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NEET and AIIMS,although similar in syllabus are quite different in pattern.
First lets talk about NEET.
NEET consists of 180 questions(as of 2016) of which 90 are of Biology(50% weight-age-THE BIG THING) and 45 each of Physics and Chemistry.All questions are objective types with 4 options.The main thing to note here is the double weight-age of Biology as compared to Physics and Chemistry.Biology alone accounts for 360 marks,and can be a big game changer.
My personal opinion for this pattern is that one should be quite firm in Biology and plus also should score good in Physics and Chemistry.This is because of the competitive environment these days.With so many coaching institutes and books available now,everyone can master each of the 3 subjects.There are so many toppers(in top 100) who get full marks in atleast 1 subject.So, this gives an idea where the competition has reached now.Its not at all impossible to get full marks in NEET subjects.
NEET Biology
Coming first to Biology,here as of 2015 and 2016,the pattern has seen quite a shift and this is quite a big story.
To start,earlier in 2013 and 2014,there had been a shift to direct NCERT questions and very few(almost 4-5 questions) came from out of NCERT book.This was a shift from 'out of NCERT' questions which were asked in AIPMTs before 2013(2008-2012).Many people and teachers started giving tips that study NCERT only and nothing else.I myself started coaching in 2014,when this 'NCERT only wave' was at its peak.Although at our coaching they taught extra stuff in name of AIIMS and Olympiads(will expand on that later).So we didn't do only NCERT.
Everything was going good and then came this paper of AIPMT 2015(3 May).Many of our seniors were having that "upar se gaya" feeling on seeing some Biology questions in the paper.Atleast 10-15 questions went outside NCERT.Big havoc(academic not violent) came in AIPMT coachings that day.'NCERT only' ki toh chhutti ho gayi literally.Everyone started to seek sources to study that extra stuff.Koi Trueman la raha tha,koi Pradeep,koi Allen,koi Aakash.NCERT books ko toh dhul me daal diya logo ne(lol!).Everyone was reading Animal Diversity and Plant Morphology like tomorrow was their PhD exam. Mugging up karne wale jawab pe jawab de rahe the,and I was sitting like ".............."(completely blank).Last me Yes Sir,Yes Sir jarur bol dete the.
Sorry for going off topic but vo time alag hi tha,syllabus confusions ka.
Coming back,I studied NCERT(of 11 and 12) as my core book throughout the year,but at the same time also studied coaching materials and other books(will tell about all of them in a separate detailed post) too. Many people couldn't understand much from these materials themselves,and our Bio teacher at coaching wasn't that particular useful at understanding stuff rather than remembering stuff.Tests were being held continuously in our coaching throughout the year.I myself didn't score more than 250-270 in Biology,but I knew that these were showing false image and I stuck to making my each concept strong.Then came AIPMT/NEET 2016 on 1 May.The first question went above my head but I gradually picked up the pace,doing questions which I felt were confirm and leaving the rest.At last,took risk and marked some doubtful ones too.When I was checking the answer key after coming home,felt devastated by Phy and Chem.But Biology to sankatmochak nikla(Really thank god for this!)-----80 correct,4 wrong and 1 attempted,but almost to be bonus question and 5 left.I didn't get this much marks ever in any coaching test in the past 2 years .'NCERT only' waale fir dokha kha gaye.
I have told you so much to give you conclusion with reason and not giving conclusion directly.This is the shift I am talking about.Now CBSE knows that everyone has coachings and books,so they are going full throttle on questions out of NCERT. If they don't do so,everyone will get high marks in Bio and more and more ties in scores will comewhich will be difficult to break.But in all this everyone forgets that still 75 questions are coming directly from NCERT and you do not need to go too much out of syllabus.Pagalon ki tarah sab kuchh parne ki zaroorat nahi hai.What you need to study according to me is: NCERT+.It means that whatever is given in NCERT is good and you should do it 100% and at the same time you should study the topics or headings given in NCERT in detail too.Like for example a heading ;cardiac diseases' is given,You should study NCERT and then refer the coaching materials for the same.Avoid studying these materials directly as they have some topics which are useless for NEET/AIIMS.Make the habit of studying class notes,then NCERT and then the study materials.I myself used to study these materials directly in 11th class,ignoring notes and NCERT and the result was 220-240 only out of 360 in periodic tests.I realised the fact and changed my way in 2015 July and my understanding of the subject improved a lot,gradually.You should do it from the beginning, so that you get an edge over your 6 lakh(or even more) competitors.
To finish,thanks for having the patience to read such a long post and also that I will be detailing on individual topics and chapters of Biology in future posts.
So till then Bye!
Edit:Do post your queries in comments section.I will try my best to answer them.
