The National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) is a competitive exam for medical students in India and after qualifying in this exam, students can get admission into PG streams across top-notch medical colleges in India. Enabling the students to select their specialization, NEET PG entitles the MBBS students to pursue their PG in their opted stream in both government as well as private institutes in India. The interested candidate should have a Bachelor’s Degree in Medicine (MBBS) as a prerequisite and are also expected to have some experience of minimum 1 year as a medical intern. For overseas students, qualifying for the Foreign Medical Graduate Exam (FMGE) is a precondition to take the NEET PG. However, another important criterion to get into a PG medical college of your choice is to secure 360 marks or above in the NEET examination. Being a NEET PG aspirant, you should be aware of how difficult it is to succeed in the exam and with the rising levels of anxiety associated with the performing exceptionally in the exam, aspirants often end up getting frustrated before their last-minute preparation. Taking over 3.5 hours for completion, it is quite normal to get stressed right before the examination.

To help students manage the stress and turn it into something productive to achieve excellent results in the NEET exam, this article highlights some of the last-minute preparation tips for NEET 2022 which is scheduled to be held in the month of May, 2022.

Last-Minute Revision 

Since, revision is the most important aspect before appearing for any exam, and with respect to the difficulty it possesses, NEET PG is no different. You should keep at least one month in your hand for revision, and take a look at all the topics that you’ve covered so far. Give more emphasize to diagrams, labels, and other visuals that may be important to the test. But, instead of plunging into new topics, revise the sections you have learned so far, so that you can acquire an in-depth knowledge of the same.

Time Management

Students are often advised to prepare a study plan for NEET PG 2022 before they start their last-minute preparation and every date on the plan or timetable should be allotted to a specific subject that you wish to cover. Since NEET PG exam also has negative marking, try not to waste too much time on a topic about which you are not quite sure. Since timelines for revision could be tight, prepare your revision schedule accordingly. While taking the exam, take time management seriously. Divided into 200 questions for 800 marks, in NEET PG for every correct answer 4 marks are awarded. The students should be acquainted with the sections that are time-consuming and prepare consequently. 

Understanding of the Exam Pattern 

Since, the NEET PG has been subjected to a lot of changes due to the pandemic including negative marking, now candidates need to be even more careful. Candidates should be well-aware of the latest changes in the NEET PG 22 exam patterns including the updated syllabus of the NEET PG exam, to score well. Being acquainted with the subjects that have maximum weightage in the exam, it is important for the students to focus on those specific subjects exclusively during the course of their revision on a regular basis to make these subjects your strong points. 

Importance of Clinical Subjects 

Comprising of three sections, Pre-Clinical, Para Clinical, and Clinical, the NEET PG exam syllabus is further divided into Pathology, Anatomy, and Psychiatry. Since most of the questions are generally asked from the clinical subject’s section, candidates should pay more attention to this section. Some of the most significant topics that are vital for scoring good marks in this particular segment are Pediatrics, Surgery, Medicine, PSM, ENT, Dermatology, Radiology, OBG, Orthopaedics, Psychiatry, and Ophthalmology. Make sure to give your primary focus to these topics during your revision before the final exam.