:This is basically for effective time management.Plan and freeze the study hours and abstain from using mobile phones, social media, what's app etc during these hours. 10 to 15 minutes are sufficient to plan next day schedule, it will help in removing redundant activities of your schedule and you can make best use of your time for study. I would also suggest to pre plan your area /subject /topic of your study for next day, it would help in activating senses of your mind to stimulate for study which helps in better memory retention.Solving previous years’ questions of GATE & ESE (at least of last 10-15 years) should be made contemporaneous with class notes. Do not postpone it for later, topic that is covered in class or studied on your own, finish the previous years' questions on priority basis.While solving questions, mark the questions which you were not able to solve. Refer the reference book for the clarity of concepts, and solve again. In front of the question write the Page Number and Name of the book referred and in the book referred underline or highlight the concept. This above methodology is to be followed for all workbook and other materials also. After a few months while doing revision you should re-attempt these marked questions only and no need to solve other questions.Make a REVISION plan:Make a habit of reading and revising simultaneously.While studying a particular subject; devote 70-80% of self study time in developing concepts of new subject and rest 20-30% time should be religiously devoted for revision of already completed topics/subjects. And, towards months closer to exam, increase the revision time for proper retention of concepts till exam day.While revising, make sure you do the following:Review of class notes.Revise underlined/ highlighted portion of text book.Then attempt only the marked questions once more.If time permits, then start with new set of questions.Make Micro notes:After finishing every subject make micro notes, which have only principal formulae/ diagrams/ concepts of at most importance, especially note down the area which you find difficult to remember. Then, once this is done, take a snapshot and store in your mobile gallery. These will be your Digital Micro Notes, which can be revised anywhere and everywhere, while travelling, gap between two classes, free time.Flow like a river:Be loquacious and discussion oriented with friends and seniors and keep on clearing your doubts, don't allow to accumulate the doubts which may result in mental stress. Also interact with successful seniors and fellow mates to know about their path of success/strategy, it is synonymous with river water which when flows gets self purified.Evaluate yourself:Take tests in examination environment and make note of areas of difficulty and make a roadmap to improve these before the next test.Stay away from incompetent and non-achievers. Don’t let their failure demoralise you in any sense.Make holistic and balancing approach:Cover entire syllabus but more time should be given to important areas. Identify important subjects and mark important topics within a subject. Scoring and low scoring areas should be segregated. Make a balance study plan for technical and non technical subjects. Mathematics and Reasoning Aptitude section is quite scoring in GATE exam.(II) Strategy for Repeaters:• Review your past performance and find the reasons for failure. Consider failure as next stepping step. In fact you are not failed your success is little postponed.• Identify weak areas of each subject and start your preparation by first improving these areas.• Focus more on solving different types of problems and that too from new source of material in each iteration.• Plan your study to maintain regularity and self motivation; daily scheduling and subject wise scheduling is very important for a systematic preparation.• Join some good test Series & Appear for tests with full preparation and take the test in examination environment and solve previous years' questions of various exams. Solving previous years’ papers of GATE, ESE& CSE may be very useful.• To maintain continuity and keeping up the self motivation, form groups of 3-4 friends and make schedule of group study once in a week to discuss complex questions and doubts.

This is how I had done it. Feel free to modify it accordingly.Step 1 : Start by asking following questions, These are the questions you will encounter while making study plan.1. Are you a morning person? or night person?2. What is the longest amount of time, you can focus on one thing without being distracted (Scientifically, its 45 mins average).3. What are your biggest distractions? (TV, FB etc)4. Which subjects you really like and which you really don't like?5. How long can you retain stuff? This varies for each individual and it will vary depending on your level of interest in the subjects.6. What are your long term goals?7. How much time can you daily spend on studying outside the class? Don't stretch too much and don't give up things like spending time with friends, It will backfire.8. Which one thing makes you feel awesome? Meditation, Work-out, a good run, music, journalling ? You need to recharge everyday.Step 2: Once you have answered questions like above you are ready to plan. Now every week answer these questions while making weekly plan. Do it every Sunday night.1. Do I have any big deadline this week? How important is it?2. List down everything you need to achieve this week in order of your priority.3. Without over-stretching but being not too lenient, divide the weekly goals into daily goals.4. Remember to keep time to recharge and refresh.5. Consistency is something you should aim. If you can't finish something you started, don't worry, be happy that you at least started.Step 3: The below rules were mine rules which I followed . Improvise, don't do something you really don't want to.1. PreparationTake a shower(preferably cold), try to feel the water on your skin, listen to the sound of water, smell the soap. Conclusion- Bring yourself to the present moment. Don't think, just be. It will take a while, but it gets better with practice. In short practice mindfulness.After this shower, meditate ( or take a walk outside, if its early morning or evening, or music) for 15-20 mins. Try to keep yourself in the moment. Don't worry about how much you have to study. Just be