NEET 2024 Proven Strategies By Aakash BYJU’S Expert

Watch the full interview on NEET 2024 preparation with the expert here -

Careers360 - How do you think candidates should handle stress during their preparation, as it is hectic preparing for such a big exam like NEET?

Expert - Stress is an overused word and many times we use the terminology stress for showing our convenience. The first and foremost thing is that preparation may be tiring, but you cannot say any tiring thing as stressful. If someone is interested in sports, after two hours of game, it may be tiring, but it is not stressful.

NEET is a demanding exam and it will be a tiring process. But if you are well into the whole process, you will start enjoying the whole game. Second thing is that many students believe in the concept of multitasking, which is disastrous. When you are in the study table with any particular subject, then your focus should be on that particular subject only. Be entirely with that subject at that time.

Taking stress will only result in a negative way, the thing you are preparing will not be fruitful and you will get tired unnecessarily. Make a schedule, follow a routine and continue it regularly so that you automatically start getting better results. If you do not do important things on time, those things will become urgent, and urgency always results in stress. So do not skip your schedule to avoid any urgency during your NEET preparation. Focus on important things rather than urgent things.

Careers360 - Boards exam are also coming. How can students handle both things at once?

Expert - The students should completely focus on board exams for now. The board exams will be from February to March 20, so don’t try to do multitasking. Doing so will only result in harm rather than benefit. So Focus completely on board, forget about the NEET. Once the board exams are over, then you can start your NEET preparation. Try to consolidate whatever you know and after 7-10 days of revision, follow the Mock test strategy. This way you will definitely utilise your preparation to the fullest.

Careers360 - What is the smart trick to understand physics smoothly?

Expert - There is a saying, “when you think you can, you certainly can and when you think you can’t, you are very right”. The biggest thing is to stop memorising the numericals, instead try to understand the corresponding concepts related to it. Practice numericals multiple times and don’t take any numericals for granted. Many times a student thinks that if he/she has solved that particular problem, then I can do it too. This is a very wrong misconception among students. Keep practising them yourself. Don’t make a misconception that Physics is very tough.

If you want to learn physics, then you should master the required tools of physics like derivative, integration, trigonometry and vectors. If you are in class 11, always make a separate notebook for physics and give it the title “Mathematics for Physics” and note down all the relevant formulas of physics in that notebook. And keep on revising those formulas on every alternate day. The mathematical and graph part is more difficult, so try to understand those things first.

Physics is a demanding subject and requires a lot of practice, so keep on practising. Make separate sheets for formulas, laws, and mathematical problems and keep on revising them continuously. Continuous revision is the key. If you keep doing so, you will find that Physics is an easy subject.

Careers360 - Should we focus majorly on Previous year questions for physics now?

Expert - No you should not be completely dependent on NEET previous year questions. Yes, doing PYQ is a necessary condition, but it's not a sufficient condition. You need to do multiple practice of different types of questions.

Careers360 - Can someone clear JEE by studying NEET Physics and Chemistry?

Expert - No! Absolutely not. Because there are different flavours of the JEE examination. If you are talking about JEE advanced, then it is not less than a crime even thinking about this. For JEE mains, there are some questions that may be of NEET level, otherwise, you will not be able to cover the JEE syllabus with the NEET Physics and Chemistry.

Careers360 - Is it important to read NCERT for physics as well?

Expert - Only reading is not enough, you have to understand the concepts very well. Try to go through the theory part, solved examples, unsolved examples and even exercises. Do your own survey about what type of questions have been asked from the NCERT. NCERT is the holy book for NEET preparation, hence it is important to go through NCERT books for physics.

Careers360 - NEET is conducted once a year, do you think it should be conducted twice a year so that the students get more chances?

Expert - Personally yes! And I think over time it would be conducted twice given that even board exams would also be conducted twice in upcoming years as per the New national education policy. Giving more chances is always a good idea. However, over 20 lakh candidates take the NEET exam and it is conducted in offline mode. Hence, maybe the organising committee can have some challenges in conducting it twice, but I am always in favour of it. As careers360 is a very recognised brand and platform, you should also raise this issue.

Careers360 - How important are revision notes for the NEET exam?

Expert - There is no alternative to this. It is something like how important water is. Human brain has a tendency that if you are reading something for the first time and if you try to recall it the next day, you will be able to remember only 19% of that thing. So continuous hammering is necessary with the help of revision. You should follow a revision strategy for NEET to revise all the important topics.

Even in Aakash the pedagogy we do is we create different varieties of tests so that students are compelled to revise. Given the fact neet exam is a fact-based exam, especially in Biology, without revision, it is not possible to memorise all the facts. Regularly make a habit to revise the syllabus bit by bit.

Careers360 - How to master organic chemistry?

Expert - There is no quick fix to master organic chemistry. Don’t search for any easy hack, there is no lack of knowledge nowadays. There is a vast range of platforms to learn, you just have to be consistent and keep doing what you are being taught by the teachers. Organic chemistry has its own nuances, like understanding the mechanism part, understanding the basic part, understanding the flow part. And you have to do this for every subject, you don’t have any specific different strategy.

Careers360 - Can you share some of the important topics of physics, chemistry and biology that students shouldn’t miss?

Expert - I don’t have these topics on my fingertips, but there is certainly a way to find out these important topics. All you need to do is make a list of chapters from where questions have been asked in the last 10 years. This will take about 1 to 2 hours, but it will be worth doing so. You will get an idea about how many questions have been asked from a particular topic.

For example in Physics, most of the questions have been asked about current electricity, ray optics, optical instruments, electrostatic potential and capacitance, moving charges and magnetism. Units and measurements is a topic which most students take lightly, but many questions have been asked in this chapter also. When you do this yourself, you will find lots of revelation about a particular topic which I was thinking of no importance, and several questions have been asked. Try to make this list in descending order so that you can get an idea about the most important topics.

Careers360 - Any message for the NEET aspirants?

Expert - You don’t have to do anything special. Give your best and the more you focus on the result, the more you will be nervous. Instead, focus on the process, and this is not only true for only the NEET exam, but in a candidate’s life too. You should focus on the present rather than focusing on the future. The more you focus on the result, nervousness and confusion will come up and it will paralyse your thought process.

Make a routine and follow it sincerely, and whatever happens, try to give it your best shot. With this thought process, the whole preparation will be fun and after 5 years there will not be any regrets in your mind that I should have given my best. Results will come and go, but that's another issue. After 5 years, the thing you will remember is I prepared for the exam to my fullest. The life lesson is that hard work never goes in vain. You may not see the result instantly, but you will always benefit from that. Just stay cool, stay normal.

If you remember, the hundredth century of Sachin Tendulkar came 7-8 months after his 99th century. The more you think about the result, the more you will panic. You will not be able to play normally. So just play normally, naturally and just think that whatever the condition, I will give my best.