NEET and AIIMS,although similar in syllabus are quite different in pattern.
First lets talk about NEET.
NEET consists of 180 questions(as of 2016) of which 90 are of Biology(50% weight-age-THE BIG THING) and 45 each of Physics and Chemistry.All questions are objective types with 4 options.The main thing to note here is the double weight-age of Biology as compared to Physics and Chemistry.Biology alone accounts for 360 marks,and can be a big game changer.
My personal opinion for this pattern is that one should be quite firm in Biology and plus also should score good in Physics and Chemistry.This is because of the competitive environment these days.With so many coaching institutes and books available now,everyone can master each of the 3 subjects.There are so many toppers(in top 100) who get full marks in atleast 1 subject.So, this gives an idea where the competition has reached now.Its not at all impossible to get full marks in NEET subjects.
NEET Biology
Coming first to Biology,here as of 2015 and 2016,the pattern has seen quite a shift and this is quite a big story.
To start,earlier in 2013 and 2014,there had been a shift to direct NCERT questions and very few(almost 4-5 questions) came from out of NCERT book.This was a shift from 'out of NCERT' questions which were asked in AIPMTs before 2013(2008-2012).Many people and teachers started giving tips that study NCERT only and nothing else.I myself started coaching in 2014,when this 'NCERT only wave' was at its peak.Although at our coaching they taught extra stuff in name of AIIMS and Olympiads(will expand on that later).So we didn't do only NCERT.
Everything was going good and then came this paper of AIPMT 2015(3 May).Many of our seniors were having that "upar se gaya" feeling on seeing some Biology questions in the paper.Atleast 10-15 questions went outside NCERT.Big havoc(academic not violent) came in AIPMT coachings that day.'NCERT only' ki toh chhutti ho gayi literally.Everyone started to seek sources to study that extra stuff.Koi Trueman la raha tha,koi Pradeep,koi Allen,koi Aakash.NCERT books ko toh dhul me daal diya logo ne(lol!).Everyone was reading Animal Diversity and Plant Morphology like tomorrow was their PhD exam. Mugging up karne wale jawab pe jawab de rahe the,and I was sitting like ".............."(completely blank).Last me Yes Sir,Yes Sir jarur bol dete the.
Sorry for going off topic but vo time alag hi tha,syllabus confusions ka.
Coming back,I studied NCERT(of 11 and 12) as my core book throughout the year,but at the same time also studied coaching materials and other books(will tell about all of them in a separate detailed post) too. Many people couldn't understand much from these materials themselves,and our Bio teacher at coaching wasn't that particular useful at understanding stuff rather than remembering stuff.Tests were being held continuously in our coaching throughout the year.I myself didn't score more than 250-270 in Biology,but I knew that these were showing false image and I stuck to making my each concept strong.Then came AIPMT/NEET 2016 on 1 May.The first question went above my head but I gradually picked up the pace,doing questions which I felt were confirm and leaving the rest.At last,took risk and marked some doubtful ones too.When I was checking the answer key after coming home,felt devastated by Phy and Chem.But Biology to sankatmochak nikla(Really thank god for this!)-----80 correct,4 wrong and 1 attempted,but almost to be bonus question and 5 left.I didn't get this much marks ever in any coaching test in the past 2 years .'NCERT only' waale fir dokha kha gaye.
I have told you so much to give you conclusion with reason and not giving conclusion directly.This is the shift I am talking about.Now CBSE knows that everyone has coachings and books,so they are going full throttle on questions out of NCERT. If they don't do so,everyone will get high marks in Bio and more and more ties in scores will comewhich will be difficult to break.But in all this everyone forgets that still 75 questions are coming directly from NCERT and you do not need to go too much out of syllabus.Pagalon ki tarah sab kuchh parne ki zaroorat nahi hai.What you need to study according to me is: NCERT+.It means that whatever is given in NCERT is good and you should do it 100% and at the same time you should study the topics or headings given in NCERT in detail too.Like for example a heading ;cardiac diseases' is given,You should study NCERT and then refer the coaching materials for the same.Avoid studying these materials directly as they have some topics which are useless for NEET/AIIMS.Make the habit of studying class notes,then NCERT and then the study materials.I myself used to study these materials directly in 11th class,ignoring notes and NCERT and the result was 220-240 only out of 360 in periodic tests.I realised the fact and changed my way in 2015 July and my understanding of the subject improved a lot,gradually.You should do it from the beginning, so that you get an edge over your 6 lakh(or even more) competitors.
To finish,thanks for having the patience to read such a long post and also that I will be detailing on individual topics and chapters of Biology in future posts.
So till then Bye!
Edit:Do post your queries in comments section.I will try my best to answer them.
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