in the moment. I believe meditation is must for any one. Find the technique which works. Every meditation technique leads to the same goal.Arrange your desk, get things you will need around. Ex. pen, papers, sticky notes, clip-board, books. etc. Every thing you can think of.Now, on one notepad (I always keep this with me) create a to do list. The aim should be whatever you are going to finish in next 45 mins. No matter, how much you have to get done, but just take care of next 45 mins right now. A sample list of mine.Aim - Finish lesson of data structure - Tree- Definition of Tree- What is binary tree- Types of binary tree- Operations of binary tree- Types of Tree traversal* in order* post orderMake sure you don't stuff this list. Just something, which you think you will be able to finish this list in 45 mins.you can make this TO-DO list on your phone or computer, however I find my phone too distracting and I prefer to keep it on silent away from me. Computer I have to use, so I use stuff like - StayFocusd extension, and block everything that could distract me. Facebook, twitter etc.Also, the feeling of crossing the item on your list by your hand with a pen gives me more motivation and pleasure than anything else. I believe this depend on individual preferences. There are some good to-do list apps available which are really nice like any do (Good day. Every day.)Use a timer extension on browser, or alarm on phone or your watch or anything which can give periodic alarms cycles for- Study/work time - 45 mins- Break - 5-7 mins (make sure no more than 7 mins)2. ImplementationOnce everything in place, start your timer, and start working.Now, the biggest problem is we lose focus, everyone does. So, every time I lose focus I put a big red cross on the side of my to-do list. Every single time! Be honest with yourself. The idea is to keep the no. of cross as small as possible. Mine were reduced to 3-4 from 15-20 initially. If you are having too much problem, and getting too distracted for longer period of time, you can customize your alarm to remind you to focus in every 15 mins.(DONT USE IT IF YOU ARE DOING WELL)3. During break1. Stretch (must)2. Move around in your room3. Drink water (Don't drink too much that you have to use bathroom too frequently)4. Use bathroom5. Snacks like nuts or juice. etc4. Add onsMusic - Often I prefer music without lyrics which help me concentrate better especially when I am programming. songza Listen to Music Curated by Music Experts has a list for every activity you do, they have special lists for studying and working which includes lists like - Classical for studying, master composers like Mozart and BeethovenBooks - There are some great resources and concepts for staying focused, I think two books which are worth mentioningPeaceful warrior - Amazon.com: Way of the Peaceful Warrior: A Book That Changes Lives (9781932073201): Dan Millman: BooksFlow - the psychology of optimal experience - Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience: Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi: 9780061339202: Amazon.com: BooksThis books have some good insights on the science of focus.Step 4 : A good study plan should also include what you should do in class. This is what I used to do.1. Half is always done in Class - Pay attention in the class, Yeah that is a cliche, but it works. Just make sure you slept well before the class. Don't worry about focusing too much, as you focus more on focusing rather than actual content. Be prepared for the class- Usually professors share what they are going to teach in next class. A little preparation and knowledge of the topic will make you more receptive to the content of the lecture. Everytime you find yourself off the track, dont worry, just again turn your attention back to the content. If something is too boring or difficult, take it in a challenge mode, and focus.2. Don't note down everything in class - I had strange habit of jotting everything down, and sometimes I was so taken away while making notes, that I used to lose track of what is actually being taught. Don't need to make notes beautiful as well. Just make sure you understand them well after few hours, as you need to refine them in few hours (explained below)3. Record the lecture if Possible - Also, if possible annotate in your notes approx timestamp when something important is being said. (There are apps like Cogi - Android Apps on Google Play for this). You obviously won't have time to go through all the notes, however when stuck you can always go back and listen.4. Revise, Revise and Revise - Human brain is wired such that if something is repeated enough times, your brain won't forget it. I make sure I revise and refine my notes, before I go back to sleep that day. Try to repeat the whole lecture in your mind through your notes or recordings, and the text book. Fill in the missing points, with a different colored pen. Use highlighter for things you would revise in your biweekly or weekly revision. If something is too difficult to remember use flash cards. You won't retain everything ( and that is okay) but when you re read it before exam, it won't be difficult at all. Organize your notes in a folder, and keep updating them.5. Read between the lines - Professors often tell you that this question/topic/subtopic/problem is important for exam/interview/career, make sure you highlight that, and read that thing before exam/interview. You are sure to see something related to that in exam.6. Join Study Groups or lead one - Some subjects are too difficult or boring to study alone, you could form a study group with like minded people. Often study group time, often ends up with nothing done. Make sure you avoid that.7. Be disciplined - This is toughest part, it is difficult to be disciplined, to revise, and organize notes, to meet deadlines. Take it as a challenge and once you achieve a little success, reward yourself. Also if you fail, never be too harsh on yourself. Restart againConclusion:Nothing mentioned above would work, if you don't have the enthusiasm and will to overcome the initial obstacles of trying any technique. I have struggled with this. but this worked. A small sense of accomplishment pushes you for more.Seinfield's trick - Jerry Seinfeld's Productivity Secret This is something very awesome to keep yourself on track. I love its simplicity.All the best